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Post by TM on Sept 18, 2009 8:44:36 GMT -5
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 22, 2009 15:53:00 GMT -5
This should be interesting. I wonder if there will be any "dirt." I believe Mick and Glenn did not get on too well, and I am curious as to what Mick has to say about working with Ian in the early days of Tull. Worth getting, I think. Jeff
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Post by TM on Sept 23, 2009 11:48:00 GMT -5
This should be interesting. I wonder if there will be any "dirt." I believe Mick and Glenn did not get on too well, and I am curious as to what Mick has to say about working with Ian in the early days of Tull. Worth getting, I think. Jeff Glenn told us some pretty good stories about Mick at one of the Tull parties he attended.
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 23, 2009 12:09:42 GMT -5
This should be interesting. I wonder if there will be any "dirt." I believe Mick and Glenn did not get on too well, and I am curious as to what Mick has to say about working with Ian in the early days of Tull. Worth getting, I think. Jeff Glenn told us some pretty good stories about Mick at one of the Tull parties he attended. I spoke to Glenn twice, once at a Tull convention at Hofstra University -- probably the same night you spoke to him -- and then about 12 years later, around 2007, when he made a guest appearance as a musician at a Warchild show, shortly before Mike joined the band. So I know exactly what you mean. And those weren't the only stories he told....... Jeff
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Post by Ulla on Sept 24, 2009 5:48:16 GMT -5
This should be interesting. I wonder if there will be any "dirt." I believe Mick and Glenn did not get on too well, and I am curious as to what Mick has to say about working with Ian in the early days of Tull. Worth getting, I think. Jeff There is just one short chapter about Tull in this book and there is absolutely no dirt to find in it. Mick says some nasty words about other people he used to work with, but everything he writes about Ian or Glenn is just nice. The funny thing is that some of the stories sounded totally different when he told them to me some years ago
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 24, 2009 9:33:15 GMT -5
This should be interesting. I wonder if there will be any "dirt." I believe Mick and Glenn did not get on too well, and I am curious as to what Mick has to say about working with Ian in the early days of Tull. Worth getting, I think. Jeff There is just one short chapter about Tull in this book and there is absolutely no dirt to find in it. Mick says some nasty words about other people he used to work with, but everything he writes about Ian or Glenn is just nice. The funny thing is that some of the stories sounded totally different when he told them to me some years ago That's very interesting, Ulla. Rewriting history, I guess. Jeff
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Post by TM on Sept 24, 2009 11:01:28 GMT -5
Do you guys/gals know the story about Glen stealing Mick's speakers?
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Post by Ulla on Oct 1, 2009 5:35:23 GMT -5
Do you guys/gals know the story about Glen stealing Mick's speakers? No. Tell us. Pleace
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Post by Stjerky on Oct 1, 2009 5:51:04 GMT -5
Do you guys/gals know the story about Glen stealing Mick's speakers? No. Tell us. Pleace Yes. We want to hear.
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Post by Nonfatman on Oct 1, 2009 10:16:59 GMT -5
Yes, Paul, please tell. You know how I love a good story.
