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Andy Von Pip

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Click above for the word on the street!"Von Pup, you may well have hints of genius in your genetic make up" --The Puppini Sisters ........... "Hello Trouble" - RiotBecki "I didn't say your dancing was awful,Honestly-You big spazzy!"-- Rosay Pipette "What a Lovely Man"- Charlize Theron "He's Like The Guardian In Human Form" - Eddie Harrison "Aha, Mr Von Pip, we meet at last" -Laura T-Screaming Ballerinas "Warthog In A Bubblebath"- Mr Raisin Cakes


I have had pictures displayed in the Tate gallery in Liverpool , and have produced a number of designs for politcal campaigns for numerous pressure groups ...but music is my great love ......... Sadly I have a "fondness for fonts " which can lead me to pointing at a logo on a bus/Advertising hoarding and shouting excitedly "Palatino -Sans Informal" or "Caslon Antique". Slightly geeky I know. . Would like to meet like minded people, who love music and the arts .Now on to my Hobbies! I collect "stuff " For example I have amassed possibly the largest collection of Burgess Meredith Anti-War posters anywhere in western Europe (And thats Official) erm thats it hobby wise reallyActually One thing I would like to aquire for my collection of kitsch is DVDS Of The late great Jack Hargreaves(Respect JH ,Respect) If anybody " out there" knew were I could get hold of the complete series Of "About Britain" featuring the Jackster (DVD-Box Sets If Possible, with free lucky Gypsy Horseshoe)), Yes before Jack Hit the Showbiz big Time in "HOW" with Gambits tiresome Fred Dinage, Jack used to present a lovely little show called "About Britain" which was quite literally" About Britain" and featured Jack ambling "About Britain" (a clever play on words there eh). Sigh - People just dont amble any more, Jack would oft be found wandering down towpaths reminiscing about country ways. AHHH How I enjoyed his description of the ancient art of "Fratteling" or indeed how the Hickory-Master used to earn his corn. And who could forget the Classic episode entitled "The Woodcutters Pile in which wily ole' Jack used an ancient Homeopathic remedy for the hapless Woodcutters ailment, involving a Doc leaf a strong towrope and a Shire Horse called Molly. Classic TV. In an age when the sun refused to set on the British Empire without asking permission firstFinally I have written three Books two Bios and an epic Historical Work about Ancient legends. My first venture "Robin Askquith - A Life More Ordinary" Went down like the proverbial Victorian prostitute, leading to a nasty court case, whereby I was forced to settle out of Court with the scampish "Confessions" actor. Yes, His toothsome grin was much in evidence during the post-trial press conference. My second venture, or some would say "Folly" was about a Local Hero/ former Granada News presenter from the 70's 80's and 90s But the snappily titled "Bob Greaves - The Lord Mayor Of The Current Affair " fared little better selling just two copies-one which my Mother purchased in a moment of Maternal compassion, akin to that displayed in "Sophies Choice using the 5.99 I had to "sub" her. (Perhaps I should have written about BBC'S Local anchorman Gordon Burns of Northwest Tonight fame - at least he had national exposure in the frankly confusing "Krypton Factor"- preferred 3-2-1 myself). The less said about my book on Legends and Myths and persuading an ageing ex Border TV Quiz show host to be my writing partner the better, lets just say Im rather relieved that my name was in very small print when "Derek Bateys-Mister & Myth-es " was published! -Suffice to say after being badly burnt in the literary world, I decided to close this chapter in my life an try my hand at theatre work -Treading the boards was not exactly a disaster and I did actually appear in a stage production of "Mind Your Language -The Musical" until the Local killjoys at the Labour Council closed it down for being "Offensive". This effectively scuppered my next job that had been lined up , "Love Thy Neighbour-Live and Uncut, and obviously rendered a possible audition for "Black And White Minstrel Idol " obsolete. However I was lucky enough to appear on a Daz Doorstep challenge commercial featuring the Frankly "Twatish" Danny Baker, Yes I may have been convincingly astonished at the remarkable ability of said washing Powder to "make my whites whiter" (I was tremendously worried about uttering this line due to my previous experience in the theatre) but the Thespian life wasnt for me.- At this moment in time Im taking some "Time Out" "Reviewing My Options and "recovering from a complete Nervous Breakdown" but I am hoping for possibly a bit part in a DFS Commercial to tide me over, unfortunately Northern Fog-Horn and sometime designer Linda Barker seems to have found her niche and barred the door for young actors with talent and dreams. Does the great British public really want Barker and Voderman advertising every product known to man? ! Ah Well Mustn't Grumble -Them's The Vagaries eh ! Anyway thanks for listening- enjoy the Film Ciao! / Why are the unpopular kids the most succesful on "Friends Reunited" ?? A touch of Bullshit me thinks - Example " After being humiliated at school I developed an inner steel and am now Chairman Of Apple , I invented the I-pod . My Supermodel wife Bathsheba cant get enough of the old pork sword and often fellates me during particularly tiresome board meetings " Thanks to the Bullies who are probably making crystal meth and feating on their own excrement in a run down council flat. You made me the man I am today " - AS IF ! ..
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My Interests

Fly Fishing , and collecting Hornby Signal Boxes, and ringing French Polishers in a panic. (these are silly jokes based on an old yellow pages ads- So fly-Fisherman need not contact me Thanks) ,its all about the music really oh and Ladies legs ,
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I'd like to meet:

Riot Becki ,Rosay And Gwen, Bec Newman, Laura Trouble,Paul Whitehouse,Robert De Niro,Tom Paulin Somebody who actually can say "Actually I Think Little Britain is a bit crap really"Miki BerenyiA Jimmy Krankie Look a Like -Greg Scowen For exampleSomebody who loves musicSomebody who can name the magnificent sevenSomebody who finds local news hilariousSomebody who has rare MP3s
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Music:

