Sat 14 Nov 09, 10.42
All is quiet at the FF HQ today, just a few displays out tonight to complete the Bonfire Night season before we start a round of Christmas Lights switch-ons next week. Between all the surges that make up our year I've been asking our team to name the eight discs they'd take to a desert island. My castaway this week is our site superintendent Turney Logan. Turney has been with Fantastic Fireworks for over a year now and has survived two hectic seasons of getting our shows ready for the road. Here are his choices:
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor by Bach, preferably the original ‘Rollerball’ film organ version.
Dooms Night by Azzido Da Bass, and couple of big bass speakers for maximum effect.
Roadhouse Blues by The Doors or Status Quo (before they sold their soul to the Devil). Memories of seeing Quo live at the Glasgow Apollo in the Seventies and the balcony bouncing up and down by about foot in time with the headbanging audience.
On an Island by David Gilmour. Just to remind me of my situation.
Over & Over by Hot Chip… or anything by them.
Café De Flore by The Matthew Herbert Big Band ( or the dance version by Doctor Rockit who is the same guy).
Mas Que Nada by The Tamba Trio. Excellent at summer dinner parties.
Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell. Year 2000 version used for the film ‘Love Actually’. Her more mature voice gives a powerful version, and also because a friend from Glasgow who I grew up with (Craig Armstrong) became a writer for the music for this, and many other big films.
As my luxury item I would take my beloved Sage fly-fishing rod which would help me pass the time and produce a source of food. Rolling some leaves for tobacco, and drinking some tree sap would provide a heavenly accompaniment to fishing.
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