Ever seen Eldritch without his sunglasses on?

Angelchild · 28 Nov 2003, 23:46

Would you expand on that?

I've not heard that before.

James Blast · 29 Nov 2003, 00:00

Hi! Angel
it's Friday night so I'm on one of my raves... forgive

Formula Eyes was a track by 70s looney/singer/social worker/songwriter Kevin Coyne. I remember hearing it once, his voice was 'orrible but 'Formula Eyes' stuck in my head, I'm pretty sure it was about a junkie.

Alternatively...
shades are cool, Mr. E sans them isn't

kind regards
Barman Blast

Angelchild · 29 Nov 2003, 00:13

Thanks for the explanation BB
I can see your point. I don't think I'd like to see him without shades now but then .....Oh well, a girl can still dream

Cheers m'dear

PS I have heard of Kevin Coyne but not anything by him. I understand "psychaedelic" is one description...

PPS I'm having a groovy Friday too.

emilystrange · 29 Nov 2003, 16:27

ummmm. i've tried to see it but he doesnt rock my boat for looks. with or without shades. just the voice will do, ta.

Black Planet · 30 Nov 2003, 01:21

Big Si wrote:http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 86&start=0

We have pal!

http://www.newwavephotos.com/SistersofMercy2.htm

j

Heaven I'm in Heaven and my hearts beats so that I can hardly speak when we're off together dancing cheek to cheek!!

Carrie · 30 Nov 2003, 03:19

I had a brief conversation with the man once, at a club in Leeds in '90 or so...largely because I was hauling off a drunk acquaintance who was *insisting* on telling him what his lyrics meant, & generally being a pain...he was extremely polite & pleasant, considering.

As far as the height debate goes - he's absolutely tiny! Granted I'm nearly 6' & tend to tower over most people, but I very much doubt he's more than 5' 5".

He wasn't wearing the ubiquitous shades when he wandered over to the pub beer garden in Bristol before the gig, or in Leeds Dark Arches...I imagine he wears them onstage these days so that he CAN wander about unnoticed before the set & not be pestered...

6FeetOver · 30 Nov 2003, 12:37

He's got !@#$% *gorgeous* eyes... *Swoon*

emilystrange · 30 Nov 2003, 12:40

we're never going to agree on this one...

6FeetOver · 30 Nov 2003, 12:42

Carrie wrote:...Granted I'm nearly 6' & tend to tower over most people...

WOOO-HOOO!!! Another gorgeous Amazon babe!!! I loves ya, Carrie! I'm 6'1", myself! We tall girls RULE.

emilystrange · 30 Nov 2003, 12:44

NOOOOO small is beautiful

Black Planet · 30 Nov 2003, 14:18

emilystrange wrote:NOOOOO small is beautiful

I'm with Emily on this one. Short girls...we rock.

Plus that means most guys will always be taller than us.

Erudite · 30 Nov 2003, 15:52

SINsister wrote:
WOOO-HOOO!!! Another gorgeous Amazon babe!!! I loves ya, Carrie! I'm 6'1", myself! We tall girls RULE.

Remind me never to stand next to either of you, especially if you're wearing heels!

Angelchild · 30 Nov 2003, 17:44

Erudite wrote:
SINsister wrote:
WOOO-HOOO!!! Another gorgeous Amazon babe!!! I loves ya, Carrie! I'm 6'1", myself! We tall girls RULE.
Remind me never to stand next to either of you, especially if you're wearing heels!

LOL. I'm somewhere in the middle around 5'8

James Blast · 30 Nov 2003, 18:29

5' 8" Perfeck!

:D:D:D:D'

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D"

Erudite · 30 Nov 2003, 18:32

At 5' 4" I'm a confirmed short-ar*e.
Still, at 31 I doubt I'm going to grow in any direction apart from outwards.

Thank God for "New Rocks"!

Angelchild · 30 Nov 2003, 20:16

Erudite wrote:At 5' 4" I'm a confirmed short-ar*e.
Still, at 31 I doubt I'm going to grow in any direction apart from outwards.

Thank God for "New Rocks"!

