So I’ll sign off with some favourite Lenny (sic!) and this is how I am feeling. . . a tad last years man, getting old and feeling like I have been run over by a Steamroller!
HERBERG DE KELDER
Friday, July 17, 2026
Sam Neill 1947 -2026
Many folks have written wonderful thing about the actor Sam Neill who has died after struggling with post Cancer treatment pneumonia but I thought as there was a musical connection visitors might appreciate this from the Fanz and Frenz page of Facebook for Crowded House:
"So very sad to hear of the passing of actor Sam Neill. At times New Zealand is a very tiny place and with the Finn connection, and as you can imagine Sam crossed paths with us so many times at locations around the globe. He genuinely loved the music of Split Enz, Crowded House & those pesky Finn Brothers. I will always remember his soft spoken calm voice, his sweet bloke smile and you were left feeling like you had known him for decades. I'm trying to remember some Sam moments. I think my first was at a gig and manager Grant Thomas needed me to look after the merchandise. Sam walked up , I'd watched "Sleeping Dogs" the night before so knew who he was. He'd done Jurassic Park so he was a star I guess. He loved the t-shirt designs and wanted three. I knew he was friends with the Finns so I went to comp them out but he flatly refused, determined to pay. I was so use to celebs getting items for free so this was rare. I was restocking before interval and he comes walking out with a fresh coffee for me. A small gesture but how can you not love that. He hung around after the gig and we all ended up in one of the band members rooms (Neils?) eating grilled cheese sandwiches from room service.
I reminded him that he did the voice over work for the Split Enz SPELLBOUND documentary from 1993. I cheekily made him say "There was magic in the air..." in his Sam Neill voice , the line he used during the documentary. "How could I say no to it, it was Split Enz, royalty" he mused.
The other memory was from a NZ tour - I think a Neil Finn solo run of shows. I believe it was the Theatre Royal in Christchurch and Sam turned up. He recognised me & I walked him back to see Neil and family. Before he left he asked what I was doing next day and it was a day off so hanging around town. "Be ready at 8.30 and I'll pick you up and show you the winery". What winery I wondered?
So at 8.30 sharp there he was and off to a winery we go. So a 4 hour drive to Otago! After seeing him chatting to people working there I realised he owned it (or at least co owned it). He loved the place and was very much hands on. He took a photo of me sitting on this classic old tractor and he proudly took me through the wine making process. I think he owned "Two Paddocks" winery even now, up to his death. Apart from his family, it was his pride and joy. So just a few memories He loved his music, he loved Split Enz and Crowded House. An unassuming man, the "real deal". I feel honoured to of met him and I'm sure the Finns would be raising a glass of "Two Paddocks" Pinot Noir to Sam tonight, and we shall be doing the same. Rest in Peace Sam Neill. “
Peter Green [Crowded House Fanz & Frenz] Crowded House Fanz & Frenz
What a lovedly man
We lost a great one
Sam named most all of his animals after friends and famous folk he had worked with or admired. When explaining this on Graham Norton’s show he dead panned that a picture of cattle included “Helena Bonham Carter! She’s a cow!”
Then pointed out a recent new calf was called Graham Norton!I liked him!
We are all the poorer for his passing and he seems to have been universally adored by men and women alike!
My favourite film of his?The Hunt For The Wilderpeople!
Pink Floyd - Venice, Italy 1989 | FLOPPY BOOT STOMP | A SILENT WAY SPECIAL
Pink Floyd - Venice, Italy 1989
Pink Floyd - Piazza San Marco
Venice, Italy
July 15, 1989
Soundboard/Liberated Bootleg @flac
Pink Floyd 1989:
David Gilmour - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Richard Wright - Keyboards, Harmonies & Backing Vocals
Nick Mason - Drums & Percussion
Touring Band Members:
Jon Carin – Keyboards, Sound Effects, Vocals, Additional Percussion
Scott Page – Saxophones, Oboe, Additional Guitars
Guy Pratt – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Tim Renwick – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Gary Wallis – Percussion, Additional Keyboards
Rachel Fury – Backing Vocals
Durga Mcbroom – Backing Vocals
Lorelei Mcbroom – Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd live at Piazza San Marco on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy on 7/15/1989.
This event was dubbed "A Concert for Europe", and was broadcast on RAI FM and
TV in Italy and other European countries.
This recording is from a German FM radio rebroadcast of this concert,
with the intro and fireworks at the end added from the Italian TV broadcast.
This event was dubbed "A Concert for Europe", and was broadcast on RAI FM and
TV in Italy and other European countries.
This recording is from a German FM radio rebroadcast of this concert,
with the intro and fireworks at the end added from the Italian TV broadcast.
***
This free and historic concert, which took place during Pink Floyd’s
A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour, was staged on a floating barge
on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, during the traditional Festa del
Redentore.
After the concerts at Arena of Verona, Monza, Livorno, and
Cava de' Tirreni in May 1989, the Venetian producer Francesco
'Fran' Tomasi proposed that Pink Floyd close their tour in Italy
with a free concert in his city on the night of 15 July 1989,
during the traditional Festa del Redentore.
Initially it was planned to set up the stage, twenty-four metres high,
on the extreme tip of the island of Giudecca, but due to space
availability issue it was decided to use some large rafts
moored in the middle of San Marco basin, in front of the Doge's Palace.
A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour, was staged on a floating barge
on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, during the traditional Festa del
Redentore.
