(#2006-2206) - Topics this issue: 1) UNICEF Concert, 2) Ivana vent!, 3) Robin's cancellation, 4) Robin Gibb In Lisbon, Portugal - CANCELLED, 5) "Friends", 6) Digest (06/19/2006 21:01) (#2006-2173), 7) Digest (06/19/2006 21:01) (#2006-2173), 8) Maurice, 9) Maurice, 10) Robin Gibb In Lisbon, Portugal - CANCELLED, 11) Maurice taking lead, 12) Digest (06/19/2006 21:01) (#2006-2173), 13) Saint. Maurice, 14) "Friends", 15) Digest (06/25/2006 15:01) (#2006-2194), 16) Babs, 17) Barbra's Tour, 18) UNICEF Concert, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:18:59 EDT From: Mistyhart@aol.com Subject: Re: UNICEF Concert In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:39:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, TexasLC1@aol.com writes: I was @ the 79 concert in Houston and they did Too Much Heaven with the three of them around the mike and Barry with guitar. hiya Tex & everyone else ! wow, i'm wicked envious of you hearing them play TOO MUCH HEAVEN live on one mike! (TOO MUCH HEAVEN is in my top 10 fave BEEGEE song list). sadly ... very sadly ... i never got to see them live. :*(*** oh, & you have to hear this: my ex was (is) in a rock band and because of the DISCO thing going on, i wasn't allowed to have any BEEGEE music in the house (for over 18 years !) but i've been making up for it ! wow, what an obedient little wifey i was lol ! gingee ~ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:24:49 -0400 From: "Lumdeloo" Subject: Re: Ivana vent! > In a message dated 6/27/2006 5:37:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, > martyhogan@sbcglobal.net writes: > > I need, I wanna, I vanna vent! > > Remember “Woman In Love” and how it made Babs stretch her voice > for a good > long note or two? Remember “Make It Like A Memory” where Babs had > to really > belt out the blues? Remember how popular that album was? What > happened to > the sequel??? > > “Come tomorrow”; Babs don’t do ‘doo-wop’ blues > “Stranger In A Strange Land”; anthem that never soars and not a > Babs type > song (Best song on Album though) > “Hideaway”; too corny, even for Babs > “Its Up To You”; she doesn’t deserve this mellow ditty > “Above The Law”; a failed attempt to recreate a ‘Guilty’ > sequel; Babs > sounds thilly > “Without Your Love”; Babs ain’t no Billie Holiday > “All The Children”; Babs-you ain’t a Middle Eastern rocker, > either > “(Our Love…”); I really really miss Andy > “Letting Go”; Now THERE’S your song-nice range-should have > recorded it when > Barry TOLD you to. > > That is why I own two Babs albums – because the Gibbs were involved. > Sales > might make for a nice vacation with Chuck Bronson though! > > Marty from SF (just venting after hearing Babs remarks on Ellen) Hey, you forgot about Night of My Life! Must be your favorite. Michel http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:28:48 +0100 From: settyr@aciworldwide.com Subject: Robin's cancellation That's a really late cancellation isn't it. Kilburn Towers ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:59:46 +0200 From: "Aase Mortensen" Subject: RE: Robin Gibb In Lisbon, Portugal - CANCELLED Ronnie and everyone else who intend to take a trip to Langeland.................seems like we have to be prepaired for another cancellation. Sigh! But hope not. Anyway still hoping to see a lot of others members of this list to the Festival. Aase ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:05:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Marty Hogan Subject: "Friends" I read somewhere that the Bee Gees helped Elton John with his "Freinds" soundtrack in 1970. Anyone know anything about this? I 'googled' myself to death. Marty From SF ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:11:04 EDT From: Mistyhart@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (06/19/2006 21:01) (#2006-2173) In a message dated 6/19/2006 10:12:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, teknikolordreams@gmail.com writes: >How come that in 35 years >the Bee Gees never released a single with Maurice's lead vocal in it? > > Egos. I think that's really the most reasonable explanation. The Bee Gees formula was historically successful with either Barry or Robin (and later on, mostly Barry) at the proverbial "helm", and I think most of us have come to realize just how sharply those two personalities steered the group in whatever direction. Maurice laughed and smiled a lot about being the "Man in the Middle", but there was a lot of truth to the tongue-in-cheek references to being cast aside, ignored, dominated, etc. Barry and Robin talked after his death about him not liking the spotlight, but perhaps it was more about him never having a shot at it. I often wonder if they regret that now. wow, i KNOW i'm gonna get in trouble for this but here goes ... i can't make an actual quote but i remember (parts of) an interview with the Brothers and one of them (i'm almost positive it was Mo) spoke about how 1: Mo WAS the Man in the Middle, always was, therefore it just