john eden
male pale and stale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6272552.stm
I liked his books. He always seemed like he was having a good time.
Respect.
I liked his books. He always seemed like he was having a good time.
Respect.
George Melly dead
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Grievous Angel
Beast of Burden
A great man, and a great stoner, and his performance on The Stranglers' Old Codger was fantastic.
barry_abs
lil' beyutch
off the Black and White album.. i love the stranglers! one of the most underrated british bands of all time.. *derailment warning*
jonny mugwump
exotic pylon
what a very great shame- hedonistic without rock star silliness, witty, erudite and an enormous authority on surrealism to boot- a genuine british eccentric- peace out.
Friend of mines Dad had to “look after him” in Manchester (he was pretty old by then), Mr M insisted on going for a drink – Silver Birch, Wythenshawe (on of Manchesters ruffest pubs) – the local vermin LOVED him! Think he scored some weed.
(Mind you there was that tale about him scaring off some muggers with a recitation of a bit o’ Kurt Schwitters)
top bloke “walked it like he talked it”
(Mind you there was that tale about him scaring off some muggers with a recitation of a bit o’ Kurt Schwitters)
top bloke “walked it like he talked it”
Woebot
Well-known member
Transpontine
history is made at night
George Melly - raver
I am writing a book on the history of social dancing in London (17th century onwards), Melly's books are a goldmine of detail on music scenes and places. One of the things I was intrigued by in his 'Owning Up' is a whole section on how his bandmate Mick Mulligan (who also died recently) started putting out publicity for what they called 'all night raves' and making lots of puns about ravers. This was in the late 1940s and is the earliest mention I have found so far of 'ravers' or of 'rave' for a party ('rave-up' seems to have been used a bit earlier in the 40s). I've got a couple of the relevant Melly extracts up on my site if anyone's interested: http://history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/search?q=george+melly
I am writing a book on the history of social dancing in London (17th century onwards), Melly's books are a goldmine of detail on music scenes and places. One of the things I was intrigued by in his 'Owning Up' is a whole section on how his bandmate Mick Mulligan (who also died recently) started putting out publicity for what they called 'all night raves' and making lots of puns about ravers. This was in the late 1940s and is the earliest mention I have found so far of 'ravers' or of 'rave' for a party ('rave-up' seems to have been used a bit earlier in the 40s). I've got a couple of the relevant Melly extracts up on my site if anyone's interested: http://history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/search?q=george+melly