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twafordizzy · 2 years ago
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Vuurtoren Terrible Tilly is laatste rustplaats voor velen
Vuurtoren Terrible Tilly is laatste rustplaats voor velen
bron beeld: pinterest.com Vuurtoren ‘Terrible Tilly’ zal in 1880 verrijzen op een basalteilandje dat een paar kilometer voor de kust van Tillamook, Oregon, USA ligt. Het jaar daarvoor zet meester-metselaar en vuurtorenbouwer John Trewavas met zijn assistent Cherry voet aan land om te kijken wat de beste plek is om de toren te bouwen. Trewavas glijdt uit op de rots en wordt door de golven…
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freaxs-blog · 10 months ago
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Happy Birthday, Pete Trewavas! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the legendary bassist of my all-time favorite band, Marillion. Let's dive into the incredible musical journey of this maestro on his special day!
Pete Trewavas' musical odyssey began in his childhood in Middlesbrough, England. His love affair with the bass guitar started at a young age, and little did he know, he was destined to become a cornerstone in the world of progressive rock.
Fast forward to the early '80s, Pete joined Marillion, transforming their sound with his innovative bass lines. His prowess extends beyond Marillion, collaborating with remarkable bands like Transatlantic, Kino, and Edison's Children. Each collaboration showcases his versatility and undeniable talent.
Let's talk about the song, "Perfect Tense," by Kino, where Pete's bass skills shine brilliantly. The song dives deep into the intricacies of life, love, and the pursuit of perfection. It's a musical journey that resonates with the soul, blending poignant lyrics with Pete's signature bass groove.
"Perfect Tense" is a sonic tapestry that explores the human experience, weaving emotions with musical finesse. Dive into the album "Picture" to immerse yourself in this captivating sonic adventure.
In the sonic tapestry woven by Kino, the prog-rock supergroup, individual threads of musical brilliance come together to create a masterpiece. Imagine John Mitchell from and John Beck, from It Bites, contributing rich layers of sound. And Chris Maitland, the from Porcupine Tree. This collaboration of musical maestros results in Kino, a band that transcends boundaries.
Did you know that Pete is not just a virtuoso on bass but also an avid collector of antique radios? Talk about eclectic tastes!
Join me in wishing Pete Trewavas a rockin' birthday! 🤘 Let's spread the love for Marillion and Kino and the musical genius that is Pete. Drop your favorite Trewavas moments below and tag fellow fans!
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leilatha · 2 years ago
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Álbum: Seasons End Banda / Band: Marillion País / Country: Inglaterra/ England Ano / Year : 1989 Faixas /Tracklist:
1. "The King of Sunset Town" (Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, lan Mosley, John Helmer) 2. "Easter" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley) 3. "The Uninvited Guest" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley, Helmer) 4. "Seasons End" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley, Helmer) 5. "Holloway Girl" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley) 6. "Berlin" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley, Helmer) 7. "After Me" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley) 8. "Hooks in You" (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley, Helmer) 9. "The Space..." (Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley)
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rainingmusic · 5 years ago
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Marillion - Torch Song
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nofatclips · 6 years ago
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Drilling Holes by Marillion from the album Marbles [Commentary]
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classicrockblog1 · 3 years ago
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Mark Kelly (born 9 April 1961) is the #keyboardist of the neo- #progressive #rock #band Marillion. He was raised in Ireland until he moved to England with his parents in 1969.
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Kelly was an electronics student while performing part-time in the progressive/psychedelic band Chemical Alice, who released their EPCuriouser and Curiouser in 1981.[2] He was invited to join Marillion when Chemical Alice supported the band, replacing previous keyboardist Brian Jelliman.[3]
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His first performance with the band was at the Great Northern at Cambridge on 1 December 1981. Kelly has appeared on every Marillion studio album. He also appeared on John Wesley’s album Under the Red and White Sky in 1994 and on Jump’s album Myth of Independence in 1995 on production and keyboards.[4] He has also played keyboards with Travis for their headlining set at the Isle of Wight Festival (10–12 June 2005), at T in the park in 2005, and at the Live8 set in Edinburgh (6 July 2005). Mark Kelly also played Keyboards for Edison’s Children’s new album “In The Last Waking Moments…” (featuring fellow Marillion member Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood), for the song The “Other” Other Dimension as well as performing vocals with Steve Hogarth and Andy Ditchfield (DeeExpus) on the Edison’s Children track The Awakening in 2011. Also in 2011, Mark Kelly performed Keyboards on the epic, King of Number 33 for the prog band DeeExpus.