After the concerts at Arena of Verona, Monza, Livorno, and
Cava de' Tirreni in May 1989, the Venetian producer Francesco
'Fran' Tomasi proposed that Pink Floyd close their tour in Italy
with a free concert in his city on the night of 15 July 1989,
during the traditional Festa del Redentore.
Initially it was planned to set up the stage, twenty-four metres high,
on the extreme tip of the island of Giudecca, but due to space
availability issue it was decided to use some large rafts
moored in the middle of San Marco basin, in front of the Doge's Palace.
Counted among the most extraordinary and controversial
rock concerts ever held in Italy, it took place on 15 July 1989
on the traditional Redeemer Festival (Festa del Redentore)
in the presence of some 200,000 spectators positioned
on the banks and boats of the St. Mark's basin.
It was broadcast by RAI worldwide with an audience of
rock concerts ever held in Italy, it took place on 15 July 1989
on the traditional Redeemer Festival (Festa del Redentore)
in the presence of some 200,000 spectators positioned
on the banks and boats of the St. Mark's basin.
It was broadcast by RAI worldwide with an audience of
about 100 million viewers.
The cost of the event was financed with one billion Italian lire by RAI,
who broadcast the concert worldwide and simultaneously in the two
Germanies; the rest of the expenses (several hundred millions lire)
were covered by Pink Floyd themselves. It is estimated that worldwide,
the concert was watched by 100 million spectators, 27 million of them
in the United States (where the event was broadcast on cable for the
price of ten dollars). In Italy, the concert was seen by over 3.5 million
viewers, with an audience share of 30%.
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb - Live In Venice 1989 (Remastered 2019)
Peter Gabriel - The Mail On Sunday Promotion 2007 | Floppy Boot Stomp | An Xray Special
Peter Gabriel - The Mail On Sunday Promotion 2007
Peter Gabriel - The Mail On Sunday Promotion 2007
This CD compilation, given away free with the UK newspaper
The Mail On Sunday, features superb artwork specially
commissioned by Peter Gabriel on both the card sleeve
and the CD itself.
There are 6 tracks which fans of Peter will find value in
(with the rest being standard album tracks).
The Tower That Ate People and I Have The Touch are both
lifted from various artists soundtracks are presented in
re-mixed form, while the closing 4 tracks are live performances.
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes Live in Athens 1987
Back home to play some toonz!
So I am back in the traces . . . but to be fair I am exhausted so we may not have as much to share until later or maybe tomorrow. . . . .interestingly (sic?) I walked over 2 miles in the hospital and guess it didn’t help going to to the wrong CT scan department and should have been in the West Wing still all done and over with for now and the staff were as per usual superb . . . . . .when you guys in the States consider it has cost me nothing!
I KNOW right?!
A.F.K.: [Away From Keyboard]
more tests and scans up the Hospital . . . . . routine I am sure so fret not I’ll back later . . . . meanwhile here (below) is a quiz to be going on with . . . . . . . .easy now!
Check the boys we have covered to date maybe
or find something to play from the massive selection!
Get someone to play you some platters!
This guy started as a DJ, went out with Madonna who discovered him playing in a club and he went on to be an artist in quite another medium (world class too) but
WHO IS IT?
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Rickie Lee Jones LIVE in Paris France 2009 | VOODOO WAGON - an Enoch post
Rickie Lee Jones LIVE in Paris France 2009
Rickie Lee Jones
Studio 105
Paris France
2009-11-26
FIP Radio-FM Broadcast @320
01. Radio Intro
02. Easy Money
03. Weasel and the White Boys Cool
04. Chuck E's in Love
05. The Last Chance Texaco
06. Sailor Song
07. Beat Angels
08. A Tree on Allenford
09. It Must be Love
10. Ghostyhead - His Jeweled Floor
11. Living it Up
12. We Belong Together
13. Pirates
14. The Horses
15. Bonfires
16. Remember Me
17. Nobody Knows My Name
18. Wild Girl
19. Autumn Leaves
Rickie Lee Jones - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Sal Bernardi - Guitar, Harmonica
Rob Wasserman - Bass
Rory Gallagher - Loanshark Blues Am - Hof Square Vienna Austria, 1987
Rory Gallagher - Loanshark Blues 1987
"The performance of "Loanshark Blues" by the Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher at the Am Hof square in Vienna, Austria, on May 2, 1987, is a legendary open-air gig.
The track is a standout cut from his thirteenth album, Defender, released shortly after the performance in July 1987”
Klaus Erlinghagen
Filming Queen [Live Aid 1985]
BBC Cameraman, Chris Wickham, the only one who is alive tells the story ...
"I was on stage for Live Aid at Wembley in 1985. There were two stage cameras and as the concert went on all afternoon and evening there were 4 camera operators. Stage left were Alistair Mitchell and Bob Wilson. Stage right were Frank Hudson and myself. We were all dressed in white as requested by the concert organizers. The bands performed on a revolving stage so that while one was playing another could be setting up. At the end of each set the stage would turn and the next band would start to play. In this way there was only a very short pause. This is when we cameramen changed over.
When Queen were playing and Freddie Mercury was strutting his stuff, it was Bob Wilson who perhaps got a little too close as he was grabbed. It was a great performance all round and a memorable day.
Sadly, as well as Freddie passing away, so have Alistair Mitchell, Frank Hudson and Bob Wilson.
Queen Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)
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