From: bzangy@removethisbitgmail.com 
  
 On 2005-11-26 19:45:35 +0000, Anthony Chapman 
  said: 
  
 > That was a different lot.  The Wasp Factory referred to were a late 
 > 80s/early 90s bunch of noisy bastards from (iirc) NW London / Middlesex 
 > (sorta Harrow way I think).  They did a couple of EP's and an album. 
 > It was all pretty abstract and more like The Birthday Party than 
 > anything else. 
  
 Ahhh, thanks, Ant! :-) 
  
 I thought it seemed like a dubious connection... 
  
 > 
 > Eddie Izzard managed a later Wasp Factory featuring his sister.  They 
 > were rubbish 80s / early 90s style commercial pop... not a million 
 > miles away from Deacon Blue as I recall.  I once engineered the sound 
 > for a live video of theirs, and Mr Izzard manned the vision mix. 
 > Strange but true. 
  
 Hey - I think I've seen that video! Wasn't it shown on telly once, with 
 a big intro by Izzard? 
  
 > All metal.  Just different flavours.  Back then they were ashamed to 
 > say metal, but it's more acceptable now.  Remember, to a lot of folks 
 > in the late 80s, metal meant Def fucking Leppard. 
  
 Yep, that's the way I remember it too. Whereas now... loads of 
 indiekids I know are off to see Lamb Of God on Thursday. Ahhh, how 
 times change! 
  
 > Or even The Memphis Goons, if you want to be cheeky. 
  
 What you been up to lately, matey? 
 love and kisses, 
 Jyoti 
  
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