He was the only bassist to be a full member of the band, and would have continued to earn royalties on that first record. Of course he and Ferry were the founding and only two members for awhile, keeping him on salary would have been a nice gesture (although I thought he was said to have disappeared for decades, which isn't conducive to picking up cheques).
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 8 June 2023 19:52 (ten months ago) link
re: travis...
Travis is a pseudonym. Which makes it even more interesting that she chose to mention Bobby Gillespie by name. pic.twitter.com/yX0xUHHFfL— Frankosonic (@frankosonic) June 8, 2023
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Thursday, 8 June 2023 20:31 (ten months ago) link
? thought it referred to the milquetoast popular band - Fran Healey, “Why Does it Always Rain on Me?” etc. Hence the “grin collectively”.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 8 June 2023 20:43 (ten months ago) link
odd that Miki says she never liked clubs much as she was a bit of a raver. i guess she means the kind of clubs BG attends.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 8 June 2023 21:12 (ten months ago) link
Could mean lots of things, I guess? "I went to clubs when my band was my main thing and it seemed the thing to do", "I used to get into clubs while I was recognised but in retrospect the queue jumping felt uncomfortable" etc, etc.
― djh, Thursday, 8 June 2023 21:53 (ten months ago) link
Louie isn't on Twitter but has been reading the messages of support & has asked me to post on his behalf. He sends a big thanks for the warm wishes and says it's been overwhelming. A difficult week for the #MartinDuffy family but ❤️ from us all pic.twitter.com/wdVY8jGaDI— Steve Duffy (@SteveDuffy99) June 8, 2023
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Thursday, 8 June 2023 22:04 (ten months ago) link
That's good to hear.
I confess to being slightly concerned about how all this will affect the continued presence of Boaby (as opposed to Bobby) Gillespie on ILX.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 June 2023 22:18 (ten months ago) link
maybe he'll chime in on the "have you been cancelled" thread
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 8 June 2023 22:22 (ten months ago) link
Ah!
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 June 2023 22:23 (ten months ago) link
A period of sober reflection and a commitment to do better next time? Followed by a speed-fuelled arson spree in Primrose Hill for the fans.
― just the sound of four guys smelting in a room (Matt #2), Thursday, 8 June 2023 22:57 (ten months ago) link
Well I guess I just found out that I knew Martin Duffy's brother when I lived in Cardiff, I had no idea who his brother was.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 8 June 2023 23:30 (ten months ago) link
oh hell yes
Mo Saleh from Gaza presents the Aida Celtic shirt to the giant of journalism @azaizamotaz9. Motaz fearlessly and relentlessly brought the war on Gaza to millions of people around the world and inspired others to do similar. pic.twitter.com/6CpyJiB9e7— Aida Celtic (@aida_celtic) January 28, 2024
― Murgatroid, Monday, 29 January 2024 01:13 (two months ago) link