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  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584
    edited February 2017

    I had a Commodore 64, because at uni, the engineering lab had a suite of PETs, and so I was already familiar with the architecture. My cousin had a ZX81 and later Spectrum, so I was all too familiar with the dreaded 'ram pack wobble'.

    Interesting you mentioned Elite, one of my writer buddies is the producer at Frontier for the current version.

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    PhilW said:

    The Vox Continental as used by The Doors? Very cool!

    Aye,   It was cool for me growing up with a big brother who rubbed shoulders with some of the Pop and Rock stars I admired.  Not sure if you can read this tribute to him when he made 50 years working for them

    https://www.facebook.com/hammondhire/posts/128772283988222

  • oh wow all stars whom's music I still listen too, the Who is in my car CD player at present.

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583

    Wow! I bet The Sweet even bought theirs from Ron as well! What an awesome dedication to your awesome Brother!

    I think my Nephew has one of those as well. I still have some old pro audio stuff, but not any of my old Vox gear. Like Wendy, I still listen to all of those artists as well. A bit hooked on Sweet right now... but I still mix it up a lot!

  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945

    Hi Dart, I was 18 years old when "Teenage Rampage" cames out...

    How old are you ?

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583
    edited February 2017

    51 in four days ;)

    Edit: BTW, I love that song!!! :)

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  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584

    Youngster! cheeky

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,069

    I suddenly felt young for a moment then... till Dartanbeck posted! devil

  • 55 I too was a huge Sweet fan

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583
    edited February 2017

    Rosie says I was only born late because God wanted to spend more time perfecting me :) heart Love that Girl!!! :)

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,069

    he lost the manual wink

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584
    edited February 2017

    56 3 weeks ago. Sweet, T-Rex, Suzi Quattro, Slade, The Beatles . . . laugh

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,069
    edited February 2017

    J O'K 

    Daddy Cool

    EasyBeats

    Ross Ryan

    just to name a few 

     

    remember when Suzie Q rattled the place so much the pigeon clocks went haywire! 

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604

    One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.  I will be 48 and a half next birthday.

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583

    What was the topic again? Oh yeah... age!

    I never really knew about Sweet for the longest time - being in USA is one thing... but living in the sticks in Wisconsin made me even more secluded!

    Both parents are musicians and we traveled a lot. So I did get some tastes of things. 

    Black Sabbath Paranoid was my first LP beyond stuff like Johnny Quest and Famous Monsters Speak. It was just before first grade. My Dad let me go to a Foghat concert for my 11th birthday. I loved it!

    My brother and I both collected from different artists growing up and inspired each other to each other's favorites. We're still (while distant) best friends - and I still consider him to be the best bass player I've ever worked with - or even jammed with for that matter!

    One day my brother gave me an album called Sweet - Give Us a Wink  Oh man I loved that album. I've heard some of their hits that eventually made their way into the US (I wish they all had!) like Little Willy, Fox on the Run, Action (came much later), Ballroom Blitz... but nothing like the list of hits they've produced! Man... why not? These guys Rocked!!!

    I can't go listing my favorite bands 'cause there's just too many - and you know me... I'll just not stop. But Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Jimi Hendrix, Kiss (I've always loved makeup and theatrics!) Aerosmith, Scorpions, and more have been big on inspiring me as I learned to play drums, guitar, bass and I'd always just sing any darned old thing that got stuck in my vocal chords. I don't play guitar and bass much anymore unless I'm coming up with a new melody for a new song. The bands I'm in now don't do anything original together. My Singer and I do - and I always have. I'll sing a new song to Rosie about Rosie on a whim - and she loves that!

    Just recently seeing the Partridge Family bus earlier reminded me immediately of the version of "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" that I used to sing to Rosie when I'd call her from my job sites - spending long  l o n g  hours of stone work all summer long. I love that melody for singing an acapella love song to my Rose! ;)

  • kakmankakman Posts: 225

    I will be 63 in a few months.

