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Not to stir the pot.....but I see RCarlberg disappeared again in January. Any ideas? I know "Mr. Crankypants" riled a few of you over the years but I never had a problem with him. He never missed...

I can relate to this. I used the pandemic to sluff off all my toxic relationships. I have fewer acquaintances now but they are on the whole, a happy bunch. I too, live alone and know where you are...

Yup.....I just get info from their FB page and occasionally a newsletter.....but that is way after the fact.

After the success of the two ‘weekender shows’ earlier this year in Bury and Aschaffenburg the band have put together a new Archive Collection release - a recording of both nights at the Colos-Saal...

Been on a waiting list for a physical CD. Bandcamp lists as Sold Out....shipping in March......It's almost May....are they going to release more copies? Did they sell it at the Merch tables?

It has just been announced that IQ will be aboard for CTTE 2025. THAT is a big deal!

I’ll soon be retired as long as my whole work career! Retired 19 years now and it’s the Best Job I ever had! (Retired at 45)

What did I do? I ran the engine room of a container ship but we...

Posted this photo over at the Martin Fan FB page. Created quite the $#itstorm!

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Bought a Moon Phase Clock last December….battery life for 2AA’s…..20 years!17556

Funny thing….went to the calendar on my iPhone and was able to set up a reminder for 20 years in the future! ...

Interesting issue on battery life….. last week my Jeff Rowland preamp remote died. Went to open it….no battery door….removed 4 screws from the metal casing…..they are the Original Batteries from...

Looks like I paid $452.00 delivered to the door. We have a 10.3% sales tax here.

Al Stewart’s 1973 album Past, Present & Future will be reissued as a 50th anniversary 3CD+blu-ray box set in June.

Although it wasn’t a massive commercial hit like Year of the Cat or Time...

Thank you….. I’m misremembering my Tull lore! PE to the rescue…..again!

There were troubles with Stormwatch......John Glascock fell ill and died during this album....Ian played the bass parts for many of these songs......I'm sure the death of a 28yo band-mate was...

Well…..yes…..I won’t be out-fondled!

Dang It! I was going to skip this one.

Its Full Of Stars!

NPR used “Watcher Of The Skies” today during the live coverage of the eclipse.

Gave it a spin today for my 3 Mile Mall Mosey. 5 tunes from this album have been in daily rotation on my iPod playlists for years. Using the Grado earbud headphones that are quite sensitive. I have...

Out to Sea at night listening to the new Yes album Drama I bought in Singapore. Machine Messiah playing and looking up at the Southern Cross for the first time. Now when I listen to CSN Southern...

Got my shipping notice from LE today. Here it comes!

That may be true, but 1000's of ships have successfully navigated under that bridge for 47 Years! They are saying now in the news that a direct hit to a bridge stanchion would take out almost any...

No...it was not excessive speed....below 5 knots, the rudder becomes useless....not enough water passing over it to control steerage. Also, speed is determined to allow the water-passing-over-the...

I sailed those ships for 25 years. As a Chief Engineer, I knew it all was on my shoulders. “That’s why you get paid the big bucks!” That was a switchboard problem….for a complete blackout. Looks...

I Love that movie! One regret I have is missing the concert tour right after the release of the movie. The cast came to Seattle. I did like the tunes. I was in a band at the time and we worked out...

Ordered from Amazon....found it on my porch this morning....thumbing through it now.

Brother in St Pete is 4 miles away from the Firestone Grand Prix. He says he can hear the cars Inside his house with all the windows closed!

I know this isn’t relative to this thread…..but how is Gary Green post heart attack? Has he stopped playing out?

Here is a print I bought off the man himself at a Nearfest.

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Not predictions…..below 70 degrees, the arthritis in both knees and one elbow ache. Below 32 degrees, add both ankles! I walk like Frankenstein most winters.

RIP Richard Lewis….stand up comic. Heart Attack at 76.

I see today 2/26, that Dark Matter is again Sold Out.

....aaand now 2/27, It is for sale again....This time in Red.

My copy left the UK last Saturday......should be here soon.

