I
am very upset that the new licensee wants to
disregard the Kinks heritage at The Clissold
Arms. I think that the artefacts
might still in fact belong to Konk, and that
they should be returned there if they are not
wanted.
---
I
organise Kinks fans get togethers, the night
before the Kinks fanclub gig, and when we were
at the Clissold Arms, the Manager, John Dick,
was delighted to have us there playing and
singing Kinks songs (a free gig!). When
the CAMRA event was planned, he asked me to
get some Kinks fans together to make some
music.
---
We
now have to try and find local pubs to have a
gathering in, ones which don't have the
heritage, and don't quite understand what
we're about.!
---
I
also run an Unofficial Kinks Tour, and take
fans around the Kinks London haunts,
which always involved a meal at The Clissold
Arms. We certainly won't feel welcome in
future.
---
It
is a shame that certain people think that The
Kinks and good eating don't go together!
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
"....it’s a moment of such perfect beauty that it served as a balm to me during a difficult time. Every time I heard it, I could allow myself a wistful smile, as I always imagined the narrator
doing, and quietly regret my closed-off life."
From Stylus By: Jayson Greene, 2007-03-14
Dominic
Baci, UK: The
character of pubs like the Clissold Arms
should be preserved, and any establishment
lucky enough to have a link with one of the
world’s greatest and most influential rock
bands should preserve and celebrate that link.
Intelligent people will always seek out such
establishments for their historical
significance.
Wes
Gottlock New York, USA: Not only
do I request that the new owners maintain
the current memorabilia, I challenge them to
enlarge it! I'm sure Kinks fans all over
the world would love to contribute their
cherished possessins to be displayed on the
hallowed walls.
Greg
DiMercurio Antioch CA
"I
came all the way from San Francisco to make my
pilgrimmage to this historic pub in October
2005"........
-
"just to set foot in the place where the
Davies brothers, obviously the most
underappreciated rock singer/songwriters in
history, started their early performance"
Michael
Precin Palatine,
Illinois USA: "The
next time I am in town I promise I will not
stop in at a gastropub stripped of any
reference to the historical significance of
the Davies' brothers first public gig"
Have
your say
"Muswell
Hill Journal" the local newsaper in the area around
Clissold Arms is doing a great job. Send them an e-mail
when you are on their website and tell them that! link to Muswell Hill Journal
Muswell
Hill Journal: an
internet campaign is started "In
response to the news, the co-editor of Norwegian fan
website WhyKinks, Kai Armann, who makes a pilgrimage to
the pub every year, this week started an internet
campaign dubbed Save The Clissold Arms to try to get the
display preserved in its current home." Go to the Save The Clissold Arms-page
!
New
article in Muswell Hill Journal:
070307
"shockwaves
across world"
"NEWS that the shrine to
legendary rock band The Kinks in their local pub could
be sold off to the highest bidder has caused shockwaves
among fans around the world.
The Journal revealed last week that the new tenants of
The Clissold Arms, Fortis Green, Muswell Hill, the site
of the first performance by brothers Ray and Dave Davies
of The Kinks, are planning to turn it into a fashionable
gastropub and distance themselves from the pub's
historic links." More
here
42 bits
from Ray and Daves
lyrics brings you:
From Clissold Arms to
"This is where I
belong"
New page in the
"
Save The Clissold Arms Section". 42 bits from different
songs by the Kinks and the Davies brothers proves
that The Kinks' Music is very strong linked to
the Clissold Arms and it's neighbourhood.
Caroline
Jones and Hugh O'Boyle (the new owners) can you
please take time to follow this link and read.
Perhaps you will get some new ideas of how you can
develope The Clissold Arms in the next years.
Link to the Lyrics page-->
LINK
This
is where we belong!
Save The Clissold Arms LINK
Muswell
Hill Journal: "REGARDING the story "Kinks 'shrine' set to be dumped", I used to go there when going to London - but without The Kinks there is no way I would go to that place or that part of the city. - Name and address
supplied, Denmark."
Muswell
Hill Journal: "I THINK it's sad that The Kinks memorabilia is going to be gotten rid of, all for some fancy-schmancy gastropub! As a Kinks fan from New Zealand I would love to be able to come to the Clissold Arms and see all the memorabilia when I travel to London in the not too distant future......"
- Jess, New Zealand.
Muswell
Hill Journal:
"I'VE BEEN an avid fan of The Kinks since 1964 and I made my first pilgrimage to the Clissold Arms four and a half years ago with my 14-year-old daughter.
I view the shrine as important as Abbey Road for The Beatles!......."
- Ken Herrick, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
This
is where we belong!
