ok all you queen lovers

[cuznjohn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd6qZS1_1aU

[spydaman60]

awesome john!

[mowin]

is it me, but at the end, did he appear to be blind?:dontknow:

[ARtraveler]

Good stuff. :yes::yes:

[cuznjohn]

is it me, but at the end, did he appear to be blind?:dontknow:

yes i think he is

[Deanna777]

Awesome video is he blind?
Deanna

[safecracker]

I also thought he was blind. Great video.

[Deer Slayer]

Good!:2thumbs:

[aeroshots]

Now that would wake one up in church.:clap:

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Awesome video is he blind?
Deanna
From info I found, yes, he has been blind from birth. His website: http://www.bertvandenbrink.com/

[briana26]

That's cool

[Bob Denman]

I'm not a fan of Queen's music...

...But this blind musician always made me want to move my feet! :thumbup:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SeLISb0xyg&feature=player_detailpage

[cuznjohn]

ok i am opening myself up to you people for kidding around but i don't care. i have been into the organ for years. wait check that, organ music, for years. years ago i had a friend named JOHNNY PICALOW,not sure of the spelling of his last name. he was a trained pianist and would play the church organ on Sundays. during the week he would practice at the church and if we wanted we could go with him. two of the priest were also into the music, so johnny would crank it up and play some cool tunes.
ok remember to hold back some of the great replies, and much as i would love to read and laugh about it, we have to remember what we say here

[Bob Denman]

Are there any videos available, of Johnny playing? nojoke

[cuznjohn]

no bob back then all we had were 8 mm film

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: NOW; you opened up the door! :D

And we all know what your 8mm films consisted of! :yikes:

[cuznjohn]

:shocked: NOW; you opened up the door! :D

And we all know what your 8mm films consisted of! :yikes:

got rid of them all when vhs came in lol

[Bob Denman]

So have you now upgraded to Blue-Ray??? :roflblack: :2thumbs:

[Pirate looks at --]

I'm not a fan of Queen's music...

...But this blind musician always made me want to move my feet! :thumbup:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SeLISb0xyg&feature=player_detailpage
Bob, I saw Johhny many times and he was not, too my knowledge, blind. He had very light sensitive eyes, but I never saw him helped out on stage and he moved like some one with sight. But you may know better than I. :banghead::banghead:

[Bob Denman]

VERY light sensitive; I agree...
But you're right; I'm not sure if he was totally blind or not.
(I just needed an excuse to post another song of his! :thumbup:)

EDIT: Legally Blind...

http://blindamericanmusicians.blogspot.com/

[SpyderCruiser]

Wow, that was pretty darn good, thanks for posting it. I grew up in Manhattan, and went to a Catholic school. Our church was Saint Monica's on 79 street between 1st and York avenue. This church had a huge pipe organ, the pipes was several story's high. I can still remember when the pipe organ hit the low notes the whole church would shake and you could feel it in your chest.


Would love to hear this guy play on that organ. Anyone drive their Spyder in Manhattan? Would love to take a trip up there and visit the old neighborhood.

[spydaman60]

Wow, that was pretty darn good, thanks for posting it. I grew up in Manhattan, and went to a Catholic school. Our church was Saint Monica's on 79 street between 1st and York avenue. This church had a huge pipe organ, the pipes was several story's high. I can still remember when the pipe organ hit the low notes the whole church would shake and you could feel it in your chest.


Would love to hear this guy play on that organ. Anyone drive their Spyder in Manhattan? Would love to take a trip up there and visit the old neighborhood.there's potholes in there that would eat a spyder up!! I wouldn't take mine in, but that's just me!!nojoke

[cuznjohn]

Wow, that was pretty darn good, thanks for posting it. I grew up in Manhattan, and went to a Catholic school. Our church was Saint Monica's on 79 street between 1st and York avenue. This church had a huge pipe organ, the pipes was several story's high. I can still remember when the pipe organ hit the low notes the whole church would shake and you could feel it in your chest.


Would love to hear this guy play on that organ. Anyone drive their Spyder in Manhattan? Would love to take a trip up there and visit the old neighborhood.

small world, i grew up on 2 nd ave. between 109 and 110streets, and our church was saint anns

[Bob Denman]

there's potholes in there that would eat a spyder up!! I wouldn't take mine in, but that's just me!!nojoke
:shocked: I wouldn't take an Abrams tank through there, but that's just me! :D

[pegasus1300]

Not a fan of Queen but I am of the Pipe Organ.Thanks for posting that, I like that version.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

For all you pipe organ fans: If you're not already listening to it, tune into Pipe Dreams on your local public radio station, if it's on their schedule. Lot of good music on it played on organs from all around the country and world.