Comments on: A no-rosette situation for Mr Galbraith

By: Onion Man

Onion Man — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:20:29 +0000

Here’s a get out of jail free card for Nigel on this one. Since Bulbarrow Hill is far closer to anywhere in the UK than Cuba is, it is conceivable that had Mr. Galbraith gone to Dorset, he could have nipped back every couple of days or so to check on his onions, something he could not have done had he gone to Cuba. Do I win £5 (or at least a rosette)?

By: Onion Man

Onion Man — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:16:46 +0000

Before reading this section, all the above points regarding onions also occurred to me, and perhaps I’m psychic because I thought the ideal solution for Mr. Galbraith would have been to ask that nice Mr. Blackwell over the road to look after his onions while he spent two weeks either in Cuba or Dorset with its wonderful Bulbarrow Hill. However, it seems, from Charles’s comments above that even this arrangement would still result in a no-rosette situation for Mr. Galbraith. Perhaps he should give up growing onions and start listening to HMHB instead. Then he wouldn’t have men knocking on his door wishing to make themselves immortal by painting pictures of wretchedness.

I went to school with a John Galbraith but I have no idea if he lives over the road from Nigel or grows onions.

By: Godsy

Godsy — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:25:27 +0000

Very good info that, Charles, cheers. Return of The Native goes on the to-be-read list if it’s good enough for NB.

By: Charles Exford

Charles Exford — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:38:33 +0000

Where you have “once again”, Chris, NB57 said it’s “pots and pans”, a spontaneous comment on the quality of sound being achieved and desired in the studio at the time.

And that, I think, is just about the final correction that I elicited from Nigel when we met up, though there are still one or two confirmations of lines which you already have down correctly.

By: Charles Exford

Charles Exford — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:39:02 +0000

Something I forgot to put in my review of the Sheffield gig, something quite remarkable really.

Nigel actually added a few lines to the song about Mr.Galbraith’s arrangement with a neighbour to look after his onions while he was away,
but somehow the neighbour let him down and then we ended up on Summerisle where the vegetables …. well you can guess the rest. Because I can’t remember it.

But the point being well made, I think, was that it doesn’t have to make sense.

By: John Anderson

John Anderson — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:12:27 +0000

Tranmere Rovers had a manager called Walter Galbraith who endured a short and unsuccessful spell at Prenton Park in 1961. This, I strongly suspect, explains the man over the road’s surname.

By: Chazza

Chazza — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:47 +0000

And I was browsing through my online Amazon shop
Looking for live concert footage of old time 70s pop
When suddenly (god’s my witness),
Into my mind walked Fred Titmus
And said “fuckinell if ever a DVD was in dire need of Roman numerals it has to be Frampton Comes Alive II…. I wonder if they considered having the exclamation mark as well ?”

By: Featureless TV producer Steve

Featureless TV producer Steve — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:36:10 +0000

This is uncanny timing as I was browsing through my local record shop on Saturday and came across “Frampton Comes Alive!”, which immediately connected with this song – could never work out what it said before. Was pleased with myself, but just needed to wait a couple of days..

Good point about the onions though.

By: Charles Exford

Charles Exford — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:12:03 +0000

oops I am just embarrassing to be around, eh ? Gez is good with his Hardy so I thought it was odd …

‘Cos of the purple quotes and the yellow explanations it looked as if the last line was more info than I needed about Frampton Comes Alive! so I never read it.

That’ll learn me.

By: Dave F.

Dave F. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:24:48 +0000

Err…?

Yes he does.

It might avoid confusion if you’d had said what the actual novel was that you were quoting.