Freaky Fighting

[Brief background for those new to the 'Spratticus meets Freaky Realistic' scene that's been going on lately:

Freaky Realistic (FR) - short lived band from 1993 that my friends Dan, Dave and I spend too much time talking about when we get together. Aki Omori, ex-band member of FR, now yoga teacher (and singer) in west London. Dan & I unearthed her blog and dropped her a note about the long defunct FR. She replied and we now have far more info to obsess about than is healthy for 30-something men.]

The internet dialogue with Aki Omori, ex-band member of Freaky Realistic, continues and takes on an even more surreal twist. She posted this on Oh My Dog, Both Freaky & Realistic but I thought it was worth bubbling it up to the surface. Incredible stuff, especially for a band who sang of 'cosmic love vibes'. In fact the perpetrator of the guitar assault on lead singer Justin, MPL (rapper Michael), raps in one song - 'Yo Justin sing of a love that loves.' (Perhaps the only instance of the name Justin appearing in a rap.) Whacking Justin upside the noggin with a guitar wasn't exactly a selfless act of brotherly love. Inexcusable, even if he had stolen his bag of Spicy Tomato flavour Wheat Crunchies. Read it and be amazed:

"hi there

thanks for the comments in my blog. useless answers to your questions;

where's Michael - the rapper?

I've no ideai've not seen him since the fight - you must vaguely know about this. god knows how it got there but it was in NME, the story slightly modified. justin & michael had a fight in the rehersal studios. a physical one. i still remember rushing into the studio with a bad feeling as they were left alone there while the rest of us went to get sandwiches. And found michael swinging a guitar up in the air about to hit justin who was already on the floor with it. i screamed & the bass player tackled michael to stop him. i had to take justin to hospital casualty afterward - my friend Alex from the Orb happened to be in the next room rehersing and I remember borrowing £10 - all in one pound coins they were - from him to get a cab there. it was just bruises. the next day we played a gig without michael. justin in sunglasses. so in the end FR was just me & justin. a little drama of the band. otherwise we were a pretty peaceful band, really. cosmic love vibes, oh yeh.

who/what is koochie ryder?

it's whatever you want it to be

just come back from NZ - you seem to have been there yourself recently. a fabulous land, don't you think?

be well

aki x"

A fantastic piece of insider info and amazing amount of detail there: the sandwiches, the 10 one pound coins, and the fact they were borrowed from the Orb's Alex. Wonderful, even if it was a slightly evasive answer regards what Koochie Ryder actually means. Now, how to broach the subject of Aki being the guest of honour and prize giver at the annual ADWorld XI vs Lackademicals cricket match next year without it coming across as just a little weird?

Oh My Dog - Both Freaky & Realistic

If you are a regular to Spratticus (I thank you even if I do question your judgment), then you may remember I recently had a night in Bangkok with Dan doing 'research'...OK, getting merry and giddy about the 1993 band Freaky Realistic (Mary Poppins Fights Freaky Realistic). To be honest, you may remember it better than I do, it's all a little hazy. Well, Dan & I somehow stumbled across former Freaky Realistic band member Aki Omori's current blog site - http://www.akiomori.blogspot.com/ and wrote her some half-baked message that didn't even make sense to us at the time so heaven knows what she thought of it.

BUT would you believe it - she's replied! She left a message on my Mary Poppins Fights Freaky Realistic post, which I am now regretting giving such a ridiculous name. Here it is:

"you found me and i found you by chance! i'm always amazed that some people still mention us after all these years. cheers for your persistence and spare time you seem to have.see if you notice this comment... i am a yoga teacher, indeed. i live in west london not north though.the orb's next single has a bit of my singing again also an artist called subsonor's new album has 3 songs i worked on. done a few more tunes this year elsewhere too all in between yoga stuff. they all sound different from FR [Freaky Realistic - ed] however. safe trip. x "

There are a few things to note here.

1. Well, it wasn't exactly chance - Dan & I cyber stalked her basically.
2. She seems to have a sixth sense that picks up I have quite a lot of spare time at the moment. INCREDIBLE.
3. I shall be buying The Orb's next single and checking out Subsonor, he sounds pretty smashing, I'm sure you will agree.
4. Dan thinks she would be a worthy celeb to hand over the Regents Cup at next year's Kew Green cricket match; I'm going to ask her if she would honour (humour) us...and she lives in west London so could probably swing over on her bike.

There's more to be uncovered through our new connection to the fabulous and much missed Freaky Realistic, such as where is the rapper MPL now and what/who exactly is Coochie Ryder?

This is all too exciting for words...as you may have gathered if you've read this far. Here are some snaps to get you freaking your realism - Justin 'Liquid' Anderson (on The Word) (c), Aki Omori (l), rapper MPL (r). Terrific.