RIP

General chit-chat

Moderators: AMod, iMod

Post Reply
Peter Kropotkin
Posts: 1505
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:11 am

RIP

Post by Peter Kropotkin »

Yesterday I heard one of my favorite piano
musicians died... on June 4, George Winston died...
now, few have heard of him, but I have been listening
to him since 1981.. his first widely released album,
"Autumn"

I have listened to this album, perhaps 10,000 times...
and with each listening, I get something new and fresh
from it... the first time, I heard it was on a classical radio
station here in California, and the album was just released,
about a week or so earlier.. and he was going to advertise
the album in the local record store, Tower Records..
It was a Saturday and I walked to the bookstore about
a mile and half away.. I was one of 6 people in that
store, that was there for him... I bought the album,
vinyl. and I had him sign it... and he then played some
music from it... and it was glorious...

a week later, I saw him in concert in Berkely CA...
he was the opening act....a solo guitarist whose name
escapes me at the moment was the headliner...
and that was the only time I saw him in concert..
as recently as two weeks ago, I was looking to see
if he had any upcoming concerts...

this death, this death has sadden me considerably...
but as usual, life goes on... and I will play his music,
until my last day... :cry:

Kropotkin
User avatar
Dontaskme
Posts: 16940
Joined: Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:07 pm
Location: Nowhere

Re: RIP

Post by Dontaskme »

Recordings never die, they are always passed on to the living.

Passed on...sorry, bad joke. :oops:
User avatar
Harbal
Posts: 9563
Joined: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:03 pm
Location: Yorkshire
Contact:

Re: RIP

Post by Harbal »

Peter Kropotkin wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:34 pm on June 4, George Winston died...
now, few have heard of him, but I have been listening
to him since 1981..
So when you are "legally deaf", the law still permits you to listen to piano music, does it?
this death, this death has sadden me considerably...
but as usual, life goes on...
Except for George Winston; it doesn't go on for him, of course. :(
Peter Kropotkin
Posts: 1505
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:11 am

Re: RIP

Post by Peter Kropotkin »

Harbal wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:46 pm
Peter Kropotkin wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:34 pm on June 4, George Winston died...
now, few have heard of him, but I have been listening
to him since 1981..
So when you are "legally deaf", the law still permits you to listen to piano music, does it?
this death, this death has sadden me considerably...
but as usual, life goes on...
Except for George Winston; it doesn't go on for him, of course. :(

K: I am legally deaf, however I listen to music on headphones
cranked really, really loud.. it would bust your eardrums
to hear at that level.. my wife can hear it about 10 steps away...

Kropotkin
User avatar
Harbal
Posts: 9563
Joined: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:03 pm
Location: Yorkshire
Contact:

Re: RIP

Post by Harbal »

Peter Kropotkin wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:31 pm
Harbal wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:46 pm
Peter Kropotkin wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:34 pm on June 4, George Winston died...
now, few have heard of him, but I have been listening
to him since 1981..
So when you are "legally deaf", the law still permits you to listen to piano music, does it?
this death, this death has sadden me considerably...
but as usual, life goes on...
Except for George Winston; it doesn't go on for him, of course. :(

K: I am legally deaf, however I listen to music on headphones
cranked really, really loud.. it would bust your eardrums
I imagine it would make me legally deaf. :wink:
User avatar
vegetariantaxidermy
Posts: 13983
Joined: Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:45 am
Location: Narniabiznus

Re: RIP

Post by vegetariantaxidermy »

A handful of chords played over and over with embellishments and trilly things added for variety.
User avatar
Harbal
Posts: 9563
Joined: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:03 pm
Location: Yorkshire
Contact:

Re: RIP

Post by Harbal »

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:14 am A handful of chords played over and over with embellishments and trilly things added for variety.
And he was bald; I googled him.
User avatar
Dontaskme
Posts: 16940
Joined: Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:07 pm
Location: Nowhere

Re: RIP

Post by Dontaskme »

Image
ThinkOfOne
Posts: 126
Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2022 10:29 pm

Re: RIP

Post by ThinkOfOne »

Peter Kropotkin wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:34 pm Yesterday I heard one of my favorite piano
musicians died... on June 4, George Winston died...
now, few have heard of him, but I have been listening
to him since 1981.. his first widely released album,
"Autumn"

I have listened to this album, perhaps 10,000 times...
and with each listening, I get something new and fresh
from it... the first time, I heard it was on a classical radio
station here in California, and the album was just released,
about a week or so earlier.. and he was going to advertise
the album in the local record store, Tower Records..
It was a Saturday and I walked to the bookstore about
a mile and half away.. I was one of 6 people in that
store, that was there for him... I bought the album,
vinyl. and I had him sign it... and he then played some
music from it... and it was glorious...

a week later, I saw him in concert in Berkely CA...
he was the opening act....a solo guitarist whose name
escapes me at the moment was the headliner...
and that was the only time I saw him in concert..
as recently as two weeks ago, I was looking to see
if he had any upcoming concerts...

this death, this death has sadden me considerably...
but as usual, life goes on... and I will play his music,
until my last day... :cry:

Kropotkin
First time I heard him was on the radio in the early 80s as I was driving down a long desolate road on a cold gray windless winter's day. Carol of the Bells. Just as it started, out of nowhere these extraordinarily large snowflakes started slowly wafting down. It was magical.
promethean75
Posts: 4932
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:29 pm

Re: RIP

Post by promethean75 »

Well one of my favorite Teds and domestic terrorists died today on the yard u guys.

"[conservatives] are fools who whine about the decay of traditional values, yet ... enthusiastically support technological progress and economic growth"—things he argues have led to this decay."

"He believes that over-socialization and feelings of inferiority are primary drivers of leftism and derides it as "one of the most widespread manifestations of the craziness of our world"

Hey the guy who embalms Ted's body... can we call him the unabalmer?
promethean75
Posts: 4932
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:29 pm

Re: RIP

Post by promethean75 »

7p2nwc.jpg
7p2nwc.jpg (33.4 KiB) Viewed 524 times
Post Reply