Re: Ringo shmingo
R. Scott (framboise@mindspring.com)
Mon, 17 Mar 1997 09:57:44 -0800
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> From: Davies, Dave [HSC] <D.Davies@lmu.ac.uk>
> To: 'Acid Jazz Messages' <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; PATRICK_HALL
<PATRICK_HALL@yr.com>
> Subject: Ringo shmingo
> Date: Monday, March 17, 1997 4:15 PM
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>
> All,
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> I weep freely (isn't that a Bart Simpson phone scam line ?) whenever
> I hear these quotes like "Ringo wasn't even the
> best drummer in the Beatles etc etc". The myth needs to be laid to
> rest! Just listen to the drumming on Baby You're A Rich Man or
> Tomorrow Never Knows or Strawberry Fields Forever - it's completely
> weird headfucking groovy shit, man, and I reckon if Sun Ra could've
> afforded him, he'd have beamed him right up into his Solar Arkestra.
>
>
> Just thought I'd get that off my chest.
>
>
> Patrick.
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> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Patrick,
Hear, Hear!! Ringo ruled. Even as early as "Ticket to Ride", nobody in rock
was approaching the drums like that. I always thought that if you sampled
the drums on the outro of "Strawberry Fields Forever" you've have a kickin'
groove track
>
> Fair point I suppose. All those songs and only 3 good bits of work by
> the man ? Let's face it, Ringo was pants. He had more pants than Levis.
> ;?) My digital watch could do better and it's got no hands (Boom boom,
> I'm available for weddings, bah mitzvahs etc etc.)
>
> dmd
> d.davies@lmu.ac.uk
Booooo!!!! Bad Dave....Bad!
peace,
R. Scott/West Coast Harem
e-mail: framboise@mindspring.com