The Fannies at the Astoria.. (No Moz)

[Ruffian]

What a boring bunch of blokes Teenage FanClub are when you see them live. Great tunes, but played in a dull and one-paced manner. Wheres that spark, that zip?They play well, and rely on their tune smithery to overcome their lack of presence. Don't get me wrong, I love them (sometimes) on the records.. just live to me, they lack that excitement. Then again, two pretty much sold out nights at the Astoria proves me and my mates wrong.

Still, was a great night (as usual) and now nursing a hangover the size of the jolly green giants dick this morning. And as a bonus, I strained my eyes being (putting it diplomatically) ill on the way home last night as well.. So I have Eyes like the bulbous ones that Stephen 'Ogg monster' Merchant have!

Grolsch is really TOO POWERFUL for a skinny (*!) lad such as I.
Ruffian

 

[Tingle]

Re: Teenage Fanclub Have Lost It

I love their tunes but, mmm, where's the performance? I saw them some years back at London's Forum and really the most memorable thing about the gig was when their guitar tech, (who is clearly someone's dad), took to the key board and whenever there was a dramatic pause in the playing he'd raise his hands in the air above his head. So, their acoustic EP 'Teenage Fanclub Have Lost it' was prophetic after all. Bandwagonesque, Yes! Grand Prix, Yes!, Thirteen, Yes!

Watching Morrissey on a video is more exciting than seeing TFC in the flesh.

& there seem to be 2 types of Grolsch around at the moment. Is it true that the bottled stuff is nothing like the draught & canned stuff?

> What a boring bunch of blokes Teenage FanClub are when you see them live.
> Great tunes, but played in a dull and one-paced manner. Wheres that spark,
> that zip?They play well, and rely on their tune smithery to overcome their
> lack of presence. Don't get me wrong, I love them (sometimes) on the
> records.. just live to me, they lack that excitement. Then again, two
> pretty much sold out nights at the Astoria proves me and my mates wrong.

> Still, was a great night (as usual) and now nursing a hangover the size of
> the jolly green giants dick this morning. And as a bonus, I strained my
> eyes being (putting it diplomatically) ill on the way home last night as
> well.. So I have Eyes like the bulbous ones that Stephen 'Ogg monster'
> Merchant have!

> Grolsch is really TOO POWERFUL for a skinny (*!) lad such as I.
> Ruffian

 

[Grim O'Grady]

Re: Teenage Fanclub Have Lost It

Ruffian Skinny!! lol
Hey don't talk to me about Grolsch come to think of it don't talk to me about Stella! Now what can we talk about?
Yep gorrit, ave you managed to spot or pee besides any new minor celebs recently?
On the demo last Sat I saw the woman who was on big Bruvver who got booted early on, dunno her name, blond late 30's (that's being kind) oh & the bloke who was in Corrie 1/2 owned the taxi rank Vic was his character name oh oh oh I nearly forgot half the cast of Les Miserables hanging out of the theatre windows on Shaftsbury Ave waving French flags! Didn't recog' any of 'em though.
I might spot the author of a certain Morrissey book tomorrow afternoon

Grim

 

[Tingle]

Re: Teenage Fanclub Have Lost It

> I might spot the author of a certain Morrissey book tomorrow afternoon

> Grim

Well if it's the 'Alliance' book, kindly pee on him, not next to him.

 

[Librarian on Fire]

Re: Teenage Fanclub Have Lost It

> & there seem to be 2 types of Grolsch around at the moment. Is it true
> that the bottled stuff is nothing like the draught & canned stuff?

Tsk tsk. In the land which has the best pubs in the world you're sitting around drinking Grolsch lager? Isn't a Grolsch the same in NZ, England or France? Make use of those local independent brewerys. Full creamy heads on beer, not watered down gnats piss You don't know how lucky you are.

LOF currently on a draught ale bender.

 

[The Magic Fairy]

Soft Southerners

Come on Ruff! Grolsch? You want a MAN'S drink. Something like Theakstons Old Peculier will set you right for a night of hallucinations and subsequent vomitting.

TMF

 

[Tingle]

Re: Beer - How glad am I

If have to drink lager I choose Budvar - Oh! how glad I am that Anheuser Bush lost their law suit to stop the Czechs using the name Budwieser. But I agree with L.o.F - & generally it's better to stick to a beer that has a sheep in its advertising, so I'm mostly drinking Young's bitter.

> Tsk tsk. In the land which has the best pubs in the world you're sitting
> around drinking Grolsch lager? Isn't a Grolsch the same in NZ, England or
> France? Make use of those local independent brewerys. Full creamy heads on
> beer, not watered down gnats piss You don't know how lucky you are.

> LOF currently on a draught ale bender.




http://www.youngs.co.uk/

 

[Grim O'Grady]

Re: Soft Southerners

> Come on Ruff! Grolsch? You want a MAN'S drink. Something like Theakstons
> Old Peculier will set you right for a night of hallucinations and
> subsequent vomitting.

> TMF

TMF, excellent, bin there done it

worn it all down the shirt

 

[Lets Go Devils]

WE should be all happy we are Morrissey fans:

and not great white fans. They just lost 39 of theirs last night
www.drudgereport.com

 

[david]

Re: Soft Southerners

> TMF, excellent, bin there done it

> worn it all down the shirt

try Plassey Bitter and Wrexham Lager. The finest things to come out of my town.

 

[david]

Re: Beer - How glad am I

> If have to drink lager I choose Budvar - Oh! how glad I am that Anheuser
> Bush lost their law suit to stop the Czechs using the name Budwieser. But
> I agree with L.o.F - & generally it's better to stick to a beer that
> has a sheep in its advertising, so I'm mostly drinking Young's bitter.

Beer festivals rule. Indy beers rule. Sheep rule.

 

[david]

Re: Teenage Fanclub Have Lost It

> Well if it's the 'Alliance' book, kindly pee on him, not next to him.

nah, it'll be the famous Shaun "The Goat"

 

[The Magic Fairy]

Young's

I'd recommend a bottle of Young's Double Chocolate Stout in front of the fire on a cold winter's evening. Yum yum!

TMF

 

[Little Miss Curious]

Re: Soft Southerners

> Come on Ruff! Grolsch? You want a MAN'S drink. Something like Theakstons
> Old Peculier will set you right for a night of hallucinations and
> subsequent vomitting.

> TMF

Yes, but you scream like a girl everytime you see a pub advertising its sale

LMC xx