Steve Slaton is my my favorite radio D.J. of all time! He was recently let go from KZOK radio as a victim of this lousy economy. When you relocate please let me know where you are and I will be a faithful listener. I have grown up with your killer classic rock and roll stories and various attributes. Your “Breakfast with the Beatles” was incredible! It will not be the same without you! I anxiously await news that you are back o the air!

I wrote him a song and sent him the cd a few years back called “I’m alive”. I have reprinted the lyrics for you here is a nostalgic look back at you rock and roll delivery. I also got to see his broadcast live at some bar in downtown Tacoma in 2002 when Paul McCartney was doing his “Driving Rain” tour at the Tacoma dome. He is awesome and my friend! I will find him broadcasting somewhere and listen to him for days! he is a rock scholar and amazing dude!

Radio Man
(dedicated to Steve Slaton formerly of KZOKRadio.) SIGH!
Copyright 1998 (Key of A minor)
(Written by Eric “E.T.” Turnbow)

Radio man, help me belong
Show me what’s right, tell me what’s wrong Oh radio man, don’t take too long Or I’ll give up the tight, for the price at a song

Music make the world go ’round
Dollar for dollar, pound for pound
So sing a sweet song when you know I’m down Oh Radio man , wipe off this frown, wipe off this frown

Keep playing your music, don’t stop too soon Radio rocket shoot me up to the moon Oh Radio man, come on and keep me in tune Come on and keep me in tune (Repeat chorus)

Radio man, help me belong
Show me what’s right, tell me what’s wrong Oh radio man, don’t take too long Or I’ll give up the tight, for the price at a song

A.M. F.M. whatever it takes
Crank up the music end keep me awake
Oh Radio man I dig the music you make,
I dig the music you make
A Flugel horn or a Bass Guitar
Maracas, piano, exotic sitar
Oh Radio man I think you’re a star, think you’re a star (Repeat chorus)

Radio man, help me belong
Show me what’s right, tell me what’s wrong Oh radio man, don’t take too long Or I’ll give up the tight, for the price at a song

My radio’s blasting, mile after mile
Thanks to you brother I’m cruising in style Oh Radio man, let’s rock for a while, let’s rock for a while

Oh Radio man, keep on singing
I feel your vibrations, my ears are still ringing You’re part of the plan, my Radio man, my Radio man Yes you’re part of the plan, my Radio man, my Radio man Keep on, keep on giving, so I’ll have reason to keep on living You’re part of the plan My Radio man, My Radio man My Radio man, My Radio man

I traveled to England twice to see The Beatles sacred stomping grounds. The first time was in 1992 where I stayed about 21 days, 3 of the in Paris though. I spent 10 days in Liverpool and the rest in London which I loved so much that I went back for another 9 days in 1997, I love Abby Road and sniffing that Beatle air! Really! In fact Micheal Moore is going to put me in his movie “Sicko” and use footage of me walking on my hands across Abby Road in 1997, and falling down, dislocating my shoulder, but receiving FREE medical attention through their International health care plan. So look for me in Hollywood soon, or at least on the big screen!

Here is my part!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ7ZT-h6Ut0

Big Steve Slaton Fan!
Eric Turnbow

email: etcosmic2000@yahoo.com
web: http://www.ericturnbow.com
social: http://www.facebook.com/ericturnbow

Romain E. Helke was my best friend for some 3 decades. He was a talented and brilliant man, and the world is not quite the same without him in it! May he rest in peace!

Romain basically drank and smoked himself to death. A very tragic way to go. The last time I saw him was June of 2008 when we went to see the Paul Rogers concert at the casino. I had just started dating my soul mate, Miriam, and showed him a pile of pictures from our ocean shores vacation. I was anxious to have him meet her. I continued to call and email but there was no response at all for a good year and half. I think his health was getting the best of him. He always was a very private man.

I went to see a mutual friend, Jeff Glander, and told of this dilemma. He informed me that He had some heart surgery and had a pacemaker or something similar installed. He said he wanted to get with me but was not really seeing anybody. Jeff told me to send him an mail which I did more than once. I continued to reach out, but to no avail. I never did get any response back from him. I was quite bummed. He was, and still is, a very important part of my life. The very best friend a guy could every have! Really!

Just this last Saturday I got a call from Jeff. The bad news was that on Monday, October 16th, Ro passed out on his kitchen floor by a heart attack. He never made it to work and he has good work ethic. His boss was suspicious and went to his home in Auburn and found him lying face down in the kitchen.

I will attending the Memorial Service at Forest Lawn in Lacey this Wednesday, October 23, 2009 at 10pm. I am very bummed about this. I would have liked to have said good bye at least! It is weird, because the day before I heard the news we were watching video of Romain and myself playing music and being silly. It was sort of a psychic connection. This happens to me when people a admire and value die. Somehow I am able to pick up on their energy.

We were literally best friends for 29 years. I met him at The Living Water church back in 1980. We became room mates and then maintained a great friendship for almost 3 decades. He was my best friend, no doubt about it. Period!

We had a ton of things in common. We never seemed to miss a Seahawk game. We went to California 1991 in my van and saw Disneyland, Universal Studios, and The San Diego Zoo. We even went into Tijuana and partied our butts off. I videotaped about 4 hours of that trip, and I still have the tapes! Fun trip.

Ro bought a boat with his friend Jeff. For about ten years we took many fun trips to Lake Chelan, where we camped on the docks and watched dvd concerts until midnight. WE also went to Lake Washington many times, Summit lake, Black Lake, and Puget Sound too many times to count. I was proud to be the “First Mate”. I guess I was Gilligan and He was The Skipper! I have many pictures and fond memories of these times with him.

We went to see Paul McCartney at the Key Arena on November 3, 2005. This was an incredible show, and there is no one I would have rather attended this event with in the entire world. We both LOVE McCartney, and had a blast! We also saw Travis Tritt at the Puyallup Fair, and Paul Rogers at the Casino, Tammy Wynett, among other incredible events.

When he moved to Tacoma, we never missed a Seahawks game. We alternated hosting each other every Sunday, and even caught several games live at the Kingdome, and Husky stadium when they played there for a season. When he moved to Auburn for work purposes, our visits became less frequent because of nasty traffic and long distances, but we maintained communication over the phone and by emails and stuff. I always made time to get up to Auburn for the 5 pm games, and we never missed a Superbowl!

Romain was King of the coupon! We loved to save money on 2 for 1 meals, and did so often. It was also a game to see how much cash rewards we could make off our credit cards. Never more than a couple hundred dollars, but we had fun doing it! He taught a lot of cool things.

We both loved music. Especially the Beatles, and most of all Paul McCartney. We would bring our guitars up to Seattle and play at the water parks for anyone passing by. We both enjoyed live concerts on of our favorite bands, and often copied each others acquisitions onto video tape or dvd. Ro had a great voice and was a good songwriter as well. I always admired his love of music, and shared it right back with him.

