Eric and Ernie

On 13/01/11 19:41, Mike Henry wrote:

His utterly *ludicrous* attempt at the opening snare drum roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxI2n3uZWA#t=01m05s
...was a long-running laughing stock in percussionist circles.

They should've got their facts right, then -- presenter Simon Groom did
the opening drum roll, as documented in the film piece they made about
the recording for the programme itself at the time.

On 14/01/11 12:24, Calum wrote:
On 13/01/11 19:41, Mike Henry wrote:

His utterly *ludicrous* attempt at the opening snare drum roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxI2n3uZWA#t=01m05s
...was a long-running laughing stock in percussionist circles.

They should've got their facts right, then -- presenter Simon Groom did
the opening drum roll, as documented in the film piece they made about
the recording for the programme itself at the time.

(Side note: and as such, the drum roll only ever appeared on the TV
version, not on the single/album version.)

In article , says...
In , "Graham."
wrote:
"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote in message ...
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Calum
saying something like:

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name "Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place to be used every week.

His utterly *ludicrous* attempt at the opening snare drum roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxI2n3uZWA#t=01m05s
...was a long-running laughing stock in percussionist

Percussionists as in the punchline to the question:

"What do you call people who hang around with musicians?"

--
Halmyre

This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your head clean off.

On 2011\01\14 12:24, Calum wrote:
On 13/01/11 19:41, Mike Henry wrote:

His utterly *ludicrous* attempt at the opening snare drum roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxI2n3uZWA#t=01m05s
...was a long-running laughing stock in percussionist circles.

They should've got their facts right, then -- presenter Simon Groom did
the opening drum roll, as documented in the film piece they made about
the recording for the programme itself at the time.


Evelyn Glynnie said she'd never heard a better one.

Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\01\14 12:24, Calum wrote:
On 13/01/11 19:41, Mike Henry wrote:

His utterly *ludicrous* attempt at the opening snare drum roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxI2n3uZWA#t=01m05s
...was a long-running laughing stock in percussionist circles.

They should've got their facts right, then -- presenter Simon Groom did
the opening drum roll, as documented in the film piece they made about
the recording for the programme itself at the time.


Evelyn Glynnie said she'd never heard a better one.

That's cruel!

Bill

On 2011\01\14 18:15, Bill Wright wrote:
Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\01\14 12:24, Calum wrote:
On 13/01/11 19:41, Mike Henry wrote:

His utterly *ludicrous* attempt at the opening snare drum roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxI2n3uZWA#t=01m05s
...was a long-running laughing stock in percussionist circles.

They should've got their facts right, then -- presenter Simon Groom did
the opening drum roll, as documented in the film piece they made about
the recording for the programme itself at the time.


Evelyn Glynnie said she'd never heard a better one.

That's cruel!

Humour often is... but not always.
http://www.collegehumor.com/pictu1944153

On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name "Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

to be used every week.

On Jan 15, 11:11*am, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly *wrote:
Calum :
I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for a while
when he got older
Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name "Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.
It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.
Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -


painful wrong chords are my specialty, lol!



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"Dry Gulch Pete" wrote in message
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On Jan 15, 11:11 am, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :
I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for a
while
when he got older
Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for
Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.
It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.
Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -


painful wrong chords are my specialty, lol!



The lecturers on Open University used to wear them all the time.
--
Gordon Davie
Edinburgh, Scotland

"Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God."

On Jan 15, 12:11*pm, "GordonD" wrote:
"Dry Gulch Pete" wrote in ...
On Jan 15, 11:11 am, JNugent wrote:





On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :
I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for a
while
when he got older
Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for
Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.
It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.
Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

painful wrong chords are my specialty, lol!

The lecturers on Open University used to wear them all the time.
--

Oooooooooo - very good!