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Remembering Rainer

 

In memory of Rainer B. (The Baron) on the anniversary of his journey to the celestial Human Highway.

Sept 30, 1964 to April 2, 2014

German physicist, administrator of Human Highway and Bad News Beat, dreamer, music aficionado, devoted Bayern futbol fan, quirky nerd with brilliant sense of humor, fierce friend and the perfect stranger, like a cross of himself and a fox.

“Every wave is new until it breaks”

 

 

 

 

Young does Q & A at SXSW

Photo: Pooneh Ghana/NME

Photo: Pooneh Ghana/NME

Wearing what has become his uniform of the day, Neil Young made a surprise appearance on Friday, March 19 at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

The singer-songwriter attended a special screening of his 1982 movie Human Highway at the Paramount Theatre and participated in a Q&A session after the film.
According to NME News, Young is quoted as saying about the film: “It has a life of it’s own. It refuses to die – we tried to kill it a couple of times,” said Young of the surreal movie, which was shown in a newly re-cut and re-mastered format. “It was never satisfying to look at, because I knew there was more than what we were seeing… I always wanted to make it what it could be.”
He wore a black hat, black leather jacket over a baggy black T-shirt, black pants, and what looks like a Native American medicine bag around his neck.
Of the band Devo, which appeared in the movie, Young said:

“They’re geniuses – they had something that was totally unique,” said Young yesterday. “When I met them I freaked out.”
Speaking about his work outside of music, he commented: “You’ve got to do other things, because just music is not enough.” He added that the new version of the movie, which includes previously unseen footage, will be touring film festivals throughout the year, before getting a DVD release. “I like people to look at it in the theatre – I like people to look at it with other people. I’m not a fan of the solitary art. I like to hear people react.”

Young to attend Human Highway screening at SXSW

Neil Young in Human HighwayNeil Young will be in Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 19 to attend a screening of his 1982 movie “Human Highway.”

According to Noise 11, “Human Highway” will screen at the Paramount on Congress at 5 p.m. in Austin and it will be followed by a Q & A session with Young himself.

Young starred in and co-directed with his friend Dean Stockwell the alternative-comedy, bizarre, eclectic movie that featured appearances by Young, Stockwell, Devo and Randy Hopper. In the movie Young sings “Hey, Hey, My, My” with Devo.

60s fold singer David Blue also made an appearance in the movie. He died shortly after in 1982.

The movie received poor reviews and was once released on VHS video but has not resurfaced yet on DVD or Blue-Ray.

(Maybe it will be on PONO)

Young plays Lionel Switch, a nerdy gas station attendant who dreams of being a rock star.

Source: http://www.noise11.com/news/neil-young-to-attend-human-highway-screening-at-sxsw-20150318

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place early each year in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987, and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year.

 

Human-Highway.org international gathering

Human-Highway.org t-shirt 2013

Our sister web-blog and mailing list Human-Highway.org will  — for the first time in about 16 years since its existence — have a gathering with Zumans from all over the world.

The happening will take place this 15-22 August 2013 at the beautiful scenery of Lake Superior in Minnesota in the resort of Lutsen. Hopefully, Neil and Crazy Horse will also come, now they have some days to rest.

You can follow our activities on the HH.org blog.

“Human Highway” – video

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Heart of Gold + Human Highway + Blowin in the Wind – Biarritz 2013

NY&CH_Human-Highway_Biarritz_2013

Setlist: bad-news-beat.org/2013human-highway-biarritz

Random Quote

\"(I) drove around the tarsands in my electric car viewing and experiencing
this unbelievable smell and toxicity in my throat — my eyes were
burning,\" he recalled. \"That started 25 miles away from the tarsands.
When I was in Fort Mac, it got more intense. My son, who has cerebral
palsy, has lung damage, (so) he was wearing a mask to keep the toxic
things in the air out of his lungs and make it easy for him to have
lungs after he left.\"

by -- Neil Young, Honor The Treaties 2014

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