Caption Competition
It's the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week drummers perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the 20th Life Ball in Vienna.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Catherine O wrote:
Ich bin der Feuerteufel
5. Valerie Ganne wrote:
Many Hans make light work
4. RampagingRabbit wrote:
Burns Night
3. eattherich wrote:
Disco Inferno - Unplugged
2. Alien Avenger wrote:
We'll just have to keep performing until Earth and Wind arrive
1. SkarloeyLine wrote:
Butane and the Beat
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Comment number 1.
At 24th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:One cigarette and it鈥檚 Goodnight Vienna
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Comment number 2.
At 24th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Great Life Balls of Fire!
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Comment number 3.
At 24th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Burger King introduces flame-grilled tinned tuna
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At 24th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Austria? You鈥檙e supposed to be performing in Melbourne!
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Comment number 5.
At 24th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:You mean you didn鈥檛 drain the petrol out of the drums first?
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Comment number 6.
At 24th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Viennese Whirl
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At 24th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Indeed, where would Life be without Balls?
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Comment number 8.
At 24th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The drummers perform Rodgers and Hammerstein鈥檚 鈥淔ire Drum Song鈥
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Comment number 9.
At 24th May 2012, Catherine O wrote:Argon... oxy-acetylene... easy mistake to make.
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Comment number 10.
At 24th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Hang on! Which one is THE Olympic Torch?
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At 24th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Welcome to the Ridley Scott School of Culinary Arts. Today鈥檚 lesson will be on Cr猫me Brulee.
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At 24th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:From the list of presents Aunts and Uncles should not give at birthdays: #2
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At 24th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I told you I left the oven on...
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At 24th May 2012, That Guy wrote:They would have got Kasabian to do it, but apparently, they're on FIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!
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Comment number 15.
At 24th May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Flame and fortune, the musical
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At 24th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:At least we can relight ours if they go out, eh?
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Comment number 17.
At 24th May 2012, Irish-Di wrote:Roll up, roll up! Only 3 left of the new diet-portion chocolate soup!
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Comment number 18.
At 24th May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Flashdance, the next generation
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Comment number 19.
At 24th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Well, the drumming鈥檚 not so good, the but the lamb kebabs are absolutely delicious
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Comment number 20.
At 24th May 2012, Dyeb wrote:Is this what they call Garage music?
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Comment number 21.
At 24th May 2012, Ade wrote:Disapointment as Midge Ure complains the opening ceremony is largely meaningless.
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Comment number 22.
At 24th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:I know I said we wanted a little light music ...
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Comment number 23.
At 24th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Fire Ball might have been a better title
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Comment number 24.
At 24th May 2012, Ty Du wrote:Someone's going to have very charred drumsticks at this barbecue...
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Comment number 25.
At 24th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:When I said several pieces of flare...
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Comment number 26.
At 24th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Eine Kleine Feuermusik
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Comment number 27.
At 24th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:It was the first time Wagner's Ring Cycle had been performed with such a small orchestra
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Comment number 28.
At 24th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Smoke signals are so yesterday.
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Comment number 29.
At 24th May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Look, it beats juggling axes.
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Comment number 30.
At 24th May 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:Butane and the Beat
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Comment number 31.
At 24th May 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:They realised the power ballad had been a mistake when the crowd started holding up their lighters.
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Comment number 32.
At 24th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Actually, we go round French toilets and make sure there are no more than two flies..
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Comment number 33.
At 24th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Nobody could understand how the guy in the middle could hold three flaming drumsticks
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Comment number 34.
At 24th May 2012, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:Chris Lowe throws off "the one standing at the back on the keyboards" label.
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Comment number 35.
At 24th May 2012, Catherine O wrote:Ich bin der Feuerteufel
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Comment number 36.
At 24th May 2012, Dyeb wrote:Austria wanted to show what they really thought about missing out on the Final of Eurovision
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Comment number 37.
At 24th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Eclectic Light Orchestra
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Comment number 38.
At 24th May 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Well they said the 成人快手 were filming it on #Torchcam
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Comment number 39.
At 24th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:So, what you're asking is why did we switch to flameproof metal drums?
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Comment number 40.
At 24th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:I said I wanted you to bring the house down, not burn it down
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Comment number 41.
At 24th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Unseen footage reveals why the 成人快手 finally pulled the plug on 鈥淟ast of the Summer Wine鈥 鈥 the stunts were just getting too dangerous
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Comment number 42.
At 24th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:The boys had completely misunderstood the concept of a Burns Night Celebration
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Comment number 43.
At 24th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:I hate canned music
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Comment number 44.
At 24th May 2012, Irish-Di wrote:MiP's flashy-neuro-forgetting-thingy was a lot more brash than MiB's.
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Comment number 45.
At 24th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:When I asked you to perform with cans, I meant for the Film Festival
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At 24th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淚t鈥檚 to keep the violinists away..鈥
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Comment number 47.
At 24th May 2012, NoNamesBasis wrote:Pretty soon they were going to find out who had been eating from the world's largest baked bean cans...
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Comment number 48.
At 24th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Health and Safety insisted you perform with cans? I think they meant headphones.
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Comment number 49.
At 24th May 2012, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:Kraftwerk's response to Bill Bailey.
