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Post by Del Boy on Feb 11, 2020 2:00:14 GMT
Valentine's day costs me a takeaway every year. I suppose I get off lightly compared to others.
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Post by Sparky on Feb 11, 2020 7:09:38 GMT
Valentine's day costs me a takeaway every year. I suppose I get off lightly compared to others. And I thought Raquel was worth much more than a Takeaway Del-Boy!!
Doesn't she like a "Nice little number by Bruce Oldfield".......
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Post by Sam Tyler on Feb 11, 2020 8:48:52 GMT
Valentine's day costs me a takeaway every year. I suppose I get off lightly compared to others. Very lightly if you get the McDonalds coupons off the back of the Metro - that's if you haven't already chucked your Metro away with your pastie.
Sam.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Feb 20, 2020 23:15:38 GMT
These bloody useless female celebrities that apparently were pop stars and make a right mess later, when their career flounders and expect everyone to feel sorry for them, like Kerry blooming Katona! I get her mixed up with Daniella Westbrook (another one, who sounds as bad)
I'm not trying to be anti women or sexist as there is a great many talented celeb women around of course, but they don't set a great example for teenage girls and young women.
Bit of a different style of post on this thread, as I'm updating a post from nearly 3 years ago, but after recently reading items about the 2 above women, and separately hearing much about mental health including from celebriies, (And although I'm not a fan of Atomic Kitten!) I've also thought now that I was probably a bit harsh at the time, not realising about some horrendous times they also went through which I wouldn't wish on others. So my apologies for judging the 2 women unfairly, as no-one's perfect, but a shame that so much trouble was caused which shouldn't have happened. But it makes me also think that some people are not suited to a celebrity lifestyle and would have been happier in the first place as never famous and just ordinary.
Although I still say generally, that celebrities shown to be pursuing an extravagant lifestyle, and partying hard, seen in the media and on TV, isn't a great example for young people to try and copy. Witness groups of drunken teenagers and young adults being noisy, disruptive and boorish, on public transport, or in the town centres at night time etc, and causing them debt by thinking they can spend as much money as their idols. (Thankfully not all teenagers though).
Another thing; when television programme creators/entertainment ideas people create types of programmes which seem to end up causing personal problems for the people that appeared on them (often young); I mean getting someone to date their ex and have it all filmed for TV on a programme??
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Post by Sparky on Feb 21, 2020 9:03:20 GMT
These bloody useless female celebrities that apparently were pop stars and make a right mess later, when their career flounders and expect everyone to feel sorry for them, like Kerry blooming Katona! I get her mixed up with Daniella Westbrook (another one, who sounds as bad)
I'm not trying to be anti women or sexist as there is a great many talented celeb women around of course, but they don't set a great example for teenage girls and young women.
Bit of a different style of post on this thread, as I'm updating a post from nearly 3 years ago, but after recently reading items about the 2 above women, and separately hearing much about mental health including from celebriies, (And although I'm not a fan of Atomic Kitten!) I've also thought now that I was probably a bit harsh at the time, not realising about some horrendous times they also went through which I wouldn't wish on others. So my apologies for judging the 2 women unfairly, as no-one's perfect, but a shame that so much trouble was caused which shouldn't have happened. But it makes me also think that some people are not suited to a celebrity lifestyle and would have been happier in the first place as never famous and just ordinary.
Although I still say generally, that celebrities shown to be pursuing an extravagant lifestyle, and partying hard, seen in the media and on TV, isn't a great example for young people to try and copy. Witness groups of drunken teenagers and young adults being noisy, disruptive and boorish, on public transport, or in the town centres at night time etc, and causing them debt by thinking they can spend as much money as their idols. (Thankfully not all teenagers though).
Another thing; when television programme creators/entertainment ideas people create types of programmes which seem to end up causing personal problems for the people that appeared on them (often young); I mean getting someone to date their ex and have it all filmed for TV on a programme??
