Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!

11 Dec 06 - 02:04 PM (#1906562)
Subject: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Cats

Show of Hands have just been awarded the title, 'Greatest Devonians Ever', beating Sir Francis Drake into second place, in a regional poll. Phil Beer voted for Babbage.

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11 Dec 06 - 02:07 PM (#1906564)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: MMario

I always thought that consensus said insects were the greatest Devonians Ever.

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11 Dec 06 - 02:12 PM (#1906568)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Cats

So, which classification do Phil and Steve come into?

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11 Dec 06 - 02:24 PM (#1906574)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Scrump

That's not fair, there are two of them so they were bound to beat Sir Francis Drake.

:-)

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11 Dec 06 - 02:26 PM (#1906578)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Rasener

My brother has been involved many years in building houses in Devon, so I would rate him as the greatest Devonian ever.

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11 Dec 06 - 02:35 PM (#1906588)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: The Shambles

De·vo·ni·an (d-vn-n)
adj.
Of or belonging to the geologic time, system of rocks, or sedimentary deposits of the fourth period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of lobe-finned fishes, the appearance of amphibians and insects, and the first forests. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Devonian Period or its system of deposits.

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11 Dec 06 - 03:42 PM (#1906670)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Scrump

They sound pretty traditional then :-)

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11 Dec 06 - 04:28 PM (#1906718)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: The Shambles

Sedimentary my dear Watson.

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11 Dec 06 - 04:28 PM (#1906720)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: The Shambles

Do they make fossil records?

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11 Dec 06 - 04:59 PM (#1906765)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Ruth Archer

I'd like to nominate myself for Greatest Pre-Cambrian Ever. Anyone willing to vote for me?

(It's okay if you don't - John Leonard is totting up the ballots, and I fully expect to receive nominations in the categories of Greatest Pleisticene Ever, Greatest Paleolithic Ever, and Greatest Mesozoic Ever.)

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11 Dec 06 - 05:36 PM (#1906825)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Hawker

My taller (and more bearded) half won the Devon dialect competition at Crediton Folk Festival once - and he's Cornish!
I would have thought that Charles Babbage would have been up there as a great Devonian, seeing as how the world cannot now seem to do anything without a computer....................
It seems there was an engraved trophy for this competition, I would have loved to see them present that to Sir Francis Drake............
But Maybe I am just an old cynic!!!!!
Cheers, Lucy

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11 Dec 06 - 06:15 PM (#1906860)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Pete_Standing

When I saw 'show of hands - greatest Devonian's ever', I thought, "Aha, this type of democracy died in the early Thatcher years!" What a silly boy, but I bet the Smoothies would have been round the crowd whipping for the right decision.

So it is the trio nominated as the best duo for the BBC F&A awards. I like the sound of the new costumes that they will have to wear - cheers Shambles.

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11 Dec 06 - 10:42 PM (#1907054)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: GUEST,Scoville

Devonian??

I mean, I know I'm one of the younger 'catters but I didn't think y'all were THAT old.

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12 Dec 06 - 02:54 AM (#1907155)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Georgiansilver

Drake...the Armada.....stopped Spanish invasion....after calmly finishing his bowls game.... Babbage/Rae/Davis/Smythe....James Thorne...founded Shebbear College....Show of hands...great singers/performers but hardly the greatest Devonians ever.

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12 Dec 06 - 04:28 AM (#1907198)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Rasener

Maybe the heading should have been

Show of Hands - Greatest Folk Music Devonians Ever

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12 Dec 06 - 04:37 AM (#1907202)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Scrump

To be fair, SOH don't really think they are the 'Greatest Ever Devonians' either. They were nominated and voted as such by their army of fans, and Steve was the first to admit it's a load of b...aloney. Phil said he voted for Babbage. It's just a bit of harmless fun, and of course a bit more publicity for them.

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12 Dec 06 - 07:00 AM (#1907280)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: GUEST

I thought Baring-Gould might have been a candidate for that, Villan. I was later put right by our most knowlegable Devonian (who's name might lead one to think of Cornwall) contributer. Apparently he collected songs so that they could be locked away in dark corners of museums so they may never be seen or heard again by mere mortals.

He along with others were almost succesful in this evil plot but they were finaly thwareted entirely by the efforts of Show Of Hands who against all odds restored English traditional folk music to the general public.

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12 Dec 06 - 09:06 AM (#1907357)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Rasener

Onward Christian Soldiers

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12 Dec 06 - 11:04 AM (#1907429)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: breezy

Ben Campbell gets my vote !!

Seth Lakeman, he s moved in

and then theres that wee girl who lifts steel bars from iveybridge

No Show of hands sing better than her

But Ben Campbell's got great songs and stage presence

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12 Dec 06 - 12:42 PM (#1907512)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Hawker

I still want to know why they had an engraved trophy for an award which could technically have gone to somebody who is dead! Or did someone know it would go to the living?
Where was this vote cast and by whom? I live on the Devon and Cornwall border and never heard of it!
I have nothing against Show of Hands, but I can think of more worthy winners for such an accolade, which I am sure they were delighted to have bestowed upon them! Devon has an awful lot to sing about, and they are doing that at least!
Cheers, Lucy

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12 Dec 06 - 01:19 PM (#1907537)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Cllr

scrump stop being sensible
your spoiling the fun for everyone else 8-)
Cllr

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12 Dec 06 - 01:47 PM (#1907558)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Cllr

sidmouth folk festival

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12 Dec 06 - 03:07 PM (#1907636)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Cats

And it's not double cream, but clotted cream, although living in Cornwall we do have the superior variety1!! [duck] Phil Beer voted for Babbage and Steve reckoned that they only beat Drake into second place cos he hadn't been on tour recently.....

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12 Dec 06 - 04:08 PM (#1907696)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: The Shambles

Drake should have got it really.

I loved Splish-Splash and Please Mr Custer.

And of course My Boomerang Won't Come Back.

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12 Dec 06 - 05:22 PM (#1907770)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Liz the Squeak

It's just a bit of harmless fun, and of course a bit more publicity for them.

Pretty good seeing as how their studio is in Dorset....

LTS

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12 Dec 06 - 05:31 PM (#1907782)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Charley Noble

Here's my vote for Bendigo, who played a staring part in that venerable traditional ballad "Dead Dog Scrumpy:"

So if you're down in Devon and you goes into a bar
Just call for Dead Dog Scrumpy, it's the best there is by far;
Refuse all imitations, you'll sleep just like a log,
You can always recognize it by the hair of the dog!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

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12 Dec 06 - 05:35 PM (#1907791)
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Greatest Devonians Ever!
From: Metchosin

"Devon has a lot to sing about"

Well yes, yes she does. And a very good job she does of it too. She's my pick for greatest Devonian (missing the point again completely). But then, I'm her Mum and Mums are like that.............some of them. LOL

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