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PostPosted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:27 pm 
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Many years back, we on the ICE board would occasionally start a humorous thread, for which many of us would contribute and carry things out to crazy, illogical extremes. And therein lied the fun.

One of our favorite humor topics was to start threads on everyone's favorite fake band, The Archies. Sadly, those great Archies threads are lost to time due to an old web board that had a tendency to self-delete older thread posts as time wore on.

However, I did manage to save one of them and am posting it here to give ICE board members a chance to reminisce and IWMAN members a glimpse into how warped us ICErs can be!

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (1 of 5), Read 65 times
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Date: Thursday, June 21, 2001 02:59 PM

This just in:

Reggie Mantle, 46, former guitarist for the noted proto-punk group The Archies has filed suit in Superior Court against his former band for $86 million.

Mantle's suit alleges that per the settlement worked out for his departure in late 1999, he was to be given a cash settlement for his interest in the group, which he received, and would continue to receive record royalties for the albums he played on during his long tenure with the group.

This agreement went into effect a year-and-a-half ago and Mantle claims he hasn't received a dime in royalties in nearly a year.

Mantle is seeking damages and wants future royalties from Archies albums to be sent to him directly from the group's record company, rather than receiving them through the Archies Organization, who the royalties were being directed through.

"This is a slap in the face from people I thought were friends of mine," an angry Mantle proclaimed at a press conference. "We parted on amicable terms and I had nothing but the highest respect for them. Sadly, that has changed."

Mantle also announced tentative plans to release a series of CDs featuring his original demos for such Archies tracks as "Oh, Veronica!" Mantle says he has hours of tapes made at his home studio and is considering releasing these through his website, ReggieOnline.com to recoup some of his losses.

He may want to think twice before doing so. A lawyer for The Archies says the group will file suit against Mantle if he does so, citing that since he recorded them during his tenure with the group, they are technically group property.

More on this story as it develops...

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (2 of 5), Read 70 times
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From: Gmav
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2001 03:11 PM

On 6/21/2001 2:59:19 PM, Chris wrote:
>This just in:
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>Reggie Mantle, 46, former guitarist for the noted proto-punk group >The Archies has filed suit in Superior Court against his former >band for $86 million.
>
>Mantle's suit alleges that per the settlement worked out for his >departure in late 1999, he was to be given a cash settlement for >his interest in the group, which he received, and would continue >to receive record royalties for the albums he played on during his
>long tenure with the group.
>
>This agreement went into effect a year-and-a-half ago and Mantle >claims he hasn't received a dime in royalties in nearly a year.
>
>Mantle is seeking damages and wants future royalties from Archies >albums to be sent to him directly from the group's record company, >rather than receiving them through the Archies Organization, who >the >royalties were being directed through.
>
>"This is a slap in the face from people I thought were friends of >mine," an angry Mantle proclaimed at a press conference. "We >parted on amicable terms and I had nothing but the highest respect >for them. Sadly, that has changed."
>
>Mantle also announced tentative plans to release a series of CDs >featuring his original demos for such Archies tracks as "Oh,
>Veronica!" Mantle says he has hours of tapes made at his home >studio and is considering releasing these through his website, >ReggieOnline.com to recoup some of his losses.
>
>He may want to think twice before doing so. A lawyer for The >Archies says the group will file suit against Mantle if he does >so, saying that since he recorded them during his tenure with the >group, they are technically group property.
>
>More on this story as it develops...

Chris,

Did it mention anything about his knees giving him problems because of his long tenure with the band? It was my understanding that it was one of the main reasons he left the band. Can you elaborate on that?

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (3 of 5), Read 70 times
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From: Gmav
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2001 03:15 PM

Or maybe it was the fact that on one of their albums he had 3 songs in a row using a different producer on each track. It is so hard to determine.

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (4 of 5), Read 29 times
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From: Andrew
Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 08:51 AM

How sad that the gigantic Archies musical legacy has come to this.

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (5 of 5), Read 2 times
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Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 02:35 PM

It's rumored that Reggie and Veronica had a secret affair, which Archie found out about. Tensions were running high, which led to Reggie being squeezed out of the creative process and relegated to doing as Archie told him.

Either that, or he and Archie were..."happy."

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 Post subject: The Archies: Behind The Riverdale Music
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The Archies: Reuniting for Some Of That "Sugar, Sugar?"

Los Angeles (DP) - A resolution to the long standing lawsuit between former Archies guitarist Reggie Mantle and his estranged bandmates may be in sight.

The band's record label, Kama Suture Records has announced plans to release a boxed set entitled The Archies Anthologee-Whiz, which compiles rare and unreleased recordings, including the rumored "Veronica demos" that were in possession of the band's former manager Harlan Weatherbee, who passed away in 2000 under mysterious and unresolved circumstances.

