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Subject: Re: [OT-Humour] I don't think I've laughed this hard in years - NON-political
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:07:46 -0500
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On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:07:40 -0500, Rhino
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>I know I post my share of political things but this time I just want to 
>tell you about the funniest NON-POLITICAL thing I've read in many years. 
>I am not talking about mildly amusing either: I'm talking about 
>gut-busting laugh-out-loud hilarious.
>
>I was watching an interview with Rick Wakeman on Rick Beato's YouTube 
>channel yesterday and it was REALLY good. 

I saw some of that the other day. Probably when it got posted and was
all the rage in the algorithm. Good stuff.


>It went an hour and a half and 
>I would have happily watched hours more of it because Wakeman is a true 
>story-teller. When I read the comments under the video, I discovered 
>that he'd written a book and knew I had to look for it. A quick search 
>revealed he'd written TWO books: Grumpy Old Rock Star and other Wondrous 
>Stories and it's sequel, Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star. I 
>found both on the gray and am already well into the first of the two.

That I have not seen.

>This is a guy who can really tell a story!
>
>For those who don't recognize the name, Wakeman has played keyboards on 
>all kinds of songs as a session musician working with the likes of David 
>Bowie, Elton John and Cat Stevens - that's him playing the piano on Cat 
>Steven's Morning Has Broken - and has also been an important element of 
>bands like The Strawbs, Yes (think Roundabout), and as a solo artist 
>composing his own music. He's been playing music since about the time 
>the Beatles and is still active today at age 75.
>
>Here's the Beato interview:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zppfjeculUs [90 minutes]
>
>For a shorter sample, here's his speech when Yes was inducted into the 
>Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i34kuOqEXRc [4 minutes]
>
>To learn more about the man:
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wakeman
>
>(He has apparently written three books, the first being an autobiography 
>of Yes. Now I have to look for that and see if it's as good as the 
>Grumpy Old Rock Star book....)