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Chrissie Hynde documentary

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,454
edited February 2017 in General Charlton
Documentary on BBC4 now.

Looking good for her age.

Great flat in Paris.

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  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,968
    Feared the worst there Henry.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,454
    cblock said:

    Feared the worst there Henry.

    Changed the title now to avoid Rip shock
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,232
    edited February 2017
    I've always loved Chrissy Hynde, much to my wife's annoyance. A good documentary, I liked her jamming at The Boogaloo.
    It's weird because I was chatting with an acquaintance last week about music & forthcoming gigs. I mentioned The Pretenders in October. He says really, my mate lives above Chrissy Hynde in a block of flats in Maida Vale (I'm thinking yeah righto) and he gets his phone out & shows a photo of Chrissy cradling his baby. Apparently she pops upstairs for Sunday lunch on occasions. How cool is that ?
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    My kind of person. Her daughter Natalie's a good 'un, too.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,073
    I admire her immensely. Fantastic musician and wonderful ethics anout animals.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,264
    Ultimate rock chick
  • Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    Love Chrissie Hynde. I was only joking about the Wombles (sort of).
  • Saw the Pretenders at the Marquee when I was a kid in 1979 or 80 - she's hardly changed!

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  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
  • Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    No -first in a local group the Merton parkers(I think)Rob is a lovely guy - used to see him at Wimbledon station with his guitar before travelling to a gig.From local gigs to two world tours with a famous beatle can't be bad eh!
  • drewman
    drewman Posts: 1,105
    Didn't see this but will try and catch it on the iplayer. Got tickets to see the pretenders at Portsmouth in October.
  • Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    No -first in a local group the Merton parkers(I think)Rob is a lovely guy - used to see him at Wimbledon station with his guitar before travelling to a gig.From local gigs to two world tours with a famous beatle can't be bad eh!
    Saw the Merton Parkas in the 70s - bit of a dodgy Mod band. Think the keyboard player teamed up with Paul Weller in the Style Council.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,264
    Ultimate rock chick
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,232
    She was also on The Andrew Marr Show @ 40-43 mins & performed at the end.
  • Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    There was a Robbie Macintosh in the AWB, whether it was the same one, I dunno?
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,611
    edited February 2017
    ...

    Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    No -first in a local group the Merton parkers(I think)Rob is a lovely guy - used to see him at Wimbledon station with his guitar before travelling to a gig.From local gigs to two world tours with a famous beatle can't be bad eh!
    Robbie Macintosh is a very good guitarist :+1:
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,611
    I think Hamish Stuart (?) from AWB played with McCartney for a while.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,454

    Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    There was a Robbie Macintosh in the AWB, whether it was the same one, I dunno?
    Wasn't he the drummer who died in the 1970s. Great band AWB.

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    Chrissie's autobiography is well worth a read as well .. reads like a hot novel !

    The McIntoshs .. Robbie 1 is a very talented player and sometime Pretender member .. he took over when the previous guitarist died due to dabbling in drugs ... Robbie 1 tours with his own band, they are well worth a look.

    and drugs took Robbie 2 the A W B drummer .. at a party in LA he mistook a 'bowl' of heroin for coaine, overtooted and died ..

    I saw A W B at a nice venue in Yorkshire last year .. still a terrific band with quite a few original members and some talented new blood
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,734

    Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    No -first in a local group the Merton parkers(I think)Rob is a lovely guy - used to see him at Wimbledon station with his guitar before travelling to a gig.From local gigs to two world tours with a famous beatle can't be bad eh!
    Saw the Merton Parkas in the 70s - bit of a dodgy Mod band. Think the keyboard player teamed up with Paul Weller in the Style Council.
    Yes, Mick Talbot. Merton Parkas were actually quite a decent band who were part of the Mod revival. Have a few of their records.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,734

    Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    There was a Robbie Macintosh in the AWB, whether it was the same one, I dunno?
    Wasn't he the drummer who died in the 1970s. Great band AWB.
    He was. Saw Hamish Stuart and a couple of AWB at a charity concert at Kenney Jones polo club a couple of years ago. Only played 2 or tracks but did a superb version of Pick up The Pieces.
  • Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    In Weymouth, where I live, Robbie is something of a local celebrity - I saw Chrissie and The Pretenders - must have been 1980, Hammersmith Odeon - really good. My daughters remember her from her cameo appearance in "Friends".
  • Halix said:

    Saw the Pretenders early 79 just after they released their first single stop your sobbing( written by Ray Davies).One of my school mates Robbie Macintosh then went onto play for them before he left to play in Wings .Thoughtshe came across very well in the documentary
    .

    Did he used to be in the AWB?
    There was a Robbie Macintosh in the AWB, whether it was the same one, I dunno?
    Wasn't he the drummer who died in the 1970s. Great band AWB.
    They are a very good band, still touring, not the same line up though:-(
  • Have to say watched the doc last night and was a bit disappointed.

    Always liked her and her music but seemed a bit like a "a day in the life" of.

    Not much on her personal life, wasn't she married to Ray Davies and Jim Kerr?

    Mind you, she may have stipulated, not to delve too deep into intimacy?
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,174
    I like her song writing and she always has a good rock n roll band around her, also she comes over very spiritual but having watched this, bloody hell what a bore!
  • Documentary on BBC4 now.

    Looking good for her age.

    Great flat in Paris.

    She's come a long way from the hovel she shared with Nick Kent

    Have to say watched the doc last night and was a bit disappointed.

    Always liked her and her music but seemed a bit like a "a day in the life" of.

    Not much on her personal life, wasn't she married to Ray Davies and Jim Kerr?

    Mind you, she may have stipulated, not to delve too deep into intimacy?

    Maybe out of respect to Davies and Kerr.
    Sir Ray did request to be left out of her autobiography, which she agreed to and later relented (although presumably not to the extent of inviting litigation)
    Her and Davies never married (though they did have a daughter together)