FESTIE MOOD WITH TOMMY COOPER

[PETER WILKINSON]

NO DOUBT, IF STILL ALIVE TODAY TOMMY COOPER WOULD BE APPEARING AT HAWKFEST.
'WHY' YOU ASK? WELL HAWKWIND WERE BIG FANS OF TOMMY AND INDEED 'SILVER
MACHINE' IS ACTUALLY AN OBLIQUE REEFERENCE TO HIS MAGIC WAND. THERE ARE
OTHER CONNECTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN YOUNGER TOMMY LOOKED LIKE A HAWK AND
LATER ON IN LIFE SUFFERED FROM ACUTE WIND. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY OTHER
CONNECTIONS?
ANYWAY I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO INVITE YOU ALL TO AN INTERNET
'COOPERFEST' COMPETITION IN HONOUR OF THIS GREAT MAGICIAN AND COMEDIAN. ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO SUBMIT 'COOPER GAGS'. WE WILL THEN VOTE ON THE BEST
SUBMISSION
NEARER HAWKFEST TIME. HOPEFULLY WE COULD GET A BAND MEMBER TO ANNOUNCE THE
WINNER AT THE FESTIE AND PRESENT THE PRIZE (A FEZ PERHAPS)
OK HERE GOES . I'LL START US OFF WITH SOME CLASSIC COOPER JUST TO GIVE YOU
AN IDEA OF WHAT I MEAN!!!

1 'SO I WAS GETTING IN MY CAR AND THIS BLOKE SAYS TO ME "CAN YOU GIVE A
LIFT?" I SAID "SURE, YOU LOOK GREAT, THE WORLD'S YOUR OYSTER. GO FOR IT".

2 SO I WENT TO THE DENTIST. HE SAID "SAY  Aaah." I SAID "WHY?"  HE SAID "MY
DOG DIED".

3 I WENT TO THE BUTCHERS THE OTHER DAYAND I BET HIM 50 QUID THAT HE COULDN'T
REACH THE MEAT OFF THE TOP SHELF. HE REFUSED TO TAKE THE BET 'COS HE SAID
"THE STEAKS ARE TOO HIGH"

>From: Jerry Kranitz <jkranitz at AURAL-INNOVATIONS.COM>
>Reply-To: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>Subject: Re: OFF: Aural Innovations April 2003 issue online NOW!!!
>Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 06:33:21 -0400
>
>Thanks for the feedback Jon!
>
>Regarding Farflung... it was a real joy talking to Tommy. He's had more
>experiences than many people in the underground so there was lots to tell
>and he was really great about just chatting away for 2 hours. One hell of a
>nice guy with an A+ attitude toward what he does.
>
>I'm glad you found the Julian Cope article helpful. I did too! Jeff did an
>excellent job with that one.
>
>And I'm very pleased to hear you're enjoying Roger's Action Man stories. I
>think he's very creative. He's got superhuman powers of observation which
>are essential to this pulp/noir style he writes in. But then mixed with the
>fact that he's reporting from rock n roll shows makes the whole thing
>wildly
>surreal. I just read his draft for next issues story and it's gearing up to
>be a good one.
>
>Jerry

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