Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The Moment Bands Decided On Their Definitive Names - The First In A Series

As Blogger's being naughty and not allowing me to upload pictures of our few days away, as a little stop gap here's the first in a series, The Moment Bands Decided On Their Definitive Names.

Today, the Climax Blues Band.

(INT. A CAFE IN STAFFORD. A BLEAK NOVEMBER AFTERNOON.)

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER ONE: I've got it! I've got a new name for the band!

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER TWO: What's wrong with The Stafford Chicago Blues Revue?

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER ONE: The lads wanted something more punchy, more in yer face.

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER TWO: Go on then. I'm all ears.

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER ONE: Alright. It's something your missus doesn't have.

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER TWO: Coffee?

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER ONE: No. Not bloody coffee. What is it she doesn't have, no matter how hard you've tried to give her one?

BLUES BROTHER NUMBER TWO: Pickled onions?

12 comments:

  1. *applauds Geoff's new series*

    Didn't some members of Climax Blues Band also play with Status Quo?
    *goes off to consult Les Battersby*

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  2. The Climax Blues Band?

    Good God...

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  3. Geoff: I get this and I laughed - but I don´t get the reason for ´coffee´or ´pickled onions´. Sorry.
    Is it like surreal? Or perhaps post -modernist?

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  4. *giggles*


    Oh - I've just googled and realised that it's actually a real band name. Blimey.

    Kaz - I don't think the choice of coffee and pickled onions are significant. But if they are, it went right over my head too. I wouldn't worry.

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  5. MJ - I think this might be the only one of the series, unless I think of another one while I'm driving 200 miles. Yes, some members did join the Quo. And they got to play some real blues.

    Billy - The Good God Blues Band is a good name, too.

    Kaz/Spin - OK, Horlicks and pork pies then.

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  6. Anonymous10:35 PM

    They couldn't get it right, could they?

    One their ex-keyboard players occsaionally plays with my chum Jim.

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  7. Anonymous2:11 AM

    Er...with Jim's band that is.

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  8. Nice series Geoff. Funnily enough it's not far from the truth either. How do I know that? I don't, I'm just making it up, sorry.
    More More.

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  9. I've had plenty of coffee.

    And pickled onions too.

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  10. Richard - Couldn't Get It Right is on Guilty Pleasures along with Pilot's January and Sherbet's Howzat. A great album.

    Tom - Typically I've started something I proabably can't continue.

    Billy - Both upset my delicate constitution.

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  11. Geoff, this is a fundamental mistake we all make. 'See it through' is one of the best pieces of advice I have never taken. But in this case, you cannot have a series of one so I think perhaps you need to do at least one more (that's still not a series though is it).

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  12. OK. One more, Tom.

    I'll need a bit of time, though.

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