From: Simon Bauch ()
Date: May 10, 2008
Subject:
Re: (amb) What other music do you listen to?
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I
was about one year old at the time of the Olympia performance, so I guess I
wouldn't have enjoyed it much back then. I saw KC twice, first tour was Thrak,
which was purely amazing, and then the 'Construktion of light' tour which was..
boring as hell.
I
didn't have the chance to chew on some Fig Newtons when I attended his solo
concert, but the Q&A session he offered to the audience after the show
was worth the ticket. Most people were asking obvious, boring questions
like "When will we get a new KC album?" I was prepared to shake Mr. Fripp with
something a little more challenging. Since most of his solo works are tormented,
sad and obscure with very few moments of warmth and comfort, I felt like
asking "Is your personal life as successful, as your professional life?" The
entire crowd burst with laughs and the forever confident Fripp was clearly
not expecting this, he went on telling us about the very few moments he shares
with his wife without really answering my question.. I guess that was a 'No'.
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> You're right, they do mention the Olympia. Where
you there yourself? I
Sadly, I
wasn't.... I'm old, but I'm not *that* old... ;-)
But I've
loved the recording of that performance for many years.
I've
seen Fripp perform live a number of times, though (both solo and with various
King Crimsons), including all of his "soundscapes" shows at the World
Financial Center winter garden.
At the
conclusion of one of the WFC shows he stood up, walked over to a large brown
paper bag that had been left at the side of the stage, and extracted a package
of Fig Newtons, which he proceeded to distribute to attendees who approached
him.
He
smiled, with quiet resignation, through the inevitable "Fripp Newton" quips...
and he cracked everyone up when he chided one man for pushing his way through
the cookie queue in front of a little girl...
As I
recall, he had been asked to present the 'inaugural' performance in the WFC
after it had been rebuilt, post-9/11, but couldn't because he was touring with
KC at the time. Such a beautiful space (and the home of countless
fantastic *free* shows, including Fripp, Eno (installation), Jon Hassell,
Kronos Quartet, BOaC All-Stars, Alloy Orchestra, Huun Huur Tuu, Gamelan Son of
Lion, etc.)... It was extremely moving to see it when it re-opened,
looking exactly as it did pre-...
Alan
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