Take two Prozac....

"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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....before you read this letter in the Cambridge Evening News.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/letters/2005/11/21/f04820bb-8544-4f61-bc70-369355e3a53e.lpf

Quoted message said:

"SINCE May I have been working in Cambridge four days a week and am
stunned at the number of cyclists who are on the city roads with no
protective helmet!

Does anyone in Cambridge bother about the huge numbers of brain damaged
people who (barely) survive accidents?

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing "I
want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike......" ad nauseum.
(Extra to students and lecturers :-)

--
Pete
http:[email hidden]/Stuff

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

d.

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge
residents sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent,
drooling & singing

You mean the Senior Common Room? ;-)

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

davek said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.
--
Andy Leighton => [email hidden]
"The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials"
- Robert Rankin, _They Came And Ate Us_

Andy Leighton said:

davek said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Nah, Bicycle by Queen. ;-)

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

"Andy Leighton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Wot no 'Going Downhill Fasst' by The Divine Comendy?

Tim

--
Sent from Birmingham, UK timdunne at blueyonder.co.uk
'God's electrician sparked up the heavens once again, heading northbound
on the 7:10. And the lord said let there be commuters...' - Thea Gilmore
Look, mum, an anorak on a bike! Check out www.nervouscyclist.org

Tim Dunne said:

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Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely
_My White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Wot no 'Going Downhill Fasst' by The Divine Comendy?

That honour goes to 'Happy Cycling' by Boards of Canada. IMHO.

Andy Leighton wrote on Thursday 24 November 2005 20:02:

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:25:57 +0000, davek <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge
residents sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent,
drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

I'll second that!
--
Alex

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Reply-to address is valid.

Tony Raven said:

Andy Leighton said:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:25:57 +0000, davek <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter B wrote:

> Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge
> residents
> sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Nah, Bicycle by Queen. ;-)

Silver Machine by Robert Calvert - it was about his 5-speed racer rather
than drugs.

When I was a bloody student, Cambridge cyclists were maniacs, even
compared to Oxford.

--
Eiron

I have no spirit to play with you; your dearth of judgment renders you
tedious - Ben Jonson.

Andy Leighton said:

Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Er... pass.

I have to confess a gap in my knowledge there.

d.

Tim Dunne said:

Wot no 'Going Downhill Fasst' by The Divine Comendy?

Second best.

I had that on my walkman the other day, and - sadly - I made a point of
pausing it before the song started, just so I could time it for the
third verse to come in while I was actually going downhill fast.

"Three butterflies realise when it's time to depart..."

Magic.

d.

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:25:57 +0000, davek <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

WHich one was that? My fave is the Pushbike Song 🙂 That one maybe??

Wet fishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk

Peewiglet wrote on Thursday 24 November 2005 22:21:

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:25:57 +0000, davek <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge
residents sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent,
drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

WHich one was that? My fave is the Pushbike Song 🙂 That one maybe??

Wet fishes,

I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like, it's got a basket and a
bell and it looks good - I'd give it to you if I could but I've
borrowed it

You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world etc.

--
Alex

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On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:21:12 +0000, Peewiglet <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:25:57 +0000, davek <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

WHich one was that? My fave is the Pushbike Song 🙂 That one maybe??

Tres cool! Have just bought it at iTunes! :-))

Wet fishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk

Eiron said:

Tony Raven said:

Andy Leighton said:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:25:57 +0000, davek
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> Peter B wrote:
>
>> Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge
>> residents
>> sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling &
>> singing
>
> No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
> cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
> bicycle-related pop song ever.

Much as I love Syd Barrett I have to take issue with that. Surely
_My White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Nah, Bicycle by Queen. ;-)

Silver Machine by Robert Calvert - it was about his 5-speed racer
rather than drugs.

I thought it was about a second-hand spaceship, in common with most Hawkwind
songs of that, or indeed any, era.

However, you are all wrong. And mad. Because you are unfairly ignoring
Luka Bloom's "The Acoustic Motorbike".

One of the CD's I acquired yesterday (Clatter For Control by HangedUp) not
only has drawings of a bicycle on the sleeve, but also features a track
called "Derailleur".

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for
Gary Busey to pass through the eye of a camel.

davek said:

Andy Leighton said:

Surely _My
White Bicycle_ by Tomorrow takes that honour.

Er... pass.

I have to confess a gap in my knowledge there.

Superb use of backwards guitar.

It has been covered a number of times. Both Nazareth and Neil From The
Young Ones did versions (I haven't heard either).

I have managed to find an mp3 of the first verse (the Tomorrow version).
<URL:http://www.delicado.org/musicaltaste/sounds/601.mp3>

--
Andy Leighton => [email hidden]
"The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials"
- Robert Rankin, _They Came And Ate Us_

davek said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge residents
sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent, drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

Ganz im Gegenteil, schwarze Otter: it's Autobahn by Kraftwerk.

sothach said:

davek said:

Peter B said:

Oh no! My mind has conjured up an image of thousands of Cambridge
residents sitting all day long in rocking chairs, incontinent,
drooling & singing

No, only Syd Barrett, and I don't recall that he was ever much of a
cyclist, helmeted or otherwise, even though he wrote the greatest
bicycle-related pop song ever.

Ganz im Gegenteil, schwarze Otter: it's Autobahn by Kraftwerk.

ITYM "Tour de France"...

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Like Kant, it is my wish to create my own individual epistemology. But
I also wish to find out what is for pudding.

Dave Larrington said:

sothach said:

Ganz im Gegenteil, schwarze Otter: it's Autobahn by Kraftwerk.

ITYM "Tour de France"...

ITYAR, I was going to write that, but then had this image of Hütter
and Schneider pedelling like bejayzus down the autobahn, which kind of
explains the car horns in the background of the track.