Submitted by ray_rad on
been following the frantic discussion of who might be appearing on which stage over at the other place
and it made me wonder where they're going to put beverly glenn-copeland
you really don't want a bunch of cunts chatting their way through that set...
could he headline walled garden?
that would most likely weed out the aimless wanderers
i wonder if he's a big enough draw to put in that spot - but then there've been some weird choices for that in the past
nilufer yunya when no one had any idea who she was, for instance
GM is currently the ONLY show on his tour page!
and i really don't want to have what's likely to be my only chance to see him ruined by the pissed up hordes
the other thing i've been wondering is whether, at 77, he's the oldest person ever to play GM
i know there are folks who have played that are older than him - donovan, the ISB
but not WHEN they played
ralf hutter at 75 will be one of the oldest people to have played this year too
but anyone older than 77? who am i forgetting?
How old would Meic Stevans
How old would Meic Stevans have been if he had appeared a couple of years back, instead of being a bit of a racist twat (by all accounts)
he'd have been 78 in 2020
he'd have been 78 in 2020
but as it didn't happen...
wait, he was due to play in
wait, he was due to play in 2019
and GM canned him after islamaphobic comments
i remember now
he woud have been 77 then
still, as he didn't appear, beverly's 77 this year is the one to beat!
smithers replied on Permalink
Shirley Collins?
Shirley Collins?
Good call. Born July 1935 so
Good call. Born July 1935 so would have been 82 in 2017 when she played (was that really 5 years ago??)
hmm... she only spoke in
hmm... she only spoke in babbling tongues, though, didn't she?
i know she's been at GM twice
the first time she stayed in our B&B!
and was lovely
unlike stephen malkmus - who left a snide comment about shirley in the visitors book...
wanker malkmus, not you
wanker
malkmus, not you
Wakestock replied on Permalink
Unless I'm imagining it
Unless I'm imagining it Shirley Collins played on the Mountain Stage as well, mid afternoon as I recall? She recorded a session too.
https://youtu.be/CTUgCFO3jww
Missed that
What was the comment Ray? I always had him pegged as a good guy...
honestly, i can't remember
honestly, i can't remember exactly what he wrote
i just remember us seeing it and thinking oh, why would you do that?
it wasn't anything out and out shitty - just kind of smart-arse and unnecessary
he was generally a bit starry the whole time
the jicks would come down for breakfast and seemed like nice folks
but malkmus would just hide in his room, unwilling to mix with the hoi-polloi
none of this will stop me going to the pavement reunion shows later in the year, though!
If you are staying at the
If you are staying at the same guest house in August, could you look back in the visitor book and let us know?
we are
we are
but different owners now
imagine that book is long packed away in someone's attic...
Wakestock replied on Permalink
Do Pete Pahides and Caitlin
Do Pete Pahides and Caitlin Moran still stay there? I heard they were looking at buying a place around there at one point.
must be a different place
must be a different place
they've never stayed there while we have - and we've been there every year since 2006
Wakestock replied on Permalink
Oh, my mistake. I thought I
Oh, my mistake. I thought I remembered you mentioning Caitlin Moran stayed at the same place as you.
Perhaps we could employ an
Perhaps we could employ an adventurous History Professor to track down and recover the forgotten relic, along the lines of 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Guest Book'.
i think you're right
i think you're right
can't believe i didn't watch her
must have been a fearsome clash...
Nathan replied on Permalink
There was a fearesome clash
There was a fearesome clash as i had the same issue. Was it with Dawson in the Walled Garden?
that wouldn't have stopped me
that wouldn't have stopped me
i HATE dawson!
(i mean, not personally - but dear god...)
She clashed with Alasdair
She clashed with Alasdair Roberts. I remember that because I made what I thought was a very quick dash from stage to stage to catch the end of Roberts set, and Alex Nielson who was in both bands was already on the walled garden stage playing drums (tbf, I think Shirley had finished with a couple of unaccompanied ones to let him get a head start).
smithers replied on Permalink
Yes, mid afternoon, I was
Yes, mid afternoon, I was there, lovely it was too. Do I get a prize, a lock or clippings? I'll collect in August :)
i have been saving up some
i have been saving up some beard trimmings
so as long as you promise not to use them in any arcane mystical rituals...
Mookid replied on Permalink
I have the same concern you
I have the same concern you have with Beverly but with Ichiko Aoba instead. I have wanted to see her for ages. I'm not sure if a festival will be the best place but i'm hoping all the crowd talkers will be off at something like Viagra Boys or Bicep!
i really want to see her too
i really want to see her too
but i also really hope she doesn't clash with bicep!
Mookid replied on Permalink
Sadly cancelled due to health
Sadly cancelled due to health reasons
NOOOOOO!!!
NOOOOOO!!!
wait...
wait...
do you mean ichiko aoba?
sad - but i thought you meant BGC had cancelled for a moment!
bugger
bugger
it looks like you DID mean BGC
that is a huge cancellation for me...
Mookid replied on Permalink
Yep meant BGC. Very
Yep meant BGC. Very disappointing!
gutted
gutted
where did you find out the news about his health?
i've searched but can't find anything on-line
Mookid replied on Permalink
It's what GM said in a few
It's what GM said in a few tweets in response to the announcement yesterday. I've not seen any other information from another source.
ah, right
ah, right
well, thanks for letting me know
assuming that this would have been my last chance to see him - so properly disappointed...
GM also tweeted that they
GM also tweeted that they hope to welcome him back in 2023, so fingers crossed