During lunch today, a freelancer working for my company casually mentioned that his job, for a few years, was setting light to 'Crazy' Arthur Brown's headpiece during 'Fire'. A bit of trainspotterish questioning from those of a certain age proved he was not lying.
Other than a totally apocryphal task involving Stevie Nicks and a straw, can anyone name a more impressive errand for a roadie?

I received a free CD with the Independent on Sunday last weekend. At the end of its 10 '90s hits' there are a further five tracks (heralded in much smaller type) by such rock gods as Biscuits in the Ashtray, Lighterthief Productions and Cooper. I've seen it before on free CDs given away with tabloids, but others given away with the Guardian and, of course, the quality rock monthlies, don't do this.
I'm imagining it's some kind of dodge to avoid paying excessive publishing levies. Does anyone know how this works, if I'm completely wrong, or who the poor souls in 'Cooper'are. Again I'm only guessing, but they're probably session folk paid small potatoes to churn out such filler.
Anyone able to enlighten me?

At an acoustic gig last night I was stuck by how many clichéd phrases will not go away. Here are a few I would be delighted never to hear again:

'I would swim the deepest ocean/climb the highest mountain'
'I love you more than words can say'
Anyone being 'all alone', usually in the proximity of a telephone
'Stop and wonder why'
Anyone having 'a dream come true'
Anyone whose paramour/ex makes them 'blue'
Stars pointlessly described as being 'in the sky', usually to fill three syllables

Any more? And in particular, any great and good songwriters guilty of such a crime who really should know better?