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Let's spread some musical misinformation

Sadly, this is NOT disinformation:

www.talkclassical.com/67207-schenker-gets-cancelled.html

And 2+2=5, but only sometimes....

When will the madness stop?

Sorry, I'll see myself out.
I had no idea that there was a journal dedicated solely to Michael Schenker.
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Schenker then went on to create MSG, a chemical that makes the contents of the KFC bucket taste slightly more interesting than the packaging. It led to two phenomena; '80s drummers with ever more expansive kits (and, as a side, that mammoth bore known as "the drum solo") and double-braced hardware being introduced, initially for drum stools.
Also, the cause of the need for double braced drum stools and the resulting, shall we say maladies, these particular injuries were then called Schenker Sores.
 
The prefix "Mc" or "Mac" means "son of" and it clearly demonstrates the degree of cashing in on famous parents prevalent in British music. Paul's dad, Cartney, was considered among the top three bass players in Walton and certainly the best in Forthlin Road. He was also a prolific songwriter; "I'm the man of the house but there's a louse in me scouse" was whistled by many a milkman in the 1950s.
John's dad, Claughlin, pioneered the fusion of jazz and Yorkshire colliery brass bands, employing the young Brian Blessed on vocals before the PA was invented. Claughlin's musical career was cut short by his tendency to get legless with Douglas Bader in the pubs of Sprotborough, but not before John hitched a lift on his famous father's coattails.
There are numerous others, but I won't go on. You can look up John's dad, Vie, yourselves if you're not familiar with West London's skiffle scene of the late '40s.
 
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Some bass players don't have enough names (Sting, Flea) and some too many (Paul Samwell-Smith, Gail Ann Dorsey). So from now on Sting will be Samwell Sting and Flea will be Ann Flea.
When Sir Paul tours south of the US, he uses: Sir Paul Enrico Geraldo Garcia Hernandez Armando Lopez Rodrigo Sanchez Ernesto Raphael Manuel McCartney and Wings...Unless it's his solo tour, where he uses..........
 
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album was actually written on a hot summer day, sitting at a picnic table.
They used very large paper back then because paper was plentiful as it actually did grow on trees then.
David Gilmour's pen (the only one anyone thought to bring) had failed.
Nick Mason, who LOVED the American candy M&Ms had a "value snack pack" which in those days was about 8 pounds...the net weight value not the currency.
For the notes, they used these M&Ms on their staff. In the hot summer sun there was a slight problem. M&Ms melt on your staff, not in your hands.
They did complete the composition of the album and when they had finished, the image of the colorfully melted product they had sitting on the table inspired the album cover.
 
The prefix "Mc" or "Mac" means "son of" and it clearly demonstrates the degree of cashing in on famous parents prevalent in British music. Paul's dad, Cartney, was considered among the top three bass players in Walton and certainly the best in Forthlin Road. He was also a prolific songwriter; "I'm the man of the house but there's a louse in me scouse" was whistled by many a milkman in the 1950s.
John's dad, Claughlin, pioneered the fusion of jazz and Yorkshire colliery brass bands, employing the young Brian Blessed on vocals before the PA was invented. Claughlin's musical career was cut short by his tendency to get legless with Douglas Bader in the pubs of Sprotborough, but not before John hitched a lift on his famous father's coattails.
There are numerous others, but I won't go on. You can look up John's dad, Vie, yourselves if you're not familiar with West London's skiffle scene of the late '40s.
In some mountainous regions of the US there is a prominent family name: MCMacMCson.
 
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