frank's world

hello fantastic fans,....

and thank you to all of you who've been there all year ,.... but also those who are just descovering me now ,.... infact - all of you. !

it's been a ace,... fantastic and top 2007 ,.... and over the next week i'll be doing a review of the year for you in installments,....

it'll have new unseen pics,... songs and radio stuff ,... tv appearances ,... and bits of your vids,..........
................. like this -

so why not subscribe to my blog ,... then you wont miss a thing ...... like this....

(thank's to my 'oh blimey big band' and puppet pals there)

thank you all for your ace support

you know i mean it .....
i really mean it,....

best regards
frank sidebottom

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.................... and don't forget to switch off,....... goodnight 2007,... 2007 everywhere.

"thank you"

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hello fantastic festive fans,.....

and a merry ace and top yule thingy to you all and there's a bumper bonanza of youtubes in this blog and some added new york news,....

i missed christmas this year by being in bed with flu ,..... but i still got some ace pressies ,... and a turkey nosh ,.... and just watched telly all the time and played with my cap guns.

i'll get back in the swing over the next few days after a bit of beechams flu plus,....
but in the meantime here's a bit of 'i am the fly' and 'old contentables' sung at my timperley panto ...

peace and goodwill,...... but a aword of warning,.....

there is someone doing a bogus ... "text 'frank' to" thingy ,.... and it's not me !!!
it's just someone pretending to be me ,.... and it's just a page of bobbins text which will cost you about 2 quid !!! what a blinkin rip off !!!

although there are plans for me to start one in the new year (infact - next week)
but it will have songs and exclusive film clips and loads of other stuff ,.... and all for 15p,........ that's good.

so beware,....
and if you've phoned it ,.... let me know ,... as i may well take them to court ( and
obviously represent myself ) and you could be a ace witness.

best regards
frank sidebottom

p.s. go to extended entry for some more videos ,...... and new york news

there have been a few bits added to new york in january ,...... on the 25th i could be doing a support slot for 'the super furry animals' before i leg it to the underscore club for my show. ,.... brooklyn college library has been added for the 28th,.. but only because they have made little frank a honorary member (with his stupid beastie puppets no train to brooklands song),... not sure what time yet - it could be eary,. ... plus ther is a channel 11 telly show to do ,...and a mini concert at the virgin megastore off central park to fit in ????,... see my 'shows' list.

more youtubes to follow with some links to radio and tellies i did over xmas (pre-recorded) but in the meantime here's a bit of 'zoo scrapbook' with my tracy island puppet from my london panto ,.........

and here's a longer version of that naughty evil clown doing a bit of crowd surfing ,....

and here's me with evel kneivel,...

and finaly,... a classic bit of christmas fun from the north bar in blackburn ( from august !!! )

merry whotsit to you all

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hello fantastic fans,..... what have the 'chelsea space' and a 'evil clown' got in common ,..... that's right ,........ absolutley nothing . but if you want to see clips of both ,... then read on

and what an absolutley ace fantastic and top few days i've just had,....it was greantastic.
......... and a special "thank you to all who came to see my pant-0-rama puppet spectaculars at wolverhampton's little (no relation) civic theatre,... and then the bull and gate in kentish town, big smoke.

wolverhampton was ace because little frank didn't ruin it !!! and my new puppet theatre stole the show,.... all thought the following night he invited his stupid puppet pals again , but not before i did some ace stuff,........ and to proove it,.... here's a clip of my tribute to - gerry anderson, noel edmonds, plus kurt and kristen.........



so as you can see ,..... i'm brilliant without little frank ,..... but the highlight of the night for me was when i got my pal 'the evil clown' to crowd surf (film at 11:37 to follow).
the show was also enhanced a million with my new 'oh blimey big band" which included 2 ex-members of 'scritti politti' ,......... the band was ace (thank you paul) and we will be running out later in 2008,...... (i'll keep you posted).

then after the show had finished,... we found out that the brilliant billy childish was palaying down the road at the dirty water club,... so we all legged it there and i had a good dance to the last six songs ,...... (and somebody caught it for youtiube) ....
have a look ........



but don't let my mum see that,... she thought i was tucked up in bed.

read the extended entry for telly and radio news,....... and a special clip of me in the chelsea space,. from my ehibition from last july.
best regards
frank sidebottom

p.s. i've been nominated for a shelf filling award type thingy at -

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/comedyfestival/display.var.1889826.0.vote_for_your_master_of_mirth.php

but remember,......... it's not about winning !!!!

there's loads of telly and radio coming up over xmas ,... including my bbc2 scotland appearance on 'videogaiden' ,.... and also 'max's magic circles' show went out on wireless radio,.... but if you missed it , ! there will be a link up in a couple od days for you to listen to me being a disc jockey for a hour on this xmas special.

