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ptooey

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Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 10:34am

 pilgrim wrote:


That's pretty great - thanks for that!

Back in November 2001, my wife was running the NY Marathon. We landed in Newark and hopped in one of those painfully cramped airport/hotel shuttle vans with about 8 other people. We wedged ourselves all the way into the back row of seats (we’re polite like that) along with one other woman.

As we approached the city, still hazy and reeking from the smoldering buildings from that day a couple months earlier, we were making all that random small talk you make when sitting on someone’s lap – nothing too particular, mostly how sad and deeply pained we all were from the recent events.

At one point, she mentioned that she was in town to work on an album with a friend of hers.
“That’s awesome! what are you working on?”
“He’s reimagining a whole piece of work based on The Raven”.
“That’s pretty cool. Who are you working with?”
“An old friend, Lou Reed.”

Now, my eyes are bugging out and turn to really look at her now, but no glimmer of recognition.

"May I ask your name?”
“Kate McGarrigle”

Sadly, nothing is clicking for me.

She sighed just a tiny bit and said her son is Rufus Wainwright, just as we pulled up to her hotel.

“Ahhh!, of course!”

I may have said congratulations or something as let her out. She waved and went inside as we pulled away.



Anyway, yes, there’s nothing but talent in them genes and I am a complete buffoon.




Wow. That's cool!
miamizsun

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Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP)
Gender: Male


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 9:43am

this is a criminally neglected thread!
get busy peeps and bring it!

i've noticed that the strange and cool is missing something from several genres
most notably the instrumental pyschofalconry steam punk groove
so if you know anyone that might fit into that weird slice of freaky feathered funk please do post it
might have to check with proclivities, sfw or maybe ov knows a guy
Proclivities

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Location: Paris of the Piedmont
Gender: Male


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 9:32am

 ptooey wrote:
This randomly came up on one of my Spotify playlists yesterday, and I swear I've listened to it a dozen times since, trying to reconcile how it can be  simultaneously gorgeous and creepy as hell. Also, the amount of apparently genetic talent in that family tree is unbelievable.



Very good song - and yes, her parents and other family members are quite talented as well.
Beez

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Location: Lookout Mountain, Alabama
Gender: Female


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 9:12am

 lily34 wrote:


oh, man...



Just bring the dog inside for crying out loud!  
pilgrim

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Location: outlier


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 9:08am

 ptooey wrote:
This randomly came up on one of my Spotify playlists yesterday, and I swear I've listened to it a dozen times since, trying to reconcile how it can be  simultaneously gorgeous and creepy as hell. Also, the amount of apparently genetic talent in that family tree is unbelievable.




That's pretty great - thanks for that!

Back in November 2001, my wife was running the NY Marathon. We landed in Newark and hopped in one of those painfully cramped airport/hotel shuttle vans with about 8 other people. We wedged ourselves all the way into the back row of seats (we’re polite like that) along with one other woman.

As we approached the city, still hazy and reeking from the smoldering buildings from that day a couple months earlier, we were making all that random small talk you make when sitting on someone’s lap – nothing too particular, mostly how sad and deeply pained we all were from the recent events.

At one point, she mentioned that she was in town to work on an album with a friend of hers.
“That’s awesome! what are you working on?”
“He’s reimagining a whole piece of work based on The Raven”.
“That’s pretty cool. Who are you working with?”
“An old friend, Lou Reed.”

Now, my eyes are bugging out and turn to really look at her now, but no glimmer of recognition.

"May I ask your name?”
“Kate McGarrigle”

Sadly, nothing is clicking for me.

She sighed just a tiny bit and said her son is Rufus Wainwright, just as we pulled up to her hotel.

“Ahhh!, of course!”

I may have said congratulations or something as let her out. She waved and went inside as we pulled away.



Anyway, yes, there’s nothing but talent in them genes and I am a complete buffoon.

lily34

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Location: GTFO
Gender: Female


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 7:54am

 Beez wrote:


This is really, really sad.   Reminds me a a few of my rescue missions.  Beautiful music, but dang....



oh, man...
Beez

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Gender: Female


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 7:43am

 ptooey wrote:
This randomly came up on one of my Spotify playlists yesterday, and I swear I've listened to it a dozen times since, trying to reconcile how it can be  simultaneously gorgeous and creepy as hell. Also, the amount of apparently genetic talent in that family tree is unbelievable.




This is really, really sad.   Reminds me a a few of my rescue missions.  Beautiful music, but dang....
miamizsun

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Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP)
Gender: Male


Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 7:33am

 ptooey wrote:
This randomly came up on one of my Spotify playlists yesterday, and I swear I've listened to it a dozen times since, trying to reconcile how it can be  simultaneously gorgeous and creepy as hell. Also, the amount of apparently genetic talent in that family tree is unbelievable.




imho that unbelievably beautiful
ptooey

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Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 6:53am

This randomly came up on one of my Spotify playlists yesterday, and I swear I've listened to it a dozen times since, trying to reconcile how it can be  simultaneously gorgeous and creepy as hell. Also, the amount of apparently genetic talent in that family tree is unbelievable.


Proclivities

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Gender: Male


Posted: Jul 14, 2021 - 5:10am

 miamizsun wrote:

might set this as my waking sound track...

  I didn't realize Les was still active as late as 1970.
miamizsun

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Posted: Jul 14, 2021 - 4:03am

might set this as my waking sound track...


miamizsun

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Posted: Jun 23, 2020 - 7:07am


edit:

and no, i'm not going to post this everyday...

unless it's super good, then all bets are off
miamizsun

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Posted: Jun 22, 2020 - 12:40pm

chris of the eighteen wheelers and avenging lawnmowers of justice is starting his "small song of the day"

enjoy

Red_Dragon

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Posted: Mar 10, 2020 - 7:22am


Proclivities

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Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 24, 2020 - 9:32am


Proclivities

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Gender: Male


Posted: Dec 12, 2019 - 6:45am



 miamizsun wrote:


good groove

i'm going to mentally file this away under "south beach contemporary furniture store hip"
 
Yeah, it is a nice groove.  The video title was a little confusing at first: the band is named Rinôçérôse - the "Hotel Costes" title is a series of compilation albums put together by French DJ Stéphane Pompougnac.  Some of them are more "house" stuff than I like, but the "loungey" stuff is cool.
miamizsun

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Posted: Dec 12, 2019 - 6:41am

 Proclivities wrote:
Not too strange really, but cool...
 

good groove

i'm going to mentally file this away under "south beach contemporary furniture store hip"
Proclivities

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Posted: Dec 10, 2019 - 12:28pm

Not too strange really, but cool...

miamizsun

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Posted: Sep 26, 2019 - 9:31am


if you're looking for new space music, this may be for you
miamizsun

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Posted: Sep 26, 2019 - 9:28am



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