Jeff
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Post by TM on Oct 1, 2009 11:22:30 GMT -5
Now, I have to admit that my memory of that day is a bit hazy , hence the reason why I asked the question in the first place. But I'll give it my best shot with full confidence that Mick must have heard this story a thousand times before! Well I can hope anyway… But first, the night before: I'm not sure who put this party together. It was either in Queens or somewhere out on Long Island in an American Legion Hall. Billy Fingas and I headed out the night prior, and found ourselves a hotel in a part of town recommended by the host of the party. The hotel we happened upon turned out to be some seedy dump of a place. We pressed up to the glass barrier (the type found at banks on wrong side of town) to inquire about a room. Seated behind the glass was this beer guzzling tattooed dude, with the belly-bulging stained wife-beater tee, who proceeds to ask "one bed or two." WTF? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I tell the bloke "we're fighting, so we'll take two" (j/k). With scummy room booked we headed out on foot across the way to a nearby club which seems to be the perfect consolation since we now can tie one on without concern of driving. We enter said place, and are prompted to remove our coats while we're informed of the cover charge due. Remove my coat? WTF? Well, this “club” turned out to cater to the same crowd that frequents the hotel we were staying at. So with a quick exit and full refund in hand out we went and over to a nearby pub where we were able to properly prepare for the big Tull party ahead. The party: The gathering was complete with live acts which were excellent BTW, a big bar and Larry B. handling the vending. A few hours into the party I was feeling pretty good as Billy and I “ran” into Glenn. With a round of beers (or four) we struck up a conversation with Tull's most recognizable bass player while other party-goers gathered 'round. I'm not sure exactly how this went down but as I talked with Glenn I seemed to transform into Larry (f-cking) King! There I was rattling off question after question after question, except unlike Larry, mine were good! Glenn genuinely seemed to enjoy the discussion, as we probably chatted for a good hour or so, so all was good. One of the guys hanging with us then asked Glen to tell his “Mick story.” Glen obliged. He told us how Mick was basically a prick back in the day. Stories about Mick having the van, and after rehearsal or gigs Mick would drop the guys off, but never actually to their homes. He would drop them off forcing them to walk a distance to their homes, with their instruments in hand no matter how cold temperature, or how harsh the weather! Payback time: During rehearsals Glenn found that he had a bad speaker. It's then when he thought "how better to mess with Mick than by swapping out one of his good speakers with my bad one." The next time they played, Mick heard the crackled sounds emanating from his cabinet. He knew his blown speaker would require replacing. But little did he know that even though he would replace the speaker, Glenn would do it again, and again! Glenn drove Mick completely mad while he desperately tried to figure out why he kept blowing speakers! All in all we had a lot of laughs and had a great time listening to the stories of one of Tull’s greatest bassists. Trivia: What's Glenn’s favorite Tull album? (Scroll down after you guess the answer) Benefit.
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Post by Nonfatman on Oct 1, 2009 23:47:47 GMT -5
Now, I have to admit that my memory of that day is a bit hazy , hence the reason why I asked the question in the first place. But I'll give it my best shot with full confidence that Mick must have heard this story a thousand times before! Well I can hope anyway? But first, the night before: I'm not sure who put this party together. It was either in Queens or somewhere out on Long Island in an American Legion Hall. Billy Fingas and I headed out the night prior, and found ourselves a hotel in a part of town recommended by the host of the party. The hotel we happened upon turned out to be some seedy dump of a place. We pressed up to the glass barrier (the type found at banks on wrong side of town) to inquire about a room. Seated behind the glass was this beer guzzling tattooed dude, with the belly-bulging stained wife-beater tee, who proceeds to ask "one bed or two." WTF? Not that there?s anything wrong with that, but I tell the bloke "we're fighting, so we'll take two" (j/k). With scummy room booked we headed out on foot across the way to a nearby club which seems to be the perfect consolation since we now can tie one on without concern of driving. We enter said place, and are prompted to remove our coats while we're informed of the cover charge due. Remove my coat? WTF? Well, this ?club? turned out to cater to the same crowd that frequents the hotel we were staying at. So with a quick exit and full refund in hand out we went and over to a nearby pub where we were able to properly prepare for the big Tull party ahead. The party: The gathering was complete with live acts which were excellent BTW, a big bar and Larry B. handling the vending. A few hours into the party I was feeling pretty good as Billy and I ?ran? into Glenn. With a round of beers (or four) we struck up a conversation with Tull's most recognizable bass player while other party-goers gathered 'round. I'm not sure exactly how this went down but as I talked with Glenn I seemed to transform into Larry (f-cking) King! There I was rattling off question after question after question, except unlike Larry, mine were good! Glenn genuinely seemed to enjoy the discussion, as we probably chatted for a good hour or so, so all was good. One of the guys hanging with us then asked Glen to tell his ?Mick story.? Glen obliged. He told us how Mick was basically a prick back in the day. Stories about Mick having the van, and after rehearsal or gigs Mick would drop the guys off, but never actually to their homes. He would drop them off forcing them to walk a distance to their homes, with their instruments in hand no matter how cold temperature, or how harsh the weather! Payback time: During rehearsals Glenn found that he had a bad speaker. It's then when he thought "how better to mess with Mick than by swapping out one of his good speakers with my bad one." The next time they played, Mick heard the crackled sounds emanating from his cabinet. He knew his blown speaker would require replacing. But little did he know that even though he would replace the speaker, Glenn would do it again, and again! Glenn drove Mick completely mad while he desperately tried to figure out why he kept blowing speakers! All in all we had a lot of laughs and had a great time listening to the stories of one of Tull?s greatest bassists. Trivia: What's Glenn?s favorite Tull album? (Scroll down after you guess the answer) Benefit. That's a great story, Paul. I'm pretty sure you are referring to one of the two conventions that were held at Hofstra University, which would fit your description because Glenn was there and Hofstra is located in a seedy part of Long Island not far from Queens. It was 1994 or thereabouts. I spoke to Glenn too for a long time and there were one or two other people sitting there talking too him as well, so it may have been just before or after the conversation you describe or maybe even part of the same conversation because I distinctly recall him using that same word to describe Mick. While I do not recall that particular story I do remember him being quite talkative and specifically remember him talking about Ian and Jenny and how she mistreated him. Jeff
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Post by Stjerky on Oct 2, 2009 4:29:40 GMT -5
Great story.
