Your Guy Moment - or - how close have you been to his tummy??

I absolutely adore that video...

Haha, it makes me laugh now - my appalling singing, the way the camera bumps up and down as I was dancing and the nasal cavity shot of Guy after I realise that I've been filming his midriff.

Have to say though, it's one of the best Elbow gigs I've ever been to, so I'm very glad I have a small reminder of it. I'm sure I read Guy saying somewhere that Sheffield was one of the best crowds of the April 2008 tour.

Glendarian wrote:

(Incidentally just before the Elbow tour that year and just after he twisted his ankle, I think that gig was the first public appearance of the famous walking stick. Hurting your ankle obviously affects your ability to use an iron ).

He kissed my hand during ODLT in Llandudno. A lovely moment and must've been powerful too - the ring on my little finger on that hand snapped out of the blue on the way out to the car park...

LOL, that is so weird that your ring snapped shortly after he kissed it! OK, memo to me, must not wear any jewelry to Elbow gigs...

I've never seen the "famous walking stick" appearance, anyone have a photo?

Theres photos and videos, with stick.... 'My Very Best' and 'Puncture Repair' 2005, I think are 2 videos, at least, on Ning fansite, any photos from autumn 2005 would have it.
The injury occurred just before, they did dates in USA, So he first appeared with it with Elbow over there. For the autumn tour 2005 in UK, Guy leaned on the stick on stage througout those dates, finally getting rid of it on the last date at Brixton Academy when he threw it to the crowd at the end. Someone nearish to me got it...do they have it still...

How did he hurt his ankle, do you know?

A friend from flickr took this one in London..



Apparently he dedicated Puncture Repair to the walking stick, I leaned on you today..

Thanks!!

Aww...he's so cute...

Wouldn't it be great to have a Guy Garvey stuffed doll? And when you squeezed his tummy he'd say things like "Mantra Luna!" and "Everyone still OK?"

Or is that weird?

Aye, I loved that "leaned on you today" quip .

The stories of how he injured it varied depending on the story he told at the time... at that Kloot gig (just after it happened) it was while heroically helping an old lady across the road or something like that... That was October 2005, the USA Elbow gigs were early November, here's a pic (not mine) from NYC:



My pics (Manchester Apollo, 23.11.05) weren't quite as good, as you can see...



Has the lucky person who got the stick when he chucked it into the audience ever come forward I wonder...?

Glendarian wrote:

The stories of how he injured it varied depending on the story he told at the time... at that Kloot gig (just after it happened) it was while heroically helping an old lady across the road or something like that...

And what, she kicked him afterwards?

sundaygirl wrote:

How did he hurt his ankle, do you know?

When i saw them in Bristol Garve kept saying he'd explain the stick after the next song, he never did, he went so far to say I Am Kloot were involved. I think he got drunk and fell off the front of the stage!

sundaygirl wrote:

Wouldn't it be great to have a Guy Garvey stuffed doll? And when you squeezed his tummy he'd say things like "Mantra Luna!" and "Everyone still OK?"

Or is that weird?

That's weird

Oh. Ok.

Do you not think? I'd find it weird if you had a doll of me that said things like "Bring me wine" and "Ooooh, but i could just murder a cupcake"!!!!

I don't know. Elbow action figures? Could be cool!!!

And, seriously, is it any weirder than our Chruch of Elbow? They could be our graven images!!!

I really really really need to start cleaning my flat, but this is much more fun!

I like what your action figure would say!!! I'm afraid mine would just say things like "Oooops." and "Whateverrrr..."

The church of elbow is a pretty damn weird concept to begin with!

Anyway

LOL!!!!! Ha ha ha!!

I love this idea, I'd want a full set complete with instruments.
If there was one of me it would definately say 'I cant be arsed' and 'sorry'.

Knew I cuold count on you Nellie!!! After I posted this I thought, "Right, any minute I will get the email; "you need to leave the form. Weirdo."


OK, what accessories should there be with each figure? For Guy, ciagrette and pint of beer, his hat, and an extra black suit....

and a white shirt for the warm days, walkman (ipod to the rest of us-bless him!), bottle of brandy.
hmm gonna have to have a think about everyone else-mini mixing desk for craig maybe?

And there will need to be little individual models of the awards they've won...a little Brit;...a litle Mojo....etc.

Hmmmm, should we creat a new thread for this?

good idea i say, get the weird ideas in one place

Or the wreird forum members....

We're all weird here Trumpet!!!!!!!!!!!11