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Comment number 50.
At 24th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:I hurt my back lifting those drums onto the stage - they sure are a Heavy Metal outfit
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Comment number 51.
At 24th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Ultravox play their valedictory song
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At 24th May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Well done - literally.
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Comment number 53.
At 24th May 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:The Brother Purple
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Comment number 54.
At 24th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:With all that noise, no wonder they're suffering from tinnitus
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Comment number 55.
At 24th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:We need some Water Music, actually.
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Comment number 56.
At 24th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Apprentice, the musical.
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Comment number 57.
At 24th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:The boys had misunderstood U2's drummer when he said "Oi'll drum"
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At 24th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:OPEC bargaining takes on a more dramatic aspect
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At 24th May 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"Your team only managed to sell three quarters of a barrel each. You're fired."
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Comment number 60.
At 24th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Bernard Matthews launches an advertising campaign to promote his Golden Turkey Drummers
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Comment number 61.
At 24th May 2012, Vicky S wrote:The Queen hoped her offer of inviting the musicians to perform inside Buckingham Palace in the event of rain had not been a rash decision.
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Comment number 62.
At 24th May 2012, LaurenceLane wrote:They say you should play the guitar until your fingers bleed and drum until, ah, too late there then.
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Comment number 63.
At 24th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Oi, George at the back there! Be a bit more careful with that flaming drumstick, will you?
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Comment number 64.
At 24th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:As the flames become ever larger, it looked as if the Life Ball might become a bit of a misnomer
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Comment number 65.
At 24th May 2012, Dry Boak wrote:"Drum & Drummer" hits the West End.
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Comment number 66.
At 24th May 2012, Kudosless wrote:"Now why not try with the three parts closer together, Mr Whittle?"
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Comment number 67.
At 24th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Government Information Film #412 : How to Open a Tin without a Can-opener
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At 24th May 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Flaming Norah!!! Does any one smell Gas?
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Comment number 69.
At 24th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:The three baker boys were geniuses with their Viennese pastries, but always overbaked their baguettes
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At 24th May 2012, Dry Boak wrote:The Rolling Stones play their iconic hit "Timpany for the Devil"
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Comment number 71.
At 24th May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:At the annual OPEC meeting talks continued in the usual boring fashion.
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Comment number 72.
At 24th May 2012, Kudosless wrote:Olympic organisers regret allowing Ringo to do the Liverpool leg of the torch relay
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Comment number 73.
At 24th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Later, the organisers realised that leaving out the fourth element of water had not been such a good idea
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Comment number 74.
At 24th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:This year's Life Ball was themed "Fight the Flames of Ignorance" - ignorance being represented by thinking you can drum when your sticks are on fire
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Comment number 75.
At 24th May 2012, schlimmbesserung wrote:Percussion caps help the concert finish with a bang
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Comment number 76.
At 24th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:So, when you wrote "Steel drums," you meant to nick them?
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Comment number 77.
At 24th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Hang on, lads. I think we'd better slow this drumming down a bit.
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Comment number 78.
At 24th May 2012, Kudosless wrote:And they would have gotten away with it too, if the meddling kids and their pesky dog hadn't pointed out that drummers who believe in a 20th Life normally wear ORANGE.
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Comment number 79.
At 24th May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:No smoking luau'd
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Comment number 80.
At 24th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Don't fry this at home
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At 24th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Prometheus, the musical
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At 24th May 2012, schlimmbesserung wrote:The demonsration of the new North Sea gas wells showed them to be not only low in production but also labour intensive
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At 24th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:There's another problem with your monster, Dr Frankenstein...
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At 24th May 2012, Fi wrote:The Williams F1 team regrets the choice of band at the after-race party...
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At 24th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:I still can't understand why they have that "No Smoking" sign there
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At 24th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:That's a coincidence - so you're all called Bernie?
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At 24th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Timpani? I said to book a symphony orchestra.
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At 24th May 2012, Frankonline wrote:Fearing a UK victory, Azerbaijan鈥檚 security services set up an anti Humperdinck firewall.
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At 24th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:George Foreman's prototype was not a success
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At 24th May 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:When Marianne asked for a light, she forgot she was passing the Annual 'Gentleman of the Year' awards...
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Comment number 91.
At 24th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Lethal Drummer Boy
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Comment number 92.
At 24th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Derek was determined to get that tuna out at all costs
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Comment number 93.
At 24th May 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:"But Englebert told us that flares were back in fashion..."
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At 24th May 2012, schlimmbesserung wrote:Latest experiment confirms what colour his arts burn with
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Comment number 95.
At 24th May 2012, patio-phalangist wrote:Kraeftwork - unplugged
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Comment number 96.
At 24th May 2012, johnc wrote:The Seventh Circle of Hell, a Percussion Rendition.
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At 24th May 2012, Ty Du wrote:REM's "It's the end of the world as we know it" - dramatised version
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At 24th May 2012, johnc wrote:Pyrotimpany - the irresistable urge to start fires to a rhythmic beat.
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At 24th May 2012, schlimmbesserung wrote:Undoubtedly, Charkovsky's "Vakula the Smith" at its most dramatic.
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At 24th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The drummers had been flying on the very same flight as Francois Hollande
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