stewblack Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Anyone know if Norm is still gigging with the Blockheads? They're just down the road from us at the weekend and I'm not giging, but as much as I love them and have enjoyed watching them since Ian Dury passed, my £20 would only fight it's way from my wallet so I could stand gazing at one of my bass heroes. Edited November 18, 2019 by stewblack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, stewblack said: Anyone know if Norm is still gigging with the Blockheads? They're just down the road from us at the weekend and I'm not giging, but as much as I love them and have enjoyed watching them since Ian Dury passed, my £20 would only fight it's way from my wallet so I could stand gazing at one of my bass heroes. I thought he was playing with Wilko Johnson a while back. I'm not sure if he's with The Blockheads anymore... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I thought he was still performing with the Blockheads? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Maybe both - I can't find a lot about his gigging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) He is listed as the bass player on their facebook page, there was a video of him in june saying they were gigging that week, he is in all their publicity photos and there isn't anything that says he has left. So it would seem he is still there. Edited November 18, 2019 by Woodinblack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Hoping to get to this, lists NWR as in band. https://www.cheeseandgrain.com/events/the-blockheads/ btw he’s had his teeth done 😊 Edited November 18, 2019 by oldslapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Thanks folks. Looks like I'll be watching an old man sweat through a suit again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 minute ago, stewblack said: Thanks folks. Looks like I'll be watching an old man sweat through a suit again. That’s Midsomer Norton for you! 😆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I really like Normans playing, I see them back in the day, they were great, and he also played an Alembic 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 It's always Norm. It's not the Blockheads without him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, oldslapper said: Hoping to get to this, lists NWR as in band. https://www.cheeseandgrain.com/events/the-blockheads/ btw he’s had his teeth done 😊 I'm going 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Glad to hear that he's made a recovery from the bout of illness/ heart attack in 2017. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: I really like Normans playing, I see them back in the day, they were great, and he also played an Alembic 🙂 Not only did he play an Alembic, he also had a coffee table made in the shape of an enormous Strat headstock. That's success for you. Like Mick above, I'm very glad he's still with us after the "stall" he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Thanks to this thread I've just seen they are playing just down the road me in March next year, thank you. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, stewblack said: Looks like I'll be watching an old man sweat through a suit again. Yeah. Lee Evans is great isn't he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 🤦♂️ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Several years ago Wilko was playing near me and Norman was the bassist for the tour. I went specifically to watch him. Unfortunately when I got there he hadn't been able to make it and there was another guy standing in. I stayed for about 10 minutes and went home; sadly I was never really a fan of Wilko’s music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 The way i look at it, and I know this sounds morbid, we may not get many more chances to actually see these great bass players in the flesh. Phil Lynott and John Entwhistle are gone, Bruce Thomas seems to have virtually retired. Bruce Foxton, Jean-Jaques and Norman enriched my life from when I first started out. These are the guys who inspired and motivated me to play bass. I'd hate to miss any opportunity to see them play. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Just now, stewblack said: The way i look at it, and I know this sounds morbid, we may not get many more chances to actually see these great bass players in the flesh. Phil Lynott and John Entwhistle are gone, Bruce Thomas seems to have virtually retired. Bruce Foxton, Jean-Jaques and Norman enriched my life from when I first started out. These are the guys who inspired and motivated me to play bass. I'd hate to miss any opportunity to see them play. I get that. I still can’t believe I’ll never get to see Chris Squire or Lemmy again, never mind John. I’m just grateful that I got to see them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 And then there's all the greats who died before I discovered them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I remember seeing a great, but not very well known band in the seventies called Glenco. Found out a few years later that a few of them became The Blockheads including Norman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Pepper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Last thing I know is that NWR still plays with The Blockheads. Saying that, he was missing last time I saw them but only because he was already committed to a Wilko tour. Saying that, Ernie McKone was depping that night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I was involved in running a stage at a festival 9 years ago, the Blockheads were one of the many great acts featured. It was a genuine pleasure to be able to thank Norman for being such an inspiration to me 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milford59 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, alant said: I remember seeing a great, but not very well known band in the seventies called Glenco. Found out a few years later that a few of them became The Blockheads including Norman. Glencoe played at Friars in Aylesbury around 1972/1973 and at the same time Ian Dury’s band (Kilburn and the High Roads) used to play Friars.....maybe that’s where NWR met Ian Dury ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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