Harrison Dreamed of Wilburys Ship Tour

[Hari's Chick]

Tooooo cute! :blush1:


HARRISON DREAMED OF WILBURYS SHIP TOUR

Late rocker GEORGE HARRISON once dreamed up a high seas adventure for supergroup the TRAVELING WILBURYS - but it was too much of a risk to get TOM PETTY, BOB DYLAN, ROY ORBISON and the former BEATLES star himself on a boat.

Harrison shared his sailing tour idea with Petty, explaining the End of the Line hitmakers would dock in coves and perform for anyone who could row out for the show.
Petty recalls, "He said, 'We should get a ship, just sail around. We could pull into a cove and play to guys in outrigger canoes. And we'll call it the Sponsor Ship. We'll paint a different corporate logo on it every day. That'll pay for the trip.' He was so funny."
But the Free Fallin' singer admits it might have been the only way Harrison would have agreed to tour.

He tells Rolling Stone magazine, "His biggest problem was the machinery of managers and booking agents.

"He said to me once, 'I can't face waking up in Philadelphia and having to go to the soundcheck.'"




http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/harrison-dreamed-of-wilburys-ship-tour_1123952

[beatlebangs1964]

A pirate song for the Wilburies!

What a nice story. :smile1: I hear some of Harold Sr. in that one. The man had sailed around the world with the White Star Line before George was a smile on his face. He regaled George with stories of tropical locales and no doubt George has shared this. I love it!

[Hari's Chick]

Yes, BB, that's true!

I wonder if George thought of his dad when he sang the opening lines to Any Road. :)

[beatlebangs1964]

I'm sure he did. I also think Harold Sr. inspired "It's What You Value." The man had an excellent work ethic and he instilled a good work ethic in George and the others.

[CWW]

awesome find Hari's Chick!!

hear all sorts of wilbury tour talk before but never in such details before, ie the coves etc and row boats..wonder if bob wouldve played "Down along the cove?!"

hahah doubt youd get Bob on a big boat for so long like that, tho he does like sailing..woulda been a great idea!!

[Hari's Chick]

Here's a particularly articulate version for you!!! :laugh2:

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I can see Tom's smirk from here! LOL!!!!

And how about When the Ship Comes In? :D