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-rw-r--r--_assets/css/main.scss53
-rw-r--r--_assets/me.jpgbin0 -> 400441 bytes
-rw-r--r--_bio_notes.txt76
-rw-r--r--_layouts/default.html8
-rw-r--r--biography.md104
-rw-r--r--index.md8
-rw-r--r--paintings.md4
8 files changed, 120 insertions, 133 deletions
diff --git a/_assets/carbon14.png b/_assets/carbon14.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..028161e
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diff --git a/_assets/css/main.scss b/_assets/css/main.scss
index ef6ce31..6bce5bf 100644
--- a/_assets/css/main.scss
+++ b/_assets/css/main.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body {
width: 100%;
max-width: 840px;
margin: 10px auto 50px;
- padding: 20px 20px 10px;
+ padding: 20px 20px;
background-color: white;
}
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ body {
width: 20%;
float: left;
vertical-align: top;
- margin-right: 10px;
+ background-color: #F5F5F5;
}
.side .picture {
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ body {
height: auto;
}
+.side-content {
+ padding: 2px;
+}
+
nav ul {
list-style-type: none;
padding: 0;
@@ -49,13 +53,16 @@ nav li:before {
content: "— ";
}
-.content {
+.content-wrapper {
width: 100%;
padding-left: 20%;
text-align: justify;
+ background-color: #F5F5F5;
}
-.content-wrapper {
+.content-subwrapper {
padding-left: 10px;
+ background-color: white;
+ overflow: auto;
}
footer {
@@ -64,16 +71,18 @@ footer {
}
footer p {
- font-size: 12px;
+ font-size: 10px;
+ margin-bottom: 0;
+ padding-bottom: 0;
}
-@media (max-width: 600px) {
+@media print, (max-width: 600px) {
.side {
position: static;
width: 100%;
float: none;
- padding-left: 10px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
+ background-color: #FAFAFA;
}
.side .picture, .side-content {
display: inline-block;
@@ -84,8 +93,9 @@ footer p {
}
.side-content {
margin-top: 10px;
+ padding: 0;
}
-.content {
+.content-wrapper, .content-subwrapper {
padding-left: 0;
}
}
@@ -109,6 +119,10 @@ hr {
line-height: 1;
border: none;
border-top: 1px solid black;
+ margin-left: 10px;
+}
+.content-wrapper hr {
+ margin-left: 0;
}
blockquote {
@@ -123,6 +137,7 @@ blockquote {
width: 100%;
height: 0;
padding-bottom: 56%;
+ margin: 40px 0 10px;
}
.video_wrapper iframe {
@@ -136,13 +151,35 @@ blockquote {
}
.content img {
+ display: block;
+ margin-left: auto;
+ margin-right: auto;
max-height: 300px;
}
+.content .hi {
+ max-width: 95%;
+ max-height: none;
+}
+
+.content .aside {
+ float: right;
+ margin: 5px 10px;
+ margin-right: 0;
+}
.content .gallery img {
display: inline-block;
+ margin-left: default;
+ margin-right: default;
max-height: 250px;
}
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+.content .aside {
+ margin: 5px auto;
+ float: none;
+}
+}
+
a, a:visited, a:hover, a:active {
color: #2E9AFE;
text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/_assets/me.jpg b/_assets/me.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f610c9d
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+++ b/_assets/me.jpg
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diff --git a/_bio_notes.txt b/_bio_notes.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c26579..0000000
--- a/_bio_notes.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-(Roy bought the microphone and things)
-
-
-
-"Silver Zodiac" from 1973 until 1976, used to practice at a youth club,
-looking for a guitarist, they were impressed because J. told "I played the
-guitar", playing in pubs.
-
-- Base guitarist: David Andrews
-- Singer: Roy Beard
-- Guitar: You
-- Keyboards & Guitar: Brian Gamble
-- Various drummers: Malcolm Guest, Phil Black, Reg ("Rej", as in Reginald)
-
-Split up in early 1976 (24/01), because of musical differences: Brian,
-Reg and John wanted to continue covers, and Roy and Dave wanted to make
-original music.
-
-Became "Mantis" (original songs, wrote "You Fly Blind, ...", Roy'
-influence :p), play at biker's club, jams, custom fuzz boxes in tin boxes,
-never used to play normally, kick the box on stage until it started working.
-Used to have no money because all spent on beer in cigarets. Wild.
-
-- Singer: Roy Beard
-- Guitarist: Roger Pierce
-- Guitar: you
-- Base guitarist: David Andrews
-- Keyboards: Ernie
-
-Hazard already existed (Mick's group, Mick sex symbol), knew somebody from
-someone close (Dave Brown), met with Mick, introduced Kim to Mick (Phil was
-already playing with them). Interested in recording, small output music-wise.
-He was interested in the studio-side, he organized concerts.
-
-Robert Reed new manager, put all of the money.
-Concert hall "Corn Exchange" (biggest), had to hire PA system and the
-hall (400 people), didn't cover the expenses.
-John left soon after in 1981, Tim new guitarist, STB recorded. Didn't
-last long before the group split up.
