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urban.spaceman

urban.spaceman

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Neil Innes, aged 75.

 

I grew up on Python and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 30 years after they were around, and celebrated them proudly to the bemusement of my friends, who were into modern stuff. After a few years of this I converted many of my mates into becoming fans, seeing the Bonzos reunion shows and listing to them on repeat for hours.

 

This one hurts.


RIP.

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MC Prussian

MC Prussian

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2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Neil Innes, aged 75.

 

I grew up on Python and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 30 years after they were around, and celebrated them proudly to the bemusement of my friends, who were into modern stuff. After a few years of this I converted many of my mates into becoming fans, seeing the Bonzos reunion shows and listing to them on repeat for hours.

 

This one hurts.


RIP.

Oh man, that's a hard one to take. R.I.P.

 

I remember Innes from Rutland Weekend Television, a Monty Python spinoff created by him and Eric Idle. Funny, quirky, special.

Guy was a very underrated songwriter, The Rutles a very good Beatles parody.

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Free Falling Foxes

Free Falling Foxes

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4 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Neil Innes, aged 75.

 

I grew up on Python and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 30 years after they were around, and celebrated them proudly to the bemusement of my friends, who were into modern stuff. After a few years of this I converted many of my mates into becoming fans, seeing the Bonzos reunion shows and listing to them on repeat for hours.

 

This one hurts.


RIP.

Played one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. https://youtu.be/nkQ0tpQmobc

 

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urban.spaceman

urban.spaceman

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3 hours ago, MC Prussian said:

Oh man, that's a hard one to take. R.I.P.

 

I remember Innes from Rutland Weekend Television, a Monty Python spinoff created by him and Eric Idle. Funny, quirky, special.

Guy was a very underrated songwriter, The Rutles a very good Beatles parody.

Must admit I was never into the Rutles that much, probably because it wasn’t as accessible as the Pythons and the Bonzos when I was growing up. Not sure. I did see the Bonzos at the O2 about 4 years ago and they played a few Rutles songs that I recognised. 

1 hour ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Played one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. https://youtu.be/nkQ0tpQmobc

I saw the Bonzos at the Astoria in around 2008; they’d had a 40th anniversary tour about 2 years before then made a new album Stephen Fry, Ade Edmonson and Phill Jupitus. For the Astoria show they only had Edmonson as Fry was out of the country and Jupitus was in a show on the West End. Edmonson, naturally, was dressed as a parrot for most of it. 
 

Halfway through the gig, after they’d already played I’m The Urban Spaceman (Innes introduced it as their medley of “hit”), they had a special guest. The show Jupitus was in had an interval, so they put him in a car to get straight down to the Astoria, literally wheeled him on stage like Hannibal Lector, to perform Canyons Of My Mind and Big Shot, before he had to go back. 
 

Honestly one of my favourite ever gigs. The Bonzos were absolutely legendary. 

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Parafox

Parafox

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2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Must admit I was never into the Rutles that much, probably because it wasn’t as accessible as the Pythons and the Bonzos when I was growing up. Not sure. I did see the Bonzos at the O2 about 4 years ago and they played a few Rutles songs that I recognised. 

I saw the Bonzos at the Astoria in around 2008; they’d had a 40th anniversary tour about 2 years before then made a new album Stephen Fry, Ade Edmonson and Phill Jupitus. For the Astoria show they only had Edmonson as Fry was out of the country and Jupitus was in a show on the West End. Edmonson, naturally, was dressed as a parrot for most of it. 
 

Halfway through the gig, after they’d already played I’m The Urban Spaceman (Innes introduced it as their medley of “hit”), they had a special guest. The show Jupitus was in had an interval, so they put him in a car to get straight down to the Astoria, literally wheeled him on stage like Hannibal Lector, to perform Canyons Of My Mind and Big Shot, before he had to go back. 
 

Honestly one of my favourite ever gigs. The Bonzos were absolutely legendary. 

I remember the BDDDB from my youth and finding them very funny in a quite strange way. "The Urban Spaceman" would probably be their most recognised song. The nose flute...

Just watched "Canyons of my Mind" on YouTube which had me in tears of laughter again after 40 years.

If you have an interest in musical satire, check them out. Particularly "Death Cab For Cutie". Sends up blues and early rock and roll a-la Elvis brilliantly. Not to mention "Intro and Outro". Brilliant.

RIP Innes. He was not just the 7th Python, he was an inspired satirist.

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urban.spaceman

urban.spaceman

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2 hours ago, Parafox said:

I remember the BDDDB from my youth and finding them very funny in a quite strange way. "The Urban Spaceman" would probably be their most recognised song. The nose flute...

Just watched "Canyons of my Mind" on YouTube which had me in tears of laughter again after 40 years.

If you have an interest in musical satire, check them out. Particularly "Death Cab For Cutie". Sends up blues and early rock and roll a-la Elvis brilliantly. Not to mention "Intro and Outro". Brilliant.

RIP Innes. He was not just the 7th Python, he was an inspired satirist.

I’ve been telling my mates for 15 years that it I died before them, I want the following 3 songs played at my funeral:

 


All classics, but the latter one especially has been on my mind lately - my sister’s about to have her first kid and I’ve been telling her I want a ukulele for my birthday so I can learn how to play Jollity Farm on it, because “I’m going to be that sort of uncle”. 
 

Very sad day, but at least I know what I’m putting on tomorrow’s NYE playlist. 

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Free Falling Foxes

Free Falling Foxes

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9 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

I’ve been telling my mates for 15 years that it I died before them, I want the following 3 songs played at my funeral:

 


All classics, but the latter one especially has been on my mind lately - my sister’s about to have her first kid and I’ve been telling her I want a ukulele for my birthday so I can learn how to play Jollity Farm on it, because “I’m going to be that sort of uncle”. 
 

Very sad day, but at least I know what I’m putting on tomorrow’s NYE playlist. 

I used to play Jollity Farm at my children's birthday parties. :D

For my funeral I have asked for another Bonzo classic:

https://youtu.be/Kh8vNouUj2g

 

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Facecloth

Facecloth

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According to Twitter June Whitfield died again on Sunday. Seeing as she died on the 29th of December 2018 too, you'd think she'd be more careful this time.

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Crinklyfox

Crinklyfox

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20 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Neil Innes, aged 75.

 

I grew up on Python and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 30 years after they were around, and celebrated them proudly to the bemusement of my friends, who were into modern stuff. After a few years of this I converted many of my mates into becoming fans, seeing the Bonzos reunion shows and listing to them on repeat for hours.

 

This one hurts.


RIP.

I saw the Bonzos 45 years ago.  Still remember the roar from the audience when Vivian Stanshall staggered back onto stage after the gig, grabbed the mike and said 'I used  to be a big shot....'

 

Truly a unique band.  I'll be raising a glass to Neil Innes tonight and after a couple will listen to the song below.

 

 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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1 hour ago, String fellow said:

10,000 koalas in Australia - the world's leading coal exporter.

When will the idiots that control the world take global warming seriously?

When the folks that elect them (in the case of countries that actually have elections) take it seriously too.

 

Not yet, apparently - despite all the signs.

General Smuts

General Smuts

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On ‎29‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 02:25, General Smuts said:

I’ve had mine written on a bit of paper since early December and have managed to lose that bit of paper. So a bunch of new guesses:

 

1. Heather Locklear

2. Jade Goody’s Mum

3. Linda Nolan

4. Leah Bracknell

5. Valerie Harper

 

U40 - Aaron Carter

Did I win again?

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