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of thethe Church.Church. Some peoplepeople objectobject to this,this,

but therethere isis nothingnothing one cancan writewrite thatthat is

not offensive toto somebody.somebody. YouYou couldcould

make aa referencereference to the Black DeathDeath inin

a sketchsketch andand somebodysomebody mightmight have aa

relative who had just died of Black Death relative who had just died of Black Death 1 N L out inin thethe East.East. 1I did did that that sketch sketch about about thethe .wVA stupid boxer, andyouand you couldcould say,'Thinksay, 'Think ofof

all thethe peoplepeople with idiotidiot sons.' ButBut youyou N \ can't make fun out ofof normality.normality. NormalNormal

people are nono funfun atat all.all. The The principle principle is is- -

if it's funny, it's acceptable. if it's funny, it's acceptable. \

"Four millionmillion peoplepeople watch the show,

and after aa timetime it getsgets anan audienceaudience of fansfans iV and those whowho don'tdon't like like it, don'tdon't switchswitch on.

Ninety perper centcent of of thosthose e whowho areare goinggoing toto

be offendedoffended aren't going to bebe watching."watching."

ManycompareMany compare thethe CircusC/rcnsto to thethe radioradio

tradition of oflTMA, ITMA, Goon ShowShow andand I'mI'm

Sorry, I'll Read That Again. Says John, Sorry, Read That Again. Says John, ! ^ \ * ^

"Monty Python was not born from radio. "Monty Python was not born from radio. * Ml RubRubbish. bish. II think think itit came came from from three three

sources, firstly The Goon Show-all of the sources,firstly The Goon Show-all of the Septemberl5.1971:Septernber15,1971:11' V 'V cast are totally devoteddevoted to to The The GoonGoon ShowShow !Sandy' Sandy DennyDenny attheat the 4.3 ' Me/odyMcdcerPopMeiodyfrfcciker Pop ^ ^11P7 * # and regard Spike MilliganMilligan asas headhead andand : Pollawards,winningPoll awards, winning '4 VlM shoushoulders Iders about thethe rest- rest-The The 1948 1948 Show A BestFemaleSingerBest FemaleSinger ^ fora second time fi£L and DoDo Not AdjustAdjust Your Your Set."

HowHowdid did JohnJohn regardregard thethe show'sshow's massivemassive

success? "To"To be be perfectly perfectlyhonest honest andand totally cynical,cynical, whenwhen thethe showisshawls widelywidely acclaimed, II noticenotice people'speople's criticalcritical facultiesfaculties go "I don'tdon't thinkthink II waswas into suspensionsuspension a a bit.bit. I'mI'm alwaysalways critical.critical. ManyMany //V MM MM JAN JAN 9 9 andy Denny quits of thethe showsshows inin thethe secondsecond seriesseries were notnot terribly good. I thinktwothink two out ofof threethree were ready before FotherirmavFotheringay toi go solo. cracking shows andand the rest hadhad goodgood thingsthings and bad. I thoughttwothought two ofthemof them wereslightlywereslightly FFOTHERINGAY,OTHERINGAY, ONEONE OFtheOF the greatgreat learning recordrecord productionproduction and obscure... for for example,example, thethe oneone wherewhere II waswas white hopes of1970, has split,split, barelybarely engineering. HeHe will continuecontinue to write songs,songs, introducing thethe showfromshowfrom a a cafe...cafe... speedspeed isis veryvery 12 months months after after itsits creation. creation. TheThe joint joint both with SandySandy and by himself,himself, andand hopeshopes important. If Ifit's it's notnot enormouslyfunny,enormously funny, keep it decision, mademade just just beforebefore Christmas,Christmas, to make aa solosolo album. album. Talking Talking about about thethe going-itgoing- it creates creates a a goodgood impression. IfyouIfyou leave means thatthat the fivefive members ofof thethe groupgroup band, hehe said,said, "It"It waswas gettinggetting aa bitbit highhigh it tootoo long,long, it'sit's just just enoughenough time to to say,say,'My 'My God, will gogo theirtheir ownown separateseparate ways. ThereThere will pressured forfor all ofof us.us. ItIt gotgotta to the pointpoint that's notnot veryvery funny.'funny.' It's thethe Laugh-InLaugh -In principle principle be aa specialspecial farewellfarewell concertconcert at London's where theretherewas was suchsuch aa lotlot ofof workwork and soso --don'tdon't givegive thethe audienceaudience timetime toto think."think." Queen Elizabeth Hall onon JanuaryJanuary 30.30. many differentdifferentthings things happening happening thatthat II How areare thethe show'sshow's bafflingbaffling filmedfilmed insertsinserts Sandy Denny,Denny, votedvoted girlgirl singersinger ofof thethe year didn't havehave timetime toto relax."relax." compiled? "They areare screenedscreened in thethe samesame in thethe MelodyMelodyMaker1969 Mciker'\969 Pop Pop PollPoll awards, DrummerGerryDrummerGerry Conway Conway and and bassistbassist PatPat order, thethe orderorder theythey areare made.made. I thinkthink thethe firstfirst told MM this week that her main reasonreason forfor Donaldson planplan toto continuecontinue playing sessions show ofof thethe second second series series was was actually actually number number wanting the bandband dissolved waswas soso thatthat she and concertsconcerts onon a freelance basis.basis. "The"The

