A Whiter Shade of Pale, by Gary Brooker, performing at Douglas Adams - The Party, in 2012

thank you so much um wow now this next gentleman that i'm going to introduce you to um actually had the ability to turn douglas into a little boy he was his biggest fan well he was he was his biggest fan actually wasn't it gary hi but uh yeah it was interesting because i rang jane douglas's sister just to kind of talk about this introduction and um she reminded me that the link between douglas and gary was myself um because and i remembered it very well actually we had dinner one night and douglas was talking about pro-kalharem and he did talk about them in hushed tones he knew everything about them more than they did i think and um i just been working with gary so i just said you know oh i i was working with gary last week and i'm sure you won't mind me giving you his phone number anyway he he i gave him the phone number and he wouldn't ring him he couldn't ring him he was just too shy so in the end we got gary to ring him and i introduce you now to the singer's singer the wonderful and i'm not just saying that gary brooker [Music] five words thank you okay it's the last one one two three [Music] [Applause] so [Music] we skip a life and angle turn wheels across the floor i was feeling kind of seasick the crowd called out for more the room was humming harder [Music] as the ceiling flew away [Music] [Applause] and so we're [Applause] [Music] let our face at first just go sleep [Music] turn the water shade off [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] said there is no reason [Music] the truth is plain to see but i wandered through my playing cards [Music] wouldn't i let it be [Music] one of sixteen vessel virgins [Music] who were leaving for the coast [Music] another and so we're [Music] [Music] at first just go sleep [Music] and so we're [Music] [Music] first just go sleep turn the water should i fail [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] oh [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] ladies and gentlemen very very briefly on behalf of douglas's family can i just say an enormous enormous thank you to douglas's band [Applause] [Music] [Music] we also need to say a huge thank you to the astronaut astonishingly talented casting crew for those who don't realize the show that you have seen tonight wasn't rehearsed that was live [Applause] it's it's been a huge amount of work we never ever would have done this without the help of our friends at save the rhino if you want a job done give them a call [Music] and finally the one person without whom none of us would be here tonight happy birthday douglas [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you

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Length: 10min 28sec (628 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 19 2022