Flying Burrito Bros. video (Sneaky Pete)

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 23 Mar 2006 11:59 am

On...where else?....YouTube....

This is a video they did for a local TV show, singing "Older Guys." I had seen pics from the video shoot, but never the video itself. Pretty neat! Pete is "playing" his steel standing up throughout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiHKSi9nd0M&search=gram%20parsons

Bill McPherson · Post by **Bill McPherson** » 23 Mar 2006 12:51 pm

I also had only seen some stills from this. Great to see it for the first time. Thanks for posting it!

Bill

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Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 23 Mar 2006 5:19 pm

Man, what a rare site to see, Thankyou very much for that, I was impressed with Bernie Leadon's Tele playing. Was that Michael Clarke on drums.

I also am not familiar with that song, I thought I knew most of their tunes.

Again thanks ands keep 'em comin'

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Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 23 Mar 2006 5:39 pm

Oh, man, this is high camp. I love it.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 23 Mar 2006 5:51 pm

You call that a music video???

No boobs?
No biceps?
No buns?
No navels?
No bare midriffs or thighs?

No wonder they never had a #1 record! (LOL!)

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 23 Mar 2006 6:33 pm

Yes, that was Michael Clarke on drums.

Rodney Garrison · Post by **Rodney Garrison** » 23 Mar 2006 6:41 pm

That reminds me of the time I had hair!
Thanks for the flash back. RG

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 24 Mar 2006 4:35 am

Now if only some early 1970s Michael Nesmith video would pop up.....the only thing I know of that could be floating out there is his 1971 appearance on "American Bandstand." I have the audio of this.....he notes that Red Rhodes was with him, but Red didn't play (Nez sang "Joanne" with just his acoustic guitar). They then followed that up by having everyone dance to "Nevada Fighter." Two songs that no one should ever dance to....must have been a bad week for "American Bandstand"!

Joe

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 24 Mar 2006 6:12 am

Too cool...Audiovisual cheese of the highest order...They hammed it up pretty well too..... God bless the FBB..... bob

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 24 Mar 2006 6:17 am

That's circled around on byrd's compilation videos for years. It IS hilarious - Gram in his best/worst "Jagger-mode"...

Yep, Michael Clarke on drums. And the tune is ftom the second album, "Burrito Deluxe", not to be confused with Sneaky's former "new" band by the same name. Apparently Jon Beland somehow got rights to the Flying Burrito Brothers Name and won't let even founding members use it, which is ridiculous.

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 10 May 2006 5:32 pm

And I thought the above video was rare....check out the footage on THIS one!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT91Ry5PJKk&search=flying%20burrito

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 10 May 2006 5:55 pm

Thanks, Joe - that was outstanding! The ORIGINAL Burrito Brothers in all their Nudie Suits glory!

I always liked those babes on the album cover - and they looked even better moving around in "living color."

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Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 10 May 2006 7:54 pm

Plus John Byner!

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Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 10 May 2006 8:18 pm

That Sin City one is stunning. I've never seen it, nor even heard of it. What a cool find! Wish there was some way to save copies off that site...

Jeff Agnew · Post by **Jeff Agnew** » 11 May 2006 4:20 am

Wish there was some way to save copies off that site...

See my post in this thread for instructions on how to save YouTube videos.

If you have Firefox, here's a new extension that lets you save them directly.

Alan Kendall · Post by **Alan Kendall** » 11 May 2006 7:57 am

Sneaky Pete was the first guy I ever saw up close and personal playing steel guitar, and I was amazed at his ability, and floored by the beautiful sound of the instrument.I played guitar for the bee gee's for about 30 yrs,and in the mid 70's we did an album(which was never released)at the record plant in Los Angeles,and Pete Kleinow was next door doing something with Steve Wonder.Anyway long story short ,the lads asked Sneaky Pete to come and play on a track ,so in he walks, plugs straight into the board,listened to the song once, and started to play what seemed at the time, to be the most amazing stuff.This experience had a profound effect on me,and started my love affair with the steel guitar.(I imediately went out and bought a single neck Sho Bud)I had no idea then that he didn't play a standard Nashville tuning, or that he had an unusual approach to the steel,or that some people didn't even consider him a real steel player, It was the emotional content of his playing, and the sound of the instrument that moved me so much. Alan Kendall[This message was edited by Alan Kendall on 11 May 2006 at 09:28 AM.]

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 11 May 2006 9:22 am

Thats interesting Alan coming from a musician of your stature. Sneaky Pete is truly one of a kind and has inspired many people to take up steel including Dan Dugmore who bought his first steel (MSA) from Sneaky.[This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 11 May 2006 at 08:50 PM.]

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 11 May 2006 11:03 am

Jeff,
How does the downloader extension work? I've downloaded the extension, but when I click on the icon I get a box that says to A)Right-click (on what?)and choose "Save Target As", which doesn't appear as one of the options when I right-click (on anything), or B)Copy and Paste the link into my "Download Manager".How do I get into my Download Manager? When I click on the "Download Link" button in the Downloader window, it opens a dialogue box that asks what I want to do with "Get-Video...", which is not the video I'm trying to get (I have no idea what "Get_Video" is).
b0b, I know this question would normally belong in the Computers area, but as it relates to trying to download these particular videos, I'm asking it here for myself and perhaps others who are having trouble with it.

Jeff Agnew · Post by **Jeff Agnew** » 11 May 2006 1:46 pm

Brint,

Actually, his instructions aren't exactly correct. Right-click as follows:

Then, select "Save Link As...". (Firefox doesn't have a "Save Target" option.) The download dialog window then displays. Next:

When I click on the "Download Link" button in the Downloader window, it opens a dialogue box that asks what I want to do with "Get-Video...", which is not the video I'm trying to get

That is the file you want. He's just making "Get-Video" the default name. You'll want to re-name it, and change the extension to .flv. Don't forget that you'll need an FLV player to view the downloaded file. There's a link to one in the dialog box shown above.

Alan Kendall · Post by **Alan Kendall** » 11 May 2006 7:25 pm

Hey Kevin,thanks for the info on Dan Dugmore it's fascinating stuff.
As far as me being a musician of any stature, I can assure that's not the case, I just got lucky and hung on to those Bee Gee boys as long as I could.
Alan Kendall

Alan Rudd · Post by **Alan Rudd** » 12 May 2006 3:54 am

Didn't Al Perkins play for these guys at some time?

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 12 May 2006 4:48 am

What's wrong with just clicking on FILE and SAVE PAGE AS from the Firefox toolbar. I made a YouTube folder on my desktop and have been sending these videos there. Seems to work OK.

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 12 May 2006 5:21 am

Alan - Al played right at the end of the Burrito's first run. Only did the "Last of the Red Hot Burritos" album, sort of a mixed country/rock/Bluegrass record, live. Right afterwards he went to A&M to get all the old albums to learn the songs, and the band folded. There were then a few gigs with Don Beck on steel, then they REALLY folded until Sneaky and Chris Etheridge restarted things in the mid-70's with Gene Parsons and Joel Scott Hill. Perkins had gone on to Mannassas....