The Official Shrine and Juke Box of
the
Reactors
Midlife
Crisis Edition
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Key to colors · HOT · GOOD · TOLERABLE · AVOID · UNRATED · NOT ON-LINE · Click to Listen |
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Studio Recordings 1980-1983 |
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All Good Things |
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Distracted |
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Digital Beef Injection |
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Television Calls |
Don't Let Me Spoil Your Party |
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We Gotta Get Outta This Place |
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Nuclear Family |
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Too Late (To Be Wrong) |
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The Situation I'm In |
Television Calls Remix |
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Live Recordings |
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February 17 1981 |
March 20 1982 |
August 17 1985 |
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We Gotta Get Outta This Place |
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Grand Prize |
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Same From the Start |
We Gotta Get Outta This Place |
Talk to the Lawyer |
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Badge |
Wait in Vain |
Don't Let Me Spoil Your Party |
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Walking Without You |
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Television Calls |
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May 23 1982 |
Private Lives |
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Simon |
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Cities |
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Ronald Reggae |
Drum |
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We Gotta Get Outta This Place |
Song 35 |
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Bernadette |
Wasting Time |
Witness |
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Tough Ground |
Tears of a Clown |
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Get Me Back On Time, Engine #9 |
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If It Happens Again |
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Ronald McNuthin |
May 29 1982 |
Castles in Spain |
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Shake and Fingerpop |
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Nuclear Family |
The Promise |
Don't Wanna Change |
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Roadhouse Blues |
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Loose Lucy |
Anytime At All |
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Walking on the Moon |
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People Don't Talk |
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Talking Like That |
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Sign 'em All Up |
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Midlife Crisis |
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December 19 2004 |
January 29 2005
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April
6 2005 |
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Related Artists |
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The Odds |
Pot-Luck |
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Credits……
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Nitzberg
To: Eli Sokal ; Matt Douglass ; Bill Beachler ; Steve Raskin ;
douglas scrivener
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
i was only suggesting a possible date. If we can't all make it I think we should wait until we all can,
or it won't be as enjoyable.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Eli Sokal
To: Sam Nitzberg ; Matt Douglass ; Bill Beachler ; Steve Raskin
; douglas scrivener
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
Hey, dudes. Please
forgive me but I cannot make either 8/21 or 8/28. But I hereby grant permission to use the name Reactors and any
derivations without me.
Take care,
Eli
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Nitzberg
To: Matt Douglass ; Bill Beachler ; Eli Sokal ; Steve Raskin ;
douglas scrivener
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
Only a couple of times?
I was thinking that there would be one time and if it was enjoyable we'd
try to do it somewhat regularly, maybe once a month or so.
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Douglass
To: Sam Nitzberg ; Bill Beachler ; Eli Sokal ; Steve Raskin ;
douglas scrivener
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
a tape would be ok. we're only a gonna do this a couple times anyhoo,
so I'd just put a few songs in there we could jam on - if you could make a copy
of the final Reactors show for me I would appreciate it - don't have one
Sam Nitzberg <grebztinmas@worldshare.net> wrote:
Yes its time for us to get off our collective ass and actually
do something. Bill, are you there? I say let's aim for the 21st or 28th,
depending on Doug's availability. And
sure, why not bring instruments like Matt said, what the hell? As far as material, I'll make a tape of the
song possibilities mentioned so far, along with ones I've listened to on our
old tapes which I think might be worth considering. We could listen together and decide which ones we want to
actually learn again, then I could make paired-down copies. Once I started listening to them I found
that there were quite a few I wouldn't mind trying to do again. I also was just listening to Donna the
Buffalo's "Rockin' in the Weary Land", and think we could have fun
trying to do just about anything on that recording. If you don't own it you should.
It sounds like we did, a bit, only more countryfied. New Rock and Reggae
Cajun Countr! y Roll New Orleans Funk Western Wave, or something like that.
Anyway, before I start making a tape, what do you think?
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: douglas scrivener
To: Sam Nitzberg
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
I'm heading off to Vermont and will be back on the 16th.
Lets start looking at dates for starting up this old thang.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Nitzberg
To: Matt Douglass ; Eli Sokal ; Eli Sokal ; Steve Raskin ; Bill
Beachler ; Doug Scrivener
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
I think it would be okay to schedule something without Bill if
the timing works out, I guess, though I really would like to have his input
before we start deciding on anything.
