To: wahlgren@pacificrim.net
Subject: Thanks for a GREAT concert
America,
Just want to say many thanks for a great afternoon concert at the Indio Date Festival. In the last few years my husband and I have made an effort to see many of the bands we so enjoyed in the 60's and 70's. So many have been major letdowns. But your sound is just as terrific as always!!
I am pleased to know about your web site and I will be sharing this information with friends and family. I notice you have upcoming engagements in Porterville and Bakersfield. As I have family in both communities I will be spreading the word that yours is a "not-to-be-missed" concert!! Again many thaks for providing such quality entertainment. Most Sincerely, Carole Stringer
RENO-SPARKS: THE NUGGET CASINO
Rick Wahlgren
wahlgren@pacificrim.net
TONS OF FUN AT THE NUGGET!!
America may have received most the thunderous standing ovations this past weekend at the Nugget Celebrity Showroom in Sparks (Reno), but it was two gorgeous elephant ladies, Angel and Bertha* that also found their way into the hearts of America showgoers.
For the second week in a row, elephants played a role in the shows.......first at Indio, CA, and now in Sparks at the Nugget. The only thing missing were the camels that found their way to Indio.
In fact, Dewey pointed out that America thought they saw it all in 25 plus years, but never have had elephants back to back in shows.........so this was in fact a history making event!
And....these were talented elephants......able to play a drum and harmonica.......and eat unpeeled bananas. (go ahead and try it)
Taking the stage after Angel and Bertha was former New Yorker turned L.A. comedian Glenn Hirsch, who kept the crowd in stitches with jokes like...........
"I took my dog Ralph on an airplane flight, and the airlines lost him......
But two weeks later, the airlines called up......said they located my dog..............but now he answers to "Raul."
Then.........it was time for America........and the sweet chords of Riverside got the shows rolling.
The shows in Sparks were basic hit & highlight shows, in that America was only given an hour to keep show goers away from the tables and slot machines.
Some highlights.........
One show Friday, and *two* shows Saturday.
Dewey mentioned that America just celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Grammy Award for being the Best New Artist.......and that was very meaningful.
The crowds especially appreciated "Sandman," and it was neat to see a young boy sitting near the front singing along........not missing one lyric. (Sandman is one of the most popular America songs among the teens that I've talked with)
Gerry kidded Dewey mercilessly about coming up with the idea for elephants as show openers................
Dewey announced his favorite elephant was Angel.....leaving Bertha for the rest of the guys.
The crowds Friday and Saturday were very large and lively........and enthused about America. The guys were very sharp and smooth for all shows.
The (incredibly wonderful and special) crew had to work extra hard, especially Saturday night.....because they had to set up, take down, and then do it all over again, to accomodate Miss Bertha and Miss Angel......who looked like they would've enjoyed crunching, munching, and attempting to play America's guitars and sound system! (but.....would it be a potential top 10 hit?)
The greatest part, as always, was a chance to see everyone again and have a *real* live America chat!
Rick
***Angel and Bertha traditionally have opened all shows at the Celebrity Showroom at the Nugget for years
RENO-SPARKS: THE NUGGET CASINO
Subj: America in Sparks!
Date: 3/12/97 11:55:34 PM From: MegGiry119 I saw America for the first time at the Nugget last week! That was the first time I had heard most of their songs, but now I have most of them memorized! They are so GREAT!!! My favorites are Sister Golden Hair and Tin Man, and I just bought the Hourglass CD today. If you guys (America) read this-you are two of the most terrific singers and musicians I have ever heard, and definitely the best performers to come to the Nugget in a long time! I'm a 20 year old music minor, and I just recorded a CD with the University of Nevada-Reno's Wind Ensemble, so I can appreciate the work it takes to record. I just want you to know that I will forever be a fan!! Please come back to Sparks really soon!!!!! And keep up the absolutely incredible work!!!!
You guys are the best!
