Perhaps The Wombles were cool after all

[davehux]

I never noticed at the time. Which mad fool chucked a Ricky away on Wimbledon Common?

[SpaceChick]

No perhaps about it..... the Wombles ROCK!

[Spike Vincent]

I preferred them them when they were underground....

[Lfalex v1.1]

In one televised appearance, I saw one of the furry critters wielding a six-string Ken Smith. The drummer had a full-on DW kit.
Don't reckon they found either of those on the local tip...

[KevB]

They were notorious in their day. Would turn up to gigs on the pretence of 'We're here to clear up after the punters have gone' and the next thing you know they'd be away with your best instrument in one paw and half your back line on a trolley legging it back to the common. Thieving hairy bastads.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1344421090' post='1764110']
I preferred them them when they were underground....
[/quote]

Nice!

[lettsguitars]

Wasn't it Neil Innes with the flying v? All top musicians dont yaknow.
edit: ah no, Mike Batt. Innes was the womble basher.

Edited August 8, 2012 by lettsguitars

[Zenitram]

Orinoco wrote Bright Eyes, you know.

[debwilliams]

Who were they when they weren't Wombles?

[lettsguitars]

[quote name='debwilliams' timestamp='1344423654' post='1764172']
Who were they when they weren't Wombles?
[/quote]Mike Batt?
I thought Art Garfunkel wrote bright eyes.

[Zenitram]

Art just sang it. Batt composed it.



Edit: "just sang it" is perhaps a tad unfair.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Zenitram

[invicta59]

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1344423302' post='1764163']
Wasn't it Neil Innes with the flying v? All top musicians dont yaknow.
edit: ah no, Mike Batt. Innes was the womble basher.
[/quote]

The Flying V man was Chris Spedding.

[discreet]

Where's iCastle? He's a tragic Wombles fan.

[lettsguitars]

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1344423822' post='1764177']
Art just sang it. Batt composed it.



Edit: "just sang it" is perhaps a tad unfair.
[/quote]For a while now I have imagined a beck version in the mutations album style.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1344421762' post='1764121']
In one televised appearance, I saw one of the furry critters wielding a six-string Ken Smith. [/quote]

Ha! I remember that!!

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='debwilliams' timestamp='1344423654' post='1764172']
Who were they when they weren't Wombles?
[/quote]

Batt was Orinoco - the others were a rotating pool of musicians, including Steeleye Span. Here for more: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wombles_(band)#Live_performances"]http://en.wikipedia....ve_performances[/url]

IIRC, the costumes were made by a Basschatter's mum (or was it his auntie?) - he posted about it on here one time.

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Edited August 8, 2012 by skankdelvar

[Dave Vader]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1344424178' post='1764186']
Where's iCastle? He's a tragic Wombles fan.
[/quote]

I think you'll find us Wombles fans are not tragic... much... really.. no?
Okay then.

[SpaceChick]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1344424178' post='1764186']
Where's iCastle? He's a tragic Wombles fan.
[/quote]

You be nice to iCastle!!!

There is nowt wrong with being a Wombles fan Discreet

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1344421090' post='1764110']
I preferred them them when they were underground....
[/quote]

I preffered them when they were overground.........

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1344422125' post='1764131']
They were notorious in their day. Would turn up to gigs on the pretence of 'We're here to clear up after the punters have gone' and the next thing you know they'd be away with your best instrument in one paw and half your back line on a trolley legging it back to the common. Thieving hairy bastads.
[/quote]

The funniest thing I have read on here all year!

Edited August 8, 2012 by jezzaboy

[Zenitram]

I liked them when they were just wombling free.

[rogerstodge]

I was on a tv show on channel 4 and the wombles were on it also, i was lucky enough to meet Mike Batt and Suggs, cant remember the name of the show?? Pop monkey was on it?

[icastle]

[quote name='debwilliams' timestamp='1344423654' post='1764172']
Who were they when they weren't Wombles?
[/quote]

They were Steeleye Span.

[icastle]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1344424178' post='1764186']
Where's iCastle? He's a tragic Wombles fan.
[/quote]

The Titanic was tragic.
I prefer 'interestingly quirky'...

[icastle]

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1344427349' post='1764255']
You be nice to iCastle!!!

There is nowt wrong with being a Wombles fan Discreet
[/quote]

Absolutely

And anyone who doesn't want to be nice to me needs to take a ticket, join the queue and wait for your number to be called...