Here and Now...What's Happening?

[ulli]

I went to Bridgetown this afternoon...hustle bustle Swan Street...no whites except me. I feel at home there...
My supplier, a Vincentian guy whom I have known since the early 80s, has a wholesale shop up the narrowest flight of stairs, where several guys hang out at the entrance selling illegal CDs.
I got some great mother-of-pearl, freshwater pearl, amethyst and cut crystal beads while chatting about the need to get tourism to branch out to attract people from Central America.

My Keith Moon story...still feel a bit sad thinking about it. I was sitting at my favorite table at Tramps, a London night club, when in walked a friend of mine, a Swiss actor called Oliver Tobias, and he had Keith Moon in tow. So they both sat down with me. Keith was talking about cleaning up his act, when he left the table to go to the bathroom. So then Oliver said to me that he had taken Keith under his wings, to protect him from himself.
So I said how can you let him go to the bathroom by himself then? I had already spotted a couple of notorious drug hustlers outside the gent's, and knew what was up.
And sure enough, on further investigation Keith had been followed into the john by these guys, and was not seen again inside the club. Tramps always had a special exit window in the mens through which the super stars could escape when things got too hot. So Keith had scored his drugs, and disappeared.
Oliver was so upset...I guess he didn't know then that the best of intentions couldn't save a severe addict like Keith. Two weeks later we heard the news of his death.

[Lisab]

I have one of Keith Moon's drumsticks given to me by my dad. I also found a magazine from a thrift shop once called The Bellboy with Keith on the front cover dressed as a bellboy. Its in pristine condition. I gave it to my dad who has it framed on his wall, next to his Isle of White Festival poster.

[dan33]

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)
Thanks starsha and astrid.

peter sellers, whenever he could ,enrich his characters with accents

Many times i though about this scene like a metaphor of .... any forum

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gkLj7aJmeaI

Oh Dan, what have you done!
Now I have to watch that whole movie.
He obviously studied Gestalt under Fritz Perls, the accent is perfect.
And Peter Sellers as the fashion magazine editor....nearly as perfect as Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

ha....
Peter Sellers was the one who introduced Shirley MacLaine, during the shooting of "Being There" in the "ocult", so called in those years.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xP15EEaEQrU

[ulli]

Posted by dan33 (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)
Thanks starsha and astrid.

peter sellers, whenever he could ,enrich his characters with accents

Many times i though about this scene like a metaphor of .... any forum

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gkLj7aJmeaI

Oh Dan, what have you done!
Now I have to watch that whole movie.
He obviously studied Gestalt under Fritz Perls, the accent is perfect.
And Peter Sellers as the fashion magazine editor....nearly as perfect as Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

ha....
Peter Sellers was the one who introduced Shirley MacLaine, during the shooting of "Being There" in the "ocult", so called in those years.

Wow, Dan, I didn't know that.
By the way, 'Being There' was always one of my favorite movies. I even read the book afterwards.

[dan33]

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)
Thanks starsha and astrid.

peter sellers, whenever he could ,enrich his characters with accents

Many times i though about this scene like a metaphor of .... any forum

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gkLj7aJmeaI

Oh Dan, what have you done!
Now I have to watch that whole movie.
He obviously studied Gestalt under Fritz Perls, the accent is perfect.
And Peter Sellers as the fashion magazine editor....nearly as perfect as Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

ha....
Peter Sellers was the one who introduced Shirley MacLaine, during the shooting of "Being There" in the "ocult", so called in those years.

Wow, Dan, I didn't know that.
By the way, 'Being There' was always one of my favorite movies. I even read the book afterwards.

OUT ON A LIMB was Shirley Maclaine's tv movie. there you can see Peter Sellers
If you haven't seen it, watch it!.

By the way, Duran Duran have released a new album.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sSMbOuNBV0s

[dan33]

OUT ON A LIMB.

Part One.
Shirley Maclaine meets her future lover, Olof Palme (Charles Dance). Good Movie.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=p2j2XFY6ZZs

[modwiz]

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Posted by dan33 (here)

A song for the village.

Amazing people are pouring out their hearts in the most remarkable ways.

What is it about this thread???


Qué Bueno! The Who

Thanks "Calz"

Keith Moon...The Fastest Hands of All the Bands...Like Lightning!
Thanks, Dan

...and on that (note) beat...Awakening Is Coming On Like Lightning Now!

Keith Moon was an amazing drummer. As a bass player who had John Entwistle as one of his influences, that song is an outstanding example of his playfulness. Have to posit the genius of Pete while at it, and Roger worked as hard as a singer possible could.

[dan33]

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)

A song for the village.

Amazing people are pouring out their hearts in the most remarkable ways.

What is it about this thread???


Qué Bueno! The Who

Thanks "Calz"

Keith Moon...The Fastest Hands of All the Bands...Like Lightning!
Thanks, Dan

...and on that (note) beat...Awakening Is Coming On Like Lightning Now!