became a part of his personality, 2: he WAS on the shy side & alcohol was a quick & easy fix for that, and 3: Mo's alcoholism eventually led to a lot of self doubt, low self esteem, etc. i even remember Mo saying, Barry & Robin had all the talent & he thought they were being kind to let him 'tag-along'. don't forget, this was based on the time before he went into recovery. SOMEONE PLEASE correct me on any of this ! i heard this a long time ago & like i said, i really can't be quoted verbatim. i never kept a copy of it & i really wish i did! anyone ? also ... egos: (oboy, i can see it coming now. sorry Robin fans). if there was an ego thing involving Barry & the Robin on Mo doing (or not doing) more lead, i really don't see it coming from Barry. TOTALLY I M O! thanx for letting me voice my opinion on that. gingee ~ ps ~ i loved Mo just the way he was ! of course i would have loved to have heard his voice in lead more too but don't forget ... he was the one who had all the magic behind the scene as well as being on the mike. something that Barry & the Robin couldn't have done without. peace ~ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:35:49 EDT From: Mistyhart@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (06/19/2006 21:01) (#2006-2173) In a message dated 6/19/2006 10:27:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dhyplus@gmail.com writes: Mo not liking the spotlight!!! They gotta be kidding. He was the one who liked partying with rock stars in late 60s. He was the one who married the pop star Lulu. No Maurice, no Bee Gees. That's the least respect Barry and Robin should hold up for Maurice. very true ! he was a tad shy, but if he could do something to make the people laugh, then bye-bye shy ! omg what a great sense of humor !!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:38:23 EDT From: Mistyhart@aol.com Subject: Re: Maurice In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:49:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, martyhogan@sbcglobal.net writes: During the 1989 "One" Tour, Barry would announce, "And now its Maurice's turn to make a fool of himself " and Maurice would 'swagger' to the front center and sing "House Of Shame". He loved entertaining - Geez, he was always clowning. In the 1976 Tour, while Robin and Barry would do the oldies without him, he would mope on the side and during this stop, he pretended he was urinating on the stage and then "zipped up" smiling before running the centerstage to sing his third portion of "World". Yes, he was an entertainer. Marty From SF "He loved entertaining - Geez, he was always clowning." he certainly did love entertaining! any way possible! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:45:47 EDT From: Mistyhart@aol.com Subject: Re: Maurice In a message dated 6/20/2006 11:05:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Bee Gees75230@aol.com writes: In a message dated 6/20/2006 9:49:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time, martyhogan@sbcglobal.net writes: During the 1989 "One" Tour, Barry would announce, "And now its Maurice's turn to make a fool of himself " and Maurice would 'swagger' to the front center and sing "House Of Shame". it was robin who said that. i think they both said it during any given performance. also, (sorry guyz, my memory is junk) i remember hearing once Mo or Barry saying it to Robin. hmm ... or was it Robin or Mo saying it to Barry ? anyway, "And now its _______'s turn to make a complete fool of himself " was said to one of them other than Mo, which i thought was kinda funny lol. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:03:09 -0400 From: "Ronnie Olsson" Subject: Re: Robin Gibb In Lisbon, Portugal - CANCELLED -----Original Message----- From: "Aase Mortensen" > Ronnie and everyone else who intend to take a trip to > Langeland.................seems like we have to be prepaired for another > cancellation. Sigh! But hope not. > Anyway still hoping to see a lot of others members of this list to the > Festival. Lort!!!! Still holding out for a ticket then... /Ronnie Apatisk livsnjutare http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:06:59 EDT From: Mistyhart@aol.com Subject: Re: Maurice taking lead In a message dated 6/22/2006 7:58:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dhyplus@gmail.com writes: > >"All the joking around masked something like stage fright, in my opinion." > > > >Mob: 07870 657789 > >Land: 0121 745 4509 > >Skype: beegeeblueboy not sure who said that (_dhyplus@gmail.com/butyou/beegeeblueboy_ (mailto:dhyplus@gmail.com/butyou/beegeeblueboy) ) but you hit the nail right on the head. that's exactly what i was trying to get at. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:52:49 +0100 From: "melissagibson" Subject: Re: Digest (06/19/2006 21:01) (#2006-2173) It's interesting to see these descriptions of Maurice as "shy." I've always viewed him as the friendly, extroverted one, with Robin being the shyest one. Michelle ----- Original Message ----- > he was a tad shy, but if he could do something to make the people laugh, > then bye-bye shy ! omg what a great sense of humor !!! > > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com > > To change any of your list options, > please go to website listed above. