Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 ABBA is getting together for the first time in 45 years. They have a new album and lots of old hits. But, they are getting a little old. So they spent hours doing motion capture and will appear in their concerts as holograms. There is already a huge venue in London built to house the concerts. It is built on one of the London Olympic venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Mind…. Twisted…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I’ll wait for it to come out on Betamax or VHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 No thanks. I prefer to remember bands, musicians and singers as they were when they became famous or played great music. I have no desire to see my favorite bands hobbling’ about on stage trying to relive their youth with the smells of pot, beer and cigarettes replaced by Ben Gay and Absorbine Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: No thanks. I prefer to remember bands, musicians and singers as they were when they became famous or played great music. I have no desire to see my favorite bands hobbling’ about on stage trying to relive their youth with the smells of pot, beer and cigarettes replaced by Ben Gay and Absorbine Jr. That's the point, rather than a bunch of old geezers being wheeled out on stage they will look like they did in their prime. The technology is getting really good. Remember the commercial with John Wayne a few years ago or Jurassic Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: That's the point, rather than a bunch of old geezers being wheeled out on stage they will look like they did in their prime. The technology is getting really good. Remember the commercial with John Wayne a few years ago or Jurassic Park? Eh…nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 You must be the only person on earth that does not remember Jurassic Park. I am not inferring that you were actually there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: You must be the only person on earth that does not remember Jurassic Park. I am not inferring that you were actually there. Hahaha…no, what I meant was “nope” as in I really don’t want to see them holographically either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 They should remember something they once said, "knowing me, knowing you, there is nothing we can do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 As long as they don't make another movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 One of my favorite groups. The little guy on the keyboard must have had four hands and thirty fingers. He was so much fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 OMG those outfits look BAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: No thanks. I prefer to remember bands, musicians and singers as they were when they became famous or played great music. I have no desire to see my favorite bands hobbling’ about on stage trying to relive their youth with the smells of pot, beer and cigarettes replaced by Ben Gay and Absorbine Jr. or with walkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 A few years ago East Coast Filly and I went to a show featuring a whole slew of acts from the 60's -70's - 80's, and I believe one of the acts was Jan and Dean? Anyway, while some of the acts were decent, these two should have hung it up long before this. It was painful to hear. The only group I heard that were still good in their senior years were the Seekers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: I’ll wait for it to come out on Betamax or VHS. Laser Disc. You've gotta update your electronics more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 Or the RCA capacitance video disc. Had one back in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 8 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: OMG those outfits look BAD In the top picture, they are wearing suits used for green screen motion capture. The colored patches with the white "buttons" are nodes that will be used in the computer generated images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I've enjoyed them for years. I just looked at myself in the mirror and they don't look that bad compared to this cowboy they're on my gym playlist which I also listen to on the way to matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: In the top picture, they are wearing suits used for green screen motion capture. The colored patches with the white "buttons" are nodes that will be used in the computer generated images. That image should never have been made public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 The new songs are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Eye Jim Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: The new songs are pretty good. I heard a chunk of one this morning, and it sounded very ABBAish. Didn't realize it was new. Then I remember these are the guys that wrote Chess, which is one of my favorite musicals, so they have that going for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 21 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: No thanks. I prefer to remember bands, musicians and singers as they were when they became famous or played great music. I have no desire to see my favorite bands hobbling’ about on stage trying to relive their youth with the smells of pot, beer and cigarettes replaced by Ben Gay and Absorbine Jr. As long as there is an exception for the Rolling Stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: As long as there is an exception for the Rolling Stones. Well one just died and the others look like the Walking Dead. Great candidates for holograms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Well one just died and the others look like the Walking Dead. Great candidates for holograms. I thought that Keith Richards didn't survive the '80's and all the drugs he did in the '60's, '70's and '80's just did a really good job of preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 31 minutes ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: I thought that Keith Richards didn't survive the '80's and all the drugs he did in the '60's, '70's and '80's just did a really good job of preservation. Pickled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: As long as there is an exception for the Rolling Stones. Nope. Saw them on December 17, 1981 in concert in Hampton, VA. It was a fantastic show. It was Keith Richards birthday. That is the way I want to remember them. I would not go to a show today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Most of the geezer bands have tried to make comebacks over the decades. The Stones have never made comebacks, because they never went away in the first place. What major group from the '60s can say the same? The only one I can think of is not a group: Bob Dylan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: Most of the geezer bands have tried to make comebacks over the decades. The Stones have never made comebacks, because they never went away in the first place. What major group from the '60s can say the same? The only one I can think of is not a group: Bob Dylan. From 1961 to at least 2000, the Beach Boys were a consistent presence, albeit with shifting membership. I'd still pay to see Mike Love and his travelling oldies act. You can't beat Father Time. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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