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Birthday boy
Congratulations to Roger Glover, 61 today!
Deep Purple in Brazil Media
Deep Purple are right now on tour in Brazil. There has been some media coverage as well. Last Monday they were on a Brazilian talk show on TV, called “Programa do Jô“, for an interview and to play 2 songs live. Watch “Smoke On The Water” and “Rapture Of The Deep“. Here is the interview part 2 and part 3.
Thanks to Albertino Viveiros and YouTube for the information.
The Inimitable Glenn Hughes
Introducing the man who has worked with everyone from Pat Thrall to KLF. He was even in the mighty Deep Purple for awhile!
Glenn soulfully live. This is commercially available for Christmas and many other holidays.
Glenn and Tony Iommi. Did I mention this guy has worked with everyone?
This is Glenn in Deep Purple. Yes it is. It is too Deep Purple! Jeez.
This is either Hughes/Thrall or Wham.
So there it is, kiddies. Glenn Hughes, sometimes called “the Voice of Rock.” I guess that would make Hank Azaria “the Voice of Moe.” Right?
Jo
Brazilian Rock Magazine
Deep Purple is on the cover of the Brazilian rock magazine called “Comando Rock“, issue 31, November 2006.
Thanks to Albertino Viveiros and Comando Rock for the information.
The Many Faces of Whitesnake: CORRECTION
‘ere’s a video for ya!
It’s the “Now You’re Gone” video!
He really improved over those five years!
Rodney Appleby in the hospital
Buffalo News report that Rodney Appleby was shot in the jaw while visiting his neighbour and is “in stable condition” in the hospital. Rodney is the bass player in Gillan’s Inn project. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Thanks to Caramba and Stephen Graham for the info.
Borat? <- shameless search engine bait
I’ve just landed in London for a reunion, and I rung up an old lawyer friend of mine to invite her out for a martini. She says she’s too busy handling various lawsuits against Borat to break away until the new year!
I said as long as she was suing Borat, I would like to serve Santa Claus with papers, and put the Easter Bunny on notice. Dammit. I was so shocked at being taken seriously, I panicked and listed my grievances. 1. He gave me a dolly, trapping me in an antiquated gender role. 2. He gave me a tool set, undermining my sense of femininity and 3. he cheaped out on my custom auto, refusing my request for a 5.2 litre fuel intake in favor of a timid 4.8 litre.
She had me FAX over my signature. I anxiously await my court date.
Meanwhile:
Don Airey back when he was fab.
Nick Simper, clearly paying dearly for top quality hair conditioner.
Blackmore’s Night, singing of Christmas. Between a rock and a hard place.
There are numerous Deep Purple cover videos out there. This one’s actually good. Very good.
Deep Purple. Live, 1976. Beating a dead horse? Exploring one last new sound?
Okay, that’s all I have today. I’ll let you know how it goes with Father Christmas.
Jo
Montevideo rocks with Deep Purple
At the afternoon, the rain makes me think that there’s no concert today, but at 8 p.m the rain is over. We are two Deep Purple fans. We never saw the group before, and it was their first time in Uruguay. The Velodromo was full (outdoor) and the expectations were big.
After the local support band, the lights goes down…and, yes, Deep Purple are onstage. Fresh, vital, hard, were the characteristics of the members.
The songs were the same of the European tour, but the sound was very good, despite the renews of others concerts, Gillan voice was very clearly, and the sound of the instruments also, very good solos of Airey, Morse and Glover (Black Night) and the clasic power of Paice.
The public, well, people between 12 and 65, three generations at the same place. New songs were welcome and the oldies were a party for the public, Highway Star and Smoke on the water were the top moments.
With the satisfaction of a very good concert, and with the hope of a new visit in the future, we says, thanks Deep Purple for the music !
Mauricio Vicente and Pablo Scrigna
Globetrotting in France
From Harlem in the Netherlands we flew to Rennes to see our great Deep Purple.
When we walked on Friday evening around the Rennes city we saw a bill bord on front off the Virgin Megastore. We were very very lucky when we read that on Saterday at 13.30 pm Deep Purple came in the shop to sign their new album, Rapture of the Deep.
So on Saturday we go the Virgin Megastore at 12.00 pm…..bought the Rapture of the Deep CD (we had also bought the CD in Holland) but this one was the special blue coloured CD.
When we arrived, there are about ten people waiting in the row. After one our waiting we count 150 people all waiting for the boys. Some with old records…. old cd’s…. the Rapture of the Deep CD…. a very big cactus with a big pot on it……. young boys with their father… They all had one wish: see and shake the hands of our Deep Purple boys. And so we did!
Ian, Steve, Don and Roger arrived at 13.30 pm, only Ian Paice didn’t come. It was so great to see them so close and shake their hands…… There were a few minutes to speak and we tell them that we game from Holland to see the concert that evening.
And of course we make great pictures…. We had a great time!
That evening we go with the bus to the EXPO HALL and we arrived there at 18.00pm. For us it was in the middle off nowhere but the hall inside was very nice. We bougt a bear and go to the front in the concert hall.
Many many French people young and old made the concert hall full… We think the concert was complete sold out!
Before Deep Purple came on stage we heard a rock band from France called Cafe Bertrand. And then at 20.30pm Deep Purple came on stage! The French people were from the beginning very enthusiastically….. they loudly singing, screaming, clapping and it was a very good atmosphere.
The concert was very very very good….. We had a great time with Deep Purple songs from the old and the new! For us it was a pleasant surprise that Ian Paice played himself in the picture with a very good drum solo.
After a two our show we did go with a good feeling back to Rennes city and we never will forget this Deep Purple evening.
Adrian Smits and Alie Akse
Harlem, Holland
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