Post by therealronaldnasty on Jun 10, 2006 13:08:28 GMT -5
As the present manifestation of Ronald Churchill Nasty on these forums, you can ask me any questions and I will answer (hopefully Euan can turn this into a stickie).
Here are some frequently asked questions:
What have you to say about Ruttling Orange Peel's allegations in the 1978 documentary, "The Rutles--All You Need is Cash"?
Ruttling Orange Peel...what a shame. He was big once. All of his singles filled the Top 200,000 in Billboard (starting from 200,000 onwards). He's a great producer, and one hell of a steel guitar player. Most interestingly, he actually did work with Frank Sinatra and Lawrence Welk once upon a time, but as producer only, and never actually contributed to the music or arrangement of such. As for the Everly Brothers, they claim they don't know him, and I'm inclined to buy it.
The sad part is, the last thing Dirk and I ever agreed on (in 1974) was that we would produce a comeback album for him on Rutle Records. He was so happy about it, but negotiations, as always in those days, fell through, including fights over whether or not we would (or could) include covers of Rutles songs, and we released a greatest hits compilation by Blind Lemon Pye instead. I guess that's why he was compelled to spread these lies.
Do you know where I can buy Punk Floyd albums?
No one knows how often this comes up. They always confuse it, and think that the cynical t-w-a-t has to be the punk rocker. I'm not, it was Dirk "Mr. Sentimental" McQuickly. No, I don't know where you can buy them, and for that matter, I don't know what they're called, so PISS OFF!
[glow=red,2,300]UPDATE:[/glow] Called Dirk just a couple minutes ago. He yelled at me, something about royalties, and I told him to go take a flying leap into the Channel. In between that, I managed to get a discography out of him. He was the creator of such "well-known hits" as "Dark Side of the Sun," "Band on the Loo," "Venus and Marbles," and "White Dopes on Punk." They're so well-known no one mentions them. And no, I still don't know where to get them.
What were your solo albums?
It pisses me off even more that this is not the most-asked question. No one gives a nuts that Ron Nasty had a solo output that was somewhat similar to his Rutle career. When I was with Chastity, we did "Old Bag," a collection of burps and laughter from the tea-drinking days of 1968, but because of David Bowie (and Angie, bless her heart), the album is no longer available.
Then there's my personal favorite, "Polyvinyl Wicker Trio," recorded by the Plastic Ono Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. I did that with Chastity (oh, right, she's Gwen now). Gwen's a very good producer when it comes down to it, good old Nazi ingenuity. Actually, the only *real* album I've done is "Polyvinyl Wicker Trio." I felt then (and still feel now) that I said all I needed to say. And Chastity finally had a more public voice for her opinions, regardless of how batnuts insane they were.
To be honest, I also have a lot of other tapes in the can, but this one guy named Neil Innes kept getting involved. Big free-loader, he is. Kept bloody stealing me albums and putting them out as his! I tried to sue, but my lawyer wasn't too pleased with me after the Rutle Corps fiasco.
**MORE TO COME SOON**
Here are some frequently asked questions:
What have you to say about Ruttling Orange Peel's allegations in the 1978 documentary, "The Rutles--All You Need is Cash"?
Ruttling Orange Peel...what a shame. He was big once. All of his singles filled the Top 200,000 in Billboard (starting from 200,000 onwards). He's a great producer, and one hell of a steel guitar player. Most interestingly, he actually did work with Frank Sinatra and Lawrence Welk once upon a time, but as producer only, and never actually contributed to the music or arrangement of such. As for the Everly Brothers, they claim they don't know him, and I'm inclined to buy it.
The sad part is, the last thing Dirk and I ever agreed on (in 1974) was that we would produce a comeback album for him on Rutle Records. He was so happy about it, but negotiations, as always in those days, fell through, including fights over whether or not we would (or could) include covers of Rutles songs, and we released a greatest hits compilation by Blind Lemon Pye instead. I guess that's why he was compelled to spread these lies.
Do you know where I can buy Punk Floyd albums?
No one knows how often this comes up. They always confuse it, and think that the cynical t-w-a-t has to be the punk rocker. I'm not, it was Dirk "Mr. Sentimental" McQuickly. No, I don't know where you can buy them, and for that matter, I don't know what they're called, so PISS OFF!
[glow=red,2,300]UPDATE:[/glow] Called Dirk just a couple minutes ago. He yelled at me, something about royalties, and I told him to go take a flying leap into the Channel. In between that, I managed to get a discography out of him. He was the creator of such "well-known hits" as "Dark Side of the Sun," "Band on the Loo," "Venus and Marbles," and "White Dopes on Punk." They're so well-known no one mentions them. And no, I still don't know where to get them.
What were your solo albums?
It pisses me off even more that this is not the most-asked question. No one gives a nuts that Ron Nasty had a solo output that was somewhat similar to his Rutle career. When I was with Chastity, we did "Old Bag," a collection of burps and laughter from the tea-drinking days of 1968, but because of David Bowie (and Angie, bless her heart), the album is no longer available.
Then there's my personal favorite, "Polyvinyl Wicker Trio," recorded by the Plastic Ono Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. I did that with Chastity (oh, right, she's Gwen now). Gwen's a very good producer when it comes down to it, good old Nazi ingenuity. Actually, the only *real* album I've done is "Polyvinyl Wicker Trio." I felt then (and still feel now) that I said all I needed to say. And Chastity finally had a more public voice for her opinions, regardless of how batnuts insane they were.
To be honest, I also have a lot of other tapes in the can, but this one guy named Neil Innes kept getting involved. Big free-loader, he is. Kept bloody stealing me albums and putting them out as his! I tried to sue, but my lawyer wasn't too pleased with me after the Rutle Corps fiasco.
**MORE TO COME SOON**