So I lost my best friend, and it hurts! I still have the memories, many videos, and pictures. I wish we had a proper goodbye. I can see why he never returned my calls this last year and half. He was private man, and a very sick one. I wish I could have been there to call 911 and somehow prevent this tragedy. I miss him very much. “Let it be” by The the Beatles was always his favorite song. We even did a 4 track recording of it and made a cool lip sync MTV style video of it. When that song comes on the airwaves I always think of him. His memory will live on, but somehow I feel like I have lost very big part of myself along the way. It is hard to let Him go, but without choice in the matter I will have to move along and “Let it Be”…..

I look forward to seeing him in the sky someday!

Eric Turnbow
October 19, 2009

Update******************

The memorial was great! I was able to connect with a bunch of my friends from the old days including the Thompsons. My old friend, Paul, with whom I had lost touch with, played an original song that Romain had written decades ago and told some great stories. I touched base with his parents and offered my condolences, and his His Sister Dawn, and His brother Richard gave great eulogy’s that were personal and very easy to relate to. They mentioned His love of boating, music, and food! They had a wonderful power point tribute with fitting Beatles and Paul McCartney music as a background to some nostalgic pictures of my buddy Ro. Jeff and Beth Glander were there, as well as Greg Crawford and others that wanted to pay respect for Romain. I was asked to sort of MC the friends statements and bring the microphone around to all the guests to share fitting memories of a wonderful man. A few tears were shed and we all went home with sweet memories.

In fact, just last night I had a vivid dream that I was on vacation with Romain in a cabin on some lake somewhere, somehow. I wold Him that everyone thought he was dead and I was so happy to see we were wrong and that He was still alive. This seemed so real to me, that really do believe our spirits were together once again to share a moment or two. When I awoke though, I realized i had been sleeping, but somehow a cool breeze hit me just right, and I felt like there was something to this encounter. Perhaps a message for us all to let His loved ones know that all is well, and things will be alright. I believe that too! Long live “Rocking Ro”. His memory WILL endure.

ET 10/31/09

This is my personal blog about meeting Mr. Michael Moore, and seeing the movie “Sicko” for the first time
@ The Seattle Premier on June! Written by Eric Turnbow and reprinted with permission from his website
http://www.myspace.com/cosmickaraoke

MY DATE WITH MICHAEL MOORE By Eric Turnbow

Everyone is full of congrats and affection about this lucky break I caught and the “15 minutes of fame” I will receive by actually making it into the Micheal Moore movie “Sicko”. I am very excited and quite passionate about this subject. My part is just a small segway that moves the story from Canada and it’s health care system, over to England and its Universal care which I was able to use in great way while vacationing there in London some 10 years ago. So here is a journal of my proud day at the Movie Premier last Thursday, June 14th in Seattle when I got a rare chance to meet Micheal Moore and see his innovative and eye opening documentary “Sicko”…..

Also visit Micheal’s ever changing website. It is loaded with cool stuff.
READ MORE …. http://www.michaelmoore.com/

First off, they called from Hollywood and invited me to go just one day before the event. I was asked to RSVP, so i cleared my schedule asap, hired someone to fill in for me at The Viking and choose a “guest” to come along and share this cool moment with me. My sister Katherine had emailed me offering to go if it came up. In fact she was the only one with the exception of her son that showed any interest, of driving so far just to see a movie. It also helps that she lives in Seattle! Duh! So I asked her and she said yes. Very cool.

We were to meet at the venue by the Paramount just off Pine street called “AMC Pacific cinemas”, which was on the 4th floor of a shopping mall. My sis wanted to buy me lunch, so we were to meet at 5pm giving us over an hour before we needed to check in with Micheal Moore’s crew. I Left Olympia around 3:42, and with a little traffic hassle here and there I actually arrived at the theater by 5:07pm! I did not make even one wrong turn and landed in the parking garage in the same building as the theater! Katherine was stuck in traffic, but arrived within a half hour. We had Delicious margaritas, and a chicken casadea at a little Mexican bar a small walk away from the venue. Yummy.

So we checked in as VIP’s, and were escorted to a roped off section of the screening room and sat with the PRESS. Micheal Moore arrived with his sister Anne Moore, who greeted me and said “You are the one that provided some much needed comic relief in the middle of our little picture, Thank You”. And that was coming from one of the producers! Micheal greeted the crowd and announced he would have a question and answer session after the film. Then he took his seat about 3 feet from us, directly in front of me, down 2 rows. When they brought him a tray of movie food, he said “Wow, so you feeding me? Are all the food groups represented here?” Between you and me, it was just popcorn and soda, the usual crap I always avoid at the movies. No apples.

So we watched the flick. I loved it! I say, just go and see it. I do not want to spoil it for you! I will say that my part arrives about half way through the film. Micheal plowed through 4 hours of my vacation videos, and carefully edited them down for this transitional time in the movie. They included:

The Plane ride

Singing a-Capella original song “Oh England” at the London Hotel with my traveling partner.

Sitting on the steps of the legendary “Abby Road Studios” where the Beatles recorded the bulk of their work. I was shooting the cover art for my debut album “I’m Alive”, which was released in 1998.

My famous fall on Abby Road where I was walking on my hands for the unique photo opportunity.

Waking up in the Hospital after having my shoulder pushed back into place by English medics.

Enjoying my “Less than $10″ medication that came along with me FREE MEDICAL SERVICE!

Micheal makes the comment that I had to enjoy London “My own way”. He then proceeds to go to England to see if what I say is true about the meds and the FREE health care!

If you watch the entire credits, my name appears in alphabetical order, just above Eddie Vedder, of Pearl Jam fame!

So after the movie He addressed the crowd for about a half hour. The first thing he did was point me out by name, and I got a loud cheer of recognition. This was highlight for me! I stood up and put me hands in the air in acknowledgment and the he said something like “Eric gives Hope to all those musicians in the world out there”! So that was awesome.

On the way out of the complex I was actually recognized by several people. This was cool, since in the film I was sporting a beard,mustache, and much longer hair. All in all it was a great night, quite a highlight for a young kid like me from Olympia, Washington! Thanks Mike!

My sister Katherine seemed to enjoy herself, so I dropped her at her car and headed back to Olympia with a big smile on my face. And there you have it. Thanks everyone for your support and interest. By all means go and see this movie! It will open on June 29th, and I simply cannot wait to see it again!

EricTurnbow http://cosmickaraoke.com
email: etcosmic2000@yahoo.com

This was a way too cool experience for me!
Feel free to respond to this email! I would love to hear from you! And special thanks to Micheal Moore and his camp. They were gracious and great! My sister wanted to add her two cents worth about the whole experience. So take it away.

Hi all, here’s a memento photo (although I regret that its not the personal Eric & Michael shot I’d hoped for, as they immediately whisked him out the back following the Q&A). I also want to add one little item that was omitted from Eric’s report.

When Michael Moore first entered the room with his entourage, they paused on the landing very close to our seats. As he turned to see where an aid was pointing out his seat, he immediately spotted Eric, smiled, bowed his head and mouthed the words “thank you”. It was really very sweet. It was clear that after reviewing Eric’s videos there was a real kindred connection. I’m sure he must have been tempted to tell the other part of the story as well (the peritonitis nightmare back in the US that led to his “I’m Alive!” collection), but using the same person twice would have detracted from the overall flow of what he was doing. But it is a charming clip, and Eric’s passion for music comes across as the zeal behind his “wanting to cross Abbey Road in his own special way”. So I hope he can use his 15 minutes to drum up a bit of business — as there were quite a few adoring fans that approached us afterwards (including a comely little gal originally from Olympia who I hope stops by the Viking).

