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Max Lombardi

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Apr 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/27/96
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Can anybody tell me whatever happened to "Wings". Is Denny Laine still
working with McCartney. Did they have a "falling out?"


Brian Fried

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May 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/3/96
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Wings was disbanded officially in 1980, shortly after Paul's arrest for
marijuana posession and subsequent incarceration in Japan cancelled the
1979 Back To The Egg tour.

wings material continues to surface, however. In 1980, Paul's solo single
for "Coming Up" was backed by a live version with Wings and a 1975-era
"Lunch Box And Odd Sox". In 1981, CONCERTS FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAMPUCHEA
featured three live performances by Wings. In 1985, "Spies Like Us" was
backed by another 1975-era track, "My Carnival". 1990, "Put It There" was
backed by the 1972-era "Mama's Little Girl" and the suspected-to-be-1979-era
"Same Time Next Year".

Linda McCartney -- obviously -- stayed with subsequent band collections.
Denny Laine, despite responding nastily to the break up with a solo album,
actually worked with Paul right up until 1982's TUG OF WAR album. Then
there was a falling out due to financial reasons, as Denny's finances
crumbled along with his marriage -- both of which he blames Paul for.

Today they do not speak, although they may have met once on Paul's
1989-1990 tour. Denny Laine is still upset about the royalties he received
from Paul's company regarding the songs he co-wrote. According to the last
report, written in Geoff Guiliano's BLACKBIRD (a horrible biography that
bases all its information mostly on interviews from Laine) he is broke and
living in a trailer park in Rochester.

Hope this helps.

Brian
bfr...@chat.carleton.ca


Jeff...@his.com

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May 4, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/4/96
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> RE: MCCARTNEY AND DENNY LAINE RELATIONSHIP

>
>
>Denny Laine, despite responding nastily to the break up with a solo album,
>actually worked with Paul right up until 1982's TUG OF WAR album. Then
>there was a falling out due to financial reasons, as Denny's finances
>crumbled along with his marriage -- both of which he blames Paul for.
>
>Today they do not speak, although they may have met once on Paul's
>1989-1990 tour. Denny Laine is still upset about the royalties he received
>from Paul's company regarding the songs he co-wrote. According to the last
>report, written in Geoff Guiliano's BLACKBIRD (a horrible biography that
>bases all its information mostly on interviews from Laine) he is broke and
>living in a trailer park in Rochester.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
> Brian
> bfr...@chat.carleton.ca
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Acorrding to some info which recently popped up on the Moody Blues
newsgroup,
Denny has lately been hitting the UK club curcit again. He has
appearently also settled some, though not all of his differences with
Paul McCartney.

JZ


brian friend

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May 6, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/6/96
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Brian Fried wrote:
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> Wings was disbanded officially in 1980, shortly after Paul's arrest >for marijuana posession and subsequent incarceration in Japan >cancelled the 1979 Back To The Egg tour.

I heard that it was rumored that Yoko had tipped off Japanese
officials that led to Paul's bust for possession of pot. Anyone know if
this rumor is true?

HofnerB

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May 7, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/7/96
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I doubt it. Many countries were "on the look out" for pot in Paul's
entourage. It had been found before so the band had a reputation.
Usually, it was carried by a Roadie. Paul's luck just ran out.

hri...@gmail.com

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Apr 29, 2017, 4:03:21 AM4/29/17
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Hey I am from the future how is it going?

hri...@gmail.com

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Apr 29, 2017, 4:04:30 AM4/29/17
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Hi I am from the future.... you won't believe what 2017 is like compared to 1996!!

Norbert K

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Apr 29, 2017, 7:51:00 AM4/29/17
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On Saturday, April 27, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Max Lombardi wrote:
> Can anybody tell me whatever happened to "Wings". Is Denny Laine still
> working with McCartney. Did they have a "falling out?"

I heard "With A Little Luck" on the radio the other day. It had been a long time, and I'd forgotten what a good song it is.

Norbert K

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Apr 29, 2017, 7:58:16 AM4/29/17
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There have been heated debates on this. Supposedly Yoko was motivated by Paul's bragging that he would be staying at Yoko and John's preferred suite of a ritzy Japanese hotel.

Several of Yoko's inner circle claim she phoned Japanese customs with word that Paul was carrying weed. I'm not sure what the truth is.