-
-Almost 21 when they had their last concert, John was invited on stage and
-was really drunk and did terribly (split up).
-
-Hazard from 1978 to 1981
-
-- Guitar & Singer: Mick Venning
-- Base guitar: Kim Hayward
-- Guitar (sang one or two, "The Prophet"): you
-- Drummer: Phil Blackwell
-
-Record project, vinyl, tried to get a record contract, own material.
-Island records.
-
-Carbon Fourteen (one gig, concert)
-- Guitar & Singing: Richard Longstuff
-- Base guitar: David Horn
-- Guitar: you
-- Keyboard: Steve Dye
-- Drummer: Steve Law
-
-(Secrets with Terry Cubberley, he was from the backing group of Hazard,
-bass guitarist)
-(other guitarist is Bing, flamengo guitarist, Malcom, animal drummer,
-they formed a group)
-
-Heavier (met with a guy, not the style we have on the label).
-
-Charlotte's Party (pop). Two days party at Matt's, playing music.
-Began in 1984, ended when Matt was 18 (probably 1985), ended
-because of studies.
-Last tape is "Tomorrow...". (also see Spacewards)
-- Base guitar: Matthew Steinberg
-- Singer & flute: Charlotte Ellis
-- Keyboard: Dave Kendall
-- Drums: Paul Creswell (died at 30 :<)
-- Guitars: you
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 5d1d8b5..9ef849e 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
<li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/biography.html">Biography</a></li>
<li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/paintings.html">Paintings</a></li>
</ul></nav></div></div>
-<section class="content"><div class="content-wrapper">
+<section class="content-wrapper"><div class="content-subwrapper">
<h2>{% if page.layout == "post" %}{{ page.date | date_to_string }}: {% endif %}{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }}{% else %}About myself{% endif %}</h2>
<hr />
+<div class="content">
{{ content }}
-
-</div></section>
+</div></div></section>
<hr /><footer>
-<p>Copyright (C) 2017 - {{ site.time | date: "%Y" }} <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}/">John Touhey</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:john.touhey@orange.fr">john.touhey@orange.fr</a>&gt;. All rights reserved.<br />
+<p>Copyright (C) 2017 - {{ site.time | date: "%Y" }} <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}/">John Touhey</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:john.touhey@orange.fr">john.touhey@orange.fr</a>&gt;. All&nbsp;rights&nbsp;reserved.<br />
Website design by <a href="https://thomas.touhey.fr/">Thomas Touhey</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:thomas@touhey.fr">thomas@touhey.fr</a>&gt;</p>
</footer>
</div></body></html>
diff --git a/biography.md b/biography.md
index f43812e..392a70f 100644
--- a/biography.md
+++ b/biography.md
@@ -2,66 +2,90 @@
layout: default
title: Biography
---
-_This biography has been written by John himself, but by his son, who started_
-_writing this shortly after he had found old tapes in the loft._
+_This biography has been written not by John himself, but by his son, who_
+_started writing this shortly after he had found old tapes in the loft._
I was born in 1960 in Duxford, near Cambridge, in Great Britain.
-I started learning the guitar when I was 13, in 1973. I told Roy Beard,
-a friend of mine, I was playing the guitar, and he invited me to play in
-the group he was running at the time, “_Silver Zodiac_”.
-We only did covers. <say more about the style>
-
-I practiced there until 1976, when the group split up because of musical
-disagreements <schisms?>: a part of the group, including me, wanted to
-continue the covers, and the other part did not. We formed a group named
-“_Mantis_”, and used to play at biker's clubs and in jams.
+I started learning the guitar when I was 13, in 1973, and used to practice
+at a youth club. I told Roy Beard, a friend of mine, I was playing the guitar,
+and he invited me to play in the group he was running at the time,
+“_Silver Zodiac_”. The group was composed of him on vocals, David Andrews
+on bass guitar, Brian Gamble on keyboards and guitar, and me on rhythm and
+lead guitar. We had a few drummers: Malcom Guest, Phil Blackwell, and Reg.
+We only did covers.
+
+In 1976 (on January, 24th), the group split up because our opinions had
+diverged: one part of the group, including me and Roy, wanted to write our
+own songs, while the other part did not. We formed another group, named
+“_Mantis_”, composed of Roy on vocals, Roger Pierce and me on guitars,
+David Andrews on bass guitar, and Ernie on keyboards.
+
+We used to play at biker's clubs and in jams. Our style was quite mad,
+we never used to play normally: we used custom fuzz boxes in tin boxes, kicked
+the box on stage until it started working and had no money because we spent
+it all on beer and cigarettes.
In 1978, a friend of mine, Dave Brown, introduced me to Mick Venning, who
-used to manage a band called “_Hazard_”. Mick was mainly interested in
-the studio-side, recording and organizing concerts. I stayed in the band
-until 1981, when the band played in the [Cambridge Corn Exchange][cornex].
-
-[...]
