From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V10 #138 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Monday, June 13 2005 Volume 10 : Number 138 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] (very) Bitter Sweet ["Duncan Watkins" ] RE: [AVALON] (very) Bitter Sweet ["Andrew Shearer" ] RE: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version ["Bermudez" ] Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version ["Christian H. Soetem] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:10:17 +0100 From: "Duncan Watkins" Subject: Re: [AVALON] (very) Bitter Sweet Just returned from the IOW (late yesterday)- interested to read the comments-my first festival - never met quite so many 'laid back' people in my life! I was quite excited pre-show- mainly at the thought that so many new 'younger' people were going to get to hear what a great band Roxy were - -sadly it wasn't to be. My thoughts................ Set list-too few hits for a 'non-Roxy' audience, Dance Away, Avalon & I know not Roxy but Let's stick together' were needed -desperately! Travis started their show with a huge hit and got the crowd on their side straight away. Roxy only got going in the last few songs. A song for europe: colins intro is now far too long, my only love: chris speddings new solo is awful compared too the previous one which was brilliant, Tara:just doesn't work anymore, people at the festival all started talking, In every dreamhome: start section too slow and long seemed to take forever to get to '....blew my mind'.............Where was 'Bogus Man'- would have worked well. I thought Phil, Andy and Julia were superb, everybody else seemed to be having an off day! Bit of a scuffle with Otis and a few yobs during the Feeder show-but he seemed fine during the Roxy set a bit later. On the plus side most people there were too out of it to remember much about anything the next day! KoKo was fantastic a real high as a Roxy fan of 30+years, IOW was not- just such a wasted opportunity! Regards, Duncan. > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:35:20 +0100 From: Jane Fraser Subject: [AVALON] (very) Bitter Sweet > On 13 Jun 2005, at 12:10, Duncan Watkins wrote: > >> Bit of a scuffle with Otis and a few yobs during the Feeder show-but >> he >> seemed fine during the Roxy set a bit later. > > What a pity he's getting only bad press everywhere. My experience was > quite different. We spoke to him before KoKo and found him quiet, > polite, patient and charming and during and after the show I didn't > see him do anything wrong. > > Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:09:26 +0000 From: "Andrew Shearer" Subject: RE: [AVALON] (very) Bitter Sweet Indeed, Jane my experience was that he was polite etc on Wednesday night, even got a beer off him (and that was after I said I didn't agree with fox hunting). If there was a scuffle at IOW, you don't know how much he might have been picked on. Andrew >From: Jane Fraser >To: avalon@smoe.org >Subject: [AVALON] (very) Bitter Sweet >Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:35:20 +0100 > >>On 13 Jun 2005, at 12:10, Duncan Watkins wrote: >> >>>Bit of a scuffle with Otis and a few yobs during the Feeder show-but he >>>seemed fine during the Roxy set a bit later. >> >>What a pity he's getting only bad press everywhere. My experience was >>quite different. We spoke to him before KoKo and found him quiet, polite, >>patient and charming and during and after the show I didn't see him do >>anything wrong. >> >>Jane > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:03:44 GMT From: Keith Mackenzie-ingle Subject: [AVALON] Sunday Times piece Check out Jeremy Clarkson's piece in The Sunday Times 12/VI/05, he seems to see something in Bryan's dancing we've missed all these years! With regards Otis at Koko, as I posted on TGPT's forum, he may have kept himself to himself, but his pissed, yahoo Henry mates were a bloody nuisance down the front! Stabbs MacKenzie ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:08:43 EDT From: LottieStreeter2@cs.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: avalon-digest V10 #137 > And while the "perfect companion" for him - Kate Bush - has been dropping > hints for about fifteen years that she wants to do a duet with him, HEAR, HEAR!!!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:20:11 +0000 From: "Andrew Shearer" Subject: RE: [AVALON] IOW (very) Bitter Sweet.. & how times change One other thing.... I only just remembered, earlier in the day the vj's / commentators were talking about the day's forthcoming events and instead of introducing Roxy playing later just said "Oh I hear Otis Ferry's dad's playing later!" Strangley gut wrenching and amusing at the same time. Regards, Andrew ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:32:30 +0100 From: LeonardThomson@HBOSplc.com Subject: [AVALON] Roxy heard .... Whilst waiting to be connected to an operator on a bank helpline today, I was treated to Tara !!!! Regards, Len P.S. - Whilst in agreement with most that the IOW highlights were not worth waiting up for, how many of you rushed out the next day for a copy of 'Your Mother Has A P*nis' ?????? !!!!!!!!!!! - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HBOS plc, Registered in Scotland No. SC218813. