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  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udF43v809-k :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :hi:
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  3. From Metal Hammer Tony Iommi is in his hotel room overlooking Hyde Park. Surveying the scene, he says: “This interview... I have to admit I’ve never been so nervous in my life about anything!” Tony Iommi. Founding father of metal. And he’s nervous. About what? About meeting a giant, a man whose career started long before Tony first picked up a guitar. An icon, the star of over 200 films, a knight of the realm who has played some of the most memorable monsters in history: from Dracula to Frankenstein. Fu Manchu to Saruman. He is meeting Sir Christopher Lee. So, why would Metal Hammer care about this 88-year-old thespian? Because he’s just released a stunning symphonic metal album called Charlemagne, and this is no gimmick. Nor is it his first encounter with metal, having worked with Manowar and Rhapsody Of Fire before. And, as we shall find out, he does actually like metal! The location for this historic meeting – and bringing these two legends together is the epitome of history being made – is a private club in South West London called Number 11. This is where Sir Christopher prefers to conduct interviews. Ensconced in an atmosphere of polite privacy and deference, with unobtrusive service. It seems appropriate to turn this into a Mecca of metal for the afternoon. Because the genre always has a sense of occasion. Tony turns up first, dressed appropriately all in black and with a pensive look frozen on his face. For all his stature, he is reduced to an almost childlike awe at what is about to happen. Sir Christopher arrives several minutes later, looking every inch the gentleman and commanding figure we so want him to be. He’s courteous and generous, shaking hands warmly with Tony and, given the nature of the latter’s surname, greets him in Italian. The guitar god looks nonplussed. “Sorry, I can’t speak the lingo,” he admits, a little shamefaced. Both share a self-deprecating sense of humour. Later on, when Hammer photographer John McMurtrie suggests Sir Christopher holds the crucifix Tony has round his neck, the former responds with mock vampiric horror: “Oh no!” Sir Christopher settles in a corner, sipping a lapsang souchong tea with a touch of milk and no sweetener, adjusting his position to suit a back problem (“I can’t play golf anymore,” he sighs; all those years doing his own stunts taking a toll). Tony sits opposite him. So, with an audience of assistants, photographers and editors looking on, and with a video camera whirring to capture the occasion, we prepare for one of the most fascinating conversations any of us has ever witnessed. What follows here can only bring you a taste of the atmosphere and the rapport. Three dimensions of necessity reduced to two, if you want. In the words of the cliché, you had to be there... And, as the blackness of the oncoming evening appropriately thickens, we start with a man who connects the pair – Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio. Sir Christopher Lee: “Joey got me working with a band called Rhapsody [now known as Rhapsody Of Fire]. That was a few years ago [2004, on the album Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret]. Joey was very involved, in fact he was in charge.” Tony Iommi: “I know him very well. He worked for us for years as a roadie.” Sir Christopher: “What I remember from those sessions was that everyone else was singing, and I was being left out. So I told them that I’d like to have a go. You can imagine the reaction. Not another actor who thinks he can sing! But I did it, a song called The Magic Of The Wizard’s Dream, and I think I can safely say I proved I could carry it off.” Tony: “So, was that the first time you heard any metal?” Sir Christopher: “Oh, certainly not. In fact, it was years earlier. I used to play golf with Alice Cooper, who was really good at the sport. I heard some of his music, and it strangely interested me. Of course he had all that incredible stuff going on live – hanging himself and so on. I also nearly did a project with David Bowie, who was a delightful young man; I’m sure he still is. But we couldn’t see a way to combine his style and mine, such as it was, so the project never happened. However, I did see him live. But he was just so loud that everything distorted.” Tony: “I’ve played rooms where the sound folds back on you and you can’t hear anything.” Sir Christopher: “When I go to see a good concert from a metal band, it’s exhilarating. Like nothing