Save The Clissold Arms
Muswell
Hill Journal:
I HOPE and pray
"I HOPE and pray that at least priceless memorabilia will be returned to the Davies brothers or the fans who donated it ("Kinks
'shrine' set to be dumped", Muswell Hill Journal, March 1). It is the only decent thing to do. It's bad enough that the memory and atmosphere will be
forever."
- Teri LaBrecque, Live Oak, Florida, USA
Councilier
Matt Davies:
"maintain the Kinks link and
history"
Bill
Harrow has contacted member of Haringey Council for
Fortis Green Matt Davies: "What I will do
though, is write a letter to the pub
urging them to maintain the Kinks link and history.
Personally, I think even from a business point of view
they would be foolish not to take advantage of it."
Link to the statements page-->
Please
send an E-mail with a LINK
to the "Save The Clissold Arms" page to a
friend. We have to show that there are some who
cares. On the page you will find links to more
information on Clissold Arms:
news -
statements - list - history - pictures - YouTube -
map - links - Clissold Arms pages on WhyKinks -
Lyrics
28.02.07,
09:17:02
Dave Davies on Dave
Davies Message Board:
There are no immediate plans for me and Ray
to play together as the Kinks just yet.
We have discussed this at length. There are several
business and personal issues to take into consideration
before this would be at all possible. I have not played on
any of Rays new stuff. Neither has he performed on my latest
CD 'Fractured Mindz' or any of my solo work. I am busy
promoting and working on my own projects at the moment and
If there are any plans to do Kinks shows in the future be
assured that Me and Ray would be the first to know before
any speculative or misinformed well wisher or self-promoting
drunk for that matter.
Sometimes some of the references and crap posted on this
board lately fill me with 'dismay'. Fortunately I don't have
the time to read it all. I am sure the majority of
contributors are sincere and well meaning. But if you have
nothing intelligent or caring or interesting to say except
rant about meaningless garble, gossip or hear say then stay
away. If the Kinks and our legacy means anything to you then
show some respect for the artists and people who created it.
If intellectual choas and emotional disorder and dysfunction
fills your minds then you are all well suited for the funny
farm but I won't be joining you. I have far more important
things to do with my Life as indeed you should ALL have. A
few of you out there and you know who you are really should
now grow up. Have fun but also please have some common sense
and common decency.
Let Peace, Love and health be with you all.
Love
Dave Davies
Monday, February 26, 2007 :
The
Tibet House’s 17th Annual Carnegie Hall Benefit with Laurie
Anderson, Deborah Harry, Ray Davies, Lou Reed, Patti Smith and
Michael Stipe. Ben Harper, and Sigur Rós will be
newcomers to the event.
Review Fractured
Mindz
the new CD by Dave DaviesLINK
This
is where we belong! Save The Clissold Arms
Letter
from Henny
S. Stahli, Diemen-Holland: "Please,
reconsider and use this small, but oh so important place in the
`Kinkdom` with respect for the days of old."
This
is where we belong!
Don't destroy
The Clissold Arms When
CAMRA (Campain for Real Ale) last year honoured two
London pubs for historical or cultural
significance Clissold Arms was one of them. We hoped
that the importance of THE CLISSOLD ARMS in the
worlds history of rock and popular music would
be accepted. We don't understand why it is
impossible to make good food in todays surrondings.
The new landlords are not interested in keeping the
heritage of the pub alive, but why can they decide
that? There has to be a UK Department for
Culture, what are they saying. What is the opinion
of the local government? Will they listen to
the Kinks-fans. If the plan is to remove all the
Kinks memorabilia and possibly auction it off in the
future the editors of the WhyKinks website are shocked,
this can't be true. Somebody has to stop
them!
We
make our yearly trip from Norway to
Clissold Arms with a deep respect for British
Culture, British Customs and British Traditions, most
of it is inspired and learned from the two guys that
have their first public performance on Clissold Arms
in 1960. Why can't the authorities and local
business join the Kinks fans in making Clissold Arms
remain the visible milestone of one of
Brittans great gifts to humanity.
Tell the new
licensee Caroline Jones
Tell The local Government
Tell UK Department for Culture
Send
us a comment and we will bring it to them and our
readers.
editors(at)whykinks.netclick
here
"Tell me now if
you want me to stay.
It don't matter, 'cause I'd stay here anyway.
For this is where I belong,
This is where I belong"
Written by: Ray Davies
Muswell
Hill Journal:
Somebody
has to stop them!
Kai Armann, co-editor of Norwegian fan website ,
who travels to the pub every year, said: "We
don't understand why it is impossible to make good
food in the current surroundings.
"We are shocked. This can't be true. Somebody
has to stop them!"
Muswell
Hill Journal:
people
will still go in and soak up the vibe
Bill Orton,
secretary of The Official Kinks Fan Club, said:
"There will be a tinge of sadness to lose that
link, and obviously there will be some interest in
getting the memorabilia.
