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Subject: You know someone's career is going downhill when..
Peter Frampton is now doing an infomercial for a guitar instruction CD-ROM.
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
No Way! :o Ok, here's another that struck just as bizzare.
I was visiting my buddy in this small town in Central Washington State (Ellensburg, for those of you who know it) and Blue Oyster Cult was playing at small Holiday Inn type of lounge. They were a stadium band!
I'd like to think when I see things like this that I would never sell out to something cheep like that but hey, if it's to get food on the table then it's necessary.
Worst info-mercial out there right now is hosted by long time smut star Ron Jeremy for a drug called "Longitude" ;).
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
To think that I paid I don't know how much money to see Blue Oyster Cult back in 1980 (?) when I could see them for much cheaper today.
Cat
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
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Peter Frampton is now doing an infomercial for a guitar instruction CD-ROM.
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Unfortunately, Peter Framptons career took a major nosedive a long time ago. Namely how he starred in the stinker Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band as well as selling out in a few other ways. He has even admitted his mistakes about how he let himself be taken advantage of by big corporate interest. Its really too bad, IMO Frampton is one of the best guitarists ever.
I was glad to see him reappear in a cameo in Almost Famous (as well as being a technical advisor for that movie). Im also a proud owner of Frampton Comes Alive.
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
When you get caught shoplifting.... :)
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
I would love to see Blue Oyster Cult. But I never will. :-[
However, in a similar type of thing to them playing a lounge bar as opposed to the stadiums of yore, I recently stumbled on the website for the Choirboys, who were a major arena-filler here in Oz for a couple of years in the 1980s. They now play about two shows a month, in little country towns and there's a banner on the front page of their website: "still playing to sell-out crowds after 20 years!" Of course, the places where they're playing gigs these days, a handful of headless chickens would get a sell-out audience. But we'll say nothing of that. :)
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
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Peter Frampton is now doing an infomercial for a guitar instruction CD-ROM.
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...and he used to have that gorgeous hair and I think he's completely bald now. ::sigh::...... I used to sleep with him every night...well, I had his poster taped beside my bed... I was 9... it was intense!!! :-*
Subject: Re: You know someone's career is going downhill wh
Some time back, I took a look at Steve Howe's homepage (associated to the "Notes from the Edge" site). The guy himself answers questions from people writing in, a lot of these are of course guitar players. I got the laugh of the day when I saw someone had written in and asked "Would it be possible to have a one-to-one guitar clinic with mr Howe?" Steve, in a gentleman's mood, just answered, I don't give that kind of lessons these days...