Always a good idea to take the lens cap off before you take a picture, Eric.
What a Strange Brew there was in this week's pile of Snapshots. Well done for guessing them - you all did Wonderful Tonight (well, yesterday morning). By my reckoning, it was a dead heat between Lynchie and Alyson this week, with 3 points each... though I'm tempted to award the tie-breaker to Lynchie for his amazing claim to fame at being the first journalist to ever write about The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. (And that is why you ought to have your own blog, Lynchie.)
10. Rabbits in discount top hats for lil' Jeff and Bev.
Pulling a rabbit from a discount top hat would be a Cheap Trick.
Jeff Lynne & Bev Bevan were founding members of ELO.
Cheap Trick - ELO Kiddies
9. Aston Mastermind in a muddle over cold-blooded murder.
"Aston Mastermind" is an anagram of Stina Nordenstam. Yes, Martin, I've started doing anagrams now... but only when I can't think of any other clue!
Stina Nordenstam - Winter Killing
8. Kiefer, Angus and Rossif come over all wobbly when hugged by a Scottish queen.
Angus and Rossif are the brothers of Kiefer Sutherland.
If you come over all wobbly, you might quiver.
Mary Queen of Scots.
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary
7. It's going to be a fine day - not that the cantaloupes will see it.
A fine day will have no rain.
A non-seeing cantaloupe would be a Blind Melon.
Blind Melon - No Rain
6. A quiet explosion at the hairdressers.
A quiet explosion would go Shhh-boom!
The Crew Cuts - Sh-boom
5. Jacques gets wet at the end of summer.
Jacques Cousteau told many underwater adventures.
Cousteau - The Last Good Day of the Year
4. What a dunce cap has, in the castle of a conqueror, smashing an organ.
A dunce cap has a D on.
William the Conqueror built Warwick Castle (well, he told other people to build it).
Smashing an organ would make you a heartbreaker.
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
3. An Idle God can't find his sunken ship - and he's looked literally EVERYWHERE.
Eric Clapton is known as "God" (only he knows why). He still can't remember to take his lens cap off before he takes a photo.
Eric Idle is just a very naughty boy... but if he'd lost his sunken ship, he would be wreck-less.
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
2. Threes. A Carol for Carol?
Three is a magic number.
A carol is a hymn.
The Magic Numbers - Hymn For Her
1. Join the line to the backwards toilet, shouting for a raincoat.
A backwards toilet (WC) would be a CW.
If you were shouting for a raincoat, you might be giving your mac a call.
A line of vehicles is called a... go on, you can do the rest.
I Feel Free to do this all again next Saturday, if you'll join me...
Eric Clapton was known as "God" after graffiti appeared in London saying "Clapton Is God", although Clapton himself has said he thinks it was a publicity stunt by his record label during his brief stint with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
ReplyDeleteGavin and Iain Sutherland hail from North East of Scotland which is why I think Island Records contacted me when "The Pie" their first single as The Sutherland Brothers Band was released in 1972. I imagine they'd already been written about but this was their first publicity under the name of The Sutherland Brothers. Their 2nd single "Sailing" was also released in 1972.
Gavin Sutherland has since moved back to the North East of Scotland and my best mate (also a journalist) has done a couple of articles about his latest music.
The “oldies” from the NE of Scotland did good (or got here first anyway).
ReplyDeleteRol is right - I would love to read some of Gram’s stories from back in the day. If not a blog, he could send us something for a guest post. My place might be too girly (although there is the NE connection) but he would be very welcome.
Congrats to you both! I second that about Gram's stories, would love to read more (and great idea about a guest post somewhere if not your own blog, Gram).
ReplyDeleteYes, more please, Gram - one way or another!
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