The Pipettes, Screaming Ballerinas,The Pixies,Weezer, Ben Folds, The Smiths , Phil Spector,Billy Bragg, Editors The Clash ,Lush (so Underrated), Miki Berenyi,The Go-Gos , The Jesus And Mary Chain, Pony Up,Asobi Seksu The Puppini Sisters, the Slits, Liz Phair All American rejects , Throwing Muses ,Snow Patrol,The Sundays,Embrace, Keane, Motown ,My Friends from Wirral Half Man Half Biscuit , The Postal Service,Death Cab For Cutie , Penetration,Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls, The Pistols, Morrissey ,The Go Go-s,Magnapop, , the Wonder Stuff (Only The Pipettes Debut Album is better)regina Spektor, Blondie, the Cure, The Primitives (Just For Crash),Green Day (Dookie), Ghosts On The Radio ,The Pogues, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur jr, Silversun , Sisters Of Mercy ,Squeeze, The Waterboys, PWEI, Early Bunnymen,The Wedding Present, New Order , Kenickie And of Course The Goombay Dance Band ( Have they been bettered ? I think not maybe by Boney M but I doubt it )

Movies:

The Usual Suspects , Identity , Its A Wonderful Life , the Treasure Of The Sierra Madre , An Inspector Calls ,Saw , The Incredibles, The Station Agent , Finding Neverland ,Reservoir Dogs, Hotel Rwanda, Crash (2005), Casablanca, Bad Day At Black Rock, Psycho, Rope, Dial M For Murder in fact any Hitchcock really. Schindlers List, Catch Me If You Can, Night of the Demon, The Omen (original) Goodfellas, State Of Grace, Dark Water, The Evil Dead, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Cool Runnings,Thelma And Louise, Blood Diamond,Sideways,The Godfather, Serpico , Dirty Harry , The Great Escape , the Wizard Of Oz , An American Werewolf in London, My Fair Lady , Witness for The Prosecution, Tunes Of Glory , the Ladykillers (Alec Guiness- Not the lamentable Hanks remake)Tess,Shawshank Redemption, Leon, Frailty and so on and so forth etc etc

Television:

the Sopranoes , Scrubs (The Original and best )Heroes 24 (Season 1), Phoenix Nights , The Office , , Frasier , Robson Greene Must Die, Prison Break, ,Lost Crown Court The Young Doctors , The Sullivans About Britain, Out Of Town,

Books:

Therese Raquin ( and almost every other Emile Zola book ), Catcher In the Rye , Crime and Punishment , The Bell Jar , PJ Traceys stuff , To Kill A Mocking Bird , and Obviously Harry Potter , the Picture Of Dorian Gray , Oscar and Lucinda , Germinal, I know why the Caged Bird Sings , The Lord Mayor Of The Current Affair , Mr And Myth-es

Heroes:

The Pipettes, De Niro ,Miki Berenyi Guevara , Luther King , Sid James ,Jack Hargreaves, Bob Greaves , Annabelle Tiffin , Emile Zola , Paul Whitehouse, John Mundy,Riot Becki Charlize Theron, Screaming Ballerinas, Natassija Kinski , Nicole and Papa,Ken Loach ,Chalize Theron Strummer and Macgowen, Greg Scowen ( Hes Red hes bent ) Dylan Moran, Tom Paulin ,Mr Lion and SEB (Dig It!) The Reid Brothers , the bloke who was right about that saddle though, Bec Newman and The Hot Puppies

My Blog

A fucking Disgrace

The Drugs Dont Work .. The laws a F**ing joke . This news actually made me vomit my own kidneys ....Find me a no win no fee lawyer ? So I can kill him Click the loophole to read on ...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:09:00 PST

Ian Paisleys Gob , What use now ?

Click on the mad old sods HUGE Mouth to read more stories ...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:55:00 PST

Prince Harry Just A Normal Guy

Or As the Sun Said "When Harry Met Tally" Oh Dear !...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:00:00 PST

Disco Ain’t Dead !

Talent, beauty, style, wit and wisdom ...but enough about me why not read the new interview with the incredible "Dead Disco"READ IT HERE...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:04:00 PST

Valentines Day....Get Closer To... ME !


Posted by Andy Von Pip on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:15:00 PST

More Lush Photos & Light From A Dead Star Video

THE INTERVIEWPart 2 Miki's PhotosInterview Part 3 - More Exclusive Photos NEW MIKI FACE BOOK GROUPTHE INTERVIEWPart 2 Miki's PhotosInterview Part 3 - More Exclusive Photos NEW MIKI FACE BOOK...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:01:00 PST

Watch Out -Beadles About ...Oh ..Erm..Maybe not..

MORE HERE...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:31:00 PST

Lush’s Miki shares her photos

"MIKI'S PERSONAL PHOTOS NOW ONLINE. Lush's Miki Berenyi Shares Her Personal Photo Collection Exclusively With The VPME !. We will be uploading new photos each day so keep watching. Or Subscribe with...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:07:00 PST

VON PIP BT AWARDS SHOCKER !

Ahem.."The British Telecom Blog Awards Yes indeedy 67th best blog in the country if not the world. No bad ;)"I'd like to thank my agent,Andy, the Pipettes, God, My Dog Mr Bo Jangles,Monster Bobby, Ni...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:11:00 PST

The Indelicates Debut Album

"The Indelicates Debut Album "American Demo" Reviewed"READ THE REVIEW HERE...
Posted by Andy Von Pip on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:19:00 PST