Merrakesh Express - Honda Pilot

Sportymonk · 11-01-2005, 06:33 PM

Can't find it anywhere. Who was the artist that sang it?

"All aboard that train ... taking me to Merrakesh..."

tallgood · 11-01-2005, 06:50 PM

David Crosby Crosby Stills and Nash, I know the song well.

Sportymonk · 11-01-2005, 07:39 PM

Thanks and a tip of the Pilot Hat to you. Downloading now from Apple i Tunes. Must have mispelled Marrakesh.

labow · 11-01-2005, 07:41 PM

An oldie but a goodie...

I can remember my parents listening to this on 8-track in the old VW microbus! (Not joking)

"Did you know were riding, on the marakesh express...did you know were riding on the marakesh express its leading me to marakesh...all aboardddd...the trainainainain. All abord, the traiininin. Ive been saving all my money just to take you there...I smelled a garden in your hairrraaahhhahhhairahhhhahhhairhahhahahah"

Can you see now why I lean towards the left? Its in my blood.

tallgood · 11-02-2005, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sportymonk
Thanks and a tip of the Pilot Hat to you. Downloading now from Apple i Tunes. Must have mispelled Marrakesh.

Is there a pattern here? I had 2 VW micro buses. But no 8 track.

rocky · 11-02-2005, 07:25 AM

I remember riding around in an old VW camper Orange and white....
Last trip to Uk I drove a modern version of that but silver.......

Sportymonk · 11-02-2005, 05:42 PM

Well, I didn't have a VW but I did have a 8 track under the seat of my Pinto.

I took the seat out and drilled the four holes for the screws. THEN I decided to see what I missed (good timing huh?)

One drill through nicked the brake line

but didn't penetrate it. So I put the seat back in and the 8 track worked fine.

Those were good days.

Mainer · 11-02-2005, 06:12 PM

Remember the tracks would switch in the middle of songs

Sportymonk · 11-02-2005, 06:48 PM

That's the good thing about age and the good old days; you don't remember all those problems!

tallgood · 11-02-2005, 10:06 PM

I never got into the 8 track thing, I always went for the smaller cassette tape. I did allot of recording from albums to cassette so maybe that was the reason why. So that brings me to the question which I may need help on. Could you by blank 8 track tapes in their hey day.

Mainer · 11-03-2005, 05:17 AM

I don't think you could - I think that's one of the reasons why cassettes won out

ramirami · 11-03-2005, 10:07 AM

8 track???

BillG · 11-03-2005, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tallgood
I never got into the 8 track thing, I always went for the smaller cassette tape. I did allot of recording from albums to cassette so maybe that was the reason why. So that brings me to the question which I may need help on. Could you by blank 8 track tapes in their hey day.

Sure... you could buy blank 8-track tapes. However, most of the portable players did not record.

8-track was largely developed as a portable media. I'd say that most people bought their 8-track tapes pre-recorded.

In order to record your own 8-tracks, you had to buy a home stereo component that would record in the 8-track format. (I had one.) Still, LPs and reel to reel were the best choices for listening to at home, so 8-tracks really didn't have much of a place there. It was pretty much just a solution for listening to music in your car.

Casette players were smaller and many of them recorded also. They were also cheap. Little wonder that 8-track usage died out.

Sunday Rider · 11-09-2005, 05:57 PM

Went to Cleveland this past weekend to listen to a tribute to Sam Cooke. The Saturday evening concert was devoted to his Rock 'n Roll, and Sunday was to the Gospel side.
It was an incredible show, on both nights. You can really see the roots that developed from the gospel side. Many stories about his contributions and the new paths he forged for those that came with and after him.

Aretha Franklin closed both nights, and she sure didn't need a microphone. Highlights included the Alabama Blind Boys, Hummingbirds, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke, Lou Rawls, L.C. Cooke, Morgan Freeman, Taj Mahal, Manhattans, and many more.
It was like music history unfolding before us.

