zacharyj@beatles.dal.net

1. IRC Nick: Registered Nick(s) put in

the nick that you use when you are in

zacharyj / BLUERICKY

 4. Occupation/student (school):

Producer/Musician/Publisher/Special

 7. Favorite Drink:

Blackberry Brandy (Hiram Walker, please)

 8. At what age did you become a Beatles

 9. Favorite Pastime Or Hobby:

music, music, music

10. Favorite Beatle And Why:

I love and respect all four equally.

11. Favorite Quote From A Beatles Song:

"Life is what happens to you while

you're busy making

other plans." - John

Lennon, "Beautiful Boy"

12. Favorite Beatles Quote NOT In A

"She looks more like him than I do!"

13. Favorite Beatles Album:

14. Favorite Album Other Than Beatles:

A Little Trip - The Vinyl Kings OR

15. Favorite Beatles Film:

16. Favorite Film Other Than A Beatles:

It's A Wonderful Life

17. What Was The First Beatles

Song/Album You Ever Heard And When /

Where Did You Hear It?:

Ed Sullivan, February 1964. That says it

18. Favorite Beatles Haircut(if any):

Help era Macca-cut

19. Ever Been To A BeatleFest?:

Yes, I've also performed with my band

both the Los Angeles

and San Diego BeatleFests.

20. What Turned You On About The

The whole package . . . music, image,

obvious immense talent.

21. When did you first join Dalnet?

22. When did you first join #beatles?

At the beginning, though I haven't been

23. Write your own biography, with a

 little Beatlified touch. Topic is

 "How did I become a Beatlefan/maniac".

 Write as much as you wish to....I

 expect atleast 200 words. Include the

* 3 most favorite Beatles albums

* 10 most favorite Beatles songs

* Your least favorite Beatle song(s)

200 words? Good grief . . .

I started playing music in 1964,

inspired by The Dave

heard before The Beatles on the radio),

(originally I thought

the record "Here I Go Again" WAS The

course, The Beatles.

For a couple of years The Beatles and

and neck in my book.

Mike Smith ruled, lol! Then Rubber Soul

The Beatles took my

number one slot and have been there ever

been in over 40 bands

since 1964 and most of them were greatly

The Fabs. I've spent

many years in the studios in Phoenix and

and have released a few

records that made the charts, some of

lol! Hey, Ringo recorded

with Buck Owen! Today, my bands are The

The Grapes of Wrath

couldn't drag me away from music for

you, John, Paul, George

Top 3 Beatles albums: #1 Rubber Soul, #2

Night and #3 Abbey

Ten fave Beatles songs: 10) Anytime At

Life 8) Got To Get You

Into My Life 7) You Won't See Me 6)

Michelle 5) Rain 4)

If I Needed Someone

3) The Night Before 2) If I Fell 1) She

Least favorite Beatles song: What's The

The song speaks for

24. You can also add something about the

image of Beatles in your country. What

it was during the 60s and how is it now.

Do you believe beatles can attract more

fans, now that the band is no more and

two members are dead? Justify your

It's all about the music. There will be

forever, just like

there will be for Elvis and Glenn

generation has its one

special contribution to posterity. Mine

25. What other artists/bands do you

recommend to a beatlefan?

The Spongetones, The Vinyl Kings,

Grapefruit, The Hollies, The

Searchers, The Zombies and The Dave

26. Do you play any instrument(s)? If so

bass, guitar, keyboards, drums,

27. What do you think is the role and

purpose of #Beatles? What should it be?

What should we do to serve the fans?

To provide a place to share our special

appreciation of the

28. Who are the people you often see in

the channel? Are they friendly, arrogant

or ignorant? Feel free to make any

I have met all kinds there, from

friendly to arrogant.

It takes all kinds to

29. Anything Else?..Final Thoughts...?:

Thank you JPMac (Kenny) and dearpru

being long and dear

friends, and for doing so much to keep

alive on DalNet :)

The following review of Zacharyj's band, The Grapes of Wrath has

been recently published in the legendary magazine, RollingStone

Don't Forget To Read It!

For those who are too lazy to click on the link, here's the whole review

Grapes of Wrath

As can be expected with a collection that spans from 1966 to 1971, a time when the stylistic curve changed by the month, Grapes of Wrath is wildly inconsistent. The music is certainly derivative, but the songs are fairly accomplished derivations, so much so that listening to the collection becomes an exercise in "pick the influence." "If Anyone Should Ask" pounds like a Dave Clark Five garage outtake (and, thus, not on a level with actual DC5); "Not a Man" is subpar "Mr. Tambourine Man folk-rock (and as the "in sound" of 1967, received considerable local airplay); "Irene" is an answer to the New Vaudeville Band's "Winchester Cathedral" with a bit of Beatles and the Lovin' Spoonful thrown in; "Life's Not for Me (Only for You)" is a post-Revolver sitar-singed raga dirge, completely of its time, but still enjoyable; and "If She Leaves Me" betrays debts, as does much of the recorded output here, to John Lennon. The Grapes of Wrath really began coming into their own as writers and musicians in 1968, reaching its undeniable early peak with "Have a Good Time on Me." Despite the wall of guitars that opens the song, "Have a Good Time on Me" is a fine piece of soulful pop-rock, like the Buckinghams without horns, but it is even more complex, adding a nice section in the middle as well as a coda coated in Beatles/Beach Boys harmonies. There was more decent music to follow, namely "Makin' It Through 71," a personal narrative on main songwriter Steve Whitehurst's difficult year (but also a walk through a Paul McCartney-styled, late-Beatles rocker) and "Shades of Lillian White," which marries the pretty acoustic work of George Harrison and McCartney circa White Album and Let It Be. But even those were disjointed in parts as the band began fracturing. Grapes of Wrath won't change anyone's world, but it is a visible window into the changing face of pop music during the Vietnam era. ~ Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide

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