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Just one hour in their company would send you over the edge

Post by bfcjg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:32 pm

I saw a clip on the tele the other day about a George Formby tribute act and just thought why FFS why would you do it, why would you bore the @rse of people pretending to be a dead singer who bashed out a tune on a ukulele an instrument that a competent chimp could master, some of them even have their teeth altered to look like him, how boring would an hour in their company be ? Would you slowly reach for a cosh, would you make an excuse and go. I nearly chose Rees Mogg.
A non Burnley FC football played today to much beer watching the woeful cricket and rugby induced thread .
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As an aside no posters names please. :D
Edited to confirm it wasn't a banjo but the annoyance is the same.
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Post by EricaJacko » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:37 pm

I thought this was going to be about Piers Morgan.

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Post by Bosscat » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:42 pm

EricaJacko wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:37 pm
I thought this was going to be about Piers Morgan.
Or Paddy McGuiness

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Post by boatshed bill » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:46 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:32 pm
I saw a clip on the tele the other day about a George Formby tribute act and just thought why FFS why would you do it, why would you bore the @rse of people pretending to be a dead singer who bashed out a tune on a banjo an instrument that a competent chimp could master, some of them even have their teeth altered to look like him, how boring would an hour in their company be ? Would you slowly reach for a cosh, would you make an excuse and go. I nearly chose Rees Mogg.
A non Burnley FC football played today to much beer watching the woeful cricket and rugby induced thread .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rojdYBn9MXQ
As an aside no posters names please. :D
Were you watching it while leaning on a lamp post?

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Post by bfcjg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:48 pm

boatshed bill wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:46 pm
Were you watching it while leaning on a lamp post?
No, it was when I was cleaning windows.
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Post by boatshed bill » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:52 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:48 pm
No, it was when I was cleaning windows.
Hopefully it hasn't given you those old Chinese laundry blues ;)

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Post by Bosscat » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:52 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:48 pm
No, it was when I was cleaning windows.
Did you have your "Little stick of Blackpool rock" in your hand 😉
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Post by Stayingup » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:56 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:32 pm
I saw a clip on the tele the other day about a George Formby tribute act and just thought why FFS why would you do it, why would you bore the @rse of people pretending to be a dead singer who bashed out a tune on a banjo an instrument that a competent chimp could master, some of them even have their teeth altered to look like him, how boring would an hour in their company be ? Would you slowly reach for a cosh, would you make an excuse and go. I nearly chose Rees Mogg.
A non Burnley FC football played today to much beer watching the woeful cricket and rugby induced thread .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rojdYBn9MXQ
As an aside no posters names please. :D
Not very smart you are you? A Banjo? When your going to post nonsense at least try to get it right.
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Post by bfcjg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:57 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:52 pm
Did you have your "Little stick of Blackpool rock" in your hand 😉
Alas I did.

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Post by bfcjg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:59 pm

Stayingup wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:56 pm
Not very smart you are you? A Banjo? When your going to post nonsense at least try to get it right.
5 Minutes Stayingup would have me reaching for the razor blades, ok it's a ukulele.

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Post by Stayingup » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:03 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:59 pm
5 Minutes Stayingup would have me reaching for the razor blades, ok it's a ukulele.
Haha yes. But the post really is nonesense to me. A Chimp.that can play a Banjo? Can you play one?.Or is a Chimp.smarter than you?

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Post by Stayingup » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:06 pm

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:57 pm
Alas I did.
At the corner of the corner of the street?

By the way Formby unplugged was a huge success
With his Banjo.of course and Chimp.playing a Ukele.

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Post by bfcjg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:06 pm

Stayingup wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:03 pm
Haha yes. But the post really is nonesense to me. A Chimp.that can play a Banjo? Can you play one?.Or is a Chimp.smarter than you?
Probably .

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Post by bodge » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:14 pm

Whilst Formby was a buck toothed genius, there's no doubt that sharing half a bitter in a station waiting for a train with Allardyce would be enough for me to contemplate self harm.

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Post by ClaretTony » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:21 pm

Well this turned out nice again.

And did George Formby ever play a banjo?

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Post by bfcjg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:27 pm

Incidentally Stayingup if you are questioning if people are smart please have the good grace to spell and punctuate correctly.
"Not very smart you are you? A Banjo? When your going to post nonsense at least try to get it right."
Should be when are you; even you're wouldn't do in this instance.

