If it's Friday, it's time . . .
. . . for Wrist Scan! Our theme this week is music and concerts. We've explored this subject a few times in the distant past, and overdue for another go-around. A few weeks ago, a song came on the radio that I hadn't heard in almost fifty years. All of a ...
True Rock Classics...
But the one on my wrist, today, is this one. HAGWE. Nicolas ...
Here's a tidbit that may have escaped your attention, Count: Neil Young . . .
. . . recently sued the Trump campaign for using Rockin' in the Free World at political rallies. If you forward to 1:28' 45" you'll hear the first live performance of Young's anthem, days after it was written over thirty years ago. Art
Neil Young is only for people with s "Heart of gold"
The Trump incident was in the news 😀. Thank you for the link.
I've seen The Who perform without Keith Moon once, met . . .
. . . John Entwistle, and rubbed shoulders with Roger Daltrey. Terrific band, Nicolas. Oh, and you knew . . . . . . this was coming. ;-)
Here is a video for you, Art. Who are you?
As you mentioned Keith Moon... A true character and one of the best drummer. Regretted. Nicolas
I remember Keith's untimely passing . . .
. . . like it was yesterday. And that was over four decades ago. ;-)
Cool and beautiful timepieces to enjoy assisting to a concert by your favorite music stars or just to remain comfortable at home enjoying their recorded music. All of them...
... would give an additional enjoyment to the listening my dear friend Nicolas! Not easy to choose a favorite among them each with some particular charm and attractiveness. The JLC repetition is a Dream, the FF and T-R as well. Without mentioning your Sub...
I stopped and heard the music...
... Nice! Thank you. But nothing on my wrist today... ...
Pure class, Pendulo. And if you listen . . .
. . . to the lyrics, you'll hear . . . . . . a poignant serenade. Art
"No time for a gentle rain . . .
. . . no time for my watch and chain . . ." If only we could go back to those days when lyrics were meaningful . . .
Here . . .
. . . I am, Nicolas - at lowest left, with right arm upraised . . . . . . on my 24th birthday, Los Angeles Coliseum. And, if you've got the time, here's a soundboard . . . . . . of that show. Almost forty years later - what memories! ...
I think I could spot you dear Art!! In any case I´m sure you enjoyed the show so much!! An unforgettable experience I feel! Hagwe! Abel
P.S. : Your birthday is in September too?
Rolex and Rolling Stones ... was also my association
Art is the guy who is carrying the girl on his shoulders on the left?
Lol! . . .
. . . those were the days when I didn't have a watch - couldn't afford a mechanical, and refused to wear quartz. I was a snob even then . . .
Two French masterpieces and a German
My Benoit Rolland á Paris cello bow and a nice Cartier Dumont two-tone ultra thin with the impeccable caliber 21. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach: all his music was just service to The Lord
Heavenly music! An utterly classic Cartier.
Heavenly and timeless indeed: Soli Deo Gloria
Thank you for the kind comment good Count!
And another duo...
my most cherished possession: Fecit a Milano, Anno 1752. The watch made in Le Sentier exactly 260 years later. Oh, and both perform flawlessly (c; ...
Long-term community member mkvc . . .
. . . also plays the cello. It is perhaps . . . . . . the most evocative instrument. Art
So interesting what this theme makes us learn about one another!
we'll have to form a Watchprosite house ensemble!
Sadly no. As a young guy..
I had a shot at playing keyboards, but I was so hopeless at it that I gave up quickly. The good thing that came from it was that it changed the way I listen to music. Music is one of those few things that are really important to me in life. Today I mostly...
This is how I really feel inside ...
Black, naked top, golden chains, wearing tights and playing the saxophone: ISAAC HAYES ...
It was just released this year, Count . . .
. . . for the re-issue of Goat's Head Soup. The Stones have more great unreleased songs than many bands have released. Here's another: Obviously not Ricky Nelson Stoned forever, Art
Art, the Count is stoned!
What a song! I absolutely love it. Unfortunately it is not on Goats Head Soup and also not on Sticky Fingers box set. Maybe not on an album for Germany/Europe?
That one happens to be a cut recorded early on in Mick Taylor's residence . . .
. . . as lead guitarist. Why it was never officially released is a mystery but it's fortunate for the band they didn't as it would never sound quite right performed in concert with Woody and Keith exchanging licks. I was fortunate to see Mick Taylor reuni...
Now that's what I call . . .
. . . a serious case of projection, Count! Believe it or not, I wanted to be . . . . . . a Miracle. Guess I'm more of a back-up than a front man kinda guy. ;-)
Hayes should be wearing a gorgeous 5512 on this photo!
Excellent combo, thanks for this shot. Daniel
Hello dear Art! Interesting Theme you choose! I would like to play...
