tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post5839379531577982655..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: MelanieSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71332745524546384382008-05-12T13:51:00.000+01:002008-05-12T13:51:00.000+01:00I forgot all about melanie! I's so good to be remi...I forgot all about melanie! I's so good to be reminded.<br><br>Must go check Ched's blog.<br><br>Great post, Steve! In the 70's I did everything your dad did, except for facial hair. Everyone has to draw the line somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2883010901518094042008-05-12T15:27:00.000+01:002008-05-12T15:27:00.000+01:00Dennis says he like Melanie too. That song about t...Dennis says he like Melanie too. That song about the ring around the moon.<br><br>Q: do they still make Larks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5182225529725357972008-05-12T15:29:00.000+01:002008-05-12T15:29:00.000+01:00PS hi there Armenia! Looking Good!PS <br>hi there Armenia! Looking Good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44109818947325135612008-05-12T16:23:00.000+01:002008-05-12T16:23:00.000+01:00ched's melanie post sparked all sorts of melanie b...ched's melanie post sparked all sorts of melanie brain worms to emerge in my head and now your tribute!! <br><br>I sense a melanie renaissance....I'm sure she has a website, I need to find it and see if she's playing around here in the days and months to come....<br><br>enjoyed reading about your reflections on you dad....hope you try and urge him off of the smokes (I'm assuming you mean cigarettes) - my mom quite on her 65th birthday! she's of the mind that one is never too old to quit! she's now 83 still in excellent health except for the 'typical' aches and pains that accompany an aging body. <br><br>I always drove vws - and if I ever get another car, I'm sure I'd want a vw (but only if they made one with excellent fuel efficiency.) right now I'm so happy I can be car-free! <br><br>my wordverification is: wearkarr - is that some subliminal message?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44798803660929171662008-05-12T16:50:00.000+01:002008-05-12T16:50:00.000+01:00Dennis: No, RJ Reynolds stopped making Larks years...Dennis: No, RJ Reynolds stopped making Larks years ago. My Dad switched to another brand - Marlboros, maybe?<br><br>Armenia says hi back. But don't get any ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-30460649466549611362008-05-12T17:03:00.000+01:002008-05-12T17:03:00.000+01:00You have been successful in igniting my curiosity ...You have been successful in igniting my curiosity and interest in Melanie. I think I shall see if I can download any of her music in iTunes. I remember 'Brand New Key" very well from my youth - it was constantly on the radio and I loved it. Wasn't it used in that Dick Diggler movie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-47278242783593803662008-05-12T17:57:00.000+01:002008-05-12T17:57:00.000+01:00Hmmm...not sure how much older you are than I am, ...Hmmm...not sure how much older you are than I am, but I have no recollection of your beloved Melanie. I bet I know her music when I hear it, though. The music of my parents divorce (in 1982) was ABBA, a group I still adore to this day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60736698636979727202008-05-12T17:58:00.000+01:002008-05-12T17:58:00.000+01:00OK, so you are 2 years older than I am, and I shou...OK, so you are 2 years older than I am, and I should remember Melanie. Oh well. I didn't know you were an accountant, either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-48289417306229684342008-05-12T19:17:00.000+01:002008-05-12T19:17:00.000+01:00Steve, Alexander Beetle is available through iTune...Steve, Alexander Beetle is available through iTunes, on Candles in the Rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2611666193153556202008-05-12T19:36:00.000+01:002008-05-12T19:36:00.000+01:00JDZS: Ha! I am NOT an accountant. But I see that m...JDZS: Ha! I am NOT an accountant. But I see that my profile says I am. Guess I better fix that!<br><br>Merle: You're awesome! I'm going to download it as soon as I get home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-7582862676578227002008-05-12T20:11:00.000+01:002008-05-12T20:11:00.000+01:00I grew up with Melanie too. I remember so distinc...I grew up with Melanie too. I remember so distinctly when "Candles in the Rain" came out. My roommate had a tambourine and we would sit around for hours singing along with Melanie and thinking about wanting to get stoned. Melanie had (probably still has) a uniquely soulful voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61033340212207741822008-05-12T21:44:00.000+01:002008-05-12T21:44:00.000+01:00P.S. That was the summer of Woodstock, oh yeah!P.S. That was the summer of Woodstock, oh yeah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-52086610987965539992008-05-12T22:21:00.000+01:002008-05-12T22:21:00.000+01:00what a cool post.Roller skates, thats the one i re...what a cool post.<br><br>Roller skates, thats the one i really remember.<br><br>so steve, did you ever do the hippy "hairy" look yourself?<br><br>(and the subsidiary question: do you have photos? ;op)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-76490168262305190332008-05-13T14:48:00.000+01:002008-05-13T14:48:00.000+01:00ah, there was no better way to size up your 6th-gr...ah, there was no better way to size up your 6th-grade classmates than to grill 'em on their musical tastes. When I made the leap from ELO and Queen to the likes of Throbbing Gristle and Nurse With Wound, my social status died immediately. And never recovered, I daresay.<br><br>But many of the 60s/70s folkies are coming back around to very appreciative audiences. Tom Rapp (Pearls Before Swine) was a favorite of mine, and he's supposedly back on the scene. And Roy Harper is still with us, bless him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com