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Post by rose on Apr 1, 2007 7:08:53 GMT -5
THREE AM BRAINSTORM:does anyone know how to translate the PETITION into japanese, russian, etc...? I think if we send this to those fan clubs & websites, we can easily double our numbers. I emailed dave emlen to see if he has any advice since his site links to some of these other international fans. I think we could easily double our siggie numbers.
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Kinks Petition Update
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Post by Kinks Petition Update on Apr 1, 2007 8:12:58 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Apr 1, 2007 8:48:01 GMT -5
Thanks much!
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Post by rose on Apr 1, 2007 18:05:27 GMT -5
# 1023: Richard Starkey!!! ;D anyone know how to reach Pete Towshend?...found his blog but no contact info...he's back in LONDON...I just KNOW he'd sign...he loves dave and said RAY'S a 'gob-smacking genius!' ;D
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 1, 2007 18:19:45 GMT -5
I'm sure he'd do it for you, Rose.
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Post by rose on Apr 1, 2007 18:31:26 GMT -5
I'm sure he'd do it for you, Rose. aw, shucks! (not if he knew i fell asleep at one of their shows) BUT...I do know 'e'd do it for RAY & THE KINKS!
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 1, 2007 18:34:08 GMT -5
You fell asleep at a Who concert? Wow, you must have a great tolerance for loud music.
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Post by rose on Apr 1, 2007 19:59:27 GMT -5
You fell asleep at a Who concert? Wow, you must have a great tolerance for loud music. It's true! There are witnesses! ;D Sorry Who fans, but i'm not one. Always felt they were not authentic...gimmicy...read much later that Pete has now said they ripped off the whole breaking guitar thing from our KINKS. "But", he said, "when the KINKS did it, they were for real!!" Saw them 3 times...I find them LOUD but shhhhh.... boring!
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Post by nancyb on Apr 2, 2007 7:20:19 GMT -5
I won't tell!
Richard Starkey --Wow, maybe I should try to get in touch with Sir Paul
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Post by rose on Apr 2, 2007 7:36:23 GMT -5
I won't tell! Richard Starkey --Wow, maybe I should try to get in touch with Sir Paul he'd do it for you,nancyb, maybe even in the road!!!
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Kinks Petition UPDATE
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Post by Kinks Petition UPDATE on Apr 2, 2007 8:35:03 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 Wakeup on Apr 2, 2007 10:29:09 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Apr 4, 2007 10:05:54 GMT -5
Petition is still being signed & circulated which I think is fantastic just in case Ms Jones decides to look for loop-holes!
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Post by rose on Apr 5, 2007 9:57:17 GMT -5
an EX-LANDLORD of THE CLISSOLD ARMS has just signed on! HURRAH! Even the ruling class is on our side! Anyone know HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN'S email address?? ;D
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Post by Guest on Apr 5, 2007 10:11:08 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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