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Just as a background as to what all this " bring me the head " business is about .........

Yukio Mishima ( not his real name ) was a Japanese actor , photographic model , cat lover , and five times Nobel Prize For Literature nominated author ........
During the 1960`s he became increasingly concerned about , as he saw it , the dilution of Japanese culture due to American imperialism , Western values , and a democratic political system which devalued allegiance to the Emperor ........

So to put things right , he planned the setting up of a Japanese militia , in order to stage a coup d`etat , and bring about a return to the good old days .......

With this is mind , together with four accomplices , he tricked his way into a military base in Tokyo , overpowered the base commander in his office and tied him to a chair , then stepped out onto the balcony outside , to address the assembled troops below .......

Unfortunately , the troops were`nt entirely convinced by Mishima`s plans for a military takeover , and booed and jeered , and generally told him to push off and go home ..........

This made Yukio Mishima very sad , so he stepped back into the office , apologised to the base commander for all the upset , then proceeded to disembowel himself in the manner of seppuku ritual ....... one of his accomplices then decided to speed things up a bit , by chopping Mishima`s head off with a sword ........

....... So this is basically what The Snivelling Shits are on about with their single " Bring me the ........ " ....... you know the rest ..................
 

...... The Shits take Lou Reed`s paen to heroin addiction " I`m waiting For My Man " , and rework it as " Crossroads " ..... ( I`m waiting For My Meg ) ............

Nothing to do with Cream`s reworking of Robert Johnson`s track of the same name , Crossroads was a `sixties TV soap opera about a Birmingham motel , which was managed by a certain Meg Richardson ..... ( skillfully portrayed by actress Noele Gordon ) ..........

No attempted coups , or ritualistic beheadings this time I`m afraid , just a slightly worrying infatuation with Mrs Richardson`s legs .............
 
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Just in case you are wondering which country this lot come from , here are a few clues ......

It is controlled by a nationalistic zealot
Has done a deal to release a convicted terrorist
Has been condemned by the USA as a rogue state
Possesses nuclear weapons
Hates it`s southern neighbour

You`ve guessed it ........ Scotland ...... ! .............
 
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Dusty Springfield`s biggest American hit ......... Video recorded at Brixton Academy with female chorus line and members of the pit orchestra ......

Neil Tennant was a big Dusty fan , and eventually persuaded her to sing on the track .

However , PSB `s record company didn`t want Springfield when they heard about this , suggesting the totally unsuitable Barbara Streisand or Tina Turner instead , but they eventually gave in .......

By all accounts when recording in the studio , Springfield`s preferred plan of action was to work slowly , recording short lines or verses one at a time , rather than the whole song in one go ...... When recording her fairly short contribution to this track , she insisted on recording the lines over and over again , until she was happy ......... Over twenty takes for " Since you went away ..... " .........

Neil Tennant was thinking " Jesus , this is going to take all day " ...... but when he heard the finished article , he realised he was justified in his insistence that Dusty was the correct choice .......
 
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The Man With The Red Face is saxophone guy Phillippe Nadaud ......... Paul Desmond wasn`t available ........

The official video for this is an entertaining piece of film as well......
 
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Jack Lancaster would`nt have been available either ........ Gotta go via YouTube by the look of it ........

Ron Berg on drums , Andy Pyle on bass ............ Mick is sat somewhere reading the newspaper , presumably ...........
 
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... " you probably don`t even hear it when it happens , right ? ..........

My money is on the restless guy who heads to the men`s room ......... Tony glances at him as he walks by , but by now seems almost too weary to worry about what may or may not happen ......


At least his record , Journey`s " Don`t stop believin` " , was playing for him at the end ..........
 
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The Sock said:
Were there 27 strings, Jon?
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Sock, aged mind has me confused by numbers, strings more so... Autoharp though in the collection, 36string Chromaharps ( Autoharp ) by 3. PJ Harvey Dolly Parton Mabel Carter ( see gals love AutoHarps... ) notables, me..less so, have gigged them live. 12/15/21 chord the 21 is a real joy to play.
Table icon is the Psychobilly dance partner of desires... gunna find me one..one day... soon..later...never.... a smile here. j
 

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iis_iis said:
Sock, aged mind has me confused by numbers, strings more so... Autoharp though in the collection, 36string Chromaharps ( Autoharp ) by 3. PJ Harvey Dolly Parton Mabel Carter ( see gals love AutoHarps... ) notables, me..less so, have gigged them live. 12/15/21 chord the 21 is a real joy to play.
Table icon is the Psychobilly dance partner of desires... gunna find me one..one day... soon..later...never.... a smile here. j
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The guy who introduced me to Bluegrass, Jon.
He told me "If there ain't 27 strings, it ain't Bluegrass!"

Mandolin 8
Guitar 6
Banjo 5
Fiddle 4
Bass Fiddle 4
27
 
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Learning all the time i do... from The Sock, the people you meet here... knowledgable, indeed, Strange in name if not demeanour... and a grin. ** Yes have a 5 string Banjo.... so i have the 27 strings and only 10 fingers... Funny that gig playing all the instruments ( photos ), found myself out of work on one song, keyboardist jumped on the drums, i jumped on the keys he vacated... stood aside is not a first choice. Throw a song in... Slim Harpo never imagined anyone like PJ Harvey... Slim ala Texas Boogie from a pom... sublime. j.

 

Never was realy a fan of INXS at the time , but this ( part of a Meter Sessions broadcast ) is really good .........

Six months before he tragically fell foul of the child custody thing , involving the extremely unpleasant Bob Geldof , and the walking disaster area that was Paula Yates ...... " and it all went pear shaped "....... It certainly did ..........
 
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