Royal Albert Hall, 1985 - were you there?

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Curious to know how AE managed to have cracked ribs at the RAH? Any clues?
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I'd always assumed it had happened prior to RAH? Perhaps someone objected to his 'verbal violence' and gave him a good kicking ..?
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...And the broken nose. Got a kicking off a groupie's boyfriend (reading between the lines anyway).

Or maybe that was the cover story and it was really Gary, Wayne and Craig that roughed him up? :lol:
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Gary had already gone by then hadn't he? :doh:

Maybe the kicking was Gary's leaving present for :von: ? ;D
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He had a busted nose, too? A friend who was at the gig said all Andy did was stand at his microphone, taking three steps forward and three steps back all through the gig. I've seen the Wake video and he seemed to move a little more than that. Not much, though.

For years, Wake was the only Sisters footage I'd ever seen. So I always assumed Andy was immobile throughout every show. Perhaps not. Or not anymore. Too old for groupies and their jealous boyfriends, I guess. Fewer occupational hazards. Music is a hard game, me thinks.
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Black Biscuit wrote:For years, Wake was the only Sisters footage I'd ever seen. So I always assumed Andy was immobile throughout every show.
He was immobile on the "tune in turn on burn out" tour. I always assumed he didn't move because he needed the mike stand to remain upright.
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Perhaps he was trying something hithertoo thought an anatomical impossibility with a full compliment of ribs ?

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Padstar wrote:Perhaps he was trying something hithertoo thought an anatomical impossibility with a full compliment of ribs ?

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Chairman Bux wrote:
Padstar wrote:Perhaps he was trying something hithertoo thought an anatomical impossibility with a full compliment of ribs ?

Paddy.
That's just sooooo Marylin Manson.
And untrue... clicky
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