"Over the years the Davies brothers have still
held family parties and birthday parties there, and
they both think fondly of that place from their
youth. The fact is that it is The Clissold Arms, and
people will still go in and soak up the vibe."
Muswell
Hill Journal:
one of
Britain's historic Pubs In Time
Last year the Clissold Arms was named one of
Britain's historic Pubs In Time, and even features
in the lyrics of The Kinks' song Fortis Green.
Muswell
Hill Journal:
it won't be
the kind of place you would expect to see it
New licensee
Caroline Jones, who outlined plans for "a
quality, food-led establishment" to Haringey
councillors at a licensing sub-committee meeting,
said: "We haven't made a decision yet, to be
perfectly honest. We have inherited it. It [the new
pub] will be quite different, and it won't be the
kind of place you would expect to see it. If it [getting
rid of the memorabilia] is the case then an auction
is the kind of thing we would do."
Muswell
Hill Journal:
Clissold
Arms a fashionable gastropub The
new tenants of the Clissold Arms, in Fortis Green,
Muswell Hill want to turn it into a fashionable
gastropub when it re-opens in the summer.
Muswell
Hill Journal:
Kinks 'shrine' set to be dumped THE
pub that hosted the first performance by Ray and
Dave Davies – founders of legendary rock band The
Kinks – could be stripped of its shrine to the
band.... »
"Tell me now if
you want me to stay.
It don't matter, 'cause I'd stay here anyway.
For this is where I belong,
This is where I belong"
Written by: Ray Davies
Three comercials with Kinks songs on norwegian television
yesterday: LOTTO,
Gule Sider and Volvo.
kaa 14.02.07
(The
poll today: Yes,
A fantastic idea:
27,78%)
New poll
design!
Easier, quicker and with a message board. You can
now state the reasons for your choices if you want to.
"The Kinks have a timeless appeal,"WhyKinks
on
"The Kinks have a timeless
appeal," said Kai. "The only way to understand our
dedication is to listen to their music and their
lyrics -
and let the Sunny Afternoon glide into a Waterloo Sunset,
wondering Where Have All The
Good Times Gone, then they
Really Got you All Day And All Of The Night.
090207: Yes, A fantastic idea 33% No, A dreadful idea
10% LINK
N
E
W
!
The WhyKinks The Kinks
YouTube collection.
1. Videos listed on each year from 1964 to 1996, 118
2. Videos listed after number of views, 92
3. Videos listed after all kind of topics, 156
The Beach Boys, Prince, Clipse, The Who, Neil Young,
Ryan Adams, Minutemen, Kamaal
The Abstract, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, Dave Davies and Bruce
Springsteen. link
The Rhetorical Situation,
Misfits - Monday, February 05, 2007 link
If you include a stop at
the 169 Bar on Sunday, February 18, you'll hear a
bunch of Kinks songs
performed live in "a candlelit dive bar in the heart of
Chinatown."
* Jim Smart *
"169 Bar" 169 East Broadway NYC 10002 www.169barnyc.com
8:30 pm Sunday
030207 kaa
February 18 Admission for 21 and over
$8 @the door
link
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030207
Congratulations:
Dave Davies is 60
If you wonder, here is the
birthdaypresent from him to you and from you to him: link --------------------------------------------
Perfect
PartnerThe
Kinks - The Live Broadcasts [2006]DVD Availability:
This title will be released on January 29, 2007. Pre-order now!
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk
link
We have now started to give you the YouTube - The Kinks videoes seperated for each
year, do you miss anyone? link
Clissold Arms news: "a spokeswoman for owners Enterprise Inns said the pub was due to reopen later this month with none of the musical heritage removed. She said: "The pub is currently undergoing some repairs and we hope to reopen it towards the end of
January." 17/1-
05:13 kaa
link
55 have now given their name to
the "play again Kinks"-list
link
Music Review: The Kinks
- The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation
Society
The Singer in the The Kinks' forerunners The Ray Davies Quartet, Rod
Stewart,
who grew up in Muswell Hill and Highgate, has been honoured with an CBE in
the New Year's honour list.
link
To
the left. Last picture from one of our readers
in the
smile and colour section. Have you hit it
yet?
4/1 - 05:45 kaa
54 have now given their name to
the "play again Kinks"-list
The last one is a
norwegian living at Sandermosen
Railway Station
3 of them comes from
Sweden. 010107
link
Review Fractured
Mindz 
bunch of Kinks 
songs
performed live in "a candlelit dive bar in the heart of
Chinatown."
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![The Kinks - In Performance [2007]](http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GL18EA.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V48044357_.jpg)
