Life, the world, performing, drawing, travelling, humour, standup comedy, music, art, people, animals, nature, culture, reading, love, spirituality, being a fool, spectrum of human emotions & everything behind the great big 'Question Mark'....etcetera.
Music
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Philip Glass, Leningrad Cowboys, Louis Armstrong, Loreena Mckennitt, Cilla Black, David Bowie, Beatles, Kinks, Small Faces, Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, Animals, Jimi Hendrix, Paco De Lucia, Tom Waits, Django Reinhardt, Incredible String Band, Hollies, Soft Machine, Pink Floyd, Doors, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Jefferson Airplane, Bee Gees, Beach Boys, Hawkwind, T Rex, Cream, Moody Blues, Magna Carta, Badfinger, Elton John, Love, The Who, Supertramp, ELO, The Move, Ivor Cutler, Monkees, Tangerine Dream, Gong, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Chocolate Watchband, Ultimate Spinach, Boney M, Jimmy Cliff, Sly & The Family Stone, Parliament, Iron Butterfly, Status Quo (early), Captain Beefheart, Tiny Tim, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Wimple Winch, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Queen, Masters Apprentices, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Dr John, Donovan, King Crimson, New Vaudville Band, Os Mutantes, Stackridge, Residents, Velvet Underground, Turtles, Byrds, Yardbirds, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Kate Bush, Louis Jordan, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Reverend Horton Heat, Herman's Hermits, Vanilla Fudge, Syd Barrett, Zombies, Todd Rundgren, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Planxty, Polyphonic Spree, Van Der Graaf Generator, Uriah Heep, Roy Wood, opera, world, celtic, traditional, classical, gypsy, Balkan, African, medieval, new age, ancient, experimental, lounge, flamenco, folk,native, contemporary & even bagpipe music....to name a few.
Movies
Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Moulin Rogue, Time Bandits, Labyrinth, Brazil, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Rutles, Yellow Submarine, Gandhi, Star Wars, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Fantasia, Sleeper, What's New Pussycat, Patch Adams, The Court Jester, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pinocchio, Tommy, Young Frankentein, Eraserhead, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Big Top Pee-Wee, Freaks, Dark Crystal, Robin Hood, Big Fish, Blade Runner, Dr Strangelove, Funny Bones, Woody Allen films, Jacques Tati, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Marx Brothers, Three Stooges, Oliver Twist, silent comedies, arthouse, cartoons, b-movies & documentaries etc.
Television
I don't watch tv anymore, but i like Catweazle, Goodies, Mr Magoo, Dr Who, The Twilight Zone, League of Gentlemen, Little Britain, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mr Bean, Black Adder, Faulty Towers, Not the Nine O'clock News, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Wacky Races & Looney Tunes etc.
Books
Dr Seuss, Fairies (Brian Froud & Alan Lee), Patrick Woodroffe, The Hobbit, Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Where The Wild Things Are, Rumpelstiltskin, Alice In Wonderland, Edward Lear, Edward Gorey, Brothers Grimm, The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton), The Yeoman of the Guard, Spike Milligan (Goblins etc), The Essential Crazy Wisdom, The Story of Clowns (Ladybird series..cute little book), Swami Beyondananda, Fools Are Everywhere (Beatrice Otto), Oscar Wilde & Mother Goose etc.
Heroes
Mr Puniverse, Catweazle, Don Quixote, Atom Ant & funny animals
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World renowned jester has delighted audiences around the globe performing shows lasting up to 24 & 25 hrs, from kindergartens, prisons, zoos, outdoor festivals, war-zones, European castles, indoor theatre shows & tv.
Crikey! Born on Mother's Day (true fact), a bit of a wild card from an early age really, seem to have lived the fool's journey by Murphy's Law (half the time), but at least it's got me around the planet. Been a bit of a topsy-turvy higgledy piggledy ride, but what the heck, the show must go on! Humour is my saviour, living out my dreams by bringing more healthy laughter into the world. It's not an easy gig being a fool, but someone's got to do it!
Currently the 'Fool' in the Beatles/Cirque Du Soleil show called 'Love' in Las Vegas. Not a bad transition from jester to fool. Maybe i'm a fool's fool, as i am a fool & play the 'Fool' also?
I think the 'Question Mark' is perhaps the greatest symbol of all.
P.S. Crikey!
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Who I'd like to meet: INTERESTING PEOPLE, DALAI LAMA, Daffy Duck, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Mr Magoo, Catweazle, The Fairy Godmother, Tiny Tim (but he's gone), The Monty Python team, Yoda, The Invisible Man, Goofy, the Munchkins, Patch Adams, the Creator (?), Donald Duck & perhaps an Oompa Loompa?
Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Marcel Marceau & Woody Allen etc.
