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Hello again,
I wouldn’t ordinarily bug you guys again so soon, but a couple of things to call out.
First, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Vic Flick yesterday. (Apparently he departed on the 14th, but it was only just announced.)
Courtesy of Bob Rush (of The Rip Chords), I was introduced to Flick awhile back and thought he might be a good subject for a show. He was terrific! If you don’t already know, he was a British session guitarist who played on tons of hit records of the 60s and 70s, but most notably played guitar on the James Bond 007 theme. (He also aped it for the Help! score in 1965.) For Beatle fans, he was on the soundtrack to A Hard Day’s Night, most notably playing that evocative guitar line of “Ringo’s Theme” (aka “This Boy”) during Ringo’s parading sequence.
If I am remembering the sequence of events correctly, subsequent to our recording that show, I happened to be out on the west coast and had a chance to visit Vic. He was everything you’d want him to be: kind, warm and generous with his time. Just a lovely man. Some time later, he put that James Bond guitar up for auction, citing the need for funds for medical bills. He was ready to let it go to a happy collector somewhere, and even more happy to reduce a little stress in his life. I did not know that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s at the end, but that’s what they announced. The music he made will live on forever – I am eternally grateful that he and I got a chance to discuss his career: https://somethingaboutthebeatles.com/2019/01/13/156-conversation-vic-flick-2/
So that’s the sad news. Here’s the good: as I mentioned in #2, The 1964 US Albums in Mono box is coming, due out on Friday. By virtue of subscribing to the newsletter, you are all enrolled in the drawing for the album giveaway. I’d love for them to have given me a whole box to give out, but I guess to hit as many people as possible, they are making available single albums. So since people are asking me how to get signed up for the giveaway, you already are! But because you’re special, you know this before I say a word publicly, which I am about to…
Here’s a video Apple put out discussing the set.
That’s it for now – till next time!