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The Velvets always
struck me as the band that were the handover from the Beat generation to the next one,
but were more proto-punk than Hippy.
One small trivia detail, Lonesome Cowboy Bill was a song said to be dedicated to William Burroughs, whiel Steely Dan
was a name taken from one of his novels.
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No favorite watch ...
All my watches are favorites (like kids) but a favorite band: (From Joe's Garage) My favorite, for the day, GP "Phil Hill" (XX/200): Can't decide between color and B&W, as usual: A good watch for a not so hot day (we are on our "winter" here). A great...
"Genius" is an overused term . . .
. . . but it's deserved in Frank's case. Practically zilch in terms of commercial success, yet admired by his peers. Funny, I can name a few Zappa albums right off the top of my head - "(something) Motels", "Burnt Weanie Roast", and "Weasels Ripped My Fle...
Mr. Hill was the F1 winner of 1961 ...
Driving a Ferrari 156 and that is the reason that my watch has "156 F.1" in red on the dial. I may be wrong but I believe that Phil Hill was the only born American that ever won the F 1 championship. Mario Andretti also won but he was born in Italy and la...
The other notable American F1 driver . . .
. . . was Dan Gurney . . . . . . who won four races over the course of his career, and was reputed to have been the one driver Jim Clark respected most. I saw him race on several occasions, most notably the inaugural California 500 at the now-defunct Onta...
May I also add one
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is a retired Italian American world champion racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One , IndyCar , World Spor...
Since we're making lists . . .
. . . let's add Peter Revson . . . . . . seen here with you-know-who after their second place finish at Sebring in 1970. I'd forgotten this, but Revson had two GP wins under his belt. He was my second favorite driver, after his Trans-Am teammate Mark Dono...
From Los Angeles California
arm...leg...kidney & retina :) The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1968 Have a longest wining streak this weekend dear Art Best Damjan @summer pool hiatus :( ...
I have this intro on my car's iPod ...
"From Los Angeles, California ... The Doors". Coll band and a nice watch to match. Cheers, Nilo
Thank you dear Nilo
Your "Bobby Brown" choice is cool ;) but the watch that very watch keeps me sleepless Very best Damjan
The Doors were incredible...
Enter your post text ...and I have a special connection to them...
OK mrsnak I see that
you are learning torturing methods from Art :) what's the connection ...not the French one? :) :) please do tell ..do tell Best Curious D
Funny that you mention the Doors, Damjan . . .
. . . because they came to fame during their gigs at The Whiskey, right down the street from The Rainbow. Mario's told me a few stories . . . [Rainbow/Roxy/Whiskey owners Lou Adler, Elmer Valentine, and Mario Maglieri] . . . about Jim when the Doors were ...
Art I hold you responsible for my
divorce ... I always thought that Nicolas will be the one but now it's clear who the real consigliere is :) :) ... Sorry to say but I can't wait to hear stories about Jim so I'm "leaving town on a midnight train" ..... and coming to LA! If you have mercy ...
Nice collection of limbs you are dedicating ...
... as long as you don't donate your ears ... at least not in advance. The Doors are a good suggestion, I would choose any concert where Jim wasn't too drunk or stoned to perform. Many years ago, I was lucky to see Joe Cocker sober enough to perform great...
That is a serious watch ...
A true object of my deep desire. New catch? You need to do a full post about it. Cheers, Nilo
I will try to put something together...
Thank you, Nilo! :) Not very new - you know me always something hidden under my sleeve... Best Blomman
I am starting to stray... ;)
But if you send me your JLC Mk 11 - I promise to wear it! ;) Best Blomman
I think everybody was pretty...
Stoned that night at the Garden! That was a year after I graduated high school and a year before I went into the military for a short stint (3 years RA, regular army, 1 year NG, National Guard). I saw some great Ranger (ice hockey) games there, and the Kn...
Putting on the Ritz .....
for me with my current " flame " a " Platy " JLC Reverso . Irving Berlin, one of America's best lyricist and a favourite songwriter of mine . I tried putting up a video but was not successful, so photos only Art. I dig Neil Diamond and Led Zeppelin too. Y...
Fred Astair . . .
. . . or . . . . . . Taco? :-) Either way, that's one incredible Reverso, dreamer. I've said before that the skeleton Reversos in general (and the pink gold version in particular) are personal favorites, with the full skeleton Reverso tourbillon . . . . ....