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Post by TM on Oct 2, 2009 9:17:52 GMT -5
Thanks guys. And Jeff, I don't think it was Hofstra. Wasn't that actually called a Tull convention? Cause I'm fairly certain missed the Hofstra event. This took place in a American Legion Hall or Knights of Columbus type of venue. But then again, I never saw Eddie in 1989...
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Post by Nonfatman on Oct 2, 2009 10:52:07 GMT -5
Thanks guys. And Jeff, I don't think it was Hofstra. Wasn't that actually called a Tull convention? Cause I'm fairly certain missed the Hofstra event. This took place in a American Legion Hall or Knights of Columbus type of venue. But then again, I never saw Eddie in 1989... . I don't doubt you at all on this one, I'm just a little surprised I never learned of this party. Can you tell me more about it, like who played and who was there? Glenn was at the first Hofstra convention as well, where he was telling similar stories, and then I met and spoke with him again twelve years later in 2006 or 2007 when he made a guest appearance with War Child at the Iridium. John Evans was at the second Hoftstra convention, which I did not go to, and I didn't go to Vermont either.(Didn't Tull actually perform at that one?) I did go to the first one in Newport RI and a convention in Melville Long Island too. Also, I remember that Jerry Adessa was supposed to have a second Tull party after Little Milton's birthday bash, but he had to cancel it and not everyone received their money back. Jeff
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Post by TM on Oct 2, 2009 11:18:09 GMT -5
Thanks guys. And Jeff, I don't think it was Hofstra. Wasn't that actually called a Tull convention? Cause I'm fairly certain missed the Hofstra event. This took place in a American Legion Hall or Knights of Columbus type of venue. But then again, I never saw Eddie in 1989... . I don't doubt you at all on this one, I'm just a little surprised I never learned of this party. Can you tell me more about it, like who played and who was there? Glenn was at the first Hofstra convention as well, where he was telling similar stories, and then I met and spoke with him again twelve years later in 2006 or 2007 when he made a guest appearance with War Child at the Iridium. John Evans was at the second Hoftstra convention, which I did not go to, and I didn't go to Vermont either.(Didn't Tull actually perform at that one?) I did go to the first one in Newport RI and a convention in Melville Long Island too. Also, I remember that Jerry Adessa was supposed to have a second Tull party after Little Milton's birthday bash, but he had to cancel it and not everyone received their money back. Jeff You know I don't remember which bands played there. But they were very good and Glenn performed with them. It was an older building with a dark dated interior. The bar was rather large and there was plenty of room for the band. That's all I got, everything else is a blur. But I do recall hearing and being disappointed that I missed Glenn and John at the Hofstra convention. Pretty sure I attended the Melville Convention if that was in 1995. That was a two night event in a hotel. I recall entering the hotel and seeing this fellow at the grand piano gliding through the easy tunes and I'm think how lame is this music? - Only to sit down by him 2 days later with my ears ringing thinking how pleasing the soft mellow tones were sounding now.... Yes, Tull themselves showed up in Vermont. That was an unbelievable day. I'll have to post about that sometime.
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