Soper on Winston and John Rowles
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:02 am by David FarrarBarry Soper at Newstalk ZB had an amusing piece of Winston’s upcoming campaign launch with John Rowles:
It was with great fanfare that Luigi Peters vroomed on to the stage on the back of a big Harley through a cloud of dry ice three years ago.
On the stage before him was the mouthy comedian Mike King who’d slagged Head Girl Helen with such venom that the audience was left squirming. So it was with some relief that the Harley thundered on to the stage with its pin up cargo.
This time this Sunday’s campaign launch for the Peters Party promises to be a little more sedate with the old crooner John Rowles agreeing to do the honours.
He’ll have to be careful with his repertoire though. One of his early big hits, If I Only Had Time, may be a little inappropriate in the circumstances. His first hit, The End of The Rainbow, could hold out some hope for Luigi, providing he doesn’t include his second money maker Please Help Me I’m Falling.
It’s going to be difficult not to read too much into what The Rowler will deliver. Forty years ago he hit the British charts with The Night We Called It A Day which came out just before That Lovin’ Feeling which he clearly has for Luigi.
There’s one of his hits that Luigi would relate to though and that’s The Pain Goes On Forever although The Rowler had better not belt out his other chart topper Say Goodbye.
If he croons Hush Not a Word to Mary, she’s bound to be seen as some sort of relation to Owen Glenn.
To take the job in such a heated political environment seems appropriate when you consider another couple of Rowles’ foot tappers, I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind or It Takes A Fool Like Me.
But then for Luigi to make it back into the bear pit the Rowles album of 20 years ago In My Wildest Dreams springs to mind.
But after the November 8 poll Luigi could just be left with a more recent, but popular Rowles album From a Distance.
Barry obviously knows his John Rowles songs!
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 am
Hush Not A Word To Mary – she could be a member of the SFO.
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 am
Can one be forgiven for wondering whether the campaign launch is being funded out of the $158,000 supposedly donated to charities or at least out of the $10,000 that one charity had the good sense to return.
I mean Winston First is broke and too ex(spencer)ive to fix.
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 11:49 am
will owen glenn be there? if so he will probably confuse john rowles with winston…
john might pocked 200k for showing up
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 11:53 am
Think WP has lived above his means. He has had a charmed life. Unfortunately for him, when the music stops, it is going to be impossible for him to find a chair.
IMHO it looks like he has become naughty because he could see first hand the endemic corruption, and control in the Labour Party.
Always a maverick, he took the opportunity to become naughtier, and naughtier. Believing that he was always going to get the maximum protection against his foibles. He got the protection, but he was actually too naughty to be completely immune.
As a consequence he has been exposed as a liar. The AXIS of corruption will bring both players down, with an eternal legacy of disrepute.
As far as fidelity is concerned. If we accept low standards. Then it is almost impossible to raise the bar.
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I would suggest this campaign launch, also on Sunday, promises to be much more substantial and interesting.
And rumour has it there will be a mystery celebrity – someone much more this millenium than John Rowles – fronting it too.
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Will he sing ‘Sorry seems to be the Hardest Word’?
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Lee C
No it will be Abba’s – Money Money Money
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
DPF, your new quote style is tiny!
My guess for toad’s mystery celebrity is Robyn Malcolm – can’t get away from her these days! (Well, so long as it isn’t Jason Gunn.)
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
For goodness sake DPF Please can you increase the font size!!!!!! Its all right for you young ones but remember some of us babyboomers are somewhat challenged in the sight department
I had to use a bloody magnifying glass to read the quotes
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
toad “And rumour has it there will be a mystery celebrity – someone much more this millenium than John Rowles – fronting it too.”
Let me guess… Is it Al Gore flying over in his personal jet to lend moral support to the Green’s campain to ban the good old fashioned light bulbs.
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Oh dear. What sort of look is it that the launch is fronted by a tired old entertainer, rehashing boring tunes that we’ve all heard before and are sick and tired of listening to? He might have had some novelty value once, when he had a bit of energy and we saw him as our Antipodean version of of the exciting big name performers they had overseas, but frankly these days he’s just a geriatric embarrasment, who’ll come out in some gaudy outfit and croon to the old dears.
And don’t even get me started on John Rowles…
Vote:October 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Very good Rex, very good….
Vote:October 5th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Colonel Masters wrote:
Er… cough… wish that had been a stock on iPredict.
Anyone who votes according to what a celebrity recommends is an idiot. What would Robyn Malcolm know about what is good for the country? Why would I listen to her, as opposed to, say, Jason Gunn? Or Millie Elder?
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