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> From: Mason, Iain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 'Madness' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [total-madness] What a form of naughty boys...
> Date: 05 February 2000 19:56
>
> From today's Matthew Wright column in The Mirror, Page 19, under a
picture
> of Suggs:
>
> THEY'RE A MAD LOTT
Nice to see that the Mirror still leads the world in the field of really
lame headlines :P
> The loony antics of bosses at the Beeb know no bounds.
> I'm told the powers-that-be at The National Lottery Show had a number of
> ''problems'' with guest band Madness.
> First, they wanted the nutty boys to drop the line: ''Will (sic) take
pity
> on your souls and only clap (sic) your knees,'' when they played their
new
> single Drip Fed Fred.
> Why? They decided, for some reason, that the lyrics supported the IRA.
Exsqueeze me? Since when did the lyrics of DFF even imply anything about
the IRA? *scratches head in bewilderment*
> Secondly, lead singer Suggs was rapped for waving some cash around as it
was
> deemed offensive to the poor.
LOL! Well damn, I wonder what that makes the Lottery itself?! *thumps
head on desk*
> The producers had a fit when sax player Lee Thompson strolled on stage
> dressed as a bishop - he wasn't in costume at the dress rehearsal.
Hehehe. Let me guess, it was offensive to Buddhists...?
A.
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