Prog in unexpected public places.

On TV here in Mexico I remember a local political party had a nightly segment on TV and it began with  the intro of  Dream Theater's "Take The Time" from Images and Words, I always thought that was really weird.

Also there's this guy, Jose Ramon Fernandez who had two tv shows about sports.  The theme song for the one on weekdays was the ELP version of  "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the one on sundays had "Touch and Go" by Emerson, Lake & Powell. I guess he was a fan.

When I worked at a local music store, part of a big chain. I always managed to sneak in some prog in the store's speakers early in the day when there were not a lot of clients, the rest of the day I had to play the latest pop hits.

Apart from the occasional "Owner of a Lonely Heart", "Dust in the Wind" or most of Pink Floyd's hits in a variety of radios and stores, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the upcoming show "The Kennedys" on Fox Life backed by "In the Court of the Crimson King".

I was at the Toronto Zoo yesterday and I saw a guy pushing a stroller with a kid in it, and he was wearing a Progressive Nation tour t-shirt.

I once listen to Phil Collins´ You´ll be in my heart... In a specialized prog store!!  

i've got three experiences.

Opporsite to my office is an evening bar that usually plays either standard pop music or some kind of trance. One evening last year, i was working a tad overtime and when i came out, PT's Time Flies was playing loudly. It's the radio edited version though.

Another instance. I was traveling to an touristy island off the east coast of Thailand. A band was playing some sort of Thai folk rock music, when all of a sudden they just plays Owner of a Lonely Heart right in the solo section. 

Last, i was working in a radio station in Bangkok. This place plays usual commercial stuff like Take That and N'Sync, you know your typical boyz or girlie bands. Then from time to time one of the DJs smuggle some crazy stuff into the studio like DT's Another Day and Queensryche's Bridge, for example. She was one of my favourite DJs there.

twosteves wrote: My sister and brother in law thru me a big outdoor birthday party with like 50 people--there was good party music and everyone was drunk and dancing and having fun---my brother in law---knowing I'm a Yes freak suddenly puts on CTTE for me---well--the party came to grinding halt in this public place as the bird sounds came flooding on the dance floor---LOL---I had to run over and change the music back before everyone went home

I've heard lots of Yes (particularly Yes Album and Fragile era) being played at stores, gas stations and comercials as well as Kansas and Pink Floyd of course. I'd be happy if I ever heard anything from TCotCK or Red by King Crimson being played though.

Deathrabbit wrote: Ozric can be pretty popular in a lot of indie circles. I know several ppl that aren't into prog that are huge fans.

True, but this particular store normally plays Hip Hop, so I was pleasantly surprised.

Ozric can be pretty popular in a lot of indie circles. I know several ppl that aren't into prog that are huge fans.

desistindo wrote: I always put Pink Floyd´s "Money" in a Jukebox near my house

That reminds me of the time I was in college and as eating at a Pizza Inn which had One Of My Turns as a B side in the jukebox.  So of course I put in money and picked that one.  It didn't come on until we were leaving.  "Would you like something to eat?"