As for me, I have a great deal of respect for Michael Moore and his works. Indeed, his common theme of leaders who use fear to manipulate followers shows real presence. Perhaps I might exploit my brother’s coat-tails and persuade him to do a future project.
K

E.T. in Michael Moore’s film SiCKO
By Frank Davies
Reprinted with permission By publisher Ty Hughes from The North West Karaoke Guide”

Who would have thought that a pilgrimage to the land of the
Beatles would result in millions of people seeing one of the
most embarrassing escapades of the journey years later? Karaoke
Jock, DJ and musician Eric Turnbow certainly didn’t expect that
doing a hand stand on Abby Road (at the cross walk made infamous
by controversy over a photo of the Beatles used for their album:
“Abby Road”) would be his ticket to the proverbial 15 minutes of
fame we may all be entitled to. But as luck and misfortune would
both have it, he fell. From attempted hand stand to crashing
down on the pavement and rising again with a dislocated shoulder
was caught on film by his buddy who continued filming as Eric
began to realize that his shoulder was not quite right. Eric is
known in his family as the one who documents their events, and
so his trip to England, special as it was to him, was likewise
well documented. Included were clips of Eric: singing a-capella
“Oh England” at the London Hotel, sitting on the steps of the
legendary “Abby Road Studios”, up in the Hospital after having
my shoulder pushed back into place by English medics, and
enjoying his “less than $10″ medication, in addition to the
above mentioned fall.

Fast forward to now. Eric contacted Michael Moore with his story
and out of the tens of thousands sent in, his story was used or
at least the parts Michael Moore decided upon. Yep, Puget
Sound’s own CosmicKaraoke.com KJ E.T. is being seen in one of
the top five grossing documentaries of all time… SiCKO, in
1,200 theaters across the country. The result has been good for
Eric, getting to meet Michael More at the Seattle opening, and
being interviewed by local radio and press. He is also mentioned
now in blogs and bulletin boards on the internet. There is a
lesson in all of this for you entertainers… “fame is good.”
Eric is mentioned in the film’s credits right above Pearl Jam’s
Eddie Vedder. So now there are two ways to see E.T., catch him
live at the Viking in Lacey, or as comic relief in SiCKO at your
local theater.

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And here is my name, Eric Turnbow, as it appears in the credits of the movie “Sicko”, directed by Michael Moore. Note that it shows up just above the awesome name of
Eddie Vedder, of the band Pearl Jam! They are based out of Seattle. Now that is pretty Cool! (E.T.) 12/29/08…

Mike Moore is right about health care being free…

I was thinking about Mike Moore on the Larry King Show, lambasted for his claim that medical treatment in all those countries with universal health care was free. I heard Mike being browbeaten into silence by two reporters with a long track record of dishonesty and inaccuracy, continually loading questions and twisting claims that had already been shown to be flat out lies.

Later I was mulling this over and I had an epiphany. Mike was right - health care is free in the UK.

Sure enough here in the UK I have to pay for the British NHS with my taxes, so someone has already paid for the doctors, nurses, ancillary workers, hospitals, pharmacies etc. but it is still free health care. How can something be free if you have to pay for it? It works like this…

Say Larry King is walking down a street here in England, just as Eric Turnbow did in the movie “Sicko”, and he begins to feel faint and dizzy, he collapses to the ground. Even though Mr. King had never paid taxes here in the UK he would receive exactly the same standard of health care that any Briton would. After all if someone Mr. King’s age were to be taken poorly it would be advisable at least to get a check up by a physician. If that physician decided that he would like to run a few tests (just to be on the safe side) Mr. King would have those tests done. At no point would anyone ask him for payment because the primary consideration would be his medical condition. The questions asked would be about his health, what could be wrong with him, what would the appropriate treatment be. He would then receive that treatment.

As someone who has actually paid into the system I have no problem with this, I would be horrified if I thought that somebody was taken ill and wasn’t getting medical treatment the equal of the kind I would receive. I’d like to thank Mr. Moore for pointing this out to me, I never realized that here in the UK we do indeed have free health care.

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My sweet and beautiful sister Katherine Turnbow Peil was my date for the ‘Sicko” premier in Seattle. She sent Michael Moore
a letter and he responded to her personally! This is so exciting that I have reprinted the letter here at ericturnbow.com
Please enjoy!…..

—– Original Message —– From: “Katherine Peil”
To: “Eric Turnbow”
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:58 AM
Subject: Fw: How about taking on religion next?

Hey Bro!
Thought you might get a kick out of this….his response is at the bottom. Hugs, K

Original Message —– From: “Katherine Peil”
To: ; “Christine Fall Micheal Moores”
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: How about taking on religion next?

Hey Michael,
I had the honor and pleasure of screening Sicko in Seattle as the guest of
my brother, Eric Turnbow.

As an emotion theorist, I truly appreciate the theme I’ve seen running
through your films concerning how leaders use fear to gain control over
followers. So it struck me during Sicko, that you could do the world a huge
favor by taking on organized religion (albeit perhaps risking crucifixion –
but your kahoonies are already most impressive).

Many thanks for your good works, and for allowing Eric his 15 minutes. You
have long been a family hero! So feel free to call upon me any time you
might need an expert on the emotional system — and especially if you want to take on religion. Indeed, the emotional system underlies the innate spiritual impulse and a species wide moral compass -
but organized religion deeply interferes, hijacks and often negates the
innate self-regulatory wisdom our emotional system offers. Big hugs,
Katherine Turnbow Peil

Director, EFS International

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Now here is Michael’s Personal Response To My Sister Katherines email inqirey!
Way to go Sis, and Thank You Michael for taking the time to answer us! (E.T.)

thank you katherine! i am so sorry security guys were rushing me out of the theater in seattle cause i really wanted to talk to you guys. so lets take a rain check on that. i always love coming to seattle.

though i don’t know Eric personally, i feel we are kindred spirits. all my buddies and me, we are like eric! and that is EXACTLY how we would have crossed abbey road!!

take care,

Michael
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Resume for Eric Turnbow (Want to hire him?)

