Re: Alec Guiness's Thoughts on Appearing in STAR WARS

On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 01:35:20 -0400, shawn
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:43:22 -0400, Rhino
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On 2025-03-19 10:53 PM, shawn wrote:

On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:58:18 -0400, Rhino
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On 2025-03-19 9:36 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:

On 3/19/25 6:14 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
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I had no idea you were a Yes fan. Have you ever listened to Rick Wakeman
being interviewed? He is a legendary keyboardist (and yes, I know he
didn't play on Relayer) but also a truly entertaining speaker, full of
stories of his life as a musician, both with Yes and playing with other
people. He's also written two books full of anecdotes about his career.
I haven't laughed so hard in YEARS!

 
You mean like this:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zppfjeculUs
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CCMeTlDXI
 
This one shows some of his skill at the keyboard.

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The second of those is an excerpt from the first - or at least the same
interview. Beato may have removed some bits of the longer interview from
his main channel and put it on the second channel. (I've only watched
the full interview once and certainly haven't memorized it.)
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It's a fine interview but the books contain a lot of stories from a
colourful life; some of them aren't even music-related. He tells a great
story about meeting some submariners while drinking after a gig and then
being smuggled aboard their (top secret) sub to have a look around,
which had a hilarious sequel. His adventures with home repair are
surprising too. He was a notorious boozer and smoker who went cold
turkey with zero effort after he had some health scares. He seems like a
remarkably down-to-earth and approachable individual despite his fame.
I'd love to spend an afternoon talking to him.

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Ah, you mean his sense of humor like this:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i34kuOqEXRc

I didn't notice this was there or I would have included it too.
It's their complete induction ceremony into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kbcqKkTmko

I've seen this a few times and I'm still amazed at how good they were
at that age.