.....and talking of xmas,.... if you go on www.channelm.co.uk you can see my christmas message to ,.... not the nation ,...... but,.... the world.

concerts in portsmouth and poole this week (see my 'shows' list) and my final show this year will be at the koffee pot , off oldham street in manchester this friday.
it's a tea-time show between 4pm and 6pm ,... and i'll be singing some carols and my stuff with the salvation army brass band,.... my mate clint boon (from the inspiral carpets} will also be there spinning some very old classic records on some very old classic valve record players,..... and his wife is making a cake,
so come and have your tea with us and get in the xmas mood.

and to finish this blog ,..... here's a clip of me at the koffee pot last time i played there



oh yes,..... and if you're wondering when the new series of my " proper telly show in b/w " is due to start ,..... it'll be early in the new year after i've been back to play new york.... and the album will follow.

best regards
frank sidebottom

p.s. talking of new york,... there's a magazine called 'art forum' which is supposed to be 'the' magazine that every artist (and their dealers) want them in,.... as if you're in it ... you've 'made it' !. well i'm in the december issue with photo's of my 'chelsea space' art ehibition from july/aug this year,.... so if any of my ace american fans reading this could get me a copy (or photo copy) so i can show my mum ,... i might get some extra spends for more felt tip pens.

p.p.s. and talking of extra spends,..... i lost my money i got paid from the bull and gate while i was running to see billy at the dirty water,... so it cost me a bomb,... and i never made 'out. but it was one of the best days of my life ,.. if only for th evil clown.
sorry i had to cancel xfm in london and 'the after show' but it was due to chives !!! i'm back at the 'aftershow' in jan,.... and i hope to rescedule xfm ,.... but i did do a quick phone in to explain.
but to make up for it ,..... he's a rare clip of me chatting whith a mum and daughter who caught me putting up some stuff at the chelsea art space,... and wanted a photo.

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hello fantastic fans,.....

i know all you want for christmas is my new "e, f, g & h" album in your stocking,........

well have i been busy the last week,..... i did two seperate things for channel m .....
one was the xmas make-and-do on the breakfast show last wednesday,.... then i did a thing called a 'e-card' !!! which is a electronic christmas card which they send out to all their show-biz fans. but don't worry ,.... i've also done one for you,.... my fantastic fans.
so as soon as i work out how you do it,.... you'll have a special seasonal song and greeting from me.

then i was ib bbc scotland doing a show call "videogaiden" for broadcast on christmas eve (i'll let you know what time when i find out) ,...... and don't worry the rest of the country (and world) as it goes out on sky too ,..... plus live on line .(details to follow).

then while in scotland i ordered a load of tee-shirts (including new design) - they may arrive next week (fingers crossed),..... then from scotland i flew to belfast and did a ace concert at the black box which was brilliant ,..... the back to london/england for a special performance at ulu for 1965 christmas party,.... then yesterday back up north to wigan to do a special skateshop opening,... it's called 'alan's' ,... and i did a special concert in their shop too,.... which was free.

...... but out of all these spaecial concerts,.... none is as special as tonight's very very special concert !!!!!!! ..... you see i ran a fancy dress competition at my sci-fi timperley show a while back,.... and the prize was 'me' playing a live concert in your front room.
to cut a long story short,.... a young 11 year old won it .... dressed as a cyber-man.... and it's his birthday today,... so i'm going to join him and his mates for jelly and cake and a bit of showbiz from me,.......... that's good.

then i'm straight off to london to do the xfm's breakfast show,..... then back up to manchester for 'the aftershow' then back down to london for my bull and gate xmas pant-0-rama with all my puppet pals,.... and i'll have a live band backing me on that one. (see my 'shows' list for full details)

still waiting for todays 'bigshorts' score ,...... i'll ket you know

then down to the south coast next week and then i'm in manchesters koffee pot singing christmas carols with the salvation army brass band ,....... and then i'm canceling christmas to finish my album !!!!!!! (really).

best regards

frank sidebottom

p.s. i've been writing a load of new songs too ( enough for another album !!!!!!!!!) ,... i've also wrote 8 scripts in the last week for my "frank's world" animated telly series ,.... and sorted out the next 3 episodes of my channel m "proper telly show in b/w" ,.......... and shopping for my mum too..... !!!!

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hello fantastic fans,......

there is a new recording of "space is ace" which is being added to a new copilation lp,..... a different version will also be on my "e, f, g & h" album ..... more details to follow.

thank you to all who came to see my pant-0-rama in timperley at the weekend ,... it was a great sucess,....... with all the puppets and the new set !!!. i won't spoil it too much by telling you about it as it's going to london next week at the bull and gate,..... so i'll keep the suprises under wraps.,..... but there were loads of people filming it and taking pictures,.... so i'd exspect to see some clips up on you tube soon.

talking of youtube,.... wetdudue has put " pumkinhead" on for me,.... i've also added it to mymyspace profile. this short cartoon was shown at my 'chelsea space' art show, along with all the felt tip pen drawings i did to make it,..... see it now.

there are loads of new concerts being added,... and the venues are getting better - leeds city varieties club, sheffield boardwalk and the st helens citadel theatre,.... book early.

also the "max's magic circles" radio show that i recorded in london last week,... goes out on www.wirelessfm.net on 18th december at 10.30pm. it's a two hour show with me playing an hours worth of my own vinyl and max playing an hours worth of his either side of me. ..... this is my second appearance on his show, and i'll be doing it again. and also iain lee has now moved to virgin radio on sunday nights,... and has invited me to go on it in the new year.

and finally this week you can catch me on the channel m breakfast show on wednesday morning at 8pm,..... with a ace xmas 'make and do' idea. and i'm off to do some telly for bbc scotland which will go out on christmas day ..... ace hey ,.... and you can get bbc scotland if you've got sky,.... but it's going out live on line anyway.

more news to follow.....

best regards
frank sidebottom

p.s. see you in belfast at the black box on friday.......
see my 'shows' list for all details.

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