Glenn in the Press/Blogs/etc.

[UndertheWire]

Forgive me, I've been disappearing down rabbit holes over the last few days so here are a couple of small references that I find interesting.

From the doc, we know Henley saw Elton John's first US performance at the Troubadour, but do you know who was the first act that Elton and his band saw at the Troubadour? Yes, that would be Longbranch Pennywhistle opening for The Dillards.
http://www.eltonjohn.com/45-years-ag...the-us-part-1/

Next is an interview with the members of Honey Ltd, earlier known as the Mama Cats, who were one of Punch Andrews' acts in Detroit before moving to LA. (I think it's been posted before because I remember someone identifying which was Joan and which was Alex Silwin). They also sang backup on Ramblin' Gamblin' Man.
http://www.furious.com/perfect/honeyltd.html

[Brooke]

Forgive me, I've been disappearing down rabbit holes over the last few days so here are a couple of small references that I find interesting.

From the doc, we know Henley saw Elton John's first US performance at the Troubadour, but do you know who was the first act that Elton and his band saw at the Troubadour? Yes, that would be Longbranch Pennywhistle opening for The Dillards.
http://www.eltonjohn.com/45-years-ag...the-us-part-1/

Next is an interview with the members of Honey Ltd, earlier known as the Mama Cats, who were one of Punch Andrews' acts in Detroit before moving to LA. (I think it's been posted before because I remember someone identifying which was Joan and which was Alex Silwin). They also sang backup on Ramblin' Gamblin' Man.
http://www.furious.com/perfect/honeyltd.html

Nice little tidbits there, UtW! Thanks!

[UndertheWire]

It's worth reading the comments on this for a little history of "The Heavy Metal Kids":
http://www.garagehangover.com/fourofus/

"Radio Active"!

[sodascouts]

It's worth reading the comments on this for a little history of "The Heavy Metal Kids":
http://www.garagehangover.com/fourofus/

"Radio Active"!

LOL!!!!

I always wondered why they'd had that name before the term "heavy metal" was coined - I didn't even know the term had ever been associated with radioactivity. Must be some 50s thing. That's hilarious!

Thank you so much for finding these nuggets!

[AlreadyGone95]

The British Blues/blues rock band Free(All Right Now) was requested by Island Records to use the name Heavy Metal Kids back in 1968. It was mainly because of their age. The youngest, Andy Fraser, was only 16, and the oldest, Simon Kirke, was about 19. I'm glad that they stuck to their guns and kept the name Free. (Just a little relevant tidbit about a different band I love).

I always thought that the term heavy metal came from the Peter Fonda movie, Easy Rider, or the Steppenwolf song, Born to be Wild. " I like smoke and lightning, heavy metal thunder". It originally was meant for motorcycles before it became a music genre. You learn something new everyday.

[UndertheWire]

Jack Tempchin has just announced that "I did it for your love" will be in the upcoming film starring Jennfier Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert deNiro.
https://www.facebook.com/JackTempchi...54405608104816

[sodascouts]

Very cool! I love that song.

Is it silly that the song's inclusion makes me want to see the movie just to hear it, lol? I'll wait 'til it comes on Netflix, though.

[Jonny Come Lately]

[B]I always wondered why they'd had that name before the term "heavy metal" was coined - I didn't even know the term had ever been associated with radioactivity. Must be some 50s thing. That's hilarious!

The term heavy metal is still used in this context - I'm actually a scientist myself so 'heavy metal' to me can mean cadmium and lead as well as Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. I'll try to keep this fairly short and straightforward, but the heavier elements are more likely to be radioactive because they are so large and therefore less stable than, say, lighter metals such as lithium, and the less stable the species, the more likely it is to undergo radioactive decay.

A couple of Wikipedia articles if anyone is interested:

Heavy Metal (Chemical element)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_...mical_element)

Radioactive Decay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_decay

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for letting us know about that, UTW. I Did It for Your Love is probably the Glenn solo song that has grown on me the most. When I first heard it, I was unimpressed and thought it was rather bland. Then suddenly one day I was listening to it and, out of nowhere, it grabbed me and I gained a whole new appreciation for it. Now I absolutely adore the song - its raw, honest emotion is simply beautiful!

[AlreadyGone95]

Not quite sure where to put this because I don't have a link to prove it.

My uncle called me a few minutes ago. He was watching our local PBS station. They had a program on about the history of Muscle Shoals studio. He told me that, toward the end, there was a brief mention of Glenn Frey and No Fun Aloud. They showed a picture of the album cover. My uncle said that he hopes ot repeats because he wants to record it and have me watch it. There were also mentions of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, among others.

ETA: Here's the show on PBS: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/muscle-shoals/