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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Key to Science is Prog Rock (The Venture Bros)

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Date: 2010-04-24

Thanks Chris-
   I had to retrieve my copy of Roger Dean's excellent art book "Views" and re-live a bit of the '70s.  Page 130 shows Martyn's Retreat Pod, and Roger's pod-like Childrens Bed follows on page 134.  Pages of house designs followed that.  Mind-bending!
   Then there were his amazing watercolor posters....
 
   Hey, did he have any thoughts on the Mellotron?
 
   -Bruce D.


--- On Fri, 4/23/10, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Key to Science is Prog Rock (The Venture Bros)
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 11:48 PM

 
Number 2 sat in an Earo Arnio Ball chair.
 
The Egg Chair was a different designer (maybe Italian)
 
The retreat pod chair ( half of which appears in Clockwork Orange before the rape scene) was created by Martyn Dean - Roger Dean's brother who did all the Yes stage architecture.
 
Roger and I discussed this a some length during a recent weekend course / exhibit I attended.
 
(His business card is also very interesting! )
 
 

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 1:30 AM, Pomeroy RH Ranch <punchbowl4@earthlin k.net> wrote:
 
Didn't Number 2 always sit in one of those when interrogating Number 6....?
 
Loved the "Egg Chair"(but with windows?).  I remember the ones that had speakers planted in them.  $500 to $700 each in the mid '70's.  I believe Roger Dean even designed one.  Phaaaaar Out!
 
   -Bruce D.