Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon

Subject: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Francy
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 02:34 PM

Les Barker will be in concert in Toledo, Oregon on Friday, June 15th at 7:30 pm......Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Francy
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 02:35 PM

Toledo is located about 125 miles southwest of Portland on US Hiwqay 20........7 miles east of the ocean.........Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Ore
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 03:03 PM

That's awesome! Last time I heard they wouldn't let him in the country.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 04:42 PM

It was on one April morning (when I was running late for work because I'd belatedly realised that my mobile phone battery was flat, and waited a while at home to recharge it), that I unexpectedly met Les Barker on platform 3 at Baker Street station (Metropolitan line).

He'd just been to the US Embassy to sort out his visa. He was heading northbound and I was heading south, but he just had time to tell me that they asked him what he was going to do in the States. When he said that he's a poet, they asked "Have you done this sort of thing before....?"

Les's website doesn't have tour details, but I guess Mrs Ackroyd or Tim Readman would know where he's appearing on his current US tour.

http://www.cix.co.uk/~ackroyd/welcome.htm


Enjoy!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Leadfingers
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 08:15 PM

At least they are letting him in this time !

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 04:27 AM

Saw Les at Chester FF

He is now officially a "talented alien " and has the bit of paper from the US Government to prove it!

Rumours about him being the subject of an "X file" are greatly exaggerated

Ray

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Francy
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 12:35 PM

Anyone with range of Toledo Oregon arre invited to the conert at half price......Pm me here or call me at 541-336-5743...Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: ClaireBear
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 12:35 PM

I know of a house concert in Sebastopol, California on june 20.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: r.padgett
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 03:08 PM

He's alright if you like laughing!

Over heard in a Festival Toilet once

Ray

A really brilliant writer, I think he should be put forward for a Royal Variety performance ~ over night stardom (after 40years)

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Gurney
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 05:54 PM

'Talented Alien'? Should be a poem in that, surely?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 08:02 PM

Wow - just called for Portland concert seats - didn't see this listed elsewhere, but the 'Cats come thru again.
Since Les now lives in Wales, Frank Hennessy has had him on Celtic Heartbeat a couple of time in the last year, but would be great to see him in the flesh.
Thanks for the info, Chris in Portland

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 06:50 AM

For anyone who's reading this thread, who may not have seen Les Barker..here he is!

BUT...be warned..he will make you laugh...to the point of crying at times...and your ribs will ache afterwards....but your eyes will be sparkling...


LES BARKER ON YOUTUBE

Lizzie :0)

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Francy
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 03:23 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 08:01 PM

Lizzie - thanks for the link.

American audiences should perhaps be warned that Les has written about the Titanic from the point of view of a polar bear whose family were on the iceberg.

"Talented alien" sounds like a pretty good description to me.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Ore
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 12:17 AM

We've had a few threads on it, Herga Kitty. The iceberg one was my intro to Les and then I received a CD from Micca about those puir dachshunds and their unfortunate predicament, etc., etc. Have loved Barker's stuff ever since, but the iceberg one always makes me cry! Wish I was closer to Oregon!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Francy
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 01:45 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Folklore: Les Barker in concert in Toledo, Oregon
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 02:34 PM

I think "talented alien" has Les down to a "T" - and also Sid Kipper and the Amazing Mr Smith, all of whom have this "through a glass, darkly" perspective on what we think is normality.