you’ve ever heard before! But when it’s overly loud it can hurt.” Tony: “That’s what affected me over the years. When we first started out, nobody used to wear earplugs onstage, and that damaged my hearing. That’s why I have a hearing aid now!” Sir Christopher: “At your age? You’re no age at all! When you get to my time of life you start to find that things don’t work as they should do. I still have my mental faculties, but it takes me longer to get going in the mornings. The body’s less resilient.” Tony: “I know how you feel. The same’s happening to me now – and I’m only 28!” Sir Christopher: “You? But you’re a young man. I could be your father. Seriously, I’m old enough. But you are the emperor of metal. The man who started it all...” Tony: “No, you started metal!” Sir Christopher: “Seriously, I’d love to know how you did that.” Tony: “I began by playing blues in Birmingham. And went on from there to write my own songs. I worked in a factory at the time, and had an accident, which squashed two fingers on my right hand. I was told that I’d never play guitar again...” Sir Christopher: “Something similar happened to me. I dislocated a finger having a fight after lunch one day with Errol Flynn. That taught me a lesson! But I interrupted you...” Tony: “I refused to accept that I wouldn’t be able to play guitar. So, I melted down a Fairy Liquid bottle, rolled it into a hot ball, made tips for my fingers, then filed them down to a manageable size. That’s why I play guitar the way I do, because I had to adapt what I did, and therefore hit the strings harder. So, I came up with a heavier sound. Which is, I suppose, where metal comes from. As a band, Black Sabbath were influenced by seeing a lot of your movies...” Sir Christopher: “The good ones, I hope!” Tony: “We thought they were all good: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy...” Sir Christopher: “The Mummy... Being in that costume meant all you could see were my eyes. So, I had to use solely these to get across emotion – it was eye acting. Actually, with all of those macabre characters I played, I tried to introduce different things, to give them an extra dimension. So, my Dracula wasn’t like the Bram Stoker novel. And the Frankenstein monster – I tried to get across the fact that he never asked to be made. But playing these roles gave me a start. “One thing I hate, though, is when people refer to these films as horror. I don’t like the term at all. Boris Karloff, my good friend and one-time neighbour, also loathed calling them ‘horror’ films. To me, they’re fantasy. They’re like fairy stories. There’s also a magic about them. People like to be taken out of themselves and go into a magical world, to forget about everyday life.” Tony: “Yeah, but people like to be frightened, don’t they? It’s part of what’s made Black Sabbath work over the years. Our darkness provides escapism.” Sir Christopher: “I don’t understand why anyone would want to be frightened. The most frightening experience I ever had was when I visited the infamous San Quentin prison [in Marin County, California]. I asked if I could visit, and the first thing I was told was that they couldn’t guarantee my safety – which was encouraging! “They took me round everywhere, apart from the correctional block. I even got to see the gas chamber, which was very unnerving. I was taken through the whole process of how it worked. And I walked across the courtyard with 600 prisoners smoking and chatting...” Tony: “Apparently, you don’t look them in the eye, because they don’t like that.” Sir Christopher: “Well, I was asked for my autograph once or twice. Then I went to the lifers’ block and one guy, who was huge, asked if I’d like to see his cell. How could I refuse? So, we went in and it was about nine foot by six foot. And when we were inside, the door was shut and locked! Apparently, it was a way of testing how you reacted. One very well-known person, when it was done to him, screamed, ‘Lemme outta here!’ I just carried on chatting. But the whole thing was very frightening, and that is reality.” Tony: “Some of the most frightening things which ever happened to me was meeting strange people in the early days of Sabbath. We had a reputation because of our name and also the rumours that we were into black magic, and that attracted odd characters.” Sir Christopher: “I found that you have to be careful when you are well known. People associate you with a role you play.” Tony: “Yeah, we did get a lot of fans avoiding us, because they think you must be a monster. There were magazines who wouldn’t interview us, and others refused to work with us.” Sir Christopher: “I find now that most people who come up and talk to me are very polite and just want my autograph. I’m lucky in that after those Hammer movies established my reputation, I went to America in the 70s and got the chance to appear on the very successful comedy show Saturday Night Live. That stopped me from being too typecast. They do say that serious actors always want to do comedy, while comedians want straight roles. There’s also the one about being wary of actors who think they can sing.” Tony: “I’ve listened to your Charlemagne album and you obviously can sing. Maybe we could collaborate in the future?” Sir Christopher: “Well, if you're prepared to let me... I remember doing an album in 1998 [Devils, Rogues & Other Villains] and one reviewer wrote: ‘Here’s another actor who thinks he can sing.’ The next line had just two words: ‘He can!’ I inherited my talent for singing.” Tony: “You sound like a natural baritone to me...” Sir Christopher: “Well, I can also sing bass parts. But if I do too much of that, it sends people to sleep after about 15 seconds!” Tony: “Going back to Charlemagne, how long did it take you to record?” Sir Christopher: “It took about two-and-half years to make. But, while I’m an essential part of it, the real credit should go to Marco [sabiu] and the wonderful musicians he got together for this. Without them, none of this would be possible.” Tony: “What attracted you to this in the first place?” Sir Christopher: “I am someone who likes to try different things. And this is new territory for me. But Joey DeMaio reckons I have a good career ahead of me in symphonic metal! Actually, it was Joey who persuaded Johnny Depp to give up music and become an actor. Johnny had a band in Florida called The Kids. Joey told him to forget being a guitarist! So he doesn’t give out praise lightly. The other thing is that I am apparently a descendent of Charlemagne. But then, everyone in Italy thinks they are...” Tony: “Yeah, he’s probably my ancestor as well. My family comes from Naples. So, you and I might be related!” Sir Christopher: “What I am most proud of with this album is that it’s historically accurate. He was a fascinating character: great king, great warrior, a father, devout Christian. But he had to be tough at times. He invited all the tribal chiefs of the Saxons to meet him, and then chopped off their heads. That’s a story we relate in the song The Bloody Verdict Of Verden. He did it to protect his own kingdom. In my time I’ve executed two monarchs...” Tony: “Yeah, and a lot of people have done you in as well!” Sir Christopher: “Ha, true. How unfair. Right now, we’re thinking of turning Charlemagne into a musical, and there’s also room for a second album. I also want to turn the story of Don Quixote into an album, and possibly a film. I’ve asked Spaniards if they’d accept me playing the role, and they appear positive. He is a Spanish icon, so that acceptance is important.” Tony: “It’s amazing that you’ve got so much work behind you – something like 280 films – and yet you still carry on...” Sir Christopher: “I have six more films ready to come out, although some of them only involved one day’s work. I recall David Niven once telling me that he got very nervous about a week before the end of a movie project, because he didn’t know where his next job was coming from. And he was a great star. I think all actors worry about where work is coming from. Even at my age, it concerns me.” Tony: “The same applies to musicians. You’re always worried about what’s around the corner. Musicians and actors are alike in many ways. In fact, when I go onstage I’m acting a role, really.” Sir Christopher: “That’s the way I approached the Charlemagne album. I was acting within a musical context. I think I’m very lucky in my career, in that when I started people saw my films, then the next generation watched them on TV. Since then, videos and now DVDs have kept them in the spotlight for each generation. And, of course, Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings mean I’m known to the very young, so people across five decades recognise my work. But metal, that’s for the young really, isn’t it?” Tony: “I think it’s for everyone. We’ve noticed that these days you’ve got families – grandparents, parents and kids – coming to gigs. It doesn’t have a generation gap. So, there’s hope for both of us!” Sir Christopher: “Perhaps we should think of working together?” Tony: “I’ll write a song and send it over to you, see what you think and we’ll go from there.” Sir Christopher:“I have to warn you that I can’t read music at all. But then some great opera singers can’t either.” Tony: “Neither can I. So that’s one more thing we’ve got in common!”
