'Conman posed as Status Quo star Francis Rossi to enjoy town's hospitality'

Hahahahahaha oh wau.

He said: "I was introduced to him and I thought to myself, if that's Francis Rossi, he's turned ginger, shrunk a bit and grown more hair.

NME brings the most important detail which is that he apparently managed to do this for an entire year.

I was introduced to him and I thought to myself, if that's Francis Rossi, he's turned ginger, shrunk a bit and grown more hair. (xposted)

har-de-har... Reminds me of that guy who passed himself of as Stanley Kubrick, despite looking nothing like him.

I tried to get a free Magners in Yates' last Saturday night by claiming to be Shuggie Otis.

I drunkenly attempted to blag my way backstage at Glastonbury 2003 by pretending to be one of the Polyphonic Spree but this is some next level shit.

Is it Rossi or the blonde one that could do the trick of passing a pencil from one nostil to the other (due to years of cocaine use)?

The Telegraph and NME have totally conflicting stories about this whole thing.

^^^ and about most things.

Yeah Conor Mack is still looking sheepish from when he called the US Election for McCain.

x-post We may never know what really happened that day.

JFK conspiracy theorists to thread. I can imagine a gang of half a dozen con men, all impersonating Rossi to fleece this town of free wine, mini quiche slices from Iceland (the frozen food store, not the country), and limo rides.

Is it Rossi or the blonde one that could do the trick of passing a pencil from one nostil to the other (due to years of cocaine use)?

the blone one.

I did see the blonde one in Henley a couple months ago...

...or DID YOU?

It's like an Agatha Christie mystery:
Poirot: "He was shorter, had more hair, and was ginger... Hastings, it is my opinion that you did not see the same man!"

A year earlier a man visited several pubs in the area claiming to be Pete Townshend of The Who.

This is serious business, feral children roaming the streets and minor celebrity impersonators terrorising our boozers.

There's a driver on my usual bus that looks like Pete Townshend.

Magic Bus?

I want it.

as opposed to your 'unusual' bus?

"Councillor Chris Precious"

Ken Kesey was driving that one.

I wish to confirm that I have never attempted to enjoy the hospitality of any town on the pretence of being hard-nosed The Vice/Messiah/Rebus star TV's Ken Stott.

He said that he wanted one hundred English pounds, and I said "too much"

Here's the latest lol Status Quo story for your reading pleasure: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/coles-bags-status-quo-for-latest-ad-campaign/story-e6freuy9-1226423719650

Guitarist Rick Parfitt looks into the camera and slyly notes, "Saving money is never annoying.''

then added "I hope you saved some turkey for me"

Gawd bless Australian newspapers.

A FORMER topless model now an award-winning bodybuilder says she can crack four walnuts between her bum cheeks.

This is much more exciting news:

Status Quo rock the film world with action movie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jul/03/status-quo-action-movie-bula

This is diabolical though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsucHAvYe74

Could be worse, Quo could be doing the official song for the 2012 Olympics.

Actually don't listen to that, it is just plain BORING

OMFG WAIT A MINUTE IT IT ONE OF THE OFFICAL SONGS!!!
FUCK ME!!!

Have they been ruled out for the Closing Ceremony yet, confirm/deny?

They could sing 'In The Army Now', and when they get to the line "missiles flying over your head", the Army could fire off all those missiles they've got stationed on tower blocks.

At least the Muse song sounds like they're having fun - even if we aren't. The Quo track sounds like a couple of accountants discussing quarterly revenues at a dog food factory.

Yer Quo are touring with the original Rossi-Parfitt-Lancaster-Coughlan line-up soon! I swear they're going to be the next 70s band to get some retrospective cred, and digging out some deep cuts on a reformation tour can only help with that.

I'm living in hope with this tbh, my attempts to re-position them as the missing link between electric blues and krautrock has so far fallen on deaf ears.

I got the 4CD book styled 'best of' recently in Fopp for a fiver.

CD1 is the good stuff.

CD2 is the 'ok' hit stuff

CD3 is the 'hmm, patchy at best' hit-ish stuff

CD4 is the 'look please go away now, yeah?' rub.