12 in in sequence. sequence. We filmfilm forfor severalseveral showsshows inin could makemake herfirstsoloalbum.her first solo album. music scene,"scene," saidsaid Conway,Conway, summingsumming upup one day-fiveday-five or or sixsix differentdifferent showsshows cancan bebe "I've beenbeen wantingwanting toto dodo itit forfor aa longlong time,time, their feelings, "is nowturningnow turning moremore andand terribly confusing.confusing. but I don'tdon't thinkthink II waswas readyready forfor itit before,"before," more toto peoplepeople playing not in oneone group,group,

"People askaskus, us, 'What'What sortsort ofofhumour humour is is Monty she said.said. "Because"Because II waswas in thethe groupgroup II didn'tdidn't but withwith otherother musicians."musicians." Python?' --and and I I haven'thaven't thethe slightestslightest idea.idea. It's have thethe timetime to make it, and wewe weren'tweren't aa LeadLead guitaristguitarist Jerry DonahueDonahue willwill alsoalso be true I'm aa comedian,comedian, I suppose,suppose, andand notnot anan rich band.band. WeWe couldn't couldn't affordafford toto taketake timetime working freelancefreelance forfor aa timetime butbut is actor, andand I've nono desiredesire toto dodo straightstraight acting. WeWe off from being onon thethe considering variousvarious offersoffers are thatthat strangestrange animalanimal thethe writerwriter-performer." -performer." road sincesince wewe neededneeded toto - — toto joinjoin otherother groups.groups. LucasLucas

Was JohnJohn muchmuch aware ofof the workwork ofof musicalmusical work to keepkeep going.going. I'm stressed thatthat thethe decisiondecision "I'm notnot suresure yetyet satirist likelike thethe Mothers Of InventionInvention oror thethe not sure yetyet how long II to splitsplit was amicableamicable andand

Bonzo Dog Band?Band? "Not"Not really.really. I'veI've nevernever reallyreally can bebe withoutwithout aa group.group. came fromfrom within the band. how long II can be followed it, I'm sorry toto say.say. However, I willwill saysay Apart fromfrom thethe album,album, II ButTimSharman,But TimSharman, that II am totally out of contactcontact with it."it." don't reallyreally know whatwhat manager ofof DaddyDaddy LonglegsLonglegs am without a group" How hashas personalpersonal successsuccess smitten MrMr Cleese? I'm goinggoing toto do;do; II haven'thaven't _ _ andand aa friendfriend of Fotheringay,

"Because I'm onon thethe boxyouboxyou do getyobbosget yobbos quite made up my mind."mind." told thethe MM he believedbelieved who comecomet° to shoutshout andand jeer. TheyThey don'tdon't meanmean The album,album, sheshe said,said, would would bebe started started they had partedparted because ofof aa combinationcombination anyharm.any harm. It'sIt's just thatthat theyhaven'ttheyhaven't anyany grey soon. TheThe majoritymajority ofof thethe songssongs wouldwould bebe of lacklack ofof venues,venues, managementmanagement hassleshassles andand matter. Sometimes !I wishwish thethe groundground wouwould Id her own.own. SheShe hadhad composed composed fourfour already.already. a lacklack ofof public public reactionreaction toto theirtheir music. open up. ThereThere werewere somesome peoplepeople creatingcreating aa Was itit true,true, asas rumours rumours suggested,suggested, thatthat thethe KarlKarl Dallas,Dallas, writing writing inin thethe MMMM atat thethe endend disturbance on on BrightonBrighton stationstation thethe otherother day.day. band splitsplit becausebecause itit couldcould notnot getget anyany gigs?gigs? of November,November, alsoalso statedstated hishis doubtsdoubts aboutabout

Four oror fivefive kids kids saw saw me me and and hid hid behind behind thethe "No, notnot atat all,"all," sheshe protested. protested. "We've"We've gotgot Fotheringay's future.future. He commentedcommented onon corners ofpillarsof pillars andand shouted shouted catchphrases.catchphrases. loads ofof gigsgigs comingcoming up,up, whichwhich we'vewe'vejust just their failure to live upup toto theirtheir early promise, X — It waswas ratherdisturbingbeing rather disturbing being pursuedpursued by thisthis had toto cancelcancel becausebecause ofof thisthis decision."decision." their lacklack ofof fire,fire, andand theirtheir failurefailure to gel Q, strange group andand profoundlyprofoundly embarrassing."embarrassing." Trevor Lucas,Lucas, singer/guitarist singer/guitarist withwith thethe completely. "What's"What's going to happen toto s a: Chris Welch band, plansplans toto widenwiden his musicalmusical careercareer byby Fotheringay?" hehe asked. WorldMags.net

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