Happy Rhodes fan Guestbook
Hello, my name is Vickie, a Happy Rhodes fan from Kansas City (formerly Chicago). Welcome to my fan guestbook. It serves a few of my fan web sites:
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http://happyrhodes.org
http://happyrhodes.com http://happyrhodes.net
wretchawry.com (for downloadable song Samples)
wretchawry.com (for downloadable Rarities)
rhodeshows.com (live shows, unfinished)
rhodesongs.com (links & Streaming)
are the main ones I maintain (among others), and I have the same Guestbook code on all of them. I can't tell from the Guestbook entries which site you entered the Guestbook from, which is why I ask when you leave a message.
Happy is living her life and is very content. She lives on a peaceful farm in upstate New York with her husband, musician Bob Muller. She has a "day job," one that she likes very much (she hand-builds pro-audio equipment for Dangerous Music, and is able to work at home). Though she hasn't made music for many years that will (we all hope) change at some point here.
ECTOTROPHIA!
Ectotrophia, a compilation from Numero Group, a reissue record label
in Chicago. The album, released June 29, 2018, has songs from Happy's
first four albums, out of the 11 albums she's released. Ectotrophia's
songs date from 1986-1987 and come from the albums Rhodes Vol. I,
Rhodes Vol. II, Rearmament and Ecto, often referred to as the "1st4" by
some fans.
Also included is the song "When the Rain Came Down" which was an Ecto bonus track when, in 1992 the 1st4, previously only available on hand-made cassettes, were re-released on CD.
Ectotrophia is available on CD and, a first for Happy's music, LP. It can be found on Bandcamp.
The track listing and the albums they came from:
Oh The Drears - Rhodes I
I Cannot Go On - Ecto
Would That I Could - Ecto
Where Do I Go - Rhodes II
For We Believe - Rearmament
When The Rain Came Down - Ecto CD bonus track
If Love Is A Game, I Win - Ecto
I'm Not Awake, I'm Not Asleep - Rhodes I
Baby Don't Go - Rearmament
Come Here - Rhodes II
Don't Want To Hear It - Ecto
If So - Ecto
I'll Let You Go - Rhodes I
Because I Learn - Rearmament
I Am A Legend - Rearmament
Perfect Irony - Rearmament
Many Nights - Rhodes II
To Be E. Mortal - Ecto
As wonderful as the track listing of Ectotrophia is, it shouldn't be
perceived as a "Best Of" compilation of songs from Happy's 1st4 albums.
Many MANY great songs were left off due to time.
Happy has been performing with Security Project, a Peter Gabriel appreciation band. She sang lead for 11 live shows in 2016, and 19 shows in 2017. 8 more shows were performed in Spring 2018, and 12 in 2022..
"Members of King Crimson, Shriekback and Gabriel�s original band bring
these genre-less masterpieces into the 21st Century. Seattleites Trey
Gunn and Michael Cozzi join esteemed drummer Jerry Marotta and NY
keyboardist David Jameson to harness the core of these songs. Added to
the pedigree of these players is the voice of Happy Rhodes. Her 4-octave
range is the latest edition to this mesmerizing group."
A few live CDs with Happy on vocals have been released. They can be found at Security Project's Bandcamp page.
If you're a long-time fan, thank you for supporting Happy. If you've
just discovered her, you have a lot of good music ahead of you. Enjoy!
Please know that as a Happy Rhodes fan since 1988, your words of
admiration and love of Happy's music thrill me and have been known to
move me to tears. Happy Rhodes fans are so rare and it's wonderful to
read the thoughts you leave.
I remind Happy to come here and check the Guestbook entries every now
and then, so she will see what you've written. I know that she deeply
appreciates your thoughts. Your support and interest in/love of her
music means a lot to her, as you see from this:
MESSAGE FROM HAPPY!
"I wrote and recorded music for many years, thinking I was only pleasing myself. The fact that so many people have appreciated the music, makes my life incredibly rewarding and full. I'm overwhelmed by the outpouring of well-wishes and cannot express to you all how undeserving I feel. Nevertheless, I'm more grateful than you know. You've all made me feel accepted in this world and believe me, it's a cherished state of being.