Saturday would be best for me, afternoon preferably, but I'm open. Weeknights would likely be tough, but
possible if that's what can work. And I
like the idea of bringing other new songs, the more I think about it.
I started listening to the tape of the final show in the quest
to figure out which songs I might be interested in doing again (haven't come to
any conclusions yet) - pretty bad sound quality, some okay performances, some
nice segues (Cities into Don't Let Me Spoil Your Party, for instance), some
songs I had no recollection that we did (when I typed the list I didn't know
what they were either), but it's getting me pumped.
By the way, Eli, I have a
dialup connection at both work and home, so the large downloads are just a PITA
for me (including the world image on the Reactors page - I waited 3 minutes for
the page to finish loading.
Also, in the complaint department, please don't forward any
non-Reactors things to my work email (and generally I hate those passalong
email thingees), I'm actually really busy there, and the Reactor stuff I just
quickly read and try to wait to reply until I get home anyway.
Eli, I hope you can play an actual bass, it sounds so much
better than a keyboard playing bass.
Start stretching your fingers, or maybe try having Kelly use a rolling
pin on them.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Douglass
To: Eli Sokal ; Eli Sokal ; Steve Raskin ; Bill Beachler ; Doug
Scrivener ; Sam Nitzberg ; Sam Nitzberg
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
ES:
I also have a bass - will bring to the gig(!?) -
Fellas:
are we thinking we get together before Bill gets back for a
prelim,(and get copies of Reactor tapes)
and then set a date to make some noise?
Sports commentary:
Orioles need a systemic enema..........
Matt
Eli Sokal <Eli@VIPS.com> wrote:
Hi. I do not have
Gear. Doug had offered to lend me his
bass. Sam has a speaker cabinet. I had mentioned buying a minimal base
head. My devotion to playing music is
truly inspirational, isn't it??
Sorry, I cannot participate if the use of beer is involved due
to my religious restrictions. Crack is
OK, though.
I understand Bill was ejected from the Tour De France for
"inappropriate behavior."
When will he learn???
I updated the website
http://home.comcast.net/~elisokal/ReactorsMLC/. At least I'm good for something.
Eli
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Douglass [mailto:douggertown@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:44 AM
To: Eli Sokal; Steve Raskin; Bill Beachler; Doug Scrivener; Eli
Sokal; Sam Nitzberg; Sam Nitzberg
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
I thought I saw Bill right behind Lance Armstrong on Stage 14 of
the Tour De France. Usually people have "extra tickets" to, like, a
Uriah Heep concert, not France. That story is pure Bill. Eli - do you still
have gear? as in bass and an amp? I still play a bit, so no arthur-itis has set
in on the digits yet. I can't see or hear anything though, so that could be an
issue.
Material - I'm thinking we just go out and buy a rubboard and an
accordion, and come out playing zydeco music. I could do a Saturday night as
well - can we bring beer???
Eli Sokal <elisokal@comcast.net> wrote:
> Where is Bill?
Hideeeee Hoh!!! I spoke
to Bill on Sunday 7/11 when he informed me he was leaving the following
Wednesday for FRANCE for a 2 week trip!
A cousin called out of the blue and "had an extra
ticket." WTF? That's what he said, I kid you not.
Bill when you get back, please let me know if I heard you
right. Also, while you were there, did
you manage to teach the French some manners?
Availability
I can do occasional weekends and/or evenings and prefer Saturday
night. Doug, thanks for offering the
use of your house.
Material / 1st Encounter
Thanks for the list, Sam.
I want to supply a definitive input/opinion here but cannot. I just have some inclinations, sorry about
the bullets:
Instrumentation - My stubby fingers are now old too. I would like to find an instrument I can
physically play. Something that sounds
like a base guitar, that's as easy to play as a gazoo.
It would be nice able to play without extensive equipment. Is it just me, or was it a huge hassle
setting up and breaking down for 6 hours just to for 2? Drum kits, snakes, sound-checks, mics, and
more cables than Comcast, Jeeeeeeeshsh.
Catching Up - It would be fun to catch up on everybody's current
musical faves. Everybody could bring
CDs with two or three favorite songs from the last 19 years. We'd listen to them all, and ask, what the hell
were you thinking???
