Wednesday, 17 September 2008

The Curse Of The Fall

I've got a feature in today's Guardian which leans towards the human costs of my search - a car, my health, my girlfriend. I still shudder at the aesthetic costs - when I saw The Fall at Leeds Fforde Grene, I was sporting a hideous curly perm that had gone wrong. I blame the influence of Terry Hall's Fun Boy Three-era barnet for that one!

www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/17/popandrock.music

6 comments:

Dave Simpson said...

K. K. Amera - fogey label
K. K. Burns Babe
Not literal - Karl's always been "Karl Burns"
Directory enquiries put an 'E' in...

Any self-respecting Fall fan would know it's "the gruppe" not "the group"
!

Dave Simpson said...

ps

b) That would be anal mate! :)

Dave Simpson said...

my budget didn't extend to Germany! My first car didn't get past the M62.

"Gruppe/group" will both do really, you're right. The verboten word is "band"

Dave Simpson said...

Actually there were a few I drew the line at, including the "Stuart" who appeared before a live TV audience (but not a proper gig), and the assorted roadies/loons/road managers who read lyrics on encores etc. Stuart Estell was the exception to that cos it's such a great story.

Terrapin said...

I am a recovering Fall obsessive (it is 173 days since I last heard any of their music). Your Guardian article has set it off again! GRrrr

Dave Simpson said...

Dave's fate is in the book.