Spreading the YES word?

[duncan]

Hello YES fans, this is the first time I've posted so if things go wrong... Anyway, I'd just like to pass along the best YES related two years I guy at my age can have. I'm a "mature" guy or what they would call a non-traditional student here at NMU. (An old guy in reality) Anyway, I finished a two year stint as a college radio DJ! What fun. I decided college aged kids needed to hear what progressive rock was all about and YES was the center piece of my DJ show, "Vinyl Reflections." I tried to air any progessive rock I could lay my hands on from Strawbs (with and without Rick), to ELP, to Curved Air, Nektar and anybody else in between, but I have everything YES put out on vinyl and or CD, so YES got lots of airplay and I got some converts--my aim in the first place. So, my DJ time was great fun, I played what I love and that was YES (and others) on the air where they deserved to be. So, how do you spread the YES word? Duncan...

[DW Duke]

Hello YES fans, this is the first time I've posted so if things go wrong... Anyway, I'd just like to pass along the best YES related two years I guy at my age can have. I'm a "mature" guy or what they would call a non-traditional student here at NMU. (An old guy in reality) Anyway, I finished a two year stint as a college radio DJ! What fun. I decided college aged kids needed to hear what progressive rock was all about and YES was the center piece of my DJ show, "Vinyl Reflections." I tried to air any progessive rock I could lay my hands on from Strawbs (with and without Rick), to ELP, to Curved Air, Nektar and anybody else in between, but I have everything YES put out on vinyl and or CD, so YES got lots of airplay and I got some converts--my aim in the first place. So, my DJ time was great fun, I played what I love and that was YES (and others) on the air where they deserved to be. So, how do you spread the YES word? Duncan...

Hey Duncan. Welcome to the site. Is NMU Northern Michigan University? Its good to hear that some college stations are playing something besides rap. :lol:

Looking foward to more input from you. Are you going to DJ elsewhere now?

[cinderella]

Hi Duncan! Nice to meet you. I really enjoyed your story. I always though it would be fun to be a DJ. I'm glad you found us, and I hope you enjoy the site.

Cindy

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[Deliriumyes]

So, Duncan...how does one join in September 2004 and just now get around to his first post???

Anyhoo...keep on converting, friend! Welcome to the site, albeit a bit late!

[float_your_climb]

Cool Duncan! I've found that if I'm on the wireless network on campus and my itunes is on there are people accessing my prog playlists which, of course, are loaded with Yes. I'm an older student as well, majoring in theory and composition. Last year I did an analysis paper on Close to the Edge....and presenting the abstract and thesis, as well as playing the song to a class full of piano performance majors, orchestra players, and jazz majors (most of the jazz players knew Yes...sort of) was too much fun LOL! Yes sure stood out from the typical topics (it was a compositional techniques class post 1945)...and presenting Yes as an example of serious art music and presenting the materials, forms, and compositional devices used made my day....and introduced Yes to many. It woke everybody up at least LOL.

[Deliriumyes]

I want to read that paper!!!!!

[float_your_climb]

I'll pm you Deliriumyes ;)

[Sheerah]

Cool stuff there, Duncan.
I used to be a DJ at my college radio station as well.
The station had a whole host of jazz records, as their school of music was well known for their jazz program. Sadly, we had no Yes to play.

Anyhow, post often, D!

[Teenage Frankenstei]

yeah i'd love to be dj all i would play is yes,alice cooper, led zeppelin, Rush,Dire straits, and maybe some aerosmith :rightG: :theband: :theband:

[heishere]

hi duncan. my son is only 15 and he just came up to me one day and said dad listen to this (close to the edge)... thought he was discovering something i might want to know about! anyway, for sure, your djing is a good thing cause let the sound like the smell of a fresh baked pie... but i wonder could it be that something just draws ya to it? even without intentionally spreading the word i mean

[inside_out]

Yes

[yesyadda]

I found a couple of Yes CD's in the bargain bin, took them to our local library and donated to the cause. We're a real small town so they mostly have Country and Christian stuff. I'll check back in a few months and see if they've been borrowed.

[Wild Westie]

I found a couple of Yes CD's in the bargain bin, took them to our local library and donated to the cause. We're a real small town so they mostly have Country and Christian stuff. I'll check back in a few months and see if they've been borrowed.

