Nigel Kennedy at the Goldstone in the late 80s

[Cheeky Monkey]

Anyone else remember this visit from the violin virtuoso Villa defector with the dodgy barnet who thought he'd come and watch his little 'second' club on a day when Villa weren't playing? Sat in the West Stand if mammory serves.

Well it's a Villa thread isn't it!!!?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Away from his musical career, Kennedy jogs and is a passionate English Premiership football club Aston Villa supporter. As well as being a season ticket holder he can frequently be seen at away matches sitting with fans. Kennedy frequently displays his love for the club as can be seen in all his public appearances, which will see him wearing replica shirts or scarves. He once painted his then Jaguar motor car in their colours, claret & blue, with the words 'Villa Rule' sprayed on the bonnet - a treatment also meted out to various other possessions such as his electric violin

Oh what might have been!

 

[Lankyseagull]

Didn't see him myself, but rumours were rife at the time that he did indeed watch the Albion from the North Stand.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

I seem to remember this, and was it because Dennis Mortimer put on such a virtuoso performance for Villa we ended up signing him?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

He was born in Hove.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

There was a picture of him in the Argus at the time at the Goldstone. Cant remember if North Srand or West Stand. Think it was the North.

 

[bristolseagull]

I have a vauge recollection of seeing him too, my first season was 1986

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

He was born in Hove.

Born at the Royal Sussex and raised in Brighton by his mum (dad bogged off)

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Bless lil' Nige: that cat sure 'as done sum cray-zeee fings. Well monsta.

ps Was that before he had that talking cist-thing on his neck?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Bless lil' Nige: that cat sure 'as done sum cray-zeee fings. Well monsta.

ps Was that before he had that talking cist-thing on his neck?

Err the 'talking cyst thing' was his head Twinkle T!!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I saw him in town driving a beaten up old car painted blue with spray painted Villa slogans in claret. He also used to bif Brix E Smith. He might have been a bit of a twit but he lived the dream for a while.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

He also used to bif Brix E Smith.

After Mark E Smith 'our Nige' must have looked like George Clooney and Brad Pitt all rolled into one for Brix!

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Me and Nige occasionally had a coffee down the Army and Navy stores in George Street in 1985.

Him filtered black three sugars. Me 80's style Rom bouts Cappuccino one sugar. Sometimes shared a tea cake.

 

[Southy]

We also had Mark 'Fast Show/Harry Potter' Williams who is also a Villa fan watching us for a while. Remember seeing him at Cardiff for the Playoff final.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Err the 'talking cyst thing' was his head Twinkle T!!

Ohhhhhh - ya cheeky, cheeky monkey!

Cue Partridge flash-back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=Y6oajPBSnO8&feature=related

 

[Telboy]

Parked next to him in the greyhound car park that day

 

[Jam The Man]

North Stand.. saw him several times near the back