Born 21 March 1943 - singer/songwriter, musician, author, poet & wit, Vivian Stanshall, founding member of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band who had the 1968 No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'. Viv announced all the instruments on side one of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells album. #VivStanshall #TubularBells

At 19 Mike Oldfield was planning to defect to Russia before fate intervened Mike Oldfield on how fate intervened with his career: “It’s fortuitous that Viv Stanshall was there – and what a good idea to put the tubular bells in”

“It’s fortuitous that #VivStanshall was there – and what a good idea to put the #tubularbells in”: 19-year-old #MikeOldfield was planning to defect to #Russia before fate intervened

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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #59 Oh Bonzo Dog heyday, Oh English eccentricity, Oh Sir Henry At Rawlinson End, Oh whimsy masking monstrous depths, Oh what it takes to make sense of our conditioned insanity #VivStanshall #BonzoDogDooDahBand

‘The gutters leaked like secrets, and the rain rain-rained like rain at Rawlinson End.’ #VivStanshall

Flung A Dummy- Vivian Stanshall

Imagine Viv Stanshall rocking out with Richard Thompson on guitar, John Halsey of The Rutles on drums, and Roger Ruskin Spear (!) on wailing sax. #bonzodogband #vivianstanshall #vivstanshall

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Boo! - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
#bonzodogband #vivianstanshall #neilinnes #halloweenmusic #vivstanshall #gingergeezer

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#VivStanshall #GingerGeezer #BonzoDogDooDahBand #SlapstickFest

Vivian Stanshall

Born 21 March 1943 - singer/songwriter, musician, author, poet & wit, Vivian Stanshall, founding member of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band who had the 1968 No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'. Viv announced all the instruments on side one of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells album. #VivStanshall #TubularBells

The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band ~ The Intro and the Outro (hysterical annotated video)
#VivStanshall #BOTD

From the eccentric mind of Viv Stanshall, visually annotated for your pleasure. And yes, that actually is Eric Clapton on the Ukulele🌟

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English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit Vivian Stanshall (Victor Anthony Stanshall) born on this day in Shillingford Oxfordshire, England.
#VivStanshall #BOTD

"If I had all the money I've spent on drink — I'd spend it on drink.“

And 30 years since we lost #VivStanshall on Wednesday (5.3.25)

Viv Stanshall with beard, hat and pipe on the cover of Sir Henry at Rawlinsons End

My better half and I are about 5 minutes into this, and she’s just raised an eyebrow at “I stand upright in my wheelbarrow and pretend I’m Boadicea” and given me one of her looks. We carry on, regardless.

#sirhenryatrawlinsonsend #vivstanshall #mrsE

‘Thekla runs a tight ship’: Bristol’s floating venue marks 40 years at dock Vessel which has hosted acts from Pulp to Stormzy to celebrate anniversary with series of shows, exhibition and book

40 Years of the #thekla #muddock #bristoluk
I was fortunate enough to visit the Thekla several times, most memorably with #vivstanshall...

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Snipped from fb, but credit to the Viv Stanshall Society. The Thekla has some great memories for me, especially those with Viv behind the bar...

Snipped from fb, but credit to the Viv Stanshall Society. The Thekla has some great memories for me, especially those with Viv behind the bar...

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This is my current earworm, and I'm not complaining one little bit. #BonzoDog #NeilInnes #VivStanshall

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