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Rob Faleer Posts: 703 Joined: 10th Jun 2005 Location: USA | quotePosted at 23:42 on 28th January 2010 Oh, I'm not implying that Her Majesty doesn't have a sense of humour, I just think that everything else in the Queen's life takes a back seat to decorum.
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Rob Faleer Posts: 703 Joined: 10th Jun 2005 Location: USA | quotePosted at 23:45 on 28th January 2010 At any rate, here is my question appearing earlier in the thread--it cries out for an answer, fellow POEsies! Does anyone remember Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones, born in Wales in 1907 and died in 1986? He once served with the Household Cavalry and became well-known for a particular line of work involving the visual arts. Who was this man? |
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:16 on 29th January 2010 I haven't got a clue Rob. By the way Ron I love Billy Fury's music. I was into 50's music as a teenager in the 80's - we had a 50's disco we attended and my 1st husband was a "teddy boy"! Love "Maybe Tomorrow", "Wondrous Place" and "Once upon a Dream". |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 08:20 on 29th January 2010 Had to Google it this morning Rob after it was on my mind all night......thanks mate, won't spoil it for the others though... Pinocchio oh, err, I mean Stephanie? Teenager in the 1980's.....your nose growing a little? Lol Anna used to drool over him as well and still has his original records.
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James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:27 on 29th January 2010 he wasnt a bad un well underated. |
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:44 on 30th January 2010 On 29th January 2010 08:20, Ron Brind wrote: Hey Ron - cheeky monkey!!! I was 15 in 1980, 16 in 1981, 17 in 1982, 18 in 1983 and 19 in 1984 - that makes me a teenager in the 80's!!!!
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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 08:43 on 30th January 2010 Hey, that's a result Lol (Sorry Stephanie) |
Rod Burkey Posts: 554 Joined: 2nd Sep 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:16 on 30th January 2010 Billy Fury was almost certainly the first true Rock 'n' Roll star to emerge from Liverpool. He hailed from South Liverpool as did all four Beatles, his nearest neighbour probably being Ringo Starr. His management "stable" run by Larry Parnes also included Marty Wilde, Vince Eager, Johnny Gentle & Adam Faith (remember them Ron?). I don't recall him singing Great Balls Of Fire to HRM but he was known for his provocative stage movements which he was forced to tone down. Later turned to pop ballads such as Halfway To Paradise for which is mainly as he is remembered now, which is a bit of a shame, as his self penned "rockers" are gems. Bought a house for his parents and named it Wondrous Place after one of his early hits. In his later career he appeared with Ringo & David Essex in the movie That'll Be The Day. His backing band for quite a while were The Tornadoes of "Telstar" fame. A fine sculpture of Billy can be seen near the Albert Dock overlooking the Mersey where he worked briefly as a tug hand. |
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