Cliff Richard, $ir Elton, and A New Name …
Ahhh, Sir Cliff … has it really been that long ago??
Y’see, a special plaque was unveiled Saturday in Rigley’s Regal nightclub in Derbyshire, England on the 50th anniversary of his first performance using the name of Cliff Richard (his started out as Harry Webb, an office clerk born in Luchnow, India) in 1958. It was the owner of the club who gave him is famous stage name. “The Regal played a huge part in my personal music history,” he said in a letter to the celebrating crowd, “and I am thrilled that this is being marked by a plaque to mark my 50th anniversary, 50 years to the day since that first performance”.
Oh … speaking of Sir Cliff: Didja know he only got second place in the famous Eurovision Song Competition forty years ago? Y’see, Spain’s dictator-at-the-time, Francisco Franco, fixed the voting by ordering Spanish TV execs to book unknown acts in exchange for votes. So Cliff’s Congratulations lost by just one point to Spanish singer Massiel’s La La La.
I know … I hadn’t heard of Massiel either before now …
TO SIR, WITH CASH …
Look … I know Sir Elton John’s a fabulous performer and has written (mostly with Bernie Taupin) some serious rock classics over the years, but are his shows really worth … over a half million dollar$?? Seems that’s what Sir Alan Sugar (okay, BritFans … who is he?) paid the Brown Dirt Cowboy (or was he Captain Fantastic? My faves were Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting and Texas Love Song) to entertain guests at his 40th wedding anniversary party on Monday night at his Essex estate (I mean, Sir Sugar’s wedding, not Elton’s. Ummm … lotsa jokes, but let’s not go there now, okay??). But he also hired Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to sing (he said it’s his favorite band from the ’60s. Dunno what they were paid … probably just a smidgen less, y’reckon?).
Oh … ahem! … sorry for the pic. I think I caught him gettin’ ready to sneeze.
(Huh?? Texas Love Song? Oh … it’s about rednecks gittin’ a mite riled ’cause’a dem heppeez takin’ are wimmin an’ messin’ with are young’uns hay-udz back ‘ennn! Actually, just Google® the lyrics, and you’ll see …)
IN THE FORE-FRONT … for FOREHEADS!!
Okay, the ballots are in (yeah … like there were any. Actually, response via RelicMail), and the new name you’ve agreed on for Fore fans is (drum roll, please! waitaminnit … make that a crescent roll, with butter. I’m hungry alluvasudden …)FOREHEADS!
Taken after the followers of San Francisco’s Grateful Dead (otherwise known as Deadheads), the followers of THE FORE are alive … kickin’ … unstoned, unscattered and undeniably the best and most faithful fans of any act I’ve seen in over forty years!
The lads just completed a coupla gigs, including one on Sunday at The Cavern (where it was hot … literally!), followed by a great outdoor show the next day at Southwest London’s Street Festival in Kingston (where they debuted two new songs from their next album, Tell Your Friend and Send My Love To You) . More FORE gigs are on their way, so stay tuned to this site (or, better yet, go to theirs) for more info!! (Now, while you’re at their site, be sure to order their Black & White CD through PayPal®!)
Now … while you’re doin’ that, I’m gonna close up this session and get ready to inspect the inside of my eyelids for … oh, about five or six 60s. So, until tomorrow, remember:
Keep your eyes on the skies, your feet on the ground, your heart with the music … and I’ll see ya on the flip side.
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