…..and I got a shipping confirmation today for Dark Matter. So…..no more pre-sales…..when GEP has physical copies they sell them and ship the next day. Last one (the Wake) arrived from Blighty in a...

I came to IQ a bit late. I had no vinyl of the 80’s or 90’s. Only CDs.
I posted on another thread that Peter & Mike had a special nostalgia for the vinyl. The recent Subterranea release was an...

Yup. It’s a bummer. GEP is keeping a tight reign on this special release…..For the first one, The Wake, they allocated a few copies to Burning Shed….but not Dark Matter. This series may be more...

Just checked the GEP website and Dark Matter is available again. Must have received a new shipment. Bought one this time.

What a strange press release. Incredibly lazy. Just a cut & paste name change template.

DAMMIT! I waited too long. Dark Matter (the second vinyl special release) Has SOLD Out! I hope they repress like they did with The Wake.

I have Bluetooth outdoor speakers at my hot tub that randomly connects to my phone! They are supposed to shut off after 2 hours idle but they still activate. Good thing I don’t look at porn on my...

Mine left Denver yesterday heading toward Seattle.

There is one of those Sweet Tea shops at the mall that doesn't take cash........but they have a tip jar full o coins?!?!?!?

Well.....even Grandpa's gotta have a hobby! Ian was just on Steeleye Spans latest album too. Nice to see he's a gun for hire.

I had a real “Git Off My Lawn” experience today! A County Tax Assessor came to my door. Asked questions about my home and was especially interested in home improvements before 1996. (The year they...

I think these past years we have seen the job title change from “Conductor” to “Artistic Director”. Kinda seems like they have more leeway in steering the direction of the orchestra.

Thank you…..corrected. This is why I love PE ….always striving to “get it right!”

IQ's FB page has a link to the Purple Marble vinyl. So far, that's the only place to get it...Giant Electric Pea (GEP)

https://gep.co.uk/products/the-wake-purple-marble-vinyl

There was a revival in Seattle in the 80's & 90's. Gerald Schwarz had musical connections to NYC and the ear of the Delos Record Label. Seattle was kind of like a community orchestra until Schwarz...

He had issues with management. He wanted a few musicians in the SFO. And they refused to offer them tenure. A conductor needs to have some say over the musicians. Gerald Schwarz had the same problem...

Hopefully Burning Shed will eventually offer it up. Shipping was 1/2 of GEP’s shipping. I wouldn’t count on many suppliers in the us carrying it. The Wake was only for sale at GEP and BS…..and BS...

While not Prog……he was a giant in the classical world! He passed on the 6th but the news just broke today publicly. Heart failure at 88.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Ozawa

…..aaaaand just announced: 20th Anniversary release of Dark Matter on Blue Marble vinyl. So far, only at GEP website.

I walked off my last job 19 years ago today! Had to burn 11 MONTHS of vacation time before I could retire in November. (Practice vacation)

NEVER regretted my decision. I retired at 45! I’m the...

Looks like the mail bag from the UK arrived today in my post office! Funny how PROG doesn’t show up on USPS Informed Delivery.

I ordered the Green Marble LP (first pressing) on January 22 and...

WOW! Father Robin must be using Santa's sleigh because he's arriving here too today! I cant identify another package arriving today but the tracking number ends in GB. The only thing I'm expecting...

Thank you for this thread. I am a fan of Gleb and sad he got caught up in this mess.

Just got a blurb from The Flood Gallery today. It's been 2 Years since this thread was started. The complete Box set......10 of the 75 copies left....so someone is buying them. They have never...

My friend bought a Lexus LC500 a couple weeks ago. Now he’s getting friend requests from Asian women. Some even ask him about his car!
I’ve been a member of the Rolls Royce Owners Club for 38 years...

How did I miss out on this “Ultimate Fondle in 2019?”

Well, on 12/15/23 they wrote to tell me they will mail my 2 missing issues and they will arrive in 4-6 weeks. It's a little over 5 weeks but they arrived today.

RIP Melanie Safka. Another Woodstock alum gone. 76yo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_(singer)