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Mutterings

Frankie Goes To Hollywood certainly seem to have a talent for offending people. Latest recruits to the Anti-Frankie Brigade (President: Mike Read) include a Tory MP, a rival pop star and, apparently, the entire population of Russia. Commenting on the groups “Two Tribes” video (featuring that Reagan/Chernenko scrap), a Soviet Embassy spokesman says: “The Russian people are gravely offended by this portrayal of them as aggressive and belligerent.” MP Malcolm Thornton, meanwhile, is jolly cross with the boys for presenting miners leader Arthur Scargill with a baseball cap to replace one lost in recent picket action. “Its a cheap publicity stunt!” he fumes… Boy George has been having a bit of a go at Frankie too: “They tried to beat me up,” The Boy protests. “We were all at this recording studio and they started phoning me on the internal phone calling me some really obscene names. Then it all got a bit heavy…” From the Frankie camp, Paul Rutherford replies: “Boy George is a lonely chap and he seems to have started acting very strangely… But if George said it happened, it must be true. He wouldnt lie, would he?”…


…The Thompson Twins held a monster end-of-tour party at swanky country retreat Stocks in deepest Berks. Amongst those strolling the colourfully decorated grounds, sipping champers and nibbling scrambled eggs at 3 am were all of Spandau Ballet, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels, Steve Bronski, Brad and Rhoda of The Specials, a very chirpy Marilyn, The Cocteau Twins, Frankie Goes To Hollywood minus Holly (but with Mark OToole being first to get thrown in the swimming pool), Mr & Mrs Howard Jones, a new slim-line Meatloaf, Virginia Astley, several Belle Stars, Hazel OConnor, Neil Arthur of Blancmange, Poly Styrene, Mick Karn, Nick Heyward, Thomas Dolby, Richard Skinner, Dave Lee Travis, Janice Long and Simon Bates (morning Simes)…