25 Aug 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyFunny you should mention that piece. I have a good friend, George, who made this piece pretty famous, here he is on Youtube:
[b]Pachelbel's Canon in D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA-2hl1Vbc
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Somehow familiar the first time you hear this soothing classic.[/b]
26 Aug 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyRemember the cute Taco Bell Chihuahua that said "Yo quiero Taco bell!"? In Dallas our local classical station had trucks/vans with the slogan, uttered by a cute Chihuahua "Yo quiero Pachelbel!". I still laugh at that!
[b]Pachelbel's Canon in D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA-2hl1Vbc
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Somehow familiar the first time you hear this soothing classic.[/b]
26 Aug 13
Originally posted by scacchipazzoGood one! BTW, have you heard of George Winston? If so, what do you think of him? We were best buddies back in the day when we both lived in Venice Beach.
Remember the cute Taco Bell Chihuahua that said "Yo quiero Taco bell!"? In Dallas our local classical station had trucks/vans with the slogan, uttered by a cute Chihuahua "Yo quiero Pachelbel!". I still laugh at that!
26 Aug 13
Originally posted by sonhouseReally! Great keyboardist and awesome composer. I liked him for a wee bit then discovered classical and could no longer listen to Winston when I had so much else to explore, but his music is very, very good.
Good one! BTW, have you heard of George Winston? If so, what do you think of him? We were best buddies back in the day when we both lived in Venice Beach.
27 Aug 13
Originally posted by scacchipazzoWhen we lived in Venice beach, he had made a record on Takoma records, John Fahey's company, called Ballads and Blues and sold a few thousand, a nice sum for Takoma. So I left in 1980 and went to Phoenix for a job. Next thing I know, I am hearing George in elevator music. It seems the rights to that record had been re-issued by Windom Hill records and his first real recording there, Autumn, went platinum and put Windom Hill records on the map, selling 1 million albums, followed by December and Winter into Spring, both also selling over 1 million copies. All this happened unbeknownst to me till he started sending us box seat tickets to his performances, on at the Kennedy center (he caused a scandal with the ushers, since he appeared onstage in stocking feet, he said he gets more pedal control that way)
Really! Great keyboardist and awesome composer. I liked him for a wee bit then discovered classical and could no longer listen to Winston when I had so much else to explore, but his music is very, very good.
So we met again when he went through Pa, showed up at our house and we have a nice picture of him and our twins who were about 4 at the time.
We keep in touch by email. He is an awesome guitarist and harmonica player as well, now just doing guitar or just harmonica.
He offered my wife Susan the job as his manager but she was already managing my band Southwind Irish Band and couldn't take on any more.
She also introduced him to Hawaiian guitar music and he ran with it and now is a virtuoso in that field, also having recorded a BUNCH of native Hawaiian guitarists like Sonny Hollingsworth and many others on his own label Dancing Cat records. He is very humble, not a pretentious bone in his body.
27 Aug 13
Originally posted by sonhouseAwesome story indeed. One never knows when success may be lurking around the corner. Even modest success can lead to a placid and happy life and money certainly isn't everything. Nice to hear Winston is a humble guy. I enjoy nothing better than bumping into a great who remains well grounded. My only brush with fame was missing running over Barry White as he crossed from Central Park. He yelled at me with the unmistakeable voice. I apologized profusely. The whole situation defused when I said, "Gee Mr. White, I never expected anybody larger than life walking a fru-fru dog instead of Cerberus!"
When we lived in Venice beach, he had made a record on Takoma records, John Fahey's company, called Ballads and Blues and sold a few thousand, a nice sum for Takoma. So I left in 1980 and went to Phoenix for a job. Next thing I know, I am hearing George in elevator music. It seems the rights to that record had been re-issued by Windom Hill records and his f ...[text shortened]... on his own label Dancing Cat records. He is very humble, not a pretentious bone in his body.
27 Aug 13
Originally posted by scacchipazzoyou people need to be JerryC'd
Awesome story indeed. One never knows when success may be lurking around the corner. Even modest success can lead to a placid and happy life and money certainly isn't everything. Nice to hear Winston is a humble guy. I enjoy nothing better than bumping into a great who remains well grounded. My only brush with fame was missing running over Barry White a ...[text shortened]... White, I never expected anybody larger than life walking a fru-fru dog instead of Cerberus!"
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28 Aug 13
Originally posted by sonhouseI played and played with handles then decided that because my Italian wife said I was nits for chess that was the best handle. I am not fluent in Italian, but read it decently and understand it better than I speak it, so this was perfect and the wife agrees. My daughter does too! I taught myself through opera. I am trying the same through Schubert lieder and Wagner operas with German but it is a much tougher language.
Looking at the words, parsing them in various ways and Italian translation sites did it. One translation of pazzo said crazy and another said nuts.
28 Aug 13
Originally posted by scacchipazzoGerman is tougher? I thought German was pretty easy in HS. I saw an ad for some language tape or other, it said, German, the language you already know🙂
I played and played with handles then decided that because my Italian wife said I was nits for chess that was the best handle. I am not fluent in Italian, but read it decently and understand it better than I speak it, so this was perfect and the wife agrees. My daughter does too! I taught myself through opera. I am trying the same through Schubert lieder and Wagner operas with German but it is a much tougher language.
28 Aug 13
Originally posted by sonhouseTrue if you're stuck on Old English! LOL Also, as a non primary speaker of English all non-Romance languages are harder. I find Greek easier as well!
German is tougher? I thought German was pretty easy in HS. I saw an ad for some language tape or other, it said, German, the language you already know🙂