My TD webpages are all setup with pretty easy navigation organization.
You'll find that everything is all linked neatly together which follows my:
~TD playlist~
Believe it or not...
This ~TD fan homepage~ has been right
here in one varied form or another since
August 1st, 2001 ~lol~
The one and only...
There is *no* substitute!
First is the cover shot for the "Risky Business" Japanese
program brochure. Next comes a fabulous find one of the
beautiful color pictures (this a collage) from "Laserium --
The Cosmic Laser Concert." It's a tri-fold color program
brochure given out during the North American Concert
Tour back in 1977. Lastly, back to my first TD love "Risky
Business" a cropped shot of Joel and Lana from "Love on
a Real Train." Taken from the movie memorabilia Lobby
Card set which is just bloody fabulous...
~TD Unpublished Compositions~
~Tangerine Dream~
Simply click on the link above to check *us* out!
Be sure to also check out the Tadream digital tree... 
Tadream REDBOOK CD cover artwork
"Tangerine Tree #2" ~preview~ cover artwork
Tadream REDBOOK CD preview artwork
"Tangerine Tree #2" ~download~ cover artwork
Tadream REDBOOK CD download artwork
"Tangerine Tree #3" ~download~ cover artwork
Tadream REDBOOK CD download artwork
Many thanks goes to "Joe, Maff & Morgan"
for hosting all of the above download info
and of course all of the talented graphic
artists contributing their expertise too!
A special thanks goes to mastermind "Heiko" for
creating this incredible TD tad-tree brainstorm! :-)
The official "Tadream Tree" diehard slogan is:
"Never sell or buy - trade freely"
Christoph Franke (top left)
Peter Baumann (center right)
& Edgar Froese (bottom left)
~live in concert performance!~
Be sure to check out the live concert photos from the
"Astoria Theater" held recently in London on February
15, 2003... Just click on the "TD logo" spinning below
for instant and immediate backstage diehard access... ;-)
"TD spinning logo"
(last updated March 5th).
From Dante's "La Divina Commedia."
"TD's Multimedia live concert archive gallery."
Want to see some pics from the previous
"Museumsinsel open-air festival?"
Then check out "Heiko Neumann's website."
And, also "Rainer Rutka's website."
...is now on the Internet!
The Tangerine Dream Worldwide Discography
Has been posted on the Net (August 3, 2001).
Just click on the links above or below...
Intro:
I love to write and what you see here is a lot of text all about one band which is
is very special to me. Of course that can only be Tangerine Dream! Within my
diehard mind eyes it's the greatest electronic musical band that has ever been,
will be, or could be. There is no second place, only 1st and that is TD's enduring
electronic musical legacy. May you all enjoy a sampling of my many TD stories,
thoughts, odes, mottoes and casual observations. There's plenty more yet to come
(always under *heavy* construction). I may not have the biggest TD collection in
the world, but it's certainly one *hell* of a lot... ~lol~
My Best Always,
Alan Benson
Berkeley, CA / USA
(~lifelong TD diehard~)
E-Mail (primary):
albenson@netzero.net
E-Mail (secondary):
marspolaris@netzero.net
Special Note:
For all my TD diehard friends out there in the Internet wonderland: The WCAB legal
and rehabilitation took almost three bloody years out of my life, etc. Hence, in April
2001 (Sheesh! ~lol~) I'm finally beginning to slowly patch everything back together...
So, please just bear with me a bit longer and kindly remember
"Al's TD mottoes"
#3, #12 & #19.
Supplemental Note:
This text was formally in my ~Marspolaris~ "About Me" page on eBay (my handle
there). So, here you'll see many references to it. Keep in mind that I've not updated
my personal Tangerine Dream Collection (TDC) in well over six years (all of the
word text files, etc.). So, I'll probably start with the addition of my analogue TD
~live~ concert cassette tapes and then on to my mutiple published works of TD.
