Special Q & A with Ed Bicknell - DISCUSSION THREAD

[quizzaciously]

The deadline came faster than I expected

As was stated in the recently deleted message, the rules kept changing, and people ended up sending long questions. To quote Quentin Tarantino, "Because it's so much fun, Jan!"

I wasn't able to come up with decent questions, but damn, I enjoyed a lot of questions from members and their numerous lusty/busty siblings.

Ed demonstrated the true art of communication, which deserves books, videos, Q&As, and what have you. Hope to see more!

[qjamesfloyd]

Start working on your next set of questions, I have a feeling Ed won't be able to resist the temptation to return some time in the future

[iorch82]

Seems there's quite some lore around Alan Clark that probably we will never know about:

They were 100% professional, delivered EVERY night and managed to extract what they could out of, frankly, a very dark situation exacerbated by one of them busily politicking , a singularly pathetic individual I wouldn't piss on if he ran past me on fire.

[Robson]

Is that the end of the answers? Ed seems to have dismissed my weak questions  

[dustyvalentino]

Is that the end of the answers? Ed seems to have dismissed my weak questions  

This?

Ed did you meet Chuck Loyola, who, according to Michael Oldfield's book, came up with the DS logo (a red guitar with Dire Straits written on it) And would you agree to participate in a radio program?

Maybe it was just missed. Frankly it's amazing that more questions weren't missed, Ed did an amazing job keeping on top of this.

[Robson]

Is that the end of the answers? Ed seems to have dismissed my weak questions  

This?

Ed did you meet Chuck Loyola, who, according to Michael Oldfield's book, came up with the DS logo (a red guitar with Dire Straits written on it) And would you agree to participate in a radio program?

Maybe it was just missed. Frankly it's amazing that more questions weren't missed, Ed did an amazing job keeping on top of this.

Yes.

[dustyvalentino]

Ed just got back to me, no he did not meet Chuck and no to a radio show.

[Robson]

Ed just got back to me, no he did not meet Chuck and no to a radio show.

Thank you.

[Silver Eagle]

Really enjoyable reading all Ed's replies. Much appreciated.

Loads of insights and much more information that it seems, one only has to read between the lines and put together the pieces of the puzzle.

Definitely some recommendations of bands I didn't know and I'll check them!

Regarding the "DS Dream Team" question: I didn't put it with the right words. Not undermining members of DS or rejecting them, but it was just an excuse to get some of Ed's favourite players on each instrument (with the filter of DS, so he couldn't say any musician, but not too far from what DS was). Just like a game.

Thanks for the all the funny stories and your wisdom, you are a walking music (and life) encyclopedia... Some of the stories were heartbreaking too.

[dustyvalentino]

A huge THANK YOU to the legend and all round good guy that is Ed Bicknell.

Not only has this been great fun, I genuinely believe that the answers thread has become one of THE most important resources of FACTS about DS available anywhere.

This has been a huge effort by Ed and we are all massively grateful.

[vgonis]

I am pretty sure that his replies will cause ripples of wild stories, as is customary. It is not his fault of course. It is just a side effect of language. People understand different things, weight words differently, some don't recognize sarcasm and irony and also have a fantasy that carries the narrative to uncharted territories. Mat I say that what I liked most was his humour. It has been quite sometime since I laughed so much.  Thank you so much Mr. Bicknell

[Pottel]

Start working on your next set of questions, I have a feeling Ed won't be able to resist the temptation to return some time in the future

hush hush now...

[Pottel]

A huge THANK YOU to the legend and all round good guy that is Ed Bicknell.

Not only has this been great fun, I genuinely believe that the answers thread has become one of THE most important resources of FACTS about DS available anywhere.

This has been a huge effort by Ed and we are all massively grateful.

some get-a-life lunatic should start working on getting it all together, in one big long q&a, sorted by topic or era...
someone like...lustyval? quizman? Julia?

[Love Expresso]

Indeed all those posts where people asked several questions like 10 numbered!!! (While one was allowed) are slightly difficult to read as Ed just wrote away. It would be a great idea with that real Q&A. (Not able to do it myself, sorry).

LE

[quizzaciously]

A huge THANK YOU to the legend and all round good guy that is Ed Bicknell.

Not only has this been great fun, I genuinely believe that the answers thread has become one of THE most important resources of FACTS about DS available anywhere.

This has been a huge effort by Ed and we are all massively grateful.

some get-a-life lunatic should start working on getting it all together, in one big long q&a, sorted by topic or era...
someone like...lustyval? quizman? Julia?

I could do it, of course, as I have the cast iron butt, I even transcribed Mark's entire radio show (try to do that! 3 hours of talking and no AI help!). Ed's little Q&A is nothing compared to that. The Google Docs would be nice, though I can't do it now and I want somebody else to shine and do the honours anyway.

I think it's just easier to write a book at this point!