Just came across this article, which is several years old already. Great times, it sounds like
Also a great story about a MiniMoog that broke during a concert, but fortunately Dr Robert Moog himself was at the gig(!) and offered to repair it before the next part of the show! Well, there is more to the story:
Article: Yes, we were the original Spinal Tap, says Rick Wakeman of Seventies prog-rock supergroup (The Daily Mail, 16 August 2008 )
Well yeah, they were all supposedly vegetarians! (Except not quite, as the story reveals ....!)I'm going to have a curry,' I replied. 'What would you order?' It seemed a strangely specific question but I didn't have much else to do so I told him. 'Chicken vindaloo, pilau rice, half a dozen poppadums, bhindi bhaji, Bombay aloo and a stuffed paratha.'
About 30 minutes later, I started to get this distinct waft of curry. I looked down and my roadie was lying there holding up an Indian takeaway. 'What's that?' I asked.
'You said you wanted a curry.' 'No. I said I wanted a curry after the show...' However, it smelled really good so he passed up the little foil trays and I laid this lovely spread out on top of the keyboard and ate it.
The rest of the band weren't best pleased - after all, there was a certain mystique surrounding Yes.
Also a great story about a MiniMoog that broke during a concert, but fortunately Dr Robert Moog himself was at the gig(!) and offered to repair it before the next part of the show! Well, there is more to the story:
Article: Yes, we were the original Spinal Tap, says Rick Wakeman of Seventies prog-rock supergroup (The Daily Mail, 16 August 2008 )
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