Russell Senior

Side blog dedicated to the ex-Pulp violinist/guitarist extraordinare.  Contains a lot of Jarvis obviously.

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This blog is dedicated to Russell Senior, the ex-Pulp violinist/guitarist extraordinare. 

I collect, organise and edit material sourced from the internet to extract and present the 'Russell' aspect of that content - so you don't have to.

I have put #tags on posts to keep some sort of order. You can filter the tags on the archive page here. List of tags below for information.

#music

#printed article

#photos

#documentary

#gig review

#venini

#misc

#miners

#interview

#filmed interview

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Disclaimer

Everything on this blog is freely available on the internet. I claim no ownership of this material, obviously.

I try to credit the owner / creator of the source material where possible, or at least try to link it to where I found it. I do try.

Over time links will break as that is the way of the internet. If I notice a broken link, I will comment &/or edit the link - to show I am not contemptuous but I am not actively monitoring this stuff.

None of the YouTube uploads are anything to do with me.

I encourage everyone to stream/purchase the official music/films/books from legitimate vendors as is right & proper - but bootlegs are always FREE.

Other Pulp members are available. They are incidental here.

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Russell Senior with a fan during Pulp's tour of Japan in 1996 (via Twitter)

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Russell Senior during Pulp's tour of Japan in 1996 (via Twitter)

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Russell Senior with Venini at the Camden Falcon, London as part of NME's "On" Night on July 29, 1999 (via Twitter)

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Russell Senior, Debbie Lime, and Nick Eastwood as part of Venini at Leeds Festival on August 29, 1999 (via Twitter)

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Russell Senior with Venini at Blow Up, Soho Wag Club, London on May 15, 1999 (via Twitter)

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Russell Senior (and a sleeping Steve Mackey) at Narita Airport, Japan on February 4, 1996 (via Twitter)

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18 May - a birthday for Russell Senior. Many Happy Returns.

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"our violinist always insists- when you are halfway through the cigarette he always goes like this ✌️"

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So many people here on tumblr would kill to have Rusell Senior natural swagger, and yet they dont know about his existence.

Good.

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"Pulp's Different Class" posted by pulp_acrylicafternoons

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Found on Pinterest. Russell Senior 1995.

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Happy Christmas*.

[*other holidays, feasts, festivals & celebrations are available, as is the option to not have any.]

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As today is his birthday, I thought now would be the perfect time to tell The Absolutely True Story of How I Named My Vacuum Cleaner After Russell Senior. Enjoy.

-I got a new vacuum cleaner

-I kept forgetting where I put it, seeing it out of the corner of my eye and becoming mildly unsettled for a moment because wait what was that?

-This reminded me of Russell's story about getting a Vic Reeves cutout for his daughter, placing it at the top of the stairs to scare off burglars and terrifying himself every time he saw it

-This made me think of Russell any time I saw the vacuum

-I remembered how Russell's surrealist play included instructions to turn on a vacuum and not turn it off until the audience became restless/the first audience member left and this strengthened the connection between Russell and vacuums in my mind

-I realized if I named the vacuum after Russell, I could call it Russell Cleanior, which is the sort of terrible pun I adore

-I decided it was official—the vacuum would be named Russell Cleanior

(I followed this up by naming my air purifier Candidair Doyle, though that was more pun-based and as such has a less interesting backstory.)

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18 May - a birthday for Russell Senior. Many Happy Returns.