... even if being a music lover myself I’m not very fond of assisting to concerts. Anyway I have assisted to some memorable ones held here in my Country: in 1993 I took my very young children to concerts of Michael Jackson and Madonna two personalities wh...
Thank you so much my dear Nicolas! You know...
... this is a most important watch for me. Bought brand new at a local AD in 1977 it has served during several decades as my only watch. Now retired for security reasons I wear it only from time to time. Abrazos amigo mio!
Sinatra ...
Abel, I missed the opportunity to see him live, a fabulous artist and one of my all time favourites. Can you tell us anything more about the concert ? Kind regards The Captain
Thank you so much for your kind comments dear Captain!
Yes, with much pleasure will tell you about it. It’s a very interesting story indeed with much intrigue and many controversial events around it. Will write something tomorrow and add it in this thread. I’m sure you’ll like to know it. Best! Abel
Hello dear Captain! Here is the story behind the Sinatra visit to Argentina in August 1981. It is interesting to have a quick review of the local context in which this visit happened.
In August 1981 Argentina was in the last stages of one of the darkest and bloodiest chapters of its history. In those years it was ruling a military "de facto" government which had been directing our Country since 1976 and would led to the unfortunate dec...
Your post about Sinatra...
Was so enjoyable to read dear Abel. That must have been a great experience. You were still lucky get the opportunity to see the show. Fascinating, thank you.
Thanks very much for sharing these details with us, Abel. I count myself as an admirer of Sinatra . . .
. . . (who doesn't?), and acknowledge his vocal talents as unsurpassed. Nat King Cole was perhaps his only peer. One of his more celebrated songs is . . . . . . It Was A Very Good Year . Practically everyone believes it was written for him. It was actuall...
Hello dear Art: It was my pleasure to share this story about Sinatra and his visit to Buenos Aires. I´m glad to know you are and admirer too. As you well say: who doesn´t? ...
... Agree with you about Nat King Cole. Cole also visited my Country but much earlier in 1959 and he surprised his local audience singing a tango in Spanish in his inimitable charming voice. He was well known here both for his songs in English and a few i...
Another missed opportunity with Aznavour, Abel - I'd planned on taking Dad . . .
. . . to what turned out to be his last performance in Los Angeles, but Dad had surgery months before, and was in no shape to go. He was one of the last . . . . . . great singers of the 20th century.
Thank you for your comments dear Art. Regret to know you missed Aznavour show for the reasons you mention. Agree with you that he was one of the last great singers...
... and here in my Country he was truly revered as his songs were so popular. He came here many times but for one reason or another I could not attend his show till the last visit. My daughter bought the tickets as a present for our marriage anniversary s...
Fantastic pictures and choices
And that Oyestetquartz looks spectacular. Sounds like you have had some unique musical experiences in your life- what a treasure!
Thank you so much for your kind compliments and comments th.gr.ga. Appreciate so much. Yes, these are fond memories which I feel will remain forever with me not only for the...
... great shows but also for the persons accompanying me in those events. Have a nice week end! Abel
Thanks a lot dear Moritz! Glad you like it. The original rubber straps with the decompression tables printed on it were characteristic of this model but they tend to disintegrate very fast..
... as a matter of fact I had to change them three times till they were very hard to find the originals and decided to use different non original ones. These Nato look very attractive I felt. Thank you again! Best, Abel
Thanks a lot for your kind comments dear Tony! Yes, a rugged ...
... diving watch it is. A true divers tool in their epoch. A testimony of another era of diving techniques evolution. Hagwe my dear friend! Abel
Fond memories of musical events,in different circumstances, in past few decades
These would have graced the events,if i had them then but these two went with me then,sadly neglected now still ,it was a lot of enjoyment,watches and events1 ...
You have the most desirable DeVille . . .
. . . ever made, Henry. Please share it on our Omega forum someday. Art
Bowie ...
Hi Art and friends, I have always been a fan of Bowie, an artist in every sense of the word. To be truly great in the music business you need to be inventive and very creative to remain relevant and he certainly had that. Even at the end of his life Black...
'The Man Who Sold the World' gets played on Maggie's jukebox . . .
. . . as do a few other Bowie tracks, notably Heroes and Jean Genie . 'Genius' is an overused word, but it applies to David B. ;-)
Maggie's the best, Nicolas! . . .
. . . no bartender in the whole wide world . . . . . . even comes close ;-) . . . ...
One if the most euphoric crowd ever recorded at a concert
youtu.be Unfortunately the video above ends just before Keith Richards strikes his first chord of "Honky tonk women" that goes through my spine, especially after that energetic intro. ...
Sir Michael Philip Jagger enjoys a La Tradtion
I read somewhere that Mick Jagger actually sees himself as a true English gentleman, in a suite with a tie and a yg watch.
The Stones played 'Fanfare' at the start of all their '81 tour shows . . .
. . . which are still vivid in my memory.
