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    Posted: April 04 2016 at 15:23
^Even listening to lovely Kate go on about summer salad is relaxing to my ear LOL   She could discuss changing oil on the car and it would be fascinating...

Off to cook up some dinner now....with beef....sorry KateEmbarrassed
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

My favorite Kate era....thanks for that.

Love the way she's leaning away from the person, either a personal space intrusion or a case of the interviewer having camel breath? LOL  Or just coincidence? 
Shocked you can't say that about Sally James ... she was the only reason I managed to get out of bed on a Saturday morning...

Here she is more relaxed, being interviewed by HRH Delia Smith (looking remarkably young herself):


this is a bit of fun from a few years later:
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My favorite Kate era....thanks for that.

Love the way she's leaning away from the person, either a personal space intrusion or a case of the interviewer having camel breath? LOL  Or just coincidence? 
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A couple of weirdie-beardies dressed as flowers ("A Flower?") on TisWas (This Is Saturday, Watch And Smile):

One of the above, minus beard and flower costume, plugging his solo album:

Kate Bush on same program:

Not Prog, but the gentleman involved once played bass guitar for Hawkwind, so here is a clip of him holding a rubber chicken:

There once existed a clip of Mike Oldfield getting involved in a custard pie fight, but sadly it's been deleted from YouTube. Other Proggy related guests included Paul McCartney, Mick Karn and Roger Taylor.
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On french and german TVs:




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How about Rush on The Colbert Report!!
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More recently, Muse appeared on Italy's own Quelli che il Calcio, but it was demanded of them that they lip sync. They were unhappy with this, until they decided to switch instruments and put on a comical effort. Hilarious revenge. LOL
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The last time I saw a prog band on a variety show, I was living in the U.K. And that was thirty years ago.
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Fish and Rick Wakemen were both on the same edition of a celebrity Weakest Link about five years ago.

IIRC Fish won but split his winnings with anoter contestent, some rapper, so some money went to both their chosen charities.
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My immediate question is:  "Since f**king when?"  Meaning, When did Prog and Variety Shows mix (except for maybe in the early- to mid-1970s)?
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If Saturday Night Live counts as a variety show (since it’s both comedy and music) then the closest they’ve come to prog musical guests are:

 

·         Frank Zappa.  He and his current lineup of Mothers appeared twice, in 1976 and 1978.  Eddie Jobson was in the band in the latter show.

·         Pete Bardens was in Van Morrison’s band for his appearance in 1978.

·         Kate Bush’s only performance in the U.S. was on SNL in 1978.

·         Keith Jarrett in 1978, improvising two numbers.

·         In 1979, Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow perform the Roches’ song “The Married Men” accompanied on guitar by Robert Fripp in shadow.

·         During the “bad” season (1980-81), none of which aired since, musical guests included Captain Beefheart, Jack Bruce & Friends, Todd Rundgren and Stanley Clarke.

·         Sparks played on the show in 1982.

·         Philip Glass Ensemble, Joe Jackson and Laurie Anderson during season 11, in 1986.
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Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Of course there's Frank Zappa's 1st variety show appearance in 1963 on the Steve Allen show where he plays "bicycle"...


That was hilarious!!!!!  I'd never seen this!

God I loved Steve Allen (who was a very accomplished musician, writer, EVERYTHING renaissance man).  I miss them both.  No, the "concerto for two bicycles" is not music, unless your tongue is thoroughly planted in your cheek, which I highly recommend for at least 5 or 6 hours every day.  Tongue

Another prog band on TV:

Here's Flash on "Superstars of Rock" in '72.  They were on with The Who that day. They were also on "Midnight Special", but can't find footage of that—though some of the performance made it onto the "Psychosync" bootleg album.
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Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Of course there's Frank Zappa's 1st variety show appearance in 1963 on the Steve Allen show where he plays "bicycle"...

Just watched part 3.  Just bizarre.  But music?  (Yeah, I'm such a square.)

Well, I guess music is in the ear of the beholder Wink 

Seriously though, if Musique Concrete and John Cage are considered music, why not FZ banging on a bicycle?
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Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Of course there's Frank Zappa's 1st variety show appearance in 1963 on the Steve Allen show where he plays "bicycle"...

Just watched part 3.  Just bizarre.  But music?  (Yeah, I'm such a square.)
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^ Zappa is amazing - I have this on one of my Zappa DVD's - I was gob-smacked when I watched the serious young Frank attempt 'playing' a bicycle. Oh, the lad had guts.
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Of course there's Frank Zappa's 1st variety show appearance in 1963 on the Steve Allen show where he plays "bicycle"...
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I never saw Mike Douglas and Merve Griffin in the same room. Hmmm.

It must have been Merv that had Zappa on performing Black Napkins because he played it with his lounge band. It's on youtube somewhere, I don't feel like looking it up right now.

Funny that the host refers to Robby as guitarist for David Bowie, Peter Gabriel and Blondie. Yes, those are his most important gigs. Can't really think of any others worth mentioning...


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