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avalon-digest       Thursday, November 24 2011       Volume 15 : Number 242



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  RE: [AVALON] A good read for Xmas (slightly on-topic)  [Andrew Shearer <sh]

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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:15:13 +0000
From: Andrew Shearer <shearerandrew@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [AVALON] A good read for Xmas (slightly on-topic)

I have fond memories of seeing them performing "Top of The Pops" on Top of The
Pops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM3f-pRidnU

Thanks Lee.




Andrew



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Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic


> To: avalon@smoe.org
> Subject: [AVALON] A good read for Xmas (slightly on-topic)
> From: leesullivanart@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:27:22 -0500
>
> Hi Folks
>
> In case anyone is stuck for a Christmas present idea for music loving
friends
> or just want a treat for yourselves, I unreservedly recommend the book 'The
> Rhythm Method' by Nicky Forbes - aka 'Rocky Rhythm' - drummer of the
excellent
> band The Revillos, the later, longer-serving and undeservedly overlooked
> incarnation of The Rezillos.
>
> His well-written, very funny, utterly ghastly and ultimately strangely
moving
> account of life on the road with a fun band in the 80s which never quite
> 'made-it' is a great read. It's also an instructive 'learn from my
mistakes'
> account of the pitfalls for young people starting out and - perhaps - how
to
> avoid them; a recognisable story to anyone who's been in a band and - for
> anyone who wishes they'd been in a band - packed with reasons why you
should
> be happy that you weren't!
>
> You don't even need to be familiar with the band or music to get full
> enjoyment of it; it's the process of struggle; near fame; rising egos;
> collapsing moral fibre and health and coming to terms with loss of much of
the
> aforementioned which makes it so fascinating.
>
> It also features a tiny anecdote concerning TGPT, who was once nearly a
> Revillo, but . . . well, you'll have to read the book :)
>
> I inadvertently bought direct from the author, and you can do the same on
> Amazon or direct from his own site. It's cheaper, personally signed and the
> team that produced it (independently) get more of the dosh. And no, I'm not
on
> a retainer.
>
>
> The direct Revillos link:
>
> http://www.revillos.co.uk/rhythm/
>
>
> or if you must use Amazon, the link:
>
>
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aag/main?ie=UTF8&sshmPath=at-a-glance&isAmazonFulf
>
illed=0&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&isCBA=&orderID=&asin=0954598539&seller=A
> 2OCMPVBTMLBZR&isPopup=
>
> Best to all,
>
> Lee S
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Displacement activity a problem? This won't help: www.leesullivan.co.uk
>
>
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