[Slowhand] EC's Between Song Banter ...

[Simon George]

I think EC still smarts from that rant in the mid-70's when he nearly ruined 
his career.
Having seen EC regularly over the last 19 years, I can confirm that the odd 
wise crack and banter is all you get, I remember a little bit during the 
blues gigs he did in (correct me if I'm wrong) 1994 when he said a few words 
about how much it meant to him to put on those gigs, when you would've 
expected a little bit of background to each song, but he didnt. Apart from 
that, in all those years,  the between song stuff rarely goes beyond "thank 
you/good evening/good night" and introducing any new songs.
On one occasion I remember him saying, " No talking, notice, no talking, I 
dont know how to talk into these things (microphones), I always say too much 
and give myself away, or too little, so there'll  be no talking, I'll just 
play"
Simon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <deltanick at comcast.net>
To: <slowhand at planet-torque.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:42 PM
Subject: [Slowhand] EC's Between Song Banter ...



> ... could fit on the head of a pin. He just doesn't do it, never did, 

> except when he was visibly drunk in the mid-1970s.

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> This little episode will illustrate:

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> I attended Cream's Farewell concert at Madison Square Garden, in NY on 2 

> November 1968. During the concert, my friend pointed out to me that EC was 

> actually tapping his foot in time with the music. I had noticed this 

> myself, before my friend mentioned it. Other than walking onto and off the 

> stage that night, it was the most activity by EC we'd seen. And we'd both 

> seen Cream several times before.

>

> Today, he actually makes faces, walks around, even mimics a step or two of 

> a dance in time with the music. So, what you saw in Australia is as 

> animated as EC gets on stage.

>

> Yes, Eric Clapton has really grown since the 1960s.

>

>                DeltaNick

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