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22 Dec 06 - 06:19 AM (#1916533) Subject: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: Flash Company Mick has joined the Jazzband in the sky at the age of 78. I would have thought he was older, but he did have a hard life, all that drinking and debauchery. Jim Godbolt's book 'All This and Ten Percent' is a fairly good picture of the Mulligan band, and George Melly also evokes the period very well. I particularly liked the story of Melly's landlord giving him notice to quit because he was 'tired of Mick the Mulligan bringing his doxies here and performing strange tribal rites into the early hours.' After Mick quit the Jazz scene in 1962, he became a Grocer, Wine Merchant and family man. He is survived by his second wife, four chjldren and three step-children. R.I.P. FC |
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22 Dec 06 - 06:30 AM (#1916543) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: fat B****rd RIP Magnolia. I'm getting Melly's "Owning Up" for Christmas so I'll be laughing again. |
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22 Dec 06 - 06:44 AM (#1916550) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: John MacKenzie Gosh a blast from the past indeed, a name I hadn't heard for a long time. RIP Mick Giok |
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22 Dec 06 - 09:23 AM (#1916657) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: Roger the Skiffler I must admit I thought he'd died years ago. Like other old traddies i have fond memories of the MM band in the days when Melly was slim! Rts |
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22 Dec 06 - 10:53 AM (#1916753) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: Fidjit Shit! I used to be a regular At the Pub in Edmonton Where Mick Mulligan and George Melly played every Sunday night in the fifties/early sixties. I have George's "Owning Up" the trilogy. Rum, Bum and Concertina etc. Mick was great. That got me into folk music eventually (via skiffle) I'll have a snifter tonight for him. Pearly gates are obviously getting closer. Chas. |
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22 Dec 06 - 11:14 AM (#1916774) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: Flash Company When Melly was Slim!!!!! Oh Roger, we must be getting old. Remember him doing 'Send me to the 'lectric chair' with death agonies. Godbolt relates that he ended the first half of a concert at Pentonville nick with that and then started the second half with 'Frankie & Johnny' (also with death agonies!) Johnny Cash didn't think of it first! FC |
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29 Dec 06 - 07:55 AM (#1921218) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: GUEST,Mick,Elaine and Alfie We live in Pagham and have known Mick from his local pub The Lamb for about 16yrs.Every week we would meet him and have a drink or two and he'd chain smoke and tel us his latest(rudest!) jokes.We last saw him Weds before he died and said he could buy us a drink next time we met.Sadly it was'nt meant to be and we are so sad that he has died.Keep telling your jokes up in Heaven Mick and we,ll have that drink when next we meet.GOD BLESS.XXXX |
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15 Apr 07 - 02:04 PM (#2026045) Subject: RE: Obit: Mick Mulligan, Jazz Trumpeter From: GUEST,"Chiv" Chambelin Sorry to hear Mick died. I last saw him in Havent some years ago, full of the humour we know and loved. Sock it to em up there Mick. Al |