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Post by tonygreaves on Dec 22, 2020 16:15:49 GMT
It's still part of his name - he simply added 'George' as an additional name - and it doesn't assign him to the wrong gender. But it's wrong to do it. I thought that George was a girl. (She was of course described as a tomboy - if that now a forbidden word?)
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Post by tonygreaves on Dec 22, 2020 16:34:49 GMT
The "elevation" of Wajid Khan means that there will now be three Lords member peers resident in Lancashire. (There is also at present the Bishop of Blackburn). We are still appallingly under-represented. (Apart from me the other is David Alton).
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Post by john07 on Dec 22, 2020 16:40:14 GMT
It's still part of his name - he simply added 'George' as an additional name - and it doesn't assign him to the wrong gender. But it's wrong to do it. I thought that George was a girl. (She was of course described as a tomboy - if that now a forbidden word?) You're not wrong;
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Post by jollyroger93 on Dec 22, 2020 19:22:06 GMT
The "elevation" of Wajid Khan means that there will now be three Lords member peers resident in Lancashire. (There is also at present the Bishop of Blackburn). We are still appallingly under-represented. (Apart from me the other is David Alton). This post is precisely what is wrong with the lords....
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Post by tonygreaves on Dec 25, 2020 23:54:41 GMT
I thought that George was a girl. (She was of course described as a tomboy - if that now a forbidden word?) You're not wrong; I remember the film with ?Lynn Redgrave. Saw it at the Davenport cinema in Stockport.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 26, 2020 0:01:00 GMT
A great James Mason film, with some good locations around my neck of the woods - Georgy's flat is still there off Maida Avenue, with I think the same iron staircase as in 1966 (now hidden by a rear extension).
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Post by CatholicLeft on Dec 26, 2020 9:55:33 GMT
I remember the film with ?Lynn Redgrave. Saw it at the Davenport cinema in Stockport. I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s.
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Post by yellowperil on Dec 26, 2020 10:23:44 GMT
I remember the film with ?Lynn Redgrave. Saw it at the Davenport cinema in Stockport. I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s. I thought of the Seekers as a bit before my time - it was my Dad who was devoted to Judith Durham. And remember I'm 81 and my Dad died in 1973.
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Post by Merseymike on Dec 26, 2020 10:30:57 GMT
I remember the film with ?Lynn Redgrave. Saw it at the Davenport cinema in Stockport. I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s. I think we have a lot in common musically as I know you love soul music too....and yes, the Seekers are excellent. I saw them in Liverpool on their genuinely final retirement tour and as you say the voice was as good as ever. Made more remarkable by the fact she had a stroke on stage the year before and taught herself to speak again via singing which she never lost the ability to do This song has been seriously suggested as a national anthem for Australia given everyone hates the current one. Live version on that farewell tour.
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Post by ricmk on Dec 26, 2020 10:36:41 GMT
I remember the film with ?Lynn Redgrave. Saw it at the Davenport cinema in Stockport. I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s. Me too! Went to the school directly behind it and the first cinema I went to. Small world! And no more....
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Post by CatholicLeft on Dec 26, 2020 11:38:04 GMT
I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s. Me too! Went to the school directly behind it and the first cinema I went to. Small world! And no more.... Indeed. I used to go to the Essoldo Cinema in Reddish and the Palace (fleapit) in Levenshulme.
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Post by CatholicLeft on Dec 26, 2020 11:47:24 GMT
I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s. I think we have a lot in common musically as I know you love soul music too....and yes, the Seekers are excellent. I saw them in Liverpool on their genuinely final retirement tour and as you say the voice was as good as ever. Made more remarkable by the fact she had a stroke on stage the year before and taught herself to speak again via singing which she never lost the ability to do This song has been seriously suggested as a national anthem for Australia given everyone hates the current one. Live version on that farewell tour. You're lucky, would love to see them. I remember them singing this song at the beginning of the AFL Grand Final in 1994, billed then as their "last Australian appearance".
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Post by timmullen1 on Dec 26, 2020 11:57:10 GMT
I think we have a lot in common musically as I know you love soul music too....and yes, the Seekers are excellent. I saw them in Liverpool on their genuinely final retirement tour and as you say the voice was as good as ever. Made more remarkable by the fact she had a stroke on stage the year before and taught herself to speak again via singing which she never lost the ability to do This song has been seriously suggested as a national anthem for Australia given everyone hates the current one. Live version on that farewell tour. You're lucky, would love to see them. I remember them singing this song at the beginning of the AFL Grand Final in 1994, billed then as their "last Australian appearance".
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Post by CatholicLeft on Dec 26, 2020 12:04:55 GMT
You're lucky, would love to see them. I remember them singing this song at the beginning of the AFL Grand Final in 1994, billed then as their "last Australian appearance". That's the one!
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Post by neilm on Dec 26, 2020 14:06:52 GMT
and with that, it came up on my random shuffle Ditto on Spotify radio this end.
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Post by john07 on Dec 26, 2020 14:54:52 GMT
I remember the film with Lynn Redgrave. Saw it at the Davenport cinema in Stockport. I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. We had three cinemas in the Cheadle area back in the day. I used to go to the Elysian in Cheadle Hulme before it closed. Previously there was the Elektra in Cheadle Village but that closed earlier. That just left the Tatton in Gatley. It was a long walk as there was no direct bus service to Cheadle Hulme. The only options were a trip to Stockport to the Plaza in Mersey Square or a trek into Oxford Road, Manchester to the Gaumont or the Odeon.
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Post by tonygreaves on Dec 26, 2020 16:21:09 GMT
I was of course referring to Enid Blyton's George...showing my age yet again though to be honest I preferred the Secret Seven.
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Post by Foggy on Dec 26, 2020 23:07:33 GMT
I remember the Davenport Cinema well, back in a time when cinemas were rooted in a community. Also, love The Seekers, who have had so many retirement tours that Frank Sinatra would roll his eyes. At 77 years old, Judith Durham's voice doesn't sound a day older than in the 1960s. I think we have a lot in common musically as I know you love soul music too....and yes, the Seekers are excellent. I saw them in Liverpool on their genuinely final retirement tour and as you say the voice was as good as ever. Made more remarkable by the fact she had a stroke on stage the year before and taught herself to speak again via singing which she never lost the ability to do This song has been seriously suggested as a national anthem for Australia given everyone hates the current one. Are there any other national anthems that have been voted on by plebiscite? Admittedly I Am Australian wasn't an option at said poll.
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Post by iang on Dec 27, 2020 11:40:11 GMT
Surely they ought to go for Waltzing Matilda?
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Post by timmullen1 on Dec 27, 2020 11:57:09 GMT
Surely they ought to go for Waltzing Matilda? It’s been suggested, but unlike “I Am Australian” it makes no reference to the First Footers, which is largely the driving force behind change.
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