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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2011, 08:45:07 PM »
Odd timing to say the least. Right before the bands planned retirement tour??
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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2011, 03:30:06 AM »
Gulp. I'm shattered. An era ends. My beloved Ken K.! How many times have I stared at this man's bellybutton (it's a nice one, he likes to show it too) and raised my fist and yelled?!





Bellybutton just out of sight due to unfortunately positioned Flying V, shucks ...  :-\



I have tickets for their Munich show which will now be a sadder affair.

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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2011, 08:13:23 AM »
Odd timing for sure. There must be a story behind this? Wish him the best. Early Priest (pre British Steel) was cool stuff. And don't get me wrong - there were some post-Steel gems for sure. Obviously Defenders..............

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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2011, 01:13:51 PM »
... My beloved Ken...

I... I don't know what to say... I er... I never knew you felt that way...  :o

(Mark, I think he's finally come out of the closet, and I don't even own a kilt... ;D)
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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2011, 02:29:05 PM »
I feel emotionally attached to all men called Ken! It's because mum and dad wouldn't let me play with this here!!!



Actually, it's true in a way.

When I still played, no, not with myself, but with these here,



I asked my parents whether they would buy me one of these here (as chance would have it, actually for Easter)



They laughed it off and I never got one. I was seriously disappointed. All the astronauts I knew (saw on TV more like ...) in real life had wives that would wave at or - progress has its victims - mourn for them after another one of Wernher von Braun's fine inventions had accidentally exploded. How could Matt Mason then not be married? I found his bachelor status unrealistic and intolerable. It really spoiled it for me. I was even prepared to accept Barbie's larger scale which would have made her look like The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman in comparison to Matt.

My foundations as a man with steady relationship convictions were laid - pun unintended! - back then.  
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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2011, 02:54:50 PM »
Being a "Ken" in London in the sixties was a troubling time; Barbie is only three months older than me... :o

Check out ebay for Major Matt - it's never too late to satisfy an urge... ;)

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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2011, 06:07:54 PM »
I remember Matt Mason from my childhood! Haven't thought about those figures in years.
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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2011, 01:50:30 AM »
There you go Uwe:




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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2011, 11:27:38 AM »
"Does this Flying V make me look fat?"

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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2011, 02:53:03 PM »
  ;D
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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2011, 05:22:00 PM »
Didn't KK Downing write the Harry Potter books?  :vader:

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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2011, 12:36:02 AM »
no, but they named a street after him.
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Re: KK Downing Retires
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2011, 05:03:45 AM »
You heathens!  :mrgreen:
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