Prog in unexpected public places.

I was in a very large sporting goods store a while back & "Hocus Pocus" was blazing on the PA!  That was nice, I always loved that song!  

wilmon91 wrote: It never happens....and by "public places" I'm counting in people listening to music with headphones (where you can hear some of the music), and music from cars running by, or music from an open window that you pass by. It's all predictable.   I heard "Tuesday Afternoon" by Moody Blues in a supermarket. 10 years ago. Not a big deal maybe. But the fact that I remember says a lot.   I heard "Get em out by friday" in a tv program about a car exhibition, 12-13 years ago or so. The music played from a Koenigsegg car stereo. But thats  tv-program, not a public place..

just off topic, that is a beautiful cat in your avatar image-looks a lot like my sister's one that i am currently taking care of-we call him Zorro! 

TODDLER wrote: Back in 73' I was working at a venue which was very Frank Sinatra. Very wealthy customers were sitting and eating their lunch. Larks Tongues In Aspic started playing and I thought I was going to have a stroke  Then the entrie album played and I was looking for a reaction from the customers, but they didn't seem to notice. Then the DJ announced from the radio station that it was the new King Crimson album. It was really strange. How could these well dressed snooty people eat gourmet food during "Talking Drum' you might wonder? I think the memory is pretty laughable.

I heard Roundabout on the radio yesterday. Although it's not all that surprising, I was pleased that the whole 9 minutes was played and not some ridiculous edit.

Shorlty before disembarking from an aeroplane I half asleep realised that the tune quietly playing on the cabin's PA system was an instrumental version of Peter Hammill's "Just good friends". I love this sad song, but it wasn't exactely the most uplifting experience to start a few days holidays.

presdoug wrote: wilmon91 wrote: It never happens....and by "public places" I'm counting in people listening to music with headphones (where you can hear some of the music), and music from cars running by, or music from an open window that you pass by. It's all predictable.   I heard "Tuesday Afternoon" by Moody Blues in a supermarket. 10 years ago. Not a big deal maybe. But the fact that I remember says a lot.   I heard "Get em out by friday" in a tv program about a car exhibition, 12-13 years ago or so. The music played from a Koenigsegg car stereo. But thats  tv-program, not a public place.. just off topic, that is a beautiful cat in your avatar image-looks a lot like my sister's one that i am currently taking care of-we call him Zorro!

Edited by wilmon91 - August 22 2011 at 07:14

AbrahamSapien wrote: I think I've written this somewhere before, but the bell in our grammar schoolis DT's Wait For Sleep. Pretty awsum isn't it?

rushfan4 wrote: When I walked into the gym this morning they were playing Video Killed The radio Star and when I walked out they were playing a song from Supertramp.  Not sure what they played in between as I had my own tunes playing but I supect that these were about as close to prog as I am going to hear at the gym.

Yeah, I usually don't step in to my gym without headphones on already.

Unfortunately the phones only dampen it so I can assure you, no prog.  Which is a shame because there is some pretty good prog to exercise to.


Edited by Slartibartfast - August 22 2011 at 11:26

I cannot match the really good stories here, but still … It’s not exactly an "unexpected public place" since The Walk Inn in Rhodes old town often play music I love, like Beatles, Who, Kinks, Doors, Joplin, Hendrix, Purple, Zep, Tull (mostly pre-TaaB, though) and even King Crimson (Epitaph) and Yes (Perpetual Change, if I remember correctly – definitely a song from The Yes Album, but I must admit that I wasn’t very sober at the time). Even so, it was a big (and very pleasant!) surprise to me when they put on The Musical Box and actually played the whole song. Quite a treat!

When I walked into the gym this morning they were playing Show Don't Tell by Rush.