tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post5411301240014536280..comments2023-11-03T12:10:08.169+00:00Comments on Mutterings and Meanderings: Who needs Hollywood?Mutterings and Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-23718633896450994352007-05-03T18:15:00.000+01:002007-05-03T18:15:00.000+01:00Anonymous: No, not Watlington - Wroxton St Mary, j...Anonymous: No, not Watlington - Wroxton St Mary, just outside Banbury. There was the UK campus of N. Jersey's Fairleigh Dickenson University in the village too (as well as a duck pond!!). The students spiced up life for us in more ways than one but none-the-less we called it Fairly Ridiculous University and thought we Brits definately had the intellectual and moral high ground. Still do actually.<BR/><BR/>Apologies M&M for going off at a tangent.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-89229036081112940192007-05-03T10:12:00.000+01:002007-05-03T10:12:00.000+01:00mountainear - It wasn't Watlington was it - I seem...mountainear - It wasn't Watlington was it - I seem to recall it being featured in one of those Ealing films. <BR/><BR/>dulwich - I shall be having sleepless nights now worrying about that poor hubby of Joan Collins and the shock he gets when he gets home to her of an evening...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-87271708254469221912007-05-03T10:05:00.000+01:002007-05-03T10:05:00.000+01:00The village we lived in for a while in Oxfordshire...The village we lived in for a while in Oxfordshire had a bit of 'star quality'itself, being chocolate box pretty and unlike Joan Collins didn't need to rely on artifice to be so damned attractive.<BR/><BR/>It was so damned attractive that coach loads of American tourists passed through on their circuit of Stratford, Oxford and London. (This was in the days when they could a) afford the UK and b) weren't afraid to come to somewhere so close to the Middle East) On one memorable occasion the bus actually stopped and the coach party alighted on the village green. As the passengers left the coach the driver handed each a bread roll so they could feed the half dozen ducks that lived on the village pond. <BR/><BR/>We local yokels gawped in amazement. The ducks were eaten by a fox shortly afterwards.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-16042425803722425472007-05-03T08:49:00.000+01:002007-05-03T08:49:00.000+01:00Touroids was what we used to call those buses of s...Touroids was what we used to call those buses of sightseers when I was young.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-75181360147016083842007-05-03T06:43:00.000+01:002007-05-03T06:43:00.000+01:00Dear Anonymous,I sat at the next table to Joan Col...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I sat at the next table to Joan Collins at Caprice once, and I must say she looked amazing! She wore more make-up than a drag artist, an obvious wig, and I kid you not - one of those traditional (like your grandma wore) 18 hour girdle thingies - the straps were obvious. She dresses for the camera. Good for her - she looks great in magazines, but up close she looks like a drag queen.dulwichmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106294077068237863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-45735584278976467892007-05-02T23:17:00.000+01:002007-05-02T23:17:00.000+01:00Lizzie, Drunk Mummy & Dulwich Mummy, I had myself ...Lizzie, Drunk Mummy & Dulwich Mummy, I had myself forgotten about the divine Mr Praed until I started thinking about this post. He really was rather yummy ..<BR/><BR/>Anon, I think you mean the bloke from Dempsey & Makepiece - he was an American actor who was married to the Glynis Barber woman in real life.<BR/><BR/>And I cannot forgive Mr Burton for being nasty to my Mum. We are like the Mafia - upset one of us, you upset all of us ...<BR/><BR/>Grocer, I have never been to Weldon Bridge. <BR/><BR/>Mopsa, I have a pretty curly signature myself - wonder if I'll ever be sufficiently famous to be asked for an autograph ..<BR/><BR/>Thankyou Brom, now don't fight with Anon. We want a nice, friendly comments box! You'll have to publish a piccie of yourself in your speedos...<BR/><BR/>Pig, my mate and I used to call them that in the 80s - I understood it was a Cornish word? I won't tell you what I call them now ...<BR/><BR/>Secretary - no, no, no, in the manner of Amy Winehouse...<BR/><BR/>Ziggi, I bet you have a low crime rate!<BR/><BR/>St, it's my local... and the best in the world as far as I'm concerned...<BR/><BR/>IBM, thankyou! At last, someone else talking sense about Mr Craig... <BR/><BR/>Dulwich Mum ... see comment to the secretary re: Daniel Craig!!<BR/><BR/>Anon, I hate to ruin your fantasies but it's down to lighting, wigs and piles of foundation (allegedly) ...Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-55861476096138584712007-05-02T22:58:00.000+01:002007-05-02T22:58:00.000+01:00brom - you may be right, maybe it is just my famil...brom - you may be right, maybe it is just my family that are grumpy..<BR/><BR/>Grockles is a southern word, but I feel it is such a good one that it deserves wider usage. There is a Welsh version - Saeson. <BR/><BR/>Never followed Dynasty I'm afraid, but caught up when Joan Collins was touring her one woman show - I don't know what she's on, but I sure as heck need some of it. Still going strong {I won't tell you her age - you can look it up if you want, and be as shocked as I was] but she has recently married a 40 something chappie... <BR/><BR/>Something about being as old as the man that you feel - and she can do the splits as well. Go girl, go !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-85951458764787935142007-05-02T21:47:00.000+01:002007-05-02T21:47:00.000+01:00I am with the secretary on this - Daniel Craig is ...I am with the secretary on this - Daniel Craig is totally yummy! I remember Michael Praed and his flicky hair like it was yesterday - ahhh Robin, and then he did Dynasty, and was a prince of somewhere and rather girly I remember. Thanks for that - it took me right back...dulwichmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106294077068237863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-59993204513936355142007-05-02T21:46:00.002+01:002007-05-02T21:46:00.002+01:00Spot in about Daniel Craig, M&M! I always think of...Spot in about Daniel Craig, M&M! I always think of him as Geordie and cannot therefore see him as sexy at all. I'm pleased I'm not the only one.