Nothing wrong with that,hin, if it's true about

you're in good company

I do like a nice pair of New Rocks, but I'm a forever DM''s girl,or if it's a real glitzy occasion, my granny boots(Don't worry,they only have ickle heels

)

Erudite · 30 Nov 2003, 20:44

Angelchild wrote: Nothing wrong with that,hin, if it's true about you're in good company

Having stood next to him, I'd put him about 5' 8" or 5' 9"

Angelchild wrote: I do like a nice pair of New Rocks, but I'm a forever DM''s girl,or if it's a real glitzy occasion, my granny boots(Don't worry,they only have ickle heels )

Angelchild · 30 Nov 2003, 20:51

Erudite wrote:
Angelchild wrote: Nothing wrong with that,hin, if it's true about you're in good company
Having stood next to him, I'd put him about 5' 8" or 5' 9"

(Standing next to him, not the height,tho I figured that too.Sitting watching the promo vids I'm like he can't be only 5'5!!!!!!!! BTW you're taller than Carl as well)

Blimey!!!!!That's far more impressive than me & McCoy!!!!!!!!!
Angelchild wrote: I do like a nice pair of New Rocks, but I'm a forever DM''s girl,or if it's a real glitzy occasion, my granny boots(Don't worry,they only have ickle heels )

Erudite · 30 Nov 2003, 21:32

Angelchild wrote:
BTW you're taller than Carl as well

Not entirely convinced about that one, though I did have a look at your photo again and you are kind of hunched over. There is also the hat...
Now, Nod, there's some one I'm probably taller than.
Always used to feel sorry for Nod. The Melody Maker used to rip the p*ss out of him somthing wicked.

Angelchild wrote: Blimey!!!!!That's far more impressive than me & McCoy!!!!!!!!!

Not really - if you check page one of this thread you'll find it was at the recent Blank Canvas gig in Leeds.
I spent about five minutes talking to him, during which I swiftly realised that despite reading all the interviews and listening to the records over the years he was, and is, of course a total stranger.
He was quite polite all things considered.
Oh, and I was also too much of a pussy to risk upsetting him before he went on stage by asking when the album or DVD was coming out!

Angelchild · 30 Nov 2003, 21:44

I remember The Nod Corner's as well.I would laugh till I cried cos they had all the band off to a t.
Nod isn't that small.Paul was the diminutive one.I used to tower over him.
I still did the last time I saw him

It was just last month at NFD.
I have seen everyone in the past few months,just at a couple of gigs, but no McCoy,he's become a total recluse now and no-one ever sees him.
But it's far more cool to have stood next to Sir Spiggy

You are so lucky to have met him.He still is a big enigma to me as I never have.I would like to, just to say hello,and shake his hand,and that's about all I can contemplate

Yeah I was hunched next to Carl as a) he isn't that tall and b) I had a huge crush on him at the time so it was a good excuse to get in a bit nearer

James Blast · 30 Nov 2003, 21:50

I tripped over an Astbury one day in Londres, 1982 on my way to a pub via an auto bank, now he really is small!

Erudite · 30 Nov 2003, 21:52

Angelchild · 30 Nov 2003, 21:57

Erudite wrote:NFD?

Tony P's band he has now.I went along as moral support as someone from the olden days.
Apart from ex Neffs I didn't see a soul who was around at the time, any of the other crew who used to see The Neffs.
NFD? The Nefilim around "Zoon" pretty much sums it up.They covered some Neff stuff, but it was as a poke in the eye to Carl rather than as a crowd pleaser.'Fraid there's a lot of bad blood still around down Stevenage way.

Angelchild · 30 Nov 2003, 21:58

Red Sunsets wrote:I tripped over an Astbury one day in Londres, 1982 on my way to a pub via an auto bank, now he really is small!

LOL.And Billy Duffy!!!!

Big Si · 01 Dec 2003, 00:32

Carrie wrote:He wasn't wearing the ubiquitous shades when he wandered over to the pub beer garden in Bristol before the gig, or in Leeds Dark Arches...I imagine he wears them onstage these days so that he CAN wander about unnoticed before the set & not be pestered...

He said that he spent the whole of the Reading '91 weekend offstage with the audience, and to combat stage fright he handed out flyers on the door at the NEC 1992 (it was mentioned in UTR).