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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 27, 2015 9:35:53 GMT
Revisiting one of my favorite threads. This is The Bee amusement arcade which I think has a link with Yvonne. I wonder if this colourful, busy and slightly scary ( is it just me or did the old amusement arcades and fairs have that effect on others?) place influenced Ian's more fanciful lyrics and images. i62.images obliterated by tinypic/jkj528.jpg[/IMG] 1941 i60.images obliterated by tinypic/2ep1oo8.jpg[/IMG] (extreme left - "ugliest couple (freak?) show") (Two) Auntie Flo's i62.images obliterated by tinypic/209jafn.jpg[/IMG]
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 28, 2015 1:06:46 GMT
I see Ray Lomas wasting time and money in this place. 20p and there you are !
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 30, 2015 8:20:30 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 30, 2015 9:23:42 GMT
I see Ray Lomas wasting time and money in this place. 20p and there you are ! I bet that had Ian (family) stayed in posh Edinburgh and not moved to posh St Anne's up the road from nonposh Blackpool and witnessed all the gaudiness and brashness of Blackpool his lyrics wouldn't have been so colourful. I'm not saying that his lyrics wouldn't have been as imaginative ...actually I am.
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 30, 2015 9:25:18 GMT
Opening and closing scenes for the Slipstream video shot at Beachy Head in Sussex, not "near Dover" as is mentioned on wikipedia, and featuring the Beachy Head lighthouse the subject of many excursions by holiday makers. Great research and great pictures Boss!!
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 30, 2015 16:01:38 GMT
Wow, they take that 'white cliffs of Dover' part seriously...even not near Dover.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 30, 2015 16:18:23 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 25, 2015 9:30:49 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 25, 2015 11:40:51 GMT
Loved Lewis's especially at Xmas their Toy Dept and Xmas Grotto was the best, you had to queue all the way down the stairs to get to see Santa and have your picture taken with either a dove in your hand or a Muffin the Mule donkey statue behind you (?) My mother worked there (Glasgow) at one point. She went from the "broken biscuit" counter (kid you not) via artificial flower dept, via The Record Dept all the way up to switchboard operator - the old fashioned cord ones. i64.images obliterated by tinypic/rszfqs.jpg[/IMG]
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 12, 2016 11:52:16 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 20, 2016 12:26:18 GMT
Blackpool 1966 Conservative Conference The Tories (Conservatives) hold their yearly conferences in Blackpool and have done for years. Perhaps gave Ian the nudge to write about Edward Heath (Ted and his bear)? Wonder what the Anderson family politics were then too? Great pics of Blackpool streets, people, cars and Edward at 0.35 and sipping tea at 1.20 Look out as well for Ernest T. Parritt lookalike at 0.59 and 'young Tory' Rodger at 1.20 surely Gerald Bostock As I'm want to repeat ( a lot) Blackpool in the 60's couldn't fail to influence anyone of a creative leaning.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 28, 2016 8:02:23 GMT
www.telegraph.co.uk/ Last surviving oak tree from wood that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth at risk of collapseMacbeth could finally be getting his revenge on the trees of Birnam Wood that helped the English army defeat him, as conservationists have warned the last remaining tree from Shakespeare’s time is at risk of collapsing. In 'the Scottish play', the trio of witches prophesise that Macbeth will "never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him". That prediction later comes to pass as forces march on Dunsinane Castle shielded with branches from the wood. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/25/last-surviving-oak-tree-from-wood-that-inspired-shakespeares-mac/From www.ask.com/art-literature/birnham-wood-come-dunsinane-shakespeare-s-macbeth-308611af4767852eWhen Malcom has his soldiers use tree branches to disguise their advance on Dunsinane, Macbeth's castle, it appears as if the forest itself is moving. This circumvents the prophecy that Macbeth had believed gave him immunity in his quest for power. In Act IV, Scene 1, Lines 98-102, Macbeth meets three witches who conjure a series of apparitions. The prophecy is given to him by a ghostly, child-like apparition who carries a tree in one hand and wears a crown. He tells Macbeth not to worry about any threats and that he can never be defeated until Birnham Wood comes to Dunsinane. Macbeth believes this to be impossible and himself to be immune from harm and so pursues his quest for power. After Malcolm's army marches on Dunisinane holding the branches of trees, Macbeth realizes he will be defeated and that the witches' prophecy was misleading. In the play, the prophecy about Birnham Wood serves to foreshadow Macbeth's eventual defeat and the tragedy of the story even as, in the plot of the play, it appears to mean the opposite. Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him. The Scottish Play - Act IV, scene 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pesjuH_Uvg"BirnhamWood To Dunsinane" (Around 35 minutes into the concert) Published on 9 Oct 2015 Live audio recording: Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You (Ian & Martin only), Living In The Past, The Donkey And The Drum, The Water Carrier, Pastime With Good Company (King Henry's Madrigal), Fat Man, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Birnam Wood to Dunsinane, Nothing Is Easy, Bourée - [Interval] - My Sunday Feeling, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Thick As A Brick, After You After Me, Aqualung (orchestral version), My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