"Haha yes. But the post really is nonesense to me. A Chimp.that can play a Banjo? Can you play one?.Or is a Chimp.smarter than you?"
Again more mistakes, Haha should be ha-ha according to some academics who undoubtedly teach you occasionally at school, capital T after the full stop please, no full stop required after the question mark,no full stop after chimp on both occasions it was used.
Here's me thinking I was inebriated.

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Post by tim_noone » Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:32 am

Bosscat wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:42 pm
Or Paddy McGuiness
Frank?

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Post by claptrappers_union » Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:18 am

Imagine being friends with the cartoon characters on Arsenal Fan TV
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Post by timshorts » Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:11 am

I see your George Formby, but you could just play the bluto part and smash the ukelele against the wall less than a minute in.
I raise you Charlie Chaplin. He couldn't even talk and was ffwcing annoying.
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Post by Hipper » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:07 am

Tribute acts always strike me as a bit odd. Not only copying them musically but in appearance and action too. A challenge yes, but little creativity.

They range from clones of the likes of the Stones and Eagles to Tina Turner and Rod Stewart acts at the local Conservative club - I know someone who (used to) regularly go and watch the latter and enjoyed them. I've wondered if ever the real Rod Stewart went on stage pretending to be his tribute act and got booed off for being nothing like him!

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Post by Culmclaret » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:22 am

Best Rod Stewart tribute act I ever saw was at our last trip to Ashton Gate......
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Post by evensteadiereddie » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:25 am

The programme in which a disguised Adele took part in an Adele tribute contest is pretty interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXjxWaQs9o

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Post by Funkydrummer » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:52 am

An hour with Russell Brand or Keith Lemon would send me to prison !!! :D
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Post by Bosscat » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:15 am

tim_noone wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:32 am
Frank?
No not Frank ... Paddy McGuinness is the "Bellend" of total "Bellendery"

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Post by bfcjg » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:36 am

I think an hour in the company of Garth Crooks would send me either to sleep or a psychiatrist.

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Post by Steve1956 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:21 pm

Jamie Carragher first his voice then droning on about how good "Trent" is.
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Post by gawthorpe_view » Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:53 pm

Harry and Meghan.

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Post by spadesclaret » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:01 pm

I wouldn't last five minutes in the company of that Rylan double-barrelled person. I would be an abject, screaming mess. The glottal stop was invented for him.

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Post by evensteadiereddie » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:05 pm

Anybody sweating on a full house yet ?

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Post by Vino blanco » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:25 pm

George Formby was cutting edge comedy at the time: the first person to have a song banned by the BBC!

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Post by Clarets4me » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:53 pm

Elvis Presley once entered a Elvis soundalike contest in a bar in Memphis .... and came 3rd ! ;)

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Post by claretblue » Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:09 pm

Culmclaret wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:22 am
Best Rod Stewart tribute act I ever saw was at our last trip to Ashton Gate......
he was very amusing...but I didn't think he was sexy! ;)

:)

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Post by claret3561 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:16 pm

George Formby was an amazing talent, still the only person to win the grand national and the TT races
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Post by bfcjg » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:20 pm

Being in the company of the ultimate pampered mummies boy Prince (lock up your daughters) Andrew for more then 5 minutes would send me mad.

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Post by elwaclaret » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:46 pm

That George could outwit censors time and time again, keep spirits up at home and those serving overseas and bring a smile to faces in despair with his risky lyrics and cheeky smile is reason enough for him to be celebrated for all eternity. Anyone who cannot see his genius is really missing serval points.
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Post by Zom Zom » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:03 am

Most certainly would not pass as modern comedy, but as mentioned by elwaclaret he did his bit for our boys in the forces and those back home. He is held in high regard by many and for good reason. I never took to him if I’m honest, but I can understand the attraction.

When it comes to classic black and white comedies I tend to reach for Stan and Ollie or Harold Lloyd. I don’t think I could bear a tribute act of either fwiw.

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Post by RammyClaret61 » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:25 am

Rocky.... who are ya, who are ya.

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Post by TheFamilyCat » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:56 am

bfcjg wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:36 am
I think an hour in the company of Garth Crooks would send me either to sleep or a psychiatrist.
An hour would just about give him enough time to ask one question.
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