That's What I Call Love |
I found this while sorting through my pile of old clippings, newsletters, reviews, etc. I'm not sure what magazine it's from (something embarrasingly teen-oriented, by the likes of some of these questions!) Any inaccuracies are not mine (e.g. Tim's year of birth...was he fibbing?! lol) I don't have a scan of it, but it's not too much to type, so here goes.
Name: Tim Finn Birthdate: June 25, 1954 Birthplace: Te Awamutu, New Zealand Height: 5'11" Weight: Average? Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue/green Parents: Mary, Richard Brothers and Sisters: Neil, Carolyn, Judy Home: Blissfully middle-class Car: Not allowed to drive Pets: Neil - kid brother who supports older brother by writing hit singles. Last school attended: Sacred Heart College, Auckland, NZ Marriage info: To Liz Instruments played: vocals, piano Favorite performers: Talking Heads, David Bowie, Squeeze, Police Favorite TV shows: Diver Dan, The News, BBC dramas Favorite colors: Green, purple Favorite foods: peanut butter, cheese, bread, Indian food Favorite books: Anything good Favorite place: Taurmanui Favorite pastime: Feeding chickens, writing songs First attracted to ladies by: Their nice wickedness Stays interested if: They have a brain Favorite evening out: movies or sports Future plans: write a hit musical; have a song covered by Gladys Knight. "All I ask is to live each moment free from the last" - T. Finn "And when you're in the moment, everything you want is right" - N. Finn |
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That's What I Call Love |
Name: Nigel Philip Griggs
Nickname: Old Codge Birthdate: August 18, 1949 Birthplace: Hatfield, England Height: 5'8" Weight: 130 pounds Hair: some (brownish) Eyes: two (green) Parents: Phyllis, Albert Brother: Paul Home: Home is in Melbourne Car: none Pets: stray cats Last school attended: too long ago Marriage info: none Instruments played: bass Favorite performers: Lennon, Bowie, Kate Bush Favorite TV shows: Soap, 60 Minutes, Match Of The Day Favorite colors: pink, grey Favorite foods: fruits and vegetables Favorite books: Winnie The Pooh, Seth Speaks Favorite place: Australia Favorite pastime: taking photos, making tapes, soccer First attracted to a lady by: sensuousness Stays interested if she's: patient Favorite evening out: staying in, driving with nowhere to go Future plans: make music "All I ask is to live each moment free from the last" - T. Finn "And when you're in the moment, everything you want is right" - N. Finn |
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That's What I Call Love |
Name: Neil Mullane Finn
Nickname: Fang Birthdate: May 27, 1958 Birthplace: Te Awamutu Height: 5'10" Weight: 133 pounds Hair: brown Eyes: green Parents: Mary, Richard Brothers and Sisters: Tim, Carolyn, Judy Home: residential, rented, and rarely lived in Car: none Pets: a wombat called Kevin Last school attended: Te Awamutu College Marriage info: not married Instruments played: guitar, piano, occasionally lead vocal Favorite performers: David Bowie, Ray Charles Favorite TV shows: Batman, Fawlty Towers Favorite colors: all Favorite foods: all types of fruit Favorite books: The Bobbsey Twins Favorite place: Wakatipu Favorite pastime: feeding the chickens, swatting the flies! First attracted to a lady by: her looks Stays intersted if: she's got brains Favorite evening out: to relax Future plans: to do as much as possible "All I ask is to live each moment free from the last" - T. Finn "And when you're in the moment, everything you want is right" - N. Finn |
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That's What I Call Love |
Name: Geoffrey Noel Crombie
Nickname: Krombang Birthdate: April 17, 1953 Birthplace: Wellington, NZ Height: 6' Weight: won't say Hair: brown Eyes: blew Parents: Noel, Marjorie Brothers and sisters: Paul, Sally, Joanne Home: house Car: 1949 Triumph Renown Pets: none Last school attended: Elam School of Fine Artz Marriage info: none Instruments played: perkushin Favorite performers: Blockheadz Favorite TV shows: Norman Gunstone Show, Match Of The Day Favorite colors: allo' them Favorite foods: vegtabillz, fish Favorite books: komikz Favorite place: New Zealand Favorite pastime: looking, lying down First attracted to a lady by: deztinee Stays interested if: the rest is ok Favorite evening out: sumthing kwyit Future plans: stay sayn "All I ask is to live each moment free from the last" - T. Finn "And when you're in the moment, everything you want is right" - N. Finn |
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That's What I Call Love |
Name: Edward Rayner
Nickname: Dwarf, Wizard, Tool, Prof, Wayne Birthdate: November 19, 1952 Birthplace: Wellington, NZ Height: 5'10 1/2" Weight: 140 pounds Hair: rat Eyes: green Parents: Fred, Norma Brothers and sisters: John, Julie, Sally Home: none, as such Car: motorbike - Suzuki GSX 1100 Pets: none Last school attended: Auckland University Marriage info: none Instruments played: all keyboards Favorite performers: David Bowie, Kate Bush Favorite TV show: Thunderbirds Favorite colors: Lakeland blue Favorite foods: health foods (crunchies, Fru-Ju's) Favorite books: short ones with pictures Favorite place : bed, Wales Favorite pastimes: recording, making models, frisbee First attracted to a lady by: je ne sais quoi Stays interested if: she's interesting Favorite evening out: riding bike Future plans: to avoid dying prematurely whew! That's all...hope you enjoyed it - hyacinth "All I ask is to live each moment free from the last" - T. Finn "And when you're in the moment, everything you want is right" - N. Finn |
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Loungeroom Lizard |
Thanks for that Hyacinth. I think there are a few (amusing) white lies there!. For a start Neil is not 5'10"!
