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by claus
Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:36 pm
Forum: Live
Topic: television personalities gig Oct 12th Enfield- Bar Form £6
Replies: 6
Views: 19349

Re: TVP's Barform Dan,John Bennett,Stickymoan & TexasBo

Neil wrote:
Skylarking wrote: Image
Mr. Treacy is looking really well. That's great to see. :)
And look at the jacket, and the shirt! Are we observing a serious style change here?
by claus
Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:14 pm
Forum: Live
Topic: What Colour is Sound? - A Tribute to Syd Barrett Mon 18 Sept
Replies: 5
Views: 16359

On the mystery jets myspace page somebody posted: "Syd gig was f*****g proper tonight :] great acts too, television personalities doing bob dylan blues made my night ..."

Sounds promising! I am sure more detailed information will emerge soon...

Cheers

Claus
by claus
Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Mummy Your Not Watching Me
Replies: 8
Views: 24488

I chose "Magnificent Dreams" too, though it is a hard choice. I think apart from yet another unbelievably catchy tune, it is the sentiment in the words which I love. In a way it sums up a lot of what the TVPs stand for. I mean, how many people will have thought that Dan was crazy to record records w...
by claus
Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:52 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Who's going to win the World Cup?
Replies: 13
Views: 47446

I had £10 on Italy to win the World Cup at 12/1. Happy days :D Shame it's all over for another 4 years. I had thought the one in the poll above choosing Italy had been me (I always pick them by default, because I think they are always capable of winning anything if they get their act together), but...
by claus
Sat May 27, 2006 10:27 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Who's going to win the World Cup?
Replies: 13
Views: 47446

As a German living in Scottish exile, I have only 2 big wishes for the world cup: that neither the Netherlands nor England win. I admire the trust that at least 3 people here have in Germany (probably Englishmen fearing the worst ;-)), but I can assure you, that Germany winning would be close to a m...
by claus
Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Please introduce yourself here
Replies: 69
Views: 232884

Hi everybody! I can't compete with Stefan's first hand tourbus memories (I imagine it wasn't the happiest of times for Dan..., at least I remember the Bartlebees mentioning that the atmosphere was quite grim on that tour...oh I see perhaps they meant it was "GRIMM"), but I think it is about time to ...
by claus
Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: Question about TVP.
Replies: 12
Views: 35169

1989 berlin (new year's eve) 3 hour show. everything & more. Berlin is a classic - with Evan Dando joining Dan for some songs. . Dan sings "I remember the night when we first met, such a night noone will ever forget, the night the walls came down in Berlin" on "Evan doesn't ring me anymore" (what a...
by claus
Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: My Dark Places - what's your favourite track?
Replies: 16
Views: 45583

claus wrote:Not only does it have a beautiful memory,
It was meant to be "melody" not "memory"...I am getting old
by claus
Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: My Dark Places - what's your favourite track?
Replies: 16
Views: 45583

It's interesting how many different songs have been mentioned already. What a diverse (did I hear perverse?) bunch TVP fans are... I still can't believe that I am the only one so far who has picked "I'm not your typical boy". When I first heard it, it blew me away. Not only does it have a beautiful ...
by claus
Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Question about TVP.
Replies: 12
Views: 35169

Hmm, hard to define what the TVPs "at their best" are, but I think Chocolate Art is a great live album. It contains excellent performances of some the best of the early songs, classic Dan banter with the audience and (on the CD version at least) THAT argument between Jowe Head and the soundman, whil...
by claus
Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:10 am
Forum: Other Music
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 106
Views: 288612

Funnily enough there is a TVP version of "Whatever gets you through the night" on an early 90s cover EP, if my memory serves me well, so you might want to check that out... Claus The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. Just thought I'd contribute to the thread... And a song called "whate...
by claus
Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:49 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Off-topic Myspace
Replies: 13
Views: 49532

Oh yes of course, I have a fabulous MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/nicholasmaycroft , which I can wholeheartedly recommend to anybody, who doesn't have anything better to do. It features a picture of me aged 17, four brilliant songs (depends a bit on your definition of the word "brilliant" o...
by claus
Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Please introduce yourself here
Replies: 69
Views: 232884

Melting down TVPs records

Why a joke? The TVPs once claimed they were "bigger than the Beatles" (deliberate quoting out of context here), and as according to Lennon (66) the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, this logically implies that the TVPs see/saw themselves to be bigger than God (or his son...well definitely bigger than ...