IBen Getiner

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Apr 29, 2017, 9:45:24 PM4/29/17
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On Saturday, April 27, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Max Lombardi wrote:
> Can anybody tell me whatever happened to "Wings". Is Denny Laine still
> working with McCartney. Did they have a "falling out?"

Laine put on a show just a few miles away from my home several weeks ago. I want to go and see him but the wife didn't want to go.

zippl...@gmail.com

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May 1, 2017, 9:35:49 AM5/1/17
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Well, I usually solve a problem such as this by going by myself.

zippl...@gmail.com

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May 1, 2017, 9:38:08 AM5/1/17
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I've always loved this song and could never understand why so many people
dislike much of their solo material?

Wir Munchen Liebschoen

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May 1, 2017, 9:38:15 AM5/1/17
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That's because you're not married, Jeffie.

Wir Munchen Liebschoen

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May 1, 2017, 9:40:16 AM5/1/17
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Maybe you just like shitty music Jeffie?

Listen a lot of people love Donnie & Marie as well as Bread-so you are
not alone.

Marcus

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May 1, 2017, 12:55:20 PM5/1/17
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You love Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" just as your Fuhrer did.

Wir Munchen Liebschoen

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May 1, 2017, 1:44:18 PM5/1/17
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Oh dear what a devastating comeback by Meathead.

Did one of your resistance snowflakes craft that for you or did you read
that from one of your dogeared editions of Pravda?

zippl...@gmail.com

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May 1, 2017, 2:16:03 PM5/1/17
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That has nothing to do with it. I've lived like a married man since January
1st, 2001. I really feel sorry for people once they get out of high school,
who were so used to being with friends in school, that they can't fathom the idea of going somewhere alone after high school. There is also the option of asking a friend after high school. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've gone plenty of places by myself. You may ask how many times I've let my girlfriend go places by herself? Plenty of times. Why should I care? I'm
perfectly happy to stay home alone too. I have no desire to tie a woman to a
chair, (so to speak)and to tell her that she can't go anywhere without me.
I've had some prior women want to spend 24/7 with me, and that was enough to
drive me crazy. They can fuck off and go home when I told them to.


zippl...@gmail.com

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May 1, 2017, 2:26:44 PM5/1/17
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On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 8:40:16 AM UTC-5, Wir Munchen Liebschoen wrote:
> On 01-May-17 09:38, zippl...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 6:51:00 AM UTC-5, Norbert K wrote:
> >> On Saturday, April 27, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Max Lombardi wrote:
> >>> Can anybody tell me whatever happened to "Wings". Is Denny Laine still
> >>> working with McCartney. Did they have a "falling out?"
> >>
> >> I heard "With A Little Luck" on the radio the other day. It had been a long time, and I'd forgotten what a good song it is.
> >
> > I've always loved this song and could never understand why so many people
> > dislike much of their solo material?
>
> Maybe you just like shitty music Jeffie? <<


Yep, I'm sure I do. I even like "I'll be true to you" by the Monkees.
But I like a lot of different types of music, and I couldn't care less
about the people who have a problem with that.

> Listen a lot of people love Donnie & Marie as well as Bread-so you are
> not alone.

I've never listed to anything by Donnie and Marie, except for what they
sang on television. Bread? Yeah, I like about 4 or 5 songs by them. The
rest of their music got played too much on the radio. One song by Bread
I've always liked is "Mother Freedom" but I've never heard it played on
the radio.

zippl...@gmail.com

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May 1, 2017, 2:33:48 PM5/1/17
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I've never ran across anyone like you, who has such an obsession such as
gossiping about someone and their posts. You care so much about everything
that he's written as if everything he writes is so important.


Wir Munchen Liebschoen

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May 1, 2017, 4:32:14 PM5/1/17
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On 01-May-17 15:38, marcus wrote:
> On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 2:54:02 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
>> Came close to almost spitting my morning coffee on my keyboard over that gut busting retort.
>
> He's a twit, not a wit.

And you're a shit who swallows and doesn't spit, Meathead.

mc...@pitt.edu

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May 4, 2017, 1:24:31 PM5/4/17
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On Saturday, April 27, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Max Lombardi wrote:
> Can anybody tell me whatever happened to "Wings". Is Denny Laine still
> working with McCartney. Did they have a "falling out?"

Denny Laine is on tour now.

https://www.facebook.com/DBFLaine/app/123966167614127/?ref=page_internal

I'm guessing it's a great concert in a reasonable-sized venue for modest ticket prices.
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