[Heeplist] The Age Old Heep List Argument

[Don Malecic]

Lol, that's funny Scott.
I wonder who's bringing the first stick out for the beat down ? :)))))
Don

On Monday, March 9, 2015, Scott Manion <scottmanion at earthlink.net> wrote:

> CLASSIC!
> Bob, wonderfully done!  Laughing out loud on that one.
>
> I stand by two things from my post:
> Mick Box has been true to his fans for 5 decades, getting new players to
> keep the team [BAND] together.
> And, secondly, Bernie is in the roll of Lead Singer for Uriah Heep...So
> unless he is booted out of the band, he is the man to sing the songs!
>
> In the case of David, I believe HIS version of the story.  He quit Uriah
> Heep.
>
> We all love his contributions and there will never be another but...
> What if he believed as much as all of us?
> What if he cared as deeply about Uriah Heep as we all do and continued on
> with the band?
> Can you imagine the long flowing grey hair of David and Mick on the same
> stage together now?  We'd all be moved to tears by most of the songs!
>
> But he quit.  After 6 years he lost the faith in the band, it's direction
> and it's future.
> When I see the passion and 'ownership' of the Uriah Heep material by
> Bernie,
> a man who has committed his musical career to representing Uriah Heep
> around
> the world, I often wonder why this list spends so much time celebrating the
> Byron  'half decade' over the last (soon-to-be)  40 years without him.
>
> Let the beat down begin!
>
> Scott
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com
> <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of
> Bob Winward
> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 6:34 AM
> To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] The Age Old Heep List Argument
>
> 1976 Yankees were good, but swept by the Cinncinatti Reds in the World
> Series.  Horrible time, I was sick for 2 days with the flu, in college and
> not far from Cinncinatti.  I think if you want to pick some great Yankee
> Teams, maybe 1978, 1996 and the legendary 1927 team.  1927 was the Box,
> Hensley, Thain, Byron lineup for the Yankees, Ruth and Gehrig.  Gehrig
> played bass, first base that is!!
>
>
> On 3/8/15 9:24 PM, "Scott Manion" <scottmanion at earthlink.net
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> >
> I met a guy at the Milwaukee show and his first words to me were "It's just
> > not the same without Byron."  I stifled a laugh.
> I asked him if he knew when
> > Byron left the band.  He wasn't sure.
> I told him 1976...and next year will
> > mark the 40th anniversary of David Byron NOT being in Uriah Heep.
>
> These
> > arguments about the olden days are as relevant as watching old re-runs
> > of your favorite sports team back in the 70's and endlessly arguing
> > that nobody will ever be better than the 1976 New York Yankees!  (I
> > don't even know if they were good that year but you can get the idea.)
>
> I agree with Doug.  Teams get
> > new players.  And though I might 'long to be in the stadium' when Babe
> > Ruth (American Baseball Icon from the 30's) hits one out of the park,
> > I can still enjoy baseball now without feeling that it's an injustice
> > that others have filled Babe's shoes.
>
> Mick Box has been true to his fans for 5 decades,
> > getting new players to keep the team together.
> Every year this band continues
> > to tour the world and put out music is a cause for celebration.
>
> The only
> > thing missing from a lot of these posts is the phrase  "Back in my
> day...."
> >
> I'm certain we all have the ability to accept and tolerate change!
> > Especially with a band that has been around for 45 years.
>
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