Jack Regan and George Carter have been reunited, and the first order of business was to kick St Peter's door down and utter that immortal line "Get yer trousers on, you're nicked". DCI Haskins is to be seen sitting on a cloud with his head in his hands muttering "Bloody Hell, Jack...".
I didn't use to need the internet, my wife knew everything.
I wonder how many people remember that he was in a Greek prog-rock named Aphrodite's Child, whose vocalist was a bloke called Demis Roussos.
This was their first single. Spot the chord progression.
"It's Five O'Clock" was the first album of theirs that I bought. I was attracted by the wonderful "tinfoil" cover art. I think it's safe to say that they'd both heard, and fully digested, Procol Harum by now.
Sorry for doing my usual musical uber-geek thing, but I find this sort of stuff interesting, so hopefully there's someone else out there who does too.
Once we've made sense of our world, we wanna go fuck up everybody else's because his or her truth doesn't match mine. But this is the problem. Truth is individual calculation. Which means because we all have different perspectives, there isn't one singular truth, is there?
I was just about to post about Alan White. This is from his family...
Alan White (72)
Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 72 at his Seattle-area home on May 26, 2022, after a brief illness.
Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him.
Alan was born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949. He began piano lessons at the age of six, began playing the drums at age twelve, and has been performing publicly since the age of thirteen.
Throughout the 1960s, Alan honed his craft with a variety of bands, including The Downbeats, The Gamblers, Billy Fury, Alan Price Big Band, Bell and Arc, Terry Reid, Happy Magazine (later called Griffin), and Balls with Trevor Burton (The Move) and Denny Laine (Wings).
In 1968, Alan joined Ginger Baker’s Airforce, a new group that was put together by the former drummer of Cream and other noted musicians from England’s music scene including Steve Winwood, formerly of Traffic.
In 1969, Alan received what he thought at the time to be a prank phone call, but it was John Lennon calling to ask Alan to join the Plastic Ono Band. The next day Alan found himself learning songs in the back of an airliner headed to Toronto with Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, and Klaus Voormann. The ensuing album, Live Peace in Toronto, sold millions of copies, peaking at number 10 on the charts.
Alan’s association with Lennon continued, recording singles like ‘Instant Karma’ and the subsequent landmark album, Imagine, with Alan providing drums for the title song, ‘Jealous Guy’, and ‘How Do You Sleep at Night’. Alan’s work with Lennon led to an introduction to George Harrison, who asked Alan to perform on the album All Things Must Pass, including the single, ‘My Sweet Lord’, released in 1970. Alan subsequently worked with many artists for the Apple label, including Billy Preston, Rosetta Hightower, and Doris Troy.
Alan joined YES on July 27, 1972, and with only three days to learn the music, YES opened their US tour before 15,000 fans in Dallas, Texas on July 30, 1972. Alan has been with YES ever since, and with the passing of founding member, Chris Squire, in June 2015, Alan is the longest continuously serving band member.
Alan is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and May White (née Thrower), his sister-in-law, Mindi Hall, and many loyal furry companions. He is survived by his wife of forty years (May 15, 1982) Rogena “Gigi” (née Walberg), his children, Jesse (Emily), their two children JJ and Ellie, and Cassi (Kela), and sister-in-law Andrea Holmqvist (Robert).
Gigi, Jesse, and Cassi Seattle, WA
I saw Yes in September '72, on a bill with Lindisfarne, Capability Brown, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Gary Wright's Wonderwheel.
Yes were premiering the "Close To The Edge," album, which was released just under a fortnight later, Alan hadn't been with them long. Rick Wakeman hit a massive *bum* note on the intro to their opening number; Siberian Khatru if memory serves. :lol:
Kelly Joe Phelps, blues and country musician, dies aged 62
Kelly Joe Phelps, the celebrated singer and guitarist whose music traversed blues, country and jazz, has died aged 62. A post on his Facebook page said he died “quietly at home in Iowa”.
Now that is bad news. 'Lead Me On' must be one of my most played albums ever. He was great to watch, rarely playing any song the same way twice, you could see how he enjoyed the challenge. Great musician.
I think it's probably just my age that fools people into thinking I'm a grown-up.
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