i think that thing that he does with his mouth h=when he is playing the drums makes him look so much betta and ringo starr and roger taylor erm let me see although ringo is a good drummer i don't think he is dedicated to fame as much a roger. from the looks of things . only because roger breaks more sweat now when playing the drums than ringo but it aint over till the fat lady sings! go roger. RMT4eva
Saffron Caribou · Member since
I'd be great if Roger would release a solo album, and toured solo, not with the horrid Queen+ name ughhh.
About his drumming, sweetheart did you watch the 46664 concert? His drumming was way off, and he even needed ex Kiss member Eric Singer to back up Roger! True with a lil practise he might get back on track. However, it seems that most of his time is spent backing the musical, sailing across the Caribbean, and taking holidays in Ibiza. He deserves it IMO. So let him be.
Mart its cool that you disagree with me. Its your opinion. Meanwhile, I'll stick to mine.
Saffron Caribou · Member since
Oh wow thats adorable! Ringo doing voice overs for kids shows! I'd love to listen to that!
Carlin doing kids shows?! Wow! Thats also adorable, despite his reputation for the 7 dirty words. IMO Carlin is a comedic genius, and a great satirist. Bless him.
Uglyduckling · Member since
'Fish-breathing'?
'Bed filled with money'?
You people are a reason to stay alive!
Monte: Liquorice Years · Member since
ringo starr does give it any effort, as much as i love the beatles
whereas roger... he hits those drums like theres no tomorrow! and besides, queens lighting made them all sweat! have you seen it! its huge! and i believe that they all had tans afterwards!
im waiting for the day when roger just becomes so sweating from dru, that he takes his shirt off, like freddie, that would be a champion day... and the best day of my life
Brian_Mays_Wig · Member since
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Cunning Stunt wrote: [/QUOTENAME]ringo starr does give it any effort, as much as i love the beatles
whereas roger... he hits those drums like theres no tomorrow! and besides, queens lighting made them all sweat! have you seen it! its huge! and i believe that they all had tans afterwards!
im waiting for the day when roger just becomes so sweating from dru, that he takes his shirt off, like freddie, that would be a champion day... and the best day of my life[/QUOTE]
I dont think hed dare take his shirt off!
love of my life 14018 · Member since
Ringo was also on another kids show about trains in the early 90's. It wasn't Thomas the Tank Engine, but it was some train thing. He was "Mr. Conductor", I believe. I loved that show, as I was four at the time. Anyway, his drumming isn't extraordinary, but he's hardly bad. I mean, the Beatles wouldn't have been The Beatles as we know/knew them without him. Just the image, you know? It would be nice if the Beatles sons would form a band, wouldn't it? Julian is a clone of John, James looks more like Linda than Paul, in my opinion, but who cares?!
Just to add: Yes, Ringo was 62 by the George Harrison tribute, as his birthday is in July.
chancelloramethyst · Member since
Ringo played Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station, which was a take off of the Thomas the Tank Engine Series
George Carlin also played this role.
It was one of my favourite shows growing up (dating myself here....) and it might be why Ringo is my fave Beatle... even if he can't really play the drums.
George Carlin is hilarious, too.
-Amethyst
BackToHuman · Member since
to clarify what chancelloramethyst said:
"Shining Time Station" was an American kids series (shown on PBS). Yes, both Ringo and George Carlin played the role of Mr Conductor (Ringo for the first couple of seasons, i believe, Carlin for the rest of the series) (sorry if i'm confusing any of you Brits by using the words "series" and "seasons"....we Americans are just all messed up).
anyway, "Shining Time Station" took place in a train station, mostly involving the kids of various people who ran this train station, who would invariably get into some sort of trouble (always minor, and something laughable), and about halfway through the show, Mr Conductor would tell the kids a story about Thomas the Tank Engine (using, of course, footage from the Thomas series), which would provide the kids their moral for the day, and then they'd set out to fix whatever they'd done wrong that day.
believe it or not, everyone i've ever talked to has agreed that Carlin was a much better Mr Conductor, as he seemed to be more able to relate to the kids than Ringo was. weird, i know.
don't laugh -- my younger sister is 11 years younger than i, and my wife works with children for a living. i have more insight on this stuff than any grown man probably should.
