Unfortunately i also never met Andy personally, but i
clearly recall his appearance at the show they performed in
Utrecht/Netherlands in 1995 (happy happy joy joy). In those days Andy had
long hair (also lx actually, well not on top though..) and i remember his
'head-bang' style while mixing behing a *huge* mixing console. Very cool
dude.
R
> From:
daverosbooth@rogers.com> To:
orb@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:34:04
-0400
> Subject: Re: [Orb] my favourite Andy moment
>
>
I'm with Tim. Orbscure Trax will take me to work tomorrow.
>
> I have been on this list since only 2006. Catching up to The Orb
in Winnipeg
> means I have no "when I met Andy" stories. Very, very
sad news. Thank you
> all who were much closer to him for
posting.
>
> Dave.
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From:
orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com>
[mailto:
orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tim
C
> Sent: June-23-09 9:31 PM
> To: 'What were the skies like
when you were young?'
> Subject: Re: [Orb] my favourite Andy
moment
>
> Good stories, thanks. Terrible news
indeed....
>
> Was wondering, can someone with more info than
me (scant other than what's
> on Orb wikipedia page) expand the stub
on Andy at wikipedia?
>
> Looks like Orbscure Trax gets the
nod for this evening's listening....
>
> T
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From:
orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com >
>[mailto:
orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of
Smiley
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 4:05 PM
> >To:
What were the skies like when you were young?
> >Cc:
orb@mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: Re: [Orb] my
favourite Andy moment
> >
> >
> >
> >I
was thinking of that day too, and the car trouble we had
>
>getting up to Brixton to meet Andy, on our way to Cargo for a
>
>"Le Petite Orb" set...but he was in great form when we
>
>eventually got there!
> >
> >I've also been thinking
how lucky I was to hang out in the
> >studio around the early
Cydonia sessions, thanks to Andy...
> >
> >...hearing 'A
Mile Long Lump of Lard' the day it was first
> >recorded - "have
a listen to what we did today" - and sitting
> >with Alex,
Thomas Felhmann and Andy while the vocals for 'once
> >more'
were being recorded are two occasions that spring to mind...
>
>
> >...but especially heading to the local pub with Andy for
a few
> >beers each time.
> >
> >I also
remember Andy for always sorting out guestlist tickets
> >for
fans he meet through this list - he sorted after-show
> >party
passes for JC, myself and mrs smiley at the Albert Hall
>
>U.F.OFF show, for example...
> >
> >...and, even
though we were about the only unknowns in the
> >room (Jimi
Cauty, Irvine Welsh and Annie Nightingale were our
> >nearest
companions), we were the first people Andy came to
> >talk to,
after his family.
> >
> >That's the kind of bloke he
was, and even though I had lost
> >touch with him recently, I'll
truly miss him.
> >
> >Rest in Peace, Andy.
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >---
>
>Smiley
> >
> >
> >On 23 Jun 2009, at 23:03,
"Rachel Roth" <
rachel@migoto.com> wrote:
> >
>
>Call me a girl, but I thought it might be nice to share some
>
>memories of Andy, so here's my favourite moment:
> >
>
>I had Andy & Fil out to play a show in SF in Fall of 2000 (I
> >think). We had a great time during the show and the next day
> >when I took them around town. (Here's a photo from that
day:
>
>
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=832349&l=eedf756436&id=530464501)
>
>
> >Years later I finally made it over to London, and I'm
sure it
> >comes as no surprise that I had a number of
Orb-related
> >activities planned. I spent one day at Smiley's
house, playing
> >records and hanging out in his lovely garden.
Then we were
> >headed back into town for an Orb show (sans Andy
- this was
> >while they were on the outs) and to meet up with
some of the
> >other listees.
> >
> >We
planned to have an early drink with Andy but it was a
>
>harrowing journey into town - traffic was worse than unusual,
>
>and IIRC, Smiley's car had a couple issues along the way, too.
> >Suffice to say, we were pretty late.
> >When we
(finally) pulled up, Andy shot us this massive grin -
> >he
looked genuinely happy in that one moment. (And he then
> >sent
the boys to park the car while he & I went inside and
>
>enjoyed a drink - ha!) It was such a lovely evening of
>
>catching up.... he really was a top guy, very talented, and
>
>much fun to be
around...