ProgLucky In Memoriam
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Topic: ProgLucky In Memoriam
Posted By: lazland
Subject: ProgLucky In Memoriam
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 10:50
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As those of you who read the award-winning PA Birthday Thread will know (it was awarded best intertit thread for keeping my husband quiet and out of my hair for at least an hour a day award by Mrs Laz), today would have been the birthday of our founder, Ronald Couture, or ProgLucky. I have asked Admin to amend his account to “In Memoriam” status to reflect his passing in 2017. We have two very much loved “In Memoriam” threads here on PA, one to Febus, and the other to Slartibartfast. In my opinion, it would be nice if we had one dedicated to the chap who started all of this alongside M@X. My idea is to rename the Suggest New Bands thread after Ronald, given the huge amount of work he put in to add bands and artists to the database. What do you all think? Better ideas more than welcome. I will collate responses and email Admin in, say, a couple of weeks.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 11:41
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Sounds like a good idea to me. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 11:50
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If we don't recognize the efforts of those who gave us this space who will? 100% support ! ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 12:03
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 12:11
Absolutely agree, JD, and thanks very much  ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
JD wrote:Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 12:30
| I agree with this as well, and not to take away from his vast contributions to the site, but as far as I understood at the time, 'added by Prog Lucky', was a default setting in the early days of the site, at least that is how it was explained to me by admins who left the site a while back. It really doesn't matter though, his contributions to the early days of the site were notable. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 12:43
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I am all for it. What would we like it changed to? 1. ProgLucky's Suggest New Bands and Artists Forum 2. Suggest New Bands and Artists - ProgLucky's legacy 3. Something different? ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 12:47
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^ ProgLucky In Memoriam: Suggest New Bands And Artists. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 12:50
I rather like option number two, or Steve G’s suggestion. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 13:31
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Option #2 would be very appropriate indeed. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 14:02
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His profile has been modified. I can't guarantee anything on the suggestion subforum. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 15:41
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I have a copy of his 2006 self-published book Essential Mini-Guide to Progressive Rock, Past & Present. I think he made a post about the book on the forums at some point around the time I joined the site. It's hard to remember exactly; it was so long ago and back then I didn't spend that much time around here so missed some of the early history of the site. If the subforum can't be changed, perhaps an appropriate "In Memoriam" or "In Dedication" post can be made in that subforum and pinned to the top that dedicates it to him? ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 16:30
Suggest New Bands and Artists - A ProgLucky Legacy Thread ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 16:32
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Personally, I like legacy better than in memoriam or memorial. But that's just me. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 19:19
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We can see on countless album pages: Thanks to and to <nickname> for the last updates If the idea will be approved, we can ask Julien to replace texts on all such album pages with something like Thanks to and to <nickname> for the last updates What do you think?
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 19:43
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^nice idea, but not at this time. After discussion, the "In Memoriam" tag will remain on his profile. However, no further action will be taken at this time. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 19:44
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I do not know a single thing about ProgLucky. Can someone clue some of us in regarding his legacy here and elsewhere? Thanks!  -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 03 2021 at 20:35
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Yeah, I think the 'About Us' page should have a little more history and background about the site and Rony and Max. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: March 04 2021 at 03:43
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Recognition and thanks are certainly due. I mean you don't slap the midwife do you? ------------- 
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