Gong Uncon!
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Topic: Gong Uncon!
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Subject: Gong Uncon!
Date Posted: November 11 2006 at 23:11
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Words cannot really express the vibe that was going on at the Melkweg for 3 days straight!! What an honor for me that I had a solo set scheduled on Friday!! It was so fun--though, I did miss House of Thandoy and Hadouk, since had also joined Chris Cambridge for his set, as well.. WOW--the Pierre and Pip tribute was incredible!! Unfortunately for me, I started getting a mirgraine during the drumming. I had a serious migraine all day and night on Saturday, so didn't go into the Main Hall other than passing through to the upstairs greenrooms. But, from what I could hear of Eat Static--WOW!!! Just too physically painful for me to remain in there.. Grrrrrrr!!! So, I stayed in the Old Hall on Saturday. I really enjoyed Stroking the Tail of the Bird. It was so scenic and beautiful!!! I was feeling much better on Sunday and very excited!!! Daevid had invited me to play some violin during his book signing. I wasn't sure what I was going to do, though, since I had already played my solo set on Friday. So, I invited Graham Clark to join me for an ambiant electric violin duet set. He was really into the idea! We played for some time, then the band that had been booked for after the book signing morphed into what we were doing. It was a psychadelic string symphony with tons of delay. It was totally improvised to accompany the amazing performance artists who emerged from behind a paper screen. All the music was absolutely incredible!!! Tim Blake with Jean- Phillipe Rykeil were even better than they were in Exeter in Sept! Steve Hillage Band--WOW!!!!!! Absolutely fantastic!! My heart was beating and beating a mile a minute during the SHB set!! WOW!! Then: Gong!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!! With Steve and Tim!! I cannot even express the intensity of this set! Seeing 800 PhP's in the audience-- almost overwhelming!! I have seen Gong perform before, but this set was even more exciting than I could have ever imagined!!!! ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: November 11 2006 at 23:23
That sounded like a great weekend. Good to hear you enjoyed it. I wish I could've gone there, but saddly I live miles and miles of water and dirt away.
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Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 02:27
Me too.. I came from the Philly, PA area to go to this gig!! Was totally worth it!!!!!!! Absolutley STUNNING weekend!! Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
chamberry wrote:Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 13:49
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Where was it? -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 13:51
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Amsterdam? ------------- 
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Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 19:16
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Yes it was at the Melkweg in Amsterdam!! Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 23:07
Glad you had such a great time.  I wish I could have made it!
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Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 14 2006 at 12:01
It was incredible!!  I am still recovering!!!! ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: November 14 2006 at 12:18
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That's great Cyndee! The intensity of the sets and your migraine was due to fool moon! I wonder if there was a lot of smoking? |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 01:13
HAHAH!! Of course there was smoking!  And.........spacecake eating too!  ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 12:36
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The Whole three days were just incredible. I wished I could have split in two on saturday, to be in both halls at once. As it was, I flitted back and forth before eventually deciding on the Old Hall. Eat Static & System 7 are great, but I'll always be an "old school" PHP at heart.
As for the venue, thuis wedstrijd eh?  ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 00:51
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I think that even if I didn't have a migraine, I would have stayed in the Old Hall on Sat. Stroking the Tail was AMAZING, wasn't it? Did I meet you, btw? And did you see any of my Viper playing? I played about 3 hours between Friday and Sunday. Glad to see another PHP here!!!!!!!!!------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 08:43
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Did you meet me? I saw you in any case. I looked like this:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v423/emdiar/?action=view¤t=emd2.bmp">
 But then, who didn't?  ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 03:52
I don't think I met you..  Did you see me play at all? I played violin on Friday and Sunday (at Daevid's book signing)...
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 04:05
Hi Cyndee
As you already know from the PE forum, I simply could not make it for health reasons. This will probably be my major regret of this decade , if not the millenium!!
I sawx the piccies posted as the party spilled out on the streets >> just fantastic!!! ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 00:38
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Yes... too bad that you were sick! I also had that migraine, but did not go back to the hotel to rest. I suffered at the Melkweg--but it was totally worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw, did you see these pics?:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chammie/sets/72157594385498930/show/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chammie/sets/72157594385498930/show/
They are amazing!!
Cyndee ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: December 04 2006 at 15:59
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I suffer from migranes too, but luckily not all that often (does that mean they're just extremely bad headaches? I don't think so).
When I feel one coming on, I tend to take around 3-4 Neurofen tablets/capsules. Overkill is sometimes to best solution! ------------- 
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Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 02:57
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Migraines are SO bad, and they make you feel sick too. I did take a TON of meds but nothing works unless I can sleep too. :(
Btw.. anyone look at those photos in the link in my last post? AMAZING pics!!! ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: December 13 2006 at 18:37
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Wow sounds great, wish I could have been there. BTW Im listening to some of the mp3s on your website Cyndee and really digging them, especially the version of Assasins of Allah. ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: December 15 2006 at 02:09
WOW thank you!!!!!!!!!!! Alot more stuff coming for 2007... ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |