Comments on: Meeting Mark King from Level 42 – 22/07/2009 http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/ The Official Source for Level 42 News and Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leeky Willie http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Leeky Willie Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:33:42 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-2564 I have been following level42 for over 25 years and am living in Aberdeen.....I had no idea next Monday was happening ! There is not one poster (which i collect), a pamphlet in the music hall.....Please send me some posters so i can arrange them to be placed around Aberdeen Steve " leeky Willie " Williams 07974 619312 I have been following level42 for over 25 years and am living in Aberdeen…..I had no idea next Monday was happening !

There is not one poster (which i collect), a pamphlet in the music hall…..Please send me some posters so i can arrange them to be placed around Aberdeen

Steve ” leeky Willie ” Williams 07974 619312

]]> By: petedavies http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 petedavies Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:29:52 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-2563 I'd booked a recording at the BBC in London. At the last minute, the musicians I was using had let me down. I'd been introduced to a drummer who seemed pretty good, he'd moved to London and was working in a music shop. This must have been around 1981 so we probably had big pompadour hair dos puffy sleeves and highwayman leggins, or maybe not. Anyway, I had this complicated bass part to my song and was driving with the drummer to Tooting to hire a bass guitar as I didn't have one and felt I could probably play the part quite well, myself. On the way the drummer said: 'I can play the bass, if you like.' I looked at him, with his blond scraggy hair,keen and eager as he was sitting in the van next to me, and said, 'no thanks.' He shrugged and carried on doing impressions of machine guns and dive bombers with his hands and mouth, which I must say he was pretty good at. 'Stick to your Spitfires and Heinkels,' I grumbled as we squeezed into a parking slot outside the crowded music shop. Well the session went OK, I suppose. We all went our separate ways and I didn't see the drummer / bass guitarist until a few months later by which time he'd morphed into Mark King of Level 42. Funny that ... for a while I felt for the bloke who turned down the Beatles, and vowed not to make the same mistake again. For the next few months my own group would consist of various taxi drivers and bus drivers all of whom I'd spoken to casually and all of whom thought they might have a shot at playing guitar. Well you never know what's around the corner, do you? I’d booked a recording at the BBC in London. At the last minute, the musicians I was using had let me down. I’d been introduced to a drummer who seemed pretty good, he’d moved to London and was working in a music shop. This must have been around 1981 so we probably had big pompadour hair dos puffy sleeves and highwayman leggins, or maybe not.

Anyway, I had this complicated bass part to my song and was driving with the drummer to Tooting to hire a bass guitar as I didn’t have one and felt I could probably play the part quite well, myself. On the way the drummer said: ‘I can play the bass, if you like.’ I looked at him, with his blond scraggy hair,keen and eager as he was sitting in the van next to me, and said, ‘no thanks.’ He shrugged and carried on doing impressions of machine guns and dive bombers with his hands and mouth, which I must say he was pretty good at. ‘Stick to your Spitfires and Heinkels,’ I grumbled as we squeezed into a parking slot outside the crowded music shop.

Well the session went OK, I suppose. We all went our separate ways and I didn’t see the drummer / bass guitarist until a few months later by which time he’d morphed into Mark King of Level 42. Funny that … for a while I felt for the bloke who turned down the Beatles, and vowed not to make the same mistake again. For the next few months my own group would consist of various taxi drivers and bus drivers all of whom I’d spoken to casually and all of whom thought they might have a shot at playing guitar. Well you never know what’s around the corner, do you?

]]> By: blue_ocean_30 http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-941 blue_ocean_30 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:59:19 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-941 Thank you for this wonderful evening on the belgian coast (in spite of the rain). It's nice to see that you have fun on stage and to heard very good handmade music. It was my second concert of Level 42 (or Level 45 like a friend of me said) - but it will be never my last. After the first concert in Heerlen I said that I must see this band a second time again because they are live so great! Now after the concert at Kneistival I hope to see you again for a third time in Belgium, the Netherlands or in Germany. Nad Thank you for this wonderful evening on the belgian coast (in spite of the rain). It’s nice to see that you have fun on stage and to heard very good handmade music.