    My musical tastes are wide and varied and include:

    Amon Duul II, Barclay James Harvest, Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew, The Bonzo Dog Band, Camel, Can, Gang Of Four, Go, Gong, Graham Central Station, Steve Hillage, David Gilmour, Groove Holmes, Kissing The Pink, Manfred Mann, Mike Oldfield, Passport, The Persuasions, Django Reinhardt, Triumvirat, Robin Trower, Ultravox, Midge Ure, Visage, Yaz, and so many, many more including the usual suspects such as The Beatles, Annie Lenox, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, etc.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,173
    edited February 2017

    I think I am a youngster in this group, which is hard to believe.  52.  But I am the youngest of 5, so I grew up on my older siblings' music and fashion.  Can still remember the little discs to insert in a 45 to enable it to be used on a turntable.

     

    Green eyed lady, passion's lady.  Setting suns, and lonely lovers free.

     

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,069

    and the man in the back said that's Dartanbeck

    and it turned into a posting blitz...

    are you ready Steve?

  • chickenmanchickenman Posts: 1,202

    I am also one of the younger ones at 50 and a half But I grew up listening to a lot of variety going from Johny Cash Dolly Parton and Kenney Rogers to groups i could appriciate more Such as the Clash, Prism .

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583
    kakman said:

    I will be 63 in a few months.

    My musical tastes are wide and varied and include:

    Amon Duul II, Barclay James Harvest, Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew, The Bonzo Dog Band, Camel, Can, Gang Of Four, Go, Gong, Graham Central Station, Steve Hillage, David Gilmour, Groove Holmes, Kissing The Pink, Manfred Mann, Mike Oldfield, Passport, The Persuasions, Django Reinhardt, Triumvirat, Robin Trower, Ultravox, Midge Ure, Visage, Yaz, and so many, many more including the usual suspects such as The Beatles, Annie Lenox, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, etc.

    Ouch, now that's one helluva list!!! But you already KNOW I love your taste! ;)

    Rock on, my friend!

     

    I am also one of the younger ones at 50 and a half But I grew up listening to a lot of variety going from Johny Cash Dolly Parton and Kenney Rogers to groups i could appriciate more Such as the Clash, Prism .

    Me too. 

     

    Stezza said:

    and the man in the back said that's Dartanbeck

    and it turned into a posting blitz...

    are you ready Steve?

    Stezza?

    Alright fellas... let's Rendaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584

    It's still inhteresting that we mostly seem to be within a few years of each other . . .

  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,145
    kakman said:

    I will be 63 in a few months.

    My musical tastes are wide and varied and include:

    Amon Duul II, Barclay James Harvest, Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew, The Bonzo Dog Band, Camel, Can, Gang Of Four, Go, Gong, Graham Central Station, Steve Hillage, David Gilmour, Groove Holmes, Kissing The Pink, Manfred Mann, Mike Oldfield, Passport, The Persuasions, Django Reinhardt, Triumvirat, Robin Trower, Ultravox, Midge Ure, Visage, Yaz, and so many, many more including the usual suspects such as The Beatles, Annie Lenox, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, etc.

    Nice list!

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583

    It's still inhteresting that we mostly seem to be within a few years of each other . . .

    I never knew that until now. What's with that? 

  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,145

    So are there any Carraraists under say 40 years of age on here?

  • not that post, I know a diehard DAZ studio user dipping his foot in the vertex room as Hexagon froze one too many times who is much younger, but not telling indecision

  • oh and another one I can out

    LightofHeaven!!!

  • magaremotomagaremoto Posts: 1,227

    I should be close to my 20000 days of life laugh

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583

    I should be close to my 20000 days of life laugh

    See? All very close. We should plan a picnic!

  • chickenmanchickenman Posts: 1,202

    I should be close to my 20000 days of life laugh

    See? All very close. We should plan a picnic!

    That picnic might have to be a virtual one though.

  • chickenmanchickenman Posts: 1,202

    I should be close to my 20000 days of life laugh

    See? All very close. We should plan a picnic!

    That picnic might have to be a virtual one though.  I might be able to bring a chicken or 50 Virtually of course

     

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