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Spring
Beginner February 2008

Who is this person?

Spring, 4 June, 2009 at 23:10 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 17

It's someone who wears a big paper mache head and the head had huge eyes painted onto it (along with the mouth etc)?

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Latest activity by Lillythepink, 6 June, 2009 at 23:52
  • kierenthecommunity
    Beginner May 2005
    kierenthecommunity ·
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    Frank sidebottom?

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  • Spring
    Beginner February 2008
    Spring ·
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    That'll be the one. Thanks KTC

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  • Meep
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    Meep ·
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    I'm not mad!! You've seen it too? I tried to describe this to my H and he said I was off my head. Anyone else I mentioned it to looked as me as if I was another type of crazy. I think he is called Frank something and he wore a suit from what I remember of him - he was also very creepy Smiley sad

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  • Spring
    Beginner February 2008
    Spring ·
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    ? No Meep, not just you. We didn't dream it. If you have any other 'weird' thoughts just let me know as i've probably had them too. I kept thinking Pob but i knew it wasn't him.

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  • D
    Super November 2008
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    That is so weird-I was walking past navigation rd tram station yesterday (near manchester) and saw a poster that he`s appearing at the working mans` club there next week-and every thursday- how the mighty have fallen

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  • Zooropa
    Super October 2007
    Zooropa ·
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    H and I saw him in december 2007 at the little civic in wolverhampton - he is very funny and seemed to have a slightly cult following who knew all of his songs etc.

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  • Sunset21
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    Anyone remember Number 73 on a Saturday morning? He used to make regular appearances on it if my memory serves me correctly. God i'm getting old.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE2G7dvwXsA

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    Beginner August 2007
    alison76 ·
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    Frank Sidebottom is from Timperley so apeparing near Navigation Road station is not a surprise. Loved his "radio timperley" broadcasts in the late 80s and early 90s.

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    Super November 2008
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    he he-who could forget `born in Timperley`?!!! It`s a tiny little club though, I`ve usually seen him at glastonbury and bigger venues.

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  • Nichola80
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    LOL, I live about 5 minutes from Timperley. I have to say I've never found Frank Sidebottom funny, although my H does.

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  • Spring
    Beginner February 2008
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    Can't get youtube now but i will have to listen to him later because didn't he have this weird voice too? I was going to say like 'muffled' but i suppose it would be with a big lump of paper mache on your head ?

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  • teenybash
    Beginner February 2008
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    Frank sidebottom gives me the dry boak - he used to terrify me when i was wee. one of the downsides to living in manchester now* is seeing his papier mache face leering out at me from posters. creepy creepy creepy.

    * only joking. ish.

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  • Baby Buns
    Beginner September 2007
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    Sorry to bounce but I just stumbled across this which some might enjoy https://twitter.com/Mr_Sidebottom ?

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  • Puss
    Beginner September 2004
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    I hhhate him, he freaks me out!

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  • Orly Bird
    Beginner April 2007
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    I could picture the character you mean, but wouldn't have a clue about the name. Was it my imagination, or was he on the TV game show, Remote Control ?

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  • Baby Buns
    Beginner September 2007
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    I'm with those who find him disturbing - I was trying to see if Rob Newman was on Twitter and somehow managed to find him (he follows Mark Thomas)

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  • Lillythepink
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    WTP knows him; they were quite matey at one point and I think* he used to work on Bob The Builder (although obviously not wearing his huge papier mache head in the studio)

    I don't find Frank Sidebottom funny. For some reason WTP finds it fall-over-in-kinks funny, and persuaded a friend of ours to book him as entertainment at a festival. Cue much bemused/confused polite smiles from most of the non-Brits present.

    *I can't swear to it. I just think that's the case. Everyone who works in kids TV is a bit odd anyway. ?

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