Franks Fantastic Funeral - Don't let Frank die a paupers death!
If you hadn't heard, Frank Sidebottom died without very much money and was facing a paupers funeral. Donate here so he gets the send off he deserves.
(, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 17:11, Reply)
Is this replacing the 'make Frank have a meaningless number 1 record' group?
This would be better in my opinion.
Some of my favourite Frank bits were on Remote Control www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPYVeoFhUA
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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 17:27,
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It's up to
9 grand already. Cost for the funeral covered. Should be a blinder of a send off for a very nice chap.
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 17:30,
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Ummmm much as I loved Frank he died in his house in Hale
For those of you unaware, Hale has 2 or 3 of the most expensive post codes to live in outside of London. I dont see how it would be possible to die a pauper and also own a house there.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:01,
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He didnt own it, he rented it
(my mistake)
I liked the guy but still there are penalties to pay for living somewhere you cant afford.
Id love to live in Hale or some other swanky place, but I cant afford it so I dont.
He should have lived down the road in Timperley.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:41,
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Well,
I just see it as an equivalent of paying for a CD of his that he didn't get a chance to make.
(, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 20:04, Reply)
That would be the house he rented
edit -
news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8752000/8752639.stm
a bit of a run through of all the stuff he got up to in his time.
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Lanc Weekend Trailer Park Supervisor, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:35,
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When I go
I'd want people to just put me in T-Chest and throw me up the dump.
Save the money and use it on a right royal piss up!
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Darklord, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:29,
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Be sure
to get someone to send me an invite!
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:48,
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Oh!
I forgot to mention, I'm selling tickets now for a £100 quid.
I take PayPal
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Darklord, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 19:12,
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I'd check the credentials of the facebook page first...
..but assuming this is real, it's a sweet thought.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:39,
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All seems above board
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/10392981.stm
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Lanc Weekend Trailer Park Supervisor, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:40,
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Yeah
Jon Ronson been on twitter about it all day. And if you can't trust Ronson who can you trust?
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 18:49,
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The Illuminati?
Jon is great though, so he'll do on their behalf ;)
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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 19:40,
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oh, ok.
Cant say fairer than that. Maybe if the money raised ends up being a crazy amount, then they could even send some of it to charity.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 19:10,
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