:) Meggie
NOTE FROM THE NUGGET
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1997
From: John Bogle
Subject: Thanks for the great week
Hi everyone
I'm J.R. the front of house engineer for the Sparks Nugget. I just wanted to thank you guys for an
absolutly great week run at our showroom. Everyone on our crew really enjoyed working with
you (Great Music and Great Fun) and would really like to see you return. A special thanks from
me to Bill and Steve (your tech guys) who are the best. Again from all of us at the Nugget
THANKS FOR A GREAT WEEK. John "J. R." Bogle
Here's another set of "rules" to be considered....no, maybe "rules" is the wrong word. Perhaps it's
just plain old manners and common sense:
1. Please don't consider anything printed here (AOL board) to be the absolute truth. We all try to
post/print nothing that is in error, but face it, humans are humans and we all make mistakes.
Don't buy airplane tickets or ask for time off from work until you've gotten a confirmed concert
date and talked to the venue to obtain tickets! I know how frustrating it can be....I once drove 14
hours round-trip to see the band at a show that was still on the schedule, listed as confirmed, the
night before the show.....and it didn't happen. Sure, I was upset, but I didn't blame the person
who posted the schedule! All of us who've been around a long time realize just how much of an
improvement it is to even HAVE any kind of a schedule to work from! Let's not blow it by
whining!
2. As everyone has pointed out, Gerry and Dewey and the rest of the guys are very gracious to
their fans. But, please, don't EXPECT favors just because you are familiar with some of the
on-line people. I get very upset when I'm told by the guys that there are people using my name
trying to get back to see the guys.....people who may be really nice, who I may chat with, but
who I really don't "know." And besides, even if we do know you, it's not our place to get you
backstage. Take the attitude that you're going to go to the show and enjoy it.....and maybe, if the
timing is right, you might get to meet the guys. But don't count on it, and don't let it ruin your
evening! And don't drop names, because I can tell you, it doesn't work, especially when you use
mine! :)
3. If you happen to see the guys in the hotel or before the show, please be friendly and all......but
have some manners! Don't interrupt meals or phone calls, or follow the guys to see what floor
they're on so you can leave notes later.......that borders on "stalking" and can be unnerving! Also,
anyone who's ever been on the road knows that sometimes the guys, particularly the crew, may
not eat a regular meal for days on end.....so interupting their first "real" meal in days can be
highly annoying (and potentially dangerous! :)
Date: 2/9/97
From: SandmanDJ@aol.com
During Wednesday's 'chat room' discussion, someone's daughter, looking over her mother's
shoulder at the discussion, asked a simple question. It was "why do you all like America so
much?". I answered it immediately, the best I could in the two lines the 'chat room' feature lets
you send, but no one else seemed to pick up on it.
Now why would ten or so grown adults spend two to three hours chatting about a rock band.
Why are we such fans of America? What makes them so special? I have been burdened to
expand on my extemporaneous response since the chat. Why I am and an America fan. I would
love to hear other peoples reasons also. I think it might be good practice to crystallize our
thoughts in preparation for the possible '97 blitzkrieg mentioned earlier by Jim. Plus, its also
great fun. Here goes.
Reasons for being an America Fan:
1. The unbelievably high, consistent, enduring quality of the songs. Its the music, stupid! (to
variate Clinton's '92 campaign slogan). Once Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett were talking about
their careers, privately, and Sinatra asked Bennett why he thought they had been so successful for
so long. Bennett's response: the quality of the music. "Our songs", he said, "individually, have a
presence, a personality, that makes them timeless". When I first heard this, I thought "THAT'S
AMERICA". Their songs share these same characteristics. They are as fresh and meaningful
today as when they were first released. Everyone's music is not this way; its dated. America is in
a select group for having this trait.
2. The fact that Dewey, Gerry and Dan are singer/SONGWRITERS. They have written 97
percent of the songs that they have recorded. This underscores their raw talent tremendously,
especially given that they write songs of the quality mentioned in reason 1. This puts them in a
group with the likes of Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, The Beatles, etc... Pretty good
company. No one usually asks why people like them so much.
