Today I visited RAF Yatesbury (With Pictures)
Hi All, Just thought I'd report back on a visit I made to RAF Yatesbury. It's only about 35 miles from me, so I thought it would be a good way to waste a few hours. For those that weren't aware, RAF Yatesbury is a disused RAF base that was used in the shooting of the Timelords video: Doctorin' the Tardis. As we approached I stumbled across this post box: http://img17.imageshack.us/i/postbox.jpg/ anyone recognise it?! The road that would be behind me as I take the picture of the post box looks like this: http://img211.imageshack.us/i/roadc.jpg/ which looks rather decrepit now. Also, this shelter features in the video but has now been filled in: http://img218.imageshack.us/i/shelterd.jpg/ Now for the sad bit. Just a little further up the road you can see all the buildings and the area that Ford Timelord was recorded. It's all fenced off, and all the buildings are covered in scaffolding. From what I could gather from a local, the area was being restored a few years ago and the company went bankrupt. Therefore it's now owned by the Royal Bank Of Scotland. Access is prohibited, and I was told that the whole area is very dangerous, buildings are ready to collapse, and manhole covers are missing. The only way to gain access is to break in. I was asked: "Why are you interested anyway". I replied, "A video was shot here in the late 80s". The old man responded. "What, the one with the daleks?". That'll be the one! I will return, with my brother. However I think it's very unlikely that the car I'm restoring will be filmed here due to the restricted access. But we'll see.... ;-) Hope this was of some interest. Cheers to Andy Lee for highlighting the location to me. Ross
Just break in and film it. In the name of history! But watch out for them manholes. Doesn't RBS belong to us these days anyway? I get confused with this fiat currency facade thingy. Good luck doing whatever it is you are doing! I support you all the way (bolt cutters not included). Rich From: klf-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:klf-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ross Jarvis Sent: 08 January 2011 5:37 PM To: klf@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [KLF] Today I visited RAF Yatesbury (With Pictures) Hi All, Just thought I'd report back on a visit I made to RAF Yatesbury. It's only about 35 miles from me, so I thought it would be a good way to waste a few hours. For those that weren't aware, RAF Yatesbury is a disused RAF base that was used in the shooting of the Timelords video: Doctorin' the Tardis. As we approached I stumbled across this post box: http://img17.imageshack.us/i/postbox.jpg/ anyone recognise it?! The road that would be behind me as I take the picture of the post box looks like this: http://img211.imageshack.us/i/roadc.jpg/ which looks rather decrepit now. Also, this shelter features in the video but has now been filled in: http://img218.imageshack.us/i/shelterd.jpg/ Now for the sad bit. Just a little further up the road you can see all the buildings and the area that Ford Timelord was recorded. It's all fenced off, and all the buildings are covered in scaffolding. From what I could gather from a local, the area was being restored a few years ago and the company went bankrupt. Therefore it's now owned by the Royal Bank Of Scotland. Access is prohibited, and I was told that the whole area is very dangerous, buildings are ready to collapse, and manhole covers are missing. The only way to gain access is to break in. I was asked: "Why are you interested anyway". I replied, "A video was shot here in the late 80s". The old man responded. "What, the one with the daleks?". That'll be the one! I will return, with my brother. However I think it's very unlikely that the car I'm restoring will be filmed here due to the restricted access. But we'll see.... ;-) Hope this was of some interest. Cheers to Andy Lee for highlighting the location to me. Ross
