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[highbury57]

Funny Frank’s description of Heather’s northern home(4).u.r
The r is tentative. Would appreciate late night help. Last one!

[Mamyalynne]

(Frank) Muir - sounds like (by him) Moor

[highbury57]

Thanks. Frank Muir deserves to find himself in TLS. One of the wittiest and literate men I can recall.

[Mamyalynne]

Totally agree with you there.

[highbury57]

And his equally funny partner Dennis Norden only passed on a month or two ago. As good as it gets.

[Mamyalynne]

Giants in their field, absolutely.

[highbury57]

Take It From Here has lasted wonderfully 50-60 years on and they were glorious on My Word with their stories.

[Mamyalynne]

You always know those good at their craft, it just comes so naturally - not forced in any way.

[highbury57]

I think they worked hard but as with the greats in all fields it looks natural. The art is in concealing the art.

[Woodside187]

I still remember from my younger days one of them was given the phrase "A rose-red city half as old as time" which he managed to spin into an hilarious tale which turned into "a rose Red Setter Arthur sold as thyme"

[highbury57]

I have the books on my shelves of the stories. As I look at them I can hear their distinctive voices full of fun and wit.