The label wants The Archies to reunite for a 40th anniversary tour that would tie-in with the release of the boxed set. Group leader Archie Andrews was initially reluctant, but promoters are offering the group an unprecedented amount of money to embark on the tour. However, the record label and promoters insist it be the original lineup, with Reggie Mantle on guitar.

Although none of the band members would comment officially, it's been rumored that Archies and Mantle camps have been having meetings with lawyers in an attempt to settle the royalty dispute lawsuit initiated by Mantle in 2001 after his departure from the group. The lawsuit alleges that Mantle was supposed to receive his royalties for Archies albums through the group's organization per a legal dissolution of his partnership in the group, but Mantle says that after the document was finalized, he stopped receiving royalties for his work, which continues to sell vast amounts of CDs as The Archies are one of rock's greatest-selling catalog artists.

And despite the fact that the group is forty years older than when they began as teenagers, you'd never know it by looking at them. "I swear they look exactly the way they looked back then," says Dilton Doiley, a longtime friend. "And I'm not just saying that because they're my friends. They haven't aged a day."

Music industry buzz is very intense, with the prevailing feeling that there will be an Archies reunion next year, which could eclipse concert grosses in recent years by such veteran acts as Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones. "If The Archies tour next year, I can retire," says legendary promoter Ron McDonald. "Springsteen sent my kids to private school and Zeppelin paid for my summer house in The Hamptons, but The Archies will make me set for life."

"The Stones look old, they play old and they are old," says Dilton Doiley. "But The Archies can still bang-shang-a-lang like they did back in those days - they'd blow Mick Jagger right off the stage."

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:40 pm 
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Is Jughead still gonna be the drummer? It ain't the Archies, without that Jughead beat!

And I hear that Hotdog's voice changed after his surgery. I hope he can still handle the lower notes.

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Is Jughead still gonna be the drummer? It ain't the Archies, without that Jughead beat!

I heard Jason Bonham was going to take the drum seat this time around.

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He probably meant to say "man bag."

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:19 pm 
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Rumours abound that the Archies reunion may be taking on a vastly different form than previously reported. It seems that leader Archie Andrews and guitarist Reggie Mantle can't come to terms on a new album, a tour or just about anything.

It's also alleged that Archie wants to fire everyone and hire his nephews to fill out the band, making a so-called "reunion" an all-Andrews family affair. Another rumor has guitarist Chickenbucket being the only replacement member in the reconsituted Archies due to Andrews and Mantle's inability to agree on anything.

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Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
Many years back, we on the ICE board would occasionally start a humorous thread, for which many of us would contribute and carry things out to crazy, illogical extremes. And therein lied the fun.

One of our favorite humor topics was to start threads on everyone's favorite fake band, The Archies. Sadly, those great Archies threads are lost to time due to an old web board that had a tendency to self-delete older thread posts as time wore on.

However, I did manage to save one of them and am posting it here to give ICE board members a chance to reminisce and IWMAN members a glimpse into how warped us ICErs can be!

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (1 of 5), Read 65 times
Conf: C. COLLECTOR'S CORNER
From: CBK9866
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2001 02:59 PM

This just in:

Reggie Mantle, 46, former guitarist for the noted proto-punk group The Archies has filed suit in Superior Court against his former band for $86 million.

Mantle's suit alleges that per the settlement worked out for his departure in late 1999, he was to be given a cash settlement for his interest in the group, which he received, and would continue to receive record royalties for the albums he played on during his long tenure with the group.

This agreement went into effect a year-and-a-half ago and Mantle claims he hasn't received a dime in royalties in nearly a year.

Mantle is seeking damages and wants future royalties from Archies albums to be sent to him directly from the group's record company, rather than receiving them through the Archies Organization, who the royalties were being directed through.

"This is a slap in the face from people I thought were friends of mine," an angry Mantle proclaimed at a press conference. "We parted on amicable terms and I had nothing but the highest respect for them. Sadly, that has changed."

Mantle also announced tentative plans to release a series of CDs featuring his original demos for such Archies tracks as "Oh, Veronica!" Mantle says he has hours of tapes made at his home studio and is considering releasing these through his website, ReggieOnline.com to recoup some of his losses.

He may want to think twice before doing so. A lawyer for The Archies says the group will file suit against Mantle if he does so, citing that since he recorded them during his tenure with the group, they are technically group property.

More on this story as it develops...