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Kelly’s work for Marillion has been singled out for praise by Alex S. Garcia, writing for Allmusic. In his review of the band’s album Afraid of Sunlight, Garcia claimed: “As usual with Marillion, the keyboards stand out the most.”[5]
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Kelly is credited with inventing online Crowdfunding to fund the recording of Marillion’s 2001 album Anoraknophobia, following on from a fan-funded Marillion tour of the United States in 1997, and pioneered many of the ideas copied by other music artists since.[6] In recognition of this, Kelly was made Co-CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition, an organization which represents the interests of music artists in the digital age.[7] Since 2009, Kelly has also been an elected performer-director of PPL.[8]
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eildotcom · 6 years ago
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MARILLION The Best Of Both Worlds. Rare Autographed official 1997 UK promotional only lithograph print, produced to promote the release of the compilation album, featuring the Mark Wilkinson and Bill Smith artwork next to each other. This has been fully signedby Fish, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley and Steve Hogarth, along with their then manager John Arnison and both artists Mark Wilkinson & Bill Smith all in different colour ball point pens. It looks like Mark (possibly someone else) may have also drawn a little illustration below his signature, and Fish has also written 'Take care stay alive' above his. This very limited item was acquired from the archive of a former EMI Promotions Executive and has been professionally framed & glazed, measuring 20½" x 16" in size, ready to take pride of place on any fans wall. https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=700212 #eildotcom #eil #records #vinyl #rarerecords #rarelps #rock #classicrock #progrock #cratedigging #vinyljunkie #vinylcollection #recordcollection #vinylporn #instavinyl #memorabilia #marilion
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megarockradio · 4 years ago
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TRANSATLANTIC: The Absolute Interview - PETE TREWAVAS Talks To JOHN MITCHELL (LONELY ROBOT); Video
TRANSATLANTIC: The Absolute Interview – PETE TREWAVAS Talks To JOHN MITCHELL (LONELY ROBOT); Video
TRANSATLANTIC: The Absolute Interview – PETE TREWAVAS Talks To JOHN MITCHELL (LONELY ROBOT); Video TRANSATLANTIC: The Absolute Interview – PETE TREWAVAS Talks To JOHN MITCHELL (LONELY ROBOT); Video Read this article at Classic Rock Magazine!
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mayfamilyhistory · 5 years ago
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In April 1845 Richard’s father returned from Ireland to take up the position of agent or Captain of the Trevavas Mine in Breage Parish about 5 or 6 miles from where the Pope family lived. Richard tells us that “It is a copper mine, the shafts being sunk close to the lofty cliffs …… and the workings are carried out a considerable distance under the sea.” These photos show what now remains of this mine. 
 Apparently Richard stayed at the mine with his father on several occasions sleeping in the Account house. He tells of spending “some pleasant evenings walking over the cliffs with father and John Pellew the watchman” and visiting Bishops Rock which he describes as having “the appearance of a man of gigantic size standing in front of a desk with his back to the sea.” Below is a picture of that rock.
As was often the case, the Trewavas mine was poor grade and closed. Richard’s father stayed to supervise the dismantling of the equipment and then took a job as pitman at a coal mine in Monmouthshire.This is an example of the imperative to stay employed but he didn’t last long on coal! He returned to take up a position as manager of a small copper mine called South Wheal Fortune again not far from Breage. I think the last photo probably is of this mine.
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jardimecletico · 8 years ago
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Mike Portnoy (20 de Abril de 1967) é um baterista norte-americano, conhecido principalmente por ter sido o baterista oficial e co-fundador da banda de metal progressivo Dream Theater. Aclamado por ser um baterista extremamente habilidoso, Portnoy ganhou 29 prêmios da conceituada Modern Drummer magazine. Sendo também a segunda pessoa mais jovem (atrás apenas de Neil Peart) a ser introduzida no Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (aos 37 anos de idade). Mike co-produziu 6 álbuns do Dream Theater com o também membro e guitarrista da banda John Petrucci, iniciando com  Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory até Black Clouds and Silver Linings. A partir de A Change of Seasons para a frente, Portnoy escreveu uma significativa quantidade de letras para a banda.
