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Ginger Baker
Ormondroyd Posted Apr 1, 2001
Here's a true and topical story about Ginger.
Some time in the mid-Eighties, the "NME" music paper ran a spoof news story for April Fool's Day claiming that Ginger had joined Public Image Ltd., the band John Lydon/Johnny Rotten formed after the Sex Pistols split. It fooled some readers and prompted a few letters, but the next week they admitted it had been a gag - the joke obviously being that Lydon and Baker was the most unlikely musical partnership they could think of.
But before long, the joke story was virtually true. Ginger played on PiL's 1986 album - the one that was simply titled "Album", "Compact Disc" or "Cassette", depending on which format you were looking at!
Ginger Baker
Bassman - Funny how people never ceases to amaze me! Posted Apr 4, 2001
I thought I was the only sad musical anorak here. Nice to know I'm not alone 
Bassman 
Ginger Baker
Ormondroyd Posted Apr 4, 2001
No musical anorak is fleecier than mine. Have you been to http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A242245 ? 
Ginger Baker
Researcher 170755 Posted Apr 4, 2001
Yes quite so.... could somebody please explain to me what's going on here?
Ginger Baker
Ormondroyd Posted Apr 4, 2001
A potentially unpleasant attempt at pointless aggression against us ACEs got diverted into a harmless chat about rock trivia. Cunning, huh? 
Ginger Baker
Bassman - Funny how people never ceases to amaze me! Posted Apr 9, 2001
A cunning stunt indeed
Bassman
Ginger Baker
Researcher 170755 Posted Apr 10, 2001
Cunning stunt? Now where have I heard that before? Let me think... ahh I beleive it's from Carmageddon! The 'Cunning Stunt Bonus'
Ginger Baker
Bassman - Funny how people never ceases to amaze me! Posted Apr 10, 2001
I've not played that for ages... I've not played any games for ages and we got a PSII for Crimble as well!! 
Bassman
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