3. Gerry Beckley's unique voice. Dewey and Dan have great voices. Their success is proof of
that. But Gerry, to me, has one of those special, unique voices that doesn't come around very
often. Other artists could record his ballads/love songs, such as 'Sarah', 'To Each His Own', 'All
My Life', 'Daisy Jane', 'I Need You', 'She's Gonna Let You Down', 'Who Loves You',
'Watership Down' and 'Sister Golden Hair' (to just name the few that came straight to me), and
they simply would not have a sound that would make them noteworthy. This puts Gerry in a
select group of unique voice artists, like, in my opinion, Elton John, Bob Dylan, David Gates, on
the male side, and Karen Carpenter, Streisand, and Cass Elliott (Mama) on the female side. Not
bad company. No one usually asks why people like them.
4. The folksy, natural themes of a lot of the music. I think we can attribute most of this to
Dewey. Think of songs like 'A Horse with No Name', 'Seasons', 'Wind Wave', 'Ventura
Highway', 'Cornwall Blank', 'Rainbow Song', 'Green Monkey', etc... All of these songs in one
way or another represent some aspect of Nature: the beauty of the desert, seasonal change,
outdoorsy recreation, redwood trees, and on and on. These simple themes are very appealing. I
noticed them way back when I was in high school, and I've always cherished them.
5. The honest sound of the music. Most every song America song can be re-produced on stage
without sounding totally different that the recorded version. This, I believe, is a key reason why
the band's tours remain popular year in and year out. They sound as good live as their albums.
This is because there are not a lot of studio tricks in their recordings. It's and honest sound.
6. The clean, wholesome sound of the music. I've always appreciated, very much, that lack of
any distasteful, lewd, compromising, suggestive lyrics. I could play the music at home when I
was growing up with total parent approval, and I can play it today around my kids. Yet, the
music isn't boring 'G' stuff. It is meaningful (Sandman: Vietnam-era allusions, Story of A
Teenager: Teen suicide, It's Life: Life in general, Lonely People). It's deeply romantic (Molten
Love, Who Loves You, Head and Heart). Etc...
That's enough. That's my 'Perspective'. These are some of the key reasons why I have always
loved this band, and remain somewhat in awe of it. Some groups are so good, they implicitly
deserve recognition and a following. This is what we have to be able to convince the Jay Leno's,
the Rosie O'Donnell's and the radio stations of. In my book, America is that good. That's why I
like America so much. Next anyone?
Dave
Subj: Re:Why Do You Like America?
Date: 2/10/97
From: Beechlady@aol.com
1. As "Sandman" said, Gerry's unique voice. It's an aged and finely tuned cello.
2. The chords. NO ONE arranges their melodies and accompaniments like America.
3. Simple, no frou-frou. You can walk away humming from their songs after hearing them
once.
4. Being NICE counts for alot these days!
Anyway, my $.02 worth
TkH
Peace just released a *great new CD* (March 97) called "Peace." It follows "Stronger Than You
Know" (1994), which Dan produced. Both CDs can be ordered by mailing your check or money
order to:
Peace
Purchase Sound
PO Box 905
Paducah, KY 42002-0905
Each CD is $12.98 , and this includes shipping and handling. These CDs are a must!!!!!!
Check out the new Peace home page at: http://www.pacificrim.net/~wahlgren/dan.html
Subj: Bio/Warner/1-73
From: Lpsalyers@aol.com
Inspired by the recent postings on America's History, I humbly tender this offering. Here's the
background: Sometime in mid-1973, after experiencing my first America concert, I was
desperate for more information, and frustrated by the limited availability of pictures and articles
about my favorite group. So, "borrowing" letterhead from my local hometown newspaper, with a
little help from my then-boyfriend-part-time-newspaper-photographer, (if you're reading this J.
McD.-forgive me!) I wrote to Warner Brothers, requesting a press kit. To my surprise, they sent
it! I received a black & white glossy and two-page press release, dated January, 1973. I was in
heaven!!!
