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Charlie in Dayton

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Robert Moog has passed away.

You know this was a man with a real sense of humor -- his website for his electronic musical instruments is www.bigbriar.com, and some of his newer pieces of equipment were self-nicknamed 'moogerfoogers'...there is a charitable foundation in his memory for advancement of electronic music.

I remember away back when, when Wendy (then Walter) Carlos' albums The Well-Tempered Synthesizer and Switched-on Bach were the cutting edge.

Bob Moog's influence on music was revolutionary, and will continue as long as music and electricity exist.

The Big Briar is dead...long live the Big Briar!
 
I met Dr. Moog several years ago at a convention, and got to speak with him, one geek to the God Geek. Gracious, despite being about the 600th geek to accost him in a similar way, he was gentle, friendly, and perfectly willing to talk shop with a perfect stranger. He will be missed. :(
 
I always thought his name rhymed with the sound a cow makes, but according to this morning's paper, it rhymed with "vogue".
 
Yes, a major pillar of the musical and technical community.

(And it was pronounced like rogue)
 
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