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. HBOS plc is a holding company, subsidiaries of which are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:19:59 -0400 From: jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] "I always wanted to do TIOW like Hendrix but couldn't quite pull it off" You know, I really like festivals - not that I've done more than one before, and that was in 1902 seeing the Stones and 10CC at Knebworth. There's something about dust bowl fields in the height of hay fever season, and going to the lav after 30,000 other people and being given the opportunity to examine a shoal of little brown fish, that you just can't turn down. That, and the queuing for beer, only to find you have to queue somewhere else first to buy beer tokens. And the fact that there's probably only one or two (if you're lucky) names on the bill you want to see. But that's all part of the charm of festival life - and I had a fabulous day. So much so, that if anyone I remotely like is booked for next year I'm coming back. There's a wonderful quaintness about having to get on a ferry and disembark at a rickety old pier you hope won't fall into the sea like a rotten borough, just to get to a gig. After checking in to our Isle of White castle, and shoveling down the prerequisite scampi and chips, it was off to the festival and a yomp to the site in time to hear Ray Davies serenading a Lazy Sunday Afternoon. Then the familiar dog barking guitar of All Day and All of the Night had the audience singing along. Festivals demand sing alongs, or anything remotely with a danceable beat, preferably late into the evening when everyone is well and truly bladdered. Maybe this is where Roxy fell down in part. Pete Doherty disappointed everyone by not dying onstage. That can be the only reason there is any interest in him. I was particularly looking forward to Goldie Looking Chain, a Welsh rap band - which is genius in itself. As I said, what you need is a good old sing along, so join in everyone to Your Mother's got a Penis and Fuck You too Alicia Keys. We wondered around in the sunshine and by some miracle or other managed to bump into the only other people we knew were attending, including Otis Ferry in his free Siren t-shirt by the concession stand mouthing "18 quid for that load of tat!" Well, maybe that was us. The programme however, is beautifully designed and a real keep sake (#7, for all you ebay watchers). Feeder went down really well with the crowd and then eventually Roxy took to the stage. Not much to add to Reecey post really. The over riding bass was the killer, drowning out all sound of Andy and Phil. Guitarist no 3 didn't get a look in for the second time in two weeks and Guy Pratt, major session musician that he may be, really needs to brush up on his Roxy runs more. But I couldn't help watching TGPT on the big screens. He was murdering those drums, the power he puts into a performance is frightening. He is the Popeye of the percussive world. I hate to imagine where that drunk would have ended up if TGPT had given him a right hook. But the biggest let down for me, was that rock's original grumpy old man Mozzer had been replaced by Reecey - no sorry, I mean Travis. I have no interest in Why Does It Always Rain On Me - maybe because you are a bunch of dreary miserable wet buggers. So off to the fun of the fair and chinese noodles for us. On the way home we devised a new game to play to keep us amused during these Roxy touring days, I'll start it off in a new thread. Please feel free to join in - we could have money spinner on our hands! Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:22:15 -0400 From: jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] IOW (very) Bitter Sweet.. & how times change Oh, and I've just remembered that Goldie Looking Chain said "Hope you enjoy the rest of the day, there's Feeder, Travis and some other band". Obviously not a big influence on them then?! - -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Shearer To: avalon@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:20:11 +0000 Subject: RE: [AVALON] IOW (very) Bitter Sweet.. & how times change One other thing.... I only just remembered, earlier in the day the vj's / commentators were talking about the day's forthcoming events and instead of introducing Roxy playing later just said "Oh I hear Otis Ferry's dad's playing later!" Strangley gut wrenching and amusing at the same time. Regards, Andrew ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:12:14 EDT From: Stevesiren@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Mr. Otis Regrets... In a message dated 13/06/2005 14:14:37 GMT Standard Time, shearerandrew@hotmail.com writes: Indeed, Jane my experience was that he was polite etc on Wednesday night, even got a beer off him (and that was after I said I didn't agree with fox hunting). If there was a scuffle at IOW, you don't know how much he might have been picked on. Katie Siren (18) spent a considerable amount of time trying to chat up Otis at the koko, Her opening line of "Are you Otis Ferry" didn't go down to well but he did treat her politely, even answering a series of banal questions about his dad. Of course I don't usually approve of my daughter behaving like a brazen hussey, but i had visions of Bryan, Otis & myself out on a stag night in Newcastle singing "Prarie Rose" at the top of our drunken voices whilst staggering out of a kebab shop... Oh well..... Steve np "Beatles Please Come Back".... Gigi Parker & The Lonelies ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:01:55 -0400 From: jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for them? If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in new ways. Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I suspect, some band members might find it more amusing than others. My suggestion: Swap instruments. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:18:41 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Ok, here's mine: Scrap everything and do the opposite. In a message dated 13/06/2005 18:07:45 GMT Daylight Time, jocelynfiske@aol.com writes: My suggestion: Swap instruments. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:21:17 -0400 From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Quoting "" : > >From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes > Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. > > As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment > regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for > them? > If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. > If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in > new ways. > > Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: > If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive > one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I suspect, > some band members might find it more amusing than others. > > My suggestion: > Swap instruments. Embrace randomness fully and take the Elvis Costello Napoleon Dynamite "Spinning Songbook" approach. Then we could still carp about the set list, but in different ways every night, so the list could play Oblique Strategies too. Colleen ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:31:54 +0200 From: "Han Snijders" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Play it backward (southdowns?) - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:01 PM Subject: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes > Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. > > As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment > regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for > them? > If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. > If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in > new ways. > > Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: > If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive > one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I > suspect, some band members might find it more amusing than others. > > My suggestion: > Swap instruments. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:33:48 +0100 From: "Nigel Hollis" Subject: [AVALON] Roxy and Magic Just returned back to reality after a hectic few days away combining both Roxy Music at Camden and Roxy Magic playing in the midlands. KoKo was a great gig and I was enjoying it immensely but half way through due to my continued poor vision of the band (down to the usual ignorance of some fans who, although being taller than those they push in front of do so regardless), I moved to the rear of the crowd, found a niche spot and decided my viewing was much better, the temperature much cooler and plenty of room if I so wished, to throw around the middle age spread with reckless abandon (formerly known as "dancing"). Just at the end of the gig Otis Ferry walks past me and I casually said "Hi Otis, I really don`t like fox hunting but it`s a civil liberties issue so ultimately I have to support you". "Quite" was his reply and off he went with his freinds. Next minute he re-appears, complete with a box of canned lager and promptly thrusts one in my hand - well I`m thinking, perhaps I am the only one who hasn`t given him some "stick" all night perhaps! Nice gesture though for whatever reason. My highlight though, like most people here I think, was Pyjamerama. Prairie Rose as a set list inclusion surprised me somewhat, not a personal favourite but pleased to hear anything different. The Bogus Man was great to hear live as well for the first time ever for me. One comment - I see there has been for`s and against the dancing girls - I could not envisage BEB at the very least without them. Only Roxy can carry this off and in the setting of that venue with all the red decor etc it reminded me of the Moulin Rouge perhaps, and completely in character. For me Roxy would never quite be the same without them. So next day off to see Roxy Magic in Nuneaton. This is not a forum to promote a tribute band but I have to say they are very, very impressive. I last saw them in Bristol and was impressed then, but they have improved tremendously. I take Roxy Music seriously, but I also now take Roxy Magic as fun seriously at the same time and they deserve it. Mark posted the set list and band members so nothing more to say except each member of the band is so professional,. has obviously worked very hard and dedicated to recreating the Roxy sound and I am amazed how good they are. In fact, I was sent a Magic promo disc a few months back and when I arrived home last Friday the first thing I did was to throw it in the bin. Boys you need an upgraded promo disc urgently. I then decided on Saturday to drive back to Stafford to see them at the Jackeroo club as if I wasn`t to be at the IOW, I certainly knew where the second best place to be was, and, having read Reecey`s post on the IOW venue, I have to say that I think I made the right choice in this particular instance. Watching the "highlights" my first comment was the pace at which LITD was being played at - you can`t "troll down town" at 90mph Mr Ferry. I have always considered LITD to be sleazy and the pace of the song should always reflect this. Anyway roll on Amsterdam, sure they will be on form I hope to see all the people that I missed in Camden Regards to all, N. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:37:33 +0100 From: Jane Fraser Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version On 13 Jun 2005, at 18:01, jocelynfiske@aol.com wrote: > My suggestion: > Swap instruments. Get the dancers to sing - oops, sorry that's been done hasn't it !! Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:37:06 +0100 From: Jane Fraser Subject: Re: [AVALON] Sunday Times piece On 13 Jun 2005, at 15:03, Keith Mackenzie-ingle wrote: > his pissed, yahoo Henry mates were a bloody nuisance down the front! The same could well have been said about us - and no doubt was in some quarters! Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:44:42 +0100 From: "Bermudez" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Oh, that's easy "Let Paul Choose The Next Song" - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jocelynfiske@aol.