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The Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band

Right found the meanfiddler site...but x2 £20 tickets comes to nearly £52...tis almost a fiver booking fee per ticket !!!!
 
Hello. Well, that was the sound of Roger's Wah-Wah rabbits. You heard them
eating endives there. That's very cheap at this time of the year. But now, here
in Willesden Green, yes, brrr, it is a bit chilly, but, no matter, because here
comes a gentleman, and we're going to talk to him about shirts.

Excuse me, sir, would you mind talking to us about shirts?
Hey, what?
About shirts.
Shirts?
Yes.
I've got plenty at home.
Heh ...good grief...
And here comes a lady with an enchanting... little... kangaroo. ...and I'm
going to ask her something about shirts. No I'm not... because she's giving me
a rather a vulgar sign..
Uh... would you... 'scuse me... would you mind... we're talking about shirts.
Eh?
About shirts.
Shirts?
Yes. The problem of shirts. The kind of... y'know... are they necessary?
Shirts.
[Foreign accent:] Where it is.
Yes... where it is. Where is shirts?
I don't know.
You don't know? Umm... oh dear...
Ah... There's a gentleman marching down here with a really determined stride.
He looks a little cautious. He's... hopping. 'Scuse me, sir, would you mind
talking to me for a moment at all?
Well, whatd'ya mean, guv'nor, what d'y'wanta know?
Well, we're talking about shirts. About, are they still necessary, d'you think,
I mean, do you think they should stop making shirts?
Oh no. Not at all. A man's not dr, not dressed unless he's got a nice on
guv'nor, is he?
Not really. What about the length of the shirt, 'cos the old ones used to be
rather long...
Well, I'm all for the short shirt. The old type's old fashioned make.
Gotta be a bit modern these days, guv'nor, ain't yer?
Yes. OK. Well, you're certainly with it, aren't you?
Well, they are. You gotta be with it.
Cor, that's the stuff
Yes.
Right. OK, well, thank you very much.
Right-ho, bye-bye.
Bye-bye.

Well, I think we're gonna have to leave it there, and I'm gonna take you right
away, straight over to the Earls Court Olympia to watch the Shirt Event. I'll
repeat that, the Shirt Event. I'll repeat that, the Shirt Event. I'll repeat
that, the Shirt Event.

:D

My father used to play that a lot when I were a lad, used to crease me up, still does. Rather like a polite Chris Morris vox pop.

"'av got plenty at 'ome".
 
Stanshall and Fry were good mates and Fry did the voice over for the Beeb Doc on on Stanshall a couple of years ago , I have to admit I didn`t know a great deal about him before I saw it but they are/were certainly was out of the similar mould.
 
suzee blue cheese said:
Stephen Fry. Why?
.
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Miss! Miss! I know this one miss!

Because Fry is a Bonzos fan from way back, and not only that they were a key influence in his early development as a comedian.

It's all in his autobiography, Moab is my Washpot, which I heartily recommend.
 
Flashman said:
Hello. Well, that was the sound of Roger's Wah-Wah rabbits. You heard them
eating endives there. That's very cheap at this time of the year. But now, here
in Willesden Green, yes, brrr, it is a bit chilly, but, no matter, because here
comes a gentleman, and we're going to talk to him about shirts.

