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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 12, 2021 0:05:02 GMT
Go BBC, and other media outlets, dial up the danger message... I just wish more people would pay heed to the warnings. My Dad wasn't 30 or 40... he was 95 and was admitted for fairly routine (for 95) treatment. But he caught COVID in hospital and died on Christmas Eve of complications arising from it. He wasn't long for this world, I know that, but I'd give anything to have been able to be by his side at, or even near, the end, holding his hand, telling him he was loved. That is dreadful, I am so sorry to hear that. Although you couldn’t hold his hand, he knows he was loved, you post just oozes it.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 20:39:09 GMT
If President Trump does get impeached, does it mean the future is not orange? I just think it means the cancellation of Trump solidifies even further. Apparently his accounts have either been suspended or restricted across the following platforms: • Twitter • Reddit • Twitch • Google • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • Snapchat • Apple • Discord • Pinterest • TikTok • Shopify You need to read again what I typed and percolate it.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 20:06:19 GMT
If President Trump does get impeached, does it mean the future is not orange?
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 19:56:30 GMT
Have to say how quick we were to authorise this vaccines and how slow the EU were, it is an absolute gift to Brexiters.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 19:51:47 GMT
and DT’s boxers
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 16:16:22 GMT
emeralds are a
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 12:46:25 GMT
wait, Stephen Sondheim
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 11, 2021 0:15:40 GMT
I’ve been re-watching the brilliant Sopranos
Given your second paragraph, you don’t want to watch that.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 23:17:03 GMT
Not a "Trump supporter". Where do you get this stuff from. Where is a credible news source though? Disagree Chris Cuomo would make a better president. 😉👌😆 How about the BBC fund the News and Current Affairs Dept on its own channel - which the BBC already has, and already uses for news, with advertising (or nominal subscription like The Spectator or New Stateman). Just get rid of the damn pretense of 'impartiality'. Then it can compete in the market place with Netflix as an entertainment provider at about £10-12 a month - again, which it already does to an extent with ITV via Britbox.
People can choose - market forces, no one gets prosecuted, no one is forced to pay for opposition/middle class propaganda. Key: no compulsory license fee as if the digital age hasn't happened.
The whole system is set to go. It requires political will, rather like reformation of the House of Lords. No one has to have the BBC. Would you really want the BBC replaced by Netflix.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 23:07:03 GMT
flash of lightning
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 21:51:06 GMT
Oh dear, looks like someone is being swept with fake news and what other conspiracy theories which are flavour of the day.
The people who were rioting and I don’t think it would be impolite to say they’re not the most intelligent lot, most of them are the Southern religious lot. Donald and the other multi-millionaires Republicans use these people to do their dirty work.
Donald didn’t care who died, if the capital building burnt to the ground and it was good fortune it didn’t and more people didn’t die. He do anything to hang on to power, no matter the price.
The man is an appalling narcissist and it won’t be long before he is impeached and then behind bars.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 20:23:46 GMT
What do people think about the video clips of the two women being fined (one arrested) in Bournemouth? I, personally, was shocked. I also contrast this with the video footage of the Chorley football players in the dressing room? There is video evidence. Will they be arrested for their behaviour? I suspect not. This is all so worrying. I have just watched. It is absolutely disgraceful and shameful of the police. And actually, yes, it IS too much of our freedoms in this country being taken away the fact you can't go and sit on a bench and drink a cup of coffee. Absurd. Dorset Police now say that video was stage managed and was done by filmed protesters. During the first lockdown there was a load of criticism of the police for being heavy handed. I remember some of them inspecting people's shopping to make sure it was all essential enough for them. When two women in Derbyshire were fined £200 for exercising 5 miles from home the police said they weren't following the spirit of lockdown and then defended themselves by saying that the guidance was unclear. I'm calling bullsh*t on that. The spirit of lockdown is to keep people apart so they don't spread disease, and the guidance is perfectly clear on that point. Two people keeping away from everyone else is very much in the spirit of lockdown. If the police find that idea confusing then they're either too stupid to be police or they're just seizing the chance to throw their weight around. I have a relative who used to be in the police. He left because of the corruption: not the amount of corruption but the culture of "protect our own" that gives it a safe place to thrive. If the police are fining people who are clearly doing nothing wrong then they should be censured, not excused with a weak "it's confusing because this situation has only been going on for ten months". What are the police meant to do? They’re dammed if they do and dammed if they don’t. The daily figures speak for themselves. Both these 2 women shared the same car to go and exercise. It is the same when the courts fine an old lady for having no tv license just to set an example. We should targeting at fury at the police, who have been utterly appalling in this pandemic and have completely failed the public who pay their wages. I go in shops and she see staff without masks and young people shopping without masks and on public transport. police should be on the case and handing out fines, this would pay for their excessive overtime, when they’re not sitting round the canteen*. My neighbour tells me, who is Moroccan that if you are not wearing a mask, no ifs and buts, you go to jail for 3 months, but then again that may explain why Morocco hasn’t got a public health crisis. *I have 2 mates that are police, one a sergeant. I also see the, sitting around my work canteen.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 18:33:14 GMT
Impeached.
And President Trump will be the first President to be convicted and impeached, momentum will gather in the Republican ranks to have him impeached, they don’t want him running as a Republican or Independent in 2024. In their heart of hearts they know stolen elections are a load of cods wallop and tiring of all the outlandish conspiracy theories. Especially as the Republican have done disastrous at the elections. Wasn’t it Winston Churchill who once said ‘your opposition sit opposite you, but your enemy sit behind you.’
