awesome:

Subterranean Blues Bob Dylan.

Groucho:
www.baldrus.com

(sorry, I couldn't resist!)

Freddie Garrity
November 14th 1940 ~ May 19th 2006
65 year old Mantunian, Freddie Garrity, the lead singer of the 1960's pop band Freddie and the Dreamers, sadly died on Friday in Ysbyty Gwynedd, Wales, UK. from blood circulation problems. He had been suffering from systemic sclerosis and emphersemia for a few of years, spending much of his time in a wheelchair. He leaves his wife Christine, three daughters and a son.

Freddie is remembered most for his very happy, wacky stage shows with his band The Dreamers, and for being able to come up with a some light-hearted top hits at the height of Beatlemania. Freddie Garrity worked as a shoe salesman, a brush salesman, a milkman and he was an engineer also had played in a series of local Manchester skiffle groups - The Red Sox, the John Norman Four and finally The Kingfishers, which evolved into Freddie and The Dreamers in 1959. The band itself consisted of Garrity on vocals, Roy Crewsdon, guitar, Derek Quinn, guitar, Pete Birrell, bass and Bernie Dwyer, on drums. They stayed semi-professional until they passed a BBC audition in 1963. Their first release, a cover version of James Ray's, "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody" reached to No 3 in the UK charts and led to a series of TV appearances, where audiences quickly remembered the band for their off beat humour and stage antics. After Freddie's U.S. No.1 with 'I'm Telling You Now', American audiences were amused by Freddie's zany stage antics and wanted to know more about the dance he seemed to do, swinging his arms and legs out to his sides, and all sorts of trouser splitting angles!! "It's called the Freddie", he innocently replied. A song of the same name was quickly written and released, it became a U.S. Top 20 hit called "Do The Freddie", even Chubby Checker recorded a cover version. Despite the success of the song in the US, it was never issued in Great Britain. In 1976, Garrity put the band back on the road with a new line-up. It was short-lived, but they did oldies tours in England, the US and in Australia. Twelve years later, in 1988, he got his first serious acting role in a production of 'The Tempest'. Since then, Freddie has also appeared in several British theatre productions and continued to work with different versions of The Dreamers. The original members of the band have all retired from the music business. Pete Birrell became a Taxi driver, Roy Crewsdon bought a bar in the Canary Isles, Derek Quinn went to work for a soft drink company and Bernie Dwyer died on December 4th 2002 at the age of 62. Sadly, by 2004, Freddie Garrity's health began to fail and following an American tour, he had a heart attack, which forced his retirement. He also suffered from systemic sclerosis and enthersemia, spending much of his time in a wheelchair.


(sent to me by someone in the BBC)

boop2004:

Thank you for posting that.

It is with great sadness that I pass on the news that RockinRon has passed away.

He was a member here and on Gold Token for several years and he will be greatly missed by many people here. My thoughts are with his family at this tragic time.

Haridaspal:

yep!

Collecting Tull.com

Andersp:

They are a Tribute Band.

Stone Roses

baddessi:

I could use a drink, please! I spent the last two days gradually going through the last of Kickbut's texts and messages to me with his father. Not easy. I could really use cheering up a bit.

baddessi:

Thanks to you and Andersp for taking part. I added the remaining answer so you could get some sleep!

baddessi: you and Andersp are doing great so far. Just the two answers left to find.

Andersp:

It does now!

Andersp:

well done so far!

Solve these anagrams:
(They are all groups)

TEACHES HOBBY
The Beach Boys
DEAR MINION
Iron Maiden
STERLING LOONS
Rolling Stones
TABLE SHEET
The Beatles
FRESNO SOUSA
Four Seasons
MEEK, HONEST
The Monkees
DRIEST STAIR
Dire Straits
MUSTER SHEEP
The Supremes
ROOSTS SEEN
Stone Roses
DAB THEIRS DRY
The Yardbirds

Gene Pitney Dies

The Usurper:
You are welcome.

The Usurper:

The Cowboy Junkies

Online Japanese dictionary of manga and video games


A very useful site, which gives a brief outline of the various stories and translations in Japanese, English and French.

Well done to those who sent me the remaining answers.

Thank you to all who took part.

and there are a lot here!

www.keiichianimeforever.com

online anime, watch without having to download.

My thanks to Squiz for this.

www.woodstock69.com

my thanks to WILD TURKEY for this.

baddessi:

I know!!

baddessi:

sorry, no.

Any more answers?

Thanks to those who sent me some.

Tuesday:

Jim Dandy:
that's not the answer I'm looking for, as you will see.

Jim Dandy:

right on 3, but not the other one.

Tuesday:

Sorry, no.

1. During the December 6th, 1969 concert in Livermore, California, what song were the Rolling Stones performing when spectator Merideth Hunter was stabbed and killed?

