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Bob Holness - DEAD!
- Thread starter Wozza
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Tooting Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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RI..and a P, please Bob.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Suffered a bad reaction to a dodgy E apparently.
terryberry1
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Mendoza
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One of those people I associate with growing up as a kid
BTW, anyone else think the Blockbusters Theme Tune would make a WICKED football chant? der der der der der, der der derrrr
BTW, anyone else think the Blockbusters Theme Tune would make a WICKED football chant? der der der der der, der der derrrr
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,225
Minute's silence tomorrow?
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
RI* Bob.
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
RIP Agent 007
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,225
That theme tune is genuinely ICONIC 
Pot noodles for everyone
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He played saxomophone on the very first James Bond novel. FACT(ish)
bristolseagull
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KZNSeagull
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Jam The Man
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A terrible loss to the whole Urban Myths arena....!
From Wiki:
Holness was the subject of an urban myth, claimed to have been initiated in the 1980s by broadcaster Stuart Maconie who, while writing for the New Musical Express (in a section called 'Would You Believe It?'), claimed that Holness played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song "Baker Street". Tommy Boyd, among others, has disputed Maconie's claim to authorship of the rumour. The actual performer was Raphael Ravenscroft.
The story clearly appealed to Holness' sense of humour as he has often played along with the myth, and has also at various times jokingly claimed to be the lead guitarist on Derek and the Dominoes' "Layla" and the mysterious individual putting Elvis Presley off his stride on the famous 'laughing' version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?".
He was recorded confirming the Baker Street story in a 1993 interview on STOIC, Student Television of Imperial College
From Wiki:
Holness was the subject of an urban myth, claimed to have been initiated in the 1980s by broadcaster Stuart Maconie who, while writing for the New Musical Express (in a section called 'Would You Believe It?'), claimed that Holness played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song "Baker Street". Tommy Boyd, among others, has disputed Maconie's claim to authorship of the rumour. The actual performer was Raphael Ravenscroft.
The story clearly appealed to Holness' sense of humour as he has often played along with the myth, and has also at various times jokingly claimed to be the lead guitarist on Derek and the Dominoes' "Layla" and the mysterious individual putting Elvis Presley off his stride on the famous 'laughing' version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?".
He was recorded confirming the Baker Street story in a 1993 interview on STOIC, Student Television of Imperial College
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Sad. Reminds me of my student days watching Blockbusters with the rest of the house:
<Bob> "What 'C' am I?.."
<House> "YOU'RE A ****, BOB!"
<Bob> "What 'C' am I?.."
<House> "YOU'RE A ****, BOB!"
I have to ask - how do you play a saxomophone on a NOVEL ? Do you just stand on the book ?
*** has a very real feeling that he's made himself look very silly but not sure how ***
JJ McClure
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Is it actually true this time? Rumours seem to get started on the internet about him dying on an almost weekly basis.
Does this mean we cannot sing the theme tune now (as mastered on the way to Reading) as it will be in poor taste?
Pot noodles for everyone
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It's a mixture of half-fact and myth about Bob Holness. He never played saxomophone* on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street. Stuart Maconie made that up in NME once. He did play the very first James Bond - on radio obviously, not in a novel.
* (C) Homer Simpson.