Excuse me, sir, would you mind talking to us about shirts?
Hey, what?
About shirts.
Shirts?
Yes.
I've got plenty at home.
Heh ...good grief...
And here comes a lady with an enchanting... little... kangaroo. ...and I'm
going to ask her something about shirts. No I'm not... because she's giving me
a rather a vulgar sign..
Uh... would you... 'scuse me... would you mind... we're talking about shirts.
Eh?
About shirts.
Shirts?
Yes. The problem of shirts. The kind of... y'know... are they necessary?
Shirts.
[Foreign accent:] Where it is.
Yes... where it is. Where is shirts?
I don't know.
You don't know? Umm... oh dear...
Ah... There's a gentleman marching down here with a really determined stride.
He looks a little cautious. He's... hopping. 'Scuse me, sir, would you mind
talking to me for a moment at all?
Well, whatd'ya mean, guv'nor, what d'y'wanta know?
Well, we're talking about shirts. About, are they still necessary, d'you think,
I mean, do you think they should stop making shirts?
Oh no. Not at all. A man's not dr, not dressed unless he's got a nice on
guv'nor, is he?
Not really. What about the length of the shirt, 'cos the old ones used to be
rather long...
Well, I'm all for the short shirt. The old type's old fashioned make.
Gotta be a bit modern these days, guv'nor, ain't yer?
Yes. OK. Well, you're certainly with it, aren't you?
Well, they are. You gotta be with it.
Cor, that's the stuff
Yes.
Right. OK, well, thank you very much.
Right-ho, bye-bye.
Bye-bye.

Well, I think we're gonna have to leave it there, and I'm gonna take you right
away, straight over to the Earls Court Olympia to watch the Shirt Event. I'll
repeat that, the Shirt Event. I'll repeat that, the Shirt Event. I'll repeat
that, the Shirt Event.

:D

My father used to play that a lot when I were a lad, used to crease me up, still does. Rather like a polite Chris Morris vox pop.

"'av got plenty at 'ome".
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#

That's the veryone, old bean.
 
Idris2002 said:
Miss! Miss! I know this one miss!

Because Fry is a Bonzos fan from way back, and not only that they were a key influence in his early development as a comedian.

It's all in his autobiography, Moab is my Washpot, which I heartily recommend.
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vivain stansall was in the background for many a successful act. John Lennon cited him as an influence and I hear it in the White Album.

In fact, the 'very very drunk at the time' thing from the fast show was Paul Whitehouse being Sir Henry.
 
luxy_rosemberg said:
You look almost familiar ;)
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Poor RL - opposed by Lenin and Bukharin, murdered by right wing thugs, then has her name hi-jacked by the two of us!

I chose her as a nom de plume since it seemed guaranteed not to have been chose by anyone else. Seems I was (almost) mistaken! :)

My best of the Bonzos has disappeared during a recent house move.
 
Has anyone been able to get tickets for this?

The web site first of all said they weren't on sale yet now it says they're no longer available :(
 
Yay Bonzos! My Pink Half Of the Drainpipe :D And the one about the guy who cuts his hedge in the shape of the QE2!
They remind me of a very short but crazy period of my life in the 70's; very popular they were too amongst some of my friends as a tripping accompaniment, owing to the wierd imagery conjured up by their lyrics :eek:
 
zed66 said:
One of my favourite bits from Sir Henry at Rawlinson End........

To celebrate All Squids' Day, there was a face-jumping competition at
the Fool and Bladder. This ancient amusement involved leaping onto
volunteers' heads, lightly touching, then springing off. To draw
blood or squash a nose meant instant disqualification, and this was
the skill of it. Seth One-Tooth was unquestioned master of this
unusual sport, and he lounged, huge and work-stained outside the old
pub, explaining the rules to Reg Smeeton, newsagent and self-styled
encyclopaedia.

A large red-faced farm worker with arms like tractors, stripped to the
waist, paced out an enormous run-up, before turning to thunder down on
his grinning partner lying on the green

"Eeee... 'e's got no chance!" said Seth smugly. "Silly bugger's
wearing spiked running shoes!"
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I haven't heard that in 20 years! Thanks for the memories.

I feel a visit to Amazon for a brand spanking new copy of Sir Henry may well be in order. :D
 
Wolfie said:
and there's Mr Slater's Parrot of course ....
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Hello, and how did you find yourself this morning?
Well I just rolled back the sheets & there I was!

When Mr Slater's Parrot says "Hello".
A geezer likes to get one on the go.
We hope to hear him swear. We love to hear him squeak.
We like to see him biting fingers with in horny beak!

