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Re: What was the white suit all about?
Posted: 03 May 2005, 14:33
by silk
Black Biscuit wrote:I thought it looked shocking, personally. The beard, too. What was the man thinking?!?
I spent most of my life in the middle east and white is the only colour worth thinking about (black absorbs white reflects) and although petra is very pretty I think that the fact that it was built by arabic brigands to tax passage lends itself to white with beards (further protection from the sun & wind)
Re: What was the white suit all about?
Posted: 03 May 2005, 14:48
by Obviousman
silk wrote:Black Biscuit wrote:I thought it looked shocking, personally. The beard, too. What was the man thinking?!?
I spent most of my life in the middle east and white is the only colour worth thinking about (black absorbs white reflects) and although petra is very pretty I think that the fact that it was built by arabic brigands to tax passage lends itself to white with beards (further protection from the sun & wind)
I remember seeing some pictures of nomads (or other women/whatever) in black burkha-like dresses, how about those
Posted: 03 May 2005, 14:49
by deadagain
I always thought the Dominion vid was an 'Indiana Jones cum Jewel In the Nile' type mini-epic, with
as our man from the foriegn office/English hero negociating with the evil locals, and Patricia as his dubious sidekick who eventually double-crosses him before he finally gets bumped off! Or did i just imagine that through the purple haze.....?
And whats the problem with the beard?!? Didnt
have one during the Black October tour in 84?
Posted: 03 May 2005, 14:55
by Quiff Boy
deadagain wrote:I always thought the Dominion vid was an 'Indiana Jones cum Jewel In the Nile' type mini-epic, with
as our man from the foriegn office/English hero negociating with the evil locals, and Patricia as his dubious sidekick who eventually double-crosses him before he finally gets bumped off! Or did i just imagine that through the purple haze.....?
yep. my take precisely.
Posted: 03 May 2005, 15:37
by Francis
deadagain wrote:And whats the problem with the beard?!? Didnt
have one during the Black October tour in 84?
I don't think so. At least not at the Leeds one as far as I could see. Which wasn't very far actually.
Posted: 03 May 2005, 15:49
by Quiff Boy
Francis wrote:deadagain wrote:And whats the problem with the beard?!? Didnt
have one during the Black October tour in 84?
I don't think so. At least not at the Leeds one as far as I could see. Which wasn't very far actually.
yep, sometime after wayne joining, circa 84.
there's photos kicking about on vamp.org i seem to recall... i cant see iot from work as its firewalled due to "Non-Traditional Religions and Occult and Folklore;Religion"
try here:
http://www.vamp.org/Gothic/Images/sisters-photo.html
Posted: 03 May 2005, 15:50
by boudicca
deadagain wrote:I always thought the Dominion vid was an 'Indiana Jones cum Jewel In the Nile' type mini-epic, with
as our man from the foriegn office/English hero negociating with the evil locals, and Patricia as his dubious sidekick who eventually double-crosses him before he finally gets bumped off! Or did i just imagine that through the purple haze.....?
"s**t, there's nothing in the briefcase!"
Cracks me up every time!
Another yuppie symbol, too...
Posted: 03 May 2005, 16:32
by culprit
Posted: 03 May 2005, 21:51
by timsinister
Precisely as deadalive and Quiff put it; Eldritch would, had he not taken the path of rock'n'roll excess, probably ended up in the Foreign Office as a diplomat.
Or so he says. Partly, this must be a nod to, or an appeasement (cough) of that path less taken.
Posted: 03 May 2005, 21:58
by Francis
I see those now infamous Amos Brearleys from the Wake era, but can't see no chin whiskers.
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:12
by Quiff Boy
here's a couple of von with a beard circa 83/84:
http://www.dejavuphotography.co.uk/orders/mf035.htm
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/de ... mage_id=76
there's one more i'm thinking of but i cant seem to find. i love it too - its the band sat around in a cellar. wayne is lounging in a chair, wayne and gary are mooching about, and eldritch has shortish hair and a beard, and is stood up in the middle. it was in melody maker or something like that with a caption about messianic bikers
and just in case anyone was beginning to thin eldritch was always cool, its time for a quick reminder:
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/de ... age_id=602
awww, bless
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:17
by Obviousman
Just wondering, because of the last photograph, does
he wear glasses because of bad eyesight too, or only sunglasses to look cool?
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:17
by Quiff Boy
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:19
by Quiff Boy
Obviousman wrote:
Just wondering, because of the last photograph, does
he wear glasses because of bad eyesight too, or only sunglasses to look cool?
"cool"
believe it or not.
check photos of the ramones, alan vega and lou reed from around the mid/late 70s and see where he was coming from
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:19
by canon docre
Autsch, Quiff, do you really have to show us everything? Shouldn't some things better stay in your gift cabinet?
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:23
by Quiff Boy
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:30
by timsinister
It's funny; it never seems to stop looking good.
Cheers QB, those pictures are fantastic; I might just enquire into purchasing that first one from Deja Vu.
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:32
by Francis
A mate of mine who remembers him from the F club swears down blind they were Reactolites.
Posted: 03 May 2005, 22:45
by James Blast
the blonde bouffante and the safari jacket
a'la 1997 scared the $hit outta me!
can't find a pic, not a bad thing
this comes in at No. 3
the above is not No. 2, the one with the red heart shaped shades is worse
I just can't find the bloody pics tonight!
Posted: 04 May 2005, 00:16
by Quiff Boy
on the subject of beards, would you buy a used drum machine of these men?
clicky
Posted: 04 May 2005, 01:02
by boudicca
Those heart-shaped shades...
...one more step and you're in Elton John territory!
Posted: 04 May 2005, 01:04
by Quiff Boy
boudicca wrote:Those heart-shaped shades...
...one more step and you're in Elton John territory!
IIRC he wore the rose-tinted versions of them for the off-the-streets benefit in 92
Re: What was the white suit all about?
Posted: 04 May 2005, 01:06
by Black Biscuit
silk wrote:Black Biscuit wrote:I thought it looked shocking, personally. The beard, too. What was the man thinking?!?
I spent most of my life in the middle east and white is the only colour worth thinking about quote]
---- Try telling that to the Tuareg Blue People.
Posted: 04 May 2005, 01:11
by Black Biscuit
Scroll through the link and read it all. Tuareg - a must-see in this lifetime:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980724.html
Posted: 04 May 2005, 07:36
by Dark
