Re: Xmas gig HORROR!

["Paul Vearncombe" <vearn@wo...co.uk>]

Like most of us here (wonder why), my vote goes to the planes.  I will be
sorry to miss The Fall though.  I'm not their biggest fan but the couple of
times I've seen them live they've been blinding.  The two bands have that
much in common I'd say - better live than on record.  Also, it hardly seems
to matter which musicians are in the band these days - the guru 
(Gerard/MES)
sets the tone and the band sounds better than the sum of its parts.  Bloody
shame that of all the nights in the year they both choose the same one.  I
mean, what are the chances, really?  A million to one.

PV2


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
To: <blueplanes@st...net>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Xmas gig HORROR!


> What are the Planes like now?
>
> Well, it depends on who turns up on the night!
>
> It doesn't exist as a band anymore, but Gerard has a "squad" of 
> musicians,
> mainly ex-members, who will answer the call if they can make it.  Last
year
> we had Angelo back for the first time in absolutely ages, Wojtek too, and
> Rodney is invariably there, but who knows what will happen this year?  
> Who
> else was there last year?  The Radon Daughters - Dawn and Baz Larder - 
> did
> some backing vocals but not a lot else, Bill Cargill played rhythm 
> guitar,
> was it John L on drums?
>
> Half the fun it who will be there, and whether we'll actually recognise
them
> or not (hardly anyone recognised Angelo with short hair last year!)
>
> Will miss you at the Planes gig, Nick, but will no doubt see you the 
> night
> before for Mr H.
>
> PV1
>
> From: "Miles Jackson" <Miles.Jackson@df...gsi.gov.uk>
> Reply-To: blueplanes@st...net
> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
> Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Xmas gig HORROR!
> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:55:20 +0100
>
> What are 'planes shows like nowadays?  Old songs?  Wojtek?  I've not
> seen them for 13 years.  Have already bought tickets, mind.
>
>  >>> paulvallis@ho...com 15/10/04 15:25:58 >>>
> For those travelling from out of town, a 2 day stop in Bristol with
> Robyn
> Hitchcock on the Thursday and the Planes (NOT The Fall) on the Friday
> would
> be a great trip.
>
> The Fall, are even more notoriously uneven in live performance than
> Badly
> Drawn Boy or Van Morrison.  I'm not a huge fan anyway, and was going to
> say
> that they have a great future behind them, but then realised that the
> same
> could possibly be said for that evening's competition.....
>
> The Bierkeller isn't a great venue - very low ceiling, odd shape - but
>
> nevertheless has hosted some of the best gigs I've ever seen.  Those
> that
> immediately spring to mind: Mr Hitchcock again with The Egyptians in
> around
> 1987 or so, The Levellers in 1991, and the best gig I've ever been to:
> The
> Richard Thompson Band in November 1988.  That Thompson gig was odd as
> Billy
> Bragg was playing the same night at the Colston Hall (with Michelle
> Shocked
> as support), so there must have been loads of other people who, like
> me,
> were torn about which one to go to.  Amazingly both gigs still sold out
> and
> both showed up in Venue's best gigs of the year poll a month or two
> later.
>
> This time Hitchcock is playing at the Fleece, which is a really great
> venue
> - the best in Bristol IMO.  I've seen him there several times, and
> elsewhere, and he's always brilliant live.  Can't recommend highly
> enough.
> I'm pretty sure Gerard is a fan.  In fact I have a vague recollection
> that
> he actually reviewed one of RH's previous visits to the Fleece in
> (Bristol's
> What's On magazine) Venue.
>
> I'll be at both.
>
> PV1
>
>
>
> From: "Nick Walters" <nickw@bl...co.uk>
> Reply-To: blueplanes@st...net
> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
> Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Xmas gig HORROR!
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 20:47:25 +0100
>
> None whatsoever. The Fall always come on late.
>
> I still don't honestly know what I'm gonna doooo....
>
> At least Robyn Hitchcock is the night before. But you know what'll
> happen
> now - that'll move to the 3rd, so I'll have to choose between The
> Fall,
> Robyn and the Aeros!!!
>
> Hurry up with this cloning business!
>
> NW2
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Vearncombe" <vearn@wo...co.uk>
> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Xmas gig HORROR!
>
>
>   > Why???  Why must they do this to us?
>   >
>   > Mind you, it would make a great double bill.  What do you think are
> the
>   > chances of The Fall finishing their set before the Aeroplanes begin
> theirs?
>   > About as thin as MES's hair these days...
>   >
>   > PV2
>   >
>   >
>   > ----- Original Message -----
>   > From: "Nick Walters" <nickw@bl...co.uk>
>   > To: <blueplanes@st...net>
>   > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:59 PM
>   > Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Xmas gig HORROR!
>   >
>   >
>   > > I've just found out that The Fall are at the Bristol Bierkeller on
> the
>   > very
>   > > same night as the Aeroplanes Xmas Gig!
>   > >
>   > > THE HORROR!
>   > >
>   > > I must be loyal to MES.... but the Aeros Xmas Gig is a holy
> tradition...
>   > > does not compute! CRASH
>   > >
>   > > NW2
>   > >
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