Talk:The Adverts

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[edit] Brennende Langeweile

There has been a German 1979 movie Brennende Langeweile - Bored Teenagers featuring The Adverts as themselves: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139083/fullcredits. Any native speaker please add this tidbit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.226.221.85 (talk) 17:50, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gaye Advert: What's in a name?

Before recent edits, Gaye Adverts' birth name was given as 'Gaye Balsden'. However, Dave Thompson, author of a biography on her husband TV Smith (are they still married?), says her name was 'Gaye Black'. Obviously this is not an issue of burning importance, but can anyone shed any light on the issue? Yozzer66 17:54, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I believe she was born Balsden, initially used Black as her stage name, but was constantly referred to and eventually used Gaye Advert as her career progressed. However, and here is the rub, I do not have a reference for this. Equally, I do not know her present married status.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 21:22, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I'm going in search of a reference. If anyone finds one before me, please amend the article accordingly. Yozzer66 (talk) 23:15, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

According to various articles - [1] (2007), [2] (2004), [3] (2000) - she works as Gaye Black in social services in Hammersmith and Fulham. According to this - [4] - they're still together. But who and why was Gaye Atlas ? Ghmyrtle (talk) 00:14, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Good question! Perhaps Gaye Atlas was another disguarded stage name. Who knows? Unfortunately, still no reference for the Balsden connection. Also, I don't know about you but I found it heartening to read that the couple are still together. Unlike the Buzzcocks, the Adverts' lyrics were rarely about relationships but, clearly, this wasn't due to any lack of expertise on the subject!! Yozzer66 (talk) 15:31, 13 December 2007 (UTC)