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Not Alan Partridge tells us: "I was once offered the chance to co-present a programme on national radio. Audience of millions, but blew up spectacularly, my entire contribution being the rustling of paper in the background. I was that bad, I have since burned my copy of the pilot show." Tell us about your big break, and how you messed it up.
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In the final year of sixth form, a friend asks if I'd like to go to a gig. It'll be great, he says; it's in London.
"Who's playing?" I ask.
"Well they haven't really announced that yet."
"Hmmmm," says I. "And how much is it?"
"£25..."
"HOW MUCH!!!???"
"...but that includes coach travel from Shropshire!" he reassured me.
To cut a long story short, I baulked at paying that astronomical fee for a gig in the 80s, even if it was all for charity. I believe Bob Geldof and his showbiz mates put on a good show though.
( , Thu 3 Apr 2014, 23:21, 11 replies)
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All that cash he generated got looted by Ethopian paramilitaries, thus starving the millions he aimed to save. So in effect you would have been sponsoring terrurrizm and mass famine. Chin up, it's only egg on the 'doff's face, not yours :)
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No great loss there. Live Aid sounds dull.
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And throwing up on the brown living room carpet from eating too many sweets. There's an irony in there somewhere.
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Tell me why I don't like Mondays
I'll fuckin tell you why
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www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-apologises-over-live-aid-money-reports-2124576.html
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Phil Colins, Queen, Adam Ant, Howard Jones, Nick Kershaw, Sting, U2
..need I go on
The Who would have been mildly diverting
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they did look amazing apart from the 20 min unaccompanied Brian May guitar twiddling, but I suppose that gave ample time for a beer.
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with a generous dump break from Phil Collins.
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