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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 19:27:49 GMT
I saw Hamilton last weekend and I don’t get all the hype! Ban him!!?!? You can't write things like that on here Ha ha. I did it on the amnesty thread so I am safe! |
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Post by duncan on Mar 12, 2019 18:19:29 GMT
ATV were right to sack Noelle Gordon.
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Post by lynette on Mar 13, 2019 0:09:18 GMT
Bet we are the only two people here to know who you are talking about and what ATV was.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 1:27:34 GMT
Bet we are the only two people here to know who you are talking about and what ATV was. Well, make that three. She was also a musical theatre performer as well as being the matriarch of the dodgiest soap opera of its time. The bizarre fourth wall breaking of the Crossroads Christmas episodes here added to with a little bit of Mame! |
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Post by Angram on Mar 13, 2019 9:08:28 GMT
Going back even further, anybody else remember Noelle Gordon in Lunch Box back in the early sixties? Also starring the Jerry Allen trio.
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Post by missthelma on Mar 13, 2019 13:34:37 GMT
Four!
That show was my life....
Mind you it was never the same without Amy Turtle
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Post by peggysue on Mar 13, 2019 13:45:58 GMT
I vaguely remember rushing back from school to watch Crossroads. Think it was on about 4.15pm. I used to like Roger Tonge who played Sandy who sadly died young at age 35.
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Post by Polly1 on Mar 13, 2019 14:14:38 GMT
Lots of us on here I suspect. Regular teatime viewing with my mum. The Twitter account @crossroadssoap is worth a follow.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 14:18:58 GMT
'Crossroads' should be cherished for inspiring this 👇 if nothing else.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 14:23:53 GMT
Crossroads used to be on at about 6pm during the original run. A lot of the original cast still live around the Birmingham area.
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Post by Backdrifter on Mar 13, 2019 16:33:58 GMT
Ours was never a very soapy household. My Mum watched a bit of Corrie in the 60s but by the time I remember Crossroads in the 1970s it wasn't part of family viewing. We must have watched something straight after it as I remember often seeing the end credits and noticing how they slid across the screen from different directions, then a final shot would appear with the closing "gling gling-gling gling-gling (harp flourish)" of the Tony Hatch theme tune. Which for a while was bizarrely replaced by a Wings version.
While not a Crossroads viewer I was vaguely aware of its goings-on such as Meg's wedding and also, I think it was the first soap I can recall doing that staple thing of blowing up or burning down every now and then. Didn't the motel blow up or am I imagining that?
Danny Baker played a bit of this hilarious LP recording, yes an actual LP, of Meg's wedding. In one bit, to a background of lushly romantic music she gushes to her new husband "Oh, it's been such a wonderful day hasn't it!" to which he gives a non-committal grunt and immediately says how lovely some young woman in the wedding party looked! Didn't bode well, did it?!
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Post by duncan on Mar 13, 2019 21:47:09 GMT
The Wings version was like Julias theme in EastEnders - rolled out for special occasions.
The Motel burnt down once, when they wrote out Nolly. It basically allowed them to have a new set that was a bit more stable.
Crossroads was great, best soap of its time.
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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 14, 2019 10:38:57 GMT
I haven’t read through all 118 pages to know if this is even an unpopular opinion or not, but I really really dislike Ben Platt’s voice. Is that vibrato natural or does he purposefully singing like that, because it’s just too much for me!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 11:38:20 GMT
Speaking of outdated references I did giggle at Ed Balls (heehe Balls) getting zero reaction to his 'Goodnight Jim Bob' during the Comic Relief documentary last night.
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Post by raider80 on Mar 14, 2019 14:14:04 GMT
Here's a deep cut...
The Will Rodgers Follies will always be a better musical then Miss Saigon.
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Post by Backdrifter on Mar 14, 2019 15:58:12 GMT
Kate Bush was groundbreaking and a major inspiration to many. No argument there.
But apart from a handful of songs I can't listen to her. And her much lauded cover of Rocket Man, which I've heard called "the best cover version ever", is dreadful.
She's in a category of "I respect their achievements and completely get why they are so highly spoken of and well liked but it's not for me." Bob Dylan is in the same category.
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Post by danb on Mar 15, 2019 20:46:36 GMT
‘Captain Marvel’ was only ok...like some bonkers art film with a massive effects budget but still turned in a Marvel spaceships finale. Great character though and really looking forward to her being part of Anengers:Endgame.
