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Post by Kinks Petition on Apr 2, 2007 8:39:25 GMT -5
STATEMENT FROM CAROLINE JONES
We are thrilled to have secured the site of The Clissold Arms for our next venture. It will reopen as a gastropub this summer, following a major refurbishment.
In respect to the Kinks Memorabilia & subsequent historical connection to the Clissold Arms, I would like to confirm the following: We have no intention of removing it from the building; at no point did I use the word 'auction'- or state that the Kinks historical connection to the Clissold was not in keeping with the way we wish to run the Pub.
Our only aim is to enhance both the natural features & atmosphere of the Clissold Arms & to provide a quality food offering.
Our recent comments in the Muswell Hill Journal on this matter were completely misinterpreted and untrue.
Caroline Jones, Jobo Developments
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Post by ilesofsmiles on Apr 2, 2007 8:59:58 GMT -5
It's amazing how quotes can be "MISREAD!"  More likely how they can be retracted when ones job and corporate reputation is on the line.  Thanks to Olga, Matt Davies, Ray Davies, Dave Davies and everyone involved in the petition, which is more likely the reason for this NEW and improved statement from Caroline Jones! |
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Post by Wakeup on Apr 2, 2007 10:30:44 GMT -5
So let them 'misread'. She's trying to back her stuff out of the wringer. Good going!  |
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Post by rose on Apr 2, 2007 11:54:16 GMT -5
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 2, 2007 12:09:34 GMT -5
Fantastic! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by complicatedlife on Apr 2, 2007 14:35:42 GMT -5
They gotta remain the way the Good Lord made them all.
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Post by rose on Apr 2, 2007 20:20:40 GMT -5
well, it has been quite a heady day!  I hope MR. RAY DAVIES & MR. DAVE DAVIES and all other well-respected KINKS and their fashionable followers sleep a bit easier tonight knowing a small bit of their history & legacy will remain as it should.  night all  |
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Post by TomT on Apr 2, 2007 20:28:01 GMT -5
Night Rose. jeeze.... you must get up pretty early.... |
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Post by rose on Apr 3, 2007 6:53:29 GMT -5
I don't think CLLR MATT DAVIES will mind my sharing this:Rose It was great news indeed - it seems the future is safe! But it might not have happened without your efforts & the massive support from all the Kinks fans worldwide who wrote/signed the petition, so thanks very much. As for being President, I could quite fancy that actually, so let me know if that amendment gets made ;-> Best wishes & hope you will be able to visit the Clissold Arms when it is open again - complete with Kinks memorabilia! Matt
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Post by Guest on Apr 4, 2007 8:37:52 GMT -5
www.muswellhilljournal24.co.uk/content/haringey/muswellhilljournal/postbag/story.aspx?brand=HCEJOnline&category=postbag&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=postbagmhj&itemid=WeED04%20Apr%202007%2010%3A29%3A08%3A700
Another selection of letters will be published in the Muswell Hill Journal tomorrow;
Kinks are a part of world history
nlnews@archant.co.uk
04 April 2007
REGARDING "We must preserve The Kinks legend" (Viewpoints, Journal, March 29). This is shocking. The Kinks are not just part of British history, but world history. - Alex Engel, New York, USA.
It's a disgrace to consider doing anything with The Kinks wall in the Clissold Arms pub in Muswell Hill.
I'll be in London this Easter and I will go to Denmark Terrace to see that nice, little suburban street where the Davies family raised two of rock's greatest heroes.
I will also see the pub across the street. The owners should know that Kinks fans from all over the world are disappointed they are considering doing anything. God save The Kinks. - Bjorn E. "Bergenkink" Mork, Bergen, Norway.
As a long-time Kinks fan I am disappointed with the shortsightedness of the owners of the Clissold Arms. I was hoping to pay a visit this summer during a Kinks tour of north London to see the "shrine". Alas I might as well spend my cash at a "gastropub" in my wife's hometown, Manchester!
- Mark Seiler, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
I WOULD like to comment on "We must preserve The Kinks legend" (Viewpoints, Journal, March 29). Growing up in the 1960s in middle-America, my sister and I were impressed by the "British Invasion". As "Beatlemania" spread around the world, most young (I was 12 at the time) fans lapped up anything British.
As the years passed, it became apparent that The Kinks ranked right at the top alongside The Beatles as being among the greatest and most influential musical forces in the 20th century.
