Doo Dah Diaries

David Christie’s
Doo Dah Diaries

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Comments on David Christie’s Doo Dah Diaries
The Bonzos
“The great masterwork!”
Roger Ruskin Spear
“An amazing piece of work”
Bob Kerr
“I am amazed at the content of your volumes”
Sam Spoons
“The Diaries are quite something”
“Legs” Larry Smith
“Left me in speechless admiration”
Rodney Slater
“A truly Herculean task being lovingly carried out”
Neil Innes
“Absolutely wonderful, dear boy”
Vernon Dudley Bowhay Nowell
Former Bonzos
“The content of the Diaries are faultless”
“Big” Sid Nicholls
Current Freaks
“The Doo Dah Diaries are absolutely astonishing”
Andy Roberts (played with many Bonzo line-up)
“The Doo Dah Diaries - quite simply, they are amazing!”
David Glasson (Three Bonzos And A Piano + Tatty Ollity + Bob Kerr’s Whoopee Band)
“They are Awesome”
Bob Flag (Bill Posters Will Be Band + various gigs with Roger Ruskin Spear)
“A grand effort”
John Gieves-Watson (Bill Posters Will Be Band)
Former Freaks
“This extraordinary compendium is a must for all Bonzo fans everywhere”
Bill Bailey (guest with 2006 Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band reunion)
“Thank you SO much for the Diaries. Really appreciated”
Stephen Fry (guest with 2006 Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band + Pour L’Amour Des Chiens CD)
“Keep up the good work sir”
Andy “Thunderclap” Newman (duo with Roger Ruskin Spear)
“Staggered by your commitment”
John Dowie (duo with Neil Innes)
“It is a wonderful thing to selflessly devote so much of your time to.”
“Rutling” Ken Thornton (Rutles gigs with Neil Innes)
“Tis a great thing you do”
Tom Fry (Neil Innes Trio + Works In progress CD + Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band reunion)
"Naturally I enjoyed our pages, but it's all very interesting"
Roger Rettig (Fatso with Neil Innes)
"Always a fascinating read"
Andy Hazelhurst (Keynsham Town Band)
“Full of fun and frolics!”
Geoff Hiscott (Bob Kerr and his Whoopee Band)
Doo Dah Family
“Plenty of interest for me and they will be great for my sons”
Rupert Stanshall
“So dedicated!”
Silky Stanshall-Longfellow
“Really helpful to the Bonzos who have all got a bit hazy over the details”
Yvonne Innes
Performers
“Yours is a very noble and necessary project”
John Wesley Harding
“Really enjoyed reading the Doo Dah Diaries”
Martin Ace (The Flying Aces / Man)
Radio
“It is a great comfort to know that David is capturing this important history”
Arnold Levine (KOWS FM)
“An absolutely amazing piece of work”
Bob Fischer (BBC Tees)
Writers
“A great source of information for all true fans of the Bonzos”
Chris Welch
"The Doo Dah Diaries are providing a vital service in filling the gaps in their history"
Richie Unterberger
Former Manager
“Loved reading the Diaries”
Bob Carruthers
Fans
"There's so much detail"
Reg Richardson (Studdying with Bonzo website)
“This is an amazing tome”
John Hobbs (Rawlinson End website)
“It is the definitive Bonzo archive”
Laurie Wieland (Neil Innes website)
“They are becoming legendary in Bonzo fan circles”
Jonathan Street (Viv Archive website)
“Not only a mind-bogglingly encyclopedic but also an entertaining read”
Andy Sloss (Viv Archive website)
"About time somebody wrote the history of the Bonzos"
Nancy Farrell (Bonzo Dog Band forum)
“It is really fantastic! I have to admit I am very impressed!”
Al Roland (The Electric Head performer)
“It's a fascinating read and I’m surprised how active many of the Bonzos are.”
David Korr (The Director of The Adventures Of The Son Of Exploding Sausage)
“A labour of love so vast in its scope that it frightens me”
Simon Michalak (Bonzo tour lighting man)
“What a lot of work!”
