Does Surrey-based Pipeline Magazine appreciate The Rapiers? In buckets, I'd say, based on co-editor Dave Burke's opening valentine in the just-out Summer 2004...
Somebody told me that Joe Meek may have had a hand in the 1964 45 "I'm A Dreamer" by the late crooner Donald Peers. Can anybody out there confirm this? This...
Hi all, I've been lurching in the background of this wonderful list for some time but I thought I'd come out of the closet to pass along this new link to the...
Hi, I haven't checked this list for quite some time, but, yes, my book is still very much in print and may be obtained through several online sources,...
Fantastic, thanks for the link, Paul. There's certainly some stuff there that I've not heard before. I love that "pure" version of Sky Men by Geoff G. Anyone...
Who is "Kenny Hollywood", and who was in the session of the 45 I have by Kenny Hollywood on London 9674 - and when was it recorded? Songs are "Magic Star...
Aside from Gene Pitney's version, did anyone else record this Joe Meek-penned song? And how did Pitney come to record it? Did Pitney really produce it? Any...
I seem to recall from John Respches book (1st version) that he was a kid he picked up off the street . Presumably his attractions weren’t in the vocal chord...
They probably were :-) John ... From: steveislip To: joemeek@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:47 PM Subject: RE: [joemeek] Kenny Hollywood I...
Danger makers or just snake bit? Seems The Rapiers are cultivating the last-minute lifestyle lately. THE RAPIERS UPDATE! * 14-JUL-04 * VOL. 4, NO. 25 ...
Did anyone watch the third episode of the drama series 'The Long Firm' on BBC4 last night. Its story line was based on the infamous 'suitcase murder' and...
I didn't see it, but I enjoyed the book very much,including the Meek bits. Sign up to the MSN Premium service in June and receive a FREE webcam worth £39.99!...
richard flynn
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Jul 15, 2004 9:03 pm
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I saw this and was totally discusted with how they portrayed joe, it was not how it was and he wasnt as bad as that at all, it was all twisted about and gives ...
the book (if we are talking about the long firm )is excellent in weaving the facts about joe and several other "real " people into the narrative .The tv show...
it wasnt just joe, theres no libal law in the uk to protect the dead so you can print and portay what you want about them even lies,. Johny Ray was a real ...
I'm sorry to hear that because the book touched so vividly and credibly on the period. Sign up to the MSN Premium service in June and receive a FREE webcam...
richard flynn
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Jul 16, 2004 9:28 pm
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Greg It's a sort of gangster drama - set in London in the 60's. I have not seen it but have read reviews and articles on it. Apparently they don't come right...
One for John Cavanagh and any other BBC Radio Five listeners....check out the Signature Link at half past the hour just before the news. Very Meeky....
Avert your eyes if you don't want the song-by-song guts of "The Best of Me" spilled by long-time Rapiers follower Jacky Cain, who's caught the first two shows...
Just to let you know that Issue 2 of Supersixties Magazine will be available shortly. Featured in Issue 2 are Georgie Fame, The Searchers, Jewel Akens, The...
Hello to you all, I am new to the board and also to the subject of Joe Meek and have just ordered the above book. I am now reading how inaccurate this book is...
... There would be as many opinions as there are board members, but I personally think the main thing to consider was that Joe's "character" varied a lot, due...
