Deep Purple in concert. Rapture Of The Deep – North America 2007. Montreal, Saturday night – 8 PM – Bell Centre. Seating: reds, section 119, row G, seats 18 and 19 – about 13 rows up from the floor, amphitheater setup (half open).
Well, I really didn’t know what to expect from this DP show but I thought it would be great to see these legends of rock live – while they are still alive and well. So how did these aging rockers do?
The first word that comes to mind is Energy – with a capital E – or maybe it should be ENERGY. This band makes the Energizer Bunny look like a ground sloth hopped up on ‘ludes.
OMFG – these guys can rock beyond belief. You expect them to be tight after all these years and they are – what a show, what a pace – easily one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. I’m damn tempted to call in sick and follow them to Quebec City and Boston instead of going to work (those are the 2 next stops on the 2007 North American Tour).
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Deep Purple concert in Montreal tonight. Sil got me the tickets, but she’s off to see Harry Potter with Anita, so Zad is coming with me instead – a boys night out.
Of course the great Ritchie Blackmore (DP, Rainbow, Blackmore’s Night) sadly isn’t part of the band – the current members being: Ian Gillan (vocals), Ian Paice (percussion/drums), Don Airey (keyboards), Steve Morse (guitar), and Roger Glover (bass).
Should be a blast. Review later tonight or tomorrow morning.
I got a certain little girl she’s on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She’s the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she’s gonna make me feel so bad
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She took my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need your love and I’m not to blame now
trivia: Deep Purple’s classic, Hush, is actually a cover of Joe South’s original (the same dude who did The Games People Play).
A few more from Paris (June/July 2007). From left to right, Cupola of the Institut de France as seen from the pont des Arts (near the Louvre), Louvre Pyramid, view of the Eiffel Tower from the Seine with Le Pont du Carrousel between le quai des Tuileries and le quai Voltaire.
…… a disfavour.
Yesterday I came across the advert below while rifling through the pages of the August 2007 issue of Popular Photography & Imaging. We all know I shoot wolves (duh) and I shoot them using Nikon – only Nikon – so this spread naturally caught my attention.
My first thoughts were “here we go again folks” – another tasteless moment depicting the false and negative stereotype of the big bad wolf – black, ugly, baring its hateful fangs in a venomous fury directed at man – well actually at the Nikon Pro.
Unfortunately this time the perpetrator of the myth was my favorite camera company, Nikon!
My next thoughts were about the ad’s photography. A close look will reveal this is not even a photograph, it’s actually a poorly executed photomontage – a composite of several pictures assembled in a computer with digital glue and fake fog. Why not use a clean, non-manipulated photo? After all, this is a promotion for the new flagship Nikon D2Xs – not for Adobe Photoshop CS3.
I find the artistic concept itself pretty much flawed. The wolf in the foreground is the supposedly fear-inspiring beast (complete with artificially elongated fangs) – at least it looks the part. A second wolf however, added in the background by an “artist”, is standing watch looking totally inoffensive, almost docile for that matter.
Tiny print running vertically down the right side of the spread assures the viewer that no animal was harmed during production. Thank god for that, but in passing, where did they get that black wolf? Looks more like a werewolf with those ultra long canine teeth.
In conclusion, Shame on You Nikon! Bad Nikon! Those reprimands are for reinforcing the BBW (Big Bad Wolf) image. Please show some environmental conscience next time.
Ok, I’m calm now. Will I continue to love Nikon? Yeah, I guess so – now how in the hell do I scrounge up the necessary cash to buy that D2Xs??
Sleeping Wolves is officially 1 year old today (I guess).
The domain name was registered on June 10th, 2006 and some of the posts were backdated to coincide with the Italy 2006 mega-trip, but I guess today is the Birthday for this site!
Birth posting from last year.
Cheers SW