Also would have liked to have met George Harrison, John Lennon, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Mozart, Laurel & Hardy, Frank Zappa, The Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, William Shakespeare, Beethoven, Bach, Dr Seuss & many others.
so sorry about the theft Mate,.....it is an awful feeling, and yer mind just keeps racing thoughts of "WHY"? years back, i was transferring me money from one bank, to another, that I HAD TO, because the job I had opted fer a direct deposit, and I wanted to do THAT, not having to worry to rush to the bank before it closed, (this was when they had ATM machines, but not set up yet fer "direct deposit"),....still had to be done INSIDE with a "bank teller",....anyway, I had ALL of me money, me ENTIRE SAVINGS ACCOUNT, withdrawn on 100 and 500 dollar bills,.....and it was not a FORTUNE since it all fit in me wallet, but made it a bit bulky,......I was at the "new" bank,...and someone VERY SKILLED lifted me wallet, and ALL I OWNED. I walked around in circles, unable to grasp it, and mind racing, wondering WHAT am I gonna DO NOW?,....the people in the bank saw me, and along with the guard, come up to me, in the very busy crowded bank,....and a pretty young teller said in a sweet voice,..."are you o.k.?" and I just completely went to pieces, sobbing uncontrolably,....they sat me down, got me a glass of water,....and started to give me advice on reporting it to the authorities,....I was certain me landlord would'nt understand, I could'nt make rent,..thought I'd be tossed to the street. but,.....me boss found out what happened, (I was a bartender at his restaurant, and one of his regulars were in the bank, and saw me break down,...then told him) me boss' name was Ed McCarthy,....and the restaraunt/pub was called McCarthy's. Ed loved to play golf, and all his mates he played with, were filthy rich,.....so, he took up a fund unbeknownst to me.,...Ed called me into his office while I was working, said, "sit down Sean" and handed me this large envelope. when I saw what he'd done, and he said he had his rich mates come up with a "little dole to help me out" I ended up with about 3 thousand dollars more than I originally lost! I started crying,....he said, with a WEE BIT of tears in
well Mate,....You are VERY welcome,....and I LOVE YOU TOO! YOU MUST BE AWARE, that the movie made last year, "All Together Now" the making of the Beatles Cirque/LOVE has you THROUGHOUT IT ALL, JOLLY? I JUST saw it, on the TELEY,...and THERE YOU WERE on me widescreen t.v.! so, not only were you part of the original cast,....but you are IN A MOVIE with the BEATLES! that is a celuloid TIME-STAMP,....other than performing the show fer them, and many others connected to them, thier families, etc,..., a film, FOREVER LINKING YOU TO THE TOPPERMOST OF THE POPPERMOST! you SHOULD have a copy of the film? and you should edit bits of you in the show, FROM the film, andpost it on yer page! if you need help in editing & making such a thing, let me know! I will ask me very good Mate, Marcel Vossen (who has made the video's of me songs) to help out! just say the word! also, I am moving you up on me "top friends" page, and am going to brag to all me beatlefreak friends about you,....if that is allright with you? SUCH an accomplishment,....you are FOREVER linked in a chain to the Beatles, just as me dear friend Victor Spinetti was, in both Beatles features! I am very glad you liked the last message,....the pic's of Tiny Tim come across o.k.? if you would like, write me a message on me page inbox here, and give me yer e-mail address, I'll send all the images to yer computer!
That's fantastic! I saw him with Bill Clinton and their wives in 1992 at a rally before the election! Here's an Al Gore joke that Al Gore himself tells.
How do you tell Al Gore from 10,000 terra cotta Chinese Xian warriors? He's the stiff one!!
Hiya Jolly! YES! ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE! ALL WE NEED IS,.....and there's NOT ENOUGH of it around in THIS WORLD! so it IS UP TO US, to CARRY ON, and SPREAD IT! the "conformists" don't LOVE AYONE, or ANYTHING,....impossible, because they FIRST, must LOVE THEMSELF. (which they LOATH) and,...like the BLUE MEANIES, they HATE what they don't understand. but by LOVING THEM ANYWAY, there is a CHANCE fer them to blossom, and warm thier cold hearts! it is WHY we must TRY! and KEEP ON TRYING! yer a FOOL. and SO AM I. but,.....WE REALLY are the ENLIGHTENED WISER, because we HAVE THE KEY to the DOOR. the key is of coarse LOVE, AND UNDERSTANDING, with that,....FORGIVENESS. you mentioned looking up to the sky, and wondering? well, when you look at the STARS, you are witnessing something MIRACULOUS! you are looking back in time,.....MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of our years,....a vast majority of the stars we see, may not be THERE ANYMORE! this BOGGLES ME MIND! the FACT, that we are spinning round on this little blue marble, thousands of miles per hour, and the cosmic dance goes on, nothing crashing into each other,...MIRACULOUS! EVERYTHING is a MIRACLE! and EACH of us, is a VERY VALUABLE thread, in the big tapestry of life! now,.....TA fer yer comment on me painting. it is MY TURN,....I a AMAZED by YER DRAWINGS! I think they are INCREDIBLE! you have a BEAUTIFUL CREATIVE SPIRIT, Mate! if people don't get it, it's all right, yer in VERY GOOD company! ALL of the genius' of the past were MISUNDERSTOOD,...(but SECRETLY admired and LOVED, and especially ENVIED!) like yer reference to a flower petal, WE ARE all sensitive creatures, and I am CERTAIN, there are MULTITUDES of tight-tie wearing executives, who WHISH they could be YOU,...to be FREE, FREE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES! NEXT,.....I ALWAYS thought Tiny Tim, was SO FAR AHEAD of his time, (as ALL brilliant people ARE) when I was a kid, the FIRST time I saw him, was on the teley. me DA could'nt stand him,...I
nah! don't put yer shoes up, Mate! the world needs fools like us in em,....but REALLY, who is the WISER? WE ARE. you have a LEGACY, (I saw the pics with yer mum & dad!) so, it's passed down to you, to carry on. me brother in law is a LAWYER. they make LOADS of money, BUT,.....they have NO sense of humour, are miserable, have high blood pressure, NO JOY in thier life, and DIE EARLY. we, may not have the "riches" in that way, but are ALL the MORE RICHER, in our lives touching people, making them FEEL GOOD, and LAUGH. bringing JOY to other peoples lives, is so much more important AND rewarding, in MANY ways. WE are FREE in MIND/BODY/SPIRIT, and LIVE LONGER than LAWYERS! because, WE are SPECIAL, and LOVED,....and MISSED TERRIBLY when we are GONE.