Here is is - fact, fiction, or fantasy, but verbatim:
AMERICA
"Easy and sure vocals tightly surrounded by a blend of guitars tempered by a youthful energy has
become identifiable in the last year as the sound of one group -- AMERICA. And just as the
nation that also bears that name is the collective energies of individual states, AMERICA is the
collaboration of the musical talents of Dan Peek, Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley, whose
musical cohesiveness is obvious the first time you hear them. THey all write lyrics stimulated by
the same kinds of feelings about themselves and their natural surroundings, mostly encased in
metaphors of American landscapes and its animal inhabitants. They all play their instruments and
use their voices with a remarkably compatible "feel." And they all admire the musical talents of
the same kind of fellow artists such as The Beach Boys, Cat Stevens and Jackson Browne.
The compatibilitites of AMERICA must stem in part from the similar backgrounds of the three.
Dan, Dewey, and Gerry all grew up in the constantly moving environs of the United States Air
Force. Their officer fathers were stationed in various parts of the world throughout their lives
until their histories converged on one locale - England. It was there in the American school just
outside London that they met and began sharing their music with each other. It was there that
they decided to become AMERICA and begin playing gigs in London and ere signed by Warner
Bros. Records.
The success of that first album "America" and the hit single "A Horse with No Name," which
brought them to the attention of American and English fans in an unbelieveably short time, is
now record business history. Since them, AMERICA has begun to find a home in the country
whose name they borrowed, and the migration to the States has bought about a second album,
"Homecomming", released in November, 1972.
Now that Dan, Dewey, and Gerry have found a home in California, they have decided to further
the plans begun with the recording of their last album. AMERICA produced "Homecomming"
themselves and all three look forward to production colaboration on future albums.
They want to increase their musical vocabulary with the addition of more instruments (all three
play bass and piano as well as guitar and Dan has even learned to play the violin), and they are
considering the use of more electronic amplification having experimented with an Arp
synthesizer on the "Homecomming" album.
They embarked on their first tour in January playing major concert halls across the country for
three months, somethingthey had looked forward to for a long time but was hindered by illness
and accidents. And now that they live in Southern California they can be closer to their musician
and songwriter friends that they have felt so far apart from.
January, 1973
CDNow http://www.cdnpw.com
CDEurope http://www.cdeurope.com
CDUniverse http://www.cduniverse.com
Also, on the America home page, newsletters, etc.......we've published many ideas for ordering
America CDs. Here's some great info from Steve Lowry........and he has even more on his
America Fans page................
Subj: America CDs in Stock
From: KMCLStarr@aol.com (Steve Lowry)
I spoke with Scott Sosebee of Thoughtscape Sounds (http://biz.ipa.net/thoughtscape/ or call
1-800-435-6185) today and he said that he had all of the following America CDs in stock (the
two with asterisks will be in stock by the end of the month). I've already ordered a second set of
CDs for myself and thought that many of you may also be interested.
America - $11.99
Homecoming - $11.99
Hat Trick - $18.99
*Holiday - $18.99
Hearts - $18.99
Hideaway - $18.99
Harbor - $18.99
*America Live - $18.99
View From The Ground - $10.99
The Last Unicorn Soundtrack - $24.99
America In Concert (1985 Capitol) - $15.99 Encore - $14.99
America In Concert (1995 King Biscuit) - $14.99
Van Go Gan (Gerry's Solo Album) - $32.99
Centenary Collection (replaces the Premium Gold Collection) - $18.99
If you want to see other places that have America CDs in stock go to
/america/cdsource.htm and you'll see the current information as of
Tuesday, February 25.
Steve (AmericaSL@aol.com)
*******************ONE WAY RELEASE**************************
Don't forget that Silent Letter, Alibi, Perspective, and Your Move will be released this summer
on CD (June or July) by One Way Records. Do yourself a huge favor, and add all to your
collection.
I am planning to link this to the America home page in the near future.
From: willc@e-z.net
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997
To: Rick Wahlgren
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/3034/tlu.html
From: Jillbean99@aol.com
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997
To: wahlgren@pacificrim.net Subject: Request
I have the following request.....
