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Torslanda

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I'm Playing All The Right Notes...
« on: 28 February, 2019, 05:13:52 pm »
... not necessarily in the right order!

R.I.P. Mr Preview
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Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

nicknack

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RIP Andrew Preview
« Reply #1 on: 28 February, 2019, 10:13:06 pm »
Still, 89 wasn't a bad effort and he played the right notes in the right order.
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ElyDave

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Re: I'm Playing All The Right Notes...
« Reply #2 on: 01 March, 2019, 12:45:02 pm »
I'll bet he never lived that down.
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Woofage

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Re: I'm Playing All The Right Notes...
« Reply #3 on: 01 March, 2019, 01:29:07 pm »
According to Wiki, taxi drivers continued to call him Mr Preview.

Also, the "I'm playing all the right notes..." line is often used at our orchestra rehearsals  8)
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fimm

Re: I'm Playing All The Right Notes...
« Reply #4 on: 01 March, 2019, 02:07:13 pm »

Was it not whichever comedian it was who said the line to Previn?
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Re: I'm Playing All The Right Notes...
« Reply #5 on: 01 March, 2019, 02:30:00 pm »
Quote from: fimm on 01 March, 2019, 02:07:13 pm

Was it not whichever comedian it was who said the line to Previn?

Indeed - 'twas Eric Morecambe

The best thing, for me, about that sketch is watching the members of the orchestra trying not to laugh too much.
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