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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2015 21:06:55 GMT -5
I've been thinking of doing that as well. Maybe next week on a day off
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:24:46 GMT -5
R.I.P. Chris Squire, bassist and co-founder of Yes. I know a lot around here aren't fans of prog, but Squire was one hell of a bassist and was a really nice guy the one time I got to meet and talk to him at a radio promo for a show they were doing in CT. I was a big fan of Yes for a number of years (haven't listened much in about a decade) but Chris' bass work was alway my favorite part of their musc. Rest well good sir as you journey to the heart of the sunrise.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 18:01:12 GMT -5
R.I.P. Chris Squire, bassist and co-founder of Yes. I know a lot around here aren't fans of prog, but Squire was one hell of a bassist and was a really nice guy the one time I got to meet and talk to him at a radio promo for a show they were doing in CT. I was a big fan of Yes for a number of years (haven't listened much in about a decade) but Chris' bass work was alway my favorite part of their musc. Rest well good sir as you journey to the heart of the sunrise. -M Owner of a lonely heart would make my Top 40 best of the 80s anyday |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 28, 2015 18:34:00 GMT -5
R.I.P. Chris Squire, bassist and co-founder of Yes. I know a lot around here aren't fans of prog, but Squire was one hell of a bassist and was a really nice guy the one time I got to meet and talk to him at a radio promo for a show they were doing in CT. I was a big fan of Yes for a number of years (haven't listened much in about a decade) but Chris' bass work was alway my favorite part of their musc. Rest well good sir as you journey to the heart of the sunrise. -M First I heard about this and it hurts. Squire was a fantastic bassist. Was a big Yes fan for their first 5 albums or so (Tales of Topographic Oceans is where I think they crossed the line) as well as the 80s comeback album. R.I.P. Chris-another musician that I've enjoyed for decades |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 28, 2015 20:59:25 GMT -5
Spent the day cleaning and freshening up the patio. Doesn't sound like much, but it was !
The weather ruins a lot of stuff and it has to be replaced the following year, dang it.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 29, 2015 5:58:38 GMT -5
I see that the views on the subjects in this forum have been doubled. System glitch?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 29, 2015 7:17:21 GMT -5
I see that the views on the subjects in this forum have been doubled. System glitch? Santa has been checking it twice. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 8:44:28 GMT -5
Getting out of hospital this a.m. -- probably within the hour.
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Post by impulse on Jun 29, 2015 10:48:14 GMT -5
Let's see, visited the in-laws this weekend for a family friend's kid's birthday. I had quite possibly the most delicious cupcake of my life. Well, three of them. That buttercream icing, though... so good. I can't believe I'm saying this as a born Floridian, but it blows Publix buttercream out of the water.
Adamwarlock, did you ever end up seeing Guardians of the Galaxy? What did you think?
Dupont, glad the AC thing worked out. We bought our house a year and a half ago with its 18 year old AC unit. We have a home warranty and are just waiting for that thing to blow up. In fact, most of the appliances are pretty old, and I'm waiting for them to start kicking off one-by-one to see if this thing is worth paying for. You should be able to return the wall unit to Lowe's. If they're like Home Depot, they will take anything back. I've returned power tools encrusted in dirt and clay that work fine because the battery life was abysmal.
Sad to see Joe Cocker and Chris Squire passed away this weekend. Two more musical greats leaving the world to be replaced by...I don't even know.
Dan- glad you're on the way home!
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 29, 2015 11:23:54 GMT -5
Cocker died in December, not over the weekend.
Cei-U!
I summon the mad dogs and Englishmen!
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Post by Farrar on Jun 29, 2015 13:04:34 GMT -5
Went to the modern art museum in Cologne for an exhibition featuring famous German artist Sigmar Polke. While he didn't do it as often and as blatantly as Roy Lichtenstein, he did occasionally use comic book images. His "Samson and Delilah" uses three Curt Swan panels from Action Comics 484:  Beautiful composition. I googled Polke and came up with some other interesting works/collages (see below). I'm going to read up on him, his work is intriguing. I always learn something new on CCF--thanks, Pip!   |
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 29, 2015 13:41:05 GMT -5
Polke's final work before his death was creating the stained glass windows for a cathedral in Zurich, so you can see his artistic range was amazing (there were even some pornographic works at the museum).
I got some great news today: Instead of a 2 1/2 hour commute for my first 3 months of on-the-job training, I'll only have 25 minutes because the tutor/mentor in Bonn fell and the replacement they found was actually in my own town! So much personal time won.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 14:27:05 GMT -5
I may be an artistic philistine, but while I can see significant input from Polke in the first two, the last one just looks like an appropriation of another artist's works with some doodles added. The doodles on their own could be a piece of (not very good) art, but altogether I think it veers far too close to plagiarism for my liking
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 30, 2015 3:06:41 GMT -5
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Post by berkley on Jun 30, 2015 4:20:20 GMT -5
R.I.P. Chris Squire, bassist and co-founder of Yes. I know a lot around here aren't fans of prog, but Squire was one hell of a bassist and was a really nice guy the one time I got to meet and talk to him at a radio promo for a show they were doing in CT. I was a big fan of Yes for a number of years (haven't listened much in about a decade) but Chris' bass work was alway my favorite part of their musc. Rest well good sir as you journey to the heart of the sunrise. -M First I heard about this and it hurts. Squire was a fantastic bassist. Was a big Yes fan for their first 5 albums or so (Tales of Topographic Oceans is where I think they crossed the line) as well as the 80s comeback album. R.I.P. Chris-another musician that I've enjoyed for decades I was very sad when I heard this earlier today or yesterday. Huge fan of Yes's classic 70s period. Maybe I should save this for one of the music threads, but I think the first side of Topographic Oceans is up there with their very finest work. And the Relayer album that came right after, even though Wakeman didn't play on it, is the best album they ever did, besides Close to the Edge, for me. |
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