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Lemmy on Blackmore

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Thanks to Stathis Panagiotopoulos for spotting this gem.



18 Comments to “Lemmy on Blackmore”:

  1. 1
    Gillan89 says:

    Absolutely brilliant 🙂

  2. 2
    Made in England says:

    hahaha… Well it may be true. I’ve never heard of that particular prank but there have been many so it could be true. It sounds like it could be a mixing together of two or more pranks.

  3. 3
    AndreA says:

    bad nazi look

  4. 4
    purplepriest1965 says:

    I heard of that prank wher a certain Eric Thompson or something, or was it a Scandinavian promotor, was hung stripped naked at the Rainbow above the stage during the live show.

    The Lemmy story first reminded me of that one…..

    There are more .

    Maybe a nice thread to start?
    Remembering or collecting all those stories together?

  5. 5
    Tracy Heyder (aka Zero the Hero) says:

    Don’t know if it was the same guy, but there is also a story of the same type event whereby he was naked and hung from the Huge Rainbow at a concert……

  6. 6
    stefan says:

    If true……… Not surprising, but hilarious!

  7. 7
    Bo says:

    About Erik Thomsen, yes it’s true. I was with ET at that time, and it was in Paris. Now ET is gone. Now ET is in heaven. RIP!

  8. 8
    purplepriest1965 says:

    I have some strange pic during the Straight Between The Eyes Tour where Ritchie is painting something on Erics forehead…..

    In the same article amongst others, pics by probably Ross Halfin, a pic with Jurgen and his father both seemingly in great mood.

    Ritchie smiling and drinking.
    Jurgen, still with moustache and very much Germanlooking to me, looking with tenderness at his Dad.
    So I still wonder where that story came from Jurgen was left in the cold ….

  9. 9
    pascal says:

    Yes, there was a naked guy above the stage at a Rainbow concert in Paris (should be in 1976 or 1977…)

  10. 10
    Crimson Ghost says:

    Great stuff, Lemmy, gotta love them both!

  11. 11
    Rascal says:

    Those were the days when it was possible to breach someones Human Rights and laugh about it!

  12. 12
    james jay says:

    didn’t I.G. run through a hotel lobby buck-naked with a newspaper on fire between his butt cheeks while a wedding reception was taking place? if true-that one gets my vote.

  13. 13
    purplepriest1965 says:

    Moderator, please act…..

    We re drifting off again.

    The thread started with Lemmy on Blackers.

    Now its getting off topic by James Jay.

    Sorry JJ, just kidding.
    Just noticed how things go……

    Funny thing about IG indeed.
    Cant remember the wedding detail though.

    2 other great stories about IG are ….

    The occassion on which he burned dollars in front of the eyes of the bartender who did not pay him respect.THIS IS YOUR TIP.

    The moment he got frustrated by a phone in the hotel and send it destroyed to the lobby with the words THIS PHONE IS NOT WORKING…..

    Must be great to afford that kinda behaviour, get away with it…..

    Although it might get some cynical because one gets away only with murder because you re worth some money that levels the situation.

  14. 14
    james jay says:

    ok —@13–just read an article about lemmy while waiting for dental appt. is he a friend of DP?

  15. 15
    Crimson Ghost says:

    @14

    He is a mate of Jon Lord.

  16. 16
    Woodruff P. Hoppinstopp says:

    WHAT A GREAT STORY. HOW CAN YOU NOT SHARE A LAUGH WITH LEMMY?

  17. 17
    james jay says:

    @15 cool–wonder how many different style of bands are friends of DP?
    i read somewhere dp liked touring w/fleetwood mac..?

  18. 18
    Metalhaid says:

    It is Teh Lemster. Nuf said. MOTORHEAD RULES. Followed closely by Teh Blackmore.
    OMG what a HORRIBLE, HILARIOUS thing to do to someone. This “tour manager” must have been a Class A #1 douche to deserve such heinous treatment. I am FIENDING for MORE STORIES!!! MORE!!!

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