-
-I started going in the [Duxford Workshop][duxwks], where you could turn up
-and learn to play an instrument for free, in <1980???>. At the time, it was
-run by <???> Steinberg. I used to give lessons there, and played as well.
-I even played [Gravy Train's Tolpuddle Episode][tolpud] once, half on
-cassette, half live. I also met a lot of talented musicians there, such as
-Laurent <???> and Matthew Steinberg.
+used to manage a band called “_Hazard_”. The band was composed of Mick and me
+on guitars, him on vocals (I sang one or two as well), Kim Hayward,
+whom I introduced to Mick, on bass guitar, and Phil Blackwell on drums.
+Mick was mainly interested in the studio-side, recording and organizing
+concerts. The band also had a backing group named “_Secrets_” which, near
+the end, was composed of Bing, a flamengo guitarist, Malcolm on drums,
+and Terry Cubberley, a bass guitarist with whom I've also played a few
+songs with.
+
+We tried having a record contract with our own material with Island records,
+but failed. I stayed in the band until 1981, when the band played in the
+[Cambridge Corn Exchange][cornex] under the influence of its new manager and
+producer, Robert Reed. The band split up a little after.
+
+At that time, I had already started giving lessons and playing in the
+[Duxford Workshop][duxwks], where you could turn up and learn to play an
+instrument for free, since around 1980. At the time, it was run by Jonathan
+Steinberg. There, once, I even played
+[Gravy Train's Tolpuddle Episode][tolpud], half on cassette, half live.
+I also met a lot of talented musicians there, such as Laurent (with whom
+I formed “_Jazz Ripples_” in 1990) and Matthew Steinberg.
+
+{% asset carbon14.png class="aside" %}
+
+In around 1982, we formed a group for a gig, which we named
+“_Carbon Fourteen_”. It was made of Richard Longstaff and me on guitars,
+Richard on vocals, David Horn on bass guitar, Steve Dye on keyboard
+and Steve Law on drums.
In 1984, we had a two days party at Matthew Steinberg's, playing music:
-that's how “_Charlotte's Party_” started. I did the guitars. We also played
-on TV with that group:
+that's how “_Charlotte's Party_”, a pop group, started. I was on guitars,
+Matthew on bass guitar, Charlotte Ellis on vocals and flute,
+Dave Kendall on keyboard, and Paul Creswell on drums.
-{% youtube s-UC411IPJQ %}
+We also played on TV once with that group:
-[...]
+{% youtube s-UC411IPJQ %}
-From 1990 to <1992?>, with Laurent <???>, we had a group named
-“_Jazz Ripples_”. <what's the style exactly, and why??>
+That group ended in around 1985, when Matt turned 18, because of his and
+Charlotte's studies.
-[...]
+From 1990 to around 1992, with Laurent, whom I've met in Duxford's Workshop,
+we had a group named “_Jazz Ripples_”.
In May 1993, I moved to France with my wife — we weren't married until
-seven years later — to live in Paris. I had a few guitar lessons
-with a very talented guitarist named <???>.
+seven years later — to live in Paris.
+
+{% asset tordus_ninjazz.jpg class="aside" %}
In 1997, we bought a flat in Ris-Orangis, and I started going in
-Grigny's conservatoire <???>. In 1998, with people I met there,
-we formed a group named “Tordus Ninjazz”, and we played until around 2000.
-Our last concert was at the “Fête des vins” <???>.
+Grigny's conservatoire. In 1998, with people I met there,
+we formed a group named “_Tordus Ninjazz_”, and we played until around 2000.
+Our last concert was at a “_Fête des vins_”.
We moved to Brunoy in 2003, and continued doing concerts with my group
-until 2004~2005. <???>
-
-[...]
+until around 2005.
I started playing with [Smiles Davis][smdvis] in November 2015.
-[...]
-
[duxwks]: http://duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk/
[tolpud]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVliY-eZ6s8
[cornex]: https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/cornex
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 0ddc590..5315564 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
---
layout: default
---
-Hi! My name is **John Touhey**, and this is my website. Its main purpose
-is to share my artworks, and a few other things.
+{% asset me.jpg class="hi" %}
+
+Hi! I go by the name **John Touhey**, and this is my website. Its main purpose
+is to share my artworks, and a few other things. Please enjoy!
You can contact me through:
- my personal e-mail address, [john.touhey@orange.fr][mail];
- my [Facebook profile][fb].
-Have a good day!
-
[mail]: mailto:john.touhey@orange.fr
[fb]: https://www.facebook.com/john.touhey.75
diff --git a/paintings.md b/paintings.md
index 9e3f1b6..606c104 100644
--- a/paintings.md
+++ b/paintings.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
layout: default
title: Paintings
---
-I paint sometimes.
+<div class="gallery">
{% asset "paintings/2015-05-06 22.26.25.jpg" %}
{% asset "paintings/2015-06-17 21.49.36.jpg" %}
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ I paint sometimes.
{% asset paintings/IMG_20120411_191222.jpg %}
{% asset paintings/IMG_20120411_213623.jpg %}
{% asset paintings/IMG_20120619_214117.jpg %}
+
+</div>