Guest MDP Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 hey alan, i completley forgott about this! am i too late to suscribe now? Maybe we could meet for a catchup in yee olde ki:lau sometime and i can give u the money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi Ross....nah, you're OK til the first Cds go out at the start of feb.I'll probably see you going about before then:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 no bother man, put my name down anyway and i will DEFO get the money to you somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 well looking forward to my first instalment!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Agh I forgot about this, can you PM me your address too Alan? Or can I send it online somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well, just finished listening to March and I would say that it is the best offering so far overall, and I'm not just saying that because I'm on it, in a roundabout sort of way.In fact, I would say the song that I was involved with suffers by being sandwiched between two outstanding tracks. Bailie Fordyce would be my pick for the best song from all the CDs so far, outstanding. How many songs make you want to go out and do some research on local history?Track 20 is great as well, a live track with some fabulous guitar playing, a lyrical highpoint when Alan sings "she came ower fae Aberdour" and the haggis song is brilliant too.Really enjoyed the Ivor Cutler song about pubes as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Many thanks, Dusty! I like that one you mention too ('Boyndlie's Braes'....it's my simple tune to traditional words). It's the ony song I've managed to learn, due to being so busy recording, and I'm doing it tonight at the Tunnels.I've a feeling you'll like 2 songs on the April CD...one is about Dr Moir, the dissectionist who was forced to hide under one of those table graves in St Nicholas kirkyard, and the other is about the murder of the Sheriff of Kincardineshire (he gets boiled up a s broth) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humey Whilem Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 May: Nice and warm. Quality, that's what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Have you raised enough so far to fix the dry rot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Thankfully yes...the rot is now fixed, and the living room is all painted up spick and span:up:June's CD is coming along well so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Been off in Hay on Wye seeing Mr Knopfler, but is there anything better to be waiting to greet you on your return than the new Kitchen Cynics CD? I don't think so.By the way, I meant to ask about April, did Boddamers REALLY hang a monkey? I thought that was Hartlepool folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Apparently the Boddamers got there first.....the story is that a French ship got wrecked, and the Boddam folk though the monkey was a french spy, but the facts (??) are that a ship DID get wrecked, with a monkey being the sole survivor. Salvage rights could only be claimed if there were no survivors, and the Boddamers weren't sure if the monkey counted or not, so they hanged it, just in case.An English music Hall entertainer heard the tale, and made it into a song about Hartlepool characters, so they have claimed the dubious monkey-hingin' glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I thought the monkey hanging story was adequately explained in the CD accompanying pamphlet, pay attention Dusty.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I sometimes forget to put the pamphlets in though:dunce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 new CD another winner! clear your pm box out mind al! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Thanks for the heads up, Del...I've just deleted a batch of messages:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I thought the monkey hanging story was adequately explained in the CD accompanying pamphlet, pay attention Dusty....I tend to take the CD out to the car, the pamphlet and sleeve get left in the house somewhere, then "tidied" away somewhere by Mrs Deviada. She's learned not to throw things out though (after an unfortunate incident in 2003 when she managed to "tidy" two Mark Knopfler concert tickets into the bin) so I'll be able to put the full collection together at the end of the year after I've had a rake around the house for all the bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humey Whilem Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Haven't kept this thread up to date but just like to say I like October!!I think my associate Mr Milne and me now have no option but to go into business together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Can I just say a big congratulations to Mr Cynic on the completion of this mammoth project. I have to be honest and say I've running a bit behind and haven't listened to November or December yet. But if they are anything like the previous volumes I am sure they are great.Alan, any plans to release a "Best Of"? Obviously they were all goo, but I am sure there is one killer album to come from the picks of the bunch.It's difficult to remember all the great tracks without going back through the discs, but there were a few great ones in March, Baillie whatshisname, and for me the satnd out track of the year was the one with the pub crawl. Total class, although Mrs Bigsby did complain that she really didn't want to hear about Alan peeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 how about a residency at a small venue where Alan performs each album in it's entirety? ...and then releases live recordings of each gig on a monthly basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Yeah, congratulations Alan Also, the box made me really disproportionately happy, so thanks for that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 how about a residency at a small venue where Alan performs each album in it's entirety? ...and then releases live recordings of each gig on a monthly basis? Now thats an idea an a half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 gonna miss my monthly cynics fix but alan deserves a wee rest now!! good work well done sir!!!maybe a compilation of either alan's or the subscribers fave bits??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Cheers, all!!!!Being totally knackered the idea of gigging doesn't grab me (at least not 'til March, I reckon!), but I'm going to re-record my favourite ones gradually, for the next CD (I've already done 3 new songs, and am busy redoing 'Jack Longshanks' with Duncan on cello). I might also re-record 'The Carousel Hare' which has been supposed to come out on a Camera Obscura (Aus) comp for a couple of years now.Apolgies to everyone who got a 'paper' box....Prontaprint only had enough card for 15 (must've done loads of Xmas cards, I reckon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Apolgies to everyone who got a 'paper' box....Prontaprint only had enough card for 15 (must've done loads of Xmas cards, I reckon).You should have kept your mouth shut, I didn't know there was a cardboard version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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