Re: (TV) Ian Dury

["Nick Powell" <nick@powelln.freeserve.co.uk>]

I've been away for a couple of days so haven't been near my pc. The news
brought me to tears.
Glad to see the various tributes from TV listers. Ian Dury was a great bloke
and an inspiration.
Most of the tributes I've seen have mentioned Sex and Drugs........Rhythm
Stick, What A Waste, and Reasons To Be Cheerful. One of my fondest memories
was of Ian doing the Busman's Prayer(the Lord's prayer with the words
changed to include places on London bus routes. I often wondered whether
this gave Billy Bragg the idea for his A13 song.
Thanks for the memories Ian.
----- Original Message -----
From: kayecornell <kayecornell@supanet.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:54 PM
Subject: (TV) Ian Dury


> I was a big fan of Ian  Dury and the Blockheads during my childhood in the
> 70's. In 1986 my then boyfriend and I had written a radio play and on a
> hunch (and with the chutzpah we thought he'd appreciate) we sent a copy to
> Ian Dury asking whether he'd narrate it. Answering the phone to him
several
> days later turned me insideout for a good while, and he went on to narrate
> the play for us free of charge.
> In 1990 we heard that Ian and the Blockheads were re-uniting for the
Charlie
> Charles benefit, and 3 days after the tickets went on sale we bought ours
at
> the box-office. We were dismayed to see that we had got tickets nos. 6 and
> 7 - what has happened to all the fans ? we thought, and worried that it
> would flop - an unbearable thought. Of course, it was packed and it was
> brilliant - you could see as the set went on that the initial nervousness
> was lost as they warmed to the reaction - and it was not a surprise when
> they got together again later that year (and for occasional shows right up
> to last summer) to repeat the success.
> Having heard of his illness and then seen how frail he was last month
> onstage I'd been keeping my ear out for the news of his death. After a
hard
> day's decorating yesterday I went  to my local for a late dinner and a
pint
> and heard New Boots being played as I went up to the bar.  The landlord
was
> looking for company for a lock-in in memoriam and so 5 of us in an obscure
> Cornish village sat and drank and listened until nearly 3am.
> No rock and roll death has moved me the way this has, regardless that it
was
> expected. His music struck a unique chord with me - the song 'My Old Man'
> especially with its almost unbearable poignancy. And he was a terrific
bloke
> to boot.
> All the best, mate.
>
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