Re: planespotting

["gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>]

  Well, the Dennis Pennis thing rings a bell. This would have been 'Mean 
Fiddler' ( the old one in the pleasant hamlet of Harlesden ), and if so, 
yes, a December gig. I caught a couple there, 94 and 96, so more likely 
the latter. Seem to remember Rodney playing with Paul Mulreany as support, 
not joining the Planes until invited to open 'Breaking...'. This would 
explain the mystery guitarist, though I am sure Angelo was there.
  Was definitely getting adamantly beered myself that night, was up near 
the back with the ex, and was not nearly such an anorak about line ups as 
I may be now, so that's about all I can offer.

  Think Nora was flogging the limited edition cassettes of 'Weird Shit' at 
that one.

  G



    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Rory MacLeod 
    To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes 
    Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:48 PM
    Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] planespotting


    Another Blue Aeroplanes / (vague) BBC story:

    I lived in London around 96/97.  I  remember going to see the Blue 
Aeroplanes play a gig.  I went by myself and proceeded to drink 
continuously through out the gig till the point where I became a bit worse 
for wear and had to go for a tactical chunder in the bogs.  I came out and 
much too my surprise it looked like Dennis Pennis (the comedian) was on 
stage and the aeroplanes were thrashing out a punk standard..  He had 
taken over lead vocals from Gerard. 
    It wasn't till years later when I was working at the beeb in Queen 
Margaret Drive, Glasgow and I spotted Paul Kaye aka Dennis pennis (he had 
become a serious actor starring in a drama about a man who went to live on 
an remote Scottish island with his family - wife played by Cindy Beale of 
eastenders) .   I plucked up the courage and started chatting to him.  
Really nice bloke and apparently good mates with a then BA guitarist if 
memory serves me either Loz / Jez and in the true spirit of the BA 
collective had been let on for one song, a Sex Pistol cover.

    Now i need all your help. Who else was there? Is there an official 
historian who can tell me   where this gig was(where was i!!)?  when it 
was? was it a legenday BA Christmas gig? What sex pistols song was 
covered? Which guitarist was paul kaye's mate?

    On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Rory MacLeod <rorymacleod@gm...com> 
wrote:

      I was a BA fanatic when I worked at the BBC. 

      Don't work there anymore.  Still a BA fan though.

      I once tried to persuade a producer of an afternoon news programme 
to use Jacket Hangs for a 'best intro in rock music' pack.  The song never 
made it into the pack.  I never spoke to the producer again...

      On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Philip Hendry 
<philip.hendry@bb...co.uk> wrote:

        A far as I knew I was the only Blue Areoplanes fanatic working for 
the
        BBC.....

        Phil


        -----Original Message-----
        From: blueplanes-bounces@bl...org

        [mailto:blueplanes-bounces@bl...org] On Behalf Of Rob Fawcett
        Sent: 06 June 2008 11:39
        To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
        Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] planespotting

        Football Focus ain't Broadcasting House - it's TV Centre at White 
City.
        I expect they have their own underground Blue Aeroplanes network 
there
        to match the one in W1.

        Though in BBC radio, BA still stands for Broadcast Assistant in 
most
        peoples' minds...


        --- Philip Hendry <philip.hendry@bb...co.uk> wrote:

        > No there must be another planes fan in the BBC ...spooky..I'll
        > investigate
        >
        > Phil
        >
        > ________________________________
        >
        > From: blueplanes-bounces@bl...org
        > [mailto:blueplanes-bounces@bl...org] On Behalf Of Phill
        > Merchant
        > Sent: 31 May 2008 17:00
        > To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
        > Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] planespotting
        >
        >
        > Was that you, Hendry?
        >
        > PhillM
        >
        > Sat, 31 May 2008 13:08:35 +0100
        > From: keulemaa@lo...com
        > To: blueplanes@bl...org
        > Subject: [BluePlanes] planespotting
        >
        >
        >
        >
        >       Far be it from me to post a nerdy planespotting reference, 
but I
        was
        > just watching football focus and there, bookending an article on
        > likely England skipper for tonight Rio Ferdinand was 
"Anti-pretty"!
        >
        >       How many points do I get from Big Chief I-Spy for that?
        >
        >       Hope Gerard gets his 10p for them using it.
        >
        >       Anyone got any better/unlikelier uses of BA tracks?
        >
        >       And who is the BA mole inside Broadcasting House?
        >
        >       AK
        >
        >
        >
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