From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 15 2005 - 15:19:57 BST
Thanks for that Ant.
I may catch the Radio 4 Interview on-line.I'd forgotten it was you who introduced me to Bill Hicks.Thanks again.
Ian
On 4/15/05, Ant McWatt <antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:> As everyone on MOQ Discuss should realise by now, Bill Hicks was one of the> highest quality comedians ever to emerge from the United States.> > Anyway, his life long friend, Kevin Booth, has just published the definitive> book about Hicks life and philosophy and will be visiting the UK and Ireland> over this weekend. The book is titled "Agent of Evolution" and is published> by Harper & Collins. Below is Booth's itinerary which will be worth> catching-up with if possible.> > Saturday 16th April> > 11am ~ Interview on BBC Radio 4 'Loose Ends'> > Sunday 17th April> > Portsmouth University> > 1:15pm-2pm ~ Talk and video clips at International Comedy Festival> > 2pm ~ Book signing> > Monday 18th April> > 8:30am ~ Live interview on Phil Jupitus Radio Show> > 9:30am ~ Live interview on BBC Radio Scotland Fred Macauley Show> > 1-1:30pm ~ One Word Radio> > 2:45-3:30pm ~ Live interview with Rattlebag, RTE, Dublin> > 6pm ~ Press Launch in the Restaurant at th
e Cobden Club, 170 Kensal Road,> London W10> > 7:30pm ~ Bill Hicks evening at the Cobden Club for the public.> > Tickets for this cost £5 and include:> > 8.00pm ~ Clips of Bill Hicks> > 8.40pm ~ On stage interview with Kevin Booth> > 9pm ~ Comedian> > 9:20 ~ Band> > Tuesday 19th April> > 7.45am ~ Live telephone interview on Danny Kelly Show, BBC Radio London> > 6.15pm ~ Arrive Borders Bookshop, 203 Oxford Street, W1> > 6:30pm ~ Talk at Borders with Matt Harlock> > 7:15pm ~ Book signing> > In the meantime, here are some Hicks quotes to whet the appetite:> > The TV news story on drugs you're never going to hear…> > "Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy> condensed through a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness> experiencing itself subjectively, life is only a dream and we are the> imaginations of ourselves... Here's Tom with the weather."> > "I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of> bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action fo!
lks! You
know he's got> God on his side."> > "Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one> child with a full time job and children."> > "If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of> your records, tapes and CDs and burn them."> > "You ever noticed how people who believe in Creationism look really> unevolved? You ever noticed that? Eyes real close together, eyebrow ridges,> big furry hands and feet. 'I be-lieve that Gawd creat-ed me in wuun day'> Yeah, looks liked He rushed it."> > "The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on> it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the> ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and> it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while.> Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to> question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have> remembered, and they come back to us, the
y say, Hey, don't worry, don't be> afraid, ever, because this is just a ride…'"> > "And we kill those people."> > _________________________________________________________________> Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger> http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger> > MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org> Mail Archives:> Aug '98 - Oct '02 - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/> Nov '02 Onward - http://www.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/summary.html> MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net> > To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at:> http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html> >
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