Personal prog connections

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: The idea of trying to engage Fripp in conversation in a sauna is wonderful, he's uncomfortable with fan interaction to start with but wrapped in a towel and all sweaty, my goodness.

To Dean, your oil painting of Francis Lickerish is just the best and it really brings out the spirit of what he feels during a performance on electric guitar. This is a very unique work of art and additionally a complete rarity. I love this story to death and the experience is very meaningful. And...btw, Francis Lickerish might not realize that he influenced some serious guitarists in America. Guitarists in the late 70"s and early 80"s who traveled the road performing in progressive bands, original and cover, who were very aware of The Stand and ordered import albums of The Enid. Your painting means a Lot to these fans.

Can't really say I've had contact with any particularly famous musicians, but I am good friends with nearly the whole Frogg Cafe band.  Hung out with them at Nearfest 2003, before I'd ever even heard any of their music.  Hung out with them at various Nearfests and gigs of theirs since then.  It was via them that I got to talk to the brothers in Izz for a while after walking out of a performance at Nearfest.  It was during that conversation that Roger Dean passed out on the floor after drinking a beer offered to him by Frogg Cafe's violin player (apparently, he hadn't had a drink in years, and this particular beer was a high alcohol content beer......I guess he chugged it down, though I didn't see that part).  Come to think of it, Roger Dean asked me if I was heading towards New York City after Nearfest, I guess he needed a ride.  Unfortunately I was going the opposite direction.  I think he may have ended up riding with one of the Frogg Cafe guys.

I also had dinner with Karmakanic once, which was fairly entertaining.  Jonas Reingold tried to explain to the waitress how in Sweden, they don't use money, they pay for everything with cheese, lol.  I've chatted briefly with Roine Stolt, and spent a good half hour talking about music with Hasse Bruniusson, Flower Kings percussionist and founding member of Samla Mammas Manna.

Oh yeah......me and a friend, and a couple of the guys from Frogg Cafe cornered Chirstian Vander at Nearfest 2007 to ask him to translate "Polish my mumper" into Kobian (it was written on the back of my Cardboard Amanda shirt.....the guitarist of Frogg Cafe's side project).  He said it wasn't possible, because Kobian isn't a real language and he just makes it up as he goes along (or something to that effect).


Edited by infandous - May 08 2014 at 14:20

Really great posts here! Ironically it's sometimes easier to shake hands and chat with a famous progger when you"'re a fan and not a musician traveling the road. The road is so incredibly high pressured and everyone becomes so increasingly tired that a conversation between bands is repressed often. I've shaken hands and chatted with famous comedians and musicians during road travel in the 70"s and 80"s, but those conversations were often cut short because the celebrities would be pulled away on the spot by fans. Fans were very important in those days! Interestingly enough, I am now able to read fantastic stories written by some of those fans who are now members of P.A. I find Mothman interesting. Although it can not be proven that he exists, if in fact he did, I would like to meet him. He, she, it...has a great deal of explaining to do.

moshkito wrote: Polymorphia wrote: HolyMoly wrote: Horizons wrote: I met Prog once, great guy.  If a bit pretentious. "most people only see my symphonic side" *pulls up collar*   Yeah ... without the keyboards, it seems that too much of the stuff is not considered progressive.   Oh well, there's always kettle drums and tea spoons!

NOPE no prog connection here.

Smurph wrote: I've met many many prog musicians that are in bands that no one cares about. <3

You've met Emerson, Lake and Palmer? get outta here girlfriend....

Smurph wrote: I've met many many prog musicians that are in bands that no one cares about. <3

Edited by Mirror Image - May 29 2014 at 19:26

Be sure to check out if your local music stores invite musicians in to hold clinics!  I met Mike Keneally that way & had a great chat with him about when he appeared onstage with Fripp during the G3 tour in 2004.  Keneally soloed over Fripp's soundscapes, it was amazing!!  

I have met lots of prog musicians over the years. I also have lots of autographed cds but at some point I stopped doing that. I corresponded with two bands in particular because I did interviews with them. I had planned on doing more interviews and spoke to several bands about it but one bad experience from a certain nameless band ruined it all for me.



Edited by Prog_Traveller - June 03 2014 at 00:26