FESTIE MOOD WITH TOMMY COOPER

[Mark Storer]

Peter,
Totally agree,but please stop shouting!!
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "PETER WILKINSON" <petertrance at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:14 PM
Subject: FESTIE MOOD WITH TOMMY COOPER


> 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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