Author: Nick the Brick

Lady Sally James is a special guest of Lord James Whale on TalkTV at 10pm – Saturday 3rd June.
Chinners

The Loony 40th Anniversary exhibition has  opened in Ashburton Museum in Devon. The exhibition is planned to run till the end of September on our usual opening times (Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 2-4.0pm). We would love to see a few OMRLP members, especially those who remember the Golden Lion days.
Chris Thomas

Anyone who has read my book ‘The Great White Hope’ will recognise the name of Bob Potter. He was my Manager and Agent way back in the late 50s early 60s when I was -‘going to be’- the next Rock’n’Roll star. He went on to become a top show business entrepreneur. His Lakeside club in Frimley Green Surrey, became the biggest and best entertainment venue in Great Britain. I appeared there a few times.
Alas he has passed away at the age of ninety four. I felt honoured and overawed to be a speaker at his funeral, along with Rick Wakeman, Jim Davidson and Lyn Paul of the New Seekers.
The funeral was held at the Lakeside Club and the show went on till the end, with the coffin on stage for all to pay their last respects.
He loved what we do, and told me he smiled when he saw any of us on stage next to the winner!
Howling

We politely request that you briefly indulge us at this historic moment. We are rather proud that every year we acknowledge & appoint many new OFFICIAL Loony Ministers that shamefully often get overlooked by the Government’s apparently unbiased & impartial ‘Honours Committee. Queen Elizabeth II is sadly no more so we humbly pledge our oath of alooniegiance to the King and the coronation of the following newly appointed Ministers of the only political party in his realm that is actually registered in name as an OFFICIAL party.

Minister of Heritage – Lord Mike Read
A member of our Spiritual Leader’s ‘Savages’ band in the early 1960’s and then a BBC DJ, master of a Popquiz then a Superstore of silly callers offending the likes of Matt Bianco live on telly.
As an OFFICIAL Minister, he will dispense blue plates of Heritage, Charting historic buildings & places around the UK.

Minister of the Alternative Underground – Lord John Robb
Every successful team, group, community in the wider population, has a tie, bond or connection. We have a membrane, an alternatively loud Membrane, that deafens any aggressors within or outside the realm of this most beautiful of isles.

Minister of Testing Whispers & Whistles – Lord Bob Harris
Sutch is current stage of testing . . . we are unable to comment any further about our future invention that will change the music scene forever. Kazoo’s that whistle when you whisper in them . . . shhh

Minister of Almost Legendary Phantoms, Flans & Flings – Lady Sally James.
Whilst our Spiritual leader, Screaming Lord Sutch, was known for dressing as Jack The Ripper, this was in fact a diversion from his stint as the original Phantom that put the first custard pie in the face of Lady James. This was witnessed at the time by a then 8-year-old Lord Tiswas Bunny . . . so, we know that this information is probably true.

BRAVO to the Queen, BRAVO to the King, BRAVO to our 4 OFFICIAL Ministers on their coronations to commemorate this moment in the Loonyverse.
Chinners

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Paul Brockman from Evesham. Also known as ‘Barmy Lord Brockman’. He joined the party in 2014, and has been a stalwart member ever since, so much so that we recently made him our Vice Chairman. He stood many times for us in his local area and was hoping to stand in a parliamentary election. He was our ‘Facebook Warrior’ all through the pandemic years, always putting a smile on everyone’s faces. So Long Barmy, a good friend to us all, you show them how to play that ‘Kazoo’ up in the sky.
Our condolences to his family at this difficult time.
Howling ‘Laud’ Hope and all in the Loony Party