Sometimes he likes to whistle through his nose.
While picking up a peanut with his toes.
If Johnny Morris had him on his show
You'd hear the Fuehrer's favourite say "Hello"!

Got it on iTunes as we speak :D
 
Ground Elder said:
I was thinking of their mutual love of word play :) Someone posted on here once posted that Sir Henry was the worst film they'd ever seen, but that just made me love it even more.
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My wife and I went to see it when it first came out. The cinema was almost full when the lights went down, lots of shuffling in the dark, when the lights came up there were about eight of us left. Which just added to the hilarity of it really! :D
 
Ground Elder said:
I've only noticed on TV once, when I taped it around 1987 :(
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It was aired on one of the freeview channels a few months back. :)

A band I was once involved with played the opener for an ex-Bonzo members band set & they were a right splendid bunch. :D
 
i've managed to blag myself onto the guestlist,and been told that the ruttles are the support which would be really really :cool:
 
blossie33 said:
They were quite amusing. I used to like the 'Intro and Outro'
Princess Anne on souzaphone..... (or something like that!)

Wouldn't be interested in seeing them now though, am not nostalgic for past music times. It's never the same anyway.
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Princess Anne on Souzaphone.
Eric CLapton on ukele,
Adolph Hitler on Vibes.

can anyone remember what Horace Batchelor played ?.

Only those of a certain age and radio listening habits will remember who Horace Batchelor was, but it does tie in with the title of a Bonzos album.
 
The box set, Chronology is on offer at about sixteen quid at HMV and I thoroughly recommend it. :cool: A bright Sunday morning, breakfast cooking and the Bonzo's on loud will make any hangover disipate and make you feel all fantastc and happy. I want 'Ali Baba's camel' played at my funeral. :)
 
linerider said:
i've managed to blag myself onto the guestlist,and been told that the ruttles are the support which would be really really :cool:
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oh well no Ruttles,still roll on saturday.Bonzos followed by PROD :D
 
no Ruttles is a good thing IMO - they were pretty rubbish when I saw them

I'm jealous of you seeing the Bonzos tho' - do let us know how it was ...
 
I went to collage with Neils son. One of the others came round our house after I left collage to buy drugs. Or was that the Ruttles.
 
linerider said:
oh well no Ruttles,still roll on saturday.Bonzos followed by PROD :D
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That's exactly what my agenda shall be. By the way, some people are talking of meeting in either the Pillars of Hercules or the Royal George before hand. I don't know who any of them are but I suspect that's true of most of us as we only ever communuicate by email. The plan is to wear something 'tell-tale'.
 
Fantastic, packed to capacity gig. All the old standards, as much foolery as ever. Happily, they didn't try to replace Vivian with Stephen Fry, he just covered a few of the more obvious choices such as The Hills are Alive and Rhinocratic Oath. Other guest appearances were Phil 'These Guys are my Fucking Heroes' Jupitus, Paul Merton and (IMO, the most impressive) Ade Edmonson, who captured Vivian's manicness perfectly. Ended with a recorded version of the Intro and the Outro showing large screens of Vivian, whilst a collection of oddballs took to the stage with the band. Dunno who they were.

The Astoria tho, the standing bit is upstairs. What's that all about? I only bought a standing ticket cos I thought I'd be nearer the stage.

Anyway, top gig. Once in a lifetime stuff. Followed by PRoD, so fantastic evening all round. :D

What did other Urbanites who went think of the gig?
 
Agreed, it was a great gig and Ade Edmonson was my highlight of the "guests", particularly as Mrs Slater's Parrot. Thought Paul Merton was a bit underwhelming on Monster Mash to be honest, also where was Bill Bailey?

Like you, I got caught out with the 'standing' ticket thing. I guess they were working on the basis that most people would want to sit down. Was ok on the balcony though, I don't usually get that good a view of a gig. Only downside was the beer- £3.40 for a can of bloody Tetley's?
 
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