Além de seu trabalho com o Dream Theater, Portnoy também é conhecido por muitos projetos paralelos e tributos à bandas. É membro fundador do Liquid Tension Experiment, uma banda de rock progressivo instrumental, com outros membros do Dream Theater: John Petrucci e Jordan Rudess, juntamente com o baixista Tony Levin. Também é um membro fundador da Transatlantic, um super grupo de rock progressivo, contando com o tecladista/vocalista Neal Morse (ex-Spock Beard), o guitarrista da Flower Kings, Roine Stolt e o baixista da Marillion, Pete Trewavas. Portnoy também gravou, excursionou e tocou ao vivo com Neal Morse, OSI, Hail !, Stone Sour, Fates Warning, Overkill, G3. Chegando também a tocar na banda  Avenged Sevenfold, em lugar do recente falecido baterista da banda, The Rev.
Ao longo dos anos, Portnoy também produziu muitos tributos à bandas como: Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rush e The Who, permitindo-lhe executar músicas de bateristas que o influenciaram e que estão entre os seus favoritos.
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blogapart3bis · 6 years ago
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Rien n’est jamais fini tant que ce n’est pas fini et il en va ainsi pour beaucoup de choses, comme les supergroupes éphémères, que ce soit en rock progressif ou dans d’autres styles. Témoin ce Radio Voltaire, nouvel album de Kino sorti treize ans après le précédent.
Kino est donc un supergroupe, en ce qu’il accueille un trio de pointures de la scène néo-prog britannique: Peter Trewavas (Marillion) à la basse et aux claviers, John Mitchell (Lonely Robot, Frost*) aux guitares et au chant et Craig Blundell (Frost* aussi, Steven Wilson) à la batterie.
Musicalement, avec deux membres de Frost*, ce n’est pas très étonnant si le néo-prog de Kino s’en approche. Ce qui n’est, de mon point de vue, pas un mal, vu que Frost* est à mon avis un des groupes les plus audacieux de la scène néo-prog. Malheureusement, cette audace est loin d’être présente dans tout l’album.
Dans la version que j’ai (simple CD; je précise, parce que certaines éditions ont des pistes-bonus), Radio Voltaire compte onze titres entre deux et sept minutes, pour un total d’un peu moins d’une heure. Seuls trois pistes dépassent les six minutes – et encore, pas de beaucoup.
Le souci que j’ai avec Radio Voltaire, c’est qu’il y a fondamentalement deux types de morceaux: des titres néo-prog modernes, énergiques et qui balancent la sauce, et des pistes calmes qui sont définitivement trop calmes. Il y a une ou deux exceptions, mais je trouve que les secondes ne sont pas enthousiasmantes.
Heureusement, il y a des morceaux qui poutrent, très “frostiens”, comme “The Dead Club”, “I Won’t Break So Easily Anymore” ou “Grey Shapes on a Concrete Field”, plus quelques gemmes parmi les calmes, comme “Radio Voltaire” ou “The Silent Fighter Pilot”.
On arrive donc sur un schéma “quand c’est bien, c’est très bien, mais c’est loin d’être très bien tout le temps”. Je comprends la nécessité de ménager des “respirations” dans un album, des passages plus calmes pour tempérer le côté surexcité d’autres pistes, mais là, j’ai vraiment l’impression qu’il y a de grosses variations dans l’intérêt des morceaux.
Quand on voit le casting somptueux derrière Kino, Radio Voltaire est un album un peu frustrant. On a un peu l’impression de payer plein pot pour un demi-album avec du remplissage. J’aurais aimé le recommander avec plus d’enthousiasme, mais avec à peine la moitié des pistes qui me plaisent vraiment, c’est dur.
Bonus: la vidéo de “Gray Shapes on Concrete Fields”, qui est heureusement un des chouettes morceaux de cet album
L’article Kino: Radio Voltaire est apparu en premier sur Blog à part.
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eclectictrek · 7 years ago
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SWCP 2017 Day 7: Penzance to Porthleven
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Pirates of Prussia Cove
They weren’t really from Penzance...
