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In reply to the discussion: I would appreciate some of DU's good vibes or [View all]LuckyCharms
(17,480 posts)26. All the best to George! Radar Love is one of my favorites.
Hang tough, George!
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I'm so sorry I didn't see your reply to SheltieLover's very old message when you posted it last month, after
highplainsdem
Dec 2023
#138
Same here re Golden Earring and "Twilight Zone." Fell in love with the band
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#17
Damn, what a tragedy. Thanks for bringing him to our attention... good thoughts en route!
Karadeniz
Jun 2022
#9
Sending good vibes out to The Universe for George. Hopefully, the progression will be slow
LoisB
Jun 2022
#24
Thank you! I keep praying for the same thing, that there's time for a successful treatment
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#29
Thanks, LuckyCharms! "Radar Love" is about telepathy, and they've done at
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#30
Re that speeding ticket: It's a shame you weren't dealing with a cop like the
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#40
Mirage, George's new album with American singer/songwriter/guitarist Frank Carillo,
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#43
There's an article on George in the Dutch magazine Oor (Dutch for Ear), the oldest
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#45
George did another radio interview yesterday with classic-rock NPO Radio 5 in the
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#46
I don't know if it's just that we're hearing about it more, but it seems more musicians...
AZSkiffyGeek
Jul 2022
#47
Billboard article from late May on John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band:
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#48
I posted Golden Earring's stunning acoustic cover of the Byrds' "Eight Miles High" in
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#49
Thanks! It really is rough, and I can't offhand think of any other musician whose
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#54
George did another interview, this one with Radio Veronica in the Netherlands,
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#55
Another interview/update + a good review of his new album with Frank Carillo.
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#56
As I mentioned in reply 57 above, I found out that the magazine subscription service Readly
highplainsdem
Jul 2022
#58
Ran across an interview IN ENGLISH with George Kooymans and Frank Carillo.
highplainsdem
Aug 2022
#60
There haven't been any new interviews or updates for a month. I'm not going to pretend this
highplainsdem
Aug 2022
#63
Finally ran across a new interview with George, a month and a half since the last ones. But
highplainsdem
Sep 2022
#64
No news - I wish there were some good news to post - but I wanted to link to
highplainsdem
Sep 2022
#66
George's former bandmate Boudewijn de Groot, as mentioned in reply 69 above,
highplainsdem
Nov 2022
#73
I've finally found some info on how George contributed to Boudewijn de Groot's new album,
highplainsdem
Nov 2022
#74
The demo George did of that song co-written with Boudewijn WILL be released
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#96
George was in the news again today, but not because of his health or his recent music. The lead
highplainsdem
Nov 2022
#79
I was really happy this morning to discover there was a new podcast about
highplainsdem
Nov 2022
#80
I keep running across more info on artists whose careers George has helped,
highplainsdem
Dec 2022
#82
I was checking Google for any news of George and found a New Year's message his friend and
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#87
Google is usually pretty reliable, including when you narrow search results to
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#88
Great article on Boudewijn's latest album (which George helped him with, as
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#89
Article IN ENGLISH - with new photos - about George being made an honorary citizen
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#90
Linking to a separate, much shorter thread I posted 5 days ago about the honorary-citizen award that
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#91
News this morning of a Golden Earring reunion that will take place next week:
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#92
The first single from the third, unreleased Vreemde Kostgangers album is out, new music
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#95
Another release from the upcoming VK album. George singing about his Strat.
highplainsdem
Feb 2023
#97
Another review of the new single, "Fender Strat" - this one from a Dutch site:
highplainsdem
Feb 2023
#98
Today is George's 75th birthday. I hope he's having as good a day as possible, surrounded
highplainsdem
Mar 2023
#100
A new interview with George's VK bandmate Boudewijn de Groot has some great comments on
highplainsdem
Mar 2023
#101
There's a new, fairly long interview with George, with lots of photos, in the
highplainsdem
Mar 2023
#102
Story today on the Dutch newspaper site Ad.nl about a tribute concert for
highplainsdem
Mar 2023
#111
George's new Vreemde Kostgangers album is #1 on the Dutch vinyl albums chart, #2 on
highplainsdem
Mar 2023
#112
Thanks, Cadfael! And kudos to your cool mom for introducing you to great
highplainsdem
Mar 2023
#114
Thread in Music Appreciation about Bojoura, the singer whose career George
highplainsdem
Apr 2023
#117
Golden Earring were back in the Top Ten on the Dutch charts, the chart for vinyl albums
highplainsdem
May 2023
#118
Thanks, Debbie! I haven't been able to find any very recent news via Google or
highplainsdem
May 2023
#121
Found an interesting March 1974 article on Golden Earring yesterday, one
highplainsdem
Jul 2023
#125
I mentioned Cesar's 75th birthday last month in the reply above. Omroep West, the Dutch broadcaster
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#127
Sadly, the tribute concert scheduled for October, first mentioned here in reply 111
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#128
highplaindem.I will continue to send good wishes and vibes. I am sorry this is happening. You are a
debm55
Aug 2023
#129
Thanks, Debbie! I was sorry to see that the tribute concert was postponed, and the
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#130
Videos of two recent appearances by the other members of Golden Earring,
highplainsdem
Sep 2023
#131
There was a great interview with Boudewijn de Groot mentioning George in a
highplainsdem
Oct 2023
#132
Kicking after editing the OP because some web pages I'd linked to about Ernie Wallengren, a friend who
highplainsdem
Nov 2023
#133
Just discovered there's now a fundraiser for ALS, mentioning George, via the website of NPO3 radio in the Netherlands.
highplainsdem
Nov 2023
#136
Thank you, highplainsdem. You a tireless person working for a cause that will one day have a cure.
debm55
Dec 2023
#139
Two of George's Golden Earring bandmates, bassist Rinus and drummer Cesar, took part in a Queen tribute
highplainsdem
Feb 2024
#140