RIP 2022
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@canefan Once got on the piss with Shona Laing. She was a good sort. She could drink too.
Once spent a party mostly chatting to Feargal & Elizabeth Sharkey, not recognising the name as I very rarely know band members names anyway. Great people, but I probably spent far too long staring at Elizabeth, bloody stunner irl. Felt pretty stupid when someone told me who he is after the party.
He’s not really worth knowing to be fair. The only song I’ve heard of his is no 80s banger
Do you mean The Undertones - Teenage Kicks? 78 I think.
Absolutely awesome piece and he deserves to be famous for it for the rest of his life.
When John Peel (BBC) first played it he was so blown away that he put the needle back at the start and played it again. Only time he was ever known to do that.I haven’t heard of any of the song, the band or John Peel so I’m not sure how to respond to this.
Peak Fern - no nothing of the subject but still happy to make sweeping statements
John Peel is the most influential UK (possibly global) DJ of all time. He had an eclectic taste over decades and championed many new bands on his long form evening shows. He was instrumental in the success of movements like psychedelia, punk, new wave, electronica. Pretty much every movement of the 60-90's. He helped champion scores of bands from Pink Floyd onwards.
He was sent a demo of Teenage Kicks and liked it so much he sent the Undertones 200 pound to record it. To the day he dies he said it was the best single he'd ever heard.
Feargal Sharkey had half a dozen Top 40 hits with The Undertones and a similar number as a solo artist. Around the period 78-79 the Undertones were considered up there with the Jam and Clash although their star dimmed quickly.
He has definitely been hit with the ugly stick - often and hard.
Just to top off that story John Peel's Tombstone is inscribed with "Teenage dreams, so hard to beat" the opening line of Teenage Kicks.
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@canefan Once got on the piss with Shona Laing. She was a good sort. She could drink too.
Once spent a party mostly chatting to Feargal & Elizabeth Sharkey, not recognising the name as I very rarely know band members names anyway. Great people, but I probably spent far too long staring at Elizabeth, bloody stunner irl. Felt pretty stupid when someone told me who he is after the party.
He’s not really worth knowing to be fair. The only song I’ve heard of his is no 80s banger
Do you mean The Undertones - Teenage Kicks? 78 I think.
Absolutely awesome piece and he deserves to be famous for it for the rest of his life.
When John Peel (BBC) first played it he was so blown away that he put the needle back at the start and played it again. Only time he was ever known to do that.I haven’t heard of any of the song, the band or John Peel so I’m not sure how to respond to this.
Peak Fern - no nothing of the subject but still happy to make sweeping statements
John Peel is the most influential UK (possibly global) DJ of all time. He had an eclectic taste over decades and championed many new bands on his long form evening shows. He was instrumental in the success of movements like psychedelia, punk, new wave, electronica. Pretty much every movement of the 60-90's. He helped champion scores of bands from Pink Floyd onwards.
He was sent a demo of Teenage Kicks and liked it so much he sent the Undertones 200 pound to record it. To the day he dies he said it was the best single he'd ever heard.
Feargal Sharkey had half a dozen Top 40 hits with The Undertones and a similar number as a solo artist. Around the period 78-79 the Undertones were considered up there with the Jam and Clash although their star dimmed quickly.
He has definitely been hit with the ugly stick - often and hard.
Just to top off that story John Peel's Tombstone is inscribed with "Teenage dreams, so hard to beat" the opening line of Teenage Kicks.
Aside from his music shows we were dedicated listeners to his Home Truths show every Saturday morning on Radio 4. No matter how bad the hangover it always went on. Heartbreaking when he died. I’d love to have a rummage through his legendary record collection.
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Sad to hear that about Gorby. Along with Reagan one of the great leaders of the last 50 years.
And he had the coolest Spitting Image puppet.
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@Victor-Meldrew Lauded in the west, reviled in Russia.
Reagan on the other hand is a great leader by default, given what came after him.
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@Victor-Meldrew Lauded in the west, reviled in Russia.
Reagan on the other hand is a great leader by default, given what came after him.
"Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - one of the great speeches. And Gorbachev was just the man to do it.
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Sad news, another from that golden era of fighters gone…..off to join Ali, Frazier, Lyle and Norton.
Whenever questions come up about who was the hardest puncher this guy is pretty much ALWAYS at the top. Have a look at this vid a few seconds in, how the fuck Larry Holmes got up from that is anyones guess ( and went on to fucken WIN ) it woulda killed most guys ! Biggest single shot I can recall in any combat sport ever.
Word is that Foreman and Frazier flat out refused to fight him ( not sure how true that is )
Ali said he hit him so hard it shook his ancestors back in Africa……
He also auditioned for a role in one of the Rocky movies and hit Sylvester Stallone so hard that he threw up and had to lie down ( they gave the part to Mr T instead )
RIP to the Acorn, thanks for the memories and sore heads !
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2022:
grinning like a wanking Jap
This is going straight to the pool room...
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Best headmistress I ever had
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@Stockcar86 that is sad news - what a awesome dad and human being. Loved his The Talisman series with Stephen King. Sad that they didn't get to the third novel. Going to check out his back catalogue, I'm sure I missed a bunch of his books.
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BBC Rugby commentator and former Wales Captain, Eddie Butler.
That's way too young to die. Sad loss.
Not an outstanding commentator in the mould of Bill McLaren or Andrew Cotter but much, much better than most and I always found him very fair and unbiased. Wrote some excellent stuff for the newspapers as well.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RIP 2022:
BBC Rugby commentator and former Wales Captain, Eddie Butler.
That's way too young to die. Sad loss.
Not an outstanding commentator in the mould of Bill McLaren or Andrew Cotter but much, much better than most and I always found him very fair and unbiased. Wrote some excellent stuff for the newspapers as well.
Far too young
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 24 November 2013. Richie McCaw's All Blacks looked like they'd fall at the final hurdle in their quest for the perfect season.
"One Minute to go......." Rest In Peace, Eddie.