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/dev/random / Re: Whatcha watchin'/streamin'...
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on July 29, 2024, 02:25:52 AM »
Quirky but great old spaghetti western.


https://youtu.be/w9Vfoa6rDkM

Was surprised to find it on Youtoob. There are probably better quality copies there too.

Was roaming around on YouTurd tonight and was browsing through western movies. Watched the first 5 or 6 minutes of one called The Last Wagon (1956) starring Richard Widmark. It looked interesting, so I bookmarked it for later.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSuEXXfHtO4&ab_channel=%F0%9D%95%8Atars%E2%84%82lassicsOriginals

Youtube had an "official" copy (1080p I think, with ads) of My Name is Nobody available, so I started watching that. I didn't realize it was a Sergio Leone movie. YES, pretty quirky. The beginning of the movie starts like a Sergio Leone western always does - The bad guys come rambling into to town in an long tense scene with no dialogue, they set up and confront the good guy... and then the furious lightning-fast shootout. Henry Fonda is as you'd expect - he was a decent actor, but tended to play everything pretty much the same way. Terrence Hill as "Nobody"... fuckin' goofy at times. Kinda strange for a Sergio Leone western. I know he's been in several westerns, but I've never seen them. I've mainly stuck to the more classic westerns from the 50's and early 60's, John Wayne stuff, etc. I realize I've never made much of an effort to watch more of the late 60's and early 70's spaghetti westerns.

So I went on a downloading spree tonight. Collecting up all kindsa weird shit. Already watched some of one Klaus Kinski western called "Coffin Full of Dollars". I fell asleep in the middle of it.  :D No loss though, it was pretty damn bad.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V3VgHBGeK0&ab_channel=Grjngo-WesternMovies

I got some other movies with Terrence Hill (like the Trinity movies, Django, others) a bunch with Lee Van Cleef (like the Sabata movies), some with Klaus Kinski, a few of the "Sartana" movies (I forget who plays in them). I knew there were a lot of italian westerns, but hopefully the majority of them aren't as bad as the Klaus Kinski Coffin Full of Dollars one. My god, the theme song for it they play in the opening and closing credits is sooooo bad.
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art, music, etc. / Re: Live Performances
« Last post by _grieve_ on July 27, 2024, 07:43:42 AM »

that's some interesting background information ....
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art, music, etc. / Re: Live Performances
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on July 26, 2024, 01:11:36 PM »
I don't dislike Golden Earring, but I'm not a fan of that version. I don't really think I'd like ANYONE's cover version of it. You'd need 2 distinct elements to cover the song properly. Number one, you have to have a Rickenbacker guitar with those twangy Rickenbacker pickups, particulary a 12-STRING Rickenbacker like Roger McGuinn was famous for. Number two, you need at least two singers (three is better) with impeccable harmony and voices that are nice and smooth textured and complement each other well. That's where David Crosby came in. He was never the best person to be a lead singer, but his voice was perfect for a backup harmonizing role.





(Notice the 6 regular tuning pegs, plus 6 holes above each peg leading to 6 other tuners on the back for the paired strings.)

And even if you do a jam cover (no vocals), you still at least need to have a lead guitar that can somewhat approximate the sound of McGuinn's 12-string Rick, something like a Gretsch or perhaps a Fender Jazzmaster if you run it through the right amp settings. Got to have that twingy-twang to it.
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art, music, etc. / Re: Live Performances
« Last post by _grieve_ on July 26, 2024, 06:44:27 AM »

Here is a live version from 1977:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVsM_r1tmg

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art, music, etc. / Re: Live Performances
« Last post by _grieve_ on July 26, 2024, 06:32:13 AM »
Golden Earring from the Netherlands also made an extended  version of this song in 1969, with vocals.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9JJY6zx0jE

Oh well, this is not live .... but they played it  live too through the seventies.
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art, music, etc. / Re: Live Performances
« Last post by |iR|Focalor on July 25, 2024, 12:01:38 AM »
Byrds in 1970 at the famous Fillmore East - an extended sans-vocals jam of Eight Miles High.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ymkBEhdHBE
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Community Events / Re: TS500 2024 Edition - Quakecon Special
« Last post by rikwad on July 21, 2024, 08:36:18 PM »
 :bravo:
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Quake / quadz's Birthday Hootenanny 2024
« Last post by RailWolf on July 20, 2024, 04:11:53 PM »
Greetings!

Come join us on Aug 18th for Bill's Brobdingnagian Birthday Shivoo on the mutant server.
 
Bill "quadz" Kelly was born on August 18th, 1971 and passed away on July 4th, 2021. He would be turning 53 years old this year.
Bill was an outstanding person who was greatly loved by the community, his friends, his coworkers, and his family. He is sorely missed by all.
Let's celebrate his birthday by remembering the good times we had with him, and of course, get some fragging in!

Action and stream should pick up around 3:30PM Pacific.
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1v1 and TDM Demos / Re: my recent demos
« Last post by naymlis on July 19, 2024, 09:34:39 PM »
Decided to make mini frag movies with my free time. I don't get much of it so you need to be patient for the next ones. But, I promise I'm working on number 2 at least
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Community Events / TS500 2024 Edition - Quakecon Special
« Last post by [BTF]Jehar on July 19, 2024, 04:25:32 PM »


It's that time again!

Coinciding with Quakecon 2024, the TS500 is returning August 10th for a classic Q2 FFA celebration!

Map is TBD, but wanted to get the word out early. Tell everyone that's been living under a rock!
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