In 1966, the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their…

In 1966, the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their careers: Nasty, in a widely quoted interview, apparently had claimed the Rutles were bigger than God, and had gone on to say that God had never had a hit record.

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I’m sitting in a rented limousine in New York. And it was here…well, not in the limousine obviously, but in New York, that the Rutles came in 1968 to announce the formation of Rutle Corps. - View Quote Details on I’m sitting in a rented limousine in New York. And…
Yes, tonight, we examine the entire legend of the Rutles! But…where did the story start? The answer is…right here. On this very spot, Dirk McQuickly and Ron Nasty first bumped into eachother. At this precise point…uhh, just a few feet back here, Ron Nasty invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an amateur drinker, agreed, and here it was, a few feet back there, a musical legend was created. - View Quote Details on Yes, tonight, we examine the entire legend of the Rutles!…
But while the Rutles sat at the feet of the Surrey Mystic, fate dealt them an appalling blow. It was here that they learned the shocking news of their manager. Leggy Mountbatten, tired and despondent over the weekend and unable to raise any friends, went home and tragically…accepted a teaching post in Australia. - View Quote Details on But while the Rutles sat at the feet of the…
I’m standing in the world’s naughtiest street. The notorious Reeperbahn, Hamburg. For four hungry working class lads, there are worse places than prison. And the Rat Keller, Hamburg, is one of them. This is where they found themselves, far from home, and far from talented. Inside here, is where they actually played. Come with me now, inside, or as the Germans say: “Mit mir gekommen”, inside. - View Quote Details on I’m standing in the world’s naughtiest street. The notorious Reeperbahn,…
Stig, meanwhile, had fallen under the influence of Arthur Sultan, the “Surrey Mystic”. And Sultan had introduced Stig to his ouija board work. - View Quote Details on Stig, meanwhile, had fallen under the influence of Arthur Sultan,…
Incidentally, “Rat Keller” means, literally in german, “Cellar of rats”. That’s not “Seller of rats”, a seller of rats, a person who sells rats for a living to another man as it were, of course not. That means, a cellar of rats. Indeed, one might say that this was a cellar full…of Ratles. - View Quote Details on Incidentally, “Rat Keller” means, literally in german, “Cellar of rats”…
It’s significant that their first major flop, the “Tragical History Tour”, immediately followed the loss of Leggy. It was not the strongest idea for a Rutles film: Four Oxford history professors on a hitch-hiking tour of teashops in the Rutland area, and it was slammed mercilessly by the press. - View Quote Details on It’s significant that their first major flop, the “Tragical History…
Stig, meanwhile, had hidden in the background so much, that in 1969, a rumour went around that he was dead. He was supposed to have been killed in a flash fire at a waterbed shop, and replaced by a plastic and wax replica from Madame Tussaud’s. Several so-called “facts” helped the emergence of this rumour; One: he never said anything publicly. Even as “the Quiet One”, he hadn’t said a word since 1966. Two: on the cover of their latest album, “Shabby Road”, he is wearing no trousers, an Italian way of indicating death. Three: Nasty, supposedly sings “I buried Stig” on “I Am the Waitress”. In fact, he sings “E burres stigano”, which is very bad Spanish for “Have you a water buffalo?”. Four: On the cover of the “Sgt. Rutter” album, Stig is leaning in the exactly same position of a dying Yeti from the Rutland Book of the Dead. Five: If you sing the title of “Sgt. Rutter’s Only Darts Club Band” backwards, it’s supposed to sound very like “Stig has been dead for ages, honestly.”. In fact, it sounds uncannily like “Dnab Bulc Strad Ylno srettur Sgt”. - View Quote Details on Stig, meanwhile, had hidden in the background so much, that…
Barry, meanwhile, had also spent a year in bed, as a tax dodge. Eric Manchester thinks he’d either received appalling financial advice, or he was desperately trying to start a “Barry is also dead” rumour. - View Quote Details on Barry, meanwhile, had also spent a year in bed, as…
In the midst of all this public bickering, “Let It Rot” was released as a film, an album and a lawsuit. In 1970, Dirk sued Stig, Nasty and Barry. Barry sued Dirk, Nasty and Stig. Nasty sued Barry, Dirk and Stig, and Stig sued himself, accidentally. It was the beginning of a golden era for lawyers. But for the Rutles, live on a London rooftop, it was the beginning of the end. - View Quote Details on In the midst of all this public bickering, “Let It…