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The Cat Sitting Game
During the course of a splendid article in The Guardian about record shops and featuring Bob Stanley, I read "We could play the cat-sitting game," ventures Bob, as we advance towards the Severn Bridge. "You go through different bands and work out in what order you'd trust them to look after your cat while you were away. Let's start with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young." Easy. Graham Nash, obviously, at No 1. Bob points out that, if the cat belongs to an attractive woman, it has to be Stephen Stills at No 2, with Neil Young a well-intentioned third. David Crosby comes an under-no-circumstances fourth. When we do the Byrds, he'll come bottom of that one, too. Seems like a Massive-friendly diversion for a Sunday, doesn't it?
I'll start - my order would definitely be Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, Jackson and, finally, Jackson.
Anyone else want to play?
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Zabadack!
Dave Dee, followed by Mick.
Dozy (sounds too sleepy and unreliable)
Beaky (too bird-like; would probably be eaten)
Tich (smaller than a cat? Again, would probably be eaten)
ELP?
Palmer, Emerson, Lake.
Adam and the Ants
Marco,Merrick,Terry Lee,Gary Tibbs and your's truly (Obviously Adam not me)
Seems like the Ant's had a cat sitting rota going on.
The Grateful Dead
"Wow... I'm sure there was something I was supposed to feed... Err... Sorry... oh wow... Gimme another hit of that nitrous, Bob... What? A cat, you say? Dunno anything about a cat, man... Oh look, another keyboard player just died..."
Beatles Band
McCartney, Harrison, Starr and Lennon.
Lennon Loved Cats
Apparently
Ah, I didn't know that.
From everything I've read about him, I got the impression he didn't like people much. So I assumed that he wouldn't like cats either. But, I suppose, there are many people who prefer animals to other humans...
HJH with cats
The rota would have to go in the order above
Lennon and Harrison both fine, but Ringo looks Blofeld-esque while Macca appears to be playing discus with his.
I know!
I completely withdraw my cat-sitting rota above. Macca is definitely now last on my list.
The Stones
Tricky one, this, what with the line-up changes :
Charlie, Bill, Mick T, Mick J. Then it gets tough.....
Stu...
Good reliable sort. Never forget to feed it or change the litter tray.
Keef
He's always going on about "cool cats".
Jagger...
...would almost certainly begrudge the price of cat food and/or cat litter. The thing would starve.
Mud tried but it crept out...
Slayer!
On second thoughts...
Who
Daltery (should be OK, and might even get a bit of trout from the farm)
Townsend (would probably create a mini-rock opera/song cycle about the cats visit)
Entwhistle (unless he straps it to the clay pigeon firer a la Kids are Alright)
Moon (fairly obvious that Keith would be last choice)
Suede
I recall an anecdote from Love And Poison, their semi-official biography by David Barnett in which Brett Anderson and (I think) Simon Gilbert are cat sitting for a friend, but spend so much time taking drugs that they 1) forget what they're in their friend's flat for; 2) are so high they mistake first a cushion and then a pair of boots for the cat; and 3) go out looking for the errant feline and accidentally bring back someone else's cat, as it "looks similar".
Ergo, for Suede it'd be:
1) Bernard Butler
2) Battersea
Roxy
Brian Eno - just because you'd trust him to do anything. He'd probably make a record with it.
Phil Manzanera - Hard to decide between him and Mackay: both would be good, solid people to leave one's cat with, I feel. Manzanera edging it for no real reason.
Andy Mackay - see above.
Paul Thompson - solid, but is a drummer, therefore not necessarily to be trusted with another living thing.
Bryan Ferry - he and his family may well shoot it or chase it with foxes for fun. To be avoided.