SO, KEEP YER CURLY TOES ON, me RUMPITY BUMPITY FRIPLETY MUCKER!
Cheers! Yer Mate, Sean (b.t.w.) you are in Beatles LOVE in the Cirque troupe? the OCTOPUS? I NEVER KNEW THAT till I seen yer pics! all those people you met, Paul??????/ AUGGHHHHHHHH THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY COOL MATE! meself, (as well as HALF the BLOODY WORLD would wish to be in yer curly toed shoes!) THAT, is something you can tell yer GRANDCHILDREN about! you ARE part of the HISTORY and LEGACY of the BEATLES! George (and John's) DREAM, come to life! and you were there, to perform FOR THE TWO LEFT! talk about "giving back"! HAHAHAHA!
well, let me take a look at things and see if I can figure that out. I suspect you need to go into your "My profile" and delete it in an individual module. A Tiny Tim Cacophony! oh noe!!
And here is something for you to think about: I was reading the biography of Buster Keaton and it said that during his scene with Charlie in "Limelight" that most of his best work was cut out because he was stealing the scene from Charlie. It made me wonder what ever happened to those bits. Perhaps they're on the DVD of "Limelight," but I only taped it from the TV...just made me think, since there is that bloke who has the rights to the Chaplin goodies...I asked my little toy Tramp Charlie that stands atop my TV but he just laughed and spun on his boots when I dusted him as always
LOL! You crack me up! Nickeled and dimed to buggery! I adore Chaplin, I wonder how whomever it was got the rights to Charlie's movies? I can watch him over and over. Physical comedy is becoming a lost art, not to mention the art of actually writing funny...which is after all an extension of the power of reason...unlike the unrealized natural funniness of the rooster. LOlol!! I really needed a few laughs too. ahhhh!!
Hi Jolly Rumpel Kumpel best fool on the air oz!! good friend of us
thank you so much for your pics and informations
we are happy for your and your new friends glad to see the nice pics.
We are at the moment in Hamburg and looks from the window from our fantasic Empire Riverside Hotel in the 20. floor on the harbor of Hamburg at the night.
The legandary musicmanager Joe Flannery is with us and support our mega event 50 th Beatles Anniversary Hamburg, Berlin, Essen and Munich. We had wonderful days here in down town Hamburg and more and more friends and fans.
oh Jolly darling that is fantastic you made it to the gig! yeah, Brian is like a sweet butterfly going here and there and only spreading happiness and positivity. I adore him. And you and Matt Groenig would be a perfect entertainment combo! Fingers crossed he uses you on a project....major connection there!
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We now have members in 58 countries, including Donovan, Melanie, Patti LaBelle, Pete Seeger, Melba Moore, the New Rascals, Willie Nelson's Peace Research Institute, the Dalai Lama, Holly Near, Country Joe, Wayne Dyer, Patch Adams, Jean Houston, Dennis Kucinich & Deepak Chopra's Alliance for a New Humanity to mention just a few.
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For the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, we will be doing a butterfly release at West Fest in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Sunday, October 25, 2009. Please see www.2b1records.com/woodstock40sf
We have also been invited to join the planning committee for a 3-day concert called "IMAGINE," in some respects similar to Woodstock '69. Imagine will take place in 2010 at the same time as the G8 world leaders meeting in Montreal, Canada. www.imagineconcert.com
Most wonderfully divine Rumpel... Thank ye for thine add.... Verily you art of finest wit and humour... Have thyself a jingly-jangly..hippity hop...deliciously satisfying day Hidee-ho..
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