Sunday, July 3
Day 7: Keyboards + live8live party
Starting out with some serious sessions on the Clavia Nord Electro II, and the Roland FP that had been previously abanonded for some time due to the enchanting tonal quality from delicate Steinway sampling from the Clavia team. Progress every single hour to everyone's content.
In the evening, Rob and helpers prepared a feast while anticipating the live8live tonite. Look especially at those tasty burgers we have coming. Big Cahoona with just about everything on top.
This was a special day for many reasons, knowing ever since June 12 that pigs will fly before the day was over, meaning of course that whenever pigs do take off and fly Pink Floyd would reunite and play once again. Their dispute, lasting well over 20 years, was concidered petty for the four musketeers in comparison with the poor state of our mutual planet. Below, a tidbit from Wikipedia about the original pig:
"The original Pink Floyd pig was designed by Roger Waters and built in late December 1976 in preparation for shooting the cover of the Animals album. The 40 foot pig balloon was flown around Battersea Power Station on the first day of attempted shooting, with a marksman prepared to shoot the pig down if it broke free. The pig didn't escape, but none of the photos taken that day were considered usable.
The second day of shooting, the marksman wasn't hired; but the pig broke free after a huge gust of wind. It disappeared from sight, and was spotted by airline pilots at 40,000 feet in the air. Flights at Heathrow Airport were cancelled as the huge inflatable pig flew through the path of aeroplanes, eastwards from Britain, over the channel, finally landing on a rural farm in Germany that night."
In any case, the concert was short, but awesome. The kings of progressive were back, but for a day, and showed themselves in full splender. Today's blog picture goes to Nick, Richard, David and Roger for doing what they do.
In the evening, Rob and helpers prepared a feast while anticipating the live8live tonite. Look especially at those tasty burgers we have coming. Big Cahoona with just about everything on top.
This was a special day for many reasons, knowing ever since June 12 that pigs will fly before the day was over, meaning of course that whenever pigs do take off and fly Pink Floyd would reunite and play once again. Their dispute, lasting well over 20 years, was concidered petty for the four musketeers in comparison with the poor state of our mutual planet. Below, a tidbit from Wikipedia about the original pig:
"The original Pink Floyd pig was designed by Roger Waters and built in late December 1976 in preparation for shooting the cover of the Animals album. The 40 foot pig balloon was flown around Battersea Power Station on the first day of attempted shooting, with a marksman prepared to shoot the pig down if it broke free. The pig didn't escape, but none of the photos taken that day were considered usable.
The second day of shooting, the marksman wasn't hired; but the pig broke free after a huge gust of wind. It disappeared from sight, and was spotted by airline pilots at 40,000 feet in the air. Flights at Heathrow Airport were cancelled as the huge inflatable pig flew through the path of aeroplanes, eastwards from Britain, over the channel, finally landing on a rural farm in Germany that night."
In any case, the concert was short, but awesome. The kings of progressive were back, but for a day, and showed themselves in full splender. Today's blog picture goes to Nick, Richard, David and Roger for doing what they do.
