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Post by foxley on Oct 18, 2021 19:34:33 GMT -5
I've been hearing about that every day, and not just on the BBC World Service. It's big news here too.
Yep, heard about it here in Chicago. This is my first encounter with the term "constituency surgeries" also. I get that it refers to a meeting between a politician and his public (is it equivalent to what we in the States would call a "town hall meeting"?), but I'm curious about "surgery" specifically in this context.
I believe it is because constituents may raise issues of concern or request assistance in regard to local or national government matters, in the same manner that a person may directly consult a medical general practitioner (GP) in their surgery: a surgery being the term for a GP's workplace (what Americans call a 'doctor's office'). They are also sometimes called a 'constituency clinic' for the same reason.
Here in Australia, they are sometimes called a 'mobile office', as an MP will travel around the different areas of their electorate (and here , country electorates can cover a huge area).
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Post by foxley on Oct 20, 2021 21:31:30 GMT -5
I heard on the radio this morning that Leslie Bricusse, British composer, lyricist, and playwright, has died in France at the age of 90.
While you may not be familiar with his name, you will definitely know his work. He wrote the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Scrooge, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. He wrote the theme songs for the James Bond movies Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice. He co=wrote the main love theme for the 1978 Superman film and "Le Hot Jazz" from Victor/Victoria. With Anthony Newley he wrote the musicals Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, which gave us the songs "Once in a Lifetime" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?", and The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, and he wrote the lyrics for the Jekyll & Hyde musical.
R.I.P. to the man who who gave use "Pure Imagination" and without whom the the world would be a duller place.
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Post by Confessor on Oct 21, 2021 1:28:29 GMT -5
I heard on the radio this morning that Leslie Bricusse, British composer, lyricist, and playwright, has died in France at the age of 90. While you may not be familiar with his name, you will definitely know his work. He wrote the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Scrooge, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. He wrote the theme songs for the James Bond movies Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice. He co=wrote the main love theme for the 1978 Superman film and "Le Hot Jazz" from Victor/Victoria. With Anthony Newley he wrote the musicals Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, which gave us the songs "Once in a Lifetime" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?", and The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, and he wrote the lyrics for the Jekyll & Hyde musical. R.I.P. to the man who who gave use "Pure Imagination" and without whom the the world would be a duller place. He also wrote the lyrics for the cringe-inducing "Can You Read My Mind?" in Superman The Movie. Perhaps not his finest moment?
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Post by foxley on Oct 21, 2021 2:24:02 GMT -5
I heard on the radio this morning that Leslie Bricusse, British composer, lyricist, and playwright, has died in France at the age of 90. While you may not be familiar with his name, you will definitely know his work. He wrote the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Scrooge, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. He wrote the theme songs for the James Bond movies Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice. He co=wrote the main love theme for the 1978 Superman film and "Le Hot Jazz" from Victor/Victoria. With Anthony Newley he wrote the musicals Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, which gave us the songs "Once in a Lifetime" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?", and The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, and he wrote the lyrics for the Jekyll & Hyde musical. R.I.P. to the man who who gave use "Pure Imagination" and without whom the the world would be a duller place. He also wrote the lyrics for the cringe-inducing "Can You Read My Mind?" in Superman The Movie. Perhaps not his finest moment? Even a genius can have an off-day.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 22, 2021 22:02:31 GMT -5
Peter Scolari of Busom Buddies fame dead at age 66 from cancer.
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Post by brutalis on Oct 22, 2021 22:16:26 GMT -5
Peter Scolari of Busom Buddies fame dead at age 66 from cancer. This truly saddens me to hear. Scolari was always wonderful to watch in any role he was in. Whenever flipping channels his presence guarantees my stopping to watch.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 23, 2021 0:12:45 GMT -5
Always loved Scolari's work, including on Newhart. He also played astronaut Pete Conrad, in the first episode of From the Earth to the Moon, though he did not repeat as Conrad in episode 7, which focuses on Apollo 12, for whatever reason. He had a comic connection, as he voiced The Atom, Ray Palmer, on Batman The Brave and the Bold and was Commissioner Loeb, on Gotham. Also voiced two episodes of Batman TAS and appeared in one episode of Lois & Clark.
Still, he will always be Henry/Hildegard, in Bosom Buddies and Michael Harris, in Newhart, to me.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 24, 2021 15:33:42 GMT -5
Just saw this posted on fb by Joanna Pang Atkins (who played the character Cindy Lee in the Saturday morning Isis TV show): "Sad to post that JoAnna Cameron "The Mighty Isis" has flown to heaven. She suffered a stroke and passed away from complications this past Friday. We shared the wonderful lasting experience of making "The Secrets of Isis". May she RIP." She was 70 years old. Sad to hear. Besides Isis, Cameron had guest starring roles in many TV shows throughout the 1970s and early '80s and also appeared in countless TV commercials during that period.
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Post by brutalis on Oct 24, 2021 18:09:25 GMT -5
My childhood is slipping away person by person. Mr. Reaper needs to slow down a bit. Please? A beautiful, talented lady that I was always happy to see whenever she might pop up unexpectedly in my viewings.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 24, 2021 18:58:00 GMT -5
Aw, gee.................
I've talked about Cameron in my Shazam! thread. Beautiful lady who was a decent actress, but kind of left it behind. She did more commercials than featured roles, but was memorable in anything.
I guess Osiris was lonely, in the afterlife.
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Post by impulse on Oct 25, 2021 8:45:34 GMT -5
I am always torn about staying subbed to this thread. It's a respectful tribute but so depressing at times.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 25, 2021 9:21:49 GMT -5
R. I. P. Sonny Osborne. Sonny was the banjo-picking, harmonizing half of the Osborne Brothers. Osborne was probably second only to Earl Scruggs as the face of bluegrass banjo. And his harmonies with brother Bobby were as good as it gets.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 25, 2021 12:30:14 GMT -5
R. I. P. Jay Black, lead singer for Jay and the Americans for most of their hits. Black, born David Blatt, had previously been with the Doo-Wop group The Empires before taking over the lead vocals from Jay Traynor.
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Post by tartanphantom on Oct 25, 2021 15:58:36 GMT -5
R. I. P. Sonny Osborne. Sonny was the banjo-picking, harmonizing half of the Osborne Brothers. Osborne was probably second only to Earl Scruggs as the face of bluegrass banjo. And his harmonies with brother Bobby were as good as it gets.
Sad to hear. As you know, the Osborne Brothers are well-loved here in Tennessee, especially east Tennessee, where their version of Rocky Top reigns supreme.
As a mandolin player, I also cite brother Bobby as a playing influence.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 25, 2021 16:10:49 GMT -5
R. I. P. Sonny Osborne. Sonny was the banjo-picking, harmonizing half of the Osborne Brothers. Osborne was probably second only to Earl Scruggs as the face of bluegrass banjo. And his harmonies with brother Bobby were as good as it gets.
Sad to hear. As you know, the Osborne Brothers are well-loved here in Tennessee, especially east Tennessee, where their version of Rocky Top reigns supreme.
As a mandolin player, I also cite brother Bobby as a playing influence.
I've got a good friend who is a professor at the University of Tennessee, so I'm pretty aware. The CMHOF had their Felice and Boudleaux Bryant exhibit up when I was there earlier this year.
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