Sinister: Funkasize You

[Barrett R]

PJ Miller's favourite comedian is, I believe, called Bobby Chariot - "Top 
warm up man to the stars" and his godlike catchphrase was "HOW YA DIDDLIN'? 
(Followed by bemused silence) Bloody sod ya then"
This somehow seems a lot less funny in print.
Oh well.

Ronan
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From: PJMiller
To: ronbarrett; B&S mailing list
Subject: Sinister: Funkasize You
Date: 26 February 1998 15:12


I would like to publicly apologise to Andreas Perfection as a Hipster for
answering a message that wasn't intended for the list.
Yes, words have been exchanged. I think Rod and I both know what our
punishment is. Which way to the Radiohead chat room?

In the desperate race to accrue B&S Big Chief I-Spy points I think I am
probably way out in front. But I need more. To this end, I would like to
compare myself to an obese comedian, one of my favourites. Sadly, I can't
remember his name. He was a warm up man for Alexei Sayle, in fact he looked
a bit like Alexei Sayle having undergone a Tarbuckisation operation. He
slept in his Jag and was very sad. Can anyone help me with the name? Bobby
Crush or something. Whatever his name was he was top comedy.

I would like to remind my fellow listees that some of us, myself included,
were recently awarded diplomatic immunity to talk shite. Despite this great
honour, I still try to keep it to an only slightly unreasonable level. For
instance, I resisted the temptation to go on and on and on about how much I
love Sid James, and even the street he lives on in "Carry On At Your
Convenience", you remember, next door to what's her name. "Phwooar, what a
waste!" says Sid in very visible frustration. Robert De Niro pales in
comparison. I once contemplated joining the Sid James and Kenneth Williams
Appreciation Society, but in the end I didn't in case it adversely affected
my social life.

The Eighties: I'm sure there was lots of great music in the eighties, and
Keith is right. Until fairly recently the seventies were considered the
absolute pits, just because hair gel had taken over from big bushy
sideburns. Despite my love for Led Zep, I think my favourite seventies music
is all the funk/soul/call it what you will that came out of the new black
awareness/call it what you will, such as the Stax stuff and Marvin Gaye's
political work. There's something irresistible about the combination of
radical politics and huge afros. The point is, I suspect that the best music
of the eighties ws hip hop. I don't know much about it, but when the reissue
scene gets its act together, I'll be there, fifty years old walking around
without any laces in my "sneakers". To help prepare myself, can anyone
remind me of the name of a girl rapper who swore a lot. I'm sure the
character Angela, played by Rosie Perez, in "Night on Earth" was based on
her. It was Roxanne something or other, but not Roxanne Shante, who was
equally adorable. It was on John Peel a lot. Making any sense? Perhaps I
dreamt it.
Also, Stock,  Aitken and Waterman churned out some great records. Who could
forget the female version of Honey? Well, me actually. I've
forgotten her name...Samantha?...Siobahn?.....come to think of it, I've
forgotten the song too. So scrub that one.

If I remember correctly, "Bright Eyes" was number one at Easter time. I
listened to David "Diddy" Hamilton doing a run down of all the Easter number
ones since time began. The only other one I can recall was "Congratulations"
by Cliff Richard. I was quite a keen Cliff fan in my formative years.

This evening I hope to present at the B&S bunfight, even B&S aren't there.
That's if I can work out what 6pm GMT is in CET. Hope to see you all
there...

Peter

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