Old? Very old.

[Peripheral]

when i were a lad i was in a skiffle band, we used a tea chest as a bass and a washing board that was played with thimbles on your fingers as the drum

 

[captain clutterbuck]

You mean Lonnie Donegan !

There is an old clip that does the rounds where Huw Wheldon is interviewing the great Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin as a very pale young whippersnapper who was a member of a skiffle group .

 

[RickAns]

There is an old clip that does the rounds where Huw Wheldon is interviewing the great Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin as a very pale young whippersnapper who was a member of a skiffle group .

Jimmy Page = legendary awesome sauce on the guitar. Another guitar great from that era who seems to not have been well known over here is Robin Trower. Had the urge the other week to break out my CD of him for a listen. The LP's don't get as much play of late.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Mr Trower still going strong here's a trailer for his new album he had one a couple of years back that was highly rated and was up for awards.

 

[Peripheral]

Hey, he looks like Victor Meldrew.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Those who knew from earlier times with his long barnet will get a bit of a shock likely to induce an " I don't believe it ! " response so the Victor analogy stacks up I suppose.

 

[Peripheral]

You are very sharp today Captain. Should be a fun day.

 

[RickAns]

Thanks Captain! I did not know Robin had a new album in the works. I'm mostly familiar with Bridge of Sighs. Knew he was still playing and creating from a video of him a few years back. More power to him.

 

[billyd601]

Peri I dont even think my son would know what skiffle is or was, more like it might be worth some money, sorry for the late reply have been busy doing nothing!

 

[Peripheral]

I too have spent the day doing nothing. I think I've done too much because I've left myself nothing to do tomorrow.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Peri,

As the song says

You're busy doin' nothin'
Workin' the whole day through
Tryin' to find lots of things not to do
You're busy goin' nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
You'd like to be unhappy, but
You never do have the time

 

[dick]

To take the lead from the captains song. "You'll have to wake the sun up.He's liable to sleep all day."

 

[Peripheral]

Peri,
I remember that song. It was from a film called 'A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court.' Bing Crosby was in it, William Bendix. and Cedric Hardwick. Some of it was filmed at Haddon Hall near Bakewell in the Peak District. I have it on a disc somewhere.

As the song says

You're busy doin' nothin'
Workin' the whole day through
Tryin' to find lots of things not to do
You're busy goin' nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
You'd like to be unhappy, but
You never do have the time

 

[Peripheral]

To take the lead from the captains song. "You'll have to wake the sun up.He's liable to sleep all day."

Got no mansion
Got no yacht
Still I'm happy with what I've got
I've got the sun in the morning
And the daughter at night.

 

[RickAns]

The frame was part of the machine It was a fold away lid for the machine.

Thanks, I wondered.

I've heard the chewing gum song before but for some reason it has me thinking of the Do Your Ears Hang Low song.