This was a great concert moment for me...
seeing ELO 41 years after I first saw them on the "Out of the Blue" tour... with my family... wearing this watch. HAGWE! ...
ELO ....
A band that sound as good live as on a recording. Few can achieve this in my opinion. Thanks for joining us 👍
An MIH to an ELO concert! . . .
. . . how fitting, j - the anagram would be Elohim, Hebrew for God. ;-)
Music that makes my eyes well up or sets the memory train in motion
1. Horowitz playing Chopin's Ballade in G minor. 2. Danish singer/songwriter/musician Tina Dico and the track "He Doesn't Know" 3. The Who and "Won't Get Fooled Again" or "Behind Blue Eyes" (saw them perform it) 4. And the greatest rock and roll guitar in...
The first time I heard . . .
. . . Behind Blue Eyes . . . Sagacious? . . . it was used as a background track to a slide show crafted by one of my high school classmates. The subject? Richard Nixon. The year, 1973 - during Watergate. "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man, To ...
When hip-hop and rap was new and the music of break dance
The favourite track of us kids in our block to break brake dance on it. Fits to all moves of break dance perfectly. Around that time we had an Omega AD in the area and I was thinking :"Man, are these great watches ... and expensive!". ...
Au contraire!
The moon walk asks for body control and coordination. It was the hardest move to get our brains behind it as kids: we didn't go to dancing classes, we were all autodidacts. We learned break dance exactly the way kids in America were doing: watching the mo...
I believe you're the first entrant to ever capture a Third World . . .
. . . briefcase in the background.
Had to look it up "Third world briefcase" 😀
We here in Germany used the term getho blaster 📻
Great music Sire, “Little Talks” is a great record, and “Mountain Song,”
Icelandic group, I think, 🤔🤔🤔🤔
You’re a connoisseur...
Warmed up, glowing in the dark, that’s when the fun starts. Cheers to you, Cpt! Daniel
There is no doubt about the song for me...
It’s ‘Long, long, long’ by the Beatles. As for watches, it’s a fun pair for this weekend, which completely do not relate to the song but these are what I have with 🤷🏻♂️ Great theme, Art and a great weekend to everyone 👍🏻 ...
Raketa Avantgarde 👍🏻
From Russia with love 😁 Designed by Emir Kusturica, in-house automatic movement, the basic design elements were from the Raketa Copernicus from the 1960s 👍🏻
My gosh, I haven't heard this . . .
. . . in the longest time. Like, maybe not since playing The White Album in its entirety decades ago. Thanks for the reminiscence, K . . .
Hello dear friend KM!! The Beatles... we share same fondness for this legendary group. As for the watches, the FM is such an awesome timepiece! And the Raketa...
... some Russian watches have incredible dials! Wow! Thank you for sharing these beauties my dear friend! Hagwe! Abel
Both so amazing and cool.
You know about my old love for FM but you lighten up a new one with that great Racketa . Well played my friend
There are six rg chronometers in my collection, but this ref 2366 . . .
. . . is the only jumbo. Safe to say it's a keeper ;-) . . .
Well played dear Mike! They truly represent a milestone of an epoch
... in music and clothing . I love their music too. Hagwe! Abel
Love their earlier albums, Michael. The disco stuff - not . . .
. . . so much. 😏 Massachusetts . . . . . . is a staple on Maggie's jukebox . . .
War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne Richard Burton HG Wells “Who would have believed in the last years of the 20th Century...” Cazalea ...
Love the Credor but that poster
almost deserves to be matched with an MB&F (not that I could ever afford one) ...
Fantastic disc cover dear Mike! Such an awesome...
... creation of GH Wells as awesome events we are going through this year. Lovely Credor you share with us! Hagwe! Abel
"Forever young"
Bob Dylan, Düsseldorf March 2019 May your heart always be joyful! ...
Saw Dylan once . . .
. . . in the early '90s. Shelter From The Storm . . . . . . gets lots of airtime on Maggie's jukebox . . .
Music & travels
Essakane, Mali - January 2004 50% bands from Mali, 25% from rest Africa, 25% RoW - circa 4000 people & half arrived by camel Some never got off the camel - see the line at back of audience And this great man - Ali Farka Toure Some timely memories of the t...
Cool shots and awesome concert dear Giles!
Thank you fir sharing with us! Hagwe! Abel
If memory serves correct, Giles, we've conversed about Touré before . . .
. . . in the not-too-distant past. What a masterful guitarist . . .
Over at a friend's place yesterday and this
lady caught my eye... one of the greatest in pop. ...
Lovely La Tradition dear S F!! And agree with your comments...
... on the lady! Hagwe! Abel
Back when I was in the sound business, we used this Madonna track . . .
. . . occasionally for system demos. Hard to tell from this digital recording over the internet, but on vinyl it's staggeringly well engineered. Art
