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Nothing could be more of a bummer than to attend a reunion of Iron Butterfly or Procul Harum or Steppenwolf or even the Cowsills and look on in horror as the members collapse on stage from heat or fatigue or excessively tight leather pants.

Rockers Too Far Up the Stairway to Heaven Joe Queenan 2011

The piece kicks off with that shtick of the dancers warming up on stage, which always looks horribly self-conscious, and then Petronio wanders on in a Captain Birdseye costume – designed by the artist and photographer Cindy Sherman – and delivers lines from Procul Harum's 1969 hit "A Salty Dog" in a growly, pseudo-meaningful kind of way.

Stephen Petronio Company; Onegin – review Luke Jennings 2010

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum takes me back to summer school at St. George's in 1967 listening to WBZ out of Boston as I struggled with math homework.

Question of the Day 2009

When he died, Gary Brooker, from the band Procul Harem, performed at his funeral.

Five People Born on March 11 | myFiveBest 2010

An obvious bestselling example was Procul Harum's single 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', which included an introduction based on Bach and some magnificently pretentious lyrics...

Archive 2008-04-01 2008

Let genius still wield the creative wand, but in the wide domain of art, over his grotto alone be it written, _Procul o procul este profani_.

The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

These lines were written on "the Minster of Morwenna," May, 1840, and appeared in the _British Magazine_ under the anonymous name _Procul_.

Notes and Queries, Number 219, January 7, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Various

Let him guard his treasures as things too sacred for commerce, and say, _Procul, o procul este, profani_, to all who may attempt by bribery and corruption to drag them from their legitimate shelves.

The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton

"Gentlemen," said Winthrop, "ye be both in the right, _Procul dubio_, it becomes us, of all men, to apparel ourselves in a sober manner, as thus protesting against the foolish vanities of the world, and yet is it in some sort a burden, to be required to change the fashion of our garments."

The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance John Turvill Adams

To keep people out he has built round his domain a high wall, on which is graven his motto -- "Procul este profani."

The Longest Journey 1924