darlene Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Joyce, What a romantic wedding you are going to have! IWBTLY will make everyone cry! I can just feel the goosebumps now! 🙂 --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally G Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Darlene, Thanks so much, yes they are very beautiful songs and very appropriate for weddings, too! All The Best, Joyce 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 for everyone else, this is officially my first post. How'd I do? Eric I think you passed the audition!!it's very cool to see actual EC posting & SO COOL to hear that you checked out The Choir-- thanks for the backstory! I've been reading Bob Spitz's new bio on The Beatles which really goes back to the well & unearths great detailed stories of the early years and what made them tick... a never ending fascination for most of us who LOVE music: the alchemy of a rock band...it's also a great insight into the personalities and all the ups and downs they faced on their way to the top-- not a short road by any stretch...as brief as the Raspberries career was, it was not without its deep IMPACT... along with the choice few (i.e. Big Star & Badfinger) you guys truly gave the sagging early '70s the much needed kick in the arse it needed... and the afterglow was what helped fuel the power pop & punk movements (Steve Jones knows, too)...not a bad show, indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAB5 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 What an extraordinary opportunity! Thank you, Eric, for more than 30 years of dedication to your craft and to your fans. And thank you Bernie for your tireless dedication.The Definitive Collection is my favorite "crank it up and work around the house" CD. One day last April, when the wife and kids were out of town, I was hanging blinds upstairs and had the CD blasting. Loud enough to be heard from the sidewalk.My neighbors Helene and Becky popped their heads in the door, stifling their laughter, and yelled to see if I was ok. They had pictured me in the bathtub, surrounded by candles, sobbing to ABM because I was lonely and missed my family.I made no apologies.Eric, again Thank You for your wonderful music. My 5 year old son can pick out Raspberries riffs. So the next generation of fans is on their way! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susana Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 random thoughts/comments...-- welcome (again) to the board, erico-- can't say enough about the powers of visualization-- agree that the brushed stainless look would have been great on the dan armstrong*susana* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 FYI: There's a GREAT shot of Eric holding his on page 376 of Eric Carmen: Marathon Man (photo from the collection of Eric Carmen.)Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Shameless plug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Umm...not really as there are no books left to buy. Just trying to point folks interested in Eric's Dan Armstrong to a photograph of him with same. 🙂 Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Shameless logical explanation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susana Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thanks for pointing that out, Bernie. It's been a crazy week and I'm still in the "thumbing through" phase of my copy, so I latch on to tidbits like this. 😜 And, Tony, look at it this way - the shameless plug is ammo for Kathy to use in her campaign for a second edition. S* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamacote Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 ............wow!.......what a great addition to our fave website!!!!......please chime in frequently!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Quote: Shameless plug... For the forthcoming second edition? 😜 I know, I know... this is how rumors get started... 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Eric... I recently heard a recording of Cyrus Erie performing "Try"...wasn't that more of an attempt of that time period of the group replicating a Small Faces sound?? I remember when CE performed that at Chesterland Hulabaloo...you were getting a feel from the crowd if it was "liked"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesberry Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Just as I was speechless at the meet 'n greets both in NYC and LA, it's happened again.Hello Eric. Glad you're here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Eric: Great to have you here. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannoman Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 So I shut off my PC Monday night about 11p, leave town the next morning for a 3 day trip and missed all the excitement. So here I am, 7 pages in to this thread and can only say, a big hearty warm southern welcome to ya, Eric. Oh yeah, you guys were a force. Just look at the activity on this board. It speaks volumes.Don't be a stranger, young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Best wishes Eric, and thanks for participating. Everyone has a deep admiration and respect for what youve given to pop music. The Raspberries gigs have been phenomenal. We all hope we have the opportunity to hear more great music from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaAllByMyself Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 WOW! What a lovely surprise !! Hi, Eric. I'm looking forward to reading all your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Eric as much as I love your solo music... there was something really special with the music you created with the Raspberries. And thanks for making it possible for all your fans to see this live (for me it was a first time I only regret I didnt get to meet you in person). Very excited about the upcoming DVD and when you put out some new music with the rest of the Raspberries it will be the best comeback album of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMan Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 WOW!I don't post for a while and look who shows up. The MAN himself. How great is this! I am beyond words at the moment.Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneG Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 "How'd I do?" the lauded Perfectionist asked.You done good.But, you've always been a "force for good" in the Universe.While other artists blasted music that could grab hold of you momentarily and deafen your senses, the Raspberries/Carmen offered more. Their music lingered with you. Many people have taken something valuable and cherised away from that musical experience - either new interests, comfort, or perhaps a new perspective. It makes you think. You have positively touched the lives of numerous people - far more than you will ever know. And you're doing it all over again. That is a force for good.Eric Speaks.Amen.Anne 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Gee! I go to Mexico for a week and come back to find new avatars AND Eric! Did the plane crash and I went to heaven??!--Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasburied Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Eric Many countless thanks for contributing to the message board. If you and the Raspberries continue to do any more live shows in the future hope you consider adding "I can hardly believe your mine" into the setlist. All the best. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Julie, No--don't even BREATHE something like that!No, it's Eric in the flesh. All you have to do is read his refreshing and thought-provoking posts. He's definitely breathed new life into the board!I hope Mexico was wonderful. --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 I would have been here sooner but I kept remembering all the trouble Dexter Green got into. I was afraid my presence might attract the lunatic fringe back. e 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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