Prep before walking this morning was a little different. Since we would be staying at Glencree House another night, I didn't need to pack for Luggage Transfer, or screen-grab the location of another hotel for this evening. I did, however, need to check the bus schedule and the stop location for downtown Porthleven (so we could bus back this evening), and take my dirty clothes by a laundry to pick up tomorrow. And, of course, there was the big difference that I would be hiking with someone today, and the rest of the trip. I bagged up the clothes and then had breakfast with Rob, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon for me - delicious. Then when we left the hotel around 9am, a little earlier than my usual. I carried my clothes bag with me, and dropped it off a couple of blocks away, as the hotel owner had directed me.
We had a brief difficulty finding the trail where it left the roadside pavement, even though the guidebook warned of this. The turn was by the bus station, and we eventually asked some of the drivers where the trail was. They pointed towards the back of the lot and told us to walk in front of the buses, which we misunderstood to their annoyance.
Past the bus station, we were walking again along the road but on the ocean side of a fence. Later we were actually on the beach for a while. When we reached Marazion, the trail went through a beach car park with a refreshment stand where we bought tea, and then alongside a bird preserve. We crossed the road to watch the birds in the wetlands, but didn't spot anything particularly exotic; no American refugees but us. It’s the local exotics I’d really like to see, like a Cornish Clough.
The first few miles were very level, along the seafront around Mount's Bay (named for St. Michael's Mount, which we could see all morning). Rob had not been to Cornwall before, but he had been to the French spot this one was named for: Mont St. Michel. The French island community is larger and appears fully covered in buildings, while this one has a sizeable castle atop it, and a small village along the coast, but otherwise is bare rock and a few trees. My fondest memory from visiting it years ago was a stone window seat off of the castle stairway, overlooking the sea. I could gladly have spent hours in that spot.
The day was overcast and in the mid-50s. Rain seemed likely, so we suited up with rain gear, but all we got was a light drizzle, and that let up early so we stowed the coats by noon. Marazion is a lovely town, even aside from the views of the sea and St. Michael’s Mount. I took pictures of an interesting Dutch style building with luxuriant landscaping around it, which turned out to be Trelawney Lodge, a listed building dating from 1887. There were a number of pleasant gardens around the town, including the plantings at the memorial for locals who lost their lives in the World Wars. My GPS claims we walked back and forth a couple of blocks, but I have no recollection of that, or any idea why.
On the way out of town, the trail turned between buildings and down close to the beach. It diverted inwards due to a cliff fall (although the “cliff” was probably less than 40 feet along here), but for the most part we were finally enjoying some non-urban coastal walking. Basore Point has a low spine of rock jutting out into the sea, and another thin spar of rock (the Greeb) was just beyond.  Another half hour and we were approaching Perranuthnoe and Perran Sands below it. We saw a lot of surfers out from this beach, for the first time in a while, possibly since the first day of this hike. It was a little after 1pm, so we stopped for lunch at a beach café, The Cabin; I had a ham and cheese Panini.
We were back on the trail before 2pm, and by 2:45 were approaching Cudden Point, offering a last look back towards Mont St. Michael, and ahead to The Lizard, the southernmost point of England and our destination for the next hike, day after tomorrow. The cliffs along here are considerably higher than this morning, with impressively jagged rocks, and just past Cudden Point is the series of coves (Piskies, Bessy’s, King’s, and Coule’s) and known collectively as King of Prussia Cove – and therein is quite a story. “King of Prussia” was the childhood nickname and later “professional name” of John Carter (1738-1807). With his brothers Harry and Charles, he operated the largest and most famous smuggling operation in Cornwall from this base. Smuggling and even wrecking (luring ships onto the rocks with false lights) was a historic livelihood in this remote area. I’d always thought the title Pirates of Penzance was simply a hyperbolic reference to such things, but the Carters are said to have had a couple of armed ships, with 19 and 20 guns. Maybe these were just to discourage “revenuers”, but they may well have added a little piracy to their larceny. John Carter is also said to have been a devout Methodist, and an “honest smuggler”.
