Limo Driver Won't Tell

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by gold-dusted

With a monkey??

Yes, a monkey.
BTW, the monkey's name is Barry.

[GypsyGirl15]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Yes, a monkey.
BTW, the monkey's name is Barry.

Is it the same monkey as in the the Street Angel "incident"?

[DoubtfulMiracle]

Hmmm, I notice the limo driver is from Ballina. It's really most famous for the Big Prawn, which, in a move I think smacks of false advertising, isn't even that big.

I realise he's obviously had to drive out of Ballina to pick up all his famous passengers, but like everyone else, I'm quite sure he's just added a hint of scandal to make a better story for the regional paper.

But hey, I'm still jealous. It's a great story to have, whatever happened.

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by GypsyGirl15

Is it the same monkey as in the the Street Angel "incident"?

Yes, you are correct, the very same monkey.

Stevie was very frustrated with Jane and the monkey (please see Street Angel bashing thread), and she went on an on about it with the limo driver. So the story continues:

Stevie: "Well I just left the research center, Jane is really mad"

Limo Driver: "Yes, go on"

Stevie: "Anyway, she asked me to apologize to Barry"

Limo Driver: "Barry?"

Stevie: "The monkey"

Limo Driver: "Well?"

Stevie: "Nothing doing. Listen driver, I didn't do anything. It's
the monkey that should be apologizing to me!"

Limo Driver: "Well, I don't think that's going to happen"

(there's more, don't you worry Ledgies)

[GypsyGirl15]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Yes, you are correct, the very same monkey.

Stevie was very frustrated with Jane and the monkey (please see Street Angel bashing thread), and she went on an on about it with the limo driver. So the story continues:

Stevie: "Well I just left the research center, Jane is really mad"

Limo Driver: "Yes, go on"

Stevie: "Anyway, she asked me to apologize to Barry"

Limo Driver: "Barry?"

Stevie: "The monkey"

Limo Driver: "Well?"

Stevie: "Nothing doing. Listen driver, I didn't do anything. It's
the monkey that should be apologizing to me!"

Limo Driver: "Well, I don't think that's going to happen"

(there's more, don't you worry Ledgies)

Oh, how exciting. I can't wait to read more about this.

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Stevie: "Nothing doing. Listen driver, I didn't do anything. It's
the monkey that should be apologizing to me!"

Limo Driver: "Well, I don't think that's going to happen"

(there's more, don't you worry Ledgies)

"Nothing doing." LOL

This, my friends, is how urban legends get started. Just think, iamnotafraid, ten years from now, some fledgling Stevie fan will be like, "You know, I heard that Stevie had this problem with this monkey named Bobby or Barry or something, and anyway, her and Jane Goodall totally got into a fistfight over it, and I think the phrase 'pistols at dawn' was involved, too."

or

"Anyone have a copy of Street Angel that includes the Jane Goodall fight in the liner notes? Mine doesn't have it, so I am thinking it must've been just for a limited edition - can I get a scan???? THANKS!"

[galestreet]

Maybe the limo driver was Lindsey Buckingham and the monkey did apologize and passed out cigars to which Christine partook, because Christine was in the limo too.
This was how the band really got started, not the Mick story, but the monkey, its all about Barry and his apology.

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by galestreet

This was how the band really got started, not the Mick story, but the monkey, its all about Barry.

It's all about the monkey.

GypsyGirl, glad you want more of this story told.
Zombie, It wasn't a fistfight, more of a CAT FIGHT
(based on liner notes from the Street Angel Promo)

I'm surprised more of you don't know this story.
Much of it can be found on an old song released
on the Uncirculated Rumours set. Parts of the song
lyrics were used by Bob Dylan for his song "Tweeter
And the Monkey Man" (slight changes in lyrics of
course). And Even Lindsey used some of the lyrics
to write "Big Love".

A few verses from Stevie's Song "Stevie and the Monkey":

The monkey and I were hard up for cash,
we'd blown it all the night before doing
cocaine and hash.
Then a friend named Jane, for reasons
unexplained, she loved the Monkey, ...man.

I was a girl scout before I fell in love with Buckingham,
And then found out the hard way nobody gives a damn.

Buckingham never liked the monkey,..man.
Even back in childhood he wanted to see them
locked up in the can.


___________________________________________

Now how could a story like that be made up?
With Stevie, Lindsey, Jane, Dylan, the limo driver
and most importantly the MONKEY all together like
that.

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

The monkey and I were hard up for cash,
we'd blown it all the night before doing
cocaine and hash.
Then a friend named Jane, for reasons
unexplained, she loved the Monkey, ...man.

I was a girl scout before I fell in love with Buckingham,
And then found out the hard way nobody gives a damn.

Buckingham never liked the monkey,..man.
Even back in childhood he wanted to see them
locked up in the can.

But I kept seeing the monkey that lived in the
house on the hill.

That's deep, dawg. I love when Stevie's lyrics get so mystical and ethereal, and now that we know the limo driver was there, you can really begin a deeper exploration of the subtext.

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by Zombie

"Nothing doing." LOL

This, my friends, is how urban legends get started. Just think, iamnotafraid, ten years from now, some fledgling Stevie fan will be like, "You know, I heard that Stevie had this problem with this monkey named Bobby or Barry or something, and anyway, her and Jane Goodall totally got into a fistfight over it, and I think the phrase 'pistols at dawn' was involved, too."

or

"Anyone have a copy of Street Angel that includes the Jane Goodall fight in the liner notes? Mine doesn't have it, so I am thinking it must've been just for a limited edition - can I get a scan???? THANKS!"

Bodda bing, bodda boom...

[Remy]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

The monkey and I were hard up for cash,
we'd blown it all the night before doing
cocaine and hash.

this part is lovely. however, Stevie's authorship would be more believable if you inserted a few 'WEEEEEELL"s.

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by Zombie

That's deep, dawg. I love when Stevie's lyrics get so mystical and ethereal, and now that we know the limo driver was there, you can really begin a deeper exploration of the subtext.

Yes that's pretty deep. Well to deep for a simple man like me to explain.

And Remy, I left out the verses that started with "Well".
With all those "wells" left in, I would have had to type forvever.

[iamnotafraid]

This thread was bumped for "mylittledemon" and "enchanted Stevi".
They begged for information on Barry.

I will not disappoint my fellow Ledgies.

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

This thread was bumped for "mylittledemon" and "enchanted Stevi".
They begged for information on Barry.

I will not disappoint my fellow Ledgies.

It doesn't make any sense to me. Or I guess, I don't see what this has to do with the official FM website. Perhaps the answer is in the Street Angel thread, but I don't have time to figure that out right now.

On Edit: Okay, okay I'm slow- I'm with you now.

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by jannieC

On Edit: Okay, okay I'm slow- I'm with you now.

JannieC, that made me laugh!