Re:

[chris sharp <sharpy@he...freeserve.co.uk>]

Tree Full Of Starlings is a song on the new album which I've heard is  
going to be called "Altitude".

On Oct 31, 2005, at 19:20, gareth james wrote:


> yes, just where is nora?
> I've not heard her once since I joined you group of
> obsessed saddos (and yes I count myself as one)
>
> I did, years ago, put a post on the website forunm
> chat thinggy, but never got round to collecting
> comments from it.
> I much prefer this method, though it does clog up my
> email, even if they are not to me peronsally it still
> makes me feel loved!
>
> Oh a different matter (questions questions sorry!)
> last years xmas gig had a song called 'treeful of
> starlings'.
> Now I thought I had everything by the BA's but this
> track eludes me - who? when? where?
> gtb
>
>
> ps does anyonehave one of the tshirts that said - 'are
> you now, or have you ever been a member of the ba's',
> with a list of members on the reverse?
> If you do and you wanna sell I'll buy as mine has
> saddly been chucked in the bin by my misses! Ok, so it
> had a few holes but come on, one of the best ever
> t-shirts of ANY band!
>
>
> --- Lisa Ash <chipaway@th...freeserve.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I've been trying to find Nora's site for ages.  It's
> > just... well,
> > gone!  Are you on this list Nora?  If you are, hello
> > and help! :o)
> >
> > And Gordon... is was blue GLASS! ;o)
> >
> > xxx
> >
> > On 30 Oct 2005, at 03:42, gordon wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > A website would be fine Lisa, and I can't think of
> > anybody better
> >
> >
> > > suited to getting it there.
> > > I doubt it would get as many hits as what we
> > alredy have, courtesy of
> >
> >
> > > Steve Thomas, but that's from a guy who bet
> > Everton would beat Chelsea
> >
> >
> > > last week !
> > > Also, you should look to the example of Nora's
> > site.
> >
> >
> > > I don't reckon any of us are any more or less
> > nutty about BAs than
> >
> >
> > > Nora is, and a lot of love must have gone into a
> > site that many of us
> >
> >
> > > on this site have aloud to lapse.
> > > Dunno what political infighting is involvlved in
> > that, don't want to
> >
> >
> > > know.
> > > I have no axe to grind here. I may or may not have
> > bought a Weird Shit
> >
> >
> > > tape from Nora at the London Fiddler,( Nora ? )
> > but otherwise am not
> >
> >
> > > aquainted.
> > > It wasn't as easy to real off the kind of banter
> > on that site as what
> >
> >
> > > has occured on this the last week.
> > > That's not being picky picky picky, just lazy.
> > > For instance, is or is there not a rumour going
> > round that Gerard et
> >
> >
> > > al are going to play a set of bluegrass music at
> > the Fiddlers ?
> >
> >
> > > I mean I'm cool with that ; one of my best mates
> > has a cousin that
> >
> >
> > > lives near the top of Blueberry Hill.
> > > A gradually unfolding memoir of the Blue
> > Aeroplanes would be a great
> >
> >
> > > feature of a site , written by those who have been
> > there.
> >
> >
> > > Richard Bells' three parter awhile back was
> > everything we'd want it to
> >
> >
> > > be; concise, honest, self effacing and a terrific
> > read.
> >
> >
> > > If we could cajole people like Nick Jacobs, Max
> > Noble, Angelo,Wojtek
> >
> >
> > > and uncle Tom Cobbly and all into believing that
> > we would really like
> >
> >
> > > to read it, we'd be forming an archive of material
> > every bit as
> >
> >
> > > important to us as another re issue of a Beatles
> > Song Book.
> >
> >
> > > I still get back to Nora though, and the very real
> > demands of Supply
> >
> >
> > > and Demand ; no good throwing the rattle out when
> > the pisstakers come
> >
> >
> > > knocking.
> > > Enough cliches ? Enough Negativity ?
> > >
> > > OK enough then, when you starting it ?
> > >
> > > Gordon
> > >
> > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Lisa Ash
> > > > To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:45 AM
> > > > Subject: [Blueplanes] *sigh*
> > > >
> > > > Eh?
> > > >
> > > > Okay, it's time this was said... coz frankly,
> > I've had enough!
> >
> >
> > > > I report back to you lot everything I hear about
> > what's going on with
> >
> >
> > > > Gerard/the band/albums/gigs etc. because I assume
> > people would like
> >
> >
> > > > to know. I've been posting here for a number of
> > years and when I
> >
> >