Cheers! I think Tim and Gimpo put up Blair is a Liar and Demand World Peace on htat while on their Wake Up journey.... --- On Sat, 1/8/11, Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com> wrote: From: Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com> Subject: [KLF] Today I visited RAF Yatesbury (With Pictures) To: klf@mailman.xmission.com Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 12:37 PM Hi All, Just thought I’d report back on a visit I made to RAF Yatesbury. It’s only about 35 miles from me, so I thought it would be a good way to waste a few hours. For those that weren’t aware, RAF Yatesbury is a disused RAF base that was used in the shooting of the Timelords video: Doctorin’ the Tardis. As we approached I stumbled across this post box: http://img17.imageshack.us/i/postbox.jpg/ anyone recognise it?! The road that would be behind me as I take the picture of the post box looks like this: http://img211.imageshack.us/i/roadc.jpg/ which looks rather decrepit now. Also, this shelter features in the video but has now been filled in: http://img218.imageshack.us/i/shelterd.jpg/ Now for the sad bit. Just a little further up the road you can see all the buildings and the area that Ford Timelord was recorded. It’s all fenced off, and all the buildings are covered in scaffolding. From what I could gather from a local, the area was being restored a few years ago and the company went bankrupt. Therefore it’s now owned by the Royal Bank Of Scotland. Access is prohibited, and I was told that the whole area is very dangerous, buildings are ready to collapse, and manhole covers are missing. The only way to gain access is to break in. I was asked: “Why are you interested anyway”. I replied, “A video was shot here in the late 80s”. The old man responded. “What, the one with the daleks?”. That’ll be the one! I will return, with my brother. However I think it’s very unlikely that the car I’m restoring will be filmed here due to the restricted access. But we’ll see…….. ;-) Hope this was of some interest. Cheers to Andy Lee for highlighting the location to me. Ross -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ KLF mailing list KLF@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com
Wow Ross, you are living the dream. Keep us posted and say hi to Ford from me Andy On 8 January 2011 17:37, Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
Just thought I’d report back on a visit I made to RAF Yatesbury. It’s only about 35 miles from me, so I thought it would be a good way to waste a few hours. For those that weren’t aware, RAF Yatesbury is a disused RAF base that was used in the shooting of the Timelords video: Doctorin’ the Tardis.
As we approached I stumbled across this post box: http://img17.imageshack.us/i/postbox.jpg/ anyone recognise it?!
The road that would be behind me as I take the picture of the post box looks like this: http://img211.imageshack.us/i/roadc.jpg/ which looks rather decrepit now.
Also, this shelter features in the video but has now been filled in: http://img218.imageshack.us/i/shelterd.jpg/
Now for the sad bit. Just a little further up the road you can see all the buildings and the area that Ford Timelord was recorded. It’s all fenced off, and all the buildings are covered in scaffolding. From what I could gather from a local, the area was being restored a few years ago and the company went bankrupt. Therefore it’s now owned by the Royal Bank Of Scotland. Access is prohibited, and I was told that the whole area is very dangerous, buildings are ready to collapse, and manhole covers are missing. The only way to gain access is to break in.
I was asked: “Why are you interested anyway”. I replied, “A video was shot here in the late 80s”. The old man responded. “What, the one with the daleks?”.
That’ll be the one!
I will return, with my brother. However I think it’s very unlikely that the car I’m restoring will be filmed here due to the restricted access. But we’ll see…….. ;-)
Hope this was of some interest. Cheers to Andy Lee for highlighting the location to me.
Ross
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Did anyone notice that Jimmy did the cover for the latest album by Killing Joke (Dissident) ? Ulrik
Bill and Jimmy are also on the back pages of the NME this week - twenty years since they did the "crowns" cover shoot ... http://www.klf.de/home/wp-content/uploads/2000/10/klf-cover-nme-19910112.gif Dudley Moore??? On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Ulrik Brandt <onkelgerhardt@hotmail.com>wrote:
Did anyone notice that Jimmy did the cover for the latest album by Killing Joke (Dissident) ?
Ulrik
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They are? Could someone please pick up a copy for me? ..::// Thomas Touzimsky "[S]hould the fate of the universe ever be in your hands, only bother to seek the aid of girls under the age of 30." - John Walker (RockPaperShotgun.com) Am 12.01.2011 um 13:57 schrieb John Milne:
Bill and Jimmy are also on the back pages of the NME this week - twenty years since they did the "crowns" cover shoot ...
