What are you playing tonight?

WhiteArmy · Post by **WhiteArmy** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:17 am

I normally just drink shitloads of kronenbourg but for some strange reason i have drunk newky broon, hobgoblin, cornish tribute, john bull and sneck lifter tonight for a change. Think that's got owt to do wi' it?

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:19 am

partially

jmjhb · Post by **jmjhb** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:06 am

The National. Just got back from seeing them, their latest album Boxer is one of the albums of the year in my opinion.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:41 pm

Stranger in Paradise, Eyes of a Woman in Love, Whiter Shade of Pale and the really down and dirty "Je T-aime moi non plus", one of the most controversial records ever, like ever, ever.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:01 pm

Just watched and listened to the "Legends " show on TV. Tonight was Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, next week Ella Fitgerald. Good stuff.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:02 pm

watching the tape of the munich game

happy days

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:25 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:Just watched and listened to the "Legends " show on TV. Tonight was Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, next week Ella Fitgerald. Good stuff.

My mum's seen Ella Fitzgerald in concert. Also, some guy called Oscar Peterson.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:42 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Just watched and listened to the "Legends " show on TV. Tonight was Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, next week Ella Fitgerald. Good stuff.
My mum's seen Ella Fitzgerald in concert. Also, some guy called Oscar Peterson.

Absolute legends in the jazz world. Ella was the queen of song. The "z" was just a typo in the excitement; maybe I'm not tired yet, that's when the z's appear.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:04 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Just watched and listened to the "Legends " show on TV. Tonight was Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, next week Ella Fitgerald. Good stuff.
My mum's seen Ella Fitzgerald in concert. Also, some guy called Oscar Peterson.

Oscar is often back in his home town (he still has family here) and used to be relatively easy to see either perform or just have a beer with - haven't heard much of him recently and think he may be ill - he has to be over 80 now.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:31 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Just watched and listened to the "Legends " show on TV. Tonight was Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, next week Ella Fitgerald. Good stuff.
My mum's seen Ella Fitzgerald in concert. Also, some guy called Oscar Peterson.
Oscar is often back in his home town (he still has family here) and used to be relatively easy to see either perform or just have a beer with - haven't heard much of him recently and think he may be ill - he has to be over 80 now.

Peterson, Basie, Ellington, George Shearing, the stuff of music legend. All depends what floats your boat but the big band era was magical. I still get a kick out of hearing the trumpet solo in Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink Mambo" (which I listened to tonight) or the trombone in numbers like Billy May's "Main Title Theme. Wonderful stuff. Billy May and Nelson Riddle did a lot of Sinatra's backing.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:18 pm

Sportsmans dinner tonight, special guest FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE WORTHINGTON!!!
any requests?

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:23 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:Sportsmans dinner tonight, special guest FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE WORTHINGTON!!!
any requests?

cool

im off to see Bill Bailey tonight

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:34 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:Sportsmans dinner tonight, special guest FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE WORTHINGTON!!!
any requests?

Did one of his Sportsmens dinners a couple of years ago. His taste in dress hadn't improved much; had a black and white jacket on you needed sunglasses against.

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:38 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:Sportsmans dinner tonight, special guest FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE WORTHINGTON!!!
any requests?

Ask him to tell you about THAT goal. I bet it's been a while since he told that story.

Meanwhile, I'm listening to Echoes by Pink Floyd (side 2 of Meddle) as per a different thread.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:39 pm

he'll still be wheezing from that sky sports footy thing he did the other month

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:18 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:Sportsmans dinner tonight, special guest FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE WORTHINGTON!!!
any requests?

why is when you meet your legends you are usually dissapointed?

his speech was good, clearly a script performed many times - one thing i remember he said was that he went for a pint with kenny dalglish, there was a sign behind the bar that said 'happy hour' so kenny f ucked off!

but i was more upset that he was on orange juice! frank worthington ffs! fair enough but he just didnt seem interested, i suppose these dinners are ex footballers bread and butter, and he must have done thousands of em?

the whole room did get the 'OH FRANKIE FRANKIE' goin when he came on.

after frank, the comedian came on, nobby styles' son no less - comic genius, one of the best acts ive ever seen! frank didnt think so tho, he got up and f ucked off home right in he middle of it. and that was it. so ive no pics, no autographs no nothin.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:49 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:after frank, the comedian came on, nobby styles' son no less - comic genius, one of the best acts ive ever seen!

Now that's interesting, because I've seen Nobby Styles' son do his own after dinner speach and it was one of the best that I've ever seen. He was both funny and interesting at the same time because he was a pro-footballer himself, predominantley with either Doncaster or Rotherham and had to live with the constant comparisons (his uncle is Jonny Giles, to boot).

I saw Worthy do his after dinner speach in the old Burnden Park Supporters Club when this whole footballers-as-after-dinner-speakers first kicked off around 15 years ago and he was brilliant. He was as nervous as a kitten and it was all very fresh, he even needed cards with bullet points on. Then, I saw him last season after a pre-match lunch in the Premier Suite, tired, and just going through the motions with the exact same material. Hey, ho!

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:48 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:
General Mannerheim wrote:Sportsmans dinner tonight, special guest FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE WORTHINGTON!!!
any requests?
why is when you meet your legends you are usually dissapointed?

his speech was good, clearly a script performed many times - one thing i remember he said was that he went for a pint with kenny dalglish, there was a sign behind the bar that said 'happy hour' so kenny f ucked off!

but i was more upset that he was on orange juice! frank worthington ffs! fair enough but he just didnt seem interested, i suppose these dinners are ex footballers bread and butter, and he must have done thousands of em?

the whole room did get the 'OH FRANKIE FRANKIE' goin when he came on.

after frank, the comedian came on, nobby styles' son no less - comic genius, one of the best acts ive ever seen! frank didnt think so tho, he got up and f ucked off home right in he middle of it. and that was it. so ive no pics, no autographs no nothin.

in the queue to get in the MEN Arena last night some Southern prick was stood behind me complaining that England rugby chap Martin Johnson was asking £8,000 to speak at an after-dinner bash on Valentines Night.

If that fat knobber earns so much, Frankie must get a squillion quid a go

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:54 pm

Back tert' thread. I'm listening to Foo Fighters' new album, and whereas it has its merits they are clearly incabable of producing anything that comes even remotely close to the quality of 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose'.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:59 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Back tert' thread. I'm listening to Foo Fighters' new album, and whereas it has its merits they are clearly incabable of producing anything that comes even remotely close to the quality of 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose'.

give it chance

it's a grower

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