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« Reply #40 on: March 01, 2017, 10:44:33 AM »


The 25th anniversary.
My new girlfriend (later wife, now ex-wife) was completely exhausted by all that weird folkrock music and had fallen asleep in the rain, the Full House line-up played Sloth and RT started his solo....

Or maybe (if I may)

2014. I had a terrible time this year, problems at the job, problems with family. I sat down in the field (with my new girlfriend), Fairport Acoustic came on and started playing and I felt: This is where I belong, life is good here.

Tom , I think that encapsulates Cropredy for a lot of people. In the early and mid 90's it was a real escape for me!
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« Reply #41 on: March 01, 2017, 07:56:10 PM »

The whole set last year.

Our Lads were really on form. Not surprised they topped the best act poll.

I think that, and the set at Butlins in 2013, were as good as I've ever heard the band.
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« Reply #42 on: March 01, 2017, 08:14:47 PM »

Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.
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« Reply #43 on: March 01, 2017, 08:44:45 PM »


Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.


There will be no winners. This category is not going to the vote. It is just a bit of fun to stimulate conversation.

Did nobody read the introductory page?  Wink
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« Reply #44 on: March 01, 2017, 09:23:18 PM »


Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.


Ha ha!  At what point did you realise she was his mum?

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« Reply #45 on: March 01, 2017, 09:56:54 PM »


Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.


Don't know why, but I'm imagining Ric's mother telling you off in a Terry Jones 'Life Of Brian voice!  Grin
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« Reply #46 on: March 02, 2017, 07:00:21 AM »



Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.


Ha ha!  At what point did you realise she was his mum?

Jules


When she started having back go at me and talking about "My Ric"...
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« Reply #47 on: March 02, 2017, 07:01:01 AM »



Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.


Don't know why, but I'm imagining Ric's mother telling you off in a Terry Jones 'Life Of Brian voice!  Grin


Yep, spot on...At least in my memories!
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« Reply #48 on: March 02, 2017, 10:04:57 AM »




Getting told off by Ric's mum when I was rather inebriated and shouting "Get your bloody hair cut, Ric'" in '87. "My Ric's got lovely hair" etc etc....At least this is how I remember it anyway.... I'm not expecting this to win.

Ha ha!  At what point did you realise she was his mum?
Jules

When she started having back go at me and talking about "My Ric"...


Not sure how anyone claim a version of a band as "their" version....*checks earpiece* What? Oh...
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« Reply #49 on: March 02, 2017, 01:48:27 PM »

OK - bit of a long Cropredy story but true:

In the years when folks would serve up liquer coffees from caravans in the camp sites late into the night a group of us were getting increasingly merry and telling **** jokes, my late friend Nick came up with "Whats the difference between a duck?" - "One of its legs is both the same" much to the bemusement of a couple sat with. Don't worry about it we said, Nick is just trying to be surreal. "What does that mean?" they ask. "Well, if Peggy comes on stage tomorrow playing a banana instead of a bass, well that would be surreal".
Saturday night comes, Fairport bound on the stage Simon playing a box of cornflakes and Peggy playing a banana shaped bass guitar and from across the field we hear a voice, familiar from the night before, shout out "Bloody hell Peggy - that's a bit surreal"

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« Reply #50 on: March 02, 2017, 06:19:53 PM »


OK - bit of a long Cropredy story but true:

In the years when folks would serve up liquer coffees from caravans in the camp sites late into the night a group of us were getting increasingly merry and telling **** jokes, my late friend Nick came up with "Whats the difference between a duck?" - "One of its legs is both the same" much to the bemusement of a couple sat with. Don't worry about it we said, Nick is just trying to be surreal. "What does that mean?" they ask. "Well, if Peggy comes on stage tomorrow playing a banana instead of a bass, well that would be surreal".
Saturday night comes, Fairport bound on the stage Simon playing a box of cornflakes and Peggy playing a banana shaped bass guitar and from across the field we hear a voice, familiar from the night before, shout out "Bloody hell Peggy - that's a bit surreal"




Ha!  Superb.
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« Reply #51 on: March 02, 2017, 07:14:01 PM »


OK - bit of a long Cropredy story but true:

In the years when folks would serve up liquer coffees from caravans in the camp sites late into the night a group of us were getting increasingly merry and telling **** jokes, my late friend Nick came up with "Whats the difference between a duck?" - "One of its legs is both the same" much to the bemusement of a couple sat with. Don't worry about it we said, Nick is just trying to be surreal. "What does that mean?" they ask. "Well, if Peggy comes on stage tomorrow playing a banana instead of a bass, well that would be surreal".
Saturday night comes, Fairport bound on the stage Simon playing a box of cornflakes and Peggy playing a banana shaped bass guitar and from across the field we hear a voice, familiar from the night before, shout out "Bloody hell Peggy - that's a bit surreal"




Great story.  Grin
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