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 6:02 PM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for them? If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in new ways. Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I suspect, some band members might find it more amusing than others. My suggestion: Swap instruments. ________________________________________________________________________ ___ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:33:09 +0100 From: "Bermudez" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Oh, that's easy "Let Paul Choose The Next Song" - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jocelynfiske@aol.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 6:02 PM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for them? If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in new ways. Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I suspect, some band members might find it more amusing than others. My suggestion: Swap instruments. ________________________________________________________________________ ___ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:49:43 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Roxy and Magic In a message dated 13/06/2005 18:36:42 GMT Daylight Time, nigelhollis@europeanmarine.co.uk writes: (down to the usual ignorance of some fans who, although being taller than those they push in front of do so regardless) Unlike the tall fans who had queued and waited for a good four hours. J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:50:34 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Or get the singer to dance? J In a message dated 13/06/2005 18:41:57 GMT Daylight Time, janeandal@talk21.com writes: Get the dancers to sing - oops, sorry that's been done hasn't it !! Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:03:31 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version At 13.01 -0400 05-06-13, jocelynfiske@aol.com wrote: >Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: And for those of you that unlike me don't own it: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=sv-se&q=Oblique+Strategies&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 there are several versions online. I used got: Is the information correct? - -- Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:06:25 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version At 13.21 -0400 05-06-13, Colleen Matan wrote: >Embrace randomness fully and take the Elvis Costello Napoleon >Dynamite "Spinning >Songbook" approach. Jackson Browne has also done this, taken requests playing solo. >Then we could still carp about the set list, but in different ways >every night, >so the list could play Oblique Strategies too. The trouble is, Roxy has never improvised much in their life and rehearsing some 80 songs is a bit too much for the back-up band. The already play my fave, Dreamhome, but you would request Nightingale, would you not Colleen? - -- Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:29:29 +0200 From: "Christian H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Oh yes, and I've got another one: Think of which song you're expected to play. Don't play it. CHS > From: KWil632057@aol.com > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:18:41 EDT > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > > Ok, here's mine: > > Scrap everything and do the opposite. > > > In a message dated 13/06/2005 18:07:45 GMT Daylight Time, > jocelynfiske@aol.com writes: > > My suggestion: > Swap instruments. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:31:46 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version First, let Andrew from Chi Town do the stage lighting. Jocelyn, you handle press relations. Bill Mac act as RM's personal chauffeur, but in not a Hummer. Daniel, Johnny, J O'B select the play lists. Han, Anton, Ivor, Christian, Simon and Jas are responsible for the sound system and agree to share any developing trees. TGPT MUST be given full credit due with a place front and center. Colleen and Chris equally share responsibility in keeping all, including the band, in proper working order, lest there be descent into CHAOS. Second. Every song played will be 2:30 and 4:45 minutes long. Third, and this is the truly fun part: Blindfold Mr. Ferry, spin him around while "Spin Me Round" opens the show, place four 'velcro point' darts into his hand and aim him in the direction of the crowd. He throws the darts, and, voila, those stuck are immediately taken on stage - drafted to be the 'dancers' for the evening. - Oh, Johnny, those Roxy girls would make perfect security, too (always knew there was a mean streak in those fantastic fanatics;). That could be entertaining! ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:58:57 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version First, let Andrew from Chi Town do the stage lighting. Jocelyn, you handle press relations. Bill Mac act as RM's personal chauffeur, but not in a Hummer. Daniel, Johnny, J O'B select the play lists. Han, Anton, Ivor, Christian, Simon and Jas are responsible for the sound system and agree to share any developing trees. TGPT MUST be given full credit due with a place front and center. Colleen and Chris equally share responsibility in keeping all, including the band, in proper working order, lest there be descent into CHAOS. Second. Every song played will be 2:30 and 4:45 minutes long. Third, and this is the truly fun part: Blindfold Mr. Ferry, spin him around while "Spin Me Round" opens the show, place four 'velcro point' darts into his hand and aim him in the direction of the crowd. He throws the darts, and, voila, those stuck are immediately taken on stage - drafted to be the 'dancers' for the evening. - Oh, Johnny, those Roxy girls would make perfect security, too (always knew there was a mean streak in those fantastic fanatics;). That could be entertaining! ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:29:23 +0200 From: "Christian H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Er sorry, think my 1st one didn't get through. You didn't want to read it anyway? So here it is: This is mine: Leave out the backing vocalists on the next track. CHS > From: jocelynfiske@aol.com > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:01:55 -0400 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > > From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes > Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. > > As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment > regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for them? > If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. > If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in new > ways. > > Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: > If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive > one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I suspect, > some band members might find it more amusing than others. > > My suggestion: > Swap instruments. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:32:38 +0000 From: "Andrew Shearer" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Stay together but change the name of the band. Regards, Andrew ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:33:51 +0200 From: "mvsleen" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version How about: Play nothing but covers of Beatles songs! Michiel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian H. Soetemann" To: Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > Oh yes, and I've got another one: > > Think of which song you're expected to play. Don't play it. > > CHS > >> From: KWil632057@aol.com >> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:18:41 EDT >> To: avalon@smoe.org >> Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version >> >> Ok, here's mine: >> >> Scrap everything and do the opposite. >> >> >> In a message dated 13/06/2005 18:07:45 GMT Daylight Time, >> jocelynfiske@aol.com writes: >> >> My suggestion: >> Swap instruments. >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:24:37 -0400 From: "krnchse" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Have Peter Tosh spend a couple of weeks with Colin Good to loosen him up before the next tour. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:48:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Johnny Reece Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Play two whole Albums, from start to finish, in two separate sets. Reecey... . . - --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out! ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:09:03 +0200 From: "mvsleen" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version A truly brilliant idea, Andrew! And perhaps some other modifications as well? Plastic surgery has evolved tremendously these days. We could have them sing The Beatles... and BE the Beatles!!! Michiel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Shearer" To: Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > Stay together but change the name of the band. > > Regards, > > Andrew > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:22:13 EDT From: InterEireann@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version How about playing FYP as the first song and walking off to it ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:16:11 +0200 From: "mvsleen" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version Sounds lika a short concert to me. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > How about playing FYP as the first song and walking off to it > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:36:09 +0100 From: Bahi Para Subject: [AVALON] Caught Between My copy of the new Eno album - Another Day on Earth - arrived today. It's a collection os songs that I've played only a couple of times so far: all it says to me right now is "Play me again". (That's usually a really good sign.) On a song called Caught Between, Brian does Bryan - the usually crisp and clear voice sounding more weary, emotive and and textured, the mannerisms pure Ferry, with a slight breaking of the voice on the high notes and a softness, a vagueness in the formation of the words. Consonants are softened and vowels are warbled... http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=616932005 >He laughs. "That wasn't my intention but I'm flattered by the >comparison. Bryan is a great singer." B ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:07:31 +0200 From: "Christian H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version This is mine: Leave out the backing vocalists on the next track. CHS > From: jocelynfiske@aol.com > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:01:55 -0400 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] Oblique Strategies the Touring Version > > From the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of banal ideas comes > Oblique Strategies The Touring Version, a game all the family can play. > > As we've all been having a "I wish they had" "I wish they hadn't " moment > regarding the Koko and IOW Roxy gigs, why not shake up the whole mix for them? > If Eno can't be there in person, let's put him there in spirit. > If there's no new material to be showcased, let's revisit the old stuff in new > ways. > > Come on folks, let's play Oblique Strategies: > If we have enough suggestions, I will attempt to put together an exclusive > one-off pack and present it to the band somewhere down the line, I suspect, > some band members might find it more amusing than others. > > My suggestion: > Swap instruments. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V10 #138 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest