midwich cuckoo
28-05-2007, 05:24 PM
How do you highlight the plight of Britain's millions of pensioners, many of whom are bored and lonely? Put them into a rock band and let their charisma speak for itself, says Tim Samuels, the creator of pop's most unlikely sensation - the Zimmers.
Five international TV crews jostled for the best position as the black cab pulled up outside the BBC. The taxi door opened and the questions fired out: "how are you coping with the fame?, "is there going to an album?.
"What's your next record going to be?" shouted one of the two South Korean TV crews who had turned up.
Surrounded by camera and microphones, the person at the centre of the media scrum was an unfazed 99-year-old white-haired lady leaning on a walking stick.
Just another day in Zimmermania.
More here -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6698221.stm
Here's The Zimmers in action -
Zimmers on YouTube :)
Five international TV crews jostled for the best position as the black cab pulled up outside the BBC. The taxi door opened and the questions fired out: "how are you coping with the fame?, "is there going to an album?.
"What's your next record going to be?" shouted one of the two South Korean TV crews who had turned up.
Surrounded by camera and microphones, the person at the centre of the media scrum was an unfazed 99-year-old white-haired lady leaning on a walking stick.
Just another day in Zimmermania.
More here -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6698221.stm
Here's The Zimmers in action -
Zimmers on YouTube :)