Heartland

hi, my name is thorburn de bergi.

i want to tell you about a story about a rock & roll band. i first saw them way back in '84 at the danceteria in nyc. i say saw, but i couldnt see a thing because of the dry ice.

this band recently toured the us of a & this journal captures the sights, the sounds....and the smells of a hard working band on the road.

i hope you enjoy it.

{cut to scene of flight MR 007 (leeds-bradford international to jfk) touching down}

scene 1 - jfk immigration control.

the 'none more black' leg of the 2006 world tour gets off to a nervous start as group leader & singer andrew st eldritch* causes a mild panic when the jet lagged singer forgets to turn out his pockets & his sisters of mercy zippo lighter sets off the metal detector alarm.

the resulting bag search reveals;

1000 marboro's
1 chicago police jacket
1 motorhead t shirt
1 bush/noriega t shirt
1 silver jump suit
10 pairs of sunglasses.
several football shirts ( st pauli, barcelona & shrewsbury town ( away))
1 dat tape marked "jazz odyssey"

despite several pairs of raised eyebrows, the band pass through immigration without further incident & make the connecting flight to vegas.

*the patron saint of quality leather jackets.

{can i have pictures of derek smalls & the nurse to the doktor please. thankyou.}

Mr Thorburn wrote:{can i have pictures of derek smalls & the nurse to the doktor please. thankyou.}

My pleasure!





Though I believe your talents would be better suited turning this into an interactive fully playable game!

thankyou big si.

the top picture is simon denbeigh 'on bass' playing live for the march violets at sheffield poly in '83.

the bottom picture is a still of derek smalls from the airport lounge scene in the film when the band get their new (facial) stage looks. janine is just out of shot.

coming soon;

introducing the band
album reviews
the 1st gig of the tour - backstage
what happened to the band's previous drummers

dvd extra; deleted scene - pre tour record company launch party.

can i have a picture of a guitar with a rev counter next to the whammy bar please. no rush. many thanks.

Mr Thorburn wrote:can i have a picture of a guitar with a rev counter next to the whammy bar please. no rush. many thanks.

Will this do?

perfect.

note the chrome exhaust pipes & functional tachometer.

for those of you with an eye for detail, you can see one of the band's special amps in the bottom left hand corner of that video clip.



{asks for the picture of the amp from the marshall "one louder" range. if not, the battered one from the official website will do}.

We've already got the cucumber in the trousers scene sorted...

1 (one) Electric Banana, check

As requested

If you really feel the need to learn about dusting for vomit then look at the bottom of this page - scores fairly high on the disturbing scale..

charming!

and on a designer/printer geek note, you can go 'one blacker'
I myself have produced a document with two blacks in it.
Looks rather keen, if I do say so myself.

Please continue with your tale.

markfiend wrote:We've already got the cucumber in the trousers scene sorted...

No we don't. We need to know what's what and if Mr. T can shed some light on to the bulk of the situation, I'd certainly appreciate it.

Please continue Mr. T with your tale.

VonsGirl wrote:No we don't. We need to know what's what and if Mr. T can shed some light on to the bulk of the situation, I'd certainly appreciate it.

Mt. T says "I pity the fool who thinks that is a schlonk in his pants!. "

czuczu wrote:

It's your wife! It's your fcuking wife!

markfiend wrote:

czuczu wrote:

It's your wife! It's your fcuking wife!

An Australians nightmare?

Can I ask practical question at this point?

No we are not playing fackin' Stonehenge!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's dead.

Dobly.

apologies for the delay everyone, i was with the band's new guitarist waiting for the delay.

the band arrived in las vegas without any further hiccups & have checked into the motel.( there was a bit of a mix up with the rooms, but it got sorted out).

im currently filming backstage in the dressing room. everyones a bit nervous pre gig ( 1st night of tour) & there seem to be some catering 'issues', so im staying out of the way at the moment.

st eldritch seems to be having an animated discussion with the local promoter & they are looking at the contract.

wow, rock bands have some crazy riders in contracts, the sisters one being no exception.

i took a peek at it earlier - guess what some of the riders say...

hallucienate wrote:He's dead.

No he's not! He's just semi-retired, isn't he?

I think Hotblack Desiato or this Glitter clone may beg to differ, well their accountants and lawyers would...