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Sir Terry Wogan To Receive Westminster Abbey Tribute
Confirmation, if any were needed, that Terry was indeed Showbiz Royalty?
There has been some criticism of the decision to hold his memorial service at Westminster Abbey. What do you think?
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There has been some criticism of the decision to hold his memorial service at Westminster Abbey. What do you think?
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sandyRoe - //For some reason whenever I saw Sir Tel on the telly this phrase came to mind: Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that you've got it made. //
For me it was the endless default self-deprecation that made me ache - he was so earnest about how useless he was, it eventually became a self-fulfilling prophesy!
For me it was the endless default self-deprecation that made me ache - he was so earnest about how useless he was, it eventually became a self-fulfilling prophesy!
AH > he was so earnest about how useless he was,
Who could forget the 'Song For Europe' a few years back. The final two and a breathtaking pause to build up the suspense to anounce the winner and then simultaneously Sir Terry said one name and his co-host, the other.
No prizes for guessing who had an omelette on his face!
Who could forget the 'Song For Europe' a few years back. The final two and a breathtaking pause to build up the suspense to anounce the winner and then simultaneously Sir Terry said one name and his co-host, the other.
No prizes for guessing who had an omelette on his face!
AG - absolutely!
I have always had a hatred for the default British position of denying being good at anything - but when it becomes a sort of twisted 'We know I am wonderful, and this is a little joke that we share where I say I am a waste of time, but we all know it is a lie ...' and it becomes the cornerstone of a false personality, then something has gone wrong somewhere.
I have always had a hatred for the default British position of denying being good at anything - but when it becomes a sort of twisted 'We know I am wonderful, and this is a little joke that we share where I say I am a waste of time, but we all know it is a lie ...' and it becomes the cornerstone of a false personality, then something has gone wrong somewhere.
Naomi - //It amazes me that anyone can become so … erm … intense over a celebrity. //
It's my default position!
I can get into a lather about music trivia to a degree that utterly baffles my family and friends.
My wife is passionate about Stoke City football, and I am passionate about music and culture - but I do think that a passion is vital to the enjoyment of life, and everyone should have one, at least.
It's my default position!
I can get into a lather about music trivia to a degree that utterly baffles my family and friends.
My wife is passionate about Stoke City football, and I am passionate about music and culture - but I do think that a passion is vital to the enjoyment of life, and everyone should have one, at least.
Naomi - //Personally, I'd rather stick to more worthwhile and productive passions. Celebrities, like football, aren't important enough in life to get into a lather about. //
Fair enough.
By definition, if something is not your passion, it's not important enough to bother about too seriously - what are your own passions?
(If you can share them on a family site - !!!)
Fair enough.
By definition, if something is not your passion, it's not important enough to bother about too seriously - what are your own passions?
(If you can share them on a family site - !!!)
AG - //Naomi > Celebrities, like football, aren't important enough in life to get into a lather about.
Well, Adam Johnson certainly ruffled feathers on here!! //
A fair point, but I think you would acknowledge that Mr Johnson's off-field activities are what led to a fierce debate on here - his daily activities as a footballer are - for most - of no interest whatsoever.
Well, Adam Johnson certainly ruffled feathers on here!! //
A fair point, but I think you would acknowledge that Mr Johnson's off-field activities are what led to a fierce debate on here - his daily activities as a footballer are - for most - of no interest whatsoever.
AG - //AH - True.
I heard the mayor of Newcastle saying on TV that 'football is in our DNA' when commenting on the club's relegation! //
A common misconception among people of passion is that everyone else is as deeply committed as they are - which is rarely true.
Interestingly - as you will know, my passion is music, and in my generation, it was a massive part of the lives of teenagers, but it almost always died away when people got into their twenties and other things competed for their time and disposable income - partners, children, mortgages etc.
So whenever I have a conversation about music, and people are curious about why I am still so driven by my love of music at 61, which is far more intense than it was in my mouth, my question is always the same - how come you are not as driven as me? We started out with the same passion, my question is why have you lost it, rather than why do I still have it? All I have done is gained experience and knowledge, it is you who have dropped off from your interest.
But I am aware enough to know that lost other people don't share my adoration, so I endeavour not to be a music bore in company!
I heard the mayor of Newcastle saying on TV that 'football is in our DNA' when commenting on the club's relegation! //
A common misconception among people of passion is that everyone else is as deeply committed as they are - which is rarely true.
Interestingly - as you will know, my passion is music, and in my generation, it was a massive part of the lives of teenagers, but it almost always died away when people got into their twenties and other things competed for their time and disposable income - partners, children, mortgages etc.
So whenever I have a conversation about music, and people are curious about why I am still so driven by my love of music at 61, which is far more intense than it was in my mouth, my question is always the same - how come you are not as driven as me? We started out with the same passion, my question is why have you lost it, rather than why do I still have it? All I have done is gained experience and knowledge, it is you who have dropped off from your interest.
But I am aware enough to know that lost other people don't share my adoration, so I endeavour not to be a music bore in company!
AH - interesting. I think you have to have a passion. Mine is with out doubt books! I'm like a baby the way I ensure their condition with bubble wrap! My collection is very precious (probably unreasonably so!). I'm surprised the Literature discussions on AB are almost non-existant!
With so many erudite people on here there must be loads of readers (or perhaps not!!!)
With so many erudite people on here there must be loads of readers (or perhaps not!!!)
I am also a voracious reader, and have been since I first learned to read.
I read every night before sleep, and always have a book when travelling.
I am in the middle of a biography of Charles Hawtrey, the Carry On star - fascinating man, with a seriously impressive and diverse body of work across radio and theatre that was ignored by everyone, and made him a very bitter and lonely man in later years.
After that, it's an autobiography by Duff McKagan from Guns 'n' Roses.
Wonderful!
I read every night before sleep, and always have a book when travelling.
I am in the middle of a biography of Charles Hawtrey, the Carry On star - fascinating man, with a seriously impressive and diverse body of work across radio and theatre that was ignored by everyone, and made him a very bitter and lonely man in later years.
After that, it's an autobiography by Duff McKagan from Guns 'n' Roses.
Wonderful!
AH > I am in the middle of a biography of Charles Hawtrey, the Carry On star - fascinating man, with a seriously impressive and diverse body of work across radio and theatre.
Oh hello! Is it the blue book with his face in the middle? I've also read the shorter Pvte Widdle book. I loved Hawtrey! His eye movements in the Carry Ons were brilliant!
Have you read about the fire he had at his home in Deal and what he said on being rescued out of the upstairs window? He died the month before Kenneth Williams I recall (Aug 88?)
(Naomi apologies for diversion!)
Oh hello! Is it the blue book with his face in the middle? I've also read the shorter Pvte Widdle book. I loved Hawtrey! His eye movements in the Carry Ons were brilliant!
Have you read about the fire he had at his home in Deal and what he said on being rescued out of the upstairs window? He died the month before Kenneth Williams I recall (Aug 88?)
(Naomi apologies for diversion!)
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