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Post by nonrabbit on May 28, 2016 20:04:27 GMT
This has been sitting under my nose and I've only seen the Tull link now!! I'm ashamed of myself!! i68.images obliterated by tinypic/vo53is.jpg[/IMG] New Street in the old town of Enniskillen
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 4, 2016 17:38:52 GMT
Elephants and lions too in Piccadilly Circusi64.images obliterated by tinypic/c6whx.png[/IMG]
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 15, 2016 6:37:50 GMT
Hampstead Heath, 1968
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 18, 2017 9:26:31 GMT
CrossfireWith the song Crossfire I had the title with some idea about the lyrics and we were actually rehearsing that track when my wife Shona came rushing in and said that the Iranian embassy in London had been besieged. We all stopped rehearsing and came to watch it on the television. Then the next morning before the others arrived for rehearsal I wrote all the lyrics. So although it was kind of aimed in that direction anyway, when this particular thing happened on the news I filled in the missing words. It is essentially a song sung from the point of view of constable Trevor Locke, who was actually in the embassy while it was all going on, and I think it's as simple as that you know, current news story.* Ian Anderson in "Jethro Tull In Concert, Official Program A-Tour" The line "I've been waiting for our friends to come, Like spiders down ropes to free fall" refers to special airborne forces, who are transported by helicopters. These troops release themselves from their helicopter quickly by means of a cable right in the middle of a critical situation. A "Browning" is an automatic pistol, named after its American inventor. * Jan Voorbij www.cupofwonder.com/a2.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jan 20, 2017 15:35:45 GMT
I'm attempting to find what has influenced Ian over the years - books, art and places he may have visited. I don’t imagine for a second that I have or will find out anything new or anything that’s not been discussed before but it’s a fun thing to do over the dark winter months. Please join in. I will start (or anyone else) new threads for each subject. As in many of his songs religion is to the fore in the lyrics right from the start of his career to the present time. He must have visited many churches and religious buildings over the years. APP - "Scented cathedral spire pointed down. We pray for souls in Kentish Town..." As well as a pagan slant APP also has (ironic) religious references Ian lived in Kentish town which has many old churches and is also a stone’s throw from the Gothic Highgate cemetery. Our Lady Help Of Christians, Kentish Town entrance to Highgate Cemetery " A sweetly-scented angel fell.." Highgate. In an old church called St Silas The Martyr there is a beautiful stained glass window " Above the confessional area is the figure of ‘Hope’ - 'Spes', with the title ‘Laus Deo’. Hope is seen here tip-toeing through daffodils and looking heavenward." www.saintsilas.org.uk/section/118 Wondr'ng Again - " Stumbled on a daffodil which she crushed in the rush.."
I only read on Tull biography. But, it had more to do with the band members and less to do with the writings. Is there any publication or even website with a song-by-song synopsis of where Ian got his inspiration to write? This thread is king, by the way. As an American, I find this subject matter and photographs, both, fascinating and captivating.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jan 20, 2017 15:53:26 GMT
Blackpool 1960. Ian would be around 13yrs old music by George Formby A wonderful video of how things were in Blackpool in 1960. I especially liked the scene where it showed a young boy delivering the family's suitcases on his homemade bogey. I wonder if he went on to greater things.
Hard to tell from the video. But, I think he may be Magic Alex.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 20, 2017 20:08:48 GMT
A wonderful video of how things were in Blackpool in 1960. I especially liked the scene where it showed a young boy delivering the family's suitcases on his homemade bogey. I wonder if he went on to greater things.
Hard to tell from the video. But, I think he may be Magic Alex.
The Beatles electronics engineer? Or was he a magic act at The Winter Gardens Blackpool?
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 21, 2017 9:14:05 GMT
Thanks BSH and I'm so glad your enjoying the Forum. Your negotiating the many rooms, the cellars and the attic but here's a thread that might give you some tasters that you haven't seen yet. Interesting Threads From The PastCheers Patti
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Post by steelmonkey on Jan 21, 2017 17:35:50 GMT
We have a thread about threads? Very helpful....now I can really use my worktime well.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 22, 2017 14:08:39 GMT
"The iron tower smiles down upon the silver sea And along the Golden Mile They'll be swigging mugs of tea"
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 29, 2017 15:44:34 GMT
I sit by the cutting on the Beaconsfield line. He's watching me watching the trains go by. And they move so fast --- boy, they really fly. He's still watching me watching you watching the trains go by.
