da hell happened? Wrote:
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> Bridge over troubled waters... Wrote:
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> > nonsense Wrote:
> >
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> > > Fat Man Fever... Wrote:
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> > > > The others members of the meadow street
> band
> > > > kicked meade out. It was rather
> contentious.
> >
> > > > They got hearing aids and realized how
> shitty
> > > > Meade sounded and knew
> > > > he was what was holding them back...
> > >
> > >
> > > Meade is the creative element of that band.
> > How
> > > many songs have his partners created? None,
> > not
> > > one. Meade created over one hundred. Meade
> > just
> > > thought his songs should be featured in their
> > > gigs, instead of Peter Paul and Mary, or
> Simon
> > and
> > > Garfunckle 1960s songs.
> >
> >
> > Meade's songs are kind of shitty. The audience
> > would rather hear Simon and Garfunkle or Peter
> > paul and mary than Meade's originals. The
> target
> > audience for Meade's music is the pre-diabetic
> > crowd. It just isn't large enough compared to
> the
> > aged hippies who flock to the meadow street
> band.
> >
> > They used to have a "fat Elvis" in that band.
> > Maybe Meade could fill that spot and make
> himself
> > useful to the band again. Meade could fit
> into
> > that jumpsuit without any padding!
> >
https://youtu.be/7myw5BlPpB4?t=139
>
> this looks like it was a very productive group at
> the time. At least it is a sizable gig, maybe a
> wedding, what happened? why did the band go belly
> up? People laughing and singing, never saw that
> before in a Meade gig. People jus t having a good
> time.
Meade insisted that he was the star of the group and started the prima donna act. Naturally, Meade does not really have the star appeal he thinks he has. After a few uncomfortable shows, the audience started to disappear and their gigs started to dry up.