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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| gncxx wrote: |
I always wondered what Slim thought of that movie. Flattered, I hope. |
Oh yeah!
| Quote: | http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/19/slim-whitman-dies-89
... Then, in 1952, Whitman moved to the west coast independent label Imperial and immediately had a hit with Indian Love Call.
The song, from the 1924 operetta Rose-Marie by Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, Indian Love Call had previously been recorded by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. Whitman's version not only reached No 2 in the country charts, but also appeared in the pop top 10, a feat repeated in the UK a few years later in 1955, when it spent 12 weeks in the charts. The director Tim Burton paid it a sort of tribute in his film Mars Attacks! (1996), in which Slim's recording is used as a weapon against alien invaders. "Yes," said Whitman with satisfaction in a 2008 interview, "I'm the one who killed the blasted Martians."
Rose Marie, the title song from the musical, followed in 1954 and fared even better overseas. It held the No 1 position on the UK pop chart for 11 weeks (a run that would not be bettered until Bryan Adams's Everything I Do (I Do It For You) 36 years later) and earned Whitman a spot in the nation's most glittering variety showcase, at the London Palladium. It became Australia's bestselling single to that date. Another UK top 10 hit came in 1957 for I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen.
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gncxx King-Size Canary
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| Posted: 20-06-2013 17:45 Post subject: |
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| ramonmercado Psycho Punk
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| Posted: 23-06-2013 20:08 Post subject: |
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I thought Kalashnikov had died a couple of years ago.
| Quote: | Legendary gunmaker Kalashnikov flown to Moscow for treatment
http://rt.com/news/kalashnikov-plane-moscow-clinic-127/
Mikhail Kalashnikov, world famous inventor, with an AK-47 assault rifle. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Vyatkin) Mikhail Kalashnikov, world famous inventor, with an AK-47 assault rifle. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Vyatkin)
93-year-old Mikhail Kalashnikov has been flown to Moscow for hospital treatment on an Emergencies Ministry plane after being taken ill in his home city of Izhevsk. The iconic gunsmith is said to be in a serious condition.
The inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle endured the flight well and has been sent to undergo medical treatment in a Central military hospital in the Russian capital, reports Itar-Tass.
Kalashnikov had been admitted to a cardiology hospital in the city of Izhevsk, in the Urals, after suffering a pulmonary thrombosis, when doctors “decided to send Kalashnikov to a Moscow’s clinic for medical supervision,” said Emergencies Ministry’s spokesperson Irina Rossius.
A flying hospital complete with a team of doctors and hi-tech equipment was sent to bring Kalashnikov who also suffers from a heart condition to the capital.
At the end of May Mikhail Kalashnikov spent almost a fortnight undergoing tests in an Izhevsk hospital.
While in hospital the arms designer agreed to transfer the rights to use the Kalashnikov brand name to the Izhmash weapons factory, Russia's largest producer of military automatic and sniper weapons.
The engineer’s health is said to have worsened in December 2012. After a routine check up on December 20 Kalashnikov had to stay in intensive care for some time.
The weapons designer has until recently regularly attended work at the military plant in Izhevsk named after him. |
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| escargot1 Joined: 24 Aug 2001 Total posts: 17709 Location: Farkham Hall Age: 3 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 01-07-2013 16:39 Post subject: |
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| Kenny Rogers? Playing Glasto? Is he a ghost? |
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| stuneville Administrator
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| Posted: 01-07-2013 20:32 Post subject: |
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| escargot1 wrote: | | Kenny Rogers? Playing Glasto? Is he a ghost? |
No, just risen from the Tomb of the Unknown Love. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
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| trevp66 Great Old One Joined: 29 May 2009 Total posts: 249 Location: Hertfordshire Gender: Male |
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| rynner2 What a Cad!
Great Old One Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Total posts: 20322 Location: Under the moon Gender: Male |
| Posted: 22-07-2013 20:57 Post subject: |
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Not yet!
David Jacobs steps down from Radio 2
Veteran broadcaster David Jacobs is to leave his Radio 2 show, The David Jacobs Collection, citing ill health.
His regular Sunday night programme features tunes from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley, and has been on the air since 1998.
But Jacobs has been at the BBC since 1945, hosting shows such as Housewives' Choice, Pick of the Pops, Juke Box Jury and Any Questions.
The 87-year-old's last show will be broadcast on Sunday, 4 August.