Under my Thumb


2. Which Stones single spent the most time on the Billboard US top-40?

Start me Up, spent 19 weeks in the US top 40

3. The Glimmer Twins have produced Rolling Stones albums for many years. In fact, who are the Glimmer Twins?

Muck Jagger and Keith Richards



4. Name the first album which had production credits given to the Glimmer Twins?

It's only Rock'n'Roll (1974)

5. The Beatles album A Hard Days Night interrupted the Rolling Stones' self-titled debut's long-running hold of the UK #1 album spot in August of 1964. After a long-running #1 stay of it's own, Hard Days was succeeded in December by which Rolling Stones album?


Rolling Stones (same re-entered at #1)


6. What Stones album was the first certified platinum by the RIAA?


Black & Blue (1976)

7. The Peter Tosh / Mick Jagger collaborative recording Don't Look Back, which was a #43 UK single and #81 US single in 1978, was first recorded by what group?

The Temptations (song was co-written by William'Smokey' Robinson)

8. Which Stones single had it's back-side track entitled I Think I'm Going Mad?

She was Hot (January 1984)


9. Name either of the two (2) Rolling Stones songs in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang backing vocals.


'We love you' and 'Dandelion'

10. In which Rolling Stones album did Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page lend his 6-string talents?

'One Hit (to the body)' on Dirty Work album (1986)

11. On which Rolling Stones song does David Bowie reportedly sing backing vocals?

'Time waits for no-one', from the 1974 album 'It's only Rock and Roll'

12. Who hosted the October 14, 1978 Saturday Night Live show in which the Rolling Stones performed?

He presented a "Certificate of Merit" to John Belushi on the same show.
The host was the then-NYC Mayor, Ed Koch




13. In which film was the Stones song Miss Amanda Jones used as the name of a major character as well as her theme song?

Some Kind of Wonderful

14. Mick Jagger was to appear with Jason Robards in film roles which were eventually realized by other actors. The few surviving scenes which were filmed with the two (Jagger & Robards), can be seen in the documentary Burden of Dreams, based on the events surrounding the filming of what motion picture?

Fitcarraldo

15. The Stones have performed in Madison Square Garden, NYC over a dozen times in eight (8) different years; which years did the Stones perform in this venue?

1969, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005


16. There is an interesting legend behind the design of the Flowers ©1967 album cover; which Stone "flower" has the stem without leaves?

Brian Jones

17. Only one album (LP) the Stones ever released does not have the name Rolling Stones featured on the front or back cover (only on spine); which album is this?


18. Which Rolling Stone had a UK #14 single as a solo artist in 1981?


Metamorphosis (1975)

19. What was the exact title of the song printed on the flip-side of the initial pressing UK 7" single I Wanna be Your Man?

'Stones'

20. Martin Scorsese has used Rolling Stones music in many of his films. What single song has been used in the greatest number of his films?

Gimme Shelter.

Ricky Nelson

Eriisa:

Big & Rich

Eriisa:

any time.

Eriisa:

www.Cowboytroy.com

Tuesday:

Er... No, it can't be answered here, pm on its way!

Grammy Awards 2006

CA30D

Kipling:

like this?

"Ovation Viper

Eriisa:

Michael Buble'

Wilson Pickett dies aged 64

1980 - Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, arrived at New York's Dakota, the apartment house in which they lived, after an early-evening recording session. As they walked through the apartment gates, a lone gunman stopped and fired five bullets into Lennon, killing him almost instantly. The gunman, a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman, did not attempt to escape and was immediately apprehended. Lennon's untimely death set off a week of worldwide mourning, and the murder was considered to be the most shocking in the history of rock music.

Happy Christmas

Andre Faria:


COLLIDE

Stratman71:


What is the name of Doug Moreland's singing dog?



In December 1995, Doug found a McNab/border collie puppy he named Jalapeño (pronounced Holly-peño). He trained her to play the fiddle as well as sing.

Geldof named Man of Peace

This week

Joanna Newsom

harley:

Thank you.

harley:

I'm pleased with it so far ~ my daughters have not yet discovered it is on this computer (they prefer to hide their icons) but once they do I will have to get more blank cdroms for them to burn on to.

this is a Public Discussion Board, not a private fellowship to which subscribers only have access.
This mean that Pawns too may post here, so please, if anyone has some thing to contribute here or a query, don't be shy, please feel free to post, ask or whatever.

I have had a couple of people send me messages asking for the name of a particular song, which has been used in an advertisment for something.

The lyrics sung begin with 'Svetlana sucks lemons ...'

Well I have managed to find the answer ~ the song is 'This side of Blue' on an album called 'The Milk-Eyed Mender' by Joanna Newsom, released on 23rd March 2004, but sadly no longer available to purchase.

However with the help of someone in a hospital radio station, I was directed to:
www.limewire.com

This is a so far very efficient download site, which has a choice of PRO which costs and BASIC which is completely free.
It is simple to install, you do not need to restart in order to complete installation, and you can begin downloading whatever it is you want immediately. Type in what you want and hopefully you will be happy with the outcome.

Pawn Reaper:

Oh and I also replied to your comment to do with sign langauge ~ repeated here in case you missed it, as it was quite a way down ~


I consulted the R.N.I.D and was advised that these people may be able to help you.
www.British Sign.co.uk

Hope that's a help to you?