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[mr_goldenage]

Check this out:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/14/andrew-hope-returns-to-comics-after-twenty-years-with-a-new-marvel-project/

perhaps this will tell the tale

Richard

[paw broon]

Wee Andy Hope, would you Adam and Eve it?  How amazing.  Thanks for the information, Richard, there are a few folk who should know about this but they probably do as I'm always at the coo's tale.

[mr_goldenage]

you are very welcome Mr. Broon.

Kindly

Mr Goldenage

[unclerobin@att.net]

Wee Andy Hope, would you Adam and Eve it?  How amazing.  Thanks for the information, Richard, there are a few folk who should know about this but they probably do as I'm always at the coo's tale.

Adam and Eve it? Coo's tale? I'm confused as usual. I hardly understand the slang on THIS side of the pond as it is!

[narfstar]

Welcome back Robin we have not heard from you in awhile. I am also confused by the expression Adam and Eve it

[josemas]

If I'm not mistaken "Adam and Eve" is Cockney slang for "Believe".
Some of their rhyming slang, IIRC.

Best

Joe

[MarkWarner]

Correct rhyming slang!

One of the few that is actually used nowadays.

Anyway I am going down the apples and pears to make myself a cup of rosie lee. Feel a bit thirty after the ruby (murray) I had last night.

"The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language." attrb George Bernard Shaw

We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language
Oscar Wilde

[paw broon]

Yeah, I got it right.  We don't use that rhyming slang in Scotland but hear it regularly on tv.  As for your ruby, Mark, in central Scotland, around Cumbernauld, we called it a Gordon, after a provost, Gordon Murray.
Coo's tale, however is very Scottish and refers to the tale of the cow which always brings up the rear, very appropriate as I'm usually last to find out stuff.
By the way, I was at Andy's wedding, all those years ago.

[mr_goldenage]

SO I got the right Andy then I take it?

RB @ Work

[paw broon]

Yes, indeedy.  There was a big fan scene in Glasgow years ago and a lot of young and not so young Scottish creators coming up.  Andy was one of them and some of us thought he had potential.  Glad he's back with one of the big boys.  Scottish creators around that time incl. Morrison, Alan Grant, John Wagner, Dom Regan (who is very good but has never realised his full potential), Cam Kennedy, Jim Baikie.   Mark Millar I think was still not quite into it but my memory is failing me on that. And folk like Sandy Calder were still very much at work.  Quite a few more but I'd need a lie down in a dark room to help me remember.  A couple of years later it was Frank Quietly's time, of course.  He gave me one of his pages for The Greens from Electric Soup and it's excellent.
Here's a bit about Vincent from Down The Tubes blog:-
http://www.downthetubes.net/features/interviews/artists/frank_quitely_0508.html
And here are a couple of Greens pages:-
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd212/Fjordy/Urban%20Glasgow/greens004.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd212/Fjordy/Urban%20Glasgow/green005.jpg
And a page of joke strips:-
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd212/Fjordy/Urban%20Glasgow/FQ001.jpg

More Greens here:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24465107@N00/sets/72157624427251797/

[mr_goldenage]

Thanks Paw.....those were all very interesting. As a scribbler of dubious line work once in a while I always like to look at other peoples work.

RB

[josemas]

OTR listened to over the Holidays included 33 Half Moon Street, Adventurer's Club, Dragnet, Lux Radio Theatre, Campbell Playhouse, Kraft Music Hall, The Jack Benny Show, Burns and Allen, The Great Gildersleeve, Weird Circle, The Six Shooter, The Bob Hope Show, Rocky Fortune, Suspense, Boston Blackie, Lights Out, Ambassadors of Melodyland, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Alan Young Show, Our Miss Brooks, Gunsmoke and the 26 part Christmas serial Jonathan Thomas and His Christmas on the Moon from 1938.

Best

Joe

[bowers]

New Year's Day ,as I was taking down and boxing up my holiday nutcraker display (about 300 or so), I decided it was time for some blues. B.B. King, Albert King, Jonny Lang ( highly underrated), and one of my all-time favorites Gary Moore. This guy died way too soon. Cheers, Bowers

[paw broon]

Hey, Bowers, that's a nice playlist and I know s.f.a. about Jonny Lang but I'll look him up. Ta.
While cooking the other night, I fancied some tunes ( the radio news was seriously depressing)  But rather than my usual Dr. Feelgood or Small Faces, I dug out Jay and the Americans greatest hits c.d.  Forgotten how good it was, simply good pop music.  But I'm always surprised that the c.d. is greatest hits and doesn't include, "Living Above Your Head", which is a much better version than the Walker Bros. attempt.
You're right about Gary Moore.

Have you tried Mick Green from The Pirates?  Not blues but exciting RnB stuff.  He checked out recently and it was a great loss.  Sounded like there were 2 guitarists on the stage.
And my favourite player has to be Peter Green (no relation) With John Mayall and Early Fleetwood Mac, when they were good, of course.

[bowers]

Holy Cow, Paw! How could I not have heard of this guy or the Pirates? Just looked up some of his stuff on You Tube- "Lonesome Train" and a TV jam with McCartney. This guy was a beast! "Living Above your Head" was, indeed, one of Jay's better songs, but oddly enough it never got much airplay on Top 40 format stations over here. Dead-on about Mayall and early Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green's "Jumping at Shadows" still blows me away. Cheers, Bowers

[paw broon]

OK, I found Jonny Lang and I have a lot of catching up to do.  Ta.  Glad you "found" Mick Green.    As you probably know by now, Wilko from Dr. Feelgood lists M.G. as a huge influence on his style.  Sorry if I'm teaching my granny how tae sook eggs but, if you haven't got there yet, have look and listen to this:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrSx700tJ5Q
And here on ToTP:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrSx700tJ5Q
And talk about stripped down RnB?  Try this - what a great riff.:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyeSGaBcrA

Sound quality is poor but a pal saw them live in this line-up and he still raves about it.

