From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V11 #155 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Saturday, October 31 2009 Volume 11 : Number 155 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] liam maher RIP [PAUL RABJOHN ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:31:56 +0000 (GMT) From: PAUL RABJOHN Subject: [idealcopy] liam maher RIP sad to read that Liam Maher , singer of Flowered Up , died last week. now i know they were dismissed in certain (cruel) quarters as cockernee chancers , but i always thought when they got it right (like "Weekender" and a few of the tracks on the album) they were quite something. sadly i fear they did not have the TSB Rockschool workaholic attitude of modern landfill indie types. also they were about as likely to get a workmanlike tour organised as they were to get nominated as spokespersons for a "Just Say No" campaign. sadly these things conspired against them , and even the help of their onstage cheerleader Barney Mooncult (imagine Bez dressed up as a giant flower , just possibly a little "well refreshed") couldn't get them the recognition they certainly thought they deserved. they don't make indie bands like that these days. and here's their final track (unreleased) to silence any doubters. or something like that.... www.twitter.com/heavenlyrecs p ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V11 #155 ********************************