  4. I just weighed myself, 11 stone 8 or in American speak 162lbs I'm 5'10 and 46 years old just to put it into context... How much do you weigh? And do you eat like me, ie as much as you like and twice on Tuesdays?! :smoke: You know what I say? Eat, eat, eat and be merry, eat eat eat more cake with that sherry! :hi:
  5. It's time to dig into the archives and find the classic treeduck threads of yesteryear. For part one I thought of Alex Lifeson, cakes and it all just came together just like Clockwork (angels) - though this was well before that album... http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/20070-should-alex-lose-some-weight/page__hl__lifeson
  6. Just wanted to wish everyone a happy, prosperous new year!! :hi: :cheerleader: :cheers: :yay: :banana: :clap: :ebert: :7up: :kisshug: :dweez: :hail:
  7. I don't know that I've ever seen a classical music discussion here before. Surely I can't be the only one who's into it... I go in long "phases" occasionally where I listen to it to the near exclusion of anything else. For example, January through May of this year. Faves are Chopin, Debussy, and Beethoven (especially string quartets). Anyone else? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
  8. Finally, a thread where namedropping is a good thing! So... My uncle left today for California to visit my great uncle, Stan Anderson. Cousin Stan is a character actor that's been working in the Business since 1967. He's one of those guys that you can't name, but might go "Ohhhh..." when you see him. This got me thinking about connections that TRFers might have with the (not so) Rich & Famous. Have at it. I'll start. Here's Stan as Judge Vandalay on Seinfeld... http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hmUX2bKruqM/maxresdefault.jpg Stan as General Slocum in Spiderman... http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTcxMTU5NTc4NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDUzMzI2Mw@@._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg Stan as the President in Armageddon... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBEtmUdQRWE
  9. The internet is abuzz with talk of the Disco Ball that adorns the new R40 cover. Some love it, others hate it for its massiveness and its blocking if Neil's appendages. Lets settle it here and now: Is the R40 Disco Ball just too darn big???
  10. All nominations will go in a poll and we'll see who the true overrated guitar bastard in rock is! :madra: My nomination is for Ted Nugent who, between political rants, seems to be living under an illusion that he's viewed as some kind of guitar hero for the masses. And he does seem to have some kind of good guitar playing reputation with some people, which I can't really understand how he achieved.The reason I nominate him, firstly his tone which is awful, he's always calling people soulless but it's his tone that's the most soulless of all. His chops are terrible too, if guitar playing is a language Ted's guitar speaks gibberish, just like he does in English. His songwriting and riffs are also really, really weak as well. I think there's one album that's not bad, the first one from back in 1975, and a couple of songs after that, everything else is forgettable bullshit for the most part. Ok that's my nomination, who's your nomination for most overrated guitarist in rock? :guitar: :hi: :madra: :smoke:
  11. Tick contacted me late last night and said he was finally ready to open the Grand Opus of Tick Lore and read a few passages or will reveal some knowledge of the universe... He also unveiled his latest beard project, the eyebrow beard: http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/5842/2478184-bushy_eyebrows.png General knowledge participle 450982: 10 people die every minute in America but 20 babies are born and 11 people become American citizens. Tick's Double Act Stars of the Future, this week's entry: http://img.izismile.com/img/img5/20120417/640/weird_dog_pictures_which_you_can_barely_explain_640_03.jpg Mad dog grade 16 example 21 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NOXa1CXNsxg/SWlNsSp9WOI/AAAAAAAAD5I/K3IagHVo7dk/s400/weird-dog-bite.jpg Tick's second beard project of the week is the famous eye beard: http://turtally.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/One-crazy-woman-from-Japan_6-589x5501.jpg Scary brute who could be a holy monk of the week presented by Tick Jesus Sandals http://www.awolfamongwolves.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PekBruteSquadPic.jpg Best guitarist of the month is combined this week cowboy of the year http://a1.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/e575c021ae2c4d2b436cc2a125fe2955/l.jpg Scientist of the year this year goes to Bryan Detumbler for the 5th time in 6 years, Tick isn't surprised at this one: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/24/1348494977114/A-baby-Grauers-gorilla-005.jpg http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/24/1348494979873/A-baby-gorilla-looking-at-006.jpg Just to recap Bryan's career so far in pictures, Bryan discovers humans and odd badges. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/24/1348494968638/A-baby-gorilla-is-weighed-002.jpg Bryan invents weight http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/24/1348499047603/A-baby-Grauers-gorilla-1lg.jpg Bryan creates liquid oxygen. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/24/1348494982682/An-orphaned-mountain-gori-007.jpg Bryan invents the penal system http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/24/1348494985378/An-orphaned-mountain-gori-008.jpg Bryan's dad on the run from the law, also invented by Bryan. Today's newsreader is Tom Diamond with a report straight from the studio... http://officialmancard.com/omc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Girl-Beard01.jpg Tick's world of tattoos brings you: http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/086/3/1/hot_tattoo_chick_by_lazereth-d3cn4ej.jpg and: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebJIPSN_PSg/UWWeLEl5ajI/AAAAAAADqGk/CNS6jrOKFUo/s1600/stupid_face_tattoos_09.jpg Without further ado Tick Lore brings you the Mighty Thor!! http://i.cdn.turner.com/trutv/trutv.com/graphics/blog/gallery/dumbest-tattoos/face-tattoo.jpg "I say thee Nay! By Odin thou shall feel my wrath! Human fork Eric Junkins checks in: http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/attachments/f149/227650d1290346949-stupid-tattoos-odd-piercings-wtf-stupid_face.jpg Tick would like to present his woman of the week award:http://guidetowomen.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/crazy-eyes-girl-1.jpg?w=640 This concludes Tick Lore for today, Tick couldn't be here in person but sends a picture of he took of the local wildlife he's been studying... http://imgix.8tracks.com/mix_covers/001/011/839/66800.original.jpg?fm=jpg&q=65&sharp=15&vib=10&w=521&h=521&fit=crop
  12. Apologies in advance, this will be a long post. Family history first: My mum, sister and I have Congenital Cataracts. It runs through my mum's side of the family. Back when sis and I were about 5 they decided to remove our lenses and we wore very strong glasses for many years. Thrn when I was about 15 they gave me contacts, my sister got implant lenses. All was well for about 20 years. Now: A few months ago I noticed that my right eye kept fogging up. My right has always been worse than my left. At first I thought something was wrong with my lens - they do wear out, but the problem didn't go away, so I went to my optician who has taken care of me all these years. After trying a few things, like leaving out my right lens for a month and changing the type of lens I wear, with no change, he decided that it was time to refer me back to the original team who used to care for me when I was a kid. I saw the doc Thursday. Now for some Eye Biology 101: Fliuid enters the cornea and is pumped out again by cells at the back of the cornea, and the fluid can also evaporate through the front of the eye. There are a finite number of these pumping cells, which degenerate over time. They do not replenish... once they're gone, they're gone. The doc told me that when I had the surgery all those years ago they removed a load of my cells. This means that I had even less than normal to begin with, and over the years as my other cells have degenerated, the ones left behind are gretting less and less able to pump the fluid out. The fluid then hangs around longer in my cornea and it's this that is causing the ffoggyness. He told me that in time I will need a cornea transplant. We don't yet know when as it depends on how quickly my remaining cells degenerate. He took an ultrascan of my eye, to see how many cells I have, and in six months he will take another and compare the two to see how quick things are changing. A few weeks ago my sis had a transplant for the exact same problem. She had two years from diagnosis to surgery. Now, I have to wait.... :(
  13. Rush has reservations at the restaurant that my stepson works at in Montreal tonight.
  14. I'm sure there are some oldskool metal fans on here who remember Hellion from the early 80s as a rock solid heavy metal band. Up From The Depths, Screams In The Night & The Black Book are all great albums that I feel some TRFers will have & love. Well, the band have recently released a 5 track EP entitled Karma's A Bitch & it's a strong effort that's worth a listen if you're into Hellion. It's very cheap too. Less than a fiver. Simon Wright (AC/DC,Dio) is on drums & does a great job, as does guitarist Maxxxwell Carlisle. The riffs are great, the solos shred & Ann Boleyn's vocals are really cool. Here's a taster.
  15. Inspired by Babycat, the Westworld SuperFan, it's time to roll up and pay homage to this sci-fi classic!!! Don't be afraid...remember, nothing can go wrong...go wrong....go wrong... http://www.filmdivider.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/westworld-control.jpg
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