As everyone on this forum will know, our heroes did not only play first-rate music, but were also very capable of entertaining their audience with one-liners or quips during stage banter.
Some of their most memorable, I think, are:
- Hank in March 1978, before introducing Alan Jones and Cliff Hall: "Before we go any further, we'd like to introduce you to two people, who are on stage with us tonight, and, really without whose help, we'd just had to get somebody else".
- Hank in March 1978, while introducing Alan Jones: "during next number, Alan is going to show us his virtuosity. And then he is going to play a bass guitar solo".
- Hank in March 1978, introducing "Nivram", asks an audience member: "it's eh, was recorded, do remember when it was recorded?", Audience member: "1959", Hank: "wrong, you lose, take your clothes off!" (laughs). "Actually it was '61, 1861".
- Bruce in June 1975, before introducing "Little 'B'": "Et maintenant... et maintenant" (rhythm of "Et Maintenant" played briefly by Bruce and Alan Tarney).
Do any other quotes come to mind?