The memoir of Harry Carter is available, The Autobiography of a Cornish Smuggler, edited and with an introduction by John Cornish. A couple of comments from the introduction: “The chief interest in the autobiography is probably that which it attracts as the most authentic account of the smuggling which was carried on in the neighborhood in the latter portion of the last century [John Cornish was writing at the end of the nineteenth century]. Cornwall has long enjoyed a certain reputation for pre-eminence in this particular form of trade, and apparently not without some reason…. That the smuggling prevailed to such an extent is not to be wondered at, for the law must have had but a very slight hold on such a rough and scattered population, living so far away from any of the large centres of England. In such a narrow country, too, where no one lives very far from the sea, the miners took to smuggling as readily as the fishermen. A trip to Roscoe or Guernsey formed a pleasant change after a spell on tribute underground or working stamps. A rough, reckless, and drunken lot were these tinners, and if riots and bloodshed were more scarce in West Cornwall than in some parts, it must have been due to the judicious absence of the Customs House officials, and not to any qualities in the smugglers.” Evidence of John Carter’s reputation as an “honest smuggler” is the story of his raid to recover a rare cargo the excise officers did capture from him. His team broke into the warehouse in Penzance and stole back only and precisely “his” goods, by which the officers knew it was indeed his work. His brother Harry’s story is also noteworthy for his survival of a French prison during the Terror.
The rugged seashore along here (and a few miles further) seems to me as attractive as almost any stretch of the coast I have hiked, despite the lower height of the cliffs. A bit of elevation does help; Piskies Cove looked much better from a hundred foot overlook on approach, with the sea aquamarine below it and framed by a rich green palette of vegetation, than it did from the nearer, lower trail where the angle of sun turned the water steely grey and the green was behind me.
After leaving the last of these coves, the trail passed a couple of thatched-roof houses, then went through an odd-looking compound of stone buildings, including one with a circular courtyard. I looked this up later, confirmed that it was Porth-en-Alls, available for holidays and event rental but also the main facility for a famous International Musicians’ Seminar. Along here we encountered a woman named Fiona, a free-lance travel writer who was reviewing this stretch of trail in preparation for an article she was writing. She took a couple of pictures of Rob and me together, and walked the rest of the way to Porthleven with us, pointing out varieties of trailside wildflowers and birds. Along the way, we talked about Brexit (she had mixed feelings, but felt the immigration issue was significant and unsustainable), and the difference between UK and American funding of higher education and healthcare.
Around 3:30 and a short ways past Porth-En-Alls, we passed above a small but pretty beach, Kennegy Sand. The trail was atop a low cliff along here, and the sky was still broken clouds but lightening on the way to being quite nice. Beyond Hoe Point, we reached a longer beach, Praa Sands, and walked on the beach for a good stretch, well past where the trail officially left it. Then a climb of a couple hundred feet led up West Rinsey Cliff. At an overlook, a National Trust sign displayed trails in the region and described the history of nearby tin mines, and also plants and birds. One thing it identified was a thready orange parasitic plant Dodder, delightfully known as Devil’s Guts; I got a picture of some among the bracken and gorse a little later. Then we passed Wheal Prosper at 5pm, an impressive mine engine house featured in the Poldark series. From behind Rinsey Cove I was particularly impressed with the texture of light on the eroded thin layers of slate, on waves and water, and on the sheets of foam and water washing across Pothcew Beach.
Next was Trewavas Head, and I took a picture of a distinctive rock formation known alternately as The Camel or The Bishop (since camels and bishops look so much alike). Around the corner, the trail passed another old engine House, Wheal Trewavas. In the distance beyond it I could see the antennas of Goonhilly on the Lizard, one of the earliest satellite antenna stations. The very earliest antenna (26 meters) is named Arthur. I wonder why… (Hint: the Geosynchronous Orbit used for communications is called the Clarke Belt.) I presume that Goonhilly is the Earth station that the GCHQ Cleave listening post north of Bude was eavesdropping on.
The next stretch had some great view of cliffs and beaches, including Parc Trammel Cove and Tregear Point, and we stopped several times to watch the seabirds on the rocks and cliffs. Tregear was particularly impressive with its sheer cliffs, jagged rocks standing out from them, and the sea pounding against it all. It was only a couple more miles from Trewavas to Porthleven with its famous Town Council Clock Tower. I’ve seen some spectacular photos of this waterfront with storm waves crashing nearly to the height of the tower, but it was a beautiful calm day for us, just enough wind to liven the surface of the sea a bit, and quite sunny by now. 15.8 miles by my GPS, even more of a discrepancy than usual with the Path Guide since we started on the southwest end of Penzance. 1870 feet elevation gain.
