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18 Oct 98 - 06:22 PM (#42245) Subject: The stain on the bar room floor From: Ian Birket Hi! Does anyone out there have the words for a monologue called I think 'The stain on the bar room floor' Thanks
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19 Oct 98 - 12:45 AM (#42303) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Joe Offer Could it be the Face on the floor, Ian? If so, click here for three versions, which aren't very different from each other. -Joe Offer- |
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19 Oct 98 - 01:49 AM (#42312) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca I think Stain is a parody of Face. |
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19 Oct 98 - 03:11 AM (#42323) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Louis Killen The monologue you are refering to, Ian, is Eddie Pickford's "Uncle Albert's Heroic Farewell To The World" about a dart's match in which Uncle Al gives his life to support not only his team but the dart board, too. The line you quaote is the first line of the chorus - There's a stain on the floor of the bar room There's a cap in the case by the door There's a verse on a stone in the church yard In memory of one who's no more Email me at killen@tscnet.com and I'll send you the text when I've time to write it out. And give thanks to Ricky Rackin, of San Francisco's Castle Folk Club who read your thread and sent it to me. Lou
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19 Oct 98 - 03:16 AM (#42324) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Lou Killen killen@tscnet.com Ian, Seems the reply I gave to your thread didn't take my email address in the meassage. Hope it works in the From |
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19 Oct 98 - 01:51 PM (#42373) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: ian.birket@dial.pipex.com Thanks for your help 'Louis' I'd be very grateful if you could let me have a copy of Ed's monologue. |
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19 Oct 98 - 01:56 PM (#42374) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: ian.birket@dial.pipex.com Thanks for your help 'Louis' I'd be very grateful if you could let me have a copy of Ed's monologue. I have a band called 'Panic Attack'! We play all over cumbria raising money for charity doing songs and monologues. |
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25 Oct 98 - 04:04 PM (#43180) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Panic Attack THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP HAVE THE WORDS NOW REGARDS IAN |
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26 Oct 98 - 03:13 AM (#43225) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Joe Offer Hey, Ian - can we have the words, too?? -Joe Offer- |
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14 Nov 98 - 02:39 PM (#45370) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Panic Attack |
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29 Feb 00 - 04:47 PM (#186999) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: GUEST,Jim Dixon Help! I have reactivated this old thread because I'm hoping someone can supply me with the text to "Uncle Albert's Heroic Farewell To The World" as described above. Apparently it hasn't been included in the Digital Tradition, or any other source I can find. I sent an e-mail to Lou Killen on Feb. 1 but have received no reply. If you have the text, please post it to this thread, or if you don't want to do that for some reason, please e-mail it to jimd@automailcorp.com. Thanks. |
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29 Feb 00 - 07:58 PM (#187109) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Joe Offer Hi, Jim - Back when this thread was new, I asked Lou if he would post the lyrics, but he said he preferred not to, in respect for the songwriter's copyright. Now, if we could get hold of the originator of this monologue, I'd sure like to hear of see it. -Joe Offer- |
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29 Feb 00 - 08:40 PM (#187125) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: kendall Is that THE Louis Killen? |
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29 Feb 00 - 09:06 PM (#187143) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Jeri No, it was the other one. |
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01 Mar 00 - 02:57 PM (#187624) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Joe Offer Ayup, Kendall, THE Louis Killen. If you click on a Mudcatter's name in the "from" box in messages s/he's posted, you can see all the messages posted by that member - or you can be lazy and click here to see the messages. He's been here, but just a few times. Heck, we've even had THE Kendall Morse around these parts at times. <grin> -Joe Offer- |
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15 Jul 01 - 11:32 AM (#507021) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Jim Dixon I've learned the correct title may be "Uncle Albert's Last Heroic Farewell to the World" and that it appeared on Topic album 12TS282 "In the Middle of the Tune," Tom Gilfellon with Martin Carthy; Johnny Handle; Liz and Stefan Sobell (1976) Alas, this album is no longer in print. However, I see that a couple of used copies are for sale on the Internet, and I may resort to that if I can't get the text any other way. |
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15 Jul 01 - 04:55 PM (#507210) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: pavane I have the album, and if you can't get the words, I could probably dig them out, but not immediately. How soon do you need it? |
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15 Jul 01 - 04:57 PM (#507211) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: pavane And in a private message, not posted (copyright) |
