tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post1370486264296600052..comments2024-03-29T17:57:39.976+08:00Comments on .: A Letter To All My Friends, Contributors, Readers ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-49303777317695428492015-12-02T22:21:33.586+08:002015-12-02T22:21:33.586+08:00Another group of supporters from FACEBOOK and frie...Another group of supporters from FACEBOOK and friends. Thanks to all especially Majorie Chiew who writes from Malaysia, Mustapha from New Zealand.<br /><br />And to the two musicians George, lead guitarist and Albert Louis, percussionist and tutor.<br /><br />If I have forgotten to thank you forgive me.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-45551434638501162152015-12-02T22:17:20.929+08:002015-12-02T22:17:20.929+08:00Thanks Andy for generous acknowledgement. Have a g...Thanks Andy for generous acknowledgement. Have a great day!MAJORIE CHIEW (JOURNALIST STAR NEWS MALAYSIA)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-21232237610379950682015-12-01T16:10:17.537+08:002015-12-01T16:10:17.537+08:00Congrats on yr 8th; minum kopi lah.Congrats on yr 8th; minum kopi lah.GEORGE CHEW (LEAD GUITAR: THE BURNS)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-65971308088302003802015-11-30T22:36:08.408+08:002015-11-30T22:36:08.408+08:00Thanks for thumbs up from BELINDA POH, MUSTAPHA AL...Thanks for thumbs up from BELINDA POH, MUSTAPHA AL JOHARY and ALBERT LOUIS.FACEBOOK ANDYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-44965323045360310422015-11-25T12:46:14.163+08:002015-11-25T12:46:14.163+08:00Hi Andy
Not a problem with the short notes. Bondi...Hi Andy<br /><br />Not a problem with the short notes. Bonding time with family is so important as we all get older. Yes I'll try to write something about Bread for your blog in the near future.<br /><br />Cheers and many thanks for your assistance.<br /><br />FrankAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022069060821445755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-72295849058972551482015-11-25T10:39:04.952+08:002015-11-25T10:39:04.952+08:00Thanks again Gong Pan Pan from on of the D. Of Sta...Thanks again Gong Pan Pan from on of the D. Of Stamford Museum, Joycelyn Ong for FB well wishing and all those who read this posting. <br /><br />Positive response to a worthwhile project done in a pleasant and comfortable surrounding with my grand children around. Thanks to dear wife, home helper R. and wonderfully quiet neighbours as some know about my blogging and music activities. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-44087427701587165782015-11-24T18:15:31.351+08:002015-11-24T18:15:31.351+08:00Hi Frank,
Glad you're both in touch. He's ...Hi Frank,<br />Glad you're both in touch. He's happy too.<br /><br />If you can, do write about BREAD and your meet up with them. Would be nice. One of the best groups I've heard.<br /><br />On holiday now. So short notes between pool swims and dinners.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />GSR<br />Penang<br />Malaysia.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-22220417882244833942015-11-24T13:33:50.359+08:002015-11-24T13:33:50.359+08:00Hi Andy
Thanks for the quick response. Happy has ...Hi Andy<br /><br />Thanks for the quick response. Happy has actually just connected with me on Facebook (based on your screen grab!) and I should be able to liaise with him from there. Like I said, I am more of a 70s guy, and if it counts, one of my all time favorite group is Bread, otherwise known as Roti in local jargon (1970-73) and I had the good fortune of standing only 5 metres away (I have pics) from them in a 1998 reunion concert with all original members (Gates, Griffin, Botts, and Knechtel).<br />In memory of Reggie Verghese, I'd always thought that his arrangement for Tracy Huang's "Baby I'm Want You/Everything I Own" medley is a wonderful cover and a fitting tribute to Gates's compositions.<br />I am a historian by profession and have done research on Singapore history even though I am primarily an American cultural historian. Feel free to tap me for assistance ...<br />cheers!<br /><br />FrankAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022069060821445755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-46450121618460646672015-11-23T22:46:37.241+08:002015-11-23T22:46:37.241+08:00Thank you John. Your comment and Fabian's woul...Thank you John. Your comment and Fabian's would make for one good posting. I will just think about it. With pictures to boot.<br /><br />ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-9905333877040955372015-11-23T22:01:35.709+08:002015-11-23T22:01:35.709+08:00Hi Fabian,
