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Subject: Midge Ure
Why is Midge Ure called "Midge"? He birth name is James Ure. ???
Subject: Re: Midge Ure
Cos he is short.
Subject: Re: Midge Ure
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Cos he is short.
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Oh, never noticed he was short. How tall is he?
Subject: Re: Midge Ure
Tiny wee thing is Midge...all of 5 foot 8 inches...
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Tiny wee thing is Midge...all of 5 foot 8 inches...
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That's not REALLY so short, now is it? I'm shorter than that!
Subject: Re: Midge Ure
I just have this really vague memory of him telling Molly Meldrum on Countdown "way back then" that he was picked on and called midget in school and the name stuck.
Like I said - its an extremely vague memory.
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I just have this really vague memory of him telling Molly Meldrum on Countdown "way back then" that he was picked on and called midget in school and the name stuck.
Like I said - its an extremely vague memory.
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Oh, so it goes all the way back to his childhood. That makes more sense.