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diff --git a/_assets/carbon14.png b/_assets/carbon14.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..028161e --- /dev/null +++ b/_assets/carbon14.png 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 Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..f610c9d --- /dev/null +++ b/_assets/me.jpg 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> <<a href="mailto:john.touhey@orange.fr">john.touhey@orange.fr</a>>. All rights reserved.<br /> +<p>Copyright (C) 2017 - {{ site.time | date: "%Y" }} <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}/">John Touhey</a> <<a href="mailto:john.touhey@orange.fr">john.touhey@orange.fr</a>>. All rights reserved.<br /> Website design by <a href="https://thomas.touhey.fr/">Thomas Touhey</a> <<a href="mailto:thomas@touhey.fr">thomas@touhey.fr</a>></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 @@ -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> |