This has been a very interesting exercise so far. I’ve looked at the list of people and things so far and I realise that I don’t know anything about any of them. I remember some of them but I couldn’t tell you anything much about them. I remember seeing Roots on television but I couldn’t tell you anything about the plot, who was in it, any scenes from it or anything else. Am I the only one who lets unimportant shit go? I can’t be.
As a result, I do feel rather excluded from this section. When it gets around to Zeal Monachorum, I might have something to say, but I’ll probably be long dead by then, especially if HMHB bring out new albums and you slot the new stuff in as you go along.
23 September 2013
Captain Beepfart
I was in school with a guy called Kunte Kinte
23 September 2013
toastkid
Just reading about Haley on Wikipedia; it seems like he made most of Roots up. Which *is* a disappointment.
24 September 2013
toastkid
That is, he made up the bits he didn’t nick from another book.
24 September 2013
littlegrafter
As a kid Roots was a great show (us kids and parents all watching together). I got my Dad the DVD box set some years ago (the DVDs play on both sides, never seen that before). Since my dad passed away we’ve got them now, but not quite got around to watching them all yet. Mrs Grafter who had no memory of it, found it all a bit much so not got through much. Anyway, despite the obvious playground hit that was Kunta Kinte, it was Chicken George that stuck in the memory longest. Poor bloke got his hand/foot cut off if my memory serves me right.
There are 14 Half Man Half Biscuit albums, plus two roundup compilations, as well as 4 EPs and a handful of one-off songs. No 'Greatest Hits'. Indulge yourself by starting here.
Breaking News
Latest gigs, forthcoming releases, and anything else we find out.
Search the site
Search for any lyric, reference, song title ...whatever.
The A to Z of HMHB
Add your bit, and sign up for email updates. Latest addition: Haile Gebrselassie
About HMHB
The story of Half Man Half Biscuit, where to get the music, and about this site.
Latest Comments
There are now 36,525 comments on this site. Why not make it one more?
Your PBRs
Life is a Permanent Biscuit Reference.
HMHB in the Media
Mentions of lyrics and the band.
Gig News & Reviews
What it says. Always worth reading.
The Lux Familiar Cup 2015
In which we chose the nation's favourite Half Man Half Biscuit song. For the next four years, anyway.
Random Lyrics
The famous Half Man Half Biscuit Random Lyrics Generator™ – click here for a different gem every time. Makes a nice default page for your browser.
CHRIS THE SITEOWNER
Survived the Curse of HMHB for 5 years and 344 days.
“Stop all that African talk about drums and stuff” – scene from Roots.
Alex Haley tells the story of his search for Roots – double album (above) now put on YouTube.
23 September 2013
neil g
This has been a very interesting exercise so far. I’ve looked at the list of people and things so far and I realise that I don’t know anything about any of them. I remember some of them but I couldn’t tell you anything much about them. I remember seeing Roots on television but I couldn’t tell you anything about the plot, who was in it, any scenes from it or anything else. Am I the only one who lets unimportant shit go? I can’t be.
As a result, I do feel rather excluded from this section. When it gets around to Zeal Monachorum, I might have something to say, but I’ll probably be long dead by then, especially if HMHB bring out new albums and you slot the new stuff in as you go along.
23 September 2013
Captain Beepfart
I was in school with a guy called Kunte Kinte
23 September 2013
toastkid
Just reading about Haley on Wikipedia; it seems like he made most of Roots up. Which *is* a disappointment.
24 September 2013
toastkid
That is, he made up the bits he didn’t nick from another book.
24 September 2013
littlegrafter
As a kid Roots was a great show (us kids and parents all watching together). I got my Dad the DVD box set some years ago (the DVDs play on both sides, never seen that before). Since my dad passed away we’ve got them now, but not quite got around to watching them all yet. Mrs Grafter who had no memory of it, found it all a bit much so not got through much. Anyway, despite the obvious playground hit that was Kunta Kinte, it was Chicken George that stuck in the memory longest. Poor bloke got his hand/foot cut off if my memory serves me right.
3 October 2013