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Richard1978 replied to a thread Iconic Tv moments in Television

Grace Jones slapping Russell Harty Mick Fleetwood and Samnatha Fox having to ad-lib most of the Brits 1989 after their autocue failed. Bill...

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Richard1978 replied to a thread Iconic Tv moments in Television

Catchphrase The Snake Charmer round, where Mr Chips appears to be committing a lewd act, but when all the squares were removed it was perfectly...

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victorbrunswick replied to a thread What Is The Worst Number One Singles or Songs Ever ? in Songs

I absolutely hate Love Shack. I constantly hear it when I go to the shops or the supermarket and it's practically all that the oldies stations play.

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victorbrunswick replied to a thread Coronavirus... thoughts .. in Member's lounge

I found out that in many places out here the courts had reopened back in June.

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victorbrunswick replied to a thread Coronavirus... thoughts .. in Member's lounge

I just got a summons for jury duty and here I thought the courts were closed! It would just be my luck after staying home, social distancing, etc...

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2 Days Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Fleetwood's Mac in Bands

I remember the BBC had a series on classic albums in the 1990s and Rumours was one featured. It sounded like a real soap opera behind the scenes but...

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2 Days Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Retro Arcades in Computer games

There's one near me in Bury. I've not been to it but the company that runs it takes some of the machines to events like comic cons where I have...

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3 Days Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Coronavirus... thoughts .. in Member's lounge

It's interesting how they all look like the 40000 most dedicated Wetherspoons regulars, with an average age of 56. Either alcohol ages your looks...

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4 Days Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Coronavirus... thoughts .. in Member's lounge

I did wonder how well we would be doing if the government didn't drop the sense of urgency and opened things up in June.

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5 Days Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Erasure in Bands

While I was a bit young for that era first time round, I've bought quite a few CDs of artists from that era since then.

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Richard1978 replied to a thread 1970s Kids Tattoos in a packet what were they called? in School days

They were stickers, I still have a few I stuck in a book. Cookie is probably thinking of stick on transfer tattoos, the ones I remember came in a...

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1 Week Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Coronavirus... thoughts .. in Member's lounge

I've seen plenty of older people with the same attitude.

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80sChav replied to a thread The third year becoming Year Nine and all that in School days

I think I am ultra-certain George it was the 1990-1991 School Year and Grange Hill had the first change in 1991 from it being the 3rd year in ...

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Richard1978 replied to a thread Ten in a Bed in Books, comics and magazines

I remember Victoria Wood reading it on Jackanory.

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1 Week Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Imagination. in Bands

Sky Arts is now on Freeview channel 11.

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1 Week Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Imagination. in Bands

I've seen Leee (yes 3 e's) John on a few programmes about music recently, especially when BBC4 have been profiling a year of the 1980s.

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1 Week Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Erasure in Bands

Thanks I've been interested for a long time about the stories behind some musical acts, it helped that the series Rock Family Trees was around when I...

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Richard1978 replied to a thread Advert memories from 1985 in Adverts

I remember some of those Cornflake free gifts, and sending off for a Tente set.

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1 Week Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Erasure in Bands

Originally they started as a project album by Vince Clarke, who planned to have each song performed by a different singer, but Andy Bell did well...

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