Unexpected prog reference II
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Topic: Unexpected prog reference II
Posted By: AreYouHuman
Subject: Unexpected prog reference II
Date Posted: May 22 2019 at 22:12
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This is a continuation of an unfortunately neglected but important thread that IMO should be allowed to live: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=86643 For (re)starters, I just found this: https://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2019/05/22
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 23 2019 at 04:59
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Posted By: Progfan97402
Date Posted: May 24 2019 at 21:02
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In 1986 I owned Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar for my Atari 800XL computer and in the game you have to visit the Seer Hawkwind frequently to see how you're progressing on each of the eight virtues of the Avatar. At that time, I never heard of Hawkwind and I associated Hawkwind with the Ultima game. I was only 13 at the time and my knowledge of music was limited and the closest to prog I was exposed to was mainly through my parents copies of Genesis' Abacab and self-entitled 1983 album, as well as Yes' 90125 (all on cassette), which were obviously much more pop-oriented than their earlier stuff. Years later I not only discovered Hawkwind and started buying their albums but amused to see a 1980s computer game referencing Hawkwind. Also years ago as America was invading Libya, the military named one of their combat operations as "Odyssey Dawn", Jon Stewart, who was still with the Daily Show at the time said, "You really named a combat operation after a Yes album?" In which the cover to Tales From Topographic Oceans was displayed on the screen with the title "Odyssey Dawn" on top. Obviously Stewart was poking fun that the operation "Odyssey Dawn" reminded him of a Yes album title. I found the link to the Daily Show clip referencing Odyssey Dawn and Yes: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/99okbg/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-odyssey-dawn" rel="nofollow - http://www.cc.com/video-clips/99okbg/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-odyssey-dawn
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: June 01 2023 at 08:58
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I agree that this thread is great and deserves to be alive. So here is the hyperlink. https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=86643" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=86643  )------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 01 2023 at 09:09
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This thread here https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80600" rel="nofollow - Prog in unexpected public places. - Progressive Rock Music Forum - Page 1 (progarchives.com) is kind of the equivalent to the thread that you bumped. ------------- 
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: June 01 2023 at 09:38
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Thank you, that was the thread I was looking for! ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |