Elvis - In The News...

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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby Colin B » Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:17 pm

STEVE MORSE wrote:i don't think Elvis has been so much in the news - including on-line and YouTube - since his death. The promotion of the new film seems to have been full-on.


Yes, & the film has been the No.1 at the box office in the US & the UK !
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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby Colin B » Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:34 am

The National Enquirer - 8th August, 2022:

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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby Colin B » Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:04 pm

From the Sunday People - a weekly UK newspaper - 28th August, 2022:

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I have some issues with this story !

A "slurring" Elvis "who didn't know where he was" & was "clearly out of his box" ?

In 1969 ?

I reckon Ian Anderson may well have turned down an invite to meet him in 1969, but he's read things about his behaviour
many years later & confused the two...
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Postby Colin B » Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:30 pm

From the Sunday People - UK Newspaper - 16th October, 2022:

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When the UK singles top 10 was almost taken over by rock 'n' roll [plus a bit of skiffle].

What memories !
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Postby Mister Moon » Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:13 am

Richard wrote:BE925F1F-3B25-48E8-9B6C-AF9036EAC852.jpeg


I've never understood what they call "English humour".

In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.


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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby John » Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:24 am

Mister Moon wrote:
Richard wrote:BE925F1F-3B25-48E8-9B6C-AF9036EAC852.jpeg


I've never understood what they call "English humour".

In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.

I never got Monty Python either. I watched it in the hope that it would be funny, but there were very few funny sketches in it. But then I'm not English.


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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby Mister Moon » Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:50 am

John wrote:
Mister Moon wrote:
Richard wrote:BE925F1F-3B25-48E8-9B6C-AF9036EAC852.jpeg


I've never understood what they call "English humour".

In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.

I never got Monty Python either. I watched it in the hope that it would be funny, but there were very few funny sketches in it. But then I'm not English.


Neither am I. That must be it, ha ha.

There goes your "globalization", y'all.


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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby Colin B » Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:28 am

Mister Moon wrote:I've never understood what they call "English humour".
In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.
John wrote:I never got Monty Python either.
I watched it in the hope that it would be funny, but there were very few funny sketches in it.
But then I'm not English.


Yes, the humour in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" is very 'English' but it appealed to a generation of young viewers when first broadcast.
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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby John » Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:41 am

Colin B wrote:
Mister Moon wrote:I've never understood what they call "English humour".
In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.
John wrote:I never got Monty Python either.
I watched it in the hope that it would be funny, but there were very few funny sketches in it.
But then I'm not English.


Yes, the humour in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" is very 'English' but it appealed to a generation of young viewers when first broadcast.

I was in that generation of young viewers, it never appealed.

What's funny about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1JWzyvv8A


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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby Colin B » Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:18 am

John wrote:What's funny about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1JWzyvv8A


It's a humorous 'game'.

The 'rules' are:

Although the shop has no cheese whatsoever, the shopkeeper must come up with a different excuse for not having each type
of cheese the customer requests.

The customer, on the other hand, must ask for different [genuine] type of cheese each time without repeating himself.

Throughout the sketch, for no known reason, two 'city gent' types are performing a sort of Greek dance while a third plays a string instrument.

All good 'English' fun !
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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby John » Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:53 pm

Colin B wrote:
John wrote:What's funny about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1JWzyvv8A


It's a humorous 'game'.

The 'rules' are:

Although the shop has no cheese whatsoever, the shopkeeper must come up with a different excuse for not having each type
of cheese the customer requests.

The customer, on the other hand, must ask for different [genuine] type of cheese each time without repeating himself.

Throughout the sketch, for no known reason, two 'city gent' types are performing a sort of Greek dance while a third plays a string instrument.

All good 'English' fun !

If you say so. Personally I think it's very boring.


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Postby Colin B » Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:28 am

From the UK newspaper 'i' - 21st December, 2022:

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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby AndresVanKujik » Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:51 pm

John wrote:
Mister Moon wrote:
Richard wrote:BE925F1F-3B25-48E8-9B6C-AF9036EAC852.jpeg


I've never understood what they call "English humour".

In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.

I never got Monty Python either. I watched it in the hope that it would be funny, but there were very few funny sketches in it. But then I'm not English.


There is more to english humour than Monty Python. You cant judge an entire nations humour on one show, It would be like us saying that American humour is terrible because of Everybody Loves Raymond.

This is why you have to remake our sitcoms as you will only accept a stereotype of british humour. We just watch the American ones because we have the ability to actually understand what we're watching.

Nor do we ever sound like Hugh Grant or drink warm beer!
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Re: Elvis - In The News...

Postby John » Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:18 pm

AndresVanKujik wrote:
John wrote:
Mister Moon wrote:
Richard wrote:BE925F1F-3B25-48E8-9B6C-AF9036EAC852.jpeg


I've never understood what they call "English humour".

In fact, I think stuff like Monty Python is way overrated and pretentious.

I never got Monty Python either. I watched it in the hope that it would be funny, but there were very few funny sketches in it. But then I'm not English.


There is more to english humour than Monty Python. You cant judge an entire nations humour on one show,

Did anyone say otherwise?


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