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   I was a big fan of Grand Funk Railroad when I was in H.S. but havn't listened much in many many years. I ran across this vid and was pretty impressed for 1969.

    If your a fan of hard R&B driven R&R - Inside Looking Out 1969

    Preemptively, it's a Messenger guitar with taped over f-holes to keep feed back down! Very few of them were made as I understand, and it has it's own onboard fuzz box.

    Everybody plays through Laneys, and yes, it's not an optical delusion, the drummer, Don Brewer, is wearing a fro!!! Not for the squeamish!!!

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

WOW...what were we thinking then? As I remember, those thoughts might have been just a tad chemically induced...so I've heard

Here's a thought...suppose members who spent their adolescent or later years in the "Age of Aquarius" were to send in pictures of what they looked like and we all try to guess who. Sort of like what Lance did a few months back. Whaddya think? A hippie retrospective!

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Lucky me, i was only 4 years old in 69!

Hey, I used to listen to them.

I still have the old original "American Band" album with the gold (yellow) colored vinyl. Groovy man.

I'll have to check out the video when I get home, got no sound card at work.


Kirt

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Horton, MI

[QUOTE=JJ Donohue] Here's a thought...suppose members who spent their adolescent or later years in the "Age of Aquarius" were to send in pictures of what they looked like and we all try to guess who. Sort of like what Lance did a few months back. Whaddya think? A hippie retrospective![/QUOTE]

Wouldn't work for me, I didn't grow the long hair until I hit 50 . Hey, its called middle age crazy and I can't afford a Porsche. I'm just waiting for the big sideburns and foo man chu moustaches to come back in style. I was a huge fan of Grand Funk and even have a few of Farner's later Christian albums.

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

Oh Yeah, We were into Grand Funk back then! I never did get to see them live though
That video sure brings back memories! FootStompin' music!

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

[quote]I liked GFR too but I did not know they were out of Michigan. [/quote]

   Yea! As I understand a little town just outside of Flint, proper. There actually, is, a Grand Funk Railroad, in which they're named after. It's now appropriately..... defunct ( I'm so proud of myself for that one )

[quote]Or how about the gross-out contest [/quote] The Zap master said that never happened!

[quote]As I remember, those thoughts might have been just a tad chemically induced...so I've heard [/quote]
      You heard correct sir!! I kind of avoided posting because of the obvious drug message, but it's an anachronism, and kind of amusing in present context!

[quote]A hippie retrospective![/quote]
Talk about a chemically induced idea! Wake up, JJ It was the seventies! I think most are trying to forget these kind of things!


[quote]I'm just waiting for the big sideburns and foo man chu moustaches to come back in style.[/quote]


    Don, the trend has to start somewhere, why not the OLF, why not now?

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

I'm your Captain.... Lives on and on.

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Greg
http://garibaldiinstruments.com/