TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS

BLUESMONKEY A small insignificant ape was born in secret research and testing laboratory, it knew nothing of the world it had no name. Ape:347/942.Blz was for an indiscriminate number of years subjected to all manner of chemical testing. His only diversion was a television permanently switched on that was placed in his cage two days after he was born. Then something happened, and in the chemically addled brain of a small innocent monkey a light went on, it was the dingy smoke filled light swinging from a cobwebbed bulb in a Jook Joint in Memphis. A compulsion overtook him and he began to sing the blues. He somehow escaped, got himself a harmonica. Took his surname from Robert Johnson, and his Christian name from his favourite TV Show "QUINCY" And... ...bluesmonkey was born. Those of you concerned with bluesmonkeys current wherabouts might like to take a look at his blogspot http://bluesmonkeys-letters-from-the-edge.blogspot.com/ AN INTERVIEW WITH bluesmonkey BY RADIO ONE DJ JACK DANIELS (Who at the time was presenting "JACKS TRIPPY TIPPLE" on the Pirate Radio Station "RADIO JIMLAD" Originally published as part of the sleeve notes for Quincy’s seminal 1972 album "CHECK Y’R OIL ‘N’ TYRES?" * jd: "AHAA! So Quincy lad! tell me a little bit about the evolution of the album, to me it has the feel of American steel towns, of National Guitars being welded to the back of a Harley and saying "Splice the spalpeen to the Nadgers Cleft and shout PREPARE FOR A BOARDING PARTY! USA this is monkey business!" b: "I couldn’t have said it better myself Jack, you see after I got out of the unit and started blowing "Rosetta" (the name of his (almost sacred) harmonica, after Sister Rosetta Tharp.) a few times for any audience I could get. I got to meet some great musicians, Mick Bethnal, Mickey Thompson, Blind Mick Blinky, Mick Green, Big Micky Moon. He was the best double bass player I ever met, only three foot two inches tall but he could dance with his instrument!" jd: "Aye to be sure me bucko. It was a tragedy that he died not long after you finished the album." b: "Yes, a great loss to the blues, but maybe he just rode the whirlwind of the double bass once too often, but he was onstage dancing when he died, crushed by his own bass... ...Completely out of his tree as well, he’d taken the lot! uppers, downers, siders, backers, popperstopperstoppers and Gaviscon. A right nutter! God I miss the old bugger!" jd: "It is whispered on the quayside ye spliced a band together for a while with Mick Bethnal and Mick Green?" b: "Yeah, "BETHNAL GREEN" we were called; Mick Bethnal on Drums, Mick Green on guitar, Mooney on bass, and me singing and playing harp. For a while we had Vivian Carnaby-Fadd throwing in his rants and visions but of course then we were "BETHNALL GREENS CARNABY DREAMS" He left and we became "MICK GREENS BETHNAL MOON" Then Mooney left and we got Mikey Kennington in on bass and we were "BETHNAL KENNINGTON AND THE GREEN JOHNSON" Mooney came back, Mikey stayed on for a bit and in came Mickey Thompson on Saxophone with Blind Mick Blinky on keyboards we were "THOMPSON JOHNSONS BETHNAL BLINKYMOON DOWN ON KENNINGTON GREEN" jd: "Great Days!" b: "No! Too bloody confusing!" ***** ***** BLUESMONKEY A brilliant walkabout puppet act. Alan gives you a monkey that sings and plays the blues. A puppet that plays the mouth organ, composes songs on the spot, sings classic blooztoons and has a quick fire repartee with whoever engages him, or who he decides is going to. INSANE MADCAP BRILLIANT PERFECT FOR FESTIVALS AND EVENTS OF EVERY KIND AVAILABLE FOR BOOKINGS NOW 016973 23966 or email taleteller@fsmail.net Seeing is believing!