dead Joe Longthorne

[Tempus Fugit 212]

Nobody, but nobody does chicken in a basket anymore, do they?

 

I mean, even in West Cumbria it's so 1970s, And we've only got one gay pub!

 

I just Googled to find out, and you'd be horrified at the number of restaurants (mainly all stateside) that have got chicken-in-a-basket on the menu.

 

The term though has entered the lexicon of sneer as a definition for hackneyed performers.

[Canadian Paul 93]

Did anyone actually hear anything about the Joe Longthorne concert? Wikipedia said he made a "triumphant return," but we all know how reliable Wikipedia is...

[pulphack 5]

i'm just astounded that he's kept going so long. i love that story about him and the manager - there's a beckett play in there somewhere... how did this thread ever get so weird in so few pages?

 

i know i'm not exactly on topic, but c'mon - longthorne is a resonably voiced old-skool belter who could do a few impressions. out of time and not exactly original, and noteable only for his amazing stamina in the face of the big C. i suppose we all realise that it won't actually be cancer that kills the bugger - he'll just fall down stairs or walk under a bus, quite unexpectedly.

 

as for 'chicken-in-a-basket' being for Hackneyed entertainers - what about those from Homerton or Haringay?

[Godot 148]

For all Joe Longthorne watchers This site is giving regular updates. A few cancelled performances lately. His web site says he's spending Christmas in Paradise. Is this a hint?

[MyBrainHurts2 4]

For all Joe Longthorne watchers This site is giving regular updates. A few cancelled performances lately. His web site says he's spending Christmas in Paradise. Is this a hint?

 

The site claims that he has a cold...but deathlisters want to hear that he's gone cold. I guess some news about him being ill is better than nothing. Thanks for the find, Godot.

[themaninblack 2,112]

For all Joe Longthorne watchers This site is giving regular updates. A few cancelled performances lately. His web site says he's spending Christmas in Paradise. Is this a hint?

 

 

....I could do with the points!

[Grim_Rita 4]

If only we could have that much detail about the health of some of the other celebs on here eh?!

[susan o 0]

I am a new member and i was reading about members witeing in

and i read someone wrote about Joe Longthorne this year the

person said he was like a chicen in the basket and he was dull

does the person know he has been very ill and had a bone marrow

please think before you speak

 

 

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Edited November 26, 2006 by football_fan

[Godot 148]

I am a new member and i was reading about members witeing in

and i read someone wrote about Joe Longthorne this year the

person said he was like a chicen in the basket and he was dull

does the person know he has been very ill and had a bone marrow

please think before you speak

Hi Susan. From the clues in your note I would guess you are a fan. He hasn't been too clever I'm afraid and yes there is a thread that I'm sure one of our kind administrators will merge with this. Welcome. It's not often we get someone quite so articulate. A refreshing change. Keep it up.

 

all the best,

 

Godot

[susan o 0]

I am a new member and i was reading about members witeing in

and i read someone wrote about Joe Longthorne this year the

person said he was like a chicen in the basket and he was dull

does the person know he has been very ill and had a bone marrow

please think before you speak

Hi Susan. From the clues in your note I would guess you are a fan. He hasn't been too clever I'm afraid and yes there is a thread that I'm sure one of our kind administrators will merge with this. Welcome. It's not often we get someone quite so articulate. A refreshing change. Keep it up.

 

all the best,

 

Godot

 

HI Godot

As you can see i am new on the comp just bought it yes i am a fan i have been a fan

for years.

[Phantom 2,466]

I am a new member and i was reading about members witeing in

and i read someone wrote about Joe Longthorne this year the

person said he was like a chicen in the basket and he was dull

does the person know he has been very ill and had a bone marrow

please think before you speak

 

 

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I'm sure you're aware that we've described a lot of celebs as being "dull"

Just because Longthorne is ill it doesn't make him any less dull than he already is.

Or are we to believe that once a person becomes ill, we're only permitted to print nice comments about them?

 

I wonder if Saddam was to fall ill before his execution we'll have to give utmost sympathy and quote his previous judge's words in that he wasn't really a dictator, but that he just fell in with the wrong crowd

 

I'm obviously not a Joe Longthorne fan and find his shows about as exciting as watching paint dry

[Godot 148]

I am a new member and i was reading about members witeing in

and i read someone wrote about Joe Longthorne this year the

person said he was like a chicen in the basket and he was dull

does the person know he has been very ill and had a bone marrow

please think before you speak

Hi Susan. From the clues in your note I would guess you are a fan. He hasn't been too clever I'm afraid and yes there is a thread that I'm sure one of our kind administrators will merge with this. Welcome. It's not often we get someone quite so articulate. A refreshing change. Keep it up.

