Bonny and Read were pretty lookin' people, but I can tell you people, they...
By fortuitous coincidence, today is not only International Women's Day, but also the (purported) 320th anniversary of the birth of one of history's most feared pirates - who was even more notorious due...
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Today would have been the birthday of Star Trek legend, actress and adult film star Angelique Pettyjohn...
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It's the birthday today of our Patron Saint of Pizzazz, Miss Liza Minnelli! All hail.Also worthy of note, however, if the fact that it is forty-five years since that magnificent cinematographic work of...
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...like today's birthday girl, the ever-so-tasteful Miss Rosita Moreno!Have a good one, whatever you wear.
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"I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.""I had given birth seven weeks...
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It's Miss Crawford's birthday, bitches!...she thanks everyone for her two thoughtful gifts.Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur, 23rd March 1905)
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It's Mothering Sunday again.Oh dear! It would appear she's not happy - maybe the card and flowers never arrived..?Diana Damrau - Queen of the Night aria (Mozart: Die Zauberflöte) German:English:Der...
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Simon Russell Beale and Daniel Evans - Invocation and Instructions to the Audience (BBC Proms 2010)From the very opening number, whereby we were instructed: "Please don't fart. There is very little air...
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It is our Patron Saint Miss Bette Davis' birthday today! Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect...To celebrate, here are a couple of choice extracts from The Devil in Miss Davis, a rather marvellous anecdotal...
View ArticlePenises or Penii?
...regardless, there were many of various sizes at Japan's notorious Penis Festival.Now, that's what I call a good way to start a weekend!
View ArticleJaeger-meisters no more
And so, farewell to yet another British institution, with the announcement that the 133-year-old Jaeger Clothing has gone into administration - hot on the heels of such venerable rivals as British Home...
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"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Hans Conried. I suppose you know yours."It was the centenary on the weekend of that marvellously fruity actor Hans Conried.When, on his appearance on...
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...like today's (other) birthday girl: singer, vaudevillian, music hall performer, stage and film actress Miss Beatrice Kay (21st April 1907 - 8th November 1986):Beatrice Kay - Mention My Name in...
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"The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she...
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It is Beltane, Calan Mai, May Day, whatever - the time to celebrate flowers, dancing, light... and Queens!And poles.From May Morning by A.E. Housman:How clear, how lovely bright,How beautiful to...
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"I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.""If your career is not predicated on just your physical beauty, you're able to project a...
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"...a heart-warming and a joyfully camp tribute to a national treasure." - The TelegraphWe watched a rather splendid tribute to an eternally revered [in particular here at Dolores Delargo Towers] star...
View ArticleOn the Jukebox this Eurovision weekend at Dolores Delargo Towers
Насолоджуйтесь! [That's "Enjoy!" in Ukrainian]
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