I attend the America concerts whenever they are close to my home. Most of the time I see them
at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa in Clearlake, Reno or Tahoe. I got the courage up one time
(when I ran into Dewey Bunnell at the Konocti Resort) to request that they play "All My Life". It
was my 17th wedding anniversary and this has always been a special song to us. When our son
was born (17 years ago) we used to sing it to him. It still makes me feel emotional when I hear it
because of all the feelings I have wrapped up with it. Anyway, we're getting ready to see
America again in Reno this March on the 2nd I think. And once again I'd like to just ask for that
song. I know it's unlikely. I've was told by Dewey that it slows the show down too much. It's a
beautiful song and I'll bet there are alot of America fans that have special feelings attached to it.
I'm not a fanatical fan, but I am a loyal one ( a little guilt couldn't hurt)....so please, I'm asking
nice!
Also, why don't they play "Hope"? I was surprised last time I saw them that they didn't. In my
opinion, it's one of their best. Now that it's been nominated for a grammy, maybe?
As my son would say "America Rules"! They've been a constant in my life since I was about 17
and I'm almost 40 now (yikes!). I love em.
Date: 20-Feb-1997
From: "Warner, Chris"
Subject: Name the New CD
Rick,
My suggestion for and "H" CD title :
Holograph
with a holographic image of the band
(or selected scene) on the insert cover or on the disk.
Chris Warner
From: dburke@sinfo.net
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 97
To: wahlgren@pacificrim.net
Subject: America
Rick,
Hello from Panama! I am currently stationed here with the US Air Force and have been a fan of
America since the early 70's. I attended London Central High School in England (Their Alma
Mater). I have seen them numerous times in concert.....the latest in Kansas City last year. I was
somewhat disappointed because I thought it was an America Concert (advertised as such) but
they played for 45 minutes in front of Little River Band. I was still excited because I missed
them in Oklahoma City a couple of years before (my brother made it). I saw them in the early
80's in Daytona Beach, Florida during spring break....great show. Anyway, just wanted to relay
that you have a superb web page and this was the first I heard that Gerry had a solo album out. If
you are in touch with the band, Please pass on that London Central has a high school reunion in
Atlanta in 98 I believe. They can receive more details on the LCHS Web Page. Again great web
page.....Ill visit often.
Darryl Burke
Date: 3/15/97
From: VTAHWY2@aol.com
AMERICA has had a long-term association with Jimmy Webb. Gerry and he have been close
friends for years, and I believe Jimmy is godfather to Gerry's son, Matt. AMERICA performing
Jimmy's songs on "The Last Unicorn" was probably a natural progression of this
relationship.
As Steve said, the soundtrack is available as a German import entitled "Das Letzte Einhorn".
Excellent vocals by Gerry and Dewey on "The Last Unicorn" and "Man's Road"!! The song "The
Last Unicorn" can also be found on the Premium Gold Collection CD.
Barb & Gary
Subj: America
Date: 2/23/97
From: CALABS@aol.com
I just had to say that I loved the art comparison to America's music ! I'm a 35 year old guy who
has grownup with great 60's and 70's music and I can relate totally to your thoughts... Being a
huge Beatle's fan and stuff like America,Simon & Garfunkel, Dan Fogelberg,Eagles and love
Loggins and Messina, I know that there was so much of that artistic type stuff coming out back
then...No I am not an artist but a musician.
I still love alot of 90's music, but that older stuff will never be duplicated ! I'm sort of "new on
the block" to this America message board, but I feel like all you guys are so easy to talk to
here...Mark,Rick,Barb just to name a few.....Thanks for listening and have a great day...!!! Joe
from Jersey
Subj: Baby Coni's
Date: 97-02-22
From: Joconi@aol.com
Hi everybody,
My name is Joseph and me and my sister Gia want to say hello. (My Dad Joconi is helping us
write this). We want to say that we like America also, they are a good band. We listen to thier
cd's all the time. My favorite song is Sandman and my sister loves The Last Unicorn. We went to
America concerts with my Mom and Dad and we got to meet Gerry and Dewey and Rooster and
Pete and we liked the concerts. We were at Hershey Park last year, we saw them two times in the
same day. We met Barb and Kelly there. We are going to go to some more concerts too.
bye, Joseph and Gia.
( wow, my kids first on line post and it was on the America board!!)
