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Posted at April 27, 2006, 6:00 pm: I hope it's ok to post this here. Tim Blake is one of the great synth pioneers and he's made much use of the MiniMoog, so he's very relevant to this group. Tim had a serious car accident a couple of years ago, so serious that he effectively died at the crash site and was revived through the skilled medical attention he fortunately received. It's taken a long time to recover enough to be playing concerts again, but he had the last of the metalwork removed from his legs last year and was able to put in a great performance at Glastonbury Assembly Rooms soon after. He's due to play a couple of concerts in Britain this Summer, but he may not be able to: Tim's been charged with `Involuntary Homicide' in connection with the crash. This is despite the fact that the other driver - who died - was drunk, had bald tyres, and narrowly missed another car before crashing into Tim's car. Tim was in court recently and is due in court again on May 18th, when he may be sentenced. The sentence is likely to be ten months in prison plus an eight month suspended sentence. It seems like an absurd situation. Tim was basically unlucky enough to be in the wrong place - in the car the other driver died after colliding with. He's suffered considerable hardship as a result and he's trying to get his life and his career as a musician back together. The only thing they seem to be able to find against him is that he had a small quantity of cannabis in his bloodstream. This was from two weeks prior to the accident and there's no reason why it should have affected his driving. In court they seemed to seize on this, and they also appeared to resent his being English. He intends to appeal if convicted on May 18th, naturally, but legal representation doesn't come without a cost, so there's an appeal being set up to raise money. Further details can be found on the Planet Gong website at http://www.planetgong.co.uk/ Links to individual threads don't seem to work on that site, but if you enter the forums and choose the first section there's a discussion of the accident called Dark Times .... Tim Blake's Court Case - Threat Of Prison Sentence and also a thread about the appeal. Alternatively PM me for further details. As well as being a great synth musician, Tim's a really nice guy and all the circumstances of this case suggest he's being made a scapegoat and punished for something that wasn't his fault when he's already suffered considerably because of it. I feel I should add that I've chosen to mention this here because I'm already an active member of this group and because it's possible that people here know Tim's music. I haven't been asked to post here by Tim or anyone connected with the appeal. Original of the message was taken from http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/ Replies:This breaks my heart.I think Tim's actually from Hammersmith, London, originally, though he... Hello there, a very sad story unfair for someone who is a legend in ... I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Blake and playing on the same bill s... The accident actually happened in France - my apologies, I forgot to m... Just to clarify the situation re Tim's EMS synthesisers, the pair of S... Thanks for that. Just checking my records and I have a photo of the Crystal Machine. Other Topics of Moog Music:Moog Source - Powers up wont go out of hold mode + big humElectric Blue finish Envelope Generator Placing the ruddy thing on a keyboard stand Anyone else using a Tonelab to plug direct to board? Voyager cabinents ? Lost Etherwave Transformer and Connection What's the name of that book? voyager issue or user problem? technical help! Calling all OPUS 3 Owners Adventures In Analog Synthesis question about aftertouch fix Looking For A Synth Programmer MF101 and MF102, good combo? Stairway to Moog! Bee Gees Songs w/ Moog Synths little phatty DIY coolness enhancer Any suggestions for better expression pedals? if you could change 1 thing about the LP Save master settings / Local keyboard off ??? Realistic Concertmate, MG-1 for sale. liner or exponential glide LFO sweep in Murf w/ Expression Pedal Do you think it's possible to mod the MF-101? Has anyone? Lowpass Filter versus Ring Modulator Frequency at +7 sharp MF-105B Question CP-251 build quality??? Soundtower Voyager Editor on Mac Intels? Etherwave is humming? advice please What should be purchased next? Future of Moog Music? my Source is being weird. any way to convert audio into FM suitable CV signal? Voyager "Demo" Click on attack normal? Playing Live - Very Strange Voyager Behavious Sawtooth LFO share your moogerfooger rack setups! |