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Terrific interview. What a great guy. Should be made available on the National Heath as someone pointed out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjVMr9M7hk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjVMr9M7hk
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Played a fantastic set last week, still strutting his stuff.. one of our best characters, and a great live performer..
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That's great to hear that he's still battling on, although in the interview which was in February I assume he said that he could expect to have 6 nonths of feeling fine before the cancer started to "do its work" as he put it. The 6 months is nearly up. Hope he gets more than 6 months in good spirits.
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If there really is a God...surely Wilko will get a 6 month extension to his present contact
a real star. |
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I've been through this twice, on a personal level, and genuinely wish I could meet this guy for a few beers
and some wicked black humour. People are often asked who they would choose as a dinner party guest, and he would be top of my list! |
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Keep on bluesin, Wilko...
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Sorry to hear that Aunty. Does anyone know if Wilko is still playing? The last I can find of him was just 27 days ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CCXUifsrHs
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wow, 5 days ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vnTO4rjpg
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Playing in Bingley according to this..
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/wilko-johnson-given-ten-months-2240058 |
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Bingley! I can be there in half an hour, bugar The Beatles.
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damn, wish i'd known earlier.
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Got todays date on the top (but only just)
Could refer to yesterday i spose...... |
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will probably have already been on.
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Well whenever or wherever he's playing, i hope he tears it up...
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i'm sure he will/did
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He's battling on and doing more gigs. Fantastic.
Wilko told the NME: “We have to do everything quick ‘cos you don’t know – am I gonna be here? It gives an extra frisson, doesn’t it? The thing I’m really frightened of is to keep doing farewells.” “If I ain’t dead by the end of the year it’s gonna start getting embarrassing!” What a fantastic line. Bless him. |
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..if the dreaded c comes for me i hope i can show half his courage..... . i'm buying a vinyl copy of 'down by the jetty' for my brother in law for xmas this year . still sounds brilliant .
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indeed windsor.
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and still he rocks on, this only 2 weeks ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlxxxksTZDU |
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He was playing a gig only 10 days ago, quite remarkable. What courage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPv4UcbHmY |
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i was only thinking about him yesterday , almost putting him with those lost in 2014 winner, reed , cecil, others ( not her , obviously ) ...delighted to be wrong for hopefully a long time . him and edwyn collins top of my musical / personal respect tree.
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a long time is doubtful sadly, windsor, as it's 12 months since he was diagnosed so he's done remarkably well.
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kenny ..tonight seen a newspaper ad for a status quo gig , april 6th in m/cr ..support is 'wilko johnson band ' . come on !
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really windsor! funnily enough I was checking the forthcoming "turns" at Leeds Arena today, and I noticed The Quo were appearing shortly, but supported by Graham Gouldman's 10cc. That's marvellous news. The man is indestructable.
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of course the Wilko Johnson band doesn't necesarily mean he'll be with them, does it?
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Check these out - especially the one where he explains his guitar style.
. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/37c9244e-db94-48f0-8918-e4bcef4ee9db#p019gcbg |
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Marvellous stuff laroche, think what I've save in plectrums.
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In one of the interviews on radio 4, reminiscing about 'Down By The Jetty', he said (sort of)
An I said to 'im, "if you put 'mono' on that label it'll be the only 'fing anybody'll talk about" - an' 'ere I am, at def's do-ar, still answering questions about it! |
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ha ha, he's an inspiration.
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Wilko?
What a man! Keep frapping, fella ;) |
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Sweet Iain Dury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ1KLkKh0g |
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everytime i see this thread up the top here i get worried
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hit me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NduKrNAZp4I |
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Wilko some time in 2013
“If I ain’t dead by the end of the year it’s gonna start getting embarrassing!” Has to be one of the best lines ever. |
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Lemmy, Guten Abend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBDx_nJ6lk |
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Great interview with Radcliffe and Maconie today. Still in good spirits.
Will be available to listen for a week or so. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ywpkv Interview starts at 1 min 36. |
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Er... that should be 1 hour 36.
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thanks egg
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Good to hear Wilko's still alive and frappin' - with Roger Daltrey ... Goin' Back Home -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5BJ8ncNTEM |
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That's terrific, trilby. Thanks for the link.
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