Here's a

link to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who was behind the event.

Any rockers out there will not be disappointed at the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

A trip to Cleveland is not complete without a stop at the Great Lakes Brewery, one of the finest microbreweries I have ever been to. You can take back bottles, but the draught on tap is the best.
Beer link

and ofcourse did I mention in another thread that I stopped off to see Tim at Hondacuraworld? What a great guy he is. You should see all the stuff he has to do back there in the warehouse.
Great experience all round.

Sportymonk · 11-09-2005, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sunday Rider
A trip to Cleveland is not complete without a stop at the Great Lakes Brewery, one of the finest microbreweries I have ever been to. You can take back bottles, but the draught on tap is the best.
Beer link

What beer to you recommend? Can you buy it via Internet and have it shipped? Always interested in something new and different.

11-01-2005, 06:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sportymonk Super Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 2,413 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Merrakesh Express Can't find it anywhere. Who was the artist that sang it? "All aboard that train ... taking me to Merrakesh..." __________________ Eagles may soar, but foxes dont get sucked into jet engines. 2005 Steel Blue Metallic EX-L with iPod P.I.E. X3 interface (keeps the cd changer!!), LED lights in doors and overhead, tow package, cargo shield, crossbars (self installed), WWongs stuff, cargo liner, extended warranty. All but the tow pkg at great saving through our sponsor hondacuraworld. 17 - 24 MPG with mileage removed for both the best and the worst atypical mileages. 183,000 miles since June 29, 2005

11-01-2005, 06:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
tallgood Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 129 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	David Crosby Crosby Stills and Nash, I know the song well. __________________ 03 pilot mx bike puller

11-01-2005, 07:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sportymonk Super Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 2,413 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks and a tip of the Pilot Hat to you. Downloading now from Apple i Tunes. Must have mispelled Marrakesh. __________________ Eagles may soar, but foxes dont get sucked into jet engines. 2005 Steel Blue Metallic EX-L with iPod P.I.E. X3 interface (keeps the cd changer!!), LED lights in doors and overhead, tow package, cargo shield, crossbars (self installed), WWongs stuff, cargo liner, extended warranty. All but the tow pkg at great saving through our sponsor hondacuraworld. 17 - 24 MPG with mileage removed for both the best and the worst atypical mileages. 183,000 miles since June 29, 2005

11-01-2005, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
labow Super Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 506 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	An oldie but a goodie... I can remember my parents listening to this on 8-track in the old VW microbus! (Not joking) "Did you know were riding, on the marakesh express...did you know were riding on the marakesh express its leading me to marakesh...all aboardddd...the trainainainain. All abord, the traiininin. Ive been saving all my money just to take you there...I smelled a garden in your hairrraaahhhahhhairahhhhahhhairhahhahahah" Can you see now why I lean towards the left? Its in my blood. __________________ '04 Redrock EXL-NAV '06 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Wagon "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein.

11-02-2005, 05:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sportymonk Super Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 2,413 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, I didn't have a VW but I did have a 8 track under the seat of my Pinto. I took the seat out and drilled the four holes for the screws. THEN I decided to see what I missed (good timing huh?) One drill through nicked the brake line but didn't penetrate it. So I put the seat back in and the 8 track worked fine. Those were good days. __________________ Eagles may soar, but foxes dont get sucked into jet engines. 2005 Steel Blue Metallic EX-L with iPod P.I.E. X3 interface (keeps the cd changer!!), LED lights in doors and overhead, tow package, cargo shield, crossbars (self installed), WWongs stuff, cargo liner, extended warranty. All but the tow pkg at great saving through our sponsor hondacuraworld. 17 - 24 MPG with mileage removed for both the best and the worst atypical mileages. 183,000 miles since June 29, 2005

11-02-2005, 07:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
rocky Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 7,178 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I remember riding around in an old VW camper Orange and white.... Last trip to Uk I drove a modern version of that but silver.......