[unclerobin@att.net]

It may be of interest for some here to know that there was a live version of Peter Green and the original members of Santanna (yes, the singer, too) playing "Black Magic Woman" at a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, which is on DVD. MAYBE it's on youtube, too, but I don't know for sure on that one.

[bowers]

Always glad to get links, Paw! Wilko RULES! I remember hearing a little Dr. Feelgood long ago, but I had really forgotten how good and raw they could be. Great music and great memories. Still looking for that Peter Green/ Santana gig, unclerobin. Cheers, Bowers

[paw broon]

Unca Robin, sorry, I forgot about your mention of Peter Green and Santana but, hopefully not too late, I found it here:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMy16GzKQgo
I was never a big Santana fan and thought his band sometimes looked like a showband. Mind, Carlos was playing rather well on this one.  It's just a bit flash imo.
So here's how it should be done, live:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRu7Pt42x6Y
I saw this line up of Fleetwood Mac at the Greens, Glasgow, long time ago, obviously.  What a night.
Bowers, did I post the Pretty Things with Dave Gilmour guesting and intro by the wonderful Arthur Brown?  If not, you might enjoy this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRu7Pt42x6Y

[bowers]

Yet another great band you've introduced me to, Paw. Pretty Things earlier stuff like "Come See Me" and "Don't Bring Me Down" reminds me a lot of the Standells and The Seeds. Love it all! At the time it was pretty hard to find Brit music except for the biggies and a lot of "one-hit wonders".  This was pre-FM and Top 40 had a lock on the radio. We were bombarded with way too much Motown and middle of the road pop. Luckily, we lived not too far from the Canadian border and could often go up for a  weekend of dancing in the clubs and buying some great stuff in the record shops. Vancouver was an 18 year-olds dream! (Sure was murder on the paycheck!) Thanks again for the  links! Cheers, Bowers

[jimmm kelly]

In them days, here in Vancouver, even my older brother was too young to go to the nightclubs. But every weekend he would go to Kelly's record store and come home with a bunch of 45s. Lots of British Invasion bands--I swear he knew about these groups before anybody else in our area.

The closest we came to the club scene was watching shows like Club 6, Music Hop, and Let's Go on the TV. I remember that a featured girl on Let's Go was a teen named Susan Pesklevits. On that show she met Terry Jacks, they got married and became the Poppy Family. Susan Jacks is probably best known for "Which Way You Goin' Billy."

Right now though, I'm listenin' to the Andrews Sisters. My parents loved this trio--had some of their 78s--when I was a kid, I'm sad to say I never fully appreciated that. But wow, the Andrew Sisters were the bomb. RIP Patty.

[bowers]

Welcome to the gang, Jimmm! Always good to hear from a northern neighbor- Cheers, Bowers

[paw broon]

In the early '60's, in Scotland it wasn't easy to hear rock and roll.  Late'50's as well.  There was  BBC radio which had shows where corny singers covered pop songs and record shows with a lot of light entertainment type music.  But there was also Radio Luxemburg which could be found on medium wave on 208 and they played pop music.  It was a revelation the first time I found it on my wee transistor radio.  They did a top twenty show at 11 pm. when I should have been sound asleep but, like thousands of others, I was listening under the blankets.  The sound was always fading away and coming back but that was where I heard Duane Eddy, The Kinks and all the rest for the first time.
But BBC tv did a show called the 6.5. Special with occasionally, Vince Eager, Tommy Steele.
Listen, forget all this stuff and listen to The Big Three - very early Mersey Beat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRfQ-hm3APs
Brian Griffiths was a great guitarist and they were hard as nails.  Epstein ruined them.  Much better live than on record.  Brian Griffiths now lives in Canada.
Here's the recording of Peanut butter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4F1P1glISc
This is 1963 for goodness sake.

[MarkWarner]

Paw that is SO COOL! I probably shouldn't, but what the hell here are the lyrics. (I like crunchy no added salt or sugar .. bit difficult to find)

There's a food goin' around
That's a sticky, sticky, goo
(Peanut, peanut butter)
A-well, it tastes real good
But it's so hard to chew
(Peanut, peanut butter)

All my friends tell me
That they dig it the mo-ho-ost
(Peanut, peanut butter)
Early in the morning
When they spread it on to-oh-oast
(Peanut, peanut butter)

I like peanut butter
Creamy, peanut butter,
Chunky, peanut butter, too

'Come on now, take a lesson, now!'
(Peanut, peanut butter)

'Open up your jaw, now!'
(Peanut, peanut butter)

'Spread it on your cracker, now!'
(Peanut, peanut butter)

'Stop, now'
(Peanut, peanut butter)

I like peanut butter
Creamy, peanut butter,
Chunky, peanut butter, too

We-eee-ell
I went to a dinner
And-a what did they e-e-eat?
(Peanut, peanut butter)
A-well, I took a big bite
And it stuck to my te-e-eeth
(Peanut, peanut butter)

Now, ev'rybody looks
A-like they've got the mumps
(He loves peanut butter)
Eat his peanut butter
In-a great big hunk
(He loves peanut butter)

I like peanut butter
Creamy, peanut butter
Chunky, peanut butter, too

I like peanut butter
Creamy, peanut butter
Chunky, peanut butter, too.

[paw broon]

Pure gallus, big man.  Now we can all jump around and shoogle oor wallies along with the band.  Well done but I prefer my peanuts in a satay sauce, now that's tasty.