Love to you all,
Happy"
ALL OF HAPPY'S ALBUMS, song by song, are on YouTube as Audio-Only tracks. That channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/happyrhodesalbums. You can search for a specific song, or you can go to a playlist for a particular album.
After hearing them, please go buy them at https://happyrhodes7d.bandcamp.com/
Almost all OF HAPPY'S ALBUMS can also be heard free via streaming audio. Go to http://rhodesongs.com/music
(These things are done with Happy's full permission and blessings)
Happy hasn't released anything herself since 2007's "Find Me" (her 11th and the first since 1998's Many Worlds Are Born Tonight)
I do delete entries here not concerned with Happy's music or if I feel the entry isn't appropriate. Spammers may as well not even try. I keep a close eye on this Guestbook.
I'm sorry there's a length limit and that some entries have been cut off. I can't seem to change that. If you write something long, highlight and copy it before you send. If it cuts off, leave another message with the rest of it. Please, if you have something you need me or Happy to get back to you on, leave your email address or send me a reply email when you receive the canned confirmation note (the one that eats apostrophes, sorry about that).
BTW, if you leave your e-mail address, it can only be seen by me, not by everybody.
Here are a few other links in case you didn't see them where you were. There are more links on the happrhodes.org page.
There's both a Happy Rhodes fan GROUP and a Happy Rhodes fan PAGE on Facebook. (Btw, Happy herself does not do Social Networking)
There's a fan-run News account on Twitter.
HAPPY VIDEOS (well, live clips, since she's never made any actual videos)
That link above is out of date. There are lots of great links, so I'm not going to delete it, but really, there's SO much more on YouTube now. Just search for Happy and you'll find either
k8fan's channel
xenussister's channel (there are several full-length concerts there now)
happyrhodesalbums's channel
The Ecto Home Page (this is THE place for lyrics. Note, the original Ecto page no longer exists. This is a mirror at my site.)
Thank you again for discovering, listening to, and supporting Happy!
Vickie
There are currently 717 messages.
There have been 66191 visits since 2005-07-06
This page was last accessed on 2023-06-01
Message Number: 717 -
Sun, Apr 23, 2023 19:36:44
Posted From: Sweden - 
| Name: | Michael Daugherty |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | A friend |
| Which Happy Rhodes site did you visit?: | Happyrhodes.org |
| How did you hear about this site?: | Google |
| Where are you located?: | Thailand |
Comments:
Hi Vicki and Happy
Hope you guys are doing well.
I left for Bangkok about 18 years ago from L.A.
The last CD I fell in love with before I left was yours.
Just incredible talent.
Entertainment biz is horrible and Booby trapped. That why I left Hollywood.
It's been great ever since.
Will you be making any new albums?
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Message Number: 716 -
Sat, Apr 8, 2023 10:07:07
Posted From: Sweden -
| Name: | Nellie |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | Her cover of "And Dream of Sheep"! |
| How did you hear about this site?: | When I googled her name |
| Where are you located?: | Sweden |
Comments:
Hi Happy! I'm a 21 year old girl from Sweden and I hope you read this! I just want you to know how much your music means to me! I became a fan a bit more than a year ago and your music helps me a lot. It's so beautiful and calming. My favorite song is "Save Our Souls". A new album would be such a wonderful gift. You deserve so many more fans, but the fans you do have are so dedicated and I try to spread the word about you as much as I can! I hope you're doing well! |
Message Number: 715 -
Fri, Apr 7, 2023 15:17:49
Posted From: United States - 
| Name: | Scott Neison |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | I think I stumbled upon Many Worlds are Born Tonight on Amazon. I was blown away by the reviews. |
| Where are you located?: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Comments:
Hi and I'm writing because thanks to Vickie and her amazing relationship with Happy Rhodes, I'm leaving tomorrow for Kansas City to meet Vickie in person and hear Happy perform, an absolute once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm beside myself.
It's odd that my first exposure to Happy's music was Many Worlds are Born Tonight... at least that's the way I remember it. I also remember Warpaint as being a very early listen.
