Fame or Infamy ...

[Victoria]

Interesting musical connection, for what it's worth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Gilbey

Chris Gilbey OAM (born 13 May 1946 in Islington, UK) is an Australian entrepreneur and music industry identity. He has helped shape the careers of artists such as INXS, Tommy Emmanuel, Keith Urban, The Church, The Saints, AC/DC and Stevie Wright. He has also authored two books, and founded, co-founded and/or held leadership positions with several commercial, charitable and non-government organisations.

Chris Gilbey was born at Whittington Hospital in North London.

He attended Tollington Boys High School.

Chris was a member of Kate, a pop group signed to CBS Records in the UK. He co-wrote several singles by the band including their first single, "Strange Girl".

Gilbey migrated to Australia in November 1972.


Gilbey joined the Australian music label Albert Productions in 1973, where he began as A&R manager and held various marketing and management positions. At Alberts, Gilbey was deeply involved in the promotion of AC/DC[1], including the band's controversial radio advertisements and album covers. Gilbey's production credits with Alberts include Grahame Lowndes' "Survival's A Song", SJC Powell's "Celestial Madness" and Bartholomew John's "Someone". Gilbey also produced the single "Show and Tell" by Bobbi Marchini.

After leaving Alberts, Gilbey managed the seminal Australian punk band The Saints.[2]

Yes, Chris Gilbey produced 'Celestial Madness' and I believe is still a friend.

I saw somewhere a while ago on the internet a place selling rare or sought
after albums. A copy of Celestial Madness had just been sold for something like $US650!
If I need a few extra dollars sometime ..

[Victoria]

Were you making fun of Steve there, Victoria?

Or did you think the apostrophe and the 'very' belonged in that sentence?

Love,

Caz
X

Why thank you Caz .. for correcting me here,

I must take more care to check my posts before submitting ...
I was in a rush, which of course is no excuse for bad grammar.

The it's error is one that I particularly dislike .. but
generally, I think people here are a little too pedantic over the
unimportant issues of perfect grammar rules.
I find it interesting to see the different styles of how people
express themselves.

"Do not take life too seriously.
You will never get out of it alive."
Elbert Hubbard

[caz]

I get texts and e-mails like that all the time: 'Your hot', 'Your sexy', 'Your the best writer Ripper writer the world has ever known,' etc. Very tiresome.

I can imagine that would be very tiresome, Tom, and none too flattering either. I'm glad my bulging postbag contains only adoring fan mail from the literate.

Love,

Caz
X

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Six Degrees of Separation

Interesting musical connection, for what it's worth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Gilbey

Chris Gilbey OAM (born 13 May 1946 in Islington, UK) is an Australian entrepreneur and music industry identity. He has helped shape the careers of artists such as INXS, Tommy Emmanuel, Keith Urban, The Church, The Saints, AC/DC and Stevie Wright. He has also authored two books, and founded, co-founded and/or held leadership positions with several commercial, charitable and non-government organisations.

Chris Gilbey was born at Whittington Hospital in North London.

He attended Tollington Boys High School.

Chris was a member of Kate, a pop group signed to CBS Records in the UK. He co-wrote several singles by the band including their first single, "Strange Girl".

Gilbey migrated to Australia in November 1972.


Gilbey joined the Australian music label Albert Productions in 1973, where he began as A&R manager and held various marketing and management positions. At Alberts, Gilbey was deeply involved in the promotion of AC/DC[1], including the band's controversial radio advertisements and album covers. Gilbey's production credits with Alberts include Grahame Lowndes' "Survival's A Song", SJC Powell's "Celestial Madness" and Bartholomew John's "Someone". Gilbey also produced the single "Show and Tell" by Bobbi Marchini.

After leaving Alberts, Gilbey managed the seminal Australian punk band The Saints.[2]

[Tom_Wescott]

Wow, interesting thread. Surely the most common has to be 'your' instead of 'you're'. I get texts and e-mails like that all the time: 'Your hot', 'Your sexy', 'Your the best writer Ripper writer the world has ever known,' etc. Very tiresome.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[caz]

His first solo album was way ahead of it's time, very unique...

Were you making fun of Steve there, Victoria?

Or did you think the apostrophe and the 'very' belonged in that sentence?

Love,

Caz
X

[Victoria]

Indeed.

The book left me wanting to hear Steve Powell's music. That's my positive comment for the day.

Nice to hear something positive here ...

Steve is first and foremost a musician, talented with many instruments,
but guitar is his forte.
His singing voice is wonderful and very versatile.
His first solo album was way ahead of it's time, very unique and timeless.
Would be just as great today as back in '75.
All of his songs .. that I have heard, are great, and I'm not saying that just
because I am a friend, it is true.

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

Many every day loosers might think that its not alright that this thread is drifting so far from it's topic.

Indeed.

The book left me wanting to hear Steve Powell's music. That's my positive comment for the day.

[Supe]

To get a bit more technical, I am really bothered by the increasing usage of double conditionals, as in "If I would have known." Not only does "If I had known" suffice, but does a double conditional, as with a double negative, negate the condition?

Don.

[The Grave Maurice]

Many every day loosers might think that its not alright that this thread is drifting so far from it's topic.

[Archaic]

Alot is vile and despicable.
How do you feel about alright ? Borderline in my eyes.

Sometimes even I rebel against my inner English Major. Mea culpa. (Oops- sorry, that's Latin.)

In casual usage I admit that I use "alright".

I like that concept as a single word.

That's how John Lennon wrote it in songs like 'Revolution'.

It's gonna be alright.

-Alright?

What REALLY irks me is the misuse of apostrophes... I just saw a sign that said "Puppy's For Sale." Aarggh!!!!



Best regards, Archaic

[The Good Michael]

What about everyday when it's not used as an adjective but as a noun of frequency? Every day I read something from my students that irks me.

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

How about a lot as the single word alot?

Alot is vile and despicable.

How do you feel about alright ? Borderline in my eyes.

But the real trip point for turning me into a raging maniac is "looser" for someone that has lost.

[Casebook Wiki Editor]

There's a Facebook group :

'Let's eat Grandma!' or, 'Let's eat, Grandma!' Punctuation saves lives.

[Supe]

Sir R,

such as improper use of it's versus its, which is my own personal jihad.

How about a lot as the single word alot? I find that solecism ever increasing and it is major peeve of mine.

Don.