My OperaConnections
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:22:17 AM
It's odd how the mind works.
Back in the mid 50s a guy called Lonnie Donegan made a record called 'Rock Island line' and inspired half the youth of Britain to buy an accoustic guitar, dig out an old washboard, or nail a broom handle to a tea-chest, and start singing skiffle.
Three of those so inspired were called John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, who met in a skiffle group called The Quarrymen (That's also the name of a bunch of Morris Dancers, but I digress yet again...), and went on to form The Beatles. You've probably heard of them.
The Beatles launched a mad search for other British talent, and for a while almost anyone could get a record contract, as long as they called the talent scout "Whack."
Amongst these discoveries was a band called The Rolling Stones, who are still performing today, and indeed they have just added a new British date to their tour calendar.
In other words, if Lonnie Donegan hadn't made that record half a century ago, I wouldn't have had to sit through that danged interview with Mick Jagger on the radio this morning.
I think I may be turning into my dad.
Back in the mid 50s a guy called Lonnie Donegan made a record called 'Rock Island line' and inspired half the youth of Britain to buy an accoustic guitar, dig out an old washboard, or nail a broom handle to a tea-chest, and start singing skiffle.
Three of those so inspired were called John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, who met in a skiffle group called The Quarrymen (That's also the name of a bunch of Morris Dancers, but I digress yet again...), and went on to form The Beatles. You've probably heard of them.
The Beatles launched a mad search for other British talent, and for a while almost anyone could get a record contract, as long as they called the talent scout "Whack."
Amongst these discoveries was a band called The Rolling Stones, who are still performing today, and indeed they have just added a new British date to their tour calendar.
In other words, if Lonnie Donegan hadn't made that record half a century ago, I wouldn't have had to sit through that danged interview with Mick Jagger on the radio this morning.
I think I may be turning into my dad.
Dark FurieFurie # Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:49:15 AM
Deke # Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:59:32 AM
Dark FurieFurie # Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:31:32 PM
The first time was seeing a scantily clad girl on a Saturday night and only thinking how cold she must be.
Deke # Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:37:50 PM
I was going to say I don't believe that could ever happen to me, but thinking on it...
A year or so ago I took out one of those 'Subscribe to Maxim for free' thingies. It seemed to me that by doing this I was supporting the page I found the ad on, and hey, if all those girls wanted to take their clothes off just for me, who was I to disappoint them? I felt it was my duty I tell you!
They've just written to ask if I'd like to subscribe for real now and it occurs to me that I haven't even looked at the last three they sent. One of them's still in its wrapper.
I guess I won't be subscribing then...
Dark FurieFurie # Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:41:13 PM