A celebration of 40 years of Desperation

In 2020, Desperate Men turned 40. We invited friends and collaborators to send us their best and worst memories of Desperate Men.

And for even more desperate dessert, make your way to our Vimeo channel our our YouTube channel to see some weird and wonderful archives.

Thank you all!
Jon & Richard

PS: leave a comment for us in the comment section below the cake!
 

Cake artwork by Jo Beedell

Shirley Pegna – Desperate Men Music Director

       

9 Comments to “A celebration of 40 years of Desperation”

  • December 2nd, 2020 at 6:03 PM
    Catherine Maxwell-Stuart says:

    Happy Birthday Desperate Men!

    So many great memories of you coming to the Traquair Fair – makes me want to have another one just to have you back!

    Catherine

  • December 3rd, 2020 at 11:27 AM
    Jeremy Shine says:

    Lots of great stuff here – paperclips all round and make them doubles!

    Happy Birthday

    Jeremy

  • December 4th, 2020 at 2:41 PM
    Soren Nielsen says:

    Many happy returns Desperate Men and women. We have so many happy memories of bumbing in to you lot on the road everywhere at festivals and the like. I just remembered a time in Aberdeen in the early days when John let off fire crackers inside at a Ceileigh. He couldn’t get out of character, I think he was a revolutionary that day!

  • December 4th, 2020 at 8:52 PM
    Katherine Forestier says:

    Fabulous cake, Jon and Richard,
    Happy, Happy Birthday (wish it was just 40…).
    Come do something desperate here, not in Hong Kong, but a bit nearer, in the French Alps. You will be so welcome.
    See you on the 16th.
    Happy memories.
    Katherine xxxxx

  • December 7th, 2020 at 10:02 PM
    Hugh says:

    Happy Birthday- working with you on this and that and the other has always been sooo productive and at the same time the best fun X

  • December 8th, 2020 at 7:41 PM
    Loz Samuels says:

    Happy birthday you lovely folk, I just remembered the walk into the sea at Weymouth with a fire torch which is actually a much better favourite memory, wish I’d have mentioned that one. You are a bunch of absolute legends. Can we go for a walk soon.
    Big love Loz xx

  • December 14th, 2020 at 11:37 AM
    Kate Morrison says:

    Happy birthday dear Desperates – what an amazing 40 years of work! I feel very lucky to have been involved with some of it xxx

  • December 16th, 2020 at 2:09 PM
    Millie Hughes-Rodgers says:

    Happy happy birthday to the desperate men! What a fabulous cake xxxx

  • August 31st, 2021 at 6:09 PM
    Mike Martin says:

    Hi Jon and Richard…
    I had the great pleasure of catching your Desperate Men Show in Devizes last night and absolutely loved it.
    Beautifully observed, wonderfully absurd, warm and human, yet deeply thought provoking on every level.
    I knew Neil Innes and his comment that you convey the true spirit of Dada is spot on.
    What a joy it was to finally experience interactive live performance again after so long.
    I am a musician performer myself so I too have suffered from audience withdrawal symptoms over the last 18 months.
    I sincerely hope that you will be continuing with your unique brand of talent for some time yet because you have a new fan in me.
    Such a pity that the Black Swan was closed… I would have popped around for a chat, as per your invite.
    Maximum respect, Mike.

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