This is a great idea! :thumbs:

[Silent_wings]

First off welcome to posting Duncan cool idea for a thread

Way cool Gary I hope someone borrows them

Pam I bet your paper rocked :D

I converted my kids and they play Yes for there friends and so on
Also on long trips with the Boy Scouts I play Yes non-stop

[JB86]

I just keep going on and on and on and on and on about Yes until their souls surrender to my persistent talking...hence why my best friend now owns drama and fragile :D

[Bugeyes]

Hello Duncan. Great read you have going here. I love the library idea!

(float_your_climb, way to go!)

[Dances w/PURPLE]

This was a good thought. For a new member, Duncan had a question. How do you spread the YES word?

[yesman1955]

:yess: I have been thinking of this exact same thing, but was wanting to do it on a grander scale. I think if we can show the DJ's and corporations running todays Rock stations that there is a BIG market for Progressive Rock then maybe we can get it played. the way more people will listen it to think bigger. we have YESfans and YESWORLD. Ther must be a way to come up with numbers.

One thought I had was having BOTH Yesfans and YEs appliques made for putting on car windows. Like the ones that people put on that say Ford or Chevy. When I wear my YES hat or YES shirt I get people asking about them And most of them have no clue that YES has been touring let alone writting new music. I'm not sure what it would take to market this but I sure someone out there has a clue.

Dave

[Ormando]

When my students were dragging their exhausted arses before finals week last Fall 2005 semester, I played a switcheroo on em. Of course they know I'm a Yesfanatic. And, most of my students never heard about Yes until I explained who they were. But instead of keeping with the lesson plan of that day, I printed out the lyrics to Going for the One without the song title or identification of Yes (most suspected it was Yes). I asked for a discussion on the meaning and a few students keyed in on the meaning as others struggled to find it (deciphering Jon's stream of consciousness can be a daunting task--but not impossible with persistence). Eventually we all agreed the meaning centered around going after what you want in life (your dreams) and making it happen. Then, I handed them another handout of lyrics that I had merged with snippets of images I grabbed off the internet -- a printed slide show of sorts, if you will. This made for an even stronger impression of the lyrics (what happens anytime you combine pictures with words). Then, I took em over to a large empty room with a good flatscreen computer and played the version of Going for the One on the Songs From Tsongas DVD -- and cranked it up. Wow-- now we had lyrics, pictures, Yes performing Yes music. They like that so much that I played them South Side of the Sky-- which rocked their brains a bit more. Safe to say, if there are any students on campus who know about and have an appreciation for Yes -- my students definitely do. I was so jacked by this experience that I even wrote a letter to Jon explaining what happened and sent him a copy of the handouts (haven't heard back from him but that's not important). Because of this experience, I'm toying with ideas on ways of integrating "Yes-breaks" into the curriculum.

Sooooo . . . in answer to your very important question about how to get the word out on Yes, I believe all of us die-hard fans have a responsibility to do what we can to help others understand the awesome magic and power behind the Yes story and the Yes sound. If you're a DJ -- play Yes as often as possible. If you listen to FM on the way to work, take note of the classic rock channels and call in and request Yes be played. Go a step further and suggest particualr Yes songs to play. Even request they make room for epics to be played. Just do what you can and go where your heart leads to help those lacking awareness or understanding--regardless of reason. Get involved some way or other. One thing is for certain--if you are a Yes fan and you don't get involved, then you're really part of the problem and not the solution of raising awareness.

Sorry for rambling gang.

Ormando

[yesyadda]

I sub-teachered in High School Band this morning. The choral class had to listen to a CD for their upcoming performance. They had the thing memorized already, so for the last 10 minutes I slipped in my copy of Relayer and played Sound Chaser! They're like "WOW". I gave the CD to one of the seniors. He was very appreciative.

[soulsearcher]

being a DJ is fun..i did it w/ my boyfriend when i was in high school, and i played more yes that was wanted.LOL!

so glad to see you here, have fun!

[Scottie]

My new hero’s:

Deelovesyes

MikeYesfan

Malcolm Birkett: “AKA” THE YES FAN!!! In my eyes anyway

My YES Concert history: to those of you who have lost count I can’t bow down that low anymore… ;)

The 13 shows I have seen are: ‘78 & ‘79 Tormato, ‘80 Drama, ‘87 Big Generator, ‘89 ABW&H, ‘00 Masterworks, ‘01 Symphonic, ‘02 Rick’s return - or I should say *Madeline’s debut, ‘04: Philly, MSG, AC, PNC, Allentown.

