Can I take much more fun...?

Kittyfrisk

Just seen the advert on the TV for the 'new' André Rieu seasonal offering.
I really can't describe how I'm feeling right now.
I thought I had had enough growing up with Mantovani & James Last being inflicted on me, but no, there's more...

scrumhalf

Sky Arts seem to have a legal requirement to cram as much Andre Rieu in as is humanly possible. Three hours of it in one go, or, even worse, an entire evening of the same thing being played over and over again but this time with some stupid fuckers dressed up whirling around on stage.

I'd string him up by his stupidly long hair and shove his conductor's baton right up his Blue Danube.

I can only guess that "Rieu" is a stage name that comes form the sound of people throwing up when they find out he's on the fucking telly, a-fucking-gain, for three fucking hours in prime time.

Nitefly

Bravo!

hollywoodrox

At least that Scottish guy isn’t on at New Years any more , what was he called Andy Stewart 
  It was appalling . 

Kilgore

scrumhalf said:

Sky Arts seem to have a legal requirement to cram as much Andre Rieu in as is humanly possible. Three hours of it in one go, or, even worse, an entire evening of the same thing being played over and over again but this time with some stupid fuckers dressed up whirling around on stage.

I'd string him up by his stupidly long hair and shove his conductor's baton right up his Blue Danube.

I can only guess that "Rieu" is a stage name that comes form the sound of people throwing up when they find out he's on the fucking telly, a-fucking-gain, for three fucking hours in prime time.

You should phone Sky. You can get packages with more than one channel. You're being ripped off mate.

EricTheWeary

At the moment I have Now TV and I counted 19 Andre Rieu programmes on there I could watch, mostly concerts I think. Probably two would be the maximum for any other artist, although there is a bunch of the LSO. But Rieu is easily the most prolific music artiste on Sky Arts. Somebody likes him I guess. 

Sporky

An awful lot of people like him. 

scrumhalf

Sporky said:

An awful lot of people like him. 

I would imagine that a lot of awful people do as well. 

merlin

scrumhalf said:

shove his conductor's baton right up his Blue Danube.

That got you a LOL.

Moe_Zambeek

My parents are big fans of Andre. They enjoy the tunes and the spectacle and the various personalities in his band. 

I’m not sure even they need quite as much as Sky seem to show, but overall I’m glad a broadcaster is addressing their musical tastes.

Funkfingers

hollywoodrox said:

At least that Scottish guy isn’t on at New Year's any more, what was he called? Andy Stewart? It was appalling. 

Now, instead, we are subjected to Jools Holland. This should be held to be in contravention of the Geneva Conventions.

I would replace them with a compilation of Chic Murray stand-up.

hollywoodrox

Funkfingers said:

hollywoodrox said:

At least that Scottish guy isn’t on at New Year's any more, what was he called? Andy Stewart? It was appalling. 

Now, instead, we are subjected to Jools Holland. This should be held to be in contravention of the Geneva Conventions.

I would replace them with a compilation of Chic Murray stand-up.

Absolutely I can remember when jules was cool & hosted the tube , now he just compares a selection of dry bands usually  & often joins in with that uncalled for boogie woolies piano 

Funkfingers

I love the edition of Later… when Dr. John appeared. That time, at least, Jools had the sense to sit in on Hammond organ and confine himself to block chords.