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Happy b'day Robert Moog

Delvin

Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 11:18AM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 8,090

78 years old today.

Makes me wish I was able to DJ a show for him. Oh well, someone at KRCC will give him proper tribute, I'm sure of it.

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Delvin

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 11:19AM

Registered: 21 years ago
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Oops ... He would be 78 today. Mea culpa.

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Michael Toland

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 11:38AM

Registered: 22 years ago
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If you go to Google today, they have a virtual Moog synth you can play with. I've had a very unproductive day thanks to that thing.

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nosepail

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 11:40AM

Registered: 20 years ago
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Toland, does your love of prog extend back to ELP. Have you been playing Lucky Man all day on the Goog-Moog?

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Michael Toland

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 12:03PM

Registered: 22 years ago
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You know, it's pretty much the same synth tone as "Lucky Man." I can't replicate the lick with just a mouse, though.

I'm tempted to go on a rant how, as a prog lover, I think ELP represents everything wrong with the genre, but I'll save that for another thread/time & place.

Instead, enjoy the synth. You can also record your doodles and post them!

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Nile

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 12:33PM

Registered: 18 years ago
Posts: 808

Michael Toland wrote:

> You know, it's pretty much the same synth tone as "Lucky Man."
> I can't replicate the lick with just a mouse, though.

Michael, you can also use the keyboard to play. See this link for a complete explanation of how to play today's Google Moog Doodle:

[www.csmonitor.com]

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Michael Toland

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 12:47PM

Registered: 22 years ago
Posts: 4,938

Oh lord, now I'm really gonna be useless for the rest of the day...

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Nile

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 06:43PM

Registered: 18 years ago
Posts: 808

Michael Toland wrote:

> Oh lord, now I'm really gonna be useless for the rest of the
> day...

And with that said my work here is done.

Post Edited (05-23-12 20:44)

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MrFab

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 11:50AM

Registered: 22 years ago
Posts: 3,268

I met Bob in 1998. Shook his hand! He appeared at a big ol' show in his honor featuring, amongst others, The Moog Cookbook; one of the members of Fishbone performing on a theremin; and Don Bolles dj-ed spinning Moog oldies.

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Delvin

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 23, 2012 02:16PM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 8,090

I haven't even tried it, and I've already been pretty much useless all day. Who needs Google!

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HollowbodyKay

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 24, 2012 05:59AM

Registered: 17 years ago
Posts: 2,680

So. What's the single greatest "Moog moment?"

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Michael Toland

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 24, 2012 06:43AM

Registered: 22 years ago
Posts: 4,938

Either the opening blast of Rush's "2112" or the solo in Owsley's "Zavelov House."

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R. Totale

Re: Happy b'day Robert Moog
May 26, 2012 12:46PM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 401

> So. What's the single greatest "Moog moment?"

Lester Bangs's referring to synth sounds as "robot farts".