Also: Jon twice & yes I saw Steve back in May ‘05 in his only area appearance at the time, The Syn - 3 times, bought my ticket for Steve today!, and I have 2 shows booked for Rick’s upcoming Piano Tour…

*Madeline’s debut story:

My wife Sue & I, saw Yes, yet again, in Holmdel, NJ 8/6/02 at 9 months pregnant, with the Dr’s. OK - otherwise she would not have come, I guess, neither would have I. We arrived home after the concert at about 1:30 am and I was just about closing my eyes, coming down from the excitement and high from the show and… her water breaks! Madeline Paige was the born a healthy Yes Fan forever shortly thereafter… well maybe not so shortly... the next afternoon. Talk about sleep deprivation, now I digress…

The Yes tour was called “Classic Yes/Full Circle” - Rick’s return… or as I like to refer to it… “Madeline’s Debut”

A follow up to our ‘Yesbaby’ story… In Jan. ‘04 Sue & I saw Jon solo for the first time and at the receiving line after the show we finally met our first Yes member. Sue nervously tried diligently to convey this story as we showed both he and Janeee Madeline’s photo that I had in my wallet. But the best part of this was that Jon being a bit hard of hearing, maybe after his bazillon performances over the years, heard the story as Madeline ‘was conceived that night‘, not ‘born’ as she actually was. Jane was sort of frantically trying to straighten the story out with him and maybe about 3 repeats of ‘Better Jon, Born’ NOT ‘Conceived’ he then seemed to have understood it. This was indeed another highlight of our lives to be able to convey our story to he & Jane. Now after thousands of people he has met since this time would I expect him to remember this?… NO.

My first visit to your fantastic site was back during the upcoming “More Drama Tour”, then cancelled, upon which it was then dubbed the “No More Drama Tour“. I guess I actually do like “Soap Operas although I didn’t originally think so I must say. After meeting my first Yesfans in person at this past Syn/V. Vinyl Tour and now find myself compelled to finally get with it! These folks are among the finest there are! I do believe that I am in the process and will eventually forge friendships that will last a lifetime. I have visited your fantastic site on a daily basis since then. I understand you are now experiencing some difficulties with “Google spiders or web crawlers” as Dee has informed me. I now find myself sometimes “locked out” and I can no longer get my “Yesfans-fix” as required ;)…

I thoroughly enjoy all the banter that goes on back and forth, although frankly, I have rarely strayed from the Tour Center very often. It is sooooo self evident the love that flows here, despite the frustration sometimes as of late… epos the “Soap Opera”.

This is a shout out to you guys… Sheila, Trudy (missed you personally at Joe’s maybe/hopefully next time!!) Tim (owner of this site) Thank you for the opportunity!!!

Scott

[Scottie]

PS

I didn't wan't to be so bold and start my own thread... sorry for invading yours Duncan. I need a good teacher right about now, always raising my hand out of order ;)

[Buglunch]

Hello YES fans, this is the first time I've posted so if things go wrong... Anyway, I'd just like to pass along the best YES related two years I guy at my age can have. I'm a "mature" guy or what they would call a non-traditional student here at NMU. (An old guy in reality) Anyway, I finished a two year stint as a college radio DJ! What fun. I decided college aged kids needed to hear what progressive rock was all about and YES was the center piece of my DJ show, "Vinyl Reflections." I tried to air any progessive rock I could lay my hands on from Strawbs (with and without Rick), to ELP, to Curved Air, Nektar and anybody else in between, but I have everything YES put out on vinyl and or CD, so YES got lots of airplay and I got some converts--my aim in the first place. So, my DJ time was great fun, I played what I love and that was YES (and others) on the air where they deserved to be. So, how do you spread the YES word? Duncan...
I've been pestering everyone Yessily since 1971 when UofAlberta college radio in August
( Edmonton ) featured Steve Howe interview and 'Your Move' and such on a balmy fullmoon evening.
I won a choice of albums writing an essay that night on local music scene and OF COURSE I picked Fragile over the other thing...

:dj:

Then I had a progband and we did some Yes and ELP on the same stage Wakeman did his JttCoTE show two months after we performed in 1975.
AND the first Yesgig ever in North America was in Edmonton two weeks after my eighteenth birthday, June 24, 1971.


And we just recorded 'Show Me' again Wednesday night at the studio.
:keyboard:
When do I get my Longtime Service Badge? :eeek:

( Plus I'll be in on the weekly Wakeyshow here in the luxurious Squirelounge slightly north of us here in these fine fora, www.planetrock.com as usual very soon. )
:werd:

So, Duncan...how does one join in September 2004 and just now get around to his first post???

Anyhoo...keep on converting, friend! Welcome to the site, albeit a bit late!
It's called Professional Lurkage.
:homer: