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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1473112743' post='3127123']
I saw a band called Bonzo Dog Band open for Sly & The Family Stone in the late 60s. I forgot what type of band they were.

Anyone, clue me in on this dig band.

Blue
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Very few of the originals left now - Viv Stanshall, the prime mover, died a while back & their guitar player, who was in one of MY first groups, Tony "Bubs" White, died a couple of years ago too, sadly. A wonderfully insane band. Have a listen to some of Neil Innes` work after the Bonzos quit.

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I'd have paid good money to see the Bonzos and Sly on the same Bill! Someone with a hell of a sense of humour must have paired them up.

"Can blue men sing the whites or are they hypocrites?" and Canyons of your Mind:


[Spoken]: This is the B side of our platter, sports fans.
And I'm singing just for your coverted sequence.


[Sung]
In the canyons of your mind
I will wander through your brain
To the ventricles of your heart, my dear
I'm in love with you again!

'Cross the mountains of your chest
I will sticker Union Jacks
To the forest of your cheek
Through the holes in your string vest

[Instrumental]

[Spoken]:My darling, in my cardboard-coloured dreams
(Ooh, cardboard-coloured dreams)
Once again I hear your love
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And I kiss, yes I kiss your perfumed hair
(But she's not there)
The sweet essence of giraffe

And each time I hear your name
(Frying pan, frying pan)
Oh! How it hurts
(He's in pain)
In the wardrobe of my soul
(Oh, my soul)
In the section labelled "shirts"
(Aah)
Ah! Oh!


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[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1473154009' post='3127361']
I'd have paid good money to see the Bonzos and Sly on the same Bill! Someone with a hell of a sense of humour must have paired them up.

"Can blue men sing the whites or are they hypocrites?" and Canyons of your Mind:


[Spoken]: This is the B side of our platter, sports fans.
And I'm singing just for your coverted sequence.


[Sung]
In the canyons of your mind
I will wander through your brain
To the ventricles of your heart, my dear
I'm in love with you again!

'Cross the mountains of your chest
I will sticker Union Jacks
To the forest of your cheek
Through the holes in your string vest

[Instrumental]

[Spoken]:My darling, in my cardboard-coloured dreams
(Ooh, cardboard-coloured dreams)
Once again I hear your love
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And I kiss, yes I kiss your perfumed hair
(But she's not there)
The sweet essence of giraffe

And each time I hear your name
(Frying pan, frying pan)
Oh! How it hurts
(He's in pain)
In the wardrobe of my soul
(Oh, my soul)
In the section labelled "shirts"
(Aah)
Ah! Oh!
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Obviously being a fan my favourite one for sheer off the wall has to be my pink half of the drainpipe

I have a sister in Toronto who's a nurse
And I've had a bit of bother laying turf
It's life, not books, that taught me all I've learned
Ay-Ooop, in the t'oven my rice pudding's getting burned!
Ere, have you seen the new attachment on me drill?
I must have the cat put down, cause he's ill

Many a drunken night listening to the bonzos

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Back on to the lights - I use one LED KAM Powerbar set up facing us where possible (lights at the back just put us in darkness to the audience) and two Powerbars for big stages. These aren't cheap but I really rate them. You get what you pay for I guess...

Steve

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[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1473152206' post='3127330']
Blue, a good place to start with ex-Bonzo's would be Neil Innes' work helping to create The Rutles.
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I loved the Ruttles - had the album.

"But in fact it was all a ghastly mistake. Nasty, talking to a slightly deaf journalist, had claimed only that the Rutles were bigger than Rod. Rod Stewart would not be big for another eight years, and certainly at this stage hadn't had a hit."

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I bought a cheap set - KAM partybar Mk2. Under £150. They work just fine but not that bright. Added a second set - they are cheaper now! - to work in unison and that was great. Nothing complex, just set to sound activated.

[url="http://www.thedjshop.co.uk/kam-led-partybar-mk2-with-stand.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw0rm-BRCn85bm8uS-zK0BEiQAHo4vrEM-cYmmJ-qd2c8nZ2os59jzBcr64GJYZhrbCrIBmG4aAmzD8P8HAQ"]http://www.thedjshop.co.uk/kam-led-partybar-mk2-with-stand.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw0rm-BRCn85bm8uS-zK0BEiQAHo4vrEM-cYmmJ-qd2c8nZ2os59jzBcr64GJYZhrbCrIBmG4aAmzD8P8HAQ[/url]

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[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1473152206' post='3127330']
Blue, a good place to start with ex-Bonzo's would be Neil Innes' work helping to create The Rutles.

Also, as you've said you love British humour, then The Rutles film is a must see!!

http://www.rutles.org

http://youtu.be/fJqp_KvOHts
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Oh dear.....you're playing with fire here showing him the British institution that is The Rutles. Let's hope he doesn't find the full length version or we're all in for it!

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[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1473142583' post='3127229']
Mudpup, how do you mount the sweeping LEDs please? Another tripod?
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We picked up a couple of T bar stands like these from ebay- they came with a gantry middle bit which we never use - for £40
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Heavy-Duty-80kg-Studio-Tripod-T-bar-DJ-Lighting-Stand-Event-Disco-/172203963159?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368"]http://www.ebay.co.u...725.m3641.l6368[/url]

and use these clamps (expensive but worth it) to mount and angle the lights
[url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chauvet-CLP10-Lighting-Mounting-Clamp/dp/B00I2O4B74/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473197284&sr=8-1&keywords=chauvet+clp+10"]https://www.amazon.c...=chauvet+clp+10[/url]

The ADJ Sweeper quads also work pretty well in small gigs if you plonk one on the floor in front of the kick drum and point it skywards

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I started off with the usual parbar system. They provide a lot of light for the money but are more appropriate for a disco than a band. They are also top heavy and flash through their effects faster than you would probably want if the band rather than the lights are meant to be the main attraction. I then bought a 12way lighting bar http://www.americandj.eu/en/ultra-bar-12.html which sits on the floor behind the band casting light up against the rear wall it's still too fast but really effective, takes up no space and concentrates peoples attention on the band. If you want a single light then this is what I'd go for. Combine it with a couple of static lights to let the band see what they are doing and you'd have a great little set up.

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[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1473197552' post='3127993']


We picked up a couple of T bar stands like these from ebay- they came with a gantry middle bit which we never use - for £40
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Heavy-Duty-80kg-Studio-Tripod-T-bar-DJ-Lighting-Stand-Event-Disco-/172203963159?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368"]http://www.ebay.co.u...725.m3641.l6368[/url]

and use these clamps (expensive but worth it) to mount and angle the lights
[url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chauvet-CLP10-Lighting-Mounting-Clamp/dp/B00I2O4B74/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473197284&sr=8-1&keywords=chauvet+clp+10"]https://www.amazon.c...=chauvet+clp+10[/url]

The ADJ Sweeper quads also work pretty well in small gigs if you plonk one on the floor in front of the kick drum and point it skywards
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Much appreciated, thank you.

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If you're interested in programming DMX I'd take a look at some of the Raspberry Pi-based stuff. I bought a controller a few years ago before I knew about the Pi stuff. I use it to cycle through some colour washes with 4x cheap parcans and control the flashy light thing. Unfortunately the git/voc insists that the haze machine gives him a sore throat so I don't use that any more (shame!). Most of the kit came from Thomann

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They are surprisingly bright, you wouldn't want to look into them for long!
In the day in my living room they lit up the opposite wall, so they are going to have no trouble at gigs. No gig this weekend though, so not going to get any photos of that.

The angle is reasonably wide, certainly not a spotlight, so putting them on the floor by the side of the band is going to wash it all with colour - it is what we want at the moment.

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[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1473202216' post='3128031']
I started off with the usual parbar system. They provide a lot of light for the money but are more appropriate for a disco than a band. They are also top heavy and flash through their effects faster than you would probably want if the band rather than the lights are meant to be the main attraction. I then bought a 12way lighting bar [url="http://www.americandj.eu/en/ultra-bar-12.html"]http://www.americand...tra-bar-12.html[/url] which sits on the floor behind the band casting light up against the rear wall it's still too fast but really effective, takes up no space and concentrates peoples attention on the band. If you want a single light then this is what I'd go for. Combine it with a couple of static lights to let the band see what they are doing and you'd have a great little set up.
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Just to give you an idea this is a single 12 way bar behind the drummer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyCpTuErSR8 It needs some light from the front to throw something onto our faces but I reckon what you have would do that nicely.

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