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Sacred Cow |
Haha at Tim's pet!
"Cabbage for Lobster" |
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The Climber  |
I love Nigel's answer about his eyes!
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Something So Strong |
 thanks for typing those up, Hyacinth! Some very funny answers. 5'10", yeah right Neil  and bloody hell, Nigel weighs 3 pounds less than me and is 2 inches taller. Think it's time to get off the couch... |
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Sacred Cow |
Thanks for those hyacinth, quite a few chuckles there, like Tim and the chooks. He got the pets one about right though!
******* Oh yeah yeah yeah you’ve got a strong mind I like to sit with you and talk for hours |
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Secret God |
I got a good laugh out of the heights as well! I once stood right in front of Neil (or rather, he stood right in front of me) when he stopped by the locked front door of the Tower Theatre to inquire as to why we were lined up so early (the night the front row threw pineapples at the band) and he was quite a short sort of fellow, though imposing nonetheless, in his affable way.
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Pitied Rhino |
why was he inquiring about why you guys were lined up early? that seems weird. at a lot of big concerts, fans will be lined up early so they can get better areas on the floor. or was he annoyed people were out there or thought something that the venue was being mean to the fans? |
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Moderator |
Oh, he was probably just making conversation to the people on queue. And as to height, after several encounters I'm thinking 5'10" is about right - it's my own height, and I recall thinking after talking to him in Milwaukee that he wasn't as short as I first imagined.
------------------------------ "You like my pants?" - Neil Finn 2006-06-07 *Avatar by Doodler* |
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Secret God |
Well, we were there REAL early. Me and my date were kind of CH freaks, (okay, me more than her, but she was well won over!) and we were there about an hour and a half before the next 5 people showed up (they were the ones with the pineapples, they had grocery bags full of them). In fact, when they showed up, they were aghast that they weren't first in line. They'd seen them the night before in NY, and had been following them around. Neil wasn't annoyed at all - we saw the bus pulling by, and I guess he saw us there and instead of heading straight to the special entrance he came by to ask "what the f*** are you doing here so early?" I don't remember his exact words. He may not have said "f***" per se, but his manner conveyed it. He was really cool! I was playing hangman with my then-love (all CH song titles) and he had a squizz at the paper but didn't hazard a guess, as we'd just begun a new one and only had a couple letters filled in. I haven't thought of that in years. It was just the height thing that brought it back. Dude's short. -- > ~ |
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Secret God |
I have to say, I put him at 5'7" max. I'm only 5'11" myself in bare feet, but he was...no, he had to be shorter than 5'7". I didn't look at his shoes at the time, but if he's 5'10" then I'm ashamed of missing my last dunk attempt because I've gotta be at least 6'4"! However, as far as I'm concerned, height doesn't matter. That man can do with lyrics and melodies what Angus Young can do with a guitar solo. Height doesn't matter when you're a dead-flat genius. -- > ~ |
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Pitied Rhino |
so did he hang around to chat a bit? LOL yeah i was asking cause some bands get ticked off about fans hanging around outside and stuff. |
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Secret God |
Yes, he was completely cool. We were at the front door, and the bus had pulled around to a side entrance (where I guess the rest of the band went in), so we were in no wise laying an ambush! -- > ~ |
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That's What I Call Love |
That has to be one of my favorite responses, along with Noel's "favorite pastimes" answer...so endearingly bizzare! I also think Neil is a bit conflicted in his last two answers...lol! "All I ask is to live each moment free from the last" - T. Finn "And when you're in the moment, everything you want is right" - N. Finn |
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Secret God |
Anybody know what the deal is with the feeding of chickens as a favorite pastime? Is this an old lyric reference that I've forgotten, or some in-joke? -- > ~ |
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