Doctor Love
Doctor Love
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Not to make too big a deal out of this, but before September slips away, I wanted to point out that thirty years ago this month, we played our very first gig as a band on the quad at Sierra College in Rocklin, California.
The band consisted of Doctor, Jan Eric, Mark Tootle, Mark Proctor and Sharon McCall. As I recall, we did mostly tunes from Steve Scott's unreleased Larry Norman produced album Moving Pictures, which contained both "A Different Kind Of Light" and "Stranger Won't You Change Your Sinful Ways" ~~
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09-29-2009 11:56 |
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Marti
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Favorite 77s album: Drowning with Land in Sight
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Originally posted by Doctor Love
The band consisted of Doctor, Jan Eric, Mark Tootle, Mark Proctor and Sharon McCall. As I recall, we did mostly tunes from Steve Scott's unreleased Larry Norman produced album Moving Pictures, which contained both "A Different Kind Of Light" and "Stranger Won't You Change Your Sinful Ways" ~~ |
So much for the theoretical total exclusion of girls from the band (other than the snuck-in Nerf Sisters, hey naaa naaa).
Congrats to all past and present, and Happy Birthday to Bruce. I hope they've recovered from their losses from the fire.
__________________ “This Jesus that the Christians speak of, he sounds like a good man. Why don’t they follow his teachings?” - Crazy Horse
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09-30-2009 13:04 |
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Cynthia
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Exciting... happy anniversary
__________________ Contentment and joy are not a state of circumstances but a state of mind.
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09-29-2009 12:22 |
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Big Jim
Baby Elvis
Registration Date: 08-22-2005
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Favorite 77s album: Holy Ghost Building Location: NJ
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Congratulations on the 77's and Bruce's 30th birthdays!
Bruce - you're not much older than 30, are you?
- you don't look much older than that, but I know that couldn't be true...
Doc - I'm sure glad you and the 77's are still doing your thing. Long may you keep rolling (and rocking)...
Jim
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09-30-2009 08:58 |
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me-is-e
Drowning with Land in Sight
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Favorite 77s album: the one I'm listening to Location: Jefferson City, MO
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09-29-2009 12:33 |
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Mark
Unbalanced
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Favorite 77s album: Island Album Location: Corpus Christi
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Congrats and Happy Anniversary!
__________________ But never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. - C.S. Lewis
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09-29-2009 12:33 |
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DaLe
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Location: MiNNeSoTa - HeRe we put salt on the Roads... Lord, Help me be Salt of the Earth - NoT Salt in the Wound. so, take most everything I SaY HeRe with a grain of Salt !
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09-29-2009 12:34 |
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Doctor Love
Doctor Love
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Originally posted by MarkyMark77
Congrats! It is KIND of a big deal, Doc. It's thirty years of ministry. And we're all glad you did it, and stuck with it. Seriously.
Two questions arise:
1) Do you have a recording of this show?
>>>> there are many cassette recordings of shows from that era, but I do not recall ever seeing one from Sierra College. It could be on one of those tapes and just not labelled, but I don't know for sure. There has been talk for years about releasing an album of the best of these recordings but that has yet to happen. I am glad that there are actually three concerts from that savage young 'Scratch Band' era that were recorded on multi-track (you can hear samples of these as the bonus tracks on the Ping Pong Over The Abyss CD) and I certainly hope all this will come out one day if anyone is still interested...
2) Would you be willing to post a download of it for a little while, just for those of us who commented on this thread?
>>>>> hmmmm .... perhaps presenting this kind of material as downloads would be the most appropriate way to feature it, given the sound quality of the source tapes. I hate downloads, but it might be fun to see them as a way to offer less-then-stellar recordings for the fans who enjoy this sort of thing.
Or, you could monetize this anniversary by having a 30th anniversary release with outtakes, live songs, demos, etc?
>>>>> that's actually a really good idea. I will take this under advisement -- it could be a way to get some excitement going between our sporadic 'official' releases .....
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09-29-2009 14:59 |
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lam77s
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RE: 77's 30th B'day and ProBruced by The 77s |
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Cheers! - *clink*
Linda
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09-29-2009 18:06 |
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Ping Pong Over the Abyss
Unbalanced
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Favorite 77s album: Too Many...! Location: In my earbuds...!
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Good times all around...for both the band and the drummer.
__________________ "Sunshine on my shoulder makes me sweaty...!" Dr. Love
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09-29-2009 18:15 |
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MefLiszto
Baby Elvis
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Happy Birthday 7. And you too, other 7.
And to you as well, Mr. Spencer.
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09-29-2009 19:00 |
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steveruff
Baby Elvis
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Favorite 77s album: Pray Naked Location: Atlanta
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Thanks for 30 years of great music, I think a 30 year anniversary release would be cool as well.
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09-30-2009 03:52 |
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77 bc
Radioactive Hatchling
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Favorite 77s album: The one's Mike plays guitar on Location: Springtown
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Congrats to the Seventy Sevens!
I remember buying PPOTA from the Christian book store. I had a friend from another church in our district telling me about it, and so I "ordered" it from the bookstore, before I had ever heard it. Glad I took his recommendation!
__________________ "tell me, what's worth more
what you'll lie for or
what you'll die for
i follow my heart
and it lies and it lies
and i don't understand it"
~ Roe/Harmon ~ "Woody"
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09-30-2009 07:20 |
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Rod
Baby Elvis
Registration Date: 08-21-2005
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Favorite 77s album: When #s Get Serious
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Been with you for 27 of those years, since Ping Pong was released. We were all so young then.
. I'm in for the 30th anniversary release.
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09-30-2009 15:45 |
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dennis
Happy Roy
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Favorite 77s album: "88" Location: Way out on the outskirts of town.
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happy anniversary to 77s.
happy birthday to bruce.
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10-01-2009 03:42 |
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colorblind
Someone New
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Way to go Doc!!!
I think it would be cool to put together some sort of cd to celebrate. How about a spin-off of Sticks & Stones...call it Break Yer Bones. Play off the original artwork and everthing just like 99 did!
An updated best-off, as chosen by Mike...with a few twists.
Do it...for love!!!
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10-01-2009 12:39 |
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Cynthia
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There sure are a lot of cords laying on the floor in that picture. It would be so interesting to watch the makings of an album be recorded like that.
__________________ Contentment and joy are not a state of circumstances but a state of mind.
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10-01-2009 14:33 |
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