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Tim Dry's avatar

Brilliant but absolutely terrifying. Fascinating and unnerving all at once. Thanks for sharing. T.

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Steve Cook's avatar

Thanks, Tim! x

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Ed Hillyer's avatar

yes very likely. it was a shame the female singer managed to piss off her bandmates so royally that that version of the combo didn't last long. speaking of, did you ever get to catch thecocknbullkid? (anita blay) Most excellent but the same problem attitude - they were equal talents but she treated them like a support band. she did have/has excellent 'pop' sensibility songwriting skills tho. early stuff was best when flirting with electronica. later/latest material more like straight up club music. these days found as Antony & Cleopatra

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Steve Cook's avatar

I haven't heard her music, but I'll have a listen... Thanks!

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Ed Hillyer's avatar

mention of the Lords of Misrule... um, good luck for next week. you're gonna need it!

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Steve Cook's avatar

Scary!!!

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Ed Hillyer's avatar

ah man, hearing your voice (or at least uhhhhhs mostly, ha ha) on that wee clip with your dad (and how young his voice still sounded!), it makes me miss you and our once-frequent conflabs even more than usual - and I wrote that as usaual first off, I guess because 'usa's in the way x

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Steve Cook's avatar

Yeah, I miss those confabs with you too, and all those amazing nights at Anokha. I seem to remember we even went to a mini Sneaker Pimps gig before clubbing one night, or did I imagine it? x

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Derek Mantle's avatar

Thank you Steve for this seasonal spine chiller of a tale. Great stuff.

I was telling a colleague recently about The Stone Tape and the idea about places that have a resonance of events that are recorded and of course your experience fits in with that theory.

I still have that copy of Lords of Misrule btw, and remember that sequence in the story.

We nearly moved to Carshalton when home hunting. Maybe we were lucky that we ended up in Crystal Palace instead, LOL.

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Steve Cook's avatar

Thanks, Derek. A good point about The Stone Tape, and as for Crystal palace - you had a narrow escape! :)

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John Tomlinson's avatar

Another spooky blinder, Steve. Thanks again for the inspiration and for sharing your haunted childhood. Great to hear the DJ Food mix again – John Carpenter vibes!

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Steve Cook's avatar

And thanks again to you, John.

Maybe Lords of Misrule is due for a reprint!

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Marc Burch's avatar

That’s freaky! Have a happy Halloween.

I really enjoy your stories and articles.

Thanks!

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Steve Cook's avatar

Nice to get the feedback - Thanks, Marc!

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