Perhaps our Gruppenleader will attend a show :-*
It must be because of the relentless support from this forum.
Blackmore? Schwarzmehr? Der Schwarzmehrwaffen?
Asperger is the intellectual insulation of the sane.is that a quote or an observation?
I cant talk about Ayn rand because not a single thing I have heard about them ever has been positive, I probably should but Ive been through a period of pushing myself to read distasteful things to try and maintain objectivity, but you know what? lifes too short.
Autism I can speak to: Autism and Asperger's are different things, there's a yo-yo in the science between how their connected, and the current consensus is that they are part of a "spectrum" but no sooner had the definitions for the latest psychiatry manual been set when new experiments based on blood tests showed them to be separate. I speak as someone who works with both, you definitely approach things in a very different way with an Asperger than an autistic. one of the defining characteristics of autistic kids is that they all present so differently, what soothes for one is distressing for another, it is very difficult transfer lessons learnt from one to help you work with another in any meaningful way. when presented with an Aspie on the other hand, you kind of know where you are to start with, they are still individual but theres a broad type you can get your head around.
its quite tricky as a practitioner to work under a scientific "consensus" that needs to be paid lip service to while knowing empirically that they are blatantly different
A cult leader alright then. I guess her divisiveness attracts me. Plus she was probably hot in bed since (i) not being that pretty she had to make an extra effort, (ii) all that emotion and intellectual discipline needed a place to vent, (iii) her books are smattered with sex scenes, people first abhor each other, then have a meeting of minds and, finally, screw. Objectivism alright.
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A cult leader alright then. I guess her divisiveness attracts me. Plus she was probably hot in bed since (i) not being that pretty she had to make an extra effort, (ii) all that emotion and intellectual discipline needed a place to vent, (iii) her books are smattered with sex scenes, people first abhor each other, then have a meeting of minds and, finally, screw. Objectivism alright.
That Atlas Shrugged Trilogy is supposed to be horrible, bad acting, TV movie visuals, a story in which a train is the symbol for modernisation (very Lenin by the way, some parts of Ayn's formal communist education just stuck with her) doesn't really translate credibly into current times (unless it were some steampunk alternative future) and it had an abysmal public, commercial and critical reception, parts II and III never even saw a European release after part I bombed so badly. Still, I'm likely to get the DVD/BluRay just for the curio aspect of it.
I have to ask because I'm curious: What is the dividing line/difference between autism and Asperger's? It's never been clear to me except that from one point in time onwards people started referring more to Asperger's Syndrome than to just plain autism.on such thoughts are theses and doctorates written, give me a bit of time to get my head round trying to give a laymans breakdown, but I'll give it a go
I sat thru the first movie and watched maybe 20 min. of the second. Calling it bad acting is being kind. It reminded me of the trash that is produced for the Lifetime or Hallmark networks.
Are we talking Plan 9 league of acting school...?Almost... Patricia Neal was in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
Are we talking Plan 9 league of acting school...?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qro7oBzUBosWhat a thespian!
I admit hemorrhoid affliction and people congratulate me ... this place is way strange. 8)
I admit hemorrhoid affliction and people congratulate me ... this place is way strange. 8)
Congratulations on both of your life changing events :o
Congratulations to you and Edith!
Will we hear the pitter-patter of a little future bassist's feet in the future? :vader:
...and Mark didn't even ask "What took you so long?" ;D ;D ;D
My honeymoon in Venice and Rome last week was somewhat overshadowed by the first hemorrhoid in my life...
That new rhythm method works wonders!
I somehow thought you two had already made it legal, but congrats! Gotta respect any middle-aged man with a 200 piece bass guitar collection who manages to find a wife. ;D
"But, what took you so long to get married?"