OBJECTIVE
>
> * To allow perspective Employers to see my
> abilities to work with them in a professional environment. I
> am looking for a perspective job.
>
>
> SKILLS
>
> * Communicator
> * Master Of Ceremony
> * Entertainer
> * Musician (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals)
> * Mobile Digital D.J. plus Karaoke
> * Small Business Owner
> * Investor
> * Computer skills
> * Journalism
> * Collating, bulk mailings
> * Delivery
> * Sales
> * Telemarketing
> * Mentor
> * Manager
> * Writer
> * 12 Years State Worker Experience
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> EXPERIENCE
> E.T.’s Cosmic Karaoke and Digital D.J., 1713 NE Tullis
> Owner and Manager, March 1993 to Present
>
> * Manage Sub Contracting Workers
> * Contract D.J. Events
> * Set Up Digital D.J. Systems and host the
> show
> * Purchase and maintain high tech music gear
> * Organize digital Files
> * Perform at: Weddings, Dances, Private
> parties, Corporate events.
* Expert at Sound Mixing
>
>
> Viking Lounge, 6318 Martin Way Lacey, WA 98516
> 360-456-1555
> Digital D.J. & Karaoke Host, May 2006 to May 2009
>
> * Sub-contractor for The Viking Lounge. I was
> the Host and M.C. and ran fair Karaoke Rotations. Maintained
> the equipment; managed; subcontracted employees for the
> service. Provided Costumer service; purchased advertising;
> built business sales by bringing in customers. This was a 7
> day a week job for my company.
>
>
> State of WA. Department of Printing, 7580 New Market Street
> SW, Tumwater, WA 98501 (360) 570-5555
> Book Binder Three, January 1980 to November 1992
>
> * Bindery work
> * Drilling
> * Stitcher Trimmer (Assembly Line)
> * Perfect Binder (Assembly Line)
> * Assistant on Three Knife
> * Padding Machine
> * Fork Lift/Pallet Jack Operator
> * Box Merchandise off the cutters
> * Shrink wrap
> * Recycling
> * Shipping and Receiving
> * Stocking
> * Collating
> * Special Mailings
> * Warehousing
>
>
> C.A. Communications, Box 115, Olympia, WA 98507
> Office Worker, January 1975 to January 1980
>
> * Collating
> * Delivery
> * Warehousing
> * Shipping and Receiving
> * Bulk Mailings
> * Janitor
> * Errand Runner
>
>
> EDUCATION
> Capital High School, 2707 Conger Ave NW Olympia, WA
> 98502-4590
> High school Diploma, June 1979
>
> HOBBIES
>
> * Internet Surfing (Myspace and Facebook)
> * Music
> * Motorcycle Riding
> * Concerts
> * Guitar Playing
> * Songwriting
> * Karate
> * Photography
>
>
>
> RECOGNITION
>
> * I starred in Michael Moore’s 2007 Academy
> Award Nominated Documentary called “Sicko”. I had 90 seconds
> of screen time and this movie went on to be the second
> highest grossing National documentary film of all time. I
> attended the Seattle film premier and met the producers of
> the film including the director Michael Moore. This project
> created a lot of internet buzz, and I was featured in many
> articles and videos, and radio spots all around the world.
> This greatly raised my profile. It can be researched at http://www.ericturnbow.com
>
>
> EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
>
> * Feature Editor for High School Newspaper
> “The Capital Outlook”. I was involved in the writing,
> editing, layout, and printing. I got straight A’s in the
> subject of Journalism.
>
> * I was on the Newspaper staff at all three
> of my schools: Boston Harbor Elementary, Reeves Junior High,
> and Capital High School.
>
> websites:
> * http://www.cosmickaraoke.com
> * http://www.ericturnbow.com
> * http://www.myspace.com/ericturnbow
> * http://www.myspace.com/cosmickaraok
> * http://www.myspace.com/galacticnebula
> * FaceBook (Search Eric Turnbow)

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3447 Mud Bay Rd W, Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 753-9964

E.T. will be the main host (Unless on assignment elsewhere)
EVERY THURSDAY: D.J. Entertainment 8pm to 12 Midnight
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(Coming soon…. Look for your local musicians jam session right here at the 2 mile Pub!)

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Guitar Showcase @ The Cedar Inn!

Calling all friends and jammers! We have scored the Showcase Jam Night at The Cedar Inn in Lacey and it will be on MONDAYS
From 7 to 11 pm.

# 9030 Martin Way
# Lacey, Washington, USA
# (360) 459-5509
# EVERY MONDAY from 7 to 11 pm. Hosted by “Galactic Nebula”….

Internet based Band “Galactic Nebula” will be hosting a jam session on Monday Nights @ The Cedar Inn in Lacey. This cool cyber band plays a lot of acoustic rock, folk rock, country, blues, and especially ORIGINAL music. The band members are Guitarist and Olympia Artist Eric Turnbow on various instruments and vocals, and local favorite Chuck West on guitar, harmonica, and vocals. We will open up the stage for musicians to come and sit in with us and jam to their hearts content showcasing their favorite music and originals. There is a lot of excitement about this new event at the Cedar! Please drop by and check it out EVERY MONDAY from 7pm to 11pm. Rock with us will you! Bring along your favorite ax! We will be waiting! Eric plays a Gibson Hummingbird Vintage Acoustic and several other instruments including a classic Fender 1970 black jazz bass, while Chuck likes his classic Bob Dylan style black telecaster and his acoustic as well.

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Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, U2, and Pink Floyd are a few of Steve’s faves. He also loves a group he can’t name but their initials are AC/DC. Meeting Bob Dylan and interviewing Paul McCartney have been highlights. Steve’s show has resonated with discerning listeners for decades.

RADIO MAN
(dedicated to Steve Slayton of KZOK Radio.)
(Written by Eric Turnbow)

Radio man, help me belong
Show me what’s right, tell me what’s wrong
Oh radio man, don’t take too long
Or I’ll give up the tight, for the price at a song

Music makes the world go ’round
Dollar for dollar, pound for pound
So sing a sweet song when you know I’m down
Oh Radio man , wipe off this frown, wipe oft this
frown

Keep playing your music, don’t stop too soon
Radio rocket shoot me up to the moon
Oh Radio man, come on and keep me in tune
Come on and keep me in tune
(Repeat chorus)

A.M. F.M. whatever it takes
Crank up the music end keep me awake
Oh Radio man I dig the music you make,
I dig the music you make
A Flugle horn or a Bass Guitar
Maracas, piano, exotic sitar
Oh Radio man I think you’re a star, think you’re a
star
(Repeat chorus)

My radio’s blasting, mile after mile
Thanks to you brother I’m cruising in style
Oh Radio man, let’s rock for a while, let’s rock for a
while

Oh Radio man, keep on singing
I feel your vibrations, my ears are still ringing
You’re part of the plan, my Radio man, my Radio man
Yes you’re part of the plan, my Radio man,
my Radio man
Keep on, keep on giving,
so I’ll have reason to keep on living
You’re part of the plan
My Radio man, My Radio man
My Radio man, My Radio man

Original Lyrics By Eric Turnbow: Reprinted with Permission from Cosmickaraoke.com and Ericturnbow.com

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WE enjoyed the Michael jackson movie. A great event!

We just returned from the film event of the year, the Michael Jackson Documentary Film called “This Is It” directed by Kenny Ortega. If you like Michael Jackson You will love this movie. Great sound and fantastic to watch. It is true that at times his singing falls a tiny bit flat or short, but that is expected since it was a rehearsal and not the final show. They had to go with what they had. The editing in this movie is an absolute marvel. Very professional and painfully crafted like a fine wine. Overall it was a much better picture than I had anticipated. Extremely favorable from my viewpoint, as well as my dates opinion, Miriam Gash. It was nostalgic and personal. Obviously a big thumbs up!