 

all the best,

 

Godot

 

HI Godot

As you can see i am new on the comp just bought it yes i am a fan i have been a fan

for years.

Joe's the luckiest guy alive to have fans like you Susan. I haven't had the opportunity to see him yet. I think he does most of his shows in Blackpool and I don't get over there so often. He's cancelled a few times recently. Any idea why?

[Tempus Fugit 212]

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[Godot 148]

Susan, I've had chicken in a basket many times and very nice it is too. Please don't be put off posting by one or two callow comments from the ruffians who frequent this site. Joe needs his fans right now.

[Tempus Fugit 212]

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[Godot 148]

Joe's the luckiest guy alive to have fans like you Susan. I haven't had the opportunity to see him yet. I think he does most of his shows in Blackpool and I don't get over there so often. He's cancelled a few times recently. Any idea why?

 

You sarky bastard Godot.

[susan o 0]

why joe cancelled his shows he has been very ill and has had a bone marrow

transplant this year so if he gets a cold it goes right on his chest yes he is

a very good singer and hopefully joe will be singing on the 10th & 17th

December go and see him and you will be hooked to see him again my

husband is a fan now and he comes every time we go and see him

[Tempus Fugit 212]

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[Phantom 2,466]

why joe cancelled his shows he has been very ill and has had a bone marrow

transplant this year so if he gets a cold it goes right on his chest yes he is

a very good singer and hopefully joe will be singing on the 10th & 17th

December go and see him and you will be hooked to see him again my

husband is a fan now and he comes every time we go and see him

 

Susan,

 

I'd love to go and see Joe Longthorne, but sadly on the 10th & 17th of December, I'm removing the skin from my hands and dipping them into large bowls of salt and washing them with lemon juice

[Lard Bazaar 3,687]

my

husband is a fan now and he comes every time we go and see him

 

 

Blimey. He really is a fan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, but that was handed to me on a plate.

[susan o 0]

husband is a fan now and he comes every time we go and see him

Poor bastard, you've brainwashed him into your Longthorne cult you evil woman.

 

Grounds for divorce I'd say.

No Tempus i have not brainwashed my husband he does not have to go

if he doesn't want to

[susan o 0]

why joe cancelled his shows he has been very ill and has had a bone marrow

transplant this year so if he gets a cold it goes right on his chest yes he is

a very good singer and hopefully joe will be singing on the 10th & 17th

December go and see him and you will be hooked to see him again my

husband is a fan now and he comes every time we go and see him

 

Susan,

 

I'd love to go and see Joe Longthorne, but sadly on the 10th & 17th of December, I'm removing the skin from my hands and dipping them into large bowls of salt and washing them with lemon juice

Never mind Phantom 2000 people and more cant be wrong his shows are always full

hope your hand are getting better

[grobler 35]

Can I just say , that , as a life long (well...a couple of years) member of the Jo (Mr Entertainment) Longthorne official internet fan club (its a good way to find out about his health)....the buzz is that he is fairly ok . I have had him in numerous lists in the last couple of years....and I think its time to pass up on Joe and look elsewhere .

[Phantom 2,466]

why joe cancelled his shows he has been very ill and has had a bone marrow

transplant this year so if he gets a cold it goes right on his chest yes he is

a very good singer and hopefully joe will be singing on the 10th & 17th

December go and see him and you will be hooked to see him again my

husband is a fan now and he comes every time we go and see him

 

Susan,

 

I'd love to go and see Joe Longthorne, but sadly on the 10th & 17th of December, I'm removing the skin from my hands and dipping them into large bowls of salt and washing them with lemon juice

Never mind Phantom 2000 people and more cant be wrong his shows are always full

hope your hand are getting better

 

That's ok, I've always considered Joe Longthorne to be among the same easy-listening set as people such as Richard Clayderman

[TLC 9]

Never mind Phantom 2000 people and more cant be wrong his shows are always full

hope your hand are getting better

But more than 2,000 people have purchased 'Jive Bunny' records over the years.

 

Collective stupidity and mass stupidity are still both stupidity at the end of the day.

 

Not actually having a go at Joe on this occasion, just making the point that many more than 2,000 people can easily be wrong about the same thing at the same time. If not, the height of football crowd troubles in the 80's would be looked at as proof that the violence was the right thing to do at the time. After all, several thousand drunken raging testosterone-fuelled 'fans' can't be wrong, and they often played in front of packed stadium audiences of up to 40,000 people every week.