The Encyclopedia Project: 'P' & 'Q'
To my complete lack of surprise, the letter 'P' was nearly double the letter 'O'. The letter 'P' also hit the rare trifecta of having one each of a really good band (Pylon), a really terrible band (Pablo Cruise and, most excitingly, a band I couldn't find it the library anywhere. That last artist was P.J. Proby, who I could not find anywhere except in the title to a Van Morrison song, which I did play.
I'm throwing in the letter 'Q' as well because I recognized every single artist that was covered in its scant six pages, from Suzi Quatro to Quiet Riot.
11/25 - Augustus Pablo, &Pablo Cruise, Graham Parker
12/02 - The Penguins, Pentangle, Pete Rock & CL Smooth
12/09 - Peter & Gordon, Pay Peterson, Phranc
12/16 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, PM Dawn, Poco
12/23 - Prefab Sprout, Maxi Priest, *PJ Proby
12/30 - ATLANTA
1/06 - Psychic TV, +Pylon, Gerry Rafferty
The letter 'R' has 52 pages, so I expect to take it to February 14 and the third anniversary of this project! I had once estimated based on 'A' & 'B' that this would take more than four years, and that still seems correct. This would give us a completion date some time in Summer 2020.
122 weeks of music
154 total weeks
17 letters, 798 pages (71.2% of 1110 pages)
366 bands
+Unusually good bands: 27 (7.4%)
&Unusually terrible bands: 8 (2.2%)
*Could not be found in the library: 7 (1.9%)
Missed shows: 32 total:
-- 23 for travel (14.9% of total weeks)
-- 7 for radio station override
-- 1 intentional choice on my part
-- 1 for forgetting to prep
Longest Letter: 'B' - 18 weeks, 54 bands
Shortest Letter: 'Q' - 0 weeks, 0 bands.
I'm throwing in the letter 'Q' as well because I recognized every single artist that was covered in its scant six pages, from Suzi Quatro to Quiet Riot.
11/25 - Augustus Pablo, &Pablo Cruise, Graham Parker
12/02 - The Penguins, Pentangle, Pete Rock & CL Smooth
12/09 - Peter & Gordon, Pay Peterson, Phranc
12/16 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, PM Dawn, Poco
12/23 - Prefab Sprout, Maxi Priest, *PJ Proby
12/30 - ATLANTA
1/06 - Psychic TV, +Pylon, Gerry Rafferty
The letter 'R' has 52 pages, so I expect to take it to February 14 and the third anniversary of this project! I had once estimated based on 'A' & 'B' that this would take more than four years, and that still seems correct. This would give us a completion date some time in Summer 2020.
122 weeks of music
154 total weeks
17 letters, 798 pages (71.2% of 1110 pages)
366 bands
+Unusually good bands: 27 (7.4%)
&Unusually terrible bands: 8 (2.2%)
*Could not be found in the library: 7 (1.9%)
Missed shows: 32 total:
-- 23 for travel (14.9% of total weeks)
-- 7 for radio station override
-- 1 intentional choice on my part
-- 1 for forgetting to prep
Longest Letter: 'B' - 18 weeks, 54 bands
Shortest Letter: 'Q' - 0 weeks, 0 bands.