Posted on 12/31/2005 11:02:58 AM PST by lunarbicep
No, it doesn't seem that long ago. I will be pilloried for this, but landed on CNN the other night while channel surfing and Larry King had Nelson's children on for the full hour reminiscing and showing old film clips. It was a real walk down memory lane. Rick Nelson was a class act.
He really gave meaning to the phrase "teenage heart throb".
Did Mark Harmon end up raising Sam, or did Kris prevail? I never really heard the outcome of that mess.
I always liked his music and "Garden Party" has to be the number one revenge song of all time. That was great.
I live about 20 miles from Gunterville. Almost went to that concert and wish I had. When the news reports started coming in about the crash it was so sad. He spoke so much truth in "Garden Party". RIP
I don't usually keep up with who Kings' having on, but I wish I had caught that show. maybe with Larry's many reruns, I'll get a second chance
I had always heard it was some kind of a drug accident, I am glad to finally know that it was not. R.I.P.
Trivia: my older brother is also named Rick Nelson, but when my brother played drums on a couple albums by Chip Taylor
(Some of Us and Last Chance, WB records) he had to be billed
as Erik "Rick" Nelson to avoid confusion with Ozzie and
Harriet's son. Chip Taylor, born James Voight, is the brother of actor Jon Voight and is famed from writing "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning".
Ironically enough, while my brother had to be billed as "Erik" Nelson, the more famous Rick Nelson actually had "Eric" for a first name...
"Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, alternately Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), was one of the first American teen idols."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Nelson
Loved his Rockabilly. Favorite oldie was "Poor Little Fool', but one of his best was a song he wrote called "Easy to be Free" ["Rick Nelson:Live at the Troubadour"]. Saw the Stone Canyon Band many times. R.I.P
We must be from the same generation, because I also grew up with the Nelson's and AB. I don't know who raised the children, but they seemed to totally avoid the topic of their mother on the King show. This article says Kris gained custody so maybe they did grow up with her. I remember she was a very attractive woman. They did mention on KIng that she had remarried, but didn't elaborate on it. Maybe it's a sore subject with them.
Seeing the Nelsons on LKL was a total accident. I was flipping through the channels the other night and stumbled across it -- mostly because I could tell Hannity & Colmes was going to be the usual overtalk and shouting match and wasn't in the mood for it, lol.
Appropriate song title for Ricky's life.
Tracy and her brothers pretty much raised themselves with Rick on the road a lot and their mother "not always available to them." Turned out pretty good, actually... I think the kids were all really close to their grandparents and Aunts and Uncles growing up.
Yes, mostly singing their dads music since he died.
The family had a very hard time because of that rumor -- it was what came out first and when the heater was found to be the cause it was buried on page 30, section D....
Do you know the story behind Garden Party?? They were discussing it on LKL.
Doesn't the song tell the story?
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