Unfortunately with all the picture taking, we just missed the 6:44 bus we had planned on, and Rob and I adjourned to the Harbour Inn on the waterfront for dinner; I had fish and chips.  While we ate, my eye was caught by a white-haired dog sitting with a nearby party – it reminded me of our Ellie, although slightly larger. The waitress brought over a bowl of water for her, but after a few minutes she decided that she didn’t want to share the bowl with another nearby dog, so she grabbed the edge of the bowl in her teeth, to carry it under her table. Predictably, most of the water was immediately spilled to the floor, but this happened far too fast for me to call a warning. Towels were brought, and we finished our meal and caught the next bus back to Penzance. Fiona had not joined us for supper, but we met again at the bus stop, taking the same double-decker back towards Penzance. I love those double-deckers; we had a great view from the upper deck, although dusk was falling. Fiona got off earlier, where she had left her car, and we continued to the central bus stop where we had had trouble finding the trail this morning, then walked back to the Glencree.
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smartagepl · 8 years ago
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Oddana do użytku w 1881 roku, obecnie już opuszczona latarnia morska Tillamook Rock w stanie Oregon, na zachodnim wybrzeżu USA jest najdroższą latarnią zbudowaną w tej części Stanów Zjednoczonych. Ze względu na uszkodzenia spowodowane sztormami, w 1957 roku wyłączoną ją z użytki i zastąpiono boją sygnałową.
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W 1878 roku amerykański Kongres podjął decyzję o przeznaczeniu około 50 000 dolarów na zbudowanie latarni morskiej w rejonie Tillamook Head w stanie Oregon na zachodnim wybrzeżu USA. Tamtejsze wody uznawane były za jedne z bardziej niebezpiecznych, ponieważ nawiedzające je silne sztormy spychały statki na liczne przybrzeżne skały.
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Początkowo zakładano, że latarnia powstanie na samej górze, ale uznano, że wysokość na jakiej znalazłaby się latarnia była zbyt duża, przez co załogi statków mogłyby nie widzieć jej światła, a ponadto otaczające półwysep skaliste wysepki stanowiły duże zagrożenie dla statków. W związku z tym władze podjęły decyzję o przeniesieniu latarni na Tillamook Rock, niewielką wysepkę, oddaloną o około 2 km od góry.
W 1879 roku przeprowadzono pierwszą ekspedycję, której celem było zbadanie wysepki pod względem możliwości budowy na niej latarni. Zespół pod kierownictwem H. S. Wheeleraza za pierwszym razem nie dał rady wejść na wyspę. W przekazanym władzom raporcie napisano, że miejsce to nie nadaje się do budowy latarni. Mimo to podjęto decyzję o wysłaniu ekspedycji po raz drugi. Tym razem Wheeler dostał się na wyspę, ale dopiero po zawieszeniu liny między statkiem a wyspą udało mu się ściągnąć wyposażenie badawcze.
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Wyniki ekspertyzy nie były optymistyczne – wyspa miała bardzo nierówne podłoże, w związku z czym potrzebne były prace saperskie. W połączeniu z problemami w dostaniu się na wyspę, wymuszało to zwiększenie budżetu. We wrześniu 1879 roku na wyspie wylądowała trzecia ekspedycja, która miała pomóc w opracowaniu planów prac. Dowodzący nią John Trewavas zginął jednak podczas przechodzenia z statku na wyspę – jego ciała nigdy nie odnaleziono. Dopiero jego następca, Charles A. Ballantyne dokończył prace, chociaż miał problem z znalezieniem ludzi, którzy zaryzykowaliby wejście na wyspę.
W maju 1880 roku inżynierowie z US Army Corps of Engineers rozpoczęli prace saperskie na Tillamook Rock. Po wysadzeniu skał udało się utworzyć na tyle płaską powierzchnię, aby zabudować na niej latarnię o wysokości 19 m i dom dla czterech latarników. Budowa latarni trwała do stycznia 1881 roku i była bardzo trudna. Ostatecznie koszt prac wyniósł 125 tyś. dolarów (współcześnie około 3 mln dolarów).
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Oficjalnie latarnię uruchomiono 21 stycznia 1881 roku, ale już kilka dni wcześniej rozpalono w niej światła, kiedy robotnicy kończący budowę usłyszeli zbliżający się podczas sztormu statek. Był to bark Lupita. Niestety jednostka uderzyła o skały i zatonęła – zginęła cała 16-osobowa załoga. Katastrofę przeżył jednak… pies.