Mr "Man on the street" being thrust into the limelight (such as in Britains Got Talent) must have some kind of behind the scenes support. One moment you are working at (say) "Tescos" and the next you are tipped to win "BGT" and have credit cards, concerts and parties. So I would assume some kind of support must be available.
For those Celebs, producers always go for recruiting the "controversial" Celeb - the one with the big mouth, dark past and a bit of a history. They know they are likely to cause upset amongst the other Celebs - and of course, get the viewers talking, the papers covering it all.
Most - certainly not all of todays society seems to thrive on Gossip. And that's just what it all is - Gossip and digging up skeletons and shit on people.
Digging up skeletons from the past (real ones) or even those from peoples past always seems to lead to some kind of trouble...
The Dating programme, where you'd date your ex is just that - it'll be just shit stirring.
They were quick enough to axe Jeremy Kyle following a suicide; what about some of these Celeb shows - or are they more profitable to ITV? Think I may have answered my own question there....
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Post by Sam Tyler on Feb 23, 2020 22:11:07 GMT
Another one that's got on my thrupennies over the years that I'd like to nominate for Room 101 is any advert that attempts to use a classic tune with revised lyrics to suit the product. Dacia abusing Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" using the tune and singing "Another One Drives A Duster" Flash floor cleaner again abusing one of Queen's hits "Flash" Muller Rice - yet again a Queen tune already buggered up by Vanilla Ice, and a poor quality bear singing "Rice, Rice, Baby" Switch - abusing Isaac Hayes classic theme from Shaft, singing "Switch" and other crap lyrics instead of "Shaft" Please spare us the ad man's "creative genius", it really isn't clever or creative. Quite the contrary: it is a lazy ad man's easy win. Sam. Here we go again: Gold Duster FFS! Sam. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to pen a further reply to this post of mine but, true to the 'genius' of the ad men we've now been presented with this cacophony of shite: The voice is dire, the lyrics really don't work, and the admen have no doubt earnt thousands of pounds for this 'masterpiece' - and the Bold marketing department have approved it! Sam.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Feb 23, 2020 22:39:34 GMT
Had a conversation about that ad last night. It's dire. Absolute criminal use of a classic tune. I hope Tony Hadley was paid as well as the Kemp brothers for the misuse of it.
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Post by Sparky on Feb 24, 2020 7:08:59 GMT
Had a conversation about that ad last night. It's dire. Absolute criminal use of a classic tune. I hope Tony Hadley was paid as well as the Kemp brothers for the misuse of it. Dreadful advert.
Can I include the music they play in certain chain stores - where it isn't the actual artist performing - but a low grade cover of what was a great tune.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Feb 24, 2020 9:37:42 GMT
Can I include the music they play in certain chain stores - where it isn't the actual artist performing - but a low grade cover of what was a great tune. Of course you may include it!
Those tunes are a bit like the old MfP or Top Of The Pops albums where there was some totty on the front cover to divert you from the fact that the well-known chart hits of the time listed on the cover were cover tunes and no artists names given.
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Post by Sparky on Feb 24, 2020 10:12:24 GMT
Can I include the music they play in certain chain stores - where it isn't the actual artist performing - but a low grade cover of what was a great tune. Of course you may include it!
Those tunes are a bit like the old MfP or Top Of The Pops albums where there was some totty on the front cover to divert you from the fact that the well-known chart hits of the time listed on the cover were cover tunes and no artists names given.
Sam
OMG Sam. I had forgotten about those albums. It's probably the same kind of thing they have in shops these days.
A mate at school brought such an album in at the end of term (on games day) to play in the classroom. What I found amusing was that the (Male) Teacher said the front photograph looked like it was part of a photo shoot that featured in a Dutch Magazine he had seen in the Staff Room......
Here you go Sam....
Vol 7 came straight out of a C&A Catalogue. Vol 8 from Anne Summers....
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