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 16:20:08 GMT
I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. True, but it's still sad that Thriller closed without a proper closing night performance. As much as people like to rail on it, it does have a place in West End history. I certainly agree with you it is sad it didn’t get a proper closing night, with Waitress, 9-5 and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, very sad indeed. However Thriller’s longevity is down to one person and that is Conrad Robert Murray the doctor convicted of unlawfully killing Michael Jackson, which was box office gold. Otherwise Thriller wouldn’t have run a year. Same as Chicago with the O.J.Simpson trials. Both musicals did well due to circumstances beyond the control of theatre, that ignited the box office.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 16:11:27 GMT
I can't wait to re-visit the first three (especially & Juliet). Ain't too Proud I saw the matinee the day of the Broadway shutdown - I was VERY pleasently surprised. Very much a Jersey Boys presentation and it was great fun! It would be a great show for the West End. Ain’t too Proud has the same creatives as the Jersey Boys. When I was in New York, I had a toss up to either see this or The Cher Show, Stephanie J Block swung it, with Bob Mackie costumes. The show was absolutely dire. But glad I saw the Cher Show though, as that won’t be coming to London, where I say Ain’t Too Proud is a more than likely. Tina is very good and had my foot tapping the floor, The score is superb, the song ‘Don’t Turn Around’ is a treat..’ it was the story Tina Turner wanted to tell, the first half is brutal! The second half is a bit of a love story and a concert. However lacked a bit of dramatic tension, but still very enjoyable. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd who also done Mamma Mia, she seems to specialise in Jukebox Musicals and Shakespeare, two unlikely bedfellows. I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. Thriller was pretty dire, but I will give it faint praise in that it had two things going for it; 1, brilliant choreography and 2, best marquee in London. It wasn’t as bad as Motown, which is one of the worst shows I have ever seen. There Mr Barnaby you have your ear to the ground and have good instinct for the industry, can you see Ain’t too Proud coming over, when theatre recovers?
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 12:45:53 GMT
crackle and a
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 2:02:59 GMT
I see the hyperbole hasn’t stopped in the Daily Mail with Peter Hitchens stating in his latest trash article ‘I am for the first time, afraid for the freedom in my country.’ I couldn’t be bothered to read the article. Same as his colleague Richard Littlejohn and others, who just love espousing their opinion. With hyperbole, which would be very plausible if they ever go past their front door to go to work.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 9, 2021 22:33:14 GMT
I was just thinking when the West End reopens (I hope it is soon), it is going to be full to the brim with Jukebox/Tribute Musicals with
Mamma Mia Tina - The Tina Turner Musical & Juliet
with Jersey Boys coming back the new Bob Marley Musical and The Drifters Girls
if the West End does pick up, I can see it that Ain’t Too Proud coming over.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 9, 2021 21:45:09 GMT
and three piece
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 9, 2021 17:16:18 GMT
But keep it
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 9, 2021 15:40:30 GMT
Covid has come much closer to home got me over the past few weeks. Two work colleagues have had it and are recovering, two several family members (sis in law and nephew, glad I banned them from seeing grandma over Christmas)) and members of. my best pals family too. But interestingly the symptoms are often not the classic ones described. Loss of taste often features but then it’s more of your generic cold symptoms (stuffed up, sinuses, sneezy etc). It’s only by having the test that they found they had Covid, it could have easily been passed off as something more innocent. Only on Thursday, I had another colleague die from Covid.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2021 23:50:14 GMT
Well... I had the first dose yesterday! I work in a hospital where we have been vaccinating staff for a few weeks. Slots are available to book at a rate of 75% clinical and 25% non clinical but patient/public contact and I managed to get one by fortunately/unfortunately still being in the office at 9:00pm when the slots were released for this week! I feel great, sore arm which is actually pretty sore but no sign of the headache they said I would most likely have today. I can't wait until everyone who wants one has had one. It's a great feeling. I, too have had my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine today. I feel ok, just sore and a little tired. But I have been working for 4 long days straight as a nurse! Hopi g they roll out the vaccine to everyone soon and then life can start to return to normal! Great news, NHS staff need to be done ASAP.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2021 19:29:23 GMT
but election stolen
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2021 18:25:46 GMT
I couldn’t see much point in having a Covid test before you arrive here, especially as Covid is rampant and out of control, however when Grant Shapps said it was to protect the UK from the South African variant it made perfect sense.
I agree there will be more staycations, not sure if people will spend this in London though, they might do a break rather than holidays. Demand will be high to rent a cottages, so owners will put their prices up and with people walking around in June with an umbrella, they be chomping at the bit to get back to Majorca. Also the weak pound will ensure people will stay at home or have less holidays than before.
I couldn’t envisage people going on a cruise for a fair bit.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2021 17:20:02 GMT
Today’s figures are truly horrific.
The vaccine calculator says I am dud to have my first vaccine in a months time. However I am not convinced that the Oxford Vaccine gives adequate protection and no real data out there, how much protection two does gives you? However being extremely vulnerable beggars cannot be choosers so will have the vaccine as it will give me some sort of protection.
However I will have the Modena vaccine when available, even if I have to pay to have it. Belt and Braces.
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