> > > > first joined, kept stuff to myself purely because
> > I didn't want to be
> >
> >
> > > > seen as some pretentious little twat,
> > loud-mouthing and lording it
> >
> >
> > > > about, saying that I'm a good friend of Gerard
> > Langley and in some
> >
> >
> > > > twisted way, coming across as 'showing off' or
> > something. Bristol is
> >
> >
> > > > a small place, I am sure I am not the only one
> > here who talks to the
> >
> >
> > > > man! I do however seem to be the only person here
> > doing my best to
> >
> >
> > > > keep people up to date by either clarifying or
> > dispelling rumours for
> >
> >
> > > > you all. Rumours that, in fact, grow and spiral
> > the longer they get
> >
> >
> > > > talked about here. Maybe you all like playing the
> > guessing game, if
> >
> >
> > > > so, let me know and I'll crawl back into my hole.
> > I actually do pass
> >
> >
> > > > on stuff that I read here and try my best to get
> > answers for you
> >
> >
> > > > because Gerard doesn't ever read this and to be
> > honest, I'm not
> >
> >
> > > > entirely sure he'd reply even if he did!
> > > >
> > > > If, by any chance or for any reason whatsoever
> > people would like me
> >
> >
> > > > to just keep any news that I have to myself, then
> > really, just let me
> >
> >
> > > > know! I have a million things I could be doing
> > rather than grilling
> >
> >
> > > > my mate about stuff to do with 'work' when
> > actually, all either of us
> >
> >
> > > > wanna do is have a pint and watch the girls go
> > by! I'm happy to carry
> >
> >
> > > > on reporting back too, but you know what - I
> > would rather not bother
> >
> >
> > > > if there are gonna be certain people who are
> > constantly questioning
> >
> >
> > > > what I'm telling you... which is only, after all,
> > what I get told,
> >
> >
> > > > otherwise how the hell would I know and why would
> > I care! I don't
> >
> >
> > > > make it up!
> > > >
> > > > Bruce, I have no idea what you really meant by
> > the "I dont care. We
> >
> >
> > > > don't care" line - perhaps it's a line from a
> > BA's song that I
> >
> >
> > > > haven't heard because *shock! Horror!* I prefer
> > the popular stuff
> >
> >
> > > > (Ooooh, shame on me!). If it is, then I still
> > make no apologies
> >
> >
> > > > because the choice of words was, frankly, in my
> > opinion, a virtual
> >
> >
> > > > V-sign directly related to my last post.
> > > >
> > > > PV1 - I have no idea either what you meant by
> > "I'm not sure how
> >
> >
> > > > disengenious he was being"... But to that I'll
> > say this: The Blue
> >
> >
> > > > Aeroplanes have, in one guise or another played
> > at the Fiddlers in
> >
> >
> > > > December for years and years. So yes, actually it
> > is ENTIRELY
> >
> >
> > > > possible that the booking is ongoing and that
> > Gerard didn't know the
> >
> >
> > > > exact date until last week. The EMI deal isn't
> > finalised, as I said,
> >
> >
> > > > so I can't tell you anything more about that and
> > yes, when you've
> >
> >
> > > > been offered a big deal from a major record
> > company, I expect it IS
> >
> >
> > > > difficult to ignore... The BA's are a long way
> > from getting up on
> >
> >
> > > > stage with Michael Stipe or driving around LA in
> > the back of a limo
> >
> >
> > > > with the Pixies!
> > > >
> > > > Right. I feel better now. Slightly less insulted
> > and ready for my
> >
> >
> > > > Sunday breakfast (yes, I was lying in bed
> > thinking about this!). No
> >
> >
> > > > doubt I've pissed someone off, but I'm sick of
> > sitting here in the
> >
> >
> > > > comfort of my own home, feeling patronised and
> > accused.
> >
> >
> > > > Finally, there are plans for a website. I,
> > hopefully will be writing
> >
> >
> > > > for it. Something I'm very nervous, yet very
> > excited about doing
> >
> >
> > > > because, like all of us here, I love the Blue
> > Aeroplanes. How popular
> >
> >
> > > > it'll be(??!) depends on us, which is why I
> > thought it was a good
> >
> >
> > > > idea to ask for suggestions. Again, if this came
> > across as anything
> >
> >
> > > > other than a tit-bit of exciting good news, then
> > let me know and I'll
> >
> >
> > > > just get on with it quietly and in my own time.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for listening.
> > > > Lis
> > > > x
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 23 Oct 2005, at 00:59, Bruce Smith wrote:
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