Joe
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1997
From: The James Family
To: wahlgren@pacificrim.net
Subject: America
I am 15, and started listening to America when I was 13. I am a huge Beatles fan and when my
Dad showed me he produced History I had to hear it. I originaly became obsessed with the song
Sandman but began to love every song on the cd. Spending most of its time in my room my Dad
gave me the cd. I had to find more America music! I searched record stores until I finally found
the cd Ventura Highway and other favorites. I was exited to find live versions of many of my
favorite songs and a handful of excellent song that were not on History. I hope America goes on
Tour again because it sounds like they can do magic live!
Editors Note: Younger generation loves Sandman!!!!!
Subj: Discussion: Album Cuts
Date: 2/27/97v
From: AmericaFan@aol.com
I would like to hear about some of the AMERICA album cuts that you remember hearing played
on the radio. I remember back in the 70's when AMERICA was in its heyday, as a general rule
AM stations played top 40 singles and "cool" FM stations played album cuts. AMERICA album
cuts were a staple of many FM stations in the 70's. Here's my recollections of album cuts that
were played. From their first album Sandman was very popular but I also remember hearing
Riverside, Clarice, and Three Roses a few times. To Each His Own was probably the most
popular cut from Homecoming. California Revisited, Head and Heart, and Saturn Nights were
also played.
I was surprised that songs from Hat Trick didn't get air play, because I think that was one of their
best efforts. However, they rebounded nicely with Holiday. Just about every song from that
album received air play. I remember hearing Baby It's Up To You and Another Try played so
often that I thought they must have been released as singles. Also on play lists were Hollywood,
Mad Dog, Old Man Took, What Does It Matter, and In The Country. They continued their album
cut success with Hearts. Again it seemed like every song on the album was on the play list. I
remember hearing Old Virginia and Bell Tree a lot! Midnight, Half A Man, People In The
Valley, Company, and Story of A Teenager were heard regularly. Hideaway was another album
hit. While the songs weren't played as regularly as cuts from Holiday and Hearts, I remember Jet
Boy Blue, Letter, Watership Down, and Lovely Night all got air play.
Harbor kind of signaled an end to AMERICA's album cut heyday. Not only did it not produce a
hit single but I only remember hearing Don't You Cry and God Of The Sun once or twice and
that was it. Other than occasionally playing one of the previously mentioned songs, this seemed
to usher in an age of silence for AMERICA album cuts.
Things were changing in radio as the 80's dawned. FM became king and began playing top 40
along with album cuts. AM was relegated to news, talk, country, and oldies. While AMERICA
made a comeback on the pop stations, the only album cuts that I can recall getting even limited
air play during the 80's were Inspector Mills, Tonight Is For Dreamers, and She's A Runaway. I
had hoped that Hourglass would break this age of silence, but to their discredit and loss, radio
ignored the many songs worthy of air play. Hear's wishing that the next album will break the age
of silence!!!!!
Subj: Re:Discussion: Album Cuts
Date: 2/28/97
From: DeeDoo19@aol.com
The only thing i could remember is a wonderful experience on FM, is WCCC (Howard Stern's
old gig) played every album of America's from first to last(at that time it was History). Five
glorious hours and trivia!! I wish for that again!!
Georgianna
Subj: Re:Discussion: Album Cuts
Date: 2/28/97
From: Beechlady
I destinctly remember rushing home after school late in '77 to see who was going to be on
WLAV (Lansing Rock) on their spotlight show that night--and finding out it was America
"Harbour"! When I heard that, I ran to my car--booked to Lansing to the biggest record store they
had and bought Harbour! I came home played it a couple of million times, slapped the poster up
on the wall, then listened to the radio spotlight. My only regret is that I didn't tape the damn
thing.....20/20 hindsight.....
TkH
We can also post messages on alt.music.classic.rock-roll and create America threads. Let's give it
a try.
Rick Wahlgren
1717 Matz Road
Ferndale, Washington 98248
phone: 360-380-6271
Home Page Sites.................