While Andy record the music scene in p...Hi Fabian,<br /><br />While Andy record the music scene in print, you are doing an equally great job of visually recording as many as possible, shows featuring local musicians and singers. The two of you are like peas and carrots, almost inseparable! Great team! Congrats! <br /><br /> We are seniors and we can be forthright about this, 60s musicians and singers have been criticised, to say the least! Self appointed armchair critics are plentiful any and every where. I just wish that both the audiences as well as musicians themselves can understand and appreciate that the "old" bands get together once a while in the bluest of blue moons to do a show. Of course they do their utmost best but many of them have not been playing for ages. So kindly dont expect them to perform like Air Supply and such. It is simply unrealistic. Lets all try to be just a little bit more appreciative of our local talents. Most of them are barely paid, if at all, and perform just for old time sake and for their love of playing together as they did when they were much younger. It is not much, and certainly not fantastic, but its all they can deliver. Many of them have already reached their twilight years. Lets all try to be a little kinder and a little more gentle with them. When we have learned to do our part, then perhaps they would be more encouraged to come forward and give us more performances.<br /> <br />Only a personal viewpoint No offence intended to anyone!<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627468033353477649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-91461405719506049942015-11-23T21:13:18.773+08:002015-11-23T21:13:18.773+08:00Hi Fabian,
Thanks for the comments and your consta...Hi Fabian,<br />Thanks for the comments and your constant support. Truly appreciate them. <br /><br />ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-24302787567351747552015-11-23T15:21:45.784+08:002015-11-23T15:21:45.784+08:00Thanks to all who sent best wishes on FACEBOOK and...Thanks to all who sent best wishes on FACEBOOK and to:<br />Jimmy, <br />Anthony, <br />Joey and <br />Min.<br /><br />A new entry from FACEBOOK sending wishes are:<br />Jalani Mohamed, <br />Cindy Pau, <br />Malvin Chua, <br />Philip Chew, <br />Danny Koh.FACEBOOK ANDYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-76314837285264785282015-11-23T15:13:44.998+08:002015-11-23T15:13:44.998+08:00Hi Frank,
It's a pleasure. I have sent a scree...Hi Frank,<br />It's a pleasure. I have sent a screen grab of your letter to Happy using WhatsApp. Otherwise you can write to me again disclosing your email address and phone (without publishing) and I shall pass them on to him. He's surely one of the most helpful and informative guy about lots of stuff under the sun.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and if you like you can contribute some articles too.<br /><br />Cheers.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-24457365620032163232015-11-23T15:10:25.347+08:002015-11-23T15:10:25.347+08:00Dear Andy,
It has been quite a journey to have st...Dear Andy,<br /><br />It has been quite a journey to have started this blog 8 years ago. As Audie mentioned that there would not have been a blog if you did not participate in the show at Vivocity in 2008. That was the show I did not attend but since then I have always tried to attend and support all the shows by all our other bands of the 60's including the Silverstrings.<br /><br />As much as you write regularly on this blog which we enjoy reading and recollecting the good times in the local 60's music, I have also put up various Youtube videos of those shows and concerts of past few years that I have attended and where we are allowed to capture. In this way, we bring our local music to those who could not attend and or for those fellow Singaporeans who are living in other parts of the world.<br /><br />Cheers to our common passion in preserving information on the local music in the 60's and to keep the enthusiasm alive in the years ahead.<br /><br />Truly recognize your continuous effort in keeping the blog ongoing.<br /><br />Keep on rocking, Andy !!!<br /><br />Fabian FooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-84547113649094240692015-11-23T11:07:57.466+08:002015-11-23T11:07:57.466+08:00Hi Andy
