The Moody Blues: Justin Hayward and John Lodge

Signed by all five original members of the Moody Blues. John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas, Graham Edge and Mike Pinder

John at the limo

They brought plenty of 8 x 10 glossies to sign and give away

Justin looking dapper

Justin, Uncle Glen and John

Group shot with the staff at Abbey Road Distributors

Justin at the limo

Working hard

And what's your name?

A terrible shot, but why toss it out?

This is my favorite shot




Signing a famous LP

Looking back...

These shots were taken by me when the band was promoting the Keys Of The Kingdom CD. They handed out white-label promos of the cassette version and generally chatted and posed and signed things. Abbey Road is a record distributor in Orange County, California.

Uncle Glen's Low Self-Esteem Corner

Uncle Glen Sez: Do this when you're alone. AGAIN.

Pinnochio Revisited

Here are a few leftovers from the previous Pinnochio post. I'll start scanning some of the other dark rides shortly!


A cheap shot.


For ME you are working!

Okay- this one is from Roger Rabbit....

MeOUCH!

There are faeries in the garden....

J. Worthington Foulfellow pleads his case.

Carefully getting a close-up video shot of a cuckoo clock...

Pinnochioooooooooo!

Todd Rundgren

Not much to say about this photo except that it's Todd and Glen- and that this was taken at UCLA's Royce Hall, backstage after Todd performed in a tribute to the Firesign Theatre. Photo by Ron Petke.

The Moody Blues: Mike Pinder

Today's post consists of some snappy photos I took of Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues. He was promoting his current album Among The Stars. I was helping out by organizing the autograph sessions to some extent (mostly the signing table) picking up Mike and his wife, Tara, at the airport and in general by creatively loitering. But it was fun!

Both of the above shots were taken at our TV studio where Mike made his first appearance since exiting the Moody Blues. You can always tell our sets by the presence of the multi-chapeaued hatrack and the beat-up Wurlitzer jukebox. That's my buddy Al Matta in the red shirt. Hey, AL! You still owe me twenty bucks!

Ah- now here's me and Mike Pinder- bonding.

Mike and Me at the autograph table. To think that Tower Records no longer exists! Those were the days.....

Mike in repose with a teddy bear. Notice the subtle placement of the ketchup and tabasco sauce. Can I take pictures or can I take pictures??!!

The line went WAY out the door for Mike's autograph seekers.

Mike signs one of the Classic Seven LPs.

This is another record store appearance.

Mike and his wife, Tara.

Mike insisted that he would NOT be playing keyboard on our TV show. But after he loosened up a bit, he regaled us with impromptu performances of Roll Out The Barrel and Go Now. I was thrilled to have him play my Fender Rhodes! Thank you, Mike!!

The Last Remaining Seats

The Sons of the Desert, the official Laurel and Hardy fan club, was involved with the L.A. Conservancy and hosted an evening of vintage entertainment: "The Last Remaining Seats". Legendary character actor Jesse White was our compere for the evening.

Here are some of the cast- backstage.

From left to right- Jim MacGeorge, Chuck McCann, Jesse White and Avery Schreiber. Down in front, Uncle Glen.

As things transpired, it was Jesse White's final public performance.

Lounge Party Graphics

A few random images for today's post. Some of these were used on the TV show, others never made it. Hmmmm.....

MY name is Baby Cuttlefish- what's YOURS??!