Stig, was of course, far from dead. But not, in…

Stig, was of course, far from dead. But not, in fact, far from Esher. He’d fallen in bed with Gertrude Strange, a large-breasted, biologically acommodating American girl, whose father had invented the limpet mine. When they met, it was lust at first sight.

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In those early days, there was a fifth Rutle: Leppo. A friend of Nasty’s from art college, who mainly used to stand at the back. He couldn’t play the guitar, but he knew how to have a good time, and in Hamburg, that was more important. - View Quote Details on In those early days, there was a fifth Rutle: Leppo…
At the end of it, they met Bob Dylan in the idyllic San Francisco of the mid-60’s, and he introduced them to a strange substance that was to have an enormous effect on them: Tea. Despite the warnings that it would lead to stronger things, the Rutles enjoyed the pleasant effects of tea. And it influenced enormously their greatest work, “Sgt. Rutter”. - View Quote Details on At the end of it, they met Bob Dylan in…
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…
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…
Dirk had become enamoured of Martini, a French actress who spoke no English and precious little French. When they married in London, the service was conducted in Spanish, Italian and Chinese, just to be on the safe side. - View Quote Details on Dirk had become enamoured of Martini, a French actress who…
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…
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,…
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…
Thank you very much. Thank you. And now we’d like to do a number, dedicated to a very special lady in the audience tonight! Barry’s mum. - View Quote Details on Thank you very much. Thank you. And now we’d like…
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,…