And the way he stares --- feel like locking my door and pulling my phone from the wall. His eyes, like lights from a laser, burn making my hair stand --- making the goose-bumps crawl.
He's watching me watching you watching him watching me I'm watching you watching him watching me watching Stares.
At the cocktail party with a Bucks Fizz in my hand I feel him watching me watching the girls go by. And they move so smooth without even trying. He's still watching me watching you watching the trains go by.
And the crowd thins and he moves up close but he doesn't speak. I have to look the other way. But curiosity gets the better part of me and I peek: Got two drinks in his hand --- see his lips move --- what the hell's he trying to say.
He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. I'm watching you watching him watching me watching Stares. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. He's watching me watching you watching the trains go by. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me watching him watching.
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 29, 2017 17:03:42 GMT
The 'Under Wraps' song, previewed on B and the B. Ian says they wanted to call it 'Stares' but were talked out of it for some reason.
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Post by Equus on Apr 30, 2017 5:31:24 GMT
I sit by the cutting on the Beaconsfield line. He's watching me watching the trains go by. And they move so fast --- boy, they really fly. He's still watching me watching you watching the trains go by.
And the way he stares --- feel like locking my door and pulling my phone from the wall. His eyes, like lights from a laser, burn making my hair stand --- making the goose-bumps crawl.
He's watching me watching you watching him watching me I'm watching you watching him watching me watching Stares.
At the cocktail party with a Bucks Fizz in my hand I feel him watching me watching the girls go by. And they move so smooth without even trying. He's still watching me watching you watching the trains go by.
And the crowd thins and he moves up close but he doesn't speak. I have to look the other way. But curiosity gets the better part of me and I peek: Got two drinks in his hand --- see his lips move --- what the hell's he trying to say.
He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. I'm watching you watching him watching me watching Stares. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. He's watching me watching you watching the trains go by. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me. He's watching me watching you watching him watching me watching him watching. Brilliant lyrics by Ian Anderson! What a talent... and he does it again and again... Incredible!
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 30, 2017 15:44:49 GMT
I was going to start a new thread "Tull and astrology" then I thought s*d it it can go under geography isiopolis.com/2012/07/21/isis-sirius-and-the-dog-days-of-summer/In the sky, Sirius is to the lower left of the extremely easy-to-spot constellation of Orion, which has always looked to human beings like a human torso. Orion has been visualized as a Great Shepherd, Hunter, Warrior, or simply a Giant. And since every shepherd or hunter must have his hunting hound, Sirius itself, as well as the constellation in which it is the lead star, has been envisioned as a Great Dog. Interestingly, this is true in cultures throughout the world, from ancient Mesopotamia to China (where Sirius is a wolf) to Native North American tribes like the Blackfoot, who called it Dog-Face, and the Inuit, who called it the Moon Dog. (The Wikipedia article on Sirius seems to be pretty good and includes references.) Surely it was envisioning Orion as a shepherd, hunter, or warrior that led so many ancient peoples to see Sirius and its constellation as a companion dog. Sirius cannot be seen during a period of about 70 days, from May to sometime after midsummer. At this time, Sirius and the sun are in conjunction so that the sun’s greater light blocks the visibility of Sirius. The heliacal rising of Sirius is when the star and sun are sufficiently separated so that—for the first time in 70 days—Sirius can be seen on the horizon just before dawn. In the northern hemisphere, this occurs in mid-to-late summer, the hottest part of the year. From Classical times, this period has been known as the “Dog Days” since the Dog Star of Sirius is once again visible. As those suffering through this year’s drought can attest, this hottest time of the year can be miserable. Homer knew it as a time of fevers and suffering. The Romans thought it made dogs act crazy. We think of it as a time when we’re panting like a dog because of the heat. Orion, light your lights: Come guard the open spaces From the black horizon to the pillow where I lie. Your faithful dog shines brighter than its lord and master Your jewelled sword twinkles as the world rolls by. So come up singing above the cloudy cover Stare through at people who toss fitful in their sleep. I know you're watching as the old gent by the station Scuffs his toes on old fag packets lying in the street And silver shadows flick across the closing bistro. Sweet waiters link their arms and patter down the street, Their words lost blowing on cold winds in darkest Chelsea. Prime years fly fading with each young heart's beat
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 30, 2017 16:58:35 GMT
Well spotted Sir May I also direct you to my signature too.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 1, 2017 7:17:20 GMT
Well spotted Sir May I also direct you to my signature too. Yes I spotted that on your signature which got me thinking . . .
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Post by maddogfagin on May 1, 2017 7:32:05 GMT
Leicester Square circa 1956.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 1, 2017 9:26:51 GMT
Journeyman"Journeyman night-tripping on the late fantasic Too late to stop for tea at Gerard's Cross"
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