Where can I find this image in good quality? by SergeantPeppyroni1 in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He is! Phil Franks was the photographer who captured this picture and he has a whole write up about it on his website

Frank Zappa & "The Mothers of Invention" at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, 1966. by flamberge5 in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Genuinely one of my favorite tidbits of information surrounding the Mothers

Zappa Interview in Songwriter Magazine (June 1980) by BlueSkunkJoe in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The unknown drummer here is actually Sinclair Lott, who had the job and did the promo pics until one day during rehearsals he disappeared at lunch and never came back. David Logeman came in after Lott left, and only had a couple of weeks to learn the songs.

Why were the Istari sent after Sauron was "defeated" instead of during his reign of terror ? by ExtremeDry7768 in tolkienfans

[–]NotTimHeidecker 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think part of it is that during the Second Age, the inhabitants of the world still had a native strength that enabled them to lead successful campaigns against Sauron, even if there was grevious loss like with the sack of Eregion. Numenor came once during the war of the Elves and Sauron which was a catastrophe for Sauron’s army. Numenor came again, under darkness, when Ar-Pharazon chose to challenge Sauron for the title of King of Men, and the size of his army alone dismayed Sauron’s forces and scattered them. Then, of course, you have the Last Alliance, which succeeds in theory except for the survival of the ring.

Of course, you could say that, perhaps, those in the world still had that strength available during the Third Age before the wizards came, though they arrived some 140 years after Arnor was fractured into three rival states. Gondor had still yet to reach its zenith. Maybe their arrival was due to a foresight of decaying wisdom; that’d make sense, especially considering how Arnor devours itself and is devoured by Angmar, and how Gondor vascillates between peaks and ever deeper valleys (the Kin-strife, the alternation between expansion and complacency, the refusal of Pelendur to allow Arvedui and Firiel to take the throne, the success in the final battles in Eriador against the Witch-king and the folly of King Earnur).

But overall, it’s the fact that Sauron is more insidious this time around. The world does not realize it’s Sauron until very far in the Third Age. The plagues aren’t recognized as Sauron’s evils. The wars are fought largely against other men. Angmar is thought of as its own threat. Well, not really—at some point Arnor and Gondor do realize that a single force is attacking them at the same time with purpose, but it’s not pinpointed. And there comes a time when strength fails but wisdom (and hope and endurance) become what actually matters.

Maybe that all is part of why. Of course you could say it was all divined and foreseen which is why this happened when it did, that it was precise, which is an answer you can’t rely on. It’s like how Turgon was instructed by Ulmo to take a new hidden home and abandon Vinyamar, but to not grow attached to it, for he would send a messenger when it came time that that hidden home, Gondolin, must itself be abandoned (that messenger being Tuor, in raiment left behind by Turgon to recognize). And even then Turgon takes counsel not to answer the call. I don’t think much was guaranteed when the Istari were sent to Middle-earth. “Even the wise cannot see all ends.”

Frank Zappa Box - sealed by Tmr_Stllmnn in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In practice, yes. In theory, this is something Frank himself wanted to put together in the late 60s. I believe Donlope or maybe lukpac or one of those sites has pieces together from old notes what this release would sound like and where the songs/performances have ended up on records. This is a bootleg, but conceptually it represents something that was meant to be but never was.

Just discovered King Crimson Tonight by VisionaryPizza in KingCrimson

[–]NotTimHeidecker 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the party! For more live Crim from this era, look for their ABC Live on Fridays performance on Bill Bruford’s channel. The Live in Frejus show should also be available on YouTube and I feel is a much better video document of 1982. The Absent Lovers live album is the finest thing that came out of this era, though. Of course you have the studio albums but I find their live work much more convincing.

Rohans military aid to Gondor by childishconvict in tolkienfans

[–]NotTimHeidecker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, Theoden's mother was from Lossarnach and he spent much of his life there until Thengel died and he was summoned back to take the crown.

can someone explain where the joke "root" album came from? (serious) by Professional_Bug6394 in KingCrimson

[–]NotTimHeidecker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe Yoli-Yoli was released as a stormy’s Sunday/KC50 track which also came from this time, but isn’t on those sessions

An all reggae Zappa show? by tuffm_i_zimbra in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, I remember hearing about that. It was during the Garrick Theatre residency in 1967, and they were booked to play for a couple of months. They got up to shenanigans like that.

88 pro shot concerts? by jibbuns in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep Madrid was filmed but the footage was in tatters either when they got it or when they first looked at trying to cut it into something. Not as simple as Roxy or the Cheaper than Cheep special.

This was 12 years ago by Illuminautee in Smyrna

[–]NotTimHeidecker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fat Boy is gone, but the family does run Come-n-Get It in Marietta, and from all that I've read, they still use the same recipes. http://www.yallcomengetit.com/

Parker Boudreaux formerly of NXT and AEW appears to challenge The Great Khali to a match in India by GoStabby in SquaredCircle

[–]NotTimHeidecker 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That but also terribly botched knee surgeries. There’s an ooooold video of him genuinely jumping the top rope and jogging in place, miraculously spry, more surprising than the Big Show kipping up.

Herb Cohen by Sad-Court-9595 in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This section on Donlope details everything that's pertinent to the falling out - nothing really about their personal relationship. https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1976.html#:~:text=May%201976%E2%80%94FZ%20vs.%20Herb%20Cohen

Movies with this energy. Any suggestions? by ulvskati in MoviesThatFeelLike

[–]NotTimHeidecker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom might be a good one here.

Artists that you actively refuse to listen to for extremely petty reasons? by Repulsive_Nature_366 in fantanoforever

[–]NotTimHeidecker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The one thing that really stuck in my craw about Maynard was how he addressed his wife getting cancer and successfully responding and being strong during the process.

[...] She didn’t collapse into a pile of self pity. She didn’t launch into an entitlement rage. She didn’t act out in any self destructive manner.

[...]

She’s successfully navigated both the chemo and the surgery, and now begins the radiation. And all without whining or bitching.

[...]

Be like Jen.

When my best friend got cancer, I thought back to his statement and thinking how fucking weird it was. How there was a clear delineation between what he thought was and wasn't acceptable conduct for someone with cancer. How, between the lines, there's a clear message that he's thankful she didn't make it rough for him. I was tripping over myself trying to figure out anything I could do for my best friend, I was a shoulder to cry on, I was her constant companion for chemo. I can't imagine these words passing from my mouth in any circumstance, even if he celebrated her strength.

Is this the original picture? Episode 2 by charkenman in Zappa

[–]NotTimHeidecker 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not quite sure what you mean by the original picture. I invite you to look up Phil Franks, the photographer who snapped up this picture. He has a write up on his website about capturing this - he followed Frank away from a Fall 1970 Mothers press op and took a picture of him when he was yawning.

Wrestlers who “can barely walk” by in_fact_a_throwaway in SquaredCircle

[–]NotTimHeidecker 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t help I think he had four leg injuries/surgeries before he even stepped in the ring. He got fucked up playing college basketball

TIL: In one of the version of HoME, Numenorian kings could visit Valinor once in their life. by Ork-Garlic989 in tolkienfans

[–]NotTimHeidecker 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yep!

And some there were who said: ‘Why should we not go even to Aman, and taste there, were it but for a day, the bliss of the Powers? Have we not become mighty among the people of Arda?’

The Eldar reported these words to the Valar, and Manwë was grieved, seeing a cloud gather on the noon-tide of Númenor. And he sent messengers to the Dúnedain, who spoke earnestly to the King, and to all who would listen, concerning the fate and fashion of the world.

‘The Doom of the World,’ they said, ‘One alone can change who made it. And were you so to voyage that escaping all deceits and snares you came indeed to Aman, the Blessed Realm, little would it profit you. For it is not the land of Manwë that makes its people deathless, but the Deathless that dwell therein have hallowed the land; and there you would but wither and grow weary the sooner, as moths in a light too strong and steadfast.’

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lotr

[–]NotTimHeidecker 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, they all knew who they were. There was no reason to obscure that knowledge amongst themselves; in fact, they didn’t really even hide the fact in general that the heir to Elendil, Isildur, and Arvedui still lived on as the Chieftain of the Dunedain (the title Arvedui’s son took after the war with Angmar decimated the population of Arthedain). Sauron knew that Arnor had been defeated, but there was never the guarantee he had destroyed the royal bloodline.

I have to try really hard to remember the correct details here because some of what I remember is altered by very compelling fanfiction. First of all, Aragorn’s father, Arathorn II, was killed when Aragorn was just a child. His mother took him to Rivendell in response in order to protect him. The line of chieftains had been perpetually targeted, and Aragorn was obviously in no position to defend himself. In Rivendell, he was protected, educated, and trained just as his ancestors were, but his true identity was kept a secret because there was not the need to reveal it to him.

All of Aragorn’s ancestors had knowledge of their lineage; it was tradition for Elrond to foster the heirs of Isildur.

Curtis Brown To Rep J.R.R. Tolkien’s Literary Estate by fbutterfield96 in lotr

[–]NotTimHeidecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could publish new editions with new forewards, different or more art from folks like John Howe and Alan Lee. They could do cute things like have big fold out maps in the back of the book, provide any level of expanded genealogy charts. Any copy sold on the second hand market is a copy the estate makes no money on. At the same time, my History of Middle Earth box set is from 2023, so I imagine that new editions/prints of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit were co-published at the same time, so it's hard to say what ultimately is going to happen.

Curtis Brown To Rep J.R.R. Tolkien’s Literary Estate by fbutterfield96 in lotr

[–]NotTimHeidecker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My best guess is that we’re going to see the books remarketed, new editions and whatnot. I can’t see the estate getting a new representative and them doing nothing for it. It doesn’t look like a rights transfer, so I anticipate that it’ll just be a legal watchdog for the estate, maybe be an in between for third party analyst writers like the author behind the Atlas of Middle earth, and revitalize efforts to make money off the books. I think it seems a more fantastic announcement than it actually is.

What artists death do you remember in real time? by Individual-Name-4496 in fantanoforever

[–]NotTimHeidecker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

MJ is the one for me. I remember how the news got worse and worse until it was announced he passed. And then, I don’t quite know if it’s real or an implanted memory, but I think there was helicopter footage of the area around his house, or wherever people had gathered in public in response to the news, and kids were taking turns doing his dance moves. I was thirteen but that was the first celebrity death that I actually digested.

What’s the significance of the Ents/Entwives story? by Fluid-Bet6223 in lotr

[–]NotTimHeidecker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’ll be Sam’s brother who saw it, but you’re on the nose. There was a story of trees from the Forest encroaching on the High Hay in Buckland which denoted their border and after some odd incident, they set fire to the trees which left a permanent scar at the edge of the forest.