11-02-2005, 06:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mainer along for the ride Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: York, Maine Posts: 898 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Remember the tracks would switch in the middle of songs __________________ 2004 Midnight Blue Pilot EX: Running Boards, Trailer Hitch, PS/AT Coolers, Fog Lights, Dog Divider, Cargo Cover, Cross Bars, Husky Mats, Thule Expressway Bike Carrier (Hitch mount), rear splash guards: Polk db650 speakers in all 4 doors, Michelin Cross Terrains (45k on OEM Bridgestones) 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Titanium Metallic, Sunroof, Heated Outside mirrors, Bodyside Molding, Mudflaps (another great car and 2007 Motor Trend Car of the Year) http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f49/

11-02-2005, 06:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sportymonk Super Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 2,413 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That's the good thing about age and the good old days; you don't remember all those problems! __________________ Eagles may soar, but foxes dont get sucked into jet engines. 2005 Steel Blue Metallic EX-L with iPod P.I.E. X3 interface (keeps the cd changer!!), LED lights in doors and overhead, tow package, cargo shield, crossbars (self installed), WWongs stuff, cargo liner, extended warranty. All but the tow pkg at great saving through our sponsor hondacuraworld. 17 - 24 MPG with mileage removed for both the best and the worst atypical mileages. 183,000 miles since June 29, 2005

11-02-2005, 10:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
tallgood Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 129 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I never got into the 8 track thing, I always went for the smaller cassette tape. I did allot of recording from albums to cassette so maybe that was the reason why. So that brings me to the question which I may need help on. Could you by blank 8 track tapes in their hey day. __________________ 03 pilot mx bike puller

11-03-2005, 05:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mainer along for the ride Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: York, Maine Posts: 898 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't think you could - I think that's one of the reasons why cassettes won out __________________ 2004 Midnight Blue Pilot EX: Running Boards, Trailer Hitch, PS/AT Coolers, Fog Lights, Dog Divider, Cargo Cover, Cross Bars, Husky Mats, Thule Expressway Bike Carrier (Hitch mount), rear splash guards: Polk db650 speakers in all 4 doors, Michelin Cross Terrains (45k on OEM Bridgestones) 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Titanium Metallic, Sunroof, Heated Outside mirrors, Bodyside Molding, Mudflaps (another great car and 2007 Motor Trend Car of the Year) http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f49/

11-03-2005, 10:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
ramirami 'da Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arlington Hts., IL Posts: 7,969 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	8 track??? __________________ ~~2003 Starlight Silver EXL_RES~~ 2005 Blue Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.0 2011 Black Audi Q5 2.0T

11-09-2005, 05:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sunday Rider Super Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Aurora, Ontario Posts: 2,074 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sam Cooke Tribute Concert in Cleveland Went to Cleveland this past weekend to listen to a tribute to Sam Cooke. The Saturday evening concert was devoted to his Rock 'n Roll, and Sunday was to the Gospel side. It was an incredible show, on both nights. You can really see the roots that developed from the gospel side. Many stories about his contributions and the new paths he forged for those that came with and after him. Aretha Franklin closed both nights, and she sure didn't need a microphone. Highlights included the Alabama Blind Boys, Hummingbirds, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke, Lou Rawls, L.C. Cooke, Morgan Freeman, Taj Mahal, Manhattans, and many more. It was like music history unfolding before us. Here's a link to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who was behind the event. Any rockers out there will not be disappointed at the Rock and Roll hall of fame. A trip to Cleveland is not complete without a stop at the Great Lakes Brewery, one of the finest microbreweries I have ever been to. You can take back bottles, but the draught on tap is the best. Beer link and ofcourse did I mention in another thread that I stopped off to see Tim at Hondacuraworld? What a great guy he is. You should see all the stuff he has to do back there in the warehouse. Great experience all round. __________________ Sunday Rider '03 EX-L, Nighthawk Black Pearl, OEM Black Gone but not forgotten March 2011 Honda ST1100 '97 Honda CB900C '82 sold Honda CM400E '80

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