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Re: (TV) Say it ain't so, Rich



I, for one, welcome our new Eagles-loving RT overlord.


On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Phil Obbard <pobbard@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Definitely a sign of impending apocalypse. Thanks for the early warning,
> Jesse.
>
> --Phil
>
>
>
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> From: Jesse Hochstadt <jesseh58@yahoo.com>
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 8:28:27 PM
> Subject: (TV) Say it ain't so, Rich
>
> Many of us here are Richard Thompson fans, so I thought I'd drop this
> Apocalyptic tidbit: According to Richard Thompson's website, RT has played
> on one track for Don Henley's upcoming album (
> http://www.richardthompson-music.com/catch_of_the_day.asp?id=1197).
>
> Actually, if memory serves, RT and other members of Fairport Convention
> jammed with (future?) members of the Eagles when they were touring in
> Southern California way back when, and I think RT may have been asked to
> join the Eagles - though he wisely turned it down. RT was also, I believe,
> asked to join the Band after Robbie Robertson dropped out. While he's a
> great admirer of the Band (and vice versa), he decided against it - partly
> because he prefers to be a bandleader and partly because he didn't want to
> play such straightforwardly "American" music.
>
> - Jesse
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