a million years ago - WisMusic

stoney · 10-03-2007, 12:01 PM

it's a million years ago , my friends and myself would go every chance we had to see Appleton's famous Soup.
I recently brought out my cassette copy I made from the original vinyl. a plain brown lp cover with a mimeographed single sheet insert and a non-labeled LP. This LP was sold mainly in what they called "Head shops" for the high price of $3.00!

So I went back into the stone ages and gave it a few listens. Doug Yankus could play that guitar like no other in the Fox river valley. He was soooooooooooooooooooo good it was amazing. Read his story sad and true below. Looking back and knowing how well he played you just have to wonder if his talent did not get him very far, how many other talented musicians have gone the way of oblivion?

Listening to the tape brought back memories of basement coffee houses packed with teens, all wannabes bouncing their heads in rhythm with hot licks coming off his Gold Les Paul or SG special. I think about that and laugh, we must have been a spectacle to see. But if anyone rocked in Appleton it was Doug Yankus!
The Irony is that from my memory his first record 45 rpm was in a band called Private Property and the song title was "Destination nowhere".

Does anyone have that digitized?

SOUP
Genre: Rock
Active: '70s
Major Members: Rob Griffith, David Fass, Doug Yankus, Jim Peterman

http://www.answers.com/topic/soup-pr...=entertainment

they are digitized and can be bought here

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/...488/a/Soup.htm

muvinair · 12-13-2007, 05:09 PM

Hello Everyone. I'm new here, but felt I should join up and leave a post as I found the posting by Stoney while browsing for info about the band Soup and Doug Yankus. If there are any of you who may have seen Soup play back in the day, or have any interest, kindly let me know. I have some material you will likely find very interesting. I hope to hear from you...

stoney · 12-14-2007, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by muvinair

Hello Everyone. I'm new here, but felt I should join up and leave a post as I found the posting by Stoney while browsing for info about the band Soup and Doug Yankus. If there are any of you who may have seen Soup play back in the day, or have any interest, kindly let me know. I have some material you will likely find very interesting. I hope to hear from you...

Speaking for myself any information you would like to share would be welcome here.
Please return and share your knowledge and opinions on any aspect of the music industry here. Post as much as you like. I know for myself I do enjoy reading anything others have to post concerning music.
retun and return often , you can make this message board a better place to visit.

whineryop · 05-11-2008, 08:30 PM

I just found A Soup acetate in San Francisco. Being a Chicago guy I was interested in it as Appleton, Wisc. is mentioned in the notes page with the disc Did Soup just have this one LP? Maybe Yankus would be interested in the acetate. Anybody know how to contact him? Thanks. Whin

MichaelJ · 02-05-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by whineryop

I just found A Soup acetate in San Francisco. Being a Chicago guy I was interested in it as Appleton, Wisc. is mentioned in the notes page with the disc Did Soup just have this one LP? Maybe Yankus would be interested in the acetate. Anybody know how to contact him? Thanks. Whin

Sad to say Doug Died in 1982. Robbie is gone as well. I believe Dave Fass is still with us. SOUP put out 2 LP's. The self produced LP described above and The Album SOUP on Big Tree Records? in about 1972. After Soup broke up Doug did quite a lot of studio work for people including John Hyatt.

MichaelJ · 02-05-2009, 11:00 AM

By the way, a friend of Soup has given me some live recordings. If anyone is interested, I will burn them on CD for you and mail them out. No charge at all. Just want to share the music of a great band.

stoney · 02-07-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MichaelJ

By the way, a friend of Soup has given me some live recordings. If anyone is interested, I will burn them on CD for you and mail them out. No charge at all. Just want to share the music of a great band.

Now here is an offer no one could refuse. MichaelJ you ЯØĆҜ !

Send me a message, we maybe able to share or exchange some music, I hate to be just another leach.

DodiLovesDi · 05-01-2009, 12:09 PM

Funny story, but "Soup" actually asked my dad to play drums for them waaaaaay back in the day (I don't know all the details as to the circumstances but that's what I understand). He didn't take the offer, but pretty cool, regardless.

Anyways, I would love to get a cd recording of live shows for my dad (he's recovering from QUINTUPLE bypass surgery). I bet he'd enjoy it.

If you could e-mail me back that would be cool. Anything on CD of Soup would be great. Thanks!

micah.zellmer@gmail.com

~Micah

marcus · 07-12-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by stoney

Speaking for myself any information you would like to share would be welcome here.
Please return and share your knowledge and opinions on any aspect of the music industry here. Post as much as you like. I know for myself I do enjoy reading anything others have to post concerning music.
retun and return often , you can make this message board a better place to visit.

I used to see Soup play all the time at the Quarry in Appleton. My favorite place in the area. Doug Yankus was amazing! Sometimes they'd alternate sets with Cheese, if anybody remembers them.

I also liked The Cobblers who were from Oshkosh where I lived. They later became Blue Tail Fly and I last saw them in Madison in the early seventies.

dgridley · 07-15-2009, 09:44 AM

Some interesting band names.. unfortunately, never heard of any of them..