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   For Vegas fans, FLASH will be making a surprise warm-up appearance Tuesday, Aug. 31st before heading out to the ProgDay Festival Labor Day weekend.

Time and place -

E String Bar & Grill
2031 W. Sunset Rd
Henderson, NV
August 31st
10pm - 12am
No cover

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sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: August 30 2010 at 20:12
	For Vegas fans, FLASH will be making a surprise warm-up appearance Tuesday, Aug. 31st before heading out to the ProgDay Festival Labor Day weekend. Time and place - E String Bar & Grill 2031 W. Sunset Rd Henderson, NV August 31st 10pm - 12am No cover

sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: September 15 2010 at 05:21
	Flash live @ ProgDay 2010

sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: January 03 2011 at 01:26
	As someone once said, "Life is what happens while you're busy making plans." After playing the Flash version of the Nine Inch Nails song, "Hurt" at ProgDay 2010, Ray and Colin liked it so much, they decided to include it on the new CD. Good choice lads, I agree, but it's delaying the release date. Going to take just a bit longer, but well worth the wait, I'm sure. Shooting for a February or March release date...

sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:41
	NEWS!!! A Flash fan, George Mizer, posted the only known surviving live footage of Flash performing in 1972 on a TV show called "Superstars of Rock"! This was a real treat for the band to see, and me, too. Unfortunately, George hasn't posted it on youtube, so I can't post it directly here. It's best viewed on the Flash or George Mizer facebook pages (don't know if you have to be 'friends' to see it - let me know) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flash/173818025979663#!/video/video.php?v=10150184972439129&comments It's also available on the Flash fan site, psychosync.info, but the already poor sound quality is even more muffled and the picture can't be enlarged - http://psychosync.info/flash/superstars-of-rock/ Fun to see this pioneering band in the early days of Prog! Cheers, Sherry

sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: March 31 2011 at 00:55
	Ray tells me he's very close to finishing the new CD. Of course, he had Rick, the keyboard player, in the studio this week RECORDING new bits (which means more mixing!), so...... I do believe that he's almost done, however. The February issue of Goldmine Mag....nice write-up...

sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: April 02 2011 at 17:17
	Here's that youtube link - Flash on TV - "Superstars of Rock" in 1972 -

miketheorganist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: February 20 2009 Location: Richmond VA Status: Offline Points: 74	Posted: April 03 2011 at 09:14
	Nice video ... except the organist is missing. Looks like they synched it to the track, as there was no wireless guitar connection in 1972, and Kaye must have already departed when they made this vid. Correct me if I'm wrong on this. I was in a band in Florida in 1975 covering this tune!
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sherrynoland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 02 2010 Location: Las Vegas Status: Offline Points: 377	Posted: April 03 2011 at 14:08
	Yep...they were lip-synching, like most TV shows at the time. I'd love to see one of their live performances like Midnight Special, but no one has come forth with it, and I haven't been able to find any. Tony Kaye was never a member of the band. He was a guest artist on the first album, was invited to join but didn't. Flash toured and recorded thereafter with guitar, bass and drums only. They've added keyboards for the reunion - a phenomenal player - Rick Daugherty. Sounds great. P.S. If you managed to pull off this song (Children of the Universe), you must have been a pretty good band! Edited by sherrynoland - April 05 2011 at 03:22