Thank You Art......
for posting the 2 videos for me. I enjoyed both versions. You are a master with selecting the right videos. Yes, that JLC Platinum skeleton Tourby is sublime and the right size ( I think it is in Grand Taille size ) . I like the Platinum Reverso Septantie...
Just noticed you recently passed the 1K posting milestone . . .
. . . so thanks are in order from this side of Pacific, too. Cordially, Art
Howdy Darma...
Glad you approve. I need to separate keepers from sleepers ( my definition of sleepers are those watches that stays asleep locked up but seldom worn LOL ) . I trust you are enjoying your pink gold grande date reverso ? When are you visiting Melbourne or d...
off to gold coast on the 13th of this month
for ten days , ill be back in melbourne for the tennis hopefully in january. I dare not ask how the culling is going in the collection? regards darma
Very nice dreamer very nice indeed...is it much smaller than..
The Septantieme? I think this watch suits your wrist perfectly and apart from the relative thickness of the Septantieme I think that it would fit you wrist like a glove! Perhaps due to the dial colour on the platinum it doesn't look that big at all. Cheer...
Size....
Francois, lug to lug for septantieme is 46 mm. vs. 42 mm. for this platinum sun moon. Cheers,dreamer
Thank You....
I admire your extensive vintage JLC's and your posts in the JLC forum. A lot to learn from you , Nico and all the other JLC experts. Cheers,dreamer
Here’s a gentle irony…
Art, as we grow – errrr, more mature – the list of great concerts, and regrets at not having seen them, grows longer. One therefore has to be a little more abstemious in the exchange of body parts as the fictional price of admission. Why the ‘gentle irony...
That pretty much runs the gamut . . .
. . . although there's at least a few more we could plug in to make this vessel watertight. Art Tatum . . . . . . who was arguably the best ivory tickler of all time (and, interestingly enough, a relative of Jack Tatum, similarly one of the best linebacke...
"Regrets, I've had a few....
...but then again, too MANY to mention"! :-) Cheers, pplater.
It's his sacrifice of an eye . . .
. . . that does it for me, Damjan. I had the pleasure of seeing Roy shortly before his passing at a Chris Isaak show held at the Roxy(!) in '87. Isaak had named Orbison as one of his two main influences in an interview (Elvis being the other), so Roy came...
Officially unofficial ....
more than few ladies claimed Chris Isaak have the sexiest voice ever ... that cognition was helpful more than few times ;) Awesome clip Art thank you for reminding Best Damjan
Ah Art....!
The performance I would have given at least one arm and a full leg to have seen is the "Spice Girls at Wembley"...probably one of my life's greatest regret. Sniff, sniff from Down Under. Francois
The Spice Girls, you say? . . .
. . . well, thanks to the wonder of the internet, we can bring Wembley to the West Coast of Australia ;-) . . .
"If only watches could talk . . .
. . . what tales they'd tell". That's part of the draw for vintage watches - you can imagine them being almost any place where history was made.
You are visiting my old wounds, friend.
Crossroads 2010: What I wouldn't give to attend this historical festival. Accompany with a watch of complication of course. Well suited for the occasion. :D Regards Tyler ...
i've got Jonny Lang in my car cd changer right now
No one else in UK has ever heard of him. He's joined by Matt Anderson live and a couple of Ian Gillan albums. Great young musician G
Lang impressed me 15 years ago
Actually he still does. Truly talented kid. I wonder if he like watches ;) Regard Tyler
What i like about him...
What i like about him is that he plays and sings like a much older man. That was the experience of youth. I'm assuming that the stuff of his i have (lie to me etc) was done several years ago. G On Sep 3, 2012 3:19 AM, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:...
Sad to say I've never seen Bad Co live, Anders . . .
. . . but I usually play this number on the jukebox . . . . . . when shooting pool at a certain sea-side dive bar. Brilliant image composition, as usual. Kindly share on the G O forum, if you can.
I'm in the same situation.
I have not seen them live. Now it is too late. I had several records with Bad Company from the mid 70's but unfortunately I sold them. I really regret that I did. Regards Anders
Seriously, definitely....... for these....
Jacques Brel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDbjdO7qoAU Boris Vian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjndTXyk3mw Chico Buarque http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7mHf-UCZp0 Milton Nascimento http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFyNyZjRPiw Geraldo Vandre http://www.y...
