Guest ariceffron Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II (news - web sites) met four of Britain's most famous guitarists Tuesday, asking them: "And what do you do?" Queen's Brian May (news), Jimmy Page (news) of Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton (news) and Jeff Beck (news) were all guests at a Buckingham Palace party to honor the British music industry. "It's great to meet her and it doesn't matter at all that she did not know who we are or what we do," Clapton said. "I wouldn't expect her to." Other guests included Charlotte Church (news), Cilla Black (news), Shirley Bassey (news), Roger Daltrey (news) and Geri Halliwell (news). Phil Collins (news), another guest, said it wasn't the first time he had met the queen. "The queen has heard my music but I don't know if she's a fan," Collins said. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Dude, I have it from a good source that when the Queen met Steve Clark, the two whisked away unseen for a little spanky-panky. This was in '87, when the Queen was all into hair farmers. Quote
Guy Berger Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 I know for a fact that the Queen listens to the Tarzan soundtrack every night. Guy Quote
Big Al Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 I thought the title referred to the group not recognizing the guitarists. Which would make sense; hell, they're getting Paul Rodgers to fill Freddie's shoes? Quote
JSngry Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 I'd like to have heard thier answers to the question. Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Frankly, I do not give a toss. What is disturbing to me is that these 4 were actually prepared to grovel and meet her! Pathetic. Quote
BFrank Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Queen meets the Yardbirds......in more ways than one. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Queen meets the Yardbirds......in more ways than one. I didn't realize it, but yeah! Yardbirds reunion. Quote
bertrand Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 When was Brian May with the Yardbirds? Bertrand. Quote
jmjk Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 When was Brian May with the Yardbirds? Bertrand. C'mon, Bertrand. Everyone knows Brian May was a (teenage) Yardbird Quote
alankin Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Hell, she barely recognizes her own son! Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 'And what do you do?' is definitely a question I'd like to bounce back at the Queen. Beats me. Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Oh no, hang on, my mistake. She squanders my taxes in return for eating smart dinners and meeting heads of state on my account. Quote
tonym Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Frankly, I do not give a toss. What is disturbing to me is that these 4 were actually prepared to grovel and meet her! Pathetic. Just what I was thinking. Quote
Jim R Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Wow. I would have thought she'd at least be hip to Clapton... by now. What "rock" musicians DID she recognize upon meeting them? Each of the Beatles? Who's been knighted in rockdom and who hasn't? Ah, screw it. Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 (edited) Actually, an appropriate answer to the question `What do you do?´would be: `´Anything that keeps my flagging career in the limelight´. That she doesnt remember May is hillarious considering his roll in the absurd 50 year jubilee pop show where many of these well past sell date rock stars were last seen outside their mansions! Edited March 2, 2005 by Tony Pusey Quote
tonym Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 (edited) Makes you wonder what ol' Prince Phillip would've asked them: Brian May --- " Weren't you the one off EastEnders? Eric Clapton --- "You played better when you were full of coke..." edited for spoooling! Edited March 2, 2005 by tonym Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 I'm an American, but you guys are killing me! It seems like the royals are more popular with Americans than they are at home. Is that true? They don't do anything for me, but I live in a blue state... Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 I have it on good authority that Her Majesty and Brian May had a blazing row degenerating into serious mud-slinging over whether hollow guitars were better than the solid-bodied variety. Apparently Richard Thompson was there somewhere too - http://www.richardthompson-music.com/catch..._day.asp?id=346. This is just the archaic way we promote industry in the UK! Quote
couw Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 did you guys notice that the upcoming handshake in this pic is bound to be one of the whimpy kind? You know, all fingers no palm. Luvly yes, thank you ... touch, go ... thank you... Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 did you guys notice that the upcoming handshake in this pic is bound to be one of the whimpy kind? You know, all fingers no palm. Luvly yes, thank you ... touch, go ... thank you... Quote
Big Wheel Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 I'm an American, but you guys are killing me! It seems like the royals are more popular with Americans than they are at home. Is that true? I think it's probably that jazz fans everywhere are just more likely to be somewhat more irreverent and questioning of traditional authority and institutions. (If your only source about American politics was this board, you'd assume that George Bush was despised by 85 percent of Americans, and a dig through the BNBB archives would leave you scratching your head as to how he was ever elected in the first place.) It sort of reminds me of when I went to London for the first time a few years ago and a the subject of the British royals came up in a conversation with an older guy in a pub. I was expecting all but a few Brits to be fairly equanimous about the subject and was promptly shocked when he loudly proclaimed them the biggest waste of life and money he'd ever had the pleasure of subsidizing. Quote
tonym Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005   I'm an American, but you guys are killing me! It seems like the royals are more popular with Americans than they are at home. Is that true? They don't do anything for me, but I live in a blue state... It always make me cringe when you hear British folk saying things like, "I don't really think we need them, but they're great for tourism". Now, I'm sorry fellas but, and don't take this the wrong way, during the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001, Americans were avoiding the place like we had the lurgy. That's how much of a deal-clincher the Royals are . They're a complete waste of space and a big "Fuck you" to anything that pretends to be a democracy. The stunts they pull to 'evade' tax... well, that's just a whole other thread Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005   I'm an American, but you guys are killing me! It seems like the royals are more popular with Americans than they are at home. Is that true? They don't do anything for me, but I live in a blue state... It always make me cringe when you hear British folk saying things like, "I don't really think we need them, but they're great for tourism". Now, I'm sorry fellas but, and don't take this the wrong way, during the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001, Americans were avoiding the place like we had the lurgy. That's how much of a deal-clincher the Royals are . They're a complete waste of space and a big "Fuck you" to anything that pretends to be a democracy. The stunts they pull to 'evade' tax... well, that's just a whole other thread Thanks! I just wanted to know if not thinking too highly of them was insulting to you. We have our own royalty here and they're even worse... It just makes you wish for your own French Revolution. If it was good enough for Marie Antoinette, then... Quote
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