so there i was at schiphol
airport
waiting to come back to the uk
after posing for spencer tunick
and this very friendly man who looked familiar, who was wearing a
hat
came up to me,
did you know, that you are wearing my groups t shirt,
and im the drummer, and you have great taste, in music
or words similar to this,
i realised who he was and said can i
interview him and he agreed because
steve adams tv news gets to the bottom
of the questions you want answers to
And Cardiacs fans
all cheered, for he had given grinful expression to the very
question that shamefully burned in all of our bosoms. The affable
Bob Leith for his part, had vouchsafed us a small measure of hope
with his affirmative (though cryptic) replies.
But as a moth that excitedly flies too close to the flame, so did
Steve later reap the bitter consequences of his journalistic flight,
in the form of this rare personal reprimand from the Concern:
The Alphabet's Business Concern reply:
To Whom It
May Concern:
Is this how YOU glean your perceived truths?
Collaring a faithful ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN employee at 'his
lowest ebb'.
THE ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN has always maintained that the 'pinch
of salt' required as a tonic to Bob Leith's tall stories is more
like a handful.
A large salty handful.
Did YOU get what YOU wanted? Clearly you have shown little respect
for the fragility of this drummer boy and his loyal band mates.
Perhaps you didn't think your actions through.
Bob Leith is convinced he is going to be on 'The News'.
Since, what those at Apollo 8 (Mary, Tim, Jim, Kavus, Marc etc.) are
calling, “The Airport Incident”, Bob Leith has isolated himself in
the 'broadcasts room' watching the creation of the universe on a
‘television set’ asking; "Am I going to be on this yet?"
When he must leave, largely to do his filthy business, he is never
seen without sunglasses (which he calls his 'shades').
Typically this has halted all recording work, and once again this is
YOUR fault.
While Cardiacs can, this time, duck out of responsibility for the
current impasse, THE ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN will once again have
to punish them.