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:32:05 +1000 From: Mark.Crohan@dhs.vic.gov.au Subject: Saint. Maurice >Maurice laughed and smiled a lot about >being the "Man in the Middle", but there was a lot of truth to the >tongue-in-cheek references to being cast aside, ignored, dominated, >etc. Barry and Robin talked after his death about him not liking the >spotlight, but perhaps it was more about him never having a shot at it. >I often wonder if they regret that now. Enough enough please. The reason Maurice didn't take more lead was that his voice wasn't strong enough as a lead vocal. OK he did alright on some songs and some of those were nice songs but that doesn't mean they would have been commercially successful as a lead single. Even Mo knew his vocal range had its limits. I am advised at times he had to be cajoled into taking lead vocals on at least one track on a album. I know there is at least one person on this list who at one point was invited into the studio to hear a Mo vocal and to reinforce to him that it was good. Now all of a sudden B& M are demonised for not letting Maurice sing lead more often. In recent years both B & R and emphasised Mo's importance to the Bee Gees in other ways such as his musicianship and his knowledge of the latest in music related technology. This post death review of Mo's singing role in the Bee Gees is reinventing history in my view and really just patronises the man ( or his memory) . He was a great entertainer, songwriter, musician and harmony singer. And a decent human being as well as I understand. Lets leave it at that. Mark _________________________________________________________________________________ This email contains confidential information intended only for the person named above and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying or use of this information is prohibited. The Department provides n If this document is not required for record keeping purposes please consider the environment before printing. _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:34:05 +1000 From: Mark.Crohan@dhs.vic.gov.au Subject: Re: "Friends" >I read somewhere that the Bee Gees helped Elton John with his "Friends" soundtrack in >1970. Anyone know anything about this? I 'googled' myself to death. >Marty From SF Don't about that Marty but i do think ' Friends' is one of the best things ( and least known) Elton did Mark _________________________________________________________________________________ This email contains confidential information intended only for the person named above and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying or use of this information is prohibited. The Department provides n If this document is not required for record keeping purposes please consider the environment before printing. _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:58:25 +0100 (BST) From: ENSEMBLE ROBINSVIOLET Subject: Re: Digest (06/25/2006 15:01) (#2006-2194) AWW but england should not have won the world cup 66 as the ball did not cross the line at goal posts didnt you see it on the news a few weeks back. But you are right Andrew god forbid us if they do win . but its highly unlikly they will win the way they Andrew Mn Hughes wrote: From: > thanks Andrew, if we are brits then you must want England to win the cup Never in Europe good boy! Can you imagine it!? You lot haven't stopped talking about 1966 yet - God forbid what it would be like if you won this one! =8^S Andrew "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) http://www.brothersgibb.com To change any of your list options, please go to website listed above. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:17:33 EDT From: TexasLC1@aol.com Subject: Re: Babs Barry Gibb and his help from the brothers and now his sons is the ONLY reason why I bought GUILTY and now GUILTY PLEASURES..though the latter was a gift from my stepson for my birthday last year. Vivian, TX ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:18:22 EDT From: TexasLC1@aol.com Subject: Re: Barbra's Tour I agree the lady is talented but I am not a Streisand fan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:29:38 EDT From: TexasLC1@aol.com Subject: Re: UNICEF Concert My hub liked the music of the brothers but once we married, he learned somethings of the brothers!!! And now my kids like their music..except my stepson...he outgrew them!! So he says..wait till his baby is born!!! LOL..Grandma is gonna turn the baby into a Bee Gees fan!!!! Vivian, TX And yes I was lucky to see the Bee Gees in 79! I didn't think my Mom's second hubby would let me!!!! ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [06/28/2006 21:01] ----------------------------------------------------