Terrible Tilly
Od samego początku latarnia na Tillamook Rock uważana była za jedną z najbardziej niebezpiecznych i najgorszych miejsc do pracy. Nawiedzające okoliczne wody sztormy niszczyły samą skałę na której znajdowała się latarnia a także systematycznie uszkadzały budynki. Problemy w dostaniu się na wyspę sprawiały, że latarnicy byli całkowicie odizolowani od świata. Latarnia otrzymała w związku z tym przydomek Terrible Tilly.
W 1897 roku w latarni zainstalowano telefon, aby zapewnić połączenie z stałym lądem. Niestety sztormy regularnie zrywały kable. W 1912 roku przebudowano dom latarników, likwidując w nim okna i zastępując je niewielkimi otworami. Modernizacja podyktowana była zbyt częstym uszkadzaniem okien przez odłamki skał.
Sztorm który nawiedził latarnię 21 października 1934 roku zniszczył dotychczas używane dotychczas zwierciadło i wykorzystywaną do jego rozświetlania lampę naftową. W ramach naprawy zakończonej w lutym 1935 roku na wyspie zainstalowano generator z silnikiem diesla oraz nowe zwierciadło. Latarnia była dzięki temu widoczna z odległości 33 km.
W 1957 roku podjęto decyzję o zamknięciu sponiewieranej przez sztormy latarni. Zastąpiono ją boją sygnałową. Opuszczony budynek został następnie sprzedany w 1959 roku grupie inwestorów z Nevady. W 1980 roku sprzedali oni dawną latarnię firmie Eternity at Sea Columbarium, która przekształciła zabudowania latarni w mauzoleum.
Do 1999 roku umieszczono w nim 30 urn, ale z przyczyn sanitarnych, lokalne władze zamknęły latarnię. Obecnie, chociaż dalej znajduje się w prywatnych rękach, wstęp na wyspę jest praktycznie niemożliwy, a w okresie lęgowym ptaków całkowicie zabroniony.
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Tillamook Rock Light
Tillamook Rock Light
Tillamook Rock Light
Tillamook Rock Light
Opuszczona latarnia morska Tillamook Rock Light Oddana do użytku w 1881 roku, obecnie już opuszczona latarnia morska Tillamook Rock w stanie Oregon, na zachodnim wybrzeżu USA jest najdroższą latarnią zbudowaną w tej części Stanów Zjednoczonych.
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Mark Kelly (born 9 April 1961, Dublin, Ireland) is the #keyboardist of the neo- #progressive #rock band Marillion. He was raised in Ireland until he moved to England with his parents in 1969.[1]
Kelly was an electronics student while performing part-time in the progressive/psychedelic band Chemical Alice, who released their EPCuriouser and Curiouser in 1981.[2] He was invited to join Marillion when Chemical Alice supported the band, replacing previous keyboardist Brian Jelliman.[3] His first performance with the band was at the Great Northern at Cambridge on 1 December 1981. Kelly has appeared on every Marillion studio album. He also appeared on John Wesley’s album Under the Red and White Sky in 1994 and on Jump’s album Myth of Independence in 1995 on production and keyboards.[4] He has also played keyboards with Travis for their headlining set at the Isle of Wight Festival (10–12 June 2005), at T in the park in 2005, and at the Live8 set in Edinburgh (6 July 2005). Mark Kelly also played Keyboards for Edison’s Children’s new album “In The Last Waking Moments…” (featuring fellow Marillion member Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood), for the song The “Other” Other Dimension as well as performing vocals with Steve Hogarth and Andy Ditchfield (DeeExpus) on the Edison’s Children track The Awakening in 2011. Also in 2011, Mark Kelly performed Keyboards on the epic, King of Number 33 for the prog band DeeExpus
Kelly’s work for Marillion has been singled out for praise by Alex S. Garcia, writing for Allmusic. In his review of the band’s album Afraid of Sunlight, Garcia claimed: “As usual with Marillion, the keyboards stand out the most.”[5]
Kelly is credited with inventing online Crowdfunding to fund the recording of Marillion’s 2001 album Anoraknophobia, following on from a fan-funded Marillion tour of the United States in 1997, and pioneered many of the ideas copied by other music artists since.[6] In recognition of this, Kelly was made Co-CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition, an organization which represents the interests of music artists in the digital age.[7] Since 2009, Kelly has also been an elected performer-director of PPL.[8]
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