Undoubtedly, this latter entry will take awhile! ~lol~ Besides, I'll learn a lot about
about HTML in the process and I'll be thinking about my overall design (want to
have a full section category of what I've written on a variety of TD subjects with
links to all of them). Lastly, it's just like diehard collecting -- a continued work
in progress -- that will take a lot of bloody time... ;-)
Upcoming special TD premier previews:
My brother, David, has got a nice color scanner and I hope to tie in some really cool
TD jpeg's that have never seen the light of day! (some super color shots from the SIR
Theater Hollywood show, July 12, '95). Also, a beautiful six page color brochure of
the Laserium show (Cosmic Laser Concert) which was circulated circa 1977 (in con-
junction with "Stratosfear" the North American Tour). Plus, a TD-ton of other stuff.
As, I wouldn't want to spoil the diehard surprise -- now would I? ~lol~ Lastly, only
a few of you have actually seen me. So, at long last my ugly mug throughout the years
presented in a few choice renditions. ~ROFL~ I'll attempt to bring this all together
when I can make a web of links to the various TD webpages that I'm creating. As,
for a complete list of all my TD junk... That surely can wait (It's lots of work and I
will be busy as a bee -- as ol' Al won't stop till he's a TD diehard webpage master
wanna be!). ~LMAO~ So, stay *tuned* gang!
Technical (update) notes:
I won't keep a long running lists of techie notes here... Just the
basics of what I've currently upgraded, added, fixed, modified
or changed recently, etc. Also, cleaned up the homepage a bit
by moving the bulk of my
"Tech Updates" to its new sub-page.
This includes the snippets of my ~Arrg~ complaints (when my
putter was down), as well which has now all been moved (see
also Ed's little secret). Just click on the blue hyperlink above,
or on our cute smiley friend below and it will take you smack
dab right to the new Technical Updates sub-webpage...
(February 10th update):
It's a very long story... Just wanted everyone to know I'm
OK -- just had to go away for a spell. First, a few changes
in the pictures presented. You'll see above three new ones.
The 1st and 3rd are known, but the "Laserium Concert" is
a rare find (I've had it a long time). You'll find *two* more
given within these webpages (there are six in all). Also, I've
added a few new photos (jpegs). In "TD Thoughts, Stories,
& Mottoes" you can find the front cover shot from "Key-
board" magazine (April, 1981). It's placed just after the story
about my adventures at the Berkeley Community Theater back
in 1988. There you'll also find some original artwork. A nice
rendition of a TD logo (art by Craig Peterson). Finally, you
can see the original press photo from "Sorcerer" and this is
located at the bottom of the "Analogue section."
PS: I almost bloody forgot... Somewhere is a new bonus pic
from "Risky Business." MUM is the always the word with me
and I ain't saying where it is or what it is. ~lol~ Good hunting...
Just a note:
This TD personal webpage was last updated on February 10, 2004 (GMT is - 08:00
hours PDT). Now don't get too excited. ~lol~ I'll let *you* know when there's a
major change! Presently I'm doing a lot of *tweaking* to my TD website (literally
tons of little stuff). OK -- you can *wink* now... My first attempt to create the
multiple web of links. Enjoy!
Postscript:
As soon as I bloody figure out how to insert a jpeg. ~lol~
I'll load up a scan of my Ventura Theater (November 9,
2001) TD concert ticket! :-) BTW: Pictures that are not
labeled are from the TDI homepage website (a few being
from eBay TD sellers and TD diehards not identified yet).
Credits for the TDI pictures belong to Monique Froese
and Jim Rakete (now credited what I could). Please let
me know if I overlooked you and one is yours... :-)
Hehehe... Now that wasn't too hard! ~lol~
(scan credit: one of my TD pals - Scott Webster)
Al's
~TD diehard~
guestbook
"What is Ed ('Fuerteventura') thinking about?"
(Hint: Think Mr. Stuntman!)
~lol~
(photo credit: Monique Froese)