The Imax Experience was totally worth the extra money! Normally here in Olympia it would cost $14.50 to see. WE had a coupon that saved us $1.50 on each ticket! Plus you can use a military discount. I must say the film was GREAT! Best movie of the year, for Me, and I have seen a lot of flicks this season. Michael is a genius, and the editing in this movie cannot be beat. And of course the music says it all! We got cool “Backstage Pass” Collectibles that hang around your neck as part of this big event. I kept my ticket stubs and put then in my Michael Jackson CD Booklets! It sort of felt like we were going to a live concert event or something! I hope this movie wins an award or three for documentary, editing, and whatever else would apply. It was amazing! Thumbs way up A plus for me. The only criticism I would have is that some of the shots are blurry and out of focus, then they cut to a sharp image that is really clear. I wish they discarded the blurry
shots and ran only with the clean ones for continuity, but all in all it really worked!

That said, go see this film. No one paid me to say this. Michaels mother Katherine, as well as his sisters are not going to see it. I cry foul on that one. They would love this as a memorial and a documentary that celebrates his life. His kids will see it soon by a private screening, and they can be damn proud of their Pop! we did notice that at certain times in the movie Michael looked as pale as a sheet, white, ghastly, and sometimes even creepy. These must have been the dates shot a couple days before he died and he was just a bit frail. But for the most part he was on top of his game and looked very good. Also, his energy levels change from one shooting day to another. Sometimes he is very active, and others rather passive. Either way this film brings out his creative and musical prodigy. I would watch it again! And crank it up will you! The music is never endingly good.

E.T. 11/03/09

Rock Legend Paul McCartney Plays Seattle live on NOVEMBER 03/2005

NOVEMBER 03,2005. Thursday in Seattle
at the Key Arena. Paul McCartney plays LIVE!
THE US TOUR 2005…….  What a legend!

Here is current pic’s of Sir Paul in Chicago, 2005 a
couple weeks back on the 2005 tour. There is about 20
new ones but also another classic 60 plus shots of
wings and cover art courtesy of “The Rolling Stone”.
Do enjoy. This will sort of add a visual to all the
stellar reviews sent out earlier by Professor Turnbow
and all the Seattle News media. Just click. Enjoy.

http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/_/id/5399869/?pageid=rs.Photos&pageregion=double1

ET

Paul McCartney World Tour 2005 Seattle
November/3rd/2005

SET LIST:

8:25pm  20 minute DJ Disco Paul Mix. This set was very
        clever with a DJ man playing a Re-mix of some
        McCartney Classics, disco style. The graphics
        on the screen were psychedelic with strobs and
        color. Quite inventive. I want that CD!
8:55pm  10 minute movie narrated by Sir Paul. Good.
8:45pm  Opener:  Magical Mystery Tour (Paul on Hofner)
        Flaming Pie (Paul pauses do “drink it all in”)
        Jet
        I’ll Get You in the end (Paul set this song up
             by saying “If you remember this song then
             you were not there).
         Drive my car (Sang at Super bowl)
         Till There was you (Ancient ca beret style)
         Let Me Roll It (2 minute Hendrix jam at end
              to Foxy Lady with Paul on his Les Paul)
         Got to get you into my life
         Fine Line (Paul on piano. Title Song
              from new cd. Paul mentions he fell
              into the piano pit on the 2nd night)
          Maybe I’m Amazed (Classic live wings!)
          Long and Winding Road (An Eric Fave)
          Solo Guitar: The Living room set:
          In Spite of all the Pain (1958 acetate with
             the  guys splitting the record fee! The
              member kept it 23 years instead of
              sharing it. He was to keep it for one
              week. This track is featured
              on Beatles Anthology)
          Jenny Wren (New cd. in the style
                      “Blackbird”.
          For No One(Paul on the piano with band)
          Fixing a Hole
          English Tea (New cd, “Chaos and Creation
                   in the back yard”. Paul loves his
                   cup of tea.
          Follow Me (New cd. Paul dedicated this
                    to his wife Heather and their 2
                    year old daughter, Beatrice!)
          I’ll follow the sun (Old Beatle shocker)
          Bach Classical Guitar Piece (Acoustic)
          Blackbird (Paul explains he wrote this
                    song adapted around that Bach piece)
          Eleanor Rigby
         Too Many People (This was a hug highlight
                   from the first solo album! Paul on
                   Hofner Bass. Unexpected song)
         She came in through the bathroom window
         Good Day Sunshine (Paul explains they
                  woke up the space shuttle with this
                  track. Shows pictures of the shuttle)
         Band On The Run
         Penny Lane
         I Got a Feeling! (Another unexpected
                         highlight! One of my faves)
         Back in the USSR
        Hey Jude ( This required a lot of Crowd
                 participation. Paul directing)
10:55pm       Live and let Die (Last official song.
                   special effects and fire and bangs
11:00p        FIRST ENCORE: “Yesterday” Paul plays
                    the Epiphone guitar he used on
                    Ed Sullivan”.
11:05pm        SECOND ENCORE: “Get Back”
11:10pm        THIRD ENCORE:  “Helter Skelter” (This
                    was a highlight! Rockin’!)
11:16pm        FOURTH ENCORE: “Please please me”
                     Sound & unexpected. Short and
                     very sweet. Paul came out flying
                     a large American flag.)
11:20pm         FIFTH ENCORE: “Let It Be” Good one.
                     with a Special painted piano!
11:25           SIXTH ENCORE: “Sargent Peppers
Reprise”
                      This was the perfect ending.
                     “We’re sorry but it’s time to go”
                FINAL ENCORE: “The end”.

    This show was a whopping 2 hours and 40 minutes
with another 35 minutes of “Opening agenda”. It was by
far the best show I have seen by him, and I have
caught 4 other tours, 1976 Wings in the King dome,
1990
“Flowers in the dirt” Tour in the King dome, The
“Driving Rain” Tour in 2002 at the Tacoma Dome, and
the “USA Tour 2005″ to promote the new cd “Chaos and
Creation in the back Yard). I’m telling you, I was a
kid in a candy store and I thought I had died and gone
to heaven! Out of some 38 songs, 24 of them were
Beatles. He really looked and sounded great. Not a 63
year old at all in the least. He was pumped up and in
full spirits. I give this show the HIGHEST RATING I
possibly could. He pulled out all the stops. My thumb
is way, way up! You Go Paul! I will definitely try to
go see him again live if there is another tour in the
future. He is also, contrary to popular belief, very
HUMBLE! I kid you not. What a sense of humor as well.
He is welcome for dinner at my house anytime!  He is a
strict veggie you know. But oh can he ever write
songs! That is his best gift! Sir Paul? You better
believe it! He ROCKS!

