The property in the Rocky Mountains known as the Caribou Ranch–and associated with entertainers like Elton and Chicago–is for sale. According to the Hall and Hall listing, there are roughly 1,700 deeded acres.
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The asking price is $48.5 million. It is owned by an affiliate of the Waltons–the family associated with Walmart, not the old American TV drama with Richard Thomas.
William Guercio was the original owner of the Nederland property. He sold about half of the land in 1985, after a fire damaged the recording studio, to Boulder County and Boulder, Colorado. The erstwhile guitar and bass player decided to focus on raising his children instead of rebuilding.
Prior to starting Caribou, Guercio was a producer in New York and California, where he grew tired of restrictive union regulations.
Kenny Passarelli, who used to play bass in Elton’s band, is friends with Guercio. The former Radio Elton John guest remembered that when he first got into music, ”nobody wanted to play bass.” So he taught himself.
Kenny said that Elton became interested in Caribou after learning that Barnstorm (which Kenny co-founded prior to teaming up with Elton) and Rick Derringer recorded there.
In 2014, Kenny told ej.w he was one of the writers working on a movie about the legendary studio, but unfortunately, this wasn’t completed.
It’s been a long time since we heard about Sound Techniques: The Parts You Don’t Hear. The documentary is about a company whose consoles have been used on many of Elton’s classics, and funding is being secured for a final edit. A few people who worked with Elton are interviewed: engineer/producer Ken Scott; producer Joe Boyd; and drummer Dave Mattacks. A book is planned as well.
Do you consider Rocketman to be one of the best biopics ever made? It is #40 on theTelegraph‘s 40 Greatest Biopics of All Time. While that’s partly because of Taron Egerton‘s ”immersive” performance, the main reason is Elton’s ”unmistakeable spirit.”
But the film wasn’t entirely accurate. In the 1970 Troubadour Club scene, for instance, ”Elton” performs Crocodile Rock . . . which hadn’t been penned yet.
And not everyone agreed with how Steven Mackintosh portrayed Elton’s father. The star’s half brother, Geoff, thinks Stanley Dwight comes across as a cold, homophobic person here. Yet he felt their dad loved everyone equally.
At least that’s his interpretation. In Watford Forever, written with John Preston, Elton recalled that his father was only affectionate when they went to games at Watford.
Nor was he supportive when Reg (as he was then known) decided to become a musician. Stanley may have bought him a piano in 1963 (as second wife Edna claimed), but Elton pointed out that he didn’t attend a single concert.
It is possible that one of Elton‘s bandmates will join Marlon Hoffman in concert. In September, Marlon’s Holy Matters will be out, and he plans to tour in support of the release. Most of the tracks feature Davey Johnstone. That includes I Believe, with backing vocals reminiscent of Rocket Man, according to Rabble Rouse News.
Another member of Elton’s group has been on the road–with REO Speedwagon. Thanks to Matt Scott Bissonette, says photographer Craig Hunter Ross, the shows have more ”energy and chemistry.”
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In addition, Matt and his brother, Gregg, are in a group called the Reddcoats, and they recently released their second album.
And last Monday night, Nigel Olsson surprised the audience at the Troubadour Club in West Hollywood, California. That’s where Tom Cridland‘s Elton Tribute was playing, and where Nigel contributed to Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me. Tom told Virgin Radio UK this was the highlight of his career so far.
