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Troubadour
01-20-2011, 07:37 PM
OMG. I am SO FRIGGIN' EXCITED about this!!! :heart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2tfuVD-O2E

Prettymaid
01-20-2011, 07:53 PM
Oh man, I am so there!

Troubadour
01-20-2011, 08:03 PM
Ha - thought you might be!

Doesn't it look fantastic? Eagles, Kris, James, Carole, Jackson... So excited that Danny Kortchmar is being interviewed on film, too. (Rare!) "The music always wins. Always." :inlove:

sodascouts
01-20-2011, 09:00 PM
Very cool! I've gotta check that out.

MikeA
01-20-2011, 09:05 PM
That's just like "Far Out Man!" Groovy! Outta Sight! Heavy!

sodascouts
01-20-2011, 10:02 PM
King and Taylor really do love the Troubadour. They did that concert a while back there and released it on DVD - I wonder if the Eagles could ever be coaxed into doing something like that? But perhaps it wouldn't mesh as well, since Joe was never part of the Troub crowd.

whitcap
01-20-2011, 11:19 PM
That doc looks so cool!

Koala
01-21-2011, 02:35 AM
Very Cool!

Prettymaid
01-21-2011, 08:31 AM
And so fitting that you found it Troub!

Troubadour
01-21-2011, 10:52 AM
:mrgreen:

Brooke
01-21-2011, 11:00 AM
Wow! Can't wait!

Side note. I posted and then noticed that Carole King's I Feel The Earth Move was playing on my office radio! :shock:

whitcap
02-01-2011, 02:17 AM
Wire image (http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=475722&s=troubadours&sfld=C&vwmd=e) has some pictures from the premiere. Danny Kortchmar was there.

sodascouts
02-01-2011, 02:26 AM
That Sklar guy look scary!!!

MikeA
02-01-2011, 08:41 AM
That Sklar guy look scary!!!

I ran across Leland on Facebook and read up on him. Yeah, he does have "that look". Extraordinary Bassman and has regularly played with many of the Big Names. I was intrigued with his devotion to hot-rods. He does sound like a loose cannon!

Troubadour
02-01-2011, 06:23 PM
Thanks so much for the link, whitcap! Loved 'em.

Aw, Lee Sklar is awesome! Check out this website (the guys that host this show are great - I've gotten to know them through FB.) Find Lee's interviews in the archives. He is the sweetest, funniest person in the world! Gracious and very, very witty. I could listen to him talk for hours. His story about the "producer switch" is particularly amusing...

http://www.insidemusicast.com/

whitcap
02-16-2011, 08:49 PM
An ad for the DVD release of this documentary popped up on my Facebook :)http://www.amazon.com/Troubadours-Rise-Singer-Songwriter-DVD-CD/dp/B004IXWI64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297817211&sr=8-1

Prettymaid
02-16-2011, 09:27 PM
That's great WC, thanks!

MikeA
02-17-2011, 08:14 AM
Singing to the choir here, but everyone on this forum knows how crucial the Troub was to music culture back in the late 60's.

I have a friend who came over here from London about that time and got her first job as a waitress at the Troubadour. It didn't last long...an incident with Jim Morrison resulted in her dismissal. She went on to work in R&R with Elektra Records ironically because of the incident with Morrison and went on to become friends with him.

She has started writing a private Blog about her experiences there at the Troub and subsequent activities throughout the 70's 80's and 90's. They are fascinating to say the least. That BOOK, when written and published will be a MAJOR PRIORITY for me. Elektra had such acts as Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, Joe Walsh, Doors and Linda Ronstadt among many many others. And my dear friend was in contact with most if not all of these celebs!

tequila girl
02-17-2011, 08:22 AM
Singing to the choir here, but everyone on this forum knows how crucial the Troub was to music culture back in the late 60's.

I have a friend who came over here from London about that time and got her first job as a waitress at the Troubadour. It didn't last long...an incident with Jim Morrison resulted in her dismissal. She went on to work in R&R with Elektra Records ironically because of the incident with Morrison and went on to become friends with him.

She has started writing a private Blog about her experiences there at the Troub and subsequent activities throughout the 70's 80's and 90's. They are fascinating to say the least. That BOOK, when written and published will be a MAJOR PRIORITY for me. Elektra had such acts as Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, Joe Walsh, Doors and Linda Ronstadt among many many others. And my dear friend was in contact with most if not all of these celebs!

That's one i'd like to read too Mike, Tell her to get a move on !! :)

Ive always been a dreamer
02-17-2011, 12:37 PM
Yep - I agree. Mike, if your friend publishes that book, I'm pretty sure she'll be able to sell a few copies to some of us Border members. :thumbsup:

Annabel
02-17-2011, 01:52 PM
I'm liking the sound of that future book. :thumbsup:

Prettymaid
03-01-2011, 05:33 PM
Hey, don't forget to order your copy today. I did!

jdubfan
03-03-2011, 02:37 PM
This isn't exactly press, but I didn't know where else to put it. There's an excellent American Masters on PBS airing now. It's called Troubadours and is based on Carole King/James Taylor in the early times of singer/songwriters. Lot of Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Jackson Browne, David Crosby and many others hangin' at the Troub. Steve Martin recalls the time that Glenn was starting out in Longbranch and wanted badly to become a star. There's a couple of pics of hte guys, and a bit of film. Martin has a funny rendition of The Eagles/Eagles name.
Good stuff.....

Troubadour
03-03-2011, 02:51 PM
Thanks, Deb. There is a thread about this documentary in the Singing For The Sake Of The Song section. I have ordered my copy of the DVD from Amazon and I can't WAIT to receive it. I couldn't watch it last night as I don't have PBS... I'm interested to know what those who watched it thought, though!

Troubadour
03-03-2011, 03:04 PM
I've ordered my copy, too. :yay: Did anyone in the US watch it on PBS last night? If so, please tell us what you thought!

I love this bit in the trailer. Look how cute JT and Danny are! Wouldn't it be nice if we had more Eagles pics like this?

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq285/atthetroubadour/dannyjttroubadours.jpg

I wish we had an emoticon for warm fuzzies!

Annabel
03-03-2011, 03:22 PM
I found a link for it on PBS, but ............. it wasn't available in my region. :nope:

sodascouts
03-03-2011, 03:57 PM
I immediately turned on PBS when I saw this only to see lame children's programming. BOOOOOO

whitcap
03-03-2011, 05:17 PM
I just watched it on the PBS website (http://video.pbs.org/video/1822435891). It's great!

Prettymaid
03-05-2011, 04:55 PM
Just got mine in the mail a bit ago! Going to watch it with Hubby later!

Troubadour
03-05-2011, 05:22 PM
Oh, I'd love to be able to watch it with you tonight. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think!

EaglesFanatic
03-05-2011, 07:53 PM
I just finished watching it on the PBS website. It's great! Thanks for the link to that WC.