An American folk rendition . . .
. . . of a French drinking song . . . . . . for you, François . . .
Thank you Art, didn't understand a word...
but the guitar/banjo playing is quite good. Strawberries turn to dust!!??? Cheers, Francois
Here's another performance . . .
. . . from one of my favorite groups, the Kingston Trio. Of course, this isn't the original line-up of the band, but I couldn't find their version online. Graham might remember this cut . . . . . . performed by the original Kingston Trio.
i remember well and still have the cd.
I had to take it off my mp3 player as my 30gb was full G
Hot Rocking August
Summer has been hot, here are some rocking pictures from the Arizona canyons, here a Sub rocking in Antelope canyon: HAGWE Matt ...
A bit north and east . . .
. . . lies Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheater . . . . . . where the Moody Blues played a memorable show . . . . . . some twenty years past . . . ...
Very hot shots....
Literally.. Did you every make it as far as Yosimitie National Park? I don't think you said you would. But they had / have a little scare going on. Not a problem. Bill
next time!
didn't make it to Yosemite this time. we kept it for another trip which would be Yosemite+California! It is a very big country!!! Matt
Time
21st of January 1972. Guildhall, Portsmouth. The first public performance of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day ... Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time ... ...
Forty years for Pink Floyd's classic . . .
. . . and the Stones' "Exile on Main Street", too, in addition to "Hot August Night". I wonder if folks will be listening to Justin Bieber forty years from now. :-)
I think we were lucky to live through this musical period ...
For me it was the tail end of the 60's and then the 70's. Wonderful memories. Andrew
i agree Andrew, that would have been a stunner to see
Do you happen to know if there is an available recording of it anywhere? Us Floydies must stick together. Best G
Stunning, Anderw!
I really like how the blue sky is playing over the dial! :) Best, my friend Blomman
One of the few times I have been extremely happy ...
... with a wrist photo! Thanks for noticing the sky reflections. The story is that the entire sky in this photo is reflection. The clouds are reflected in the watch dial AND the swimming pool behind. It looks like I am holding the watch up against the sky...
The first, the original Three Tenors Concert: Caracalla bath, Rome 1990
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aGHpqCBzpNQ?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://un1.watchprosite.com/img/watchprosite/un1/48/scaled/un1_image.2792448.jpg Regards, Marcu...
Both Frank Sinatra . . .
. . . and Gene Kelly were in attendance when the Three Tenors played in Los Angeles, Marcus. I wasn't there, but watched the performance live on television. They had very good seats ;-) . . .
Hello Markus, nice watch! What is it? I have....
never seen it befor, very interesting and the texture on the case..intriguing! Kind regards. Francois
Deart Francois I'm sure
you heard about the http://www.ulysse-nardin.ch/en/swiss_watch_manufacturer/Collection/Complications/Trilogy_Set.html and here is must read from the pen of owner of the watch you are interested in http://www.network54.com/Forum/201110/message/1081262496/T...
"Texture on the case"? I assume you mean the scratches ...
well, direct flash light is merciless and emphasizes even the finest scratches as if they were huge treches. I can assure you that in normal life, this golden watch does not look beaten up, but gold is soft, and already the cuff's fabric causes fine scrat...
Whaooo, thank you Marcus...
on your first picture it really looks to me as there is a texture. Very interesting watch indeed. Kind regards. Francois
In agreement Marcus.....
that first and original The Three tenors Concert Concert for me as well . Any concert performed by the Berlin Philharmonic , conducted by the late Herbert Von Karajan performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony . Bucket list for me is to attend the Montreux Jaz...
I think Karajan's interpretation of the "Ninth" is of historical importance ...
... not only for being the reason why the Compact Disc was defined with a capacity of 76 minutes of music. Living in Salzburg, I had the privilege to experience Karajan several times. He certainly was a gifted conductor and self-promoter; Salzburg was his...
Thank You Marcus for sharing....
how his interpretation of Beethoven's 9th.Symphony dictated the recoding length for the CD format. Also your comments about Karajan, I find interesting. I have read about Karajan's self promoting, his dictatorial and taciturn manner with his orchestra and...
Von Karajan conducting Beethoven's 8th and 9th Symphonies with . . .
. . . the Philharmonia Orchestra of London and the Gesselshaft der Musikfreunde of Vienna . . . . . . from my record collection. In glorious mono, no less. ...
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