E
PS. See http://www.angelfire.com/on3/icqconnection/acronym.html
to decode acronyms.
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Douglass
To: douglas scrivener ; Sam Nitzberg ; Steve Raskin ; Bill
Beachler ; Eli Sokal
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
I'm good Tuesday/Thursday eves, and some weekends. I say we at
least bring a couple of instruments to make it legit. Where is Bill?
douglas scrivener <dascrivener@msn.com> wrote:
I can do summer weeknights after 7 pm or anytime on the weekend.
We can do my place so that you can have a look at the room
or I am up for anything that is convenient to all.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Nitzberg
To: Matt Douglass ; Steve Raskin ; Bill Beachler ; Doug
Scrivener ; Eli Sokal
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
Okay everybody. Does a
non-music-playing meeting sound like a plan?
And when? Should we do it on a
weekend or a weeknight?
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Douglass
To: Sam Nitzberg ; Steve Raskin ; Bill Beachler ; Doug Scrivener
; Eli Sokal
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Reactors Mid Life Crisis Edition
All:
I'm up for Reactors MLC. I reviewed the list, and got a laugh
out of a couple on there (what is/was Hutzler Deckfat?) btw - Donut Shop was an
Eli tune that we played - for some reason I remember the title, but not the
tune. By looking at the list below, I could probably fake a couple of these
songs right now.
Has anybody heard from the Bish?
Also - Doug where do you live?
Matt
Sam Nitzberg <grebztinmas@worldshare.net> wrote:
Hey everyone. Sam here.
I don't know by looking at the cryptic email between Eli and
Matt, but Matt and Steve- do you have any idea what we're thinking here? Excuse me if you know this already. We're trying to see if we can play together
some time, do some of the old songs and maybe some other new ones. Maybe a Saturday afternoon. Doug has offered his house as a location to
do this. Doug, Eli and I have discussed
the idea of us all getting together first without instruments and each bringing
a couple of song ideas (maybe one old and one new). We could all then go home and try to learn our parts before some
other scheduled get-together. I have
tapes of many of the songs we did, and of course there's the original versions
of the cover tunes, so once a list of songs we want to do is decided upon,
tapes which include these songs could potentially be distributed. This whole
endeaver would not be for any other purpose than our own entertainment! ! -- no
long term reunion tour in the offing.
Maybe a once-a-month or so practice just to play.
So...
Here's the list of Reactors songs I have on tape. Most are on cassette but a few are only on reel-to-reel
tape, and I no longer have a reel-to-reel machine. I do not have any old set lists like I thought I might (I did
find a bunch of old posters, articles, reviews, etc.). I know there were other songs we did, but I
have no idea what they are (what was "Donut Shop"?).
All Good Things
Angry World
Antasia
Anytime At All
Badge
Bed's Too Big Without You
Bernadette
Borrowed Time
Can't Win the War
Castles in Spain
Cities
Commercial Breakup
Concrete Jungle
Digital Beef Injection
Distracted
Don't Let Me Spoil Your Party
Don't Wanna Change
Drum
Found a Job
Gangsters
Get Me Back On Time, Engine No. 9
Get Smart Theme
Grand Prize
History
Hot Tar
Hutzler Deckfat
If It Happens Again
Insert Coin
Is This Working?
Loose Lucy
Muscle for Brains
My Girlfriend
Not Just Dim
Nuclear Family
People
People Don't Talk
Pieces of Water
Private Lives
Pull Up the Roots
Quasimoto Blues
Roadhouse Blues
Ronald McNuthin (Cheese My Baby)
Ronald Reggae
Same From the Start
Shake and Fingerpop
Sign 'em All Up
Simon
Snake Pit
So-Called Love
Song 35
Stranger In My Home Town
Talk to the Lawyer
Talking Like That
Taxman
Tears of a Clown
Television Calls
That's All Right, Mama
The Greek Island Beach Song
The Last Time
The Motive
The Promise
The Situation I'm In
The Yenta's Magenta Placenta
Time the Avenger
Too Late (To Be Wrong)
Tough Ground
True Lovers' Time
Wait in Vain
Walking on the Moon
Walking Without You
Wasting Time
We Gotta Get Outta This Place
Witness
You and Me
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