"Troubadours" Documentary

[Brooke]

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!

[whitcap]

Wire image has some pictures from the premiere. Danny Kortchmar was there.

[sodascouts]

That Sklar guy look scary!!!

[MikeA]

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]

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]

An ad for the DVD release of this documentary popped up on my Facebook [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Troubadours-Rise-Singer-Songwriter-DVD-CD/dp/B004IXWI64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297817211&sr=8-1[/ame]

[Prettymaid]

That's great WC, thanks!

[MikeA]

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]

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]

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.