Eric Turnbow
http://cosmickaraoke.com
email response:  etcosmci2000@yahoo.com

McCartney Tour Dates 200

Fri 09/16/05 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena 

Sat 09/17/05 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum 

Tue 09/20/05 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 

Thu 09/22/05 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 

Fri 09/23/05 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 

Mon 09/26/05 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (Fleet
Center) 

Tue 09/27/05 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (Fleet
Center) 

Fri 09/30/05 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 

Sat 10/01/05 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 

Tue 10/04/05 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 

Wed 10/05/05 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 

Sat 10/08/05 Washington, DC MCI Center 

Mon 10/10/05 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 

Fri 10/14/05 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 

Sat 10/15/05 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 

Tue 10/18/05 Chicago, IL United Center 

Wed 10/19/05 Chicago, IL United Center 

Sat 10/22/05 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center 

Sun 10/23/05 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 

Wed 10/26/05 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 

Thu 10/27/05 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 

Sun 10/30/05 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha 

Tue 11/01/05 Denver, CO Pepsi Center 

Thu 11/03/05 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center 

Fri 11/04/05 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena 

Mon 11/07/05 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose 

Tue 11/08/05 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose 

Fri 11/11/05 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond 

Sat 11/12/05 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond 

Wed 11/16/05 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena 

Sat 11/19/05 Houston, TX Toyota Center 

Sun 11/20/05 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 

Wed 11/23/05 Glendale, AZ Glendale Arena 

Fri 11/25/05 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 

Sat 11/26/05 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 

Tue 11/29/05 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center 

Wed 11/30/05 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

Magical musical tour: Youthful Paul McCartney rocks
KeyArena
By Patrick MacDonald

Seattle Times rock critic

Paul McCartney may be 63, but it didn’t show during
his concert Thursday night at KeyArena. “We have come
to rock you and rock you we will!,” he promised fans.

Who was that young man on the KeyArena stage singing
Beatles, Wings and Paul McCartney songs Thursday
night?

It couldn’t have been a 63-year-old man.

Paul McCartney looked remarkably young ? especially
following the wrinkly Stones, who played the same
place Sunday ? and sounded much the same as he did in
the Beatles, many years ago. He fit right in with the
four young guys in his band (the hair dye helped), and
had even more energy.

Compared to the Stones show, which featured whiz-bang
effects, including a stage that floated across the
room, McCartney’s performance emphasized music. The
staging was impressive, especially the massive, busy
lighting effects and creative use of video screens,
including giant ones behind the stage.

The bright lights often shone into the audience, which
seemed to unite McCartney with the fans. “Let me drink
this in,” he said, his eyes sweeping the whole packed
hall.

The generous, 36-song set included 24 Beatles songs,
highlights of Wings’ career and cuts from his solo
albums, including four from the new “Chaos and
Creation in the Backyard.”

He saluted the other Beatles, which got a standing
ovation. The set featured the first song they ever
recorded, “In Spite of All the Danger.” Perhaps as a
tribute to Seattle’s own Jimi Hendrix, McCartney, on
guitar rather than his usual bass, added a bit of
“Foxy Lady” to Wings’ “Let Me Roll It.”

Thursday night, KeyArena, Seattle The show opened with
a DJ spinning deconstructed, remixed McCartney songs
for 20 minutes, followed by an excellent 11-minute
film on McCartney’s life and career, with his own
narration.

McCartney and his four-piece band opened with “Magical
Mystery Tour,” as the entire crowd leaped to its feet.

He followed with the weird, obscure “Flaming Pie,” the
propulsive “Jet,” a sweet “I’ll Get You” and a song
McCartney noted he played at the Super Bowl in
February, “Drive My Car,” with speeding race cars on
the big screens.

“Hello, Sea-at-le,” McCartney said, promising a long
night of music. “We have come to rock you and rock you
we will!”

He wasn’t kidding.

Among songs that energized the big, multigenerational
crowd ? the two kids in front of me in $250 seats, who
couldn’t have been older than 12, were ecstatic ? were
“Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Fixing a Hole,” “Good Day
Sunshine,” “Band on the Run” and “Back In The
U.S.S.R.”

McCartney played piano on several songs, including a
moving “Hey Jude,” with his bandmates supplying fine
harmonies and the audience singing the “nah nah nah
nahs” with Sir Paul conducting.

The main set concluded with the big production number,
the bombastic ? literally, with booming pyro ? “Live
and Let Die.”

The two encores consisted of high-energy Beatles
songs. The first opened with his masterpiece,
“Yesterday,” and rocked with “Get Back” and “Helter
Skeeter.”

The second opened with the early Beatles’ “Please
Please Me,” followed by the wise “Let It Be,” and
ended with “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and
“The End.”

Friday, November 4, 2005

McCartney mixes old and new to wow crowd

By GENE STOUT
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER POP MUSIC CRITIC

It took him nearly 40 years to do it, but it was
entirely worth the wait.

  MUSIC REVIEW
  PAUL MCCARTNEY

WHEN: Thursday night

WHERE: KeyArena

Paul McCartney, still slender and gorgeous at 63,
returned to the former Seattle Center Coliseum, now
KeyArena, for the first time since the Beatles’
hysteria-inducing performances of the mid-1960s.

With a four-member band led by keyboardist Paul “Wix”
Wickens and featuring lead guitarist Rusty Anderson,
McCartney led a capacity crowd — mature, but no less
enthusiastic than the screaming hordes of the ’60s –
on a celebratory journey through his musical past,
from the Beatles and Wings to songs from his new solo
album, “Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard.”

Scheduled to start at 8 p.m., the concert was delayed
by at least 30 minutes and began with a pre-show DJ
and 10-minute film on McCartney’s life and career,
from the bombing of London during World War II to the
recent Live 8 concerts. Dressed in black trousers,
turquoise shirt and black sport jacket, McCartney
launched the show with a boisterous “Magical Mystery
Tour,” the first of more than a dozen classic Beatles
songs. McCartney stuck to the 36-song set list
featured at other recent shows.

The show featured several songs at the piano and a
three-song acoustic set that began with the
’50s-sounding “In Spite of All the Danger,” the first
recording made by McCartney, John Lennon and George
Harrison in their pre-Beatles days. Among the best
songs from his new solo album was the somber,
sentimental “Jenny Wren,” which closed the short solo
set.

  Wielding his trademark bass, Paul McCartney performs
at the KeyArena on Thursday night. The ex-Beatle got
the concert started with “Magical Mystery Tour” and
went on through an array of his hits, both with the
Fab Four and after, with some new songs sprinkled in.
View a gallery of concert photos.
McCartney played a vintage Hofner bass guitar, an
instrument featured on a number of older songs. For
his solo song “Flaming Pie,” six light clusters above
the stage appeared like space-age chandeliers. Above
the stage was a giant LED screen showing close-ups of
the band.

Behind McCartney, Wickens, Anderson, guitarist and
bassist Brian Ray, and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. was a
giant backdrop of video panels displaying animated
imagery and documentary footage.

“Greetings, Seattle,” McCartney cheerfully announced
before a spirited version of “Jet.”

“We have come for many miles to rock you tonight –
and we will.”

“Drive My Car” was accompanied by vintage films of
1950s dream cars. McCartney introduced the sentimental
“Till There Was You” as a “smooching song” from the
Beatles’ cabaret days. The song was accompanied by a
backdrop of clouds and blue sky. “Let Me Roll It”
featured a snippet of Jimi Hendrix’s “Foxy Lady.”

For “Fine Line,” the first song from his current solo
album, a piano rose from the stage floor, and
McCartney joked about falling into the hole on the
second night of the tour. Anderson induced the new
song by tossing a fortune cookie into the crowd, then
reading the fortune aloud: “Now is the time to try
something new.”

Another charming song from his current solo album was
the delicate, sentimental “English Tea,” accompanied
by an animated English garden scene complete with
oversize butterflies. The song featured the entire
band, except Anderson, who returned for the Beatles
song “I’ll Follow the Sun.”

