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Hello from Down Under
- Subject: Hello from Down Under
- From: Chris Weeks <weeks@cl...net.nz>
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 08:00:31 +1300
Hello all. This is my first message to the group, I've been watching and
reading from afar for some time now (New Zealand to be exact). My potted
BA story - first saw them at Newport Centre supporting REM, blown away.
From that moment on bought anything I saw, caught them live all over
Bristol (Fleece, Vic Rooms, Thekla, Anson Rooms, Fiddlers, & others I've
forgotten the name of - a cafe place on Park Street, a Xmaxs gig at a
club in St.Pauls, help me with names please?!). Moved to Somerset where I
once sat in a cafe in Glastonbury on the table next to Rodney singing to
his girlfriend. Bizarre. Even my wife - not known for interest in things
indie - has a soft spot for Rodders and the 'Planes and could be dragged
along to gigs. Last show was the Xmas gig before we moved down here (Dec
2002). This recent flurry of e-mails has got me all nostalgic and
home-sick for England, Bristol, but mainly for jangly guitars and
pretentious lyrics - "there's a Mexican boy playing with my shoestrings,
what can I say? This is very sloppy writing today". A good 80% of my
vinyl collection is still in the loft back home and so I'm having to
survive with my 'best of' CD and of course Swagger/Beatsongs. I too have
never heard of Lit 1 and Lit 2 but they sound right up my street. Is
anyone willing to burn me a copy and post to NZ and make a homesick indie
boy very happy. In return I will send you a compilation of hip Kiwi tunes
(no honestly, there's some pretty good stuff down here!). I will be there
in spirit for the Xmas gig perhaps Gerard could dedicate 'Pony Boy' to his
Kiwi fan club - Chris & Anne?!
Hope to hear from someone soon about Lits 1&2.
Sweet dreams back in Blighty, I'm now off to work.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Neville Street
To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Blueplanes]
Live gigs now there's a thing. I'll swap a copy of LIT with anyone who'd
like a copy of the BAs live in Shrewsbury in 1989 (yes 1989!). It's not
bad and was just prior to Swagger being released (I think) so contains all
yer faves.
Nev
----- Original Message -----
From: gareth james
To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Blueplanes]
Paul, that was me, again. On top of the treeful!
yes, I'd love a copy of LIT, though I will no doubt miss the interplay
of jangling guitars in the background.
I take it you'll be at THE gig?
What I'd rather have, and happy to pay for, are some live gigs.
I have one live gig, mentioned on here b4 called 'viva' I bought off
ebay which has 2 shows on it milton keynes 1992 (awesome) and town and
country sept 1992 (not so good, even though I would have been in the crowd
whooping!) - copies to anyone who wants - plus the rather inconsistant
'fruit'
so any booklegs would be warmly welcomed.
cheerseers
gtb
Paul Vearncombe <paul_vearncombe@ho...com> wrote:
One of the many songs which seem to have been hanging around
unreleased for
ages. See also "Bright Star Catalogue", "Raise the Roof", "Birthday
Suit
and Badge", and several others, no doubt. "Tree Full" was released
on
something wasn't it? Nick White did me a copy, so it must have been.
What
was it on, Nick?
Has anyone seen a track listing for the new album?
Oh, and who was asking about LIT? Did somebody want a copy?
PV2
>From: chris sharp
>Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
>To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:33:43 +0100
>
>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
>>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:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>=== message truncated ===>
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