AnniekNY Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Would it be too much to ask if we could all have a gigantic slumber party at Eric's house??????!!!!!!!!At the very least - we all have to meet up at a hotel for a Berry Bash!!!annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Great news!!! I get my power back on after the damage from hurricane charley and I hear about the reunion on the same day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 anniekny...great idea!!!! maybe we can all get together before or after the show.....maybe we can have a section of seats for EC.COM folks!!!this is tremendous news & i can't wait to hear the specifics!!!!! this has already been suggested, but maybe scott can open for the guys that night, or nights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Could it be "Reunion at Carnegie Hall?" (Get the permit this time, Wally!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Bernie....indeed good news! The first part of the year has not been good for me, plus I am also bummed about missing BOTH Weekend at Bernies AND the Olympics......So this certainly makes my day!!Interestingly enough, I have the first weekend in October off. Was planning to go to my 30th class reunion---kind of an iffy proposition to begin with----but decided a couple of days ago that I was not going.Plus I have one week of vacation in mid-October(you know, the one I couldn't move to THIS week).Marvin, it would be indeed interesting to have them do a track or two from "Starting Over". The drums would certainly sound different--Bonfantiis more of a "power drummer" compared to McBride.I'd love to hear how Jim's interpetation of "I Don't Know What I Want"!!And Scott actually did "Nobody Knows" on the "Preserved" compilation handily, so who knows, maybe Wally or Dave can return the favor.No doubt, the bulk of the material in the set would be from the first three albums. But there are lots of other possible songs. "Ticket to Ride?" "Locomotion?" "It's Cold Outside?""Hungry Eyes?" "Miles Away?" songs from "Refreshed"? A Boxer tune? It's all good!!And the timing of this is perfect, in light of the health problems the likes of Van Halen, Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr, Dan Fogelberg, etc. have......all four of the Raspberries are in good health, so why not go for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally G Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hi There,Okay, nothing new yet... just checking AGAIN! Hee hee... Luv the getting together before and/or after the show(s) ideas! Also, Billy K and everybody else, from what I've been hearing, Ringo Starr's health is just fine... he had shoulder surgery earlier this year and was back in the studio working on a new album with Mark Hudson a couple of months ago...Hey, since Eric is back in "tour mode," maybe he'll go back out on tour with Ringo next time, too! Hee hee again! So much to giggle gleefully about these days... so many possibilities!Still Hanging On Bernie's Every Word,Joyce Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannoman Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 BillyK - Good post but I have to disagree about Jim B. being more of a power drummer that Michael. I have seen them both live. Having played a drum or two myself, I can tell you that Michael blew me away. That's not meant as a slap at Jim by any means. They both had a command of their craft.At the time I saw Michael I wasn't aware the Raspberries had split and thought the 'new' drummer was the touring drummer brought in for more power and flash - which he certainly showed.If the original 4 were to do Overnight Sensation as the finale I think it would be a fitting and perfect way to end the evening.Just my 2 cents.Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Check out Jim's drums on Ecstasy... he can handle Overnight Sensation and then some.Seattle Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Engel Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 As a fan who has seen "them" since the Cyrus Erie, and every configuration since... This should be a lot of fun... for the guys and us fans. But if all the fans are going to try to see this event, what stadium will they play at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggsherby Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I'll beleive it when I'm there, even if means going to Clevland. I had tickets for the Keswick Show and was quite disappointed when he bailed out of that tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 My two concerns are: 1 - that they'll play a small venue, and I won't be able to get tickets at all, and 2 - I will be able to get concert AND airline tickets, AND will shift my vacation plans around, and the whole thing will fall apart. I pray everything continues to go smoothly, and they're serious about pulling this endeavor off. Also, please guys, choose a large enough venue so that we all have a chance to see you!! Even the chance of seeing this show is a dream come true for so many of us!!Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 "Jennifer's got her Daddy's car she's playing Uptown on the radio..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I always loved that line, Steve, especially when my parents used to pay for whichever vehicle I was driving! Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I don't see "Steve" being worked into any song soon. Although it took me years to realize that it is mentioned in the opening of Queens "Another One Bites The Dust'SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 How about "Steve McQueen" by Sheryl Crow!and funny enough "Steve" and "Queen" are both in the title! LOLJeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Don't feel bad. The only song titled "Darlene" was on a Maureen McGovern record that had "The Morning After" on it. I got so excited, "Darlene" was the first cut I played. It was a terrible, depressing song about this ditzy girl who was doing anything to try to get a man. The beginning of the chorus was like, "What's it all about, Darlene?..." and then something about her getting some guy to come over, and "he stays at your apartment..." and like, he just leaves and she never sees him again. Evidently, she repeats that scene throughout the song. What a bummer *that* was. I never looked to see if anyone wrote a song with my name in the title again. After MMLC, I wanted to change my name to "Jennifer." --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted August 20, 2004 Author Share Posted August 20, 2004 Jennifer,You *must* check out "Jennifer" by the Rubinoos. It's so catchy you'll be singing your name all day long :-)Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hey, I still love "Jennifer Juniper"! --D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymooladi Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 There is a couple with "June" in the title that I seriously wish were never written! June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlene Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 <sigh>....nothing with Marlene, either, that i know of.....oh, well...let's just all buy raspberry colored t shirts and sit in the front row of this wonderful upcoming event. ?? sound good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 let's have shirts printed with our dot.com names!!!hey steve, read page 138 of MM and i think it says that jim did not play "all" of the original ecstacy....unless i am reading that page wrong!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hey, I'm back home and hope to hear something soon. I will have to make arrangements also depending on the location of the reunion concert(s)! I think the raspberry shirt idea is pretty cool. Depending on location, maybe a bunch of us can meet at a nearby hotel and have a "Berry" party! No matter where it is, I will have to get a room (I'm fairly certain they won't be playing in Beloit!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Sounds great! Now, what shade of "raspberry?!" Anyone want to post a color swatch (like Sherwin Williams paint samples!)? Speaking of things "raspberry," I went into my dresser for a pair of shorts today, and saw a size 4 (or they seem like a size 2!) pair of bleached denim short short-shorts on which I had embroidered the word "Raspberries" across the backside, and embroidered a little raspberry as well. I sure won't be wearing *those* to the reunion. I can't begin to get into them anymore. I had a matching denim jacket, I embroidered the same way, but don't know what ever happened to it. I keep the shorts as a memento (and a goal for what I'd love to be able to fit into). Ahhh--someday (or some *night,* in my dreams!) --D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 "Jennifer" by Kyle Vincent is a catchy little pop number. Though his Jennifer is a wild and crazy sad girl.Too bad Scott McCarl is not involved. He wrote and co-wrote more solid tunes on one album than the rest of the non-Carmen 'Berries did on 1-3.And Dan Fogelberg is not near death like some article said. He says on his website that he is responding well to treatments and is not in the advanced stages of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 darlene, when you get back into your 'berry shorts, a full photo presentation will be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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