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Post by supermo Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:14 pm

It's Sunday, so it must be:

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I like this city, for all its Lowryesque skies laden with gloom, especially powerful at dusk. Beyond Salford and the canals and all that stuff - the bits of the city that survived the descent of the hun hordes back in 2008 - it's quite prosperous. And that prosperity has spawned some lurid modern building developments, like the fascinating but hugely disproportionate Hilton:

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Of course there are more familiar landmarks, like the home of "Corrie". I never watch that programme, but I read recently it's all about infidelity, attempted murder and lesbianism so I must tune in sometime. Does it go out after the watershed?

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Anyway, off to the Opera House, another of Manchester's "wedding cake" theatres who add a "restoration levy" to the price of tickets. This is something I'm all in favour of. Not so keen on the over-bearing stewards here or at the Palace, where they tap your shoulder for taking a photo - even when you have switched off the flash. Fascists. Mad

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Here's Gil Scott-Heron, living legend. He's the smudge in the middle, between the two other smudges playing keyboards and drums....

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Gil started with a 10 minute monologue (and a few crap jokes) and ended in fuller, er, jazz mode. "It's interesting releasing a new CD. You find out all sorts of things. Like apparently I 'disappeared'....."
It was a fun show in an "eclectic" sense. Plus there were a few foxy black chicks in the crowd which always cheers me up.

That was it really. Sunday night in the land of the Mancs (sorry Sev but it was another flying visit, had to be in Glasgow this morning). I did find one of those streets that Licker hangs out in though.....we can expect a picture of him offering fisting services or whatever here next time he's in town...

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Post by JimmyMcGrory Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:09 am

Sounds like a good trip Mo, did he sing this?

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Post by supermo Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:54 am

Not that one Jimmy. He did a couple of oldies and a lot from the new album.

He did play this though:
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Post by niall o,dhubghaill Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:42 am

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i own that fuckin toon!

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Post by supermo Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:57 am

niall o,dhubghaill wrote:

i own that fuckin toon!

If that was true, you might do something about the extortionate prices at the Great Northern carpark off Deansgate.

£8.60 for three hours on a Sunday night ffs....even worse than the Mitchell St multi in Glasgow Shocked
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Post by niall o,dhubghaill Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:33 pm

supermo wrote:
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i own that fuckin toon!

If that was true, you might do something about the extortionate prices at the Great Northern carpark off Deansgate.

£8.60 for three hours on a Sunday night ffs....even worse than the Mitchell St multi in Glasgow Shocked





i would have, IF YOU HAD RUNG!!!! Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_sad

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Post by crownliquor Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:43 pm

Good stuff as always mo. Surely the "Camp Street" photo would have been improved with you performing a camp boxing pose, an opportunity missed there? Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_biggrin I'm camp as christmas mate, so would head straight there for a photo op, but even though I've pushed for a CD in Manchester the CP doesn't seem very keen, I think she's heard about sevvy, the filthy beast. Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_biggrin



And no shoes picture, don't you bead rattlers wear shoes?

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Post by JimmyMcGrory Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:10 pm

We wear sandals, even in winter
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Post by niall o,dhubghaill Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:51 am

did gil mention his da then shout fuck the huns!? Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_lol

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Post by supermo Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:31 am

Funnily enough, apart from his Dad's time at Celtic, Gil has another Scottish connection - his writing career was revived when Jamie Byng at Canongate re-published his novels a few years back. Byng had a nice piece about Gil in the Guardian recently.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/17/gil-scott-heron-byng

first time I'd heard a jazz version of the Broad Black Brimmer tho... Suspect
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Post by supermo Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:55 am

Oh, this is cool....... Cool


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Post by JimmyMcGrory Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:56 am

Gill Scott Heron is way to cool to be a currant mo Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_biggrin
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Post by supermo Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:58 am

Goes without sayin' Jimmy, goes without sayin'.

But you said it anyways Laughing
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Post by JimmyMcGrory Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:00 am

I'm stating the obvious from now on Mo, some cunts are too daft too see it Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_scratch
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Post by crownliquor Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:46 pm

JimmyMcGrory wrote:We wear sandals, even in winter

Nothing about you arboreal highlanders surprises me James. Apart from you clearing a virus from your old boy's computer. Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_biggrin

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Post by supermo Sat May 01, 2010 6:01 am

S'pose I should add a picture of my feet, before the demands get too loud... Smile


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Post by Immo Sat May 01, 2010 9:28 am

Do your toes go all the way to the end of those babies? Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_biggrin
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Post by supermo Sat May 01, 2010 9:31 am

Of course.

Better than your brothel creepers or those totally crass fukkin mountain boot things we see on Herr Licker.

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Post by Immo Sat May 01, 2010 9:50 am

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I lost a bet with Toots that the words 'pixie' or 'toes' would feature in your reply. Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_evil

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Post by supermo Sat May 01, 2010 9:55 am

Immo wrote:Dang! Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_mad

I lost a bet with Toots that the words 'pixie' or 'toes' would feature in your reply. Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_evil

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Post by Immo Sat May 01, 2010 9:58 am

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I laid off £3.50's worth of vouchers on a bet that you'd make a reference to Toots in the reply. Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_mad



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Post by supermo Sat May 01, 2010 10:49 am

Immo wrote:Dang! Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_mad

I laid off £3.50's worth of vouchers on a bet that you'd make a reference to Toots in the reply. Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_mad



Fuckin mug's game innit Gil Scott Heron, Manchester Opera House Icon_lol

Not if your name's Toots and you fancy some Tesco vouchers it isn't Laughing
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Post by crownliquor Sat May 01, 2010 3:59 pm

supermo wrote:S'pose I should add a picture of my feet, before the demands get too loud... Smile


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