What a marvelous knight for a moondance.
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BREAKING: Royal with sword attacks popular musician, all applaud!
From The Queen's Birthday Honor List 2015.
From The Queen's Birthday Honor List 2015.
Knights BachelorAll Hail Sir Van The Man!
(George Ivan) Van Morrison OBE
Van Morrison is one of Northern Ireland’s greatest and longest standing musicians, with more than forty albums to his name. His Astral Weeks album is often cited as one of the greatest of all time. He has won six Grammys and one Brit Award. He has also played a significant role in promoting Northern Ireland through tourism and has been awarded the Freedom of Belfast. He often performs in aid of Northern Irish charities and other local causes.
Sir Lenny Henry also has a nice ring to it.
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:23 AM on February 5, 2016
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:23 AM on February 5, 2016
Actually, Sir Lenworth sounds even better.
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:25 AM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:25 AM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
Astral Weeks is indeed one of the greatest albums of all time I approve
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:45 AM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:45 AM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
Unusual in that is an upbeat, happy song but in a minor key.
posted by GallonOfAlan at 8:10 AM on February 5, 2016
posted by GallonOfAlan at 8:10 AM on February 5, 2016
Sir Van?
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:10 AM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:10 AM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
Astral Weeks is indeed one of the greatest albums of all time I approve
me too
posted by philip-random at 9:26 AM on February 5, 2016
me too
posted by philip-random at 9:26 AM on February 5, 2016
Sure, but whatever happened to Tuesday and So Slow? They aren't even mentioned in the article.
posted by maxsparber at 9:35 AM on February 5, 2016
posted by maxsparber at 9:35 AM on February 5, 2016
Wikipedia has a pretty good guide to the British honour system.
posted by poe at 9:40 AM on February 5, 2016
posted by poe at 9:40 AM on February 5, 2016
and, just so we can have something else to talk about other than a once likable little tune about a brown eyed girl that very many have long since grown allergic to ...
Van Morrison - Full Concert - 02/02/74 - Winterland
Van Morrison - Full Concert - 07/29/74 - Orphanage
posted by philip-random at 9:41 AM on February 5, 2016
Van Morrison - Full Concert - 02/02/74 - Winterland
Van Morrison - Full Concert - 07/29/74 - Orphanage
posted by philip-random at 9:41 AM on February 5, 2016
Perhaps they're off next to HRH's favourite pub for a nice fry?
When I was a kid somebody told me Sir Van was from Philadelphia and I believed this for years.
posted by lagomorphius at 9:49 AM on February 5, 2016
When I was a kid somebody told me Sir Van was from Philadelphia and I believed this for years.
posted by lagomorphius at 9:49 AM on February 5, 2016
I hope Sir Van looked the prince in the eye and said "I can tell by the look on your face you've got ringworm. "
posted by Joey Michaels at 10:03 AM on February 5, 2016
posted by Joey Michaels at 10:03 AM on February 5, 2016
and, just so we can have something else to talk about other than a once likable little tune about a brown eyed girl that very many have long since grown allergic to ...
Agreed. He definitely has some gems that you're not likely to hear on the radio. My top pick is T.B. Sheets.
posted by rocket88 at 10:54 AM on February 5, 2016
Agreed. He definitely has some gems that you're not likely to hear on the radio. My top pick is T.B. Sheets.
posted by rocket88 at 10:54 AM on February 5, 2016
BREAKING: Royal with sword attacks popular musician, all applaud!
Damn, I was hoping this was Phil Collins. Not for the knighting bit, for the attacked by sword bit.
posted by terrapin at 1:54 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
Damn, I was hoping this was Phil Collins. Not for the knighting bit, for the attacked by sword bit.
posted by terrapin at 1:54 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
He could handle a sword attack. Just about any attack, really. He's spent years studying the lessons of the Alamo.
posted by maxsparber at 1:55 PM on February 5, 2016
posted by maxsparber at 1:55 PM on February 5, 2016
Van Morrison is one of my all-time favorite musicians so I am happy for Sir Van, despite the fact that our relationship has had a few bumps. I've seen him live three times. The first was actually at a concert for The Band at Symphony Hall in Boston - he wasn't on the bill, but turned out to be the warm-up act, a happy surprise until he came on stage. He was totally drunk or stoned and absolutely terrible. I saw him barf off in the wings. Good times! The Band was phenomenally good though.
I was sort of turned off to Van for a number of years after that but he won me back.
The second time, decades later, I saw him at a festival at Amsterdam's Westergasfabriek gasworks. I was alone and waited for hours right in front of the stage, not daring to lose my place to go off to get beer or pee. It paid off, I stood mesmerized for a 2+ hour concert just a few feet in front of him, a giant thrill. He is an impeccable musician, but short on charisma. He played with his back to us for a good part of the show. No matter, he was wonderful. And at the end of the show, he reached down and gave me a handful of songsheets. I was elated until somebody ripped them out of my hands and ran off with them. I still feel irate and vaguely bereft about that when I think about it.
The third time was 6 or 7 years ago in Boston where I paid the absurd price of $100 for my ticket. He had his daughter playing with him, she's in one of the article's photos. This time, no barfing.
posted by madamjujujive at 6:11 PM on February 5, 2016
I was sort of turned off to Van for a number of years after that but he won me back.
The second time, decades later, I saw him at a festival at Amsterdam's Westergasfabriek gasworks. I was alone and waited for hours right in front of the stage, not daring to lose my place to go off to get beer or pee. It paid off, I stood mesmerized for a 2+ hour concert just a few feet in front of him, a giant thrill. He is an impeccable musician, but short on charisma. He played with his back to us for a good part of the show. No matter, he was wonderful. And at the end of the show, he reached down and gave me a handful of songsheets. I was elated until somebody ripped them out of my hands and ran off with them. I still feel irate and vaguely bereft about that when I think about it.
The third time was 6 or 7 years ago in Boston where I paid the absurd price of $100 for my ticket. He had his daughter playing with him, she's in one of the article's photos. This time, no barfing.
posted by madamjujujive at 6:11 PM on February 5, 2016
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