barney=bespectacled bowtied pianist?

check out this website i found while performing a search on the name 'bernard sumner':

www.musiciansgallery.com/start/keyboards/pianists/sumner(bernard).html

fierce.

Yes,that IS him..I do remember him now but it has been a long time since I last clapped eyes on him.

So now we know that Peter Hook is a German wood artisan and Bernard Sumner an Austrailan pianist.

Here is what Gillian does in her spare time:

Most people know that each species of bird has its own characteristic songs and calls and with a bit of practise you can begin to recognise species by ear. You may have read about regional dialects in some species' sounds. But it's also possible to recognise an individual bird by idiosyncracies in the sound of its voice or its calls and songs; birds themselves can recognise known individuals by voice, but we usually need the help of a computer. Dr Gillian Gilbert at the RSPB has a voice print (sonagram) for each of the dozen or so male bitterns that sing in Britain.

How apt is that?

You can find more about birds and songs (sadly no information on trains and locomotive plaques, though) at the following:

http://www.wildsong.co.uk/FAQ.asp

As for Stephen it is quite obvious that he alternates between his two twin personalities: Stephen Morris and Stevie Wonder (obviously he's got a much better dermatologist than Wacko Jacko).

And rumours of the Ian Curtis demise are clearly unfounded - he multiplied instead !

IC 1

and IC 2

This thread is genius

The peter hook wood carver who looks like Vini Reilly will always be my favourite...

peterhook.com

I can see a mad hunt to find the most obscure neworder band related link ensuing

and who said Stephen Morris was boring!!??

http://www.econ.yale.edu/~sm326/

oh, and by the way... any jokes about a 12 inch pianist and its an instant banning from the site.

while searching for something to add in here, i found this interesting discussion about bernard. (newest posts at the bottom in this one)

http://pub86.ezboard.com/fjoyelectricfrm15.showMessage?topicID=62.topic

Originally posted by DoN I can see a mad hunt to find the most obscure neworder band related link ensuing and who said Stephen Morris was boring!!?? http://www.econ.yale.edu/~sm326/

aah, yes. the famous stephen morris--not only a mancunian drummer, but a professor of economics at yale university. he features on quite a few websites, i've noticed! what a multi-talented man!