I just stumbled onto your blog and I must...Hi Andy<br /><br />I just stumbled onto your blog and I must confess that I am more of a 70s music fan (I am slightly younger than most of you:)) but I am quite familiar with 60s music .... Hollies, Tremeloes, Beatles, Letterman, Lulu, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Seekers, Cliff Richard and the Shadows (I also remember the local Tit-Bits Talentime winners, October Cherries, Ahmad Daud, P. Ramlee,) etc. This is great memory lane stuff and a wonderful resource for those seeking to indulge in nostalgia or doing some serious research!(I should know ... being a professional historian) Congratulations on your 8th anniversary and keep up the great work!<br /><br />BTW .. it would be disingenuous of me not to mention this .... I was actually searching online for my long lost cousin Happy Tay (whom I have not seen for 40 years at least) and that was how I stumbled onto your blog! If you could just pass this to him, I would greatly appreciate it! ..... Happy, if you are reading this ... let me know how I can contact you! I am so thrilled to read of your past history (that I never know) and your go-getter adventures!<br /><br />Frank Chua<br />Pennsylvania, USAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022069060821445755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-44354475748708003892015-11-23T10:44:53.912+08:002015-11-23T10:44:53.912+08:00LIM KUAN MIN for sharing this posting on his FACEB...LIM KUAN MIN for sharing this posting on his FACEBOOK PAGE. The education connection. With his 30 years of experience as a school principal his contact with his former teachers and colleagues would be tremendous. Thank you sir.FACEBOOK ANDYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-77585832160820766182015-11-23T10:38:17.931+08:002015-11-23T10:38:17.931+08:00Many thanks from the FACEBOOK PEOPLE who sent thei...Many thanks from the FACEBOOK PEOPLE who sent their best wishes:<br /><br />Tan Soo Khoon<br />Aaron Choo<br />Yen Chow<br />Doris Lim<br />Tin Leong Lim<br />Tracy Ng<br />Charles De Silva<br />John Cher<br />Foo Jong fookFACEBOOK ANDY LIMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-74396245962531364262015-11-23T10:34:47.448+08:002015-11-23T10:34:47.448+08:00Congratulations Andy.
Wonderful to see you keepin...Congratulations Andy. <br />Wonderful to see you keeping Singapore Sixties Music alive. Looking forward to your Singapore 60's book as you were there actively in the 60's to experience first hand in what was happening then. <br />Cheers<br />Alphonso Soosay<br />Perth AustraliaALPHONSO SOOSAY (From: NAOMI AND THE BOYS)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-68413904180614347352015-11-23T10:25:14.046+08:002015-11-23T10:25:14.046+08:00Congratulations Andy Young! Excellent!Congratulations Andy Young! Excellent!JOEY KOHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-89552342158209148792015-11-23T09:53:41.199+08:002015-11-23T09:53:41.199+08:00Just read your blog. Congrats.Just read your blog. Congrats.ANTHONY TANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-21858487057107382762015-11-23T09:50:20.034+08:002015-11-23T09:50:20.034+08:00Hi Henk, been a while since I visited your blog. I...Hi Henk, been a while since I visited your blog. I think it's fabulous. Keep it going man!<br />Thank you for the good wishes.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-84562429745254542172015-11-23T01:44:45.090+08:002015-11-23T01:44:45.090+08:00Congratulations :) Hope there will be many, many m...Congratulations :) Hope there will be many, many more years enjoying your blog!!!Henk Madrotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733745439852366674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-70812462808116081262015-11-22T23:33:41.703+08:002015-11-22T23:33:41.703+08:00Dear Andy,
Congratulations! No mean feat to have s...Dear Andy,<br />Congratulations! No mean feat to have such a wonderful blog going on for 8 years and counting. Thank you and I do hope that more band members from the 60's era would come forth and share their musical experiences/stories with the many readers of your blog.JIMMY CHNG (THE DECIBALS BAND)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-44425942672424777652015-11-22T23:30:40.073+08:002015-11-22T23:30:40.073+08:00LINDA: Thank you for being a friend and writing so...LINDA: Thank you for being a friend and writing so often on the blog. I miss Canada much and wish to visit it again some time.<br /><br />FL: You are one of the most frequent contributor on this blog and I've put you up first on the Hit Parade List. I have always wanted to thank you somehow so I thought the best appreciation would be to put your name up in lights. Again TERIMA KASEH.<br /><br />LIN: Welcome home and thank you for the write-ups these years and your constant support. Without them this blog would have been long gone.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-67142281758118968302015-11-22T23:21:19.145+08:002015-11-22T23:21:19.145+08:00Hey Andy,
Congrats on 8 great years of unflaggin...Hey Andy, <br /><br />Congrats on 8 great years of unflagging posting. Keep at it with the support from the oldies and a growing interest from the young ones.<br />CYLINnoreply@blogger.com