bye bye smiffy

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bye bye smiffy

Postby fat cherry » Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:59 pm

Alot of people seem surprised he made it this far, and I was a late comer to the fold-aahh, but even so-ahhhh

http://www.nme.com/news/the-fall-mark-e ... ad-2227263

from the beeb

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42811968

Jeremy Vine wrote:Mark E Smith - one of the greatest rock stars ever produced by this country.
The last time I saw The Fall, in 2017, he felt unwell on stage and sang all the songs from inside his dressing room.


A certain amount of style there I'd say.
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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Dr Cheese » Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:23 pm

Bugger! :cry:
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Postby Dr Cheese » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:05 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/ ... h-the-fall

"the Fall’s contract to appear on Later … with Jools Holland included a clause stipulating that under no circumstances was Holland to play “boogie-woogie piano anywhere near the Fall” :biggrin:
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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Kounelaki » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:24 am

RIP-uh

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Re: bye bye smiffy

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Kounelaki » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:37 am

Dr Cheese wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/24/mark-e-smith-the-fall

"the Fall’s contract to appear on Later … with Jools Holland included a clause stipulating that under no circumstances was Holland to play “boogie-woogie piano anywhere near the Fall” :biggrin:


"The Fall aren't so much a band, more a well-intentioned 1970's Manchester Council unemployment initiative that has snowballed out of control".
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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Mr. Brian » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:34 am

Rest In Peace -uh
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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby fat cherry » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:55 am

Some more stuff here - I remember watching the Lauren Laverne interview when it was on telly. She didn't hold it agains him though it seems (well now he's dead anyway)

http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/five ... et-2227279

https://twitter.com/laurenlaverne
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Re: bye bye smiffy

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby fat cherry » Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:35 pm

here he is being relatively cooperative. Still managed to pull a fitty

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Mr. Brian » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:46 pm

He looks like Stephen Hawking without the glasses in the last post

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Mr. Brian » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:54 pm

Now he looks like Macca without the facelifts!

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby Mr. Brian » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:55 pm

Gollum!

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby fat cherry » Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:15 pm

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Re: bye bye smiffy

Postby black francis » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:52 pm

Kounelaki wrote:
Dr Cheese wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/24/mark-e-smith-the-fall

"the Fall’s contract to appear on Later … with Jools Holland included a clause stipulating that under no circumstances was Holland to play “boogie-woogie piano anywhere near the Fall” :biggrin:


"The Fall aren't so much a band, more a well-intentioned 1970's Manchester Council unemployment initiative that has snowballed out of control".


I'm sorry but that's funny.
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