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Post by 4th Chord on Apr 18, 2021 10:47:22 GMT
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Post by dennis on Apr 18, 2021 13:18:28 GMT
The irony of the last question & answer! It seems rather poignant now  Do you think you’ll keep gigging until you drop?
Rick: “Well, I have done, twice. Last time [in 1997, when Parfitt had a quadruple heart bypass], I had an operation on the Friday, and I played the NEC on the Saturday. So that’s quite rock ’n’ roll. And then, about 18 months ago, I had another heart attack out in Croatia, in the middle of fucking nowhere. “We cancelled the gig, obviously, then they flew me home, operated on me, and about three weeks later, I was back onstage. So I’ve almost dropped while I’ve been rocking. Let’s hope there’s not a third time…!” |
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Post by 4th Chord on Apr 18, 2021 15:47:35 GMT
"But I still think the Frantic Four lineup has been overblown."
Oh Francis. You'll never get it and you were at every gig.....
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Apr 18, 2021 17:06:58 GMT
The irony of the last question & answer! It seems rather poignant now Do you think you’ll keep gigging until you drop?
Rick: “Well, I have done, twice. Last time [in 1997, when Parfitt had a quadruple heart bypass], I had an operation on the Friday, and I played the NEC on the Saturday. So that’s quite rock ’n’ roll. And then, about 18 months ago, I had another heart attack out in Croatia, in the middle of fucking nowhere. “We cancelled the gig, obviously, then they flew me home, operated on me, and about three weeks later, I was back onstage. So I’ve almost dropped while I’ve been rocking. Let’s hope there’s not a third time…!”
He was a Londoner (of sorts) where the buses come in threes, but you never know when they are going to turn up.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Apr 18, 2021 17:12:56 GMT
"But I still think the Frantic Four lineup has been overblown." Oh Francis. You'll never get it and you were at every gig.....
Francis doesn't understand the difference between "quite good" and "really really not quite like anyone else." He knows he likes beeing a made keen audience, but doesn't get that they like seeing something special on stage, which he now isn't doing. He must have understood once, or he couldn't have done it. Maybe he put so much energy into being defensive about the band that he came to believe the detractors in his bones and never got over it. [ (tm) Another Flittersnoop attempt to understand what went wrong.]
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