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BS: YES -it's the queen in a boat

06 Jun 12 - 04:41 AM (#3359884)
Subject: BS: YES - the queen, and cognitive dissonance
From: GUEST,petecockermouth

When i was a youth I used capital letters and YES were my favourite band. Like supporting a football team i had no time for ELP, Deep Purple or rubbish like Led Zeppelin or Hendrix. i went to a long-awaited gig at the Kelvin Hall Glasgow to see them perform the new album -Tales from the Topographic Oceans. a real stinking pile of ludicrous, pretentious nonsense. following this revelatory moment i was freed up to enjoy the glories of hendrix and many others and more than ready to be blown away by the damned on the first punk uk tour (pistols banned just about everywhere)
Anyway,i was just wondering if anyone watching the emperor's old clothes show in london at the weekend had a similar moment - what is all this about? (spooky -4 sides of overblown junk on the YES album -4 days of babbling inanity on the BBC) cognitive dissonance anyone?


06 Jun 12 - 05:16 AM (#3359898)
Subject: RE: BS: YES -it's the queen in a boat
From: Big Al Whittle

No it reminded me of Elizabeth and Essex on the Thames. TS Eliot's the Waste Land. The bit in Elizabeth when someone fires apoison arrow at her.

Bit boring though - didn't watch it. Saw it on the news. A friend of mine was on a boat with Weymouth Sea Scouts, and he put a picture of his dog and her security pass on Facebook. But he wasn't on telly.


06 Jun 12 - 09:19 AM (#3359957)
Subject: RE: BS: YES -it's the queen in a boat
From: Rapparee

If Lizzie was in a boat I do so hope that she was wearing a Coast Guard certified personal flotation device. It would put a damper on the celebrations should she, God forbid!, fall overboard.


06 Jun 12 - 09:54 AM (#3359965)
Subject: RE: BS: YES -it's the queen in a boat
From: pdq

"the band struck up God Save the Queen, as it became painfully apparent that if He didn't, nobody would"


06 Jun 12 - 11:12 AM (#3359992)
Subject: RE: BS: YES -it's the queen in a boat
From: Leadfingers

Didnt do her reputation any harm , staying upright all the way down the river . Good For her .