“Blackbird,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “Good Day Sunshine”
were highlights of the show’s second hour. McCartney
proudly mentioned that “Sunshine” had been used last
summer to awaken NASA space shuttle astronauts. The
beautiful “Blackbird,” he explained, was adapted from
a J.S. Bach piece.

Pyrotechnics were featured on “Live and Let Die,”
which preceded the first encore of “Yesterday,” “Get
Back” and “Helter Skelter.” 

The second encore began with “Please Please Me,”
continued with “Let It Be” (played on
psychedelic-themed upright piano topped by a candle)
and ended with a guitar-heavy version “Sgt. Pepper’s
Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

The show ended at about 11:30 p.m. with a hail of thunderous
applause and ” A SPLENDID TIME WAS INDEED GUARANTEED FOR ALL!

Eric Turnbow
Beatle Fan
Music Lover

Paul McCartney’s Biggest Fan Ever!

SETLIST of Songs

Paul McCartney: Guitar, & Bass, Piano, Lead Vocals, Chief Songwriter!

Rusty Anderson: Guitar, & Bass

Brian Ray: Guitar, & Bass

Paul “Wix” Wickens: Keyboards

Abe Laboriel Jr.: Drums

01. Magical Mystery Tour

02. Flaming Pie

03. Jet

04. I’ll Get You In The End

05. Drive My Car

06. Till There Was You

07. Let Me Roll It (Foxy Lady jam)

08. Got to Get You In My Life

09. Fine Line

10. Maybe I’m Amazed

11. Long and Winding Road

12. In Spite Of All The Danger (Acoustic set!)

13. I Will

14. Jenny Wren

15. For No One

16. Fixing a Hole

17. English Tea

18. I’ll Follow the Sun (Eric Fav)

19. Follow Me

20. Blackbird

21. Eleanor Rigby

22. Too Many People (Fantastic Odd Choice!)

23. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window(Incredible!)

24. Good Day Sunshine

25. Band on the Run

26. Penny Lane

27. I’ve Got A Feeling

28. Back in the USSR

29. Hey Jude

30. Live and Let Die

31. — 1st Encore — Yesterday (All Acoustic Solo)_

32. — 2nd Encore– Get Back

33. — 3rd Encore Helter Skelter

34. — 4th Encore Please Please Me

35. — 5th Encore Let it Be (Paul on Piano)

36. — 6th Encore Sgt. Pepper’s (Reprise) / The End

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EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….

So….

We all now that Pauli saved my master computer and restored it with Ubuntu. He went in through the back door with Ubuntu and was able to restore a dead in the water unit. I was frustrated, and ready to give up on all my 200,000 plus files and start over. That computer is essential to my overall business and especially my work doing private parties with Karaoke and DJ, which pay about $100 per hour or something. Without it I would be in the stone age and using discs exclusively. I do like to use cd’s though still. Pre-mixed tracks for weddings and special events work good, mixed with the computer allows me an option to program song lists and troubleshoot the PC while the cd plays on. So that Is, was, and will be…. way cool.EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….

So….

We all now that Pauli saved my master computer and restored it with Ubuntu. He went in through the back door with Ubuntu and was able to restore a dead in the water unit. I was frustrated, and ready to give up on all my 200,000 plus files and start over. That computer is essential to my overall business and especially my work doing private parties with Karaoke and DJ, which pay about $100 per hour or something. Without it I would be in the stone age and using discs exclusively. I do like to use cd’s though still. Pre-mixed tracks for weddings and special events work good, mixed with the computer allows me an option to program song lists and troubleshoot.

But now… Ta Da….. Ubuntu to the rescue again. I was hit by a Trojan virus on my lame vista home system. This thing was bad bad bad. I consulted with Paulie who was unable to get it fixed immediately. Then I called my friend Ollie who is very sharp and knows windows really well. He scanned and found multiple corrupt downloaded files with virus bullshit all through them using some special program which than deleted all the bad files. He tried for hours and hours, literally 7 hours or more to restore that stupid windows box, but to no avail. That is one nasty virus for sure! OUCH! We are still working up some kind of plan. (We may install a third operating system, an experimental new one made by Google). We will see. It would better to get a separate computer and just use Ubuntu on my main bill paying one. Because it is RELIABLE!

That all said and done…. it is Ubuntu to the rescue. Some time ago Paulie installed a second operating system, Ubuntu to operate in conjunction with windows. I simply rebooted to that system and I am able to access the internet, update my websites, check mail, surf, bank, and the works. IT HAS LITERALLY SAVED MY ASS. SO YOU CAN TELL YOUR Ubuntu CLASSES AND GROUPS MY STORY. IT HAS SAVED ME TWICE NOW. I TRULY love Ubuntu. IT IS VERY FAITHFUL. It is also very private and safe.

THAT SAID, I WOULD STILL LIKE SOME HELP LEARNING TO USE IT TO FULL CAPACITY. I AM FORCED TO USE IT EXCLUSIVELY RIGHT NOW, SO I WANT TO LEARN LEARN, LEARN! maybe A SESSION OR TWO WITH PAULIE OR CHUCK OR SOMEONE THAT KNOWS THEIR SHIT. PLENTY OF FOOD TIPS AND LOTS OF SMOKING AND STUFF WILL BE INVOLVED, I ASSURE YOU! SO NOW I AM A TRUE BELIEVER IN Ubuntu. IT JUST SEEMS TO WORK, WORK, WORK, WITH NO VIRUSES OR BULLSHIT. OLD FAITHFUL. i EVEN FIGURED OUT HOW TO UPLOAD MYSPACE PICTURES! Oh and the editor and spell checker that I love so much works like a charm in Ubuntu. When I used the emergency stand by windows in the safe mode, designed to get you to Microsoft long enough to give them more money for bogus licenses, yes’ I was able to check mail and stuff to a small extent until they kick you off. But the editor and spell checker were disabled. In Ubuntu they are all there. So I am a true believer now, and wish to voice my complimentary approval of this
operating system, and spread the word to theres. Microsoft sucks, and the costumer service is the worst. The worms and viruses are atrocious. Long live Ubuntu! I am a fan.

So now, my question would be how do I download my Kodak pictures while windows is tits? Does gimp do it? Could we install the Kodak software on Ubuntu since I am familiar with it? Also… what about ripping? I love my cdg ripper program Tim set me up with. I want to continue to use it. Will it work with Ubuntu? It is essential for upgrading my business catalog that I rip all the new cd’s both Karaoke and regular DJ music. I buy new stuff all the time as part of my tax write offs and customer requests. Will it do it? If not maybe another program could be recommended that works well with this operating system?

Thanks….

See everyone soon. Tell the classes about my story. You can read this email to them if you want. Ubuntu has saved my ass!

Mr. Eric Turnbow
360 943 7039

[www.ericturnbow.com]
[cosmickaraoke.com]
[www.myspace.com]

Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: Dave (IP Logged)
Date: January 30, 2009 08:57AM

Grip is what I use for ripping audio CDs. But whatever you use make sure you can use LAME as it’s engine. Set LAME to the “insane” MP3 compression level for 320mhz rips with 2 separate stereo channels. The files wind up a little bigger than other MP3 files but I have never, ever had a song ripped with any audio artifacts(whistling or worse) using LAME set this way.