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15 Jul 01 - 05:12 PM (#507217) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: nutty Ed Pickford is a well known song-writer from the North of England. Lots of information on the web about his other songs but not this monologue - not yet anyway |
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15 Jul 01 - 05:20 PM (#507223) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: nutty It shows that persistance pays in the end Try HERE UNCLE ALBERT'S SAD FAREWELL |
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15 Jul 01 - 05:48 PM (#507237) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: mousethief I heard this poem recited at the Chicago Folklife Festival in 1984. Had us all in stitches. Alex |
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15 Jul 01 - 08:21 PM (#507355) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Jim Dixon Yahoo! It's been nearly a year and a half since I first posted a request for that poem! Thanks, Nutty! I wonder if the poem was there on the Internet all along? Nah, I'm sure I must have searched for the chorus as well as the title. Why do you suppose there are so many variations of the title? |
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16 Jul 01 - 12:13 AM (#507417) Subject: Lyr Add: UNCLE ALBERT'S SAD FAREWELL TO THE WORLD From: Joe Offer I realize that this is a copyrighted soing, but I can't see how posting the song does any harm to the author. Here's the song. -Joe Offer- UNCLE ALBERT'S SAD FAREWELL TO THE WORLD (Ed Pickford) There's a stain on the floor of the bar room There's a cap in a case by the door There's a verse on a stone in a churchyard In memory of one who's no more... If you turn second left at the High Street Past an old pub called the Swan There's a monument to my Uncle Albert And though of not many heroes, he was one He wasn't a chap prone to boasting And he stood, I bet, only five feet But those five feet he covered in glory As you'll hear when his old comrades meet It was the time of the first Yankee moon men There was racing at Catterick as well And I backed the six-to-four favourite And he was, that is, till he fell That night was the championship darts match And the bar of the club was jammed full We were playing at home in the final And we started - being nearest the bull The 'oohs' and the 'aahs' broke the silence As both teams wrestled with might A game to remember for ever By all - even those who were tight Some favoured cardboard some feathers Some favoured heavy, some light But all were experienced past masters Of split second reckoning and flight Then the nail that was holding the dart board Bent with a fearful creak And there wasn't another to replace it 'Least not straight to hand, so to speak At last the club's Concert Chairman Renowned for his improvised wit Says "Put old Albert beneath it - With his height he'll just about fit" The company looked around at poor Albert Then the Secretary got right to the nub Saying "If he doesn't, the match will be forfeit Come on Albert, for the honour of the club Albert had no need of thinking His blood rose to answer the call And he jammed his head under the dartboard Crying "For Queen, Club, Country an'all" Not flinching not moving he just stood there Except once when he went out the back Until the game flowed in our favour The opposition was beginning to crack All that was needed for victory Was five and double sixteen Now the five was obtained very easy Then silence fell on the scene The player squared up with his arrows It was Sidney, Albert's own son Who'd played very well the whole evening Until now when something went wrong Now it could've been all the excitement Or some smoke that got in his eye Or it could've been his new wellies 'Cos he slipped just before he let fly Albert stood stricken with horror As he watched the oncoming dart Then his teeth gnashed with pain as it hit his gold chain And ricochet'd up through his heart Did he fall like a bird when it's wounded? Did he cry out in the midst of his pain? No, he winced and he spoke in a whisper "Come on, son. Finish the game" Albert's blood dripped down his waistcoat As Sidney took aim and then threw Hitting double sixteen neat, sweet and clean Though how he felt nobody knew "Someone grab Albert!" cried the Steward "Keep him upright!" they all roared Hold him up by his armpits If he falls he might damage the board... There's a stain on the floor of the bar room There's a cap in a case by the door There's a verse on a stone in a churchyard In memory of one who's no more. |
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16 Jul 01 - 03:05 AM (#507463) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: pavane It seems to have lost the Geordie accent which I remember, but I suppose that is inevitable. There are well as a few word changes from Tom Gilfellon's version. (Ominous creak, rather than fearful). And Hold him up, hold him up by the armpits. These changes make it scan a bit better, as does pronouncing Sidney 'Sideney'. |
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16 Jul 01 - 08:11 AM (#507531) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: Jim Dixon I heard this once on the radio -- I don't know who performed it -- and I seem to recall that the refrain "There's a stain on the floor ..." was repeated more often than just once at the beginning and once at the end. In fact, by the end, part of the audience was repeating the words along with the performer! It just added to the humor. Any more information about this? |
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25 Mar 05 - 02:36 PM (#1443691) Subject: RE: The stain on the bar room floor From: GUEST,Matt Love It is possible that you heard Louis Killen's recitation from the Northwest Folklife Festival a number of years ago. It was broadcast nationally, and he does repeat the "stain on barroom floor verse" several times in the course of the performance. |