It was my second concert of Level 42 (or Level 45 like a friend of me said) – but it will be never my last. After the first concert in Heerlen I said that I must see this band a second time again because they are live so great! Now after the concert at Kneistival I hope to see you again for a third time in Belgium, the Netherlands or in Germany.

Nad

]]> By: jokerdrummer http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-928 jokerdrummer Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:53:18 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-928 Sorry MarK, This is MarC with a C and sometimes with an S!!! I waited so many years to do this one on you;-). Now it is 1-1. The first gig that I saw was in the beginning of you're succes. On the front row I had a good view on the drummer and yep on you too. Me and the other people where a litle amazed what kind of thing that you had in you're pants. A monster we thought.;-).Feld so sorry for the ladys. But after 6 songs you pulled out a banana. With the words" ..and you guy's thought it was something else..." Forgot to say that to you. But you where great sport. Thanks for the concert and touring again. MarC with a C and sometimes with a S. Sorry MarK,
This is MarC with a C and sometimes with an S!!! I waited so many years to do this one on you;-).
Now it is 1-1. The first gig that I saw was in the beginning of you’re succes. On the front row I had a good view on the drummer and yep on you too.
Me and the other people where a litle amazed what kind of thing that you had in you’re pants. A monster we thought.;-).Feld so sorry for the ladys. But after 6 songs you pulled out a banana.
With the words” ..and you guy’s thought it was something else…”
Forgot to say that to you. But you where great sport.
Thanks for the concert and touring again.
MarC with a C and sometimes with a S.

]]> By: juliehollister http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-884 juliehollister Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:25:27 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-884 Top class humour!! Love it!! Julie Top class humour!! Love it!!

Julie

]]> By: hulesinator http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-868 hulesinator Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:33:58 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-868 that was hilarious! i had to watch it twice because i didn't get it the first time. go me! those guys were so lucky to meet him. i'm comin to the UK next year. hope to see them! it would make my life :) that was hilarious! i had to watch it twice because i didn’t get it the first time. go me! those guys were so lucky to meet him. i’m comin to the UK next year. hope to see them! it would make my life :)

]]> By: MKRN http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-867 MKRN Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-867 Hi Mar'c', How are you doin' ? enjoy summer holiday ? I'm very glad to meet you. You always be charming !! I don't understand what's mean "sometimes with a 'S'". I'm a Japanese. lol Bonjour Morgan, Merci beaucoup !! Mika Hi Mar’c',

How are you doin’ ? enjoy summer holiday ?
I’m very glad to meet you.
You always be charming !!

I don’t understand what’s mean “sometimes with a ‘S’”.
I’m a Japanese. lol

Bonjour Morgan,
Merci beaucoup !!

Mika

]]> By: ♥Corrine♥ http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-859 ♥Corrine♥ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:28:55 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-859 I saw this on facebook too .. too funny lol !!! So looking forward to seeing them play next year in the UK ... will be the trip of my lifetime :D !!! I saw this on facebook too .. too funny lol !!! So looking forward to seeing them play next year in the UK … will be the trip of my lifetime :D !!!

]]> By: Bonnie1 http://www.level42.com/2009/07/31/meeting-mark-king-from-level-42-22072009/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Bonnie1 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:29:45 +0000 http://www.level42.com/?p=2256#comment-856 This is sooo funny. I put this up on my Facebook account. If it's any comfort to Mark, I didn't get what the guy was on about for a while either...hahaha! But it was great of Mark to take it so well...good on him. Love his humour! All I can say is...HE GOTCHA GOOD AND PROPER MARK! Love it...hehe xx This is sooo funny. I put this up on my Facebook account. If it’s any comfort to Mark, I didn’t get what the guy was on about for a while either…hahaha! But it was great of Mark to take it so well…good on him. Love his humour! All I can say is…HE GOTCHA GOOD AND PROPER MARK! Love it…hehe xx

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