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As a levy-paying union member, I have just received a ballot paper for the Labour Party's deputy leadership contest (to replace John "Two Gigues" Prescott).
As my union's General Secretary shares a surname with a well-known British composer I have decided that my vote will be determined by the number of messageboard endorsements for each candidate. However, endorsements will only be valid if they are able to demonstrate that the candidate has a proven musical connection( e.g. Alan Johnson - letter scenes).
Closing date for entries: June 17th
(This message also appears on the R3 "on message" board.)
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richard barrett
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« Reply #1 on: 11:37:05, 09-06-2007 » |
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I believe there's a piece by Frank Zappa called "None of the above".
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ahinton
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« Reply #2 on: 20:23:31, 09-06-2007 » |
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I believe there's a piece by Frank Zappa called "None of the above".
And even if there were not, one would surely now have to be composed to fit this context. The notion of "two Gigues" Prescott nevertheless has its amusement value (even though the egregious Prescott himself would not recognise even one, however long it might tickle his cochlea, or something). None of the above? Indeed. Maybe there's a job going for Michael Foot... Best, Alistair |
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MT Wessel
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« Reply #3 on: 01:41:51, 10-06-2007 » |
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LTDC. Nice to hear from you again. Hazel (not Hilary (thanks Stanley #9)) Blears is my choice and with apologies to all Members and Diddymen everywhere, erm ... here's the very tenuous musical conection .. Blears for souveniers are all you've left me ... Memories of a love we used to share ... Lets forgive and forget ... Turn our Blears of regret ... Once more into Blears of happiness.  ps. I'll regret this when I'm sober |
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LeTombeauDeCooperman
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« Reply #4 on: 11:15:32, 10-06-2007 » |
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If she loses there will be a consolation concert given by the group "Tears for Blears". Contributions for John Cruddas welcome - even if he is more Dagenham than Dag Wiren.
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FisherMartinJ
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« Reply #5 on: 11:50:53, 10-06-2007 » |
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Maybe there's a job going for Michael Foot... Surely there must be a job for two of them...? ...otherwise we'll never be able to put the boot on the other one. He was indeed a leg-end!  |
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'the poem made of rhubarb in the middle and the surround of bubonic marzipan'
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George Garnett
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« Reply #6 on: 11:53:30, 10-06-2007 » |
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Ah, who can ever forget the headline 'Dock Strike: Foot Steps In" (circa 1966?)
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FisherMartinJ
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« Reply #7 on: 12:02:51, 10-06-2007 » |
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I recall reading in my (wand of) youth that Sir EE wrote 'The Wild Blears'
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'the poem made of rhubarb in the middle and the surround of bubonic marzipan'
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George Garnett
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« Reply #8 on: 12:15:37, 10-06-2007 » |
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Despite apparent initial promise 'HILARY BENN' falls significantly short of being an anagram of 'HELDENLEBEN', if that is any help  |
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Stanley Stewart
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« Reply #9 on: 13:30:19, 10-06-2007 » |
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My vote goes to Hazel Blears. Seeing her on the Parliamentary Channel, she sits mute, on the front bench, waiting for Coppelius to energise her tiny figure into an instant radiance at the despatch box.
Delibes it or not.
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marbleflugel
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« Reply #10 on: 14:36:31, 10-06-2007 » |
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Some hope for Prescott perhaps in the light of this(tried to insert link but it didnt work)MSN news discovered that the islanders of Tanna worship Prince Phillip as a god. They've caught the easter island resemblance clearly.
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'...A celebrity is someone who didn't get the attention they needed as an adult'
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« Reply #11 on: 23:10:51, 10-06-2007 » |
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If I cared even half a hoot (which I most certainly do not), I might go for Tessa Jowell, if only so that the notion of yet more "cheek by Jowell" could thereby be perpetuated.
Harman's (dis)harmony ought to identify her as an 'arriet(te) oubliée, so no chance for her, methinks.
As for the anagrammatical solutions, Peter Hain gives us Pain There - and Track Jaws might seem suggestive of the possibility to record the meaningless witterings of a less likely candidate (who reckons to be up for a different office)...
My personal favourite ought arguably to be Alistair Darling but, since I am neither a darling of New Old Middle Aged labour nor a career-political animal of any kind (let alone a hopeful for any post within that profoundly dubious institution), I hereby write myself off before the distinguished witnesses of r3ok...
Best,
Alistair
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marbleflugel
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« Reply #12 on: 00:21:01, 11-06-2007 » |
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I've had a yen for harriet harman ever since she sat on the benches in her jeans, suggesting a human being rather than a female equivalentof a 'suit'. Overall its totheir credit that so many womenin the Blair govt have stuck to their principles and spoken out, served their constituencies rather than been careerist.
About Bleary I'm not so sure.
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'...A celebrity is someone who didn't get the attention they needed as an adult'
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« Reply #13 on: 17:07:09, 11-06-2007 » |
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I think it's time we all got behind Hazel Blears - Nutcracker Suite. Of course New Labour should really go for a woman, so the stiffest competition must come from Harriet Harmonica. I understand that Michael Nyman is working on a Sinfonia Prescottica.
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"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."
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« Reply #14 on: 18:27:21, 11-06-2007 » |
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I understand that Michael Nyman is working on a Sinfonia Prescottica.
Sinfonia Pre-Scottica is of course by James MacMillan, a sequel to his Chancellor Gordon Brown tribute, This World's Ransoming and thematically linked with ' ...as others see us...'. |
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