If I were British I'd consider them a national treasure. Hell, I'm not British and I feel that way! - Mark Wegman, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
I read with great sadness the news concerning the decision of the new owners of the Clissold Arms to get rid of the section dedicated to The Kinks.
These companies are not interested in local history or English history. All they care about is profit.
If they do discard the Kinks section, I hope the people of Muswell Hill boycott the place. From an ex-Muswell Hill resident who always had a drink in the Clissold Arms when in town. - Patrick Sinnott, via e-mail.
I grew up with The Kinks in Muswell Hill, went to school with Ray Davies and played football with him. The Kinks are part of Muswell Hill and their shrine at the Clissold Arms must not be allowed to be terminated.
Rod Stewart went to the same school as Ray - William Grimshaw School, in Creighton Avenue - so we are rich in musical history.
I am sure with the paper's publicity and The Kinks' support, the owners will think hard about their decision. - Peter Bowley, Carrington Avenue, Borehamwood, Herts.
Add my name onto the list to ask the new owners of the Clissold Arms pub in Muswell Hill to keep The Kinks Corner. Walking in London, and seeing the plaques everywhere is always delightful. Almost as delightful as a Ray Davies tune and lyric. - Peter Chew, Quito, Ecuador.
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Post by ilesofsmiles on Apr 4, 2007 14:27:07 GMT -5
More good news.. Thanks again to Olga and everyone involved in setting up the petition. Matt Davies, The Kinks themselves and all their fans around the world. God Bless |
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Post by Guest on Apr 5, 2007 10:15:14 GMT -5
More good news - the story is the front page headline of the Muswell Hill Journal again this week and the campaign now has the support of the Official Kinks Fan Club;
www.muswellhilljournal24.co.uk/content/haringey/muswellhilljournal/news/story.aspx?brand=MHJOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsmhj&itemid=WeED04%20Apr%202007%2011%3A38%3A54%3A857
Kinks shrine to be saved
nlnews@archant.co.uk
05 April 2007
Clissold Arms
THE shrine to legendary rock band The Kinks is to stay in the pub that hosted their first performances, the pub's new owners have pledged.
The world-famous collection of photos, plaques and records hanging on the walls of The Clissold Arms in Fortis Green, Muswell Hill, will not be auctioned off, Caroline Jones, director of new tenants Jobo Developments, has promised.
Ray Davies
The fate of the "Kinks Corner" collection, which includes a signed copy of Long Tall Sally - The Kinks' debut single - various Kinks records and sleeves, record company and press photos of the band, has been uncertain since the pub closed late last year.
It was feared that the shrine would not survive a makeover of the Clissold Arms by the new owners to turn it into a gastropub.
But on Monday, Caroline Jones said in a statement that she had "no intention of removing it from the building," adding: "Our only aim is to enhance both the natural features and atmosphere of The Clissold Arms and to provide a quality food offering."
The pub will reopen in the summer, following a major refurbishment.
Bill Orton, secretary of The Official Kinks Fan Club, called it "the best news we could have had".
He said: "Nowhere else would have had the same kudos as that venue. It's right on the spot of the focal point of the interest, so it wouldn't be valid anywhere else.
"It is obviously an 11th-hour decision to turn around, on the strength of the campaign to keep it there I suppose."
Kinks founders Ray and Dave Davies - who were brought up nearby in Denmark Terrace had both written to the Journal to express their fears that a crucial piece of the band's history would be lost forever if the collection were to be dismantled and sold off.
The story generated unprecedented response from fans across the globe, and an online petition to keep the shrine attracted more than 1,000 signatures within days of being set up, including all four Kinks members, The Beatles' Ringo Starr, singer and actress Marianne Faithful and film director Julien Temple.
Mr Orton added: "The Davies brothers leant their weight to the argument, and the owners are going to look at it in the commercial light of day.
"I shall be visiting when it reopens. It would be nice to get together with the owners and have some sort of Kinks-related opening ceremony there."
Dave Davies is reported to have recorded a new song called The Clissold Arms, in memory of the venue that helped sow the seeds of The Kinks. It is not thought to be linked to the uncertainty that hung over the Kinks Corner.
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 5, 2007 12:29:16 GMT -5
This is great news. I'm so glad that the petition worked. Kudos to all involved.
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Post by ilesofsmiles on Apr 6, 2007 1:18:15 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Apr 6, 2007 6:45:40 GMT -5
thanks, iles! GREAT pix (as always)! I hope to do the same with my PAUL one day..... That LIME GREEN sign in the 2nd pix is from STATE OF CONFUSION, right?  ;D |
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