Keith Moon was an amazing drummer. As a bass player who had John Entwistle as one of his influences, that song is an outstanding example of his playfulness. Have to posit the genius of Pete while at it, and Roger worked as hard as a singer possible could.

and Paul Weller?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZbKT0snOkk

[dan33]

........behind blue eyes...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vd3r5qvVyRg

[modwiz]

Posted by dan33 (here)

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)

A song for the village.

Amazing people are pouring out their hearts in the most remarkable ways.

What is it about this thread???


Qué Bueno! The Who

Thanks "Calz"

Keith Moon...The Fastest Hands of All the Bands...Like Lightning!
Thanks, Dan

...and on that (note) beat...Awakening Is Coming On Like Lightning Now!

Keith Moon was an amazing drummer. As a bass player who had John Entwistle as one of his influences, that song is an outstanding example of his playfulness. Have to posit the genius of Pete while at it, and Roger worked as hard as a singer possible could.

and Paul Weller?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZbKT0snOkk

Never heard of him. Nice song, really good sound system.

[dan33]

Wonderful MARCH by Sir William Walton.

Excellent for getting up in the morning.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_ICmMTCabnM

[astrid]

@ Mod, never heard of him, serious??
He fronted this band.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m-H0uIH5HHQ

I was and still am a HUGE fan.

Love this one too,

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hf4EFDGP4yg

They were totally awake, even back then.

Later he was in the Style Council

[astrid]

But if we are going there,
we may as well go here as well..

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c

Both of these bands were part of the original wave of British punk.

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)

A song for the village.

Amazing people are pouring out their hearts in the most remarkable ways.

What is it about this thread???


Qué Bueno! The Who

Thanks "Calz"

Keith Moon...The Fastest Hands of All the Bands...Like Lightning!

Keith Moon was an amazing drummer.

Hello Y'all! Here and now, at home again after traveling for work with time on my hands. Enjoying the village, as ever. I saw the Keith Moon comment, which I substantiate, but, synchronistically, my wife and I watched two videos of drummers that I have bookmarked just tonight. Both of them make me feel really good watching them. And, the second, yes that is little Stevie Wonder. After watching this, I had to reassess my rubric for judging drummers.

http://www.wimp.com/bernardpurdie/

http://www.wimp.com/steviewonder/

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Ha, Synchronicity! That posted at 22:22.

[modwiz]

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)

Posted by dan33 (here)

A song for the village.

Amazing people are pouring out their hearts in the most remarkable ways.

What is it about this thread???


Qué Bueno! The Who

Thanks "Calz"

Keith Moon...The Fastest Hands of All the Bands...Like Lightning!

Keith Moon was an amazing drummer.

Hello Y'all! Here and now, at home again after traveling for work with time on my hands. Enjoying the village, as ever. I saw the Keith Moon comment, which I substantiate, but, synchronistically, my wife and I watched two videos of drummers that I have bookmarked just tonight. Both of them make me feel really good watching them. And, the second, yes that is little Stevie Wonder. After watching this, I had to reassess my rubric for judging drummers.

http://www.wimp.com/bernardpurdie/

http://www.wimp.com/steviewonder/

Great drummers both. My amazing comment is not to be misconstrued as favorite. As a bass player I would not have wanted to play with Moonie in a band. A jam would have been interesting.

[modwiz]

Posted by astrid (here)
@ Mod, never heard of him, serious??
He fronted this band.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m-H0uIH5HHQ

I was and still am a HUGE fan.

Love this one too,

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hf4EFDGP4yg

They were totally awake, even back then.

Later he was in the Style Council

Not familiar with them either. Have heard of them though.

[modwiz]

Posted by astrid (here)
But if we are going there,
we may as well go here as well..

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c

Both of these bands were part of the original wave of British punk.

Rock the Casbah, great song. But like Kiss and their ballad "Beth", not typical of the bands typical sound or songwriting. If I seem hypercritical I am a musician and been in numerous bands and one of my own for almost a decade. I will say that all of the bands mentioned here got somewhere, all I got to do was play with Ace Frehley of Kiss. We grew up in the same area and we played together before he was famous. He showed me publicity photos of Kiss before anyone ever heard of them. He did join me with one of my bands to play Jumpin' Jack Flash' after he was famous, in our old neighborhood, at an out door 'block party'.

I do acknowledge my critiques of bands in the full wisdom of them having careers and me commenting on their careers. In retrospect it all seems like a good thing.

[Carmody]

Nasty life, nasty astrological alignments. Up for approx 40 hours now, all of it with notable stress. I'm drinking a 'knockout beer', and then expecting that I'll be getting up after about 6 hours of fitful sleep, to continue where I left off.

[modwiz]

Posted by Carmody (here)
Nasty life, nasty astrological alignments. Up for approx 40 hours now, all of it with notable stress. I'm drinking a 'knockout beer', and then expecting that I'll be getting up after about 6 hours of fitful sleep, to continue where I left off.

Just make sure you don't use workarounds to the spell checker to start cussing.