Serious question, serious answer: While my first wife and I separated in 2007, we divorced only last year. Why? Because my instincts told me that it would benefit divorce proceedings if the negative emotions of the first years following the separation had died down. And it worked. There was no dispute about money or kids. My first wife even refused to take a lawyer (even though I implored with her to do just that), instead she just said: I trust you to be fair. And so - after seven years of separation - we had a noiseless divorce last summer and on that very same day flew together to Berlin as it was my son's birthday. That didn't come without a price though: Edith had in the intervening years given up hope "for it to ever happen" (and could be vocal about it! ;) ), but I have proven her wrong in no uncertain terms!!! :mrgreen:
Epilogue: And at the wedding party, both Edith's ex-huband (as regards all things Edith, we two always agree - she finds that somewhat disconcerting) and my ex-wife were there among the guests. Plus my ex-wife's new significant other who is - coincidentally - one of my two oldest and best friends. They are a great fit. (His son and my son now goad each other with: "Hi stepbrother!".) I sometimes smile to myself and think that I live a life straight out of a sitcom! :mrgreen:
Known as the Farmers over here ... Farmer Giles... piles... ;D
As for the newly weds... something old (the song) something new (transmission method)... ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqvuNb8DevE
Glückwünsche...!
If I tell Edith "I wanna go tandem with you", she'll only suspect the worst!!!
Congrats on the new marriage Uwe! Any idea about who else will be on stage for the Rainbow shows?
Ah, that cooling effect ...
If I tell Edith "I wanna go tandem with you", she'll only suspect the worst!!!
If I tell Edith "I wanna go tandem with you", she'll only suspect the worst!!!
Rod Stewart was almost in Deep Purple? That's as weird as Les Claypool almost being in Metallica. I can't imagine Rod belting out Child in Time ...
Tell her that love means exploring all openings. ;)
An NME scribe once wrote. "Blackmore is never gonna be another Hendrix, he is not into that sort of frenzied inspiration: What he has built his reputation on is a clever mix of dynamics and drama."
And my son, himself someone who prefers Jimmy Page and Slash as guitarists, once observed: "Blackmore's solo playing doesn't have any sex or dirt in it, which is why it does little for me, but his solos are sophisticated and clever to the point of cunning. He thinks different to other guitarists."
Both comments kind of sum Blackmore's one-of-a-kind solo style up. I would add that I know of no other hard rock guitarist with the same fluid all-over-the-fretboard dexterity and the ability to play uncommon scales, yet never sounding like he is rehearsing them. He just plays unusual melodies and notes in a style of his own. Plus he has a real knack of leaving space and being rhythmically accurate without sounding rigid. He is in control of what he is playing in a soaring way. Miles Davis comes to mind (if only as regards the approach to solos), and I'm not joking either.
An NME scribe once wrote. "Blackmore is never gonna be another Hendrix, he is not into that sort of frenzied inspiration: What he has built his reputation on is a clever mix of dynamics and drama."
And my son, himself someone who prefers Jimmy Page and Slash as guitarists, once observed: "Blackmore's solo playing doesn't have any sex or dirt in it, which is why it does little for me, but his solos are sophisticated and clever to the point of cunning. He thinks different to other guitarists."
Both comments kind of sum Blackmore's one-of-a-kind solo style up. I would add that I know of no other hard rock guitarist with the same fluid all-over-the-fretboard dexterity and the ability to play uncommon scales, yet never sounding like he is rehearsing them. He just plays unusual melodies and notes in a style of his own. Plus he has a real knack of leaving space and being rhythmically accurate without sounding rigid. He is in control of what he is playing in a soaring way. Miles Davis comes to mind (if only as regards the approach to solos), and I'm not joking either.
Vinnie Moore's Mike Varney/Shrapnel/Guitar Institute of Technology-acrobatices ruined every song, the guy is unable to even remotely emulate Schenker's lyrical melodicism and his rhythm playing has none of Schenker's musicality either.
What have I done wrong now? You already congratulated earlier in this thread to my rectal afflictions and/or marital changes! :mrgreen:
Better late than never, this is what I posted at The Highway Star:
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One would be hard pressed to find any DP album (MKII on) that wasn't good. Yeah, even House Of Blue Light, which gets no love in some quarters. Personal fave? In Rock, because it made such a definitive statement.
Machine Head is probably the only DP album I have. I like it...has my favorite DP cuts on it.
Have I missed something significant...?