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Post by danb on Mar 15, 2019 20:52:17 GMT
Kate Bush was groundbreaking and a major inspiration to many. No argument there. But apart from a handful of songs I can't listen to her. And her much lauded cover of Rocket Man, which I've heard called "the best cover version ever", is dreadful. She's in a category of "I respect their achievements and completely get why they are so highly spoken of and well liked but it's not for me." Bob Dylan is in the same category. Hmmmm, Rocket Man isn’t great, but soooo many of her songs are. Her live shows a few years ago were an almost God-like experience but I get that she isn’t for everyone. |
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Post by Backdrifter on Mar 15, 2019 21:57:32 GMT
Kate Bush was groundbreaking and a major inspiration to many. No argument there. But apart from a handful of songs I can't listen to her. And her much lauded cover of Rocket Man, which I've heard called "the best cover version ever", is dreadful. She's in a category of "I respect their achievements and completely get why they are so highly spoken of and well liked but it's not for me." Bob Dylan is in the same category. Hmmmm, Rocket Man isn’t great, but soooo many of her songs are. Her live shows a few years ago were an almost God-like experience but I get that she isn’t for everyone. Mrs Backdrifter is a huge fan and loved the show. A bit from her 1979 (?) BBC special sums it up for me. She did one song as a full production with dancers and her very theatrical approach, and it was cringey. Then it was just her at the piano doing The Man With etc and it was perfect, real pencil-sketch stuff. I'm more inclined to like her when she keeps it simple. But yeah as I said I largely don't like her but do admire her. |
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Post by Backdrifter on Mar 15, 2019 22:00:35 GMT
‘Captain Marvel’ was only ok...like some bonkers art film with a massive effects budget but still turned in a Marvel spaceships finale. Great character though and really looking forward to her being part of Anengers:Endgame. On the whole I liked it except for the later bits of the third act. I never could stand anything by No Doubt/Stefani. Brie Larson is phwooaar. |
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Post by MrsCondomine on Mar 16, 2019 11:07:03 GMT
Kate Bush was groundbreaking and a major inspiration to many. No argument there. But apart from a handful of songs I can't listen to her. And her much lauded cover of Rocket Man, which I've heard called "the best cover version ever", is dreadful. She's in a category of "I respect their achievements and completely get why they are so highly spoken of and well liked but it's not for me." Bob Dylan is in the same category. Hmmmm, Rocket Man isn’t great, but soooo many of her songs are. Her live shows a few years ago were an almost God-like experience but I get that she isn’t for everyone. Ohhh man that show. I was a tear-stained mess during And Dream of Sheep. It was like being bathed in something magic from another realm. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 11:52:57 GMT
Kate Bush was groundbreaking and a major inspiration to many. No argument there. But apart from a handful of songs I can't listen to her. And her much lauded cover of Rocket Man, which I've heard called "the best cover version ever", is dreadful. She's in a category of "I respect their achievements and completely get why they are so highly spoken of and well liked but it's not for me." Bob Dylan is in the same category. I get that. I think she's a bit of a genius personally but she can be frustratingly inaccessible at times for many. |
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Post by Backdrifter on Mar 16, 2019 12:14:18 GMT
Kate Bush was groundbreaking and a major inspiration to many. No argument there. But apart from a handful of songs I can't listen to her. And her much lauded cover of Rocket Man, which I've heard called "the best cover version ever", is dreadful. She's in a category of "I respect their achievements and completely get why they are so highly spoken of and well liked but it's not for me." Bob Dylan is in the same category. I get that. I think she's a bit of a genius personally but she can be frustratingly inaccessible at times for many. I think in her way she is indeed a genius, a real original thinker. One of those artists who doesn't follow others but others follow her. That kind of artist is often quite impenetrable to many. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 12:21:11 GMT
I get that. I think she's a bit of a genius personally but she can be frustratingly inaccessible at times for many. I think in her way she is indeed a genius, a real original thinker. One of those artists who doesn't follow others but others follow her. That kind of artist is often quite impenetrable to many. Absolutely. And there are many artists who wouldn't be here today if not for Kate Bush, and particularly for a woman in music history, she is almost peerless. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 12:25:01 GMT
Kate Bush is a frustrating artist to follow, simply because of the inconsistency of her release schedule. But ‘A Sky of Honey’ is one of the best things ever recorded and Hounds of Love is simply one of the best albums of all time. To see them both live was more than just an experience. It was an event.
I only actually discovered Kate from her deciding it was time to do a show in 2014. I wasn’t a fan and I didn’t know her music at all. But I doubt anyone could have failed to know how big a deal it was when she announced her shows and then when the first reviews started coming in. Some how I just knew if I missed this I would regret it.
I managed to grab a ticket on the day of one of the shows and by and large, my real introduction to Kate was watching her sing these songs live: I hadn’t spent decades like everyone else enjoying the music - I was falling in love with it as she sung them live. Quite the unique experience I feel. There was only one dull moment (Among Angels, which - now I know her work - I feel should have been swapped for This Woman’s Work) but as far as concerts go, this is totally up there as one of the best.
After the show, I decided I’d spend some time discovering her music. Half a decade later I’ve still not listened to it all - I’m taking my time, just moving onto another ‘new’ whenever the need for something new takes hold. I still have three albums to go (although I’m not sure Director’s Cut counts).
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