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (2 of 5), Read 70 times
Conf: C. COLLECTOR'S CORNER
From: Gmav
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2001 03:11 PM

On 6/21/2001 2:59:19 PM, Chris wrote:
>This just in:
>
>Reggie Mantle, 46, former guitarist for the noted proto-punk group >The Archies has filed suit in Superior Court against his former >band for $86 million.
>
>Mantle's suit alleges that per the settlement worked out for his >departure in late 1999, he was to be given a cash settlement for >his interest in the group, which he received, and would continue >to receive record royalties for the albums he played on during his
>long tenure with the group.
>
>This agreement went into effect a year-and-a-half ago and Mantle >claims he hasn't received a dime in royalties in nearly a year.
>
>Mantle is seeking damages and wants future royalties from Archies >albums to be sent to him directly from the group's record company, >rather than receiving them through the Archies Organization, who >the >royalties were being directed through.
>
>"This is a slap in the face from people I thought were friends of >mine," an angry Mantle proclaimed at a press conference. "We >parted on amicable terms and I had nothing but the highest respect >for them. Sadly, that has changed."
>
>Mantle also announced tentative plans to release a series of CDs >featuring his original demos for such Archies tracks as "Oh,
>Veronica!" Mantle says he has hours of tapes made at his home >studio and is considering releasing these through his website, >ReggieOnline.com to recoup some of his losses.
>
>He may want to think twice before doing so. A lawyer for The >Archies says the group will file suit against Mantle if he does >so, saying that since he recorded them during his tenure with the >group, they are technically group property.
>
>More on this story as it develops...

Chris,

Did it mention anything about his knees giving him problems because of his long tenure with the band? It was my understanding that it was one of the main reasons he left the band. Can you elaborate on that?

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (3 of 5), Read 70 times
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Date: Thursday, June 21, 2001 03:15 PM

Or maybe it was the fact that on one of their albums he had 3 songs in a row using a different producer on each track. It is so hard to determine.

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (4 of 5), Read 29 times
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Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 08:51 AM

How sad that the gigantic Archies musical legacy has come to this.

Topic: Reggie Mantle sues THE ARCHIES (5 of 5), Read 2 times
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From: Chris
Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 02:35 PM

It's rumored that Reggie and Veronica had a secret affair, which Archie found out about. Tensions were running high, which led to Reggie being squeezed out of the creative process and relegated to doing as Archie told him.

Either that, or he and Archie were..."happy."

LOL! That is so funny. Poor Reggie. Oh well, he's not as nice as Archie or Jughead anyways. Even if he is cooler than both of them. Great spoof article!
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The Archies: Reuniting for Some Of That "Sugar, Sugar?"

Los Angeles (DP) - A resolution to the long standing lawsuit between former Archies guitarist Reggie Mantle and his estranged bandmates may be in sight.

The band's record label, Kama Suture Records has announced plans to release a boxed set entitled The Archies Anthologee-Whiz, which compiles rare and unreleased recordings, including the rumored "Veronica demos" that were in possession of the band's former manager Harlan Weatherbee, who passed away in 2000 under mysterious and unresolved circumstances.

The label wants The Archies to reunite for a 40th anniversary tour that would tie-in with the release of the boxed set. Group leader Archie Andrews was initially reluctant, but promoters are offering the group an unprecedented amount of money to embark on the tour. However, the record label and promoters insist it be the original lineup, with Reggie Mantle on guitar.

Although none of the band members would comment officially, it's been rumored that Archies and Mantle camps have been having meetings with lawyers in an attempt to settle the royalty dispute lawsuit initiated by Mantle in 2001 after his departure from the group. The lawsuit alleges that Mantle was supposed to receive his royalties for Archies albums through the group's organization per a legal dissolution of his partnership in the group, but Mantle says that after the document was finalized, he stopped receiving royalties for his work, which continues to sell vast amounts of CDs as The Archies are one of rock's greatest-selling catalog artists.

And despite the fact that the group is forty years older than when they began as teenagers, you'd never know it by looking at them. "I swear they look exactly the way they looked back then," says Dilton Doiley, a longtime friend. "And I'm not just saying that because they're my friends. They haven't aged a day."

Music industry buzz is very intense, with the prevailing feeling that there will be an Archies reunion next year, which could eclipse concert grosses in recent years by such veteran acts as Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones. "If The Archies tour next year, I can retire," says legendary promoter Ron McDonald. "Springsteen sent my kids to private school and Zeppelin paid for my summer house in The Hamptons, but The Archies will make me set for life."

"The Stones look old, they play old and they are old," says Dilton Doiley. "But The Archies can still bang-shang-a-lang like they did back in those days - they'd blow Mick Jagger right off the stage."

Copyright (c)2006 The Disassociated Press

Wow! Reggie's back! Great to hear! :ohyes: These spoof articles are so great! And it's true that the Archies look pretty good for their age. You'd almost swear that they were ET Teenage Mimickers!
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Word is Tommy Thayer is teaching Reggie his old parts (and being fitted for a Reggie costume as well).

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