Worms and wigglies slumbered deep, and stirred not a bit, as didn't dead Mr. Cumberpatch who, like all Rawlinsons or favoured servants, was buried upright in the Victory Garden.
"No sense in wasting space", said Sir Henry, "Bags of calcium and goodness in the buggers. You should've seen my sprouts when Baron Tostoff, the ruined Pole, kicked it!"
About Florrie, in stone postures various, were two hundred and seven gnomes.

#vivstanshall #sirhenryatrawlinsonend #words #funny #beautiful

Recorded #OnThisDay 56 years ago:

Big Grunt - Peel Session 1970

The complete session recorded by Big Grunt on 16 March 1970 for John Peel on the Top Gear show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 21st of that month.

Tracklist:

1. Cyborg Signal (0:07)
2. Blind Date (5:14)
3. Eleven Moustachioed Daughters (9:22)
4. The Strain (13:41)

https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2016/07/big-grunt-peel-session-1970.html

#BigGrunt #VivianStanshall #VivStanshall #PeelSessions #OTD

Big Grunt - Peel Session 1970

The blog for the uploads to the group of Vibracobra23 channels on YouTube, featuring thousands of John Peel Sessions.

It's not all Cliff Edwards around here, you know. After considerable editing, auditing, additing and odditing, here's a ukulele sheet for "Ginger Geezer" by the irreplaceable Vivian Stanshall (the D chord is best played 2225, incidentally):

https://youtu.be/g7HHpLGI7RE

#Ukulele #Music #TeddyBoysDontKnit #GingerGeezer #VivStanshall

Ginger Geezer

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In 1971, #VivStanshall stood in for #JohnPeel while the latter was on holiday. 'Radio Flashes' was the result, and there's one on #BBCSounds at the moment...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001bzn4
6 Music Stories - Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes - BBC Sounds

Music and comedy, with advice from fitness guru Gregory Pectorals.

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Whooo! These just arrived! #vivstanshall #bonzodogdodahband #SirHenry

A quick drawing of #VivianStanshall, for what would have been his 80th birthday.

#VivStanshall #BonzoDogDooDahBand #OnThisDayInMusic #MastoArt

Union Chapel: VIVIAN STANSHALL'S 80th BIRTHDAY PARTY - 'From The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band to Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'

Featuring Michael Livesley, 'Legs' Larry Smith (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band), Rodney Slater (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band), John 'Barry Wom' Halsey (The Rutles), Susie Honeyman (The Mekons), Kevin Eldon, Andy Frizell and VERY special guests to be announced.

https://unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/vivian-stanshalls-80th-birthday-party

#VivStanshall #Music #UnionChapel #TheBonzoDogDooDahBand #TeddyBoysDontKnit #MenOpeningUmbrellasAhead

Union Chapel

Union Chapel is a church, live entertainment venue and charity drop-in centre for the homeless in Islington, London, England. Built in the late 19th century in the Gothic revival style, the church is Grade I-listed. It is at the top end of Upper Street, near Highbury Fields.