Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!

Subject: Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 03:43 AM

....for busking purposes by London Underground's licencing authorities.

It's been blacklisted because 'Transport For London' think it's a banjo!

This is not a joke. Reported in the Evening Standard

Subject: RE: Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!
From: evansakes
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 03:46 AM

Oops! That guest was TwickFolk....cookie now reset.

Subject: RE: Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!
From: Banjiman
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 03:58 AM

Outrageous. I blame the Tory Government and Bo Jo......... for everything!!

Subject: RE: Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 05:32 AM

So what's their objection to Banjos ?? Dont we have enough problems ?

Subject: RE: Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 05:54 AM

If they've specifically banned the "Banjolele", they'd better be careful. "Banjolele" is a trade name - just like the difference between a Hoover and a vacuum cleaner. Banjoleles were produced by the Alvin D Keech company and all the rest are banjo-ukuleles. There endeth this morning's trivia!
Ray

Subject: RE: Banjolele officially deemed undesirable!
From: GUEST,Meggly
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 06:38 AM

Um, not sure what happened there... So back to the programme.

If London Underground can license a saxaphone-playing Henry the Hoover with his human guitar-playing accompaniment then they can allow a Banjolele or banjo-ukulele for that matter.

(By the way, I swear that that Hoover isn't playing live...)