Ian Kitching (Bonzo Dog Band information website)
“Diaries contain a few things I already know, and a vast Armada of insights that I don't”
Ray Gill (Three Bonzos And A Piano road crew)
“I am staggered and slack-jawed with wonder at the detail and the obvious devotion”
Louise Longson
"The Diaries have helped me understand the whole Bonzo experience”
Barbara Poudrier
“The Diaries are fun, informative and look great, too!”
Ellis Creez
“Everything the Bonzo fanatic and completist could wish for”
Brenda Sharpe
“This whole project is simply brilliant!”
Paul Wojturki
“Awesome and intimidating”
Adrian Taylor
“A dream come true for Bonzos fans, I've learnt so much that I didn't know”
Tim Blake
“An astonishing project, with mind-bending attention to detail”
Peter Gordon
“Crammed with information on the Bonzos!”
Paul Askew
“The attention to every detail is quite staggering”
Mick Cantone
“I’m humbled and in awe of your awesome work”
David Williams
“It will become the definitive Bonzo Chronology”
Alek Wellesley
“Brilliant piece of work - a must for Bonzo fans everywhere”
John Murphy
“An extraordinary work”
Brent Cunliffe
"I'm enjoying poring through the info you've collected"
Jim Leonard
“It's a HUGE PROJECT!”
Rosie Kaminski
“Knowledgeable / Years of research / Surprising facts / Absorbing / Mad, quite mad!”
Paul Carpenter
“The most important text to be compiled since Mrs Beeton hung up her quill.”
Paul Sibson
“Quite cool and comprehensive”
Mac Dunlop
“A technicolor archive containing impossible-to-find ephemera”
Jonathan Sloman
“They are LEGEND :D”
Sarah Standen
“And I thought the Encyclopedia Britannica was comprehensive - the Diaries are brilliant!”
Chris Kennedy
“A fine volume of work that’ll take me months to appreciate!”
Fred Pipes
"Not the usual sterile account of dates you usually expect from works like this"
Poppy Kritikou
“They are chock-full of great info and a great read”
Nick Aylott
“There's something heroic about creating something that others probably could not”
John Thorpe
“The diaries cover all aspects of the Bonzos — both musically and elsewhere”
Jonathan Silver
"To paraphrase - Look At It, It’s Wonderful."
Tim Weedon
“Great reading - amazingly personalized”
Jan Gealer
"It was a very bright spot in my week when I received the Diaries"
Sharon Anderson
"A work of obvious love and devotion"
Ray Haggie
"At last I have a road map to the Canyons of the Bonzos Minds"
John “Spud” Hole
“It must have been a hell of a job but now I got my own Bonzo bible!”
Fred Kanters
"God that's a lot of work! It's lovely though!!"
Mabel Slattery
“The detail and zeal is amazing”
Grahame Lister
“I thrive on this sort of minutiae”
Jeff Elbel
“Great Diaries! Arrived on Monday, and I haven't put them down since”
Angela Hallam
“It's heartening to know that the Bonzo history is in safe hands”
Paul Abbott
“A labour of love”
Martin Stirrup
“It's great to see such dedication; it's the kind of project the Bonzos greatly deserve”
Emma Stott
“Thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end”
Jess Pickles
“Really enjoyed the Diaries - a most cheerful way to pass the time”
Dave Perrin
“The Diaries are fab - a master work in the making”
Nick Ledbury
"What a tremendous amount of work you've put into it"
Robert Zarywacz
“Brimful of hidden treasure for the serious Bonzo fan"
Pete Southcombe
“Thought I was a Bonzo fan but now realise that I have a lot to learn!”
Derick Burns
"The attention to detail is quite awesome"
Tim Marris
“I’m so pleased somebody is attempting to chronicle the band’s history”
John Blaney
“This is an incredible body of work. I proclaim you ‘Doctor of Bonzos PhD’!”
Fleur Whitlock
“A remarkable piece of work”
Adam Grundy
“Your copious and creative work - there is so much to enjoy in it”
Bill Henson
“Good grief!”
Sid Swift
“It’s a fantastic piece of work”
Louise Gregory
“I love it”
Steven Capes
“The Doo Dah Diaries are the Bee’s Knees”
Tom Wasserman
"Doo Dah Diaries - look at it, it's wonderful, shooby dooby doo wah wah!”
Gary Percival
"The Doo Dah Diaries are doo-dahleriously brilliant"
Phil Edwrads