vortmaxx Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I don't usually like to start trouble around here, but I've been poking around and can't seem to find what I'm looking for so I am turning to the experts, or Elders, seeking some of the ancient wisdom. For some time now, I've had a vague recollection of a Keyboard magazine article/interview from probably the late 80's or early 90's featuring Brett Tuggle, I think, who was playing with David Lee Roth at the time. If I remember correctly, he had worked for Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and there was something about the story to the effect that he was part of some research involving anti-gravity fields. So there were speculations, or rumors, or possibly it was just a joke that he had incorporated this technology, and that is how Roth was able to perform all of his gymnastics live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Well, I tried to help you out, but no luck. I started in the mid 90's working backward, going thru the "article index" they used to publish in Jan of the previous year's issues. The further back I went the more sparse those indexes became and I'm just too lazy to go thru every issue. Sorry. Quote Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmaxx Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thanks for looking. I do appreciate it. If nothing else, this may just confirm that I am in fact beginning to lose my mind if this is the stuff I am "remembering". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandkeyz Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 According to this link, the interview was in the April 1987 issue. Quote Live: Yamaha S70XS (#1); Roland Jupiter-80; Mackie 1202VLZ4: IEMs or Traynor K4 Home: Hammond SK Pro 73; Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue; Yamaha S70XS (#2); Wurlitzer 200A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmaxx Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! A 1000 blessings upon you. There doesn't seem to be a way to access the interview, but I am feeling a bit more optimistic that my memory may not be faltering as much as I had thought. I'll keep my fingers crossed that maybe someone around here has been holding onto those vintage mags and can validate the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 A few people here have great collections of some of the old issues. You just might get lucky.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piktor Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 There is no mention of jet propulsion labs in that article. I don't know if attaching pds of the article is cool, but let's see.1095.pdf1096.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I'm willing to put my hand up and say that the anti-gravy claim is at best apocryphal Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmaxx Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Uffda. Thanks for sharing the article. I sincerely appreciate all of the effort. I honestly have no idea where I could have come up with the whole zero-gravity part of the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I sincerely appreciate all of the effort. I honestly have no idea where I could have come up with the whole zero-gravity part of the story. Possibly some matter displacement vectoring from the Space X liftoff. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Uffda. Thanks for sharing the article. I sincerely appreciate all of the effort. I honestly have no idea where I could have come up with the whole zero-gravity part of the story. Well I can understand it given some of the amazing stuff DLR used to do Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmaxx Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Possibly some matter displacement vectoring from the Space X liftoff. I've been telling this story for years now, so there would definitely have to be (or have been) some displacement along the Time continuum as well. Well I can understand it given some of the amazing stuff DLR used to do About a week ago I got some serious push back on this from a friend who reminded me that he was pretty serious student of the martial arts back in the day. Maybe I'll try and reach out to Brett himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Possibly some matter displacement vectoring from the Space X liftoff. I've been telling this story for years now, so there would definitely have to be (or have been) some displacement along the Time continuum as well. Well I can understand it given some of the amazing stuff DLR used to do About a week ago I got some serious push back on this from a friend who reminded me that he was pretty serious student of the martial arts back in the day. Maybe I'll try and reach out to Brett himself. Just so you know I've attempted contact with Brett to ask him on the podcast as a guest - will let you know if he responds Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmaxx Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Please do let us all know if you get in touch with him. He seems like a relatively cool guy, considering the stages he's played on over the years. I would think that regardless of whether or not he was actually involved in some kind of anti-gravity research before his DLR days, he might find the whole idea pretty amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I'm close friends with Brett - I'll ping him about this thread and see if he's interested in checking it out. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfloydcramer Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 In the late to mid 80's there was a magazine that tried to compete with Keyboard, that had a similar name (Keyboard Player?). I used to get it at my local music store, it was oriented towards intermediate, gigging musicians. This magazine did have an article on Tuggle that mentioned his scientific research. It also included a solo piano transcription of a blues shuffle by him. Search engines don't have anything about that magazine, except for 2-3 images of a publication named "Keyboard Player", with no one featured that I remember. I do remember that one of the last issues of it had Cecil Taylor on the cover, which meant they had abandoned their original focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfloydcramer Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I'm close friends with Brett - I'll ping him about this thread and see if he's interested in checking it out. Jerry Please see if he remembers a write-up in the magazine I described, that included his solo piano blues shuffle (Brett's Blues). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 He said he'd try to come here to check in with you all. