HW: What The...

[fatrat]

Okay, this time I really am convinced. Thanks for the scan by the way. I
compared it with an old photo from the fan club site and even comparing with a
25+ year old photo, it sure looks like he!

Cheers

f. rat

Bryan Young wrote:

> Oops, sorry about that!
>
> I'm using the wrong computer right now, and don't have my scan of Lemmy
> playing the violin.  It's unavailable to me until this weekend, when I
> return to the farm.
>
> If anybody wants this image, go ahead and email me offlist.  I'll save all
> the requests and send them all at once this weekend.
>
> It's a small jpg, probably about 100K, so don't worry if you're on a slow
> connection.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fatrat <hawkfan at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: HW: What The...
>
> >Sorry to be a party-pooper, but I'm still not 100% convinced. Although I
> can
> >believe the warts and the hat (does he weigh the same as a duck?) the jaw
> still
> >looks wrong.
> >
> >Having gone to Bill Bradley's site and nicked the vid from it, I have
> >freeze-framed and am not sure. There is a remarkable resemblance, but
> that's
> >what people told me 20 years ago about the roadie I mentioned (though I've
> never
> >seen him in the flesh).
> >
> >Ah well, perhaps we'll never know.
> >
> >"Guido N. Vacano" wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, that'd cover up the warts (cocoa puffs), but what about his TEETH?
> :-)
> >>
> >> Guido
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU]On
> >> Behalf Of BL Young
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 8:02 PM
> >> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> >> Subject: Re: HW: What The...
> >>
> >> There are plenty of pictures with Lemmy wearing that type of hat.  I
> think
> >> it's from his collection -- doesn't it look like an army type hat from
> some
> >> era?
> >>
> >> And his warts are on the side of his face that the violin would obscure.
> >> Actually, if he wanted to hide those warts and be a true teen idol, he
> >> should have picked up the violin instead of the guitar.
> >>
> >> Bryan
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: fatrat <hawkfan at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
> >> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:57 PM
> >> Subject: Re: HW: What The...
> >>
> >> > I have a feeling we are all misinformed: after seeing Mr Kilmister on a
> >> recent
> >> > late night show, the violin-wielding "Lemmy" in question looks a) too
> >> clean b)
> >> > too small-jawed c) not warty enough and d) I don't think the real Lemme
> >> > Kilmister is the line-dancing type! (see cowboy hat). Bernard Manning
> >> doing the
> >> > dishes and nice Daleks I can believe but that is NOT the real Lemmy. I
> >> believe
> >> > it is a cunning body-double. Some years ago I heard of a roady
> >> (co-incidentally
> >> > known as "Fast Eddy") who looks so much like Lemmy that after repeated
> >> requests
> >> > he started signing Lemmy's autograph when asked, in order to get
> >> > over-enthusiastic fans off of his back. I think it is he and not the
> >> > diesel-drinking steel-throated fish-looking singing bass murderer (ie
> >> killing
> >> > with his four-stringed Rickenbacker, not murdering bass lines!). If
> anyone
> >> has
> >> > any further info, I would be interested.
> >> >
> >> > Neil Ward wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > So, Keith, you admit to watching 'Coronation Street' then do you???
> >> > >
> >> > > I presume this is simply to worship the spirits of the one known as
> >> > > Khenbaaarloooooo, and not because you are an incurable soap fan.
> >> > >
> >> > > Neil.
> >> > >
> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > From: "Captain Bl at ck" <starfield at SUPANET.COM>
> >> > > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> >> > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:16 PM
> >> > > Subject: HW: What The...
> >> > >
> >> > > There I was, sipping a 'bina and watching the adbreak in between
> >> Coronation
> >> > > Street, and there's this Kit Kat advert on, featuring folks like
> >> Lawrence
> >> > > Llewelyn Bowen having a haircut, Bernard Manning talking romantically
> >> about
> >> > > his mother-in-law, and all the way through there's a string section
> >> playing
> >> > > on the soundtrack.
> >> > >
> >> > > Then right at the end, there's Lemmy playing the violin.
> >> > >
> >> > > No joke.