Wray Ellis
@wrayellis.bsky.social
Writer, musician, archivist, seeker of peace.
#273. Meeting Hoyt Axton
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#273. Meeting Hoyt Axton
And getting some advice...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#273. Meeting Hoyt Axton
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#266. The Huey Lewis Bootleg
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#266. The Huey Lewis Bootleg
And that Tom McKillip guy...
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September 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#266. The Huey Lewis Bootleg
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1986: Heading out on the Ray Sawyer tour...
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#218. Trust 'The Tube'
Two Vans + One Truck
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1986: Heading out on the Ray Sawyer tour...
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To mark this event from 48 years ago tomorrow, here's my story (with photos) of the notorious 'Pink Floyd Spitting Incident'...
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#2. Pink Floyd Live in Montreal - July 6, 1977
Spitting Incident at The Olympic Stadium
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July 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
To mark this event from 48 years ago tomorrow, here's my story (with photos) of the notorious 'Pink Floyd Spitting Incident'...
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My secret for over 40 years - until now. substack.com/@longcoldroa...
#193. Something's Broken
Me.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The day Willie P. Bennett came by...
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#87. Willie P. Bennett
August 1981: A Wet Day for Blackie and the Rodeo King
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March 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The day Willie P. Bennett came by...
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This was a tough one...
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February 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This was a tough one...
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The New Band Photos "Curse"
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February 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The New Band Photos "Curse"
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Bergen-Belsen: Reluctant Witness Found...
Here's the story of finding my father's long forgotten WW2 photos - and the bombshell secrets they'd been hiding...
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Here's the story of finding my father's long forgotten WW2 photos - and the bombshell secrets they'd been hiding...
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January 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bergen-Belsen: Reluctant Witness Found...
Here's the story of finding my father's long forgotten WW2 photos - and the bombshell secrets they'd been hiding...
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Here's the story of finding my father's long forgotten WW2 photos - and the bombshell secrets they'd been hiding...
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One of my most memorable performances wasn't even on the schedule...
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January 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
One of my most memorable performances wasn't even on the schedule...
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This story is special to me. open.substack.com/pub/longcold....
It describes meeting a certain band from back in the day. While the names are all changed, you may see a certain similarity to The Cement City Stompers - a band that I've been touting for decades now...
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It describes meeting a certain band from back in the day. While the names are all changed, you may see a certain similarity to The Cement City Stompers - a band that I've been touting for decades now...
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January 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This story is special to me. open.substack.com/pub/longcold....
It describes meeting a certain band from back in the day. While the names are all changed, you may see a certain similarity to The Cement City Stompers - a band that I've been touting for decades now...
youtu.be/KNH8ZOK4y_I?...
It describes meeting a certain band from back in the day. While the names are all changed, you may see a certain similarity to The Cement City Stompers - a band that I've been touting for decades now...
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Peanut (2010-2023). He was on a different level.
January 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Peanut (2010-2023). He was on a different level.
Letter from Stephen Fry - one of my most precious keepsakes.
January 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Letter from Stephen Fry - one of my most precious keepsakes.
For Pink Floyd fans only...
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January 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For Pink Floyd fans only...
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1978: My first night in a road band...
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January 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
1978: My first night in a road band...
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I once auditioned for a band on an instrument I'd never played before. Here's how that went down... open.substack.com/pub/longcold...
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January 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I once auditioned for a band on an instrument I'd never played before. Here's how that went down... open.substack.com/pub/longcold...
Here's what happened on Dec. 17, 1973... open.substack.com/pub/longcold...
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December 17, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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Christmas 1966. Brandy gets some quiet time after all the toys are unwrapped...
December 14, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Christmas 1966. Brandy gets some quiet time after all the toys are unwrapped...
Pink Floyd Live in Montreal - July 6, 1977
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December 14, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Pink Floyd Live in Montreal - July 6, 1977
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December 13, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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My YT numbers. There was a "change in the logarithm" I guess. The timing is curious though... www.youtube.com/@WrayEllis
December 4, 2024 at 12:38 PM
My YT numbers. There was a "change in the logarithm" I guess. The timing is curious though... www.youtube.com/@WrayEllis
Tribute to Stan Rogers.
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45 Years From Now (Stan Rogers cover)
YouTube video by Wray Ellis
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November 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Tribute to Stan Rogers.
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First photo...1958.
November 17, 2024 at 10:33 AM
First photo...1958.