Sinister: TOTP and Stylophone

[P. Miller / A. Ubieta]

Katrina at Jeepster wrote:

> Unfortunately, i have just heard from our pluggers, and
> B&S didn't make
> onto TOTP.
>
> Tune in tho', if you fancy:-
>
>         Aqua
>

As in "I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world"? One of my
favourites at the moment.
The only other act I recognise is Brand New Heavies. They're in
trouble with Mattel because the real Ken isn't bald.

Stylophone fact: Rolf Harris didn't just lend his name and
demonstration talents
( "Water..kids love it!")
to the Stylophone, he was actively involved in its
conception and development. Rolf has a long standing
interest in experimaental music, as is shown by his
involvement with Joe Meek stars The Tornados. So he's not
just some wobble board playing plonker. At a concert
during the ill-fated "Brian is Back" campaign, the Beach
Boys suffered a serious theremin malfunction during "Good
Vibrations". Luckily, a member of the road crew had been
practising with his Stylophone earlier in the day, and
immediately rushed it over to Mike Love, who made a few bad
jokes and then proceeded to play it during their second
attempt at "Good Vibrations". Unfortunately, he had trouble
holding the Stylophone up to the microphone, playing it in
the correct sliding manner, AND singing all at the same time.
Carl had a fit of the giggles and Brian looked on bemused,
soon to revert to his hermit-like existence.

So it's not just Belle and Sebastian who have problems with
their Stylophone on stage. It can happenn to anyone.

Peter


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