Raspbernie Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Can you spot why? Bernie 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Cute! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LobsterLvr Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 It's from May 1, 2011. Back when newspapers had comic strips....and back when there were newspapers!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 And those newspapers needed ads, Dave! Bernie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Art Sansom, who created the strip, was born in East Cleveland, Ohio in 1920. He died in 1991, and his son Chip took over. Chip is the right age to have been a Raspberries fan, so he should get all the credit for inserting them into that first strip. Along with the one above! Bernie 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 The plot thickens. Al Kaston just told me Chip plays bass for a group called the Rockin' Ravers. And look who's sitting in with them on this Beatles tune. Bernie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Small world... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Kirk, Just imagine all of the perk we'd have if we lived in Cleveland, Ohio, Kirk! Bernie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Bernie, I know there's a couple of people who post on EC.com that heard Eric and the other band members pre-Raspberries. Then, there's a bunch of us who caught on in the summer of '72, and rode that wave into Eric's solo career and beyond. Still yet, another group that didn't discover Eric until they heard one of his solo mega-hits, and worked their way backwards to Raspberries. Although my own journey didn't start until the summer of '72, I have contemplated what it must have been like to be one of those who come here and start their posts with, "Eric, remember (fill in the blank) at the Agora..." or something similar. How cool is that?!? Yet, my trip with Raspberries coincides with a certain girl in a certain place at a certain time, and the two can't be separated; nor can my journey with Raspberries/Eric be detached from my SoCal experience. I'm sure you can draw parallels in your unbelievable ride with Eric/Raspberries! So, while it would have been very cool to have been in Cleveland pre-Raspberries, I can't fathom it happening any other way for me. But it is fun to think about it! Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAM Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Very thankful to live as close as I do to Cleveland. We've been up 3 or 4 times to catch Wally's solo shows, and we usually go once a month to listen to Abbey Rodeo, which features Jim on the drums and they play all British Invasion era tunes. American and British. Way cool musical town for sure! Regarding the video ... curious as heck to know why Wally had his back to the crowd throughout most of the song. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluej63 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Wow, though I'm a life long Raspberries fan ( I bought the 45 of "Go All The Way" when I was 9, my mom took it away from me and I bought another) one I'm still a newbie to this site, and finding more and more intertaining stuff like this every time I visit!!!! Keep it coming, guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Chip Sansom is at it again! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Bundles Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 That’s pretty cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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