He said: "Over the past two years Radio 2 has given me time to be treated for liver cancer and Parkinson's Disease.
"My producer, Alan Boyd, has been a tower of strength in so many ways and I thank him profusely.
"We shared a love of so many records and wonderful music.
"I will not stop collecting but my sadness will be that I cannot share them with all my loyal listeners. But rest assured, I will be back from time to time."
Jacobs started his broadcasting career in the Royal Navy in 1944, where he was made an announcer on wartime radio station Radio SEAC.
The invitation came from Commander Kim Peacock, who had heard him appear as a guest on a variety show.
"He said he didn't think much of my impersonations," Jacobs once recalled, "but he thought the way I announced them was very good, would I like to be an announcer?"
"This was unbelievable. I was just a sailor, an ordinary seaman."
After leaving the Navy, Jacobs worked full-time at the BBC as an announcer and newsreader.
He later became one of the original presenters of Top Of The Pops, and preceded Terry Wogan as the BBC's commentator on the Eurovision Song Contest.
One of his most famous radio programmes was sci-fi serial Journey Into Space, for which he eerily introduced all 53 episodes, as well as playing 22 characters. 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23407506
Live long and prosper! (Well, it was the best I could do...  )
I listened to Journey Into Space as a kid, but I had no idea then who David Jacobs was. |
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| Recycled1 Great Old One Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Total posts: 1798 Location: In front of the computer! Gender: Female |
| Posted: 22-07-2013 21:28 Post subject: |
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Yes Rynner, I too listened to "Journey Into Space" over at my grandmother's house, with my great uncle. I had no idea David Jacobs was involved with it.
I also used to try to keep awake to listen to "Pick of the Pops" in bed late on a Sat (?)night, but it was a losing battle, because the programme was preceded by Victor Sylvester, whose music used to send me to sleep!
I'm amazed D.J. is still alive. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
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| Posted: 22-07-2013 22:59 Post subject: |
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What sad news, The David Jacobs Collection is the perfect programme to listen to before you go to sleep on a Sunday. Mind you, he hasn't been sounding in the best of health for a while now, so maybe it's not so much of a shock.
At least Desmond Carrington (also 87) and Brian Matthew are still going strong. |
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| CarlosTheDJ Dazed and confused for so long its not true
Great Old One Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Total posts: 1874 Location: Sussex Age: 36 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 23-07-2013 08:19 Post subject: |
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| gncxx wrote: | | What sad news, The David Jacobs Collection is the perfect programme to listen to before you go to sleep on a Sunday. Mind you, he hasn't been sounding in the best of health for a while now, so maybe it's not so much of a shock. |
It's OK he's not dead! |
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| escargot1 Joined: 24 Aug 2001 Total posts: 17709 Location: Farkham Hall Age: 3 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 23-07-2013 10:52 Post subject: |
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Elaine Morgan, who wrote The Descent Of Woman, died last week.
I read that book when it came out. Brilliant work. 
Whether or not the 'aquatic ape' theory is correct, it was a big departure from the traditional 'naked ape', male-centred ideas about evolution.
Whnever I see a hawk or a goose fly overhead, I think of Morgan.
Explanation:
Hen looks up, sees a bird with a long neck and short tail: thinks: relax, it's a goose!
Hen looks up, sees a bird with a short neck and long tail: thinks: oh no, it's a hawk! I must gather up my chicks and hide them! |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
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| Posted: 23-07-2013 17:58 Post subject: |
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| CarlosTheDJ wrote: | | gncxx wrote: | | What sad news, The David Jacobs Collection is the perfect programme to listen to before you go to sleep on a Sunday. Mind you, he hasn't been sounding in the best of health for a while now, so maybe it's not so much of a shock. |
It's OK he's not dead! |
Yer I know, but it's still a pity that he has to give up his regular job due to ill health. Where will I hear old time showbiz anecdotes from someone who was actually there now? |
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| CarlosTheDJ Dazed and confused for so long its not true
Great Old One Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Total posts: 1874 Location: Sussex Age: 36 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 23-07-2013 18:08 Post subject: |
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| Oh sorry! I thought you thought he was a dead DJ not an ex-DJ. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
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| Posted: 23-07-2013 18:13 Post subject: |
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| No, it's OK, it says in the article he'll be returning for one-off shows, though I'd think that depended on how able he was with ailments he's suffering. |
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