The "Did you know" thread..... - Page 447

**Greenman** · February 12th, 2017, 06:00 PM

Martin Fry of ABC's guitarist is playing in a video(I think it was When Smokey Sings) it has the Coco Chanel double C logo on it. Somehow Karl Lagerfeld found out and put out a 'cease & desist' order to the group which meant that when the video went out the logo was deliberately blurred out electronically. I am sure that it was featured in another video of theirs and not blurred. And whilst on this subject their Poison Arrow video features Julia Gale who is Peter Duncan's sister(Gale is their real surname) and Duncan has been an actor, a Blue Peter presenter and the Chief Scout.

**Mal Hombre** · February 12th, 2017, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bloke57

The word Buckeroo was a euphemism for something entirely different between me and my ex-fiancée!

You mean She used to toss You off ?

**bloke57** · February 12th, 2017, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

You mean She used to toss You off ?

No, I made her carry all the luggage.

Why? What did you think I meant?

**Greenman** · February 14th, 2017, 07:14 PM

I've just listened to an old vinyl record album of 'The Dreamstone' from 1990.

This was a kids' tv series(animated) about good triumphing over evil, in this case the evil was an underworld dragon called Zordrak who was constantly thwarted by a noop called Rufus, another called Amberley and a wizard with the mythical Dreamstone which transmitted good dreams to the world each night. Anyway it was interesting to see the cover and the names mentioned. Firstly all the music and songs were composed and written by Mike Batt(who spent some of his life inside a Womble costume(look that up) and played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Secondly some big names were singing the March of the Urpneys-these were the slightly inept army of Zordrak and featured amongst its ranks. Voiced by Melvin Hayes(Skeleton in Superted) and Anthony Jackson(Ivor the Engine, Rentaghost) [B]On the album their song was sung by Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Bruno and Billy Connolly. Batt did a duet with Bonnie Tyler on another song and Joe Brown(again look him up) and the now disgraced Gary Glitter were the Vile Brothers Mountain Band-perhaps a prelude to what we now know about Glitter. Oh and why did it take 27 years to play it again? No stylus for my stereo system record player and the ones I did have broke! Now I have a portable record player-bliss!

**otokonomidori** · February 14th, 2017, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

Buckaroo
The word Buckaroo is thought to come from the Spanish word 'vaquero'

I reckon it comes from the name of the greatest band of the Sixties - even the Beatles covered their songs

**Greenman** · February 26th, 2017, 07:02 PM

Did you know one of the most cringeworthy appearances by a pop star in a big US television series was Boy George & Culture Club's appearance in an episode of 'The A Team' The premise is that Murdoch has hired a country band to play for some charitable thing and thinks they are getting 'Cowboy' George but wouldn't ya know it they get Boy George instead. They all get mixed up in the usual mayhem but the most cringeworthy thing is when Boy George turns to George Peppard's character and says "Awesome Hannibal!" Yikes! One singer who did himself a bit of good was Phil Collins who appeared in Miami Vice as Phil the Shill(bet that didn't take long thinking up) but our Phil was a child actor so probably knew what he was doing and later he appeared as a policeman in 'Hook' as well as an ex train robber Buster Edwards in 'Buster'

**thunderfly** · February 27th, 2017, 06:39 PM

Napoleon and Hitler were born 129 years apart, they both came to power 129 years apart, both declared war on Russia 129 years apart and were both defeated 129 years apart.

**Greenman** · February 27th, 2017, 11:23 PM

Celebrities that were/are accomplished pianists
Eric Morecambe
Peter Sellers
Myleene Klass(formerly Liberty X)
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson(RIP)
Bruce Forsyth(All-round entertainer) very rarely seen playing it.

OldSchool47 · February 28th, 2017, 08:09 PM

Bet you didn't know this MaxJoker.

"Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV9DJwJKWMw

**Mal Hombre** · February 28th, 2017, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

Celebrities that were/are accomplished pianists
Eric Morecambe
Peter Sellers
Myleene Klass(formerly Liberty X)
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson(RIP)
Bruce Forsyth(All-round entertainer) very rarely seen playing it.

Dudley Moore
Les Dawson

February 12th, 2017, 06:00 PM	#4461
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	Martin Fry of ABC's guitarist is playing in a video(I think it was When Smokey Sings) it has the Coco Chanel double C logo on it. Somehow Karl Lagerfeld found out and put out a 'cease & desist' order to the group which meant that when the video went out the logo was deliberately blurred out electronically. I am sure that it was featured in another video of theirs and not blurred. And whilst on this subject their Poison Arrow video features Julia Gale who is Peter Duncan's sister(Gale is their real surname) and Duncan has been an actor, a Blue Peter presenter and the Chief Scout. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

February 14th, 2017, 07:14 PM	#4464
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	I've just listened to an old vinyl record album of 'The Dreamstone' from 1990. This was a kids' tv series(animated) about good triumphing over evil, in this case the evil was an underworld dragon called Zordrak who was constantly thwarted by a noop called Rufus, another called Amberley and a wizard with the mythical Dreamstone which transmitted good dreams to the world each night. Anyway it was interesting to see the cover and the names mentioned. Firstly all the music and songs were composed and written by Mike Batt(who spent some of his life inside a Womble costume(look that up) and played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Secondly some big names were singing the March of the Urpneys-these were the slightly inept army of Zordrak and featured amongst its ranks. Voiced by Melvin Hayes(Skeleton in Superted) and Anthony Jackson(Ivor the Engine, Rentaghost) [B]On the album their song was sung by Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Bruno and Billy Connolly. Batt did a duet with Bonnie Tyler on another song and Joe Brown(again look him up) and the now disgraced Gary Glitter were the Vile Brothers Mountain Band-perhaps a prelude to what we now know about Glitter. Oh and why did it take 27 years to play it again? No stylus for my stereo system record player and the ones I did have broke! Now I have a portable record player-bliss! __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

February 26th, 2017, 07:02 PM	#4466
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	Did you know one of the most cringeworthy appearances by a pop star in a big US television series was Boy George & Culture Club's appearance in an episode of 'The A Team' The premise is that Murdoch has hired a country band to play for some charitable thing and thinks they are getting 'Cowboy' George but wouldn't ya know it they get Boy George instead. They all get mixed up in the usual mayhem but the most cringeworthy thing is when Boy George turns to George Peppard's character and says "Awesome Hannibal!" Yikes! One singer who did himself a bit of good was Phil Collins who appeared in Miami Vice as Phil the Shill(bet that didn't take long thinking up) but our Phil was a child actor so probably knew what he was doing and later he appeared as a policeman in 'Hook' as well as an ex train robber Buster Edwards in 'Buster' __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

February 27th, 2017, 11:23 PM	#4468
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	Celebrities that were/are accomplished pianists Eric Morecambe Peter Sellers Myleene Klass(formerly Liberty X) Tara Palmer-Tomkinson(RIP) Bruce Forsyth(All-round entertainer) very rarely seen playing it. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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February 27th, 2017, 06:39 PM	#4467
thunderfly Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 896 Thanks: 6,620 Thanked 11,386 Times in 896 Posts	Napoleon and Hitler were born 129 years apart, they both came to power 129 years apart, both declared war on Russia 129 years apart and were both defeated 129 years apart.

February 28th, 2017, 08:09 PM	#4469
OldSchool47 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 306 Thanks: 129 Thanked 3,045 Times in 299 Posts	Bet you didn't know this MaxJoker. "Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV9DJwJKWMw