http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Ivor Cutler keen cyclist en Mon, 18 May 2026 18:08:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168896 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:31:06 +0000 Stickman 168896@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Wikipedia article about him describes him as a "noted eccentric", with his "travelling mainly by bicycle" as one of the indicators of this!</p> <p>I'd heard him on John Peel when younger but never really got it. I may give him another go as I think I'll probably be more receptive nowadays, being a bike-riding eccentric myself. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168891 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:20:01 +0000 I were right about that saddle 168891@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"People’s Postcode Lottery Goose Breakfast"</p> <p>A very Cutlerian notion to my mind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168716 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:25:11 +0000 gembo 168716@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gave a copy of this to an American woman called Katherine Wydler. In 1984. True tho I have misspelt her first name for reasons of anonymity. She was exceptionally underwhelmed. I however was completely whelmed. As I love Ivor. The R4 show about him last year is great where they all pretend to be at a party. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168662 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:05:01 +0000 I were right about that saddle 168662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver</p> <p>I have that very edition. Perhaps you could get in touch with Spoon Control, see if they know where your copy is? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168658 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:36:57 +0000 crowriver 168658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm still mourning the fact that in 1998 I lent my 1984 edition of 'Life In A Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 2" to a jobbing actor of my acquaintance, after a party where I had led recitals from the book.</p> <p>It was never returned. I still harbour a grudge against said actor. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168642 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:19:35 +0000 I were right about that saddle 168642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm still upset at myself for hesitating in mid-stride outside the Queen's Hall in the early noughties and walking back to my Scotch sitting room for some gruts instead of buying tickets to see Ivor. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168529 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:24:45 +0000 gembo 168529@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What, I thought I could get away with that because CHDot said he could not remember all the threads fm one day to next. Ah, but he is big Ivor fan.</p> <p>Also major reciprocal spot of diarmid at lights and me dressed as jogger with bicycle eating car t-shirt. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168523 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:30:47 +0000 Diarmid 168523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One could hear the fathers of heavily−built daughters from Troon to Aberfeldy beginning to tremble again. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168519 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:17:32 +0000 chdot 168519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Ivor Cutler keen cyclist"</p> <p>U dun that already</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10899" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10899</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13601#post-168514 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:40:18 +0000 gembo 168514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ivor maybe founded slow bike movement, anyway if not familiar with his oeuvre, get googling.</p> <p>Prompted to raise this as bought an Adrian Crowley CD today from my good friends at FOPP ( gave me a basement jaxx musette to avoid the 5 p carrier bag charge). Adrian covers Squeeze Bees by Ivor. Best track on album and huge old favourite of mine.</p> <p>Basically a blind man sits at the foot of a tree trying to find love and catch bees to squeeze them for their honey. A blind woman comes down the tree and let's him squeeze her and make lots of honey which is not the same as money but is Ok </p>