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christopher wilson's avatar

Thank you Lori, my little wordsmith archivist!💙 It was an inordinate amount of fun .i loved all my brother musos though we had our ups and downs , but we were always there for each other and the audience. Try THAT with AI!

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Lori Christian's avatar

AI doesn't have blood, sweat, tears nor soul ..it is complete bull. Thankful for your legacy xx

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Lori Christian's avatar

Of course honey xx

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Tom Martin's avatar

Lori this was SO AMAZINGLY GOOD!! Your writing and insider knowledge about this band made it such a fun read. I always loved this band and felt that they never got the respect and fame they so richly deserved!! I learned a lot I didn't know about them before 😊

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Lori Christian's avatar

I'm so pleased you enjoyed it Tom!

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Tom Martin's avatar

Those photos were great too. So many that I'd never seen before 😊 ❤️

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Lori Christian's avatar

He brought an incredible archive here from London. You have no idea, I can post some really cool shit lol

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Tom Martin's avatar

I can imagine the stuff he has from his bands. Just being in some of the coolest bands that ever existed, he must have some amazing stories.

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Tom Martin's avatar

I always loved that song! Thanks for the link to the video Lori! I wish I'd seen The Barracudas live. Funnily enough, there was a garage band called The Barracudas in 1965 who released one single. They were from Bunkie, Louisiana…just 15 miles away from my hometown

https://www.discogs.com/artist/446396-Barracudas-2

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Lori Christian's avatar

I just did a google and there are plenty of other Barracudas as are alot of Chris Wilson musician/singers..

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Tom Martin's avatar

Our Louisiana Barracudas were nowhere near as cool as Chris and Robin and Jeremy 's band though…as far as Chris Wilson goes, to quote “Highlander” ….”There can be only one!”, as far as I'm concerned 😊 💜

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Lori Christian's avatar

You took the words outta my mouth!!

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christopher wilson's avatar

Thank you Tom. Well, it wasn’t for lack of tryin, but after a while you just get tired and have to look to keeping yourself healthy and sane, both full time jobs here in the Anthropocene…

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Tom Martin's avatar

I imagine it gets disheartening. I see really good artists get zero acclaim, and then people who shouldn't even be in a local talent show making a fortune. THANK YOU for fighting the good fight for all of these years and making so much of the music that still inspires me and still makes me smile

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Sonic Middle Age's avatar

Love the Barracudas so much! Not to mention the Fortunate Sons. Loving your stuff

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Lori Christian's avatar

Updated the video https://youtu.be/vY5NAYj4tJY?si=mNqPg2gokYWLz9p1

I will add Fortunate Sons in the series, you have great taste in music. Cheers!

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Sonic Middle Age's avatar

Ha ha obviously I agree!

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Charles in San Francisco's avatar

They had a great sound. Love those ringing guitars. Thanks for a great read!

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Margaret Bennett's avatar

A great read Lori and I’m loving that photo in London.

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Hilary Hattenbach's avatar

What a storied career Chris has had! Thanks for sharing the adventures and the music here, Lori. Such great tunes. That clip in Tokyo is so delightful. I bet those fans still tell the story of the time they ran into the band in a bar.

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