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Moe at Poor Richard´s on guitar





Doing their things at The Trip May 1966

Oh,oh my..... I hardly remenber the Poor Richards ones,but these trip pics. are so great and totally new for me !!!
I love you guy ..........you're the true archaeologist on board. THANK YOU !!!

Thanks Alfredo. Can't remember seeing these before.

I love the picture of Gerard and Mary.

What is that in the first picture from The Trip? Looks like the 'wobble board' used by Rolf Harris! Did the VU invent that? Are we going to find a picture of John on the stylophone?

Jez wrote: What is that in the first picture from The Trip? Looks like the 'wobble board' used by Rolf Harris! Did the VU invent that? Are we going to find a picture of John on the stylophone?

Thanks Jez.
Did ever John play this ?


You mention Rolf Harris


Who is him? I have no idea

I would love to see John on the Vox Continental at the Trip. The pics Lisa Law took show Lou infront of it, but I would like to see John actualy playing it there!

Why, "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"!! Rolf is an Aussie artist who had a big US hit with that record in 1960.

His Wiki is here-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Harris

OMG. Was it that long ago. VU must have pinched it from him then.

Sorry Alfredo - just showing my age and poor sense of humour. But I can't believe you have never heard of Rolf Harris!

He played what he called a wobble board (amongst other things) which was just a sheet of card or thin wood that made a sound a bit like distant thunder when you bent it back and forwards rhythmicaly. Looks like the item in the photo with the light glinting off it - which is what made me wonder what on earth it was.

As far as I know John never played a stylophone and if he had I would probably not be a VU fan right now.

f*** yeah! Thanks Alfredo!

Hi ,the answer is in 'WL&WH day by day' excellent book .....Susan Pile and her boyfriend at the time were asked to join up at EPI.at Poor Richard´s Chicago as dancers,she said was a kinda hipnotic&intense thing as a drug,and they used 'tin foil' to change colour&power to the strobe and lights proyected on stage....

Jez wrote: What is that in the first picture from The Trip? Looks like the 'wobble board' used by Rolf Harris! Did the VU invent that? Are we going to find a picture of John on the stylophone?

Btw,could any kind soul scan the tiny picture at the top of the page,from Poor Richard´s Chicago EPI.,think is awesome and new,thanks you !!!

Excuse me guys,just fixed it up my mistake,wanna say CHICAGO instead BOSTON !!!

Nice one. Thanks taxine.