Don’t know about Kodak’s method of download, but unless they incorporate DRM on some level, it should be an automatic process.

One very common thing that people coming from a windows environment have to get used to is that there is very often no program that you must use to do any specific task. It is likely that the environment itself will indicate options and ask you what you want done…or that many applications have similar functionality.

Anji likes F-Spot, it is a lot like the mac image viewer I am told…but I like G-Thumb. It is so much simpler, but is also has less bell/whistles.

If you want to learn about stuff, pay Paulie or Chuck or just come to the bi-weekly learners class bro. Tuesdays from 7-9.

– — –
Ubuntu…
So simple.
I am because you are.
It’s like breathing. I am because you are. I am. Because you are.

Let’s breathe. Let’s be. Let it be. Let’s be free.

Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: nisquallypauli (IP Logged)
Date: March 09, 2009 06:23PM

Tried the grip on Erics Ubuntu, not sure what happened, but after picking the mp3 options, it ripped the CD into wav files.

After consulting with Eric, he wanted mp3 files. Then I suggested using Sound-Juicer which I had installed with his ubuntu system many months ago. Story has been told about his Vista adventures.

I will continue to try to set up grip, but as of now, Eric is using Sound-Juicer and is loving it.

Come Join the largest GNU/Linux group in the City of Olympia [www.olymug.org] . Tutoring Eric has been more than just a pleasure. Can anyone guess which music player works with karaoke files?

The correct spelling of my name is Pauli

Nisqually Pauli

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: Dave (IP Logged)
Date: March 09, 2009 06:41PM

Ripping CDs to MP3 is best with anything that fronts for LAME. I use GRIP, mainly because it exposes it’s internals pretty much completely. Set LAME for it’s ‘insane’ ripping mode and you will never hear any sound artifacts when a song goes from very quiet to full-on loud as can be in one beat. It’s awesome, and only takes another 30% or so of space to do it.

– — –
Ubuntu…
So simple.
I am because you are.
It’s like breathing. I am because you are. I am. Because you are.

Let’s breathe. Let’s be. Let it be. Let’s be free.

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: anjilslaire (IP Logged)
Date: March 09, 2009 08:43PM

Dave,

exactly what settings do you set in grip for insane quality? I installed it, and poked thorough the encoder settings for lame, but everything was console based settings wrapped in the gui, with no obvious method to change the bitrate, whether numerically or “insane”, etc.
I’ve seen reference to insane in lame before; I understand what you mean but just don’t see that in grip.

This is why I stick to kaudiocreator; I can specify MP3 encoding (lame) to 320 vbr and get great results.

Post your grip lame settings, please

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: nisquallypauli (IP Logged)
Date: March 09, 2009 09:34PM

Sound Juicer uses the gstreamer0.8-lame package for encoding, whereas Grip uses the lame package. It could be that these are just what happen to be used in the tutorials I found - can anyone confirm whether Sound Juicer can use the lame package or Grip can use the gstreamer0.8-lame package? An explanation of the difference between all the different lame packages would be great.

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: Chuck (IP Logged)
Date: March 10, 2009 10:11AM

How I rip MP3 files from CD:

Insert a CD and right click on the “Audio Disc” icon on the Ubuntu desktop.

Open with Audio CD Extractor

http://olylug.org/file.php?73,file=183

Go to Edit/Preferences

http://olylug.org/file.php?73,file=184

Make the output format CD Quality, MP3 (MP3 Audio)

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: nisquallypauli (IP Logged)
Date: March 10, 2009 10:57AM

This is cool Chuck I did not even realize you were on
the same page as me on the use of Sound-Juicer.

Here is some more info about Sound-Juicer

Continued from Chucks above.

click edit profiles

Replace the default Gstreamer pipeline with

audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc mode=0 vbr=4 vbr-quality=0 quality=0 vbr-min-bitrate=32 vbr-max-bitrate=320 lowpass-freq=20500 ! id3v2mux

close the edit
close soundjuicer and restart

edit/preferences and select “CD Quality, MP3″

Here’s a guide to the pipeline command and its LAME equivalent
mode=0 -m stereo (change to mode=1 for joint stereo)
vbr=4 –vbr-new (use new vbr algorithm)
vbr-quality=0 -V 0 (use highest vbr quality , 9 is lowest)
quality=0 -q 0 (use highest quality encoding algorithm)

hopefully the rest are self-explanatory. I hope this helps someone.

Can anyone contribute anything about cdrip???????
Should I give it a another chance?

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: Dave (IP Logged)
Date: March 10, 2009 08:35PM

Using MP3 for archiving is of course not the absolute best due to the fact that even with the very best encoder a ‘lossy’ format will result in only a close approximation of the original waveform. Of course it can be very, very, very close…just not ever equal.

My car stereo only does MP3 and WMA, while my doctored thumbdrive player does OGG as well. So I typically use MP3 formate ripped at insane for my archiving so I can use it in any player I may need in the future.

–preset insane

Is the flag you would insert into GRIP or anything that uses LAME. Following is the blurb barely explaining the command line flags.

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–preset presetName use built-in preset

Use one of the built-in presets (standard, fast standard, extreme, fast extreme, insane, or the abr/cbr modes).
“–preset help” gives more information about the usage possibilities for these presets.

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Likely the functionality in GStreamer produces similar results. Just a matter of what one is used to.

Lame page explaining all the flags
[lame.cvs.sourceforge.net]

Lame Home Page
[lame.sourceforge.net]

Also check out the Hydrogen page on LAME
[wiki.hydrogenaudio.org]

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: nisquallypauli (IP Logged)
Date: March 11, 2009 11:15AM

Dave,

I really appreciate the information. And when time frees up, I will research it. All great for techies (Like most of us here).

On the other hand, Eric is a home user, and I feel that when showing most users the command line (I feel) makes them want to run back to other Platforms.

I am providing SIG’s, etc, to help demonstrate to the general desktop user how useful the new GNU/Linux Distros Desktop Manager like Gnome is. People are loving it. Instead of working with only one user/student, we work as a group, use projectors, shared networking, etc, so everyone feels that they are a part of what is going on. Only place in Olympia (that I am aware) that this type of presentation is being used today. Mostly with Ubuntu. Works great on latest greatest systems.

Eric wanted to express his happyness and got the chance to do so. I am hoping not to scare him away. He knows that mp3 format works on his car radio (USB Flash device option) which his significant other gave him at christmas time.

I demostrated grip for him (because of your great input), but he did not like it. He be a happy camper with sound-juicer. That is all there is to it.

Sorry
Pauli

P.S. Thank you Chuck for your visual examples

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Re: EMAIL: Ubunto is my hero….
Posted by: Dave (IP Logged)
Date: March 11, 2009 11:57PM

Don’t apologize man, if he’s using Free Software he’s on the right track and that is what counts. Grip is beta software. Very powerful because of all the engines it can use and options that can be set in them, but it is confusing to set up for the first time. It is not the only solution, or even the best, just a powerful one for those that can wrap their heads around it.

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It’s like breathing. I am because you are. I am. Because you are.

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