http://www.klf.de/home/wp-content/uploads/2000/10/klf-cover-nme-19910112.gif
I'll send you mine. FB me your postal address, Thomas, and I'll stick in the mail. John On 12 Jan 2011, at 15:56, Thomas Touzimsky <tto@klf.de> wrote: They are? Could someone please pick up a copy for me? ..::// Thomas Touzimsky "[S]hould the fate of the universe ever be in your hands, only bother to seek the aid of girls under the age of 30." - John Walker ( RockPaperShotgun.com) Am 12.01.2011 um 13:57 schrieb John Milne: Bill and Jimmy are also on the back pages of the NME this week - twenty years since they did the "crowns" cover shoot ... http://www.klf.de/home/wp-content/uploads/2000/10/klf-cover-nme-19910112.gif _______________________________________________ KLF mailing list KLF@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com
John, would you mind scanning your copy? I read this and popped to HMV, but the copy they were selling was this week in '86, so assume a new edition is out already. On 1/12/11, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
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Sorry, Ross. I'm in the technological dark ages at the moment (i.e., staying with my in-laws) until our house renovations are over, so the scanner's in a box somewhere. I've sent the relevant page to Thomas in the post today, so hopefully he can scan it and up it to klf.de. I don't actually think it's any new text, just a truncated version of the 1991 article (it mentions them preparing to play Heaven, and describes the White and Black Rooms as twin albums, the latter of which will "never be released", and so on). John On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com> wrote:
John, would you mind scanning your copy? I read this and popped to HMV, but the copy they were selling was this week in '86, so assume a new edition is out already.
On 1/12/11, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
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No worries John, thanks for the reply. Hope you're back to reality soon! Ross On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:54 PM, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry, Ross. I'm in the technological dark ages at the moment (i.e., staying with my in-laws) until our house renovations are over, so the scanner's in a box somewhere.
I've sent the relevant page to Thomas in the post today, so hopefully he can scan it and up it to klf.de. I don't actually think it's any new text, just a truncated version of the 1991 article (it mentions them preparing to play Heaven, and describes the White and Black Rooms as twin albums, the latter of which will "never be released", and so on).
John
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com> wrote:
John, would you mind scanning your copy? I read this and popped to HMV, but the copy they were selling was this week in '86, so assume a new edition is out already.
On 1/12/11, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi all I bought the NME today and uploaded the page here http://flic.kr/p/9afSSQ My god, it was 20 years ago! Andy On 13 January 2011 16:54, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry, Ross. I'm in the technological dark ages at the moment (i.e., staying with my in-laws) until our house renovations are over, so the scanner's in a box somewhere.
I've sent the relevant page to Thomas in the post today, so hopefully he can scan it and up it to klf.de. I don't actually think it's any new text, just a truncated version of the 1991 article (it mentions them preparing to play Heaven, and describes the White and Black Rooms as twin albums, the latter of which will "never be released", and so on).
John
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com>wrote:
John, would you mind scanning your copy? I read this and popped to HMV, but the copy they were selling was this week in '86, so assume a new edition is out already.
On 1/12/11, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
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Thanks, a good read, I don't remember reading this original actually. 20 years ago I was doing my GCSEs, and more often than not doodling KLF logos in the back of my exercise books........ From: klf-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:klf-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lee Sent: 14 January 2011 21:42 To: All bound for Mu-Mu Land. Subject: Re: [KLF] Killing Joke album-cover by Jimmy Hi all I bought the NME today and uploaded the page here http://flic.kr/p/9afSSQ My god, it was 20 years ago! Andy On 13 January 2011 16:54, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote: Sorry, Ross. I'm in the technological dark ages at the moment (i.e., staying with my in-laws) until our house renovations are over, so the scanner's in a box somewhere. I've sent the relevant page to Thomas in the post today, so hopefully he can scan it and up it to klf.de. I don't actually think it's any new text, just a truncated version of the 1991 article (it mentions them preparing to play Heaven, and describes the White and Black Rooms as twin albums, the latter of which will "never be released", and so on). John On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Ross Jarvis <jarvmeister@gmail.com> wrote: John, would you mind scanning your copy? I read this and popped to HMV, but the copy they were selling was this week in '86, so assume a new edition is out already. On 1/12/11, John Milne <paranormalhandy@gmail.com> wrote:
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Indeed he did. Curiously enough, there's a typo in the back cover of the vinyl version of "Absoute Dissent", which isn't in the cd version. Getting sloppy... -J On 12 January 2011 09:47, Ulrik Brandt <onkelgerhardt@hotmail.com> wrote:
Did anyone notice that Jimmy did the cover for the latest album by Killing Joke (Dissident) ? Ulrik
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