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    Posted: March 21 2015 at 10:34
In keeping with my addiction for all things ELP, I happend to stumble across this video. I have never heard of Big Train (Big BIg Train yes) but I suppose it's a British comedy show.  Anyone else have anything ELP related that will bring a smile to my face on a dreary cold and wet second day of spring on a Saturday morning in Canada?
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Points: 26156 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 11:43
Nice oneLOL
I can see Simon Pegg in that sketch ('Scotty' in the Star Trek reboot). I loved his long forgotten show Spaced but had completely forgotten Big Train.
 
There is also that Cheers episode which has been posted plenty of times before so I won't do it againSmile
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 12:34
I'm just blown away you haven't heard of Big Big Train..
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Points: 18372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 12:45
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

I'm just blown away you haven't heard of Big Big Train..


Just because we're a break away from the 'ol commonwealth doesn't mean we know everything British...and I don't know Kevin from Vancouver eitherLOL.
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Points: 18372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 12:46
Opps, I just saw you said Big Big Train. Them I know and have and enjoy!


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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 12:48
Oh i read your message wrong - oops. 

All good. 

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Points: 5093 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 13:29
LOL LOL I had never seen it. No way there would be something like this in some Spanish TV show, nobody would know what they were talking about.
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Points: 8618 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 14:17
Once again, take it away Homer J. Simpson:
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Points: 6446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 14:20
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

 There is also that Cheers episode which has been posted plenty of times before so I won't do it againSmile

Don't think I've seen that. Post it...no wait I will if I can find it

ETA: Found it!




Edited by zravkapt - March 21 2015 at 14:22
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So long and thanks for all the clips... Big smile
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Charles Shaar Murray of the NME commented after ELP's performance at the Isle of Wight in 1970:
the cannons were facing the wrong way....
This always makes me chuckle (and I'm one of the biggest ELP fan boys around here)LOL
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Points: 18372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 07:54
Owww! That's harsh. But even back then ELP's "Pirate" sensibilities were in forceWink.

Keep me smilin' maties. I need more chickles.
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Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

Charles Shaar Murray of the NME commented after ELP's performance at the Isle of Wight in 1970:
the cannons were facing the wrong way....


He's right of course. If the cannons were pointing the "right" way they would have been aimed squarely between the eyes of Charles Shaar Murray and spared us years of his turgid, overgrown sixth-former prose. ELP certainly missed a trick there.Big smile

There was an annual by British comedy trio The Goodies that had a spoof gossip column on how musical differences were causing ELP to continually split up and reform as Lake, Emerson & Palmer, then Palmer, Lake & Emerson and a range of other combinations, before ending up as Lemerpal, Aker & Son.
"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!"

"He's up the pub"
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Points: 26156 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 16:07
I like Ian Anderson's comment when introducing them as a supporting act to Tull at an American gig in the 90's 'b*****ds still have all their hair''
 
 
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Points: 1127 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 20:11
JD.As a Canadian you might have watched SCTV.
There was a skid where Rick Moranis was standing behind a bank of keyboards,
looking like Keith.Unfortunately I could not find it on You-Tube,but maybe you remember it.
Shake & bake.
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Points: 18372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 23 2015 at 06:13
Absolutely, what true Canuck didn't? But that particular skit I don't recall. Was he portraying Keith or just a charactuer of him? I'll do a deep dive to see if I can find anything related.
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Points: 6446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 23 2015 at 06:20
Originally posted by gr8dane gr8dane wrote:

JD.As a Canadian you might have watched SCTV.
There was a skid where Rick Moranis was standing behind a bank of keyboards,
looking like Keith.Unfortunately I could not find it on You-Tube,but maybe you remember it.


I remember that skit. I don't think he was trying to be Keith but rather some generic rock keyboardist for any band; I think the whole joke was his mountain of keyboards that would have made Wakeman or Hancock jealous. It was probably inspired by all the keyboards another Canadian, Garth Hudson of The Band, displayed in the film The Last Waltz.
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Points: 1127 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2015 at 14:04
Gotta admit that the skit is a little hazy in my memory.
Just remember Moranis with a Keith looking haircut and a nice shiny blue jacket, I think.
Thought he played a few bars of some songs and thought one was an ELP song.
But hey. 
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Points: 12688 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2015 at 19:13
I always go with the old standard jokes:
 
 
They are always good for a laugh.LOL
 
 


Edited by The Dark Elf - March 24 2015 at 19:14
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2015 at 21:34
^^^ it is a rather pervy looking album cover now that I have laid eyes on it again.

Thanks....Thanks

Brain Bleach please LOL


Edited by Slartibartfast - March 24 2015 at 21:35
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