The bassist who was built like a house. Tell you what, you wouldn’t need a bodyguard while Karl was about, I wouldn’t like to pick a fight with him! I mean, Peter you could just throw chocolate at and pacify him, Keith you could… er… ask him to show you the intricate workings of an acoustic guitar (or something), Lek you could take to the pub and Bean you could talk about hairdressing to. But Karl, I reckon that he’d be awful to get into a fight with! So basically my advice is be nice to him. Cos he’s WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, Karl’s just fab for many reasons. One, he got the cheesiest lines in Mrs Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter, two, he’s a bassist. Anyone who knows me knows my feelings towards bassists, and three, did you see his dancing during the song with Stanley Holloway? Awfully cool.
Here is a bit more about Karl:
Name: Karl Green
DoB: 31 July, 1947, he’s the second youngest.
Hair Colour: Sandy blond ish
Eye Colour: Kinda bluey-grey-y…
Height: 6’0”.
Lives: Manchester I should imagine.
Marital Status: I assume he’s married but I’ve honestly no idea.
Played: BASS!!! He was the only other left-handed bassist I can remember from the 60s other than, of course, Paul McCartney. And on M.B.Y.G.A.L.D when they did this instrumental tune, the bass line was absolutely astounding! Oh, he also played the harmonica a bit. *swoon*
What I’d do if he read this page: Boast to all my 60s chums that MY site has had a visit from none other than the wonderful Mr Karl Green! Then I’d check to see if I’d said anything slightly insulting, which I wouldn’t have done, but on the off chance he took offence where none was given I’d have to apologise profusely to him!
Best Karl Quote: His all time best cop-out line was “It should be Herman’s decision, HE’S the leader!” from Hold On! but as I’ve only seen it twice, you’ll have to make do with three fantastic quotes from Mrs Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter! Firstly “I’m sorry, some other time, perhaps. But if you follow us, I’ll have to slosh you *blows hippy a kiss*!” – any bassist who says something like that is guaranteed to make me go all giddy! Secondly “It’ll be inferluenza if we don’t get outta this rain!” – which just made me crack up laughing. Thirdly “But, I can’t PLAY on me side!” which I shall now relate to you as I have done with Keith and Lek’s best quotes, including my thought processes:
PETER: [rolls eyes] Yeah, we need the group to race the dog!
LEK: Look, I know I’m thick between the ears but I don’t follow that!
PETER: Don’t you see? We need the group to raise the money to race the dog!
KEITH: Well, why don’t we race the dog and raise some money to start a group?!
PETER: Because it takes pots of money to race a dog.
PETER: And besides, we’ll make a fortune on the side!
KARL: But, I can’t PLAY on me side!
So, there you go, a wee bit of info about Mr Green. Isn’t that amazing? He’s so fab. I think it’s cos he plays bass, myself.
I have to write this down, it made me laugh so much. It’s from hermanshermits.com, and it’s on Karl’s bio page:
Favourite Food: Everything!
Likes: Happy people, girls and doing live shows
Dislikes: Too much make up on girls and hair cuts
Hobbies: Reading, swimming – and girls!
I think the whole reason I love bassists is that they are all like-minded perves. That could in fact be the reason I have taken up playing bass….
If you’ve got anything you’d like to say about Karl, then please send your sayings to me at this address, and I’ll put them up here for the whole world to see! Thanks!