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eaglemaxie OP t1_j6jvj5o wrote

On November 21, 1973, Richard Creamer took this photo of John Lennon, Anne Murray, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper, and Mickey Dolenz at the Troubadour.

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HappyHarryHardOn t1_j6k9cin wrote

If Harry Nilsson was there, you were going to drink, do drugs and not sleep for days. It was almost inescapable

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purpleRN t1_j6kd841 wrote

Harry Nilsson was the first artist whose album I listened to on repeat until I had it memorized. I was three or four and the album was The Point.

Which explains a lot about who I am as an adult lol

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HappyHarryHardOn t1_j6kodbk wrote

hell yeah!! one of his great albums. I fixated on this artist for a little while, I have a box set with something like 23 albums. His early albums are all excellent, then he shot his voice in a yelling contest with Lennon, then his voice wasn't quite the same but there's still excellent gems here and there on his later albums and he died waaaaay too early

"Pandemonium Shadow Show" and "Nilsson schmillson" are excellent

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doublecutter t1_j6lkw5f wrote

A point in every direction…is the same as no point at all.

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purpleRN t1_j6ll4hk wrote

When I was in high school we had an art assignment to illustrate a song and I chose Think About Your Troubles.

It's still my mental go-to when I'm having a shit day

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SupremePooper t1_j6lhl4z wrote

Still one of the best half-hour cartoon "specials" ever to air on American network television.

There's still debates among animation fanatics whether the best narration is Nilsson's ( the Soundtrack album), Dustin Hoffman's ( aired for the original broadcast only) or Ringo Starr's ( the one on the commercial distribution). I have both the latter on VHS, & the Soundtrack, & Nilsson's is close to my heart, but Hoffman's is pretty terrific.

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purpleRN t1_j6lhpta wrote

I had no idea there was an animation of it until at least high school in the late 90s when I was telling a friend about The Point and he said "that weird cartoon narrated by Ringo Starr?"

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SupremePooper t1_j6lhwtl wrote

The youngest brother from THE BRADY BUNCH is the voice of Oblio. Worth finding, it's a gem.

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Balsac_is_Daddy t1_j6mkhg9 wrote

My dad recently unearthed his copy of The Point. I had never heard of Harry Nilsson before- you better believe my dad fkn jumped at the chance to introduce me to his stuff. So we spent some time listening to the album with Dad reminiscing about his teen years :)

I told my mom we had listened to The Point and her response was "Harry Nilsson... that weirdo." Lol

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KitWat t1_j6juy0h wrote

That Alice Cooper hanging over Mickey Dolenz?

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Weird-n-Gilly t1_j6jw8xj wrote

I think they were Laurel Canyon neighbors. There’s a doc on the canyon, recently watched. I guess all the crew living up there partied at Mickey’s place.

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gcg2016 t1_j6kbnwx wrote

Alice Cooper. Musical Zelig. He met everyone and has a story about them all.

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Buffalo95747 t1_j6jz03w wrote

Anne Murray has a very interesting look on her face here.

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Far_Out_6and_2 t1_j6k8u61 wrote

Maybe her and John got together John did say she did the best cover of one of his songs he had ever heard

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cookerg t1_j6kzi67 wrote

I think she's gay, but that doesn't always matter.

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eadgster t1_j6krrb2 wrote

Do any other early millennial / late gen-xers love Nilsson’s the point as much as I do?

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gold_and_diamond t1_j6kjj0y wrote

My parents used to play this Anne Murray 8-track very loud whenever they were doing the nasty in their bedroom. We lived in a small house so I can't stand the sounds of loud bed springs or Anne Murray.

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WhoBroughtTheCoolKid t1_j6ljl8g wrote

I honestly feel badly that Anne Murray brings you these memories but also, as an outsider, I really appreciate the hilarity of this tale.

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badpuffthaikitty t1_j6kx9cz wrote

Click! Track two. Did the album go into repeat? Don’t answer that question. As a small child I couldn’t figure out why my dad was telling my mum jokes all night. All I heard was soft giggles. Then I figured it out. Childhood ruined.

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Original-Cow-2984 t1_j6jyqnn wrote

John Lennon and Mickey Dolenz in the same pic....go figure.

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Sandberg231984 t1_j6k2fnw wrote

They were a crew at the rainbow. Them 4 and maybe Keith moon at times. Had a special room upstairs.

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Original-Cow-2984 t1_j6k8hvg wrote

Who is the light haired guy in the back?

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Sandberg231984 t1_j6klvlv wrote

Harry Nilsson. The Beatles loved his writing.