<BR/><BR/>As a child we holidayed in Northumberland several times. It is beautiful, no doubt about it. The white beaches with a (rare) hot sun beating down on them are reminiscent of the Caribbean and Bamburgh Castle is the sort of castle where all my dreams took place as a child. Enchanting and enchanted.<BR/><BR/>The only thing I disliked about Northumberland was the smell of Hexham Cattle Market. It gave me a headache, just too much pooh.Linda Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081786621318362216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-20203457260434513532007-05-02T21:46:00.001+01:002007-05-02T21:46:00.001+01:00You chose the classic castle. Yet there are many, ...You chose the classic castle. Yet there are many, equally as stunning in Northumberland.But it's the best on the coast.SThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399555929730922985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-59615586642279672392007-05-02T21:46:00.000+01:002007-05-02T21:46:00.000+01:00allegedly!allegedly!Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-76930485324385308742007-05-02T21:45:00.000+01:002007-05-02T21:45:00.000+01:00the chap who played one of the endless detectives ...the chap who played one of the endless detectives (not morse or frost) biggish chap . . .???<BR/><BR/>Heck . . .<BR/><BR/>Wexford! That's the chap. (just call me George)<BR/><BR/>He lives in the next village and in 'our' pub!Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-48721828528528249052007-05-02T21:27:00.000+01:002007-05-02T21:27:00.000+01:00Daniel Craig not a sex symbol ........you take tha...Daniel Craig not a sex symbol ........you take that back right now!The Secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092946862954144418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-52174530871438955262007-05-02T21:23:00.000+01:002007-05-02T21:23:00.000+01:00Do you say Grockles up north too? (anon 1725) We ...Do you say Grockles up north too? (anon 1725) We used to say it down south in Torquay...Pig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-31080549734821249972007-05-02T19:37:00.000+01:002007-05-02T19:37:00.000+01:00Anon: Not all Welshmen are grumpy! It really get's...Anon: Not all Welshmen are grumpy! It really get's me mad when people say that about us. Even if you are one of us. Now I'm really wound up. <BR/><BR/>An interesting post all round... as usual Mutterings.<BR/><BR/>Also interesting that I got an email from an American colleague today with a very obvious reference to that fact that I wear so called "Speedos" when I'm over that side of the pond when apparently it's not the done thing.Bromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190741956540256769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-43264164300062109652007-05-02T19:36:00.000+01:002007-05-02T19:36:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190741956540256769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-72791725352729704782007-05-02T16:15:00.000+01:002007-05-02T16:15:00.000+01:00Ooooh. Autographs. Spike Milligan's was the best...Ooooh. Autographs. Spike Milligan's was the best I've ever seen - more curlicues than an wrought iron gate in Wilmslow.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-56747084435421051962007-05-02T15:25:00.000+01:002007-05-02T15:25:00.000+01:00More fame for Northumberland..http://travel.guardi...More fame for Northumberland..<BR/><BR/>http://travel.guardian.co.uk/article/2007/may/02/top10.walkingholidays<BR/><BR/>Let us hope there aren't too many grockles up there this weekend..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-6982781436566505342007-05-02T14:56:00.000+01:002007-05-02T14:56:00.000+01:00My first and last celeb autographs, John le Mesuri...My first and last celeb autographs, John le Mesurier and Kenneth More lunching at the Anglers Arms Weldon Bridge about 1977 whilst making The Spaceman & King Arthur. They still do a good lunch at The Anglers Arms.Gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979621132151870323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-34890793714034820692007-05-02T14:47:00.000+01:002007-05-02T14:47:00.000+01:00Richard Burton 'busy' ? In his defence can I say t...Richard Burton 'busy' ? In his defence can I say that all Welshman are grumpy - don't take it personally any more than you would a dog barking at you. It's just how we are..<BR/><BR/>But do make sure you catch 'Venus' with Peter O'Toole - I agree we could happily live without Hollywood if all films were up to that great standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-57875767513495680002007-05-02T14:45:00.000+01:002007-05-02T14:45:00.000+01:00Was he the one bouncing around with that blonde gi...Was he the one bouncing around with that blonde girl in a 'telly tec' drama in London ? Or was that some American bloke ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-69794129545401660192007-05-02T14:27:00.000+01:002007-05-02T14:27:00.000+01:00Too late.....The mention of Michael Praed has sent...Too late.....The mention of Michael Praed has sent me back to adolescence. I think he was the utimate young girl's "non threatening male" fantasy figure - all brooding good looks, and not too much facial hair.Drunk Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213660260846567668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-32867185639131567952007-05-02T13:03:00.000+01:002007-05-02T13:03:00.000+01:00Careful, now, M&M, you don't want to go fuelling t...Careful, now, M&M, you don't want to go fuelling too many fantasies....Chris at 'Chrissie's Kitchen'https://www.blogger.com/profile/00114973753249296715noreply@blogger.com