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 In the late to mid 80's there was a magazine that tried to compete with Keyboard, that had a similar name (Keyboard Player?). I used to get it at my local music store, it was oriented towards intermediate, gigging musicians. This magazine did have an article on Tuggle that mentioned his scientific research. It also included a solo piano transcription of a blues shuffle by him. Search engines don't have anything about that magazine, except for 2-3 images of a publication named "Keyboard Player", with no one featured that I remember. I do remember that one of the last issues of it had Cecil Taylor on the cover, which meant they had abandoned their original focus. Maybe you're thinking of Keyboard World? IIRC, it was published by the same company as (wait for itâ¦) Guitar World. I might have the first issue, whichever one it was it had Eddie Van Halen on the cover. [Checks bookshelf] I have three issues, it was originally called Keyboard World (July 1988) then changed to Modern Keyboard and I have October 1988 and January 1989. Guess who was in the last issue I have? (I'll post the rest of the images in another post) For all I know, these were the only three issues of the magazine. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 next three "scans"⦠Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 last page⦠Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Oops, there was a fourth issue on my shelf, March 1989. I can't find anything online about it, so I can't be sure when it stopped publishing. I might have been picking it up at the campus bookstore, so life might have taken me away from it if there were more issues. What's blowing me away is how many of the featured players are gone. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piktor Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Good job Joe. I'm pretty sure that I have those issues too. I wonder if your wife looks at your "archives" in the same way that my wife looks at mine. I might have to leave it all to to Eric Doucet in my will. ð Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Good job Joe. I'm pretty sure that I have those issues too. I wonder if your wife looks at your "archives" in the same way that my wife looks at mine. I might have to leave it all to to Eric Doucet in my will. ð It's on the Internet now, so no takesies-backsies! Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piktor Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Good job Joe. I'm pretty sure that I have those issues too. I wonder if your wife looks at your "archives" in the same way that my wife looks at mine. I might have to leave it all to to Eric Doucet in my will. ð It's on the Internet now, so no takesies-backsies! ð Forty years worth of Keyboard mags - a treasure trove of useful information about Steve Porcaro playing keys with Gary Wright, Rick Wakeman's Birotron, MIDI on the Atari, SCSI drives and the Yamaha CX5M music computer. Actually, in every issue there is something that is still useful and relevant, including historical info about Brett Tuggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 He said he'd try to come here to check in with you all. Jerry Hey Jerry, David H and I both had the same idea independently of each other and asked him if he"d like to be a guest on the Keyboard Chronicles Podcast via Facebook (his website link is broken). I doubt if he"s seen the messages but we think he"d make a great guest. If you"re a good mate of his any encouragement you could provide him to swim with the Australian sharks would be much appreciated! Cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmaxx Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Joe Muscara you rock! You all rock! This forum is the best! Gratitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfloydcramer Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 In the late to mid 80's there was a magazine that tried to compete with Keyboard, that had a similar name (Keyboard Player?). I used to get it at my local music store, it was oriented towards intermediate, gigging musicians. This magazine did have an article on Tuggle that mentioned his scientific research. It also included a solo piano transcription of a blues shuffle by him. Search engines don't have anything about that magazine, except for 2-3 images of a publication named "Keyboard Player", with no one featured that I remember. I do remember that one of the last issues of it had Cecil Taylor on the cover, which meant they had abandoned their original focus. Maybe you're thinking of Keyboard World? IIRC, it was published by the same company as (wait for itâ¦) Guitar World. I might have the first issue, whichever one it was it had Eddie Van Halen on the cover. [Checks bookshelf] I have three issues, it was originally called Keyboard World (July 1988) then changed to Modern Keyboard and I have October 1988 and January 1989. Guess who was in the last issue I have? (I'll post the rest of the images in another post) For all I know, these were the only three issues of the magazine. Yep, that's it. I remember one of the issues having a transcription of the organ solo in Roundabout, another one covering the synth riff to 1999. It was all good, useable info. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Good job Joe. I'm pretty sure that I have those issues too. I wonder if your wife looks at your "archives" in the same way that my wife looks at mine. I might have to leave it all to to Eric Doucet in my will. ð He's already in mine, but he has to update his visa and all that to come get them. My wife doesn't even think about the mags. In fact, the few years of Bass Player on the shelf are hers⦠Yep, that's it. I remember one of the issues having a transcription of the organ solo in Roundabout, another one covering the synth riff to 1999. It was all good, useable info. Great work! It's been forever since I looked at them. They weren't bad. Lots of great interviews. In fact, I might move them up next to the Keyboard mags to be a handier reference, since Keyboard aren't getting added to anymore. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Good job Joe. I'm pretty sure that I have those issues too. I wonder if your wife looks at your "archives" in the same way that my wife looks at mine. I might have to leave it all to to Eric Doucet in my will. ð It's on the Internet now, so no takesies-backsies! ð Forty years worth of Keyboard mags - a treasure trove of useful information about Steve Porcaro playing keys with Gary Wright, Rick Wakeman's Birotron, MIDI on the Atari, SCSI drives and the Yamaha CX5M music computer. Actually, in every issue there is something that is still useful and relevant, including historical info about Brett Tuggle. I haven't looked at any of these issues in years. But pulling out that April 87 edition and seeing the full spread double page DX7IIFD...I'm having GAS Flashback! All those therapy sessions - shot to hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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