We have an eight hour drive and we'll be listening to Happy the whole way or until Mark says he needs to listen to something else! LOL
Looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing Happy perform live, in person. |
Message Number: 714 -
Wed, Jan 18, 2023 17:35:00
Posted From: United States -
| Name: | Cynthia Harper |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | Long ago a friend turned me onto her. |
| Which Happy Rhodes site did you visit?: | Not sure |
| How did you hear about this site?: | FB fan group |
| Where are you located?: | Nokomis., FL. |
Comments:
I have been in awe of Happy Rhodes’ voice and her lyrics since the moment I heard her. I love the fact that she did not pursue fame and fortune by the traditional professional musician route.
It is wonderful that as a fan you (Vickie) have promoted her music.
I’ve never seen her perform and may never experience that , but I will always be deeply moved by her music. She is “otherworldly” as many of us are. All of us empathic “sensitives” roaming the earth and in our unique ways finding one another. Her music and words are a bridge to one another.
Thank you for doing what you do. |
Message Number: 713 -
Fri, Jan 13, 2023 19:20:52
Posted From: United States -
| Name: | Sam Smith |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | looked for you |
| How did you hear about this site?: | found it |
| Where are you located?: | Lehi Utah |
Comments:
Dearest Happy,
I was introduced to you amazing talent back in 1994 the Building The Colossus CD. Wow what a voice!!! Not since my love of Kate Bush's library have I been wowed like that. So my late friend David died of AIDS I was looking for music to play at his funeral and your song ""You never told me" hit me with so much emotion I had to share it his family. I'm so glad I did it touched everyone's soul that day. Every time I play that song it brings such "Happy" thoughts. thank you again for sharing you talents with us all.
Your life time friend
Sam Smith |
Message Number: 712 -
Sun, Oct 9, 2022 10:41:47
Posted From: United States -
| Name: | Mitch Pravatiner |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | Reading Vickie"s posts in the Kate Bush newsgroup back in that wonderful year, 1991 |
| Which Happy Rhodes site did you visit?: | ecto.org |
| How did you hear about this site?: | Ecto mailing list |
| Where are you located?: | Chicago |
Comments:
A much belated Happy Birthday greeting, Happy |
Message Number: 711 -
Tue, Aug 9, 2022 13:26:30
Posted From: United States -
| Name: | Renee DiNuzzo |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | WXPN April, 1995 |
| Which Happy Rhodes site did you visit?: | Facebook Page |
| How did you hear about this site?: | Facebook |
| Where are you located?: | Pittsburgh, PA |
Comments:
Message Number: 710 -
Tue, Aug 9, 2022 11:48:20
Posted From: United States -
| Name: | Ariana Lux |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | Friends way back in early 1990s |
| Which Happy Rhodes site did you visit?: | several over the years |
| How did you hear about this site?: | Vickie's FB page |
| Where are you located?: | North Texas |
Comments:
I wish you an VERY Happy & Faboo Birthday, Happy!! Since the early 1990s I've had the privilege to listen to your music, which has gotten me through MANY difficult times, including the death of my father 7 years ago. I know it's a cover, but the Yes Medley - mainly Soon - played repeatedly in my car and in my head while we visited him in hospice care - soothed my anguished mind & heart. I may have mentioned this on another post, so forgive me if so. Your songs have always and will always mean SO much to me. Thank you again 4 sharing yourself w/us all. Much love and best regards, Ariana Carpenter Lux. |
Message Number: 709 -
Tue, Aug 9, 2022 09:15:20
Posted From: Canada - 
| Name: | Steve Hanson |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | Gaffa mailing lists st |
| How did you hear about this site?: | Facebook group |
| Where are you located?: | Wisconsin |
Comments:
Message Number: 708 -
Tue, Aug 9, 2022 09:01:10
Posted From: United Kingdom - 
| Name: | Sky Boswell |
| How did you hear about Happy?: | via a friend in the 1990s |
| Which Happy Rhodes site did you visit?: | various through time! |
| How did you hear about this site?: | Via Vickie |
| Where are you located?: | Cornwall, UK |
Comments:
Many happy returns, Happy. We have both loved your music for so long, and enjoy watching videos of you with Security Project on YouTube as well as listening to your albums (we have them all). Our great wish is to see you perform live, though I guess this is unlikely to happen considering where we live! Thank you for the beauty of your music and incomparable voice, which I hear every week as a show ident on The 100 and 20 Minute Show. Be well, be joyful, have cake and play with kitties. :) xxxx |
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