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Polymorphia
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 06 2012 Location: here Status: Offline Points: 8856 |
Posted: May 03 2014 at 09:51 | |
^It was just cookies and milk man. Nothing happened. There just happened to be a bed beneath us.
But actually, it was when my dad, a sax player, was touring with the Phil Collins Big Band. My brother told him he talked too much.
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Stool Man
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2007 Location: Anti-Cool (anag Status: Offline Points: 2689 |
Posted: May 03 2014 at 12:51 | |
When Comus play abroad these days, they have a different violin player, who is a friend of mine and plays in a couple of bands with me. He's in the purple shirt in this clip on the right at the beginning
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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moshkito
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 16215 |
Posted: May 03 2014 at 16:00 | |
Hi,
Probably more names than I can shake a finger at, but I tend to not dwell on it, and cover their person and privacy. I have a couple of pictures, but since for 10 years I WAS the photographer, it meant that I would not be in front of my camera!
All in all, there are some pretty good names and I could, still, call a few folks and photograph them at will, but won't take advantage of it just for the fan side of things.
I have, on ALL occasions given all members of the band a complete set of 5x7's of all the shots that came out that I took.
The only band that would not allow me to shoot, was Porcupine Tree in San Francisco, and that was when I met one of them, and knew right away, the music was really nice, but the others were even nicer. Richard is the one I enjoyed the most and probably th emost creative without having to go around farting to make sure we notice him!
Other than that, Gong is my closest and most photographed. The only band I want to shoot in concert these days would be one that does not do shows ... Djam Karet. But I need some "Dark Clouds, No Rain" playing to get in the mood! Or "The Trip". I would not have minded doing Hawkwind, but the timing was never there. I missed Mani with Acid Mothers around here and wish I had seen it, because him and Pierre Moerlin are by far the best drummers I have ever heard in rock music! Other than that, I would do Magma right this time with better lenses than I had before, as they got setup way too far back in the stage for the shots to make it better. Lana Lane was also very nice to shoot, but the keyboard setup closed the stage for shooting, and Erik did not get good shots. Lana was a bit too far back, but the expressions are there and I wish I had a better lens to shoot this band with.
I don't do "personal connections", but I have a huge list of folks I have gone to dinner with and such ... and I have made dinner for them as well!
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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maani
Special Collaborator Founding Moderator Joined: January 30 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2632 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 14:53 | |
I worked in the music biz for some time, so I ended up getting to meet and speak to quite a few prog legends, including Chris Squire, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Jon Anderson, James Labrie, and David Gilmour. And for those who have been here, I have interviewed Rick Wakeman, Steven Wilson and Roye Albrighton, though I haven't met them.
Oddly, I did have an unexpected encounter last week. I went to the Sound of Contact show in NYC. As you know, SOC is fronted by Simon Collins, son of Phil. I was one of the first few people on line (on a very cold and blustery day). Who should walk up but Phil. And he was very gracious, and stood around chatting with us for a little while, and taking pics with us. (Stupid me; I didn't take a photo!) It was quite fun. |
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Hercules
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 7024 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 15:05 | |
God Dean, I wish I could send you a photo of me. We could be twins (except I have a proper beard).
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Metalmarsh89
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 15 2013 Location: Oregon, USA Status: Offline Points: 2673 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 17:09 | |
Zero personal connections for me. But that's probably due to my age and the rather small number of concerts I go to.
But these stories are a pleasure to read about. |
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cstack3
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 6767 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 19:31 | |
Meeting Sir Richard was truly amazing! He should run for Parliament, he's such a natural politician!
I know Steve Howe's guitar tech/luthier, Hugh Manson, so he did me the favor of getting us after-show passes! Priceless! |
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Padraic
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 16 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31165 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 19:37 | |
I think Sean Malone sent me an email in the 90s
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Horizons
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Status: Offline Points: 16952 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 19:50 | |
I've talked to Jim Haney of Perhaps (amazing band) and he offered me a free ticket to his gig, but i couldn't attend so i was sad.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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The T
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 19:53 | |
I live on a country that borders with Geddy Lee's.
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HemispheresOfXanadu
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 28 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4339 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 21:28 | |
Matt Stevens (solo, The Fierce and the Dead) 'liked' one of my comments on his Facebook page once. Does that count?
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@ProgFollower on Twitter. Tweet me muzak.
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Mirror Image
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 13 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2111 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 22:20 | |
I have a little recollection for you all: once upon a time, I liked King Crimson, and then I woke up years later and found out I loved them. The End.
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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Neo-Romantic
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 09 2013 Status: Offline Points: 928 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 22:25 | |
What? Dude, me too! |
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May God bless you all in Jesus' name. No matter who you are, you're special, you're loved, and you matter.
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Horizons
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Status: Offline Points: 16952 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 22:51 | |
I met Prog once, great guy.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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twosteves
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 01 2007 Location: NYC/Rhinebeck Status: Offline Points: 4071 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 22:58 | |
I met all of Yes except Squire---he was late--showed Phil Collins around my neighborhood in NYC, actually took him to a store he was looking for---saw Getty Lee at an outdoor cafe in my neighborhood, didn't bother him, saw Mike Rutherford too in my neighborhood, didn't bother him either---was in a sauna with Robert Fripp at my gym, it was awkward as I did try to talk to him but he wasn't too friendly with nothing but a towel on--lol---met Bill Bruford after an Earthworks concert, he was signing CD's---asked him to please reunite the Bruford band,, he stated firmly that would never happen hung my head in shame and left.
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Mirror Image
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 13 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2111 |
Posted: May 05 2014 at 23:30 | |
Yeah, Fripp isn't exactly an easy person to talk to I imagine. Kind of standoffish, but it's understandable. I imagine people generally annoy the hell out of him anyway.
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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Nogbad_The_Bad
Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20221 |
Posted: May 06 2014 at 09:44 | |
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.
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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HolyMoly
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133 |
Posted: May 06 2014 at 10:27 | |
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My other avatar is a Porsche
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
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Polymorphia
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 06 2012 Location: here Status: Offline Points: 8856 |
Posted: May 06 2014 at 10:36 | |
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rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Online Points: 65981 |
Posted: May 06 2014 at 10:40 | |
Here is my account of my encounter with the band Tiles and Discipline members Matthew Parmenter and Matthew Kennedy. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=52932&KW=tiles&PID=3017107#3017107
I had met the guys from Tiles at a CD release party a few months prior to that, and they sent me free tickets to see them open for King's X. |
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