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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of remora.
remora was a founding member of Punjapit & a great friend to all at the shed.
With sincere sympathy,
robin
Closed for a End of Summer Holiday
September 21, 2012 — punjapitManagement has asked us to take End of Summer vacation….
So Punjapit is going to be closed & will reopen mid October.
(Arf will be guarding “the SHED”)
Return to sender! Elvis’s soiled underpants fail to sell at auction
September 10, 2012 — punjapit
In his hip-swivelling heyday, millions of women went weak at the knees at the mere thought of Elvis Presley’s pants.
Alas, it seems the reality proved a disappointment at auction in Manchester last week, when a soiled pair of the King’s undergarments shockingly failed to snare a buyer.
The light blue pants were worn under one of his famous white jumpsuits during a 1977 concert performance.
by Arthur Furrowfield
Shed Music….. Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection
September 3, 2012 — punjapitAround the Shed we like to play all sorts of music….
Sure, a lot of younger folk might remember the Man in Black for his final records with Rick Rubin, but Johnny Cash made his name — and spent the bulk of his career — on Columbia. Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection celebrates this 32-year stint by including all 59 original albums on CD, as well as a 2-CD collection of singles that didn’t originally appear on albums, and a 28-song collection of tracks from his Sun Records years — which includes “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk The Line” — all in a single box set.
by The Potting Shed Crew
Vale: Jon Lord
July 17, 2012 — punjapitEnglish musician Jon Lord, best known as the keyboardist for the band Deep Purple and co-writer of the hit song “Smoke on the Water”, has died aged 71 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
A classically trained musician, Lord was the composer of the orchestral work Concerto for Group & Orchestra which was performed by Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1969.
“Every rock band that has pretentions to being serious has worked with a symphony orchestra, but not before Deep Purple did it,” Baker said.
It’s a strong contrast between their work in classical music and at the same time being recognised as the world’s “Loudest Pop Group” in the Guinness Book of World Records after reaching 117 decibels in a performance in London’s Rainbow Theatre in 1972.
Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice were the only constant members of the band from its founding in 1968 through multiple incarnations until Lord retired from Deep Purple in 2002.
by Arthur Furrowfield
Wurzels rock first Somerset Cider Festival at Pawlett
July 3, 2012 — punjapit
Wurzels rock first Somerset Cider Festival at Pawlett
THOUSANDS turned out for the first Somerset Cider Festival at Pawlett Pavilion where the weekend fun was headlined by The Wurzels.
The crowds enjoyed a good sing-along to classics such as Combine Harvester, Blackbird and, fittingly for the occasion, I Am A Cider Drinker.
by Arthur Furrowfield + Elizabeth
Thousands flock to Woofstock
June 13, 2012 — punjapit
More than 300,000 dog lovers and their pets came together to celebrate the bond between man and best friend at the Woofstock Festival.
The two-day event, in Toronto, Canada, has grown from a local event into the largest of its kind dedicated to all things dog.
“We started small in 2003 in the Distillery District,” organiser Marlene Cook told the Toronto Sun.
“I wanted to do an event that honoured household dogs. I didn’t realise how popular it would become. It just took off.”
Now in its ninth year, the event features a doggie fashion and talent show and an award for the best-dressed dog.
Yorkshire terrier Remy, kitted out as a biker in a black leather jacket and glasses, was the undoubted star of this year’s show.
Owner Henry Desmarais and his daughter, Melissa, of Maple, Ontario, said they loved Woofstock.
“We never miss it. I like the atmosphere,” Mr Desmarais said.
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Thousands_flock_to_Woofstock
by Arf the Dog
Beautiful White Girl Fronts Japanese Rock Band, Is Actually a Swedish Boy
May 30, 2012 — punjapit
A TV program was featuring a beautiful young white girl with adorable curly blonde hair singing in fluent Japanese.
This in itself is nothing special: Japanese people love seeing foreigners who can speak their language, and variety shows here make stories out of them all the time. What dropped my jaw, though, is when I looked closer and realized that this beautiful young girl is actually a boy.
His name is YOHIO, a 16-year-old boy from Sweden who is now the lead guitarist and songwriter of the visual kei band Seremedy. For those unfamiliar with the Japanese subculture, visual kei refers to a type of heavy metal-esque rock music marked by the musician’s flamboyant and often androgynous use of make-up, hairstyles and costumes while on stage.
by The Punjapit Alliance
Eurovision Flashback….. 1998
May 17, 2012 — punjapit
Representing Israel, Dana was the infamous winner of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Birmingham in the UK. Dana, who arguably started the Eurovision’s connection with trannies, is a transsexual, having been born as a boy and then having had gender re-assignment surgery. She one of the very few acts that have attempted to enter the competition twice as she represented Israel again at the 2011 Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany where, sadly, she did not make it beyond the semi-finals.
by The Punjapit Alliance
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