[kj] Ha

bongo humanhybrid666 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 19:36:37 EDT 2017


I've got nothing to add to this thread,  but I must say it is thoroughly
enjoyable to read.
often look for the 'like' button to show appreciation,  but it's not there
;)

~jb.



On 31/10/2017 9:27 AM, "Carlos Fandango" <stronkle at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> In a sort of the reverse, I remember seeing taif at the Cardiff gig in
> 2003, the one where the venue was changed at the last minute & raven was on
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> From: Jim Harper via Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
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> I dimly remember Raven was supposed to have approached Jaz and Geordie and
> said that he wants back in the band because he can do it better so it's not
> unfeasible that he went to see that lineup first. Would he have asked to
> rejoin if he honestly thought Taif was doing an excellent job? I didn't
> know him very well but he never seemed to have that kind of ego.
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> On Mon, 30/10/17, fatpotanga . <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  Ah, was that the
>  Taif one. I definitely remember one there with Raven. Pre
>  and post Extremities?I'm getting old and
>  confused. Taif one was a great gig. I was at the
>  front opposite him. Had no idea who he was, just remember a
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>  Blimey, Raven was
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>  I was there - fantastic gig. I was stood watching the
>  support right at the back near the bar, looked to my left
>  and there was raven watching intently. Never occurred to me
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>  stolen from. Id borrowed it  and parked on a really dodgy
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>  Can't remember the address, but Manchester
>  International II, if memory serves.  Followed by the
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>  Not sure where it would go, but I'd find it a
>  home ;-)  I know you love Extremities, but there are a few
>  tracks that don't really do it for me.
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>  through 1988 and Outside the Gate, and the Joke apparently
>  imploding... and suddenly here they were, with a load of new
>  tracks that stood up alongside the old material.  I for one
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>  doing their soundcheck.  They played something as a band
>  (Frenzy, perhaps?) and then Jaz came and stood at the back
>  and listened while Geordie played Night Time on his own.
>  Jaz was obviously entranced, and so was I.  There were bits
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>  not appear on an official studio release (other than
>  retrospectives etc).  Only ones I've personally seen
>  are the Fanatic (which I saw at those two UK gigs in spring
>  89) and Timewave (London).  Always liked the Fanatic &
>  couldn't understand why it didn't make the album - I
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