America Home Page (by Rick Wahlgren)
http://www.pacificrim.net/~wahlgren
America: Classic Rock Band in Pictures (by Ike Gauley)
http://www.harvestcomm.net/america/
America Fans Across America ... and the World (by Steve Lowry)
/america/index.htm
Dan Peek....Peace Home Page: http://www.pacificrim.net/~wahlgren/dan.html by Rick
Wahlgren
1. keyword mmc (for Musicspace Message Board)
2. Rock/Pop
3. Artists A-F (n/s)
4. America: Beckley and Bunnell (and you're there!!!!!)
Q.1 On whose album from 1980 did Dewey sing lead vocals on one track,and what was the track.
Ans. MARCUS DAVID's greatest hits......The song was (I had) TOO MUCH TO DREAM (last
night)
Q.2 What was the original working title for the VIEW FROM THE GROUND album. Ans.
TWO CAR GARAGE.
Q.3 What book is Dewey reading on the cover of VIEW FORM THE GROUND. Ans. IF YOU
COULD SEE ME KNOW.
Q.4 The cover artwork for the VIEW FROM THE GROUND album was different in japan,what
did it depict. Ans. AN AERIAL VIEW OF TWO CARS.
Q.5 Name the friend of Dewey & Gerry who co-wrote some songs which appeared on a 60's tv
series. Ans. BILL MUMY............LOST IN SPACE.
RULES TO LIVE BY
This note was posted on AOL......and has some good advice about several issues........
WHY DO YOU LIKE AMERICA?
Subj: Why Do You Like America?
DAN PEEK JOINS PEACE!
Very pleased to report that Dan Peek has officially joined Brian Gentry and Ken Marvin of the
fabulous and multi-talented pop/rock group Peace. This is also a return and strong re-emergence
by Dan to the pop-rock music scene, following Dan's Christian rock music career since leaving
America.
AMERICA BACKGROUND
WARNER BIOGRAPHY........1973
CD AVAILABILITY
On the Internet.....here's some favorite places..............
LAST UNICORN HOMEPAGE
Yes......for real......and I loved it! I checked it out after receiving this message........ (I can't think
of a more stunning song in concert than Last Unicorn.)
AMERICA HOME PAGE MESSAGES
There's always a flood of great email coming into the America home page......here's just a
few........
AMERICA ONLINE POSTS
There's always some great posts on America online.........here's some............ Subj: Re:Last
Unicorn/Jimmy Webb
YOUNG FANS
No doubt that a whole new generation will be listening to, singing, and performing America
music far into the future. One of my favorites at concerts is to see young people singing along,
smiling, and thoroughly enjoying America's music. Here's a couple messages from some young
America fans.......
ALBUM CUTS
Here's a discussion about Album cuts from AOL message boards...........
FAVORITE LOVE SONGS
Around Valentines Day, several America favorite love songs were posted on AOL....including
All My Life, Who Loves You, Molten Love, Glad to See You, Sister Golden Hair, Three Rose,
Unconditional Love.
alt.music.beckley-bunnel newsgroup.......help!
Several Internet users have asked about having an AOL type message board to post info about
America. There is already a newsgroup called alt.music.beckley-bunnel...........but not enough
Internet servers picked it up so messages can propogate from one site to another. It would help if
everyone could contact their server with a brief note.....asking them to carry this newsgroup.....it
doesn't cost them anything. If everyone did this.....it should make a difference.
CONCERT FLYERS
I gave the guys 2000 concert flyers when I was in Reno-Sparks concerts last month.........so
concert goers could get in touch with America through the Internet, AOL, email or by regular
mail. These will be available at concerts this spring and summer. We've already met some great
people who attended these shows that said they got the flyer!
AMERICA EXPRESS NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS
Send in your trivia, concert reviews, America memories, opinions, commentaries, or pictures for
the America Home page, etc about America for the Summer edition of the America Express
Newsletter!!!!!!
AMERICA COMMUNICATIONS
Email: wahlgren@pacificrim.net (Rick Wahlgren) or kydaka@aol.com
AOL America Message Board (this is a *permanent* message board) Also......Gerry and Dewey
are AOL members, and read the America message board often.............
TRIVIA ANSWERS