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Original-Cow-2984 t1_j6knei1 wrote

Coconut! That's the only Nilsson song I know.

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SlackerKey t1_j6kehx5 wrote

Hey, Jimi Hendrix was the opening band for the Monkees at one time. Unreal.

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Macca49 t1_j6m2qtb wrote

There are photos of various Monkees visiting the Beatles at Abbey Road in 1967/68. Possibly one of them together lol

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Original-Cow-2984 t1_j6m4qn1 wrote

Yeah I guess I just don't put the Beatles and the Monkees in the same context. They might have been very talented, but they did that fecking tv show...

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Tyler2191 t1_j6l30qq wrote

The four of them (minus Anne Murray) were regulars of the sunset strip together. In fact they had their own private room upstairs at the Rainbow Room Bar called the Vampire Lounge where only they were allowed and any of their guests.

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CornmealGravy t1_j6jxcvi wrote

You put the lime in the coconut…

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ToonaSandWatch t1_j6jznud wrote

When it comes to Monkees or Beatles for me, well…

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(I prefer comedy and music.)

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WhoBroughtTheCoolKid t1_j6ljrgy wrote

I loved that show when I was a kid. I had such a crush on Davy Jones. Trouble was I was watching reruns in the 80s/90s and I remember entertainment tonight or some such had the monkees on and I was CRUSHED (and confused) to learn my crush was now an old man.

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xizrtilhh t1_j6kjt7w wrote

Just another Saturdee Night at the Springhill Legion.

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brankin8 t1_j6kg2wy wrote

She's a long ways away from Springhill Nova Scotia there!

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xladyfinger t1_j6knwrg wrote

I think mickey dolenz was such a doll!

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periodicsheep t1_j6lq0p7 wrote

i had such a crush on him when i was a kid. definitely cuter than davy jones.

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galwegian t1_j6k47f1 wrote

Alice Cooper and Anne Murray were both managed by the Super Mensch guy. What a mensch.

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butterflypoo69 t1_j6kivuo wrote

Was this the particular time that John and Harry were walking around with womens’ sanitary products stuck to their foreheads?

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Macca49 t1_j6m31wa wrote

That was a few months later in March 1974 prolly when they discovered the joys of endless Brandy Alexanders. John supposedly found a pad in the toilet, whacked it on his forehead and it stuck there. He said to a waitress, ‘Do you know who I am?’ She replied, ‘Yeah, an arsehole with a Kotex on his head!’ Lol

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butterflypoo69 t1_j6n5m1e wrote

I know that woman was quite something! He went through that wild phase when he and Yoko separated for a bit.

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GaspSpit t1_j6kxa2g wrote

Beatles and Monkees and Anne’s….oh my!

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wdwerker t1_j6lj3eh wrote

I got to meet her before a show at Chastain Amphitheater. They were doing a sound check while I was finishing modifications to the concession stands. Nice lady. The client told us to give them whatever they asked for on the house. The crew were smoking a joint in the middle of the seating.

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Unable-Ladder-9190 t1_j6m8a4w wrote

None of them even look one sheet to the wind. They all look clear eyed

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Sandberg231984 t1_j6k27sc wrote

They use to hang out at the rainbow. There was an upstairs kinda room. Harry was on a death wish

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vballbeachbum t1_j6kjp1s wrote

I saw the red hot chili peppers open for the monkees in the mid 80's at the Greek theater in LA. There encores included a Hendrix tune. The band finished the set with sock puppets on their junk . The teen girls behind us were screaming for them to get off the stage. We got kicked out during the monkees finale because we kept moving seats. One of my claims to fame....got kicked out of aMonkees show.

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aShittierShitTier4u t1_j6ld1nl wrote

Hendrix opened for the Monkees on tour, before moving to England. He came back with the soft machine (but no Daevid Allen) opening for him on tour.

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tacotruckaddict t1_j6nzndb wrote

Teen girls in the 80s, screaming for the Monkees? I don’t remember most of my female peers even knowing who they were then, never mind getting that worked up about them.

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Shiatis11 t1_j6kk393 wrote

Who let Ben Stiller in there?

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not2day55 t1_j6knefr wrote

Quite the inebriated crew for Anne

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cookerg t1_j6kzcrh wrote

Anne said Nilsson was her favorite singer.

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SGI21 t1_j6kzlqd wrote

My grandpa loved Anne Murray!

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DLQuilts t1_j6lqxq3 wrote

What a neat picture!

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BasslineThrowaway t1_j6k906b wrote

Four people of varying fame, standing next a guy who will still be talked about in 200 years.

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