Vivian Stanshall's Week (part 2 of 3)

In this film shot in 1975 (after the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and before the Sir Henry movie) Viv articulates his interests and obsessions with his usual surreal humour and some intoxication by the river. "If I had all the money I've spent on drink — I'd spend it on drink." Vivian Stanshall -- a thourghally good egg.
http://www.vivianstanshall.co.uk

To find out more about Vivian go to:
http://www.vivarchive.org.uk/intro.htm

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vivian
• Stanshall
• Bonzo
• Dog
• Doo-Dah
• Band
• surreal
• humour

[raahead]

Viv: How long have you lived here?

Woman: 56 years

Viv: Good grief

Class. The man's a legend.

[Gjeorje]

"Why don,t hippos wear hats?" -Well, obviously ,cause they won,t be able to get their jumpers on <*¬)X

[cottageorgan]

What a brilliant brilliant man. Still much loved and missed. The world could do with a few more Vivian's in these serious and dark days...God bless you Viv. A

[Ghoopty]

He has more genius & imagination than a whole class of present day high school students. Speaking of, what has happened to imagination? It seems to be devalued these days......

[ComteLafon]

this is quite wonderful.  As indeed is he.

[knobstick]

"However, when he isn't working his passion is making medieval instruments - Lutes, Dulcimers, Hurdy Gurdys, even Virginals, on which, as you can hear, he makes an impossible row..." I love that bit. I was 15 when this was on the tv, loved the Bonzos, didn't really understand much of the humour of this show, but knew I liked it. I'm so happy to be able to see it again at the age of fifty bloody one. Thank you so much for uploading it.

[hearNyou]

"...it's a ukelele in the shape of a flying duck...I was trying to get one in the shape of a flying Peter Scott...."

Now my face hurts, in a pleasant manner :))

[mark919]

A Good Egg indeed...

[bonsobonga]

Absolute genius. Thankyou so much.

[autumnalplume]

huzzah!