The mighty Don Powell was on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' tonight and I'll see him in a couple of weeks time at Shepherds Bush heading the 'Merry Xmas 2008 Tour'. Much as it's great to see Don on telly, I can't help feeling he shouldn't have done it. He wasn't on the panel - his righful place - he was the subject of the 'guess the former star' where they show a clip of someone in their heyday and then have a line-up of four people and you choose who the former star, the has-been, is. They poke fun at them and give them 'funny' names.
Don isn't a has-been. For a couple of years back in the '70s SLADE were as big as the Beatles had been in the '60s, three singles shot in at number 1 in the charts in one year when that meant selling 250,000 singles in a few days, not like now when a tiny portion of that secures a chart place. He's been in Slade for 40 years and is still playing. He's one of the great drummers in British rock.
I've no idea why Don agreed to be on the show in that slot. He should've been one of the panel guests, not the comedy turn.
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Totally agree. Buzzcocks used to be a credible music quiz but there were barely 4 questions asked in 30 minutes. The whole point now seems to be an opportunity to ridicule some of our music legends such as Don. I spoke to the guys this morning while they were getting ready for the gig in Kings Lynn. Don said he had a good time and in case you didn't notice, the other guy in th lineup wearing the curly wig was drummer John Skelton from T Rextasy! Anyway I'll see you ad Shepherds Bush (i'll be the one in the sexy santa outfit)
Sarah
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