Tell Me Something............Anything!

[Barry]

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The ad is one of many that target folk of a certain age who just want to be left to watch The Sweeney and Kojak in peace, others being travel insurance for the nearly-dead and the impossible-to-avoid Pure Cremation plans. And don't forget to leave a gift in your will to [insert charity name].

Advertisers pay for the screening time and duration of their adverts, so as to reach the watching audience who they think will be interested. That's the problem with ALL the commercial channels, and is why I tend to watch BBC1, 2, 3 and 4. However I do, from time to time, watch Great TV (for 'Mash'), ITV3 (for 'Doc Martin') and Legend, Legend Xtra, Talking Pictures TV, and Film4 for films.

This afternoon I watched "Reach for the Sky", starring Kenneth More (Yes I know he tends to play "Jolly Good Chaps", but it is a well made and unsentimental film about the Battle of Britain). When the adverts come on I press the mute button on the remote and go and make a cup of tea! )

[Macca]

starring Kenneth More )

Good when he's in supporting roles or ensemble casts, like 'Sink The Bismarck'. When he's the star the films are almost unwatchable for me.

Like 'The Admirable Crichton' or his version of 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'. Even the BBC version of that from a few years back now isn't as bad as his.

[Barry]

I don't think I have seen Kenneth More in 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', but I think 'The Admirable Crichton' is a reasonably good film; not so much because of Moore's central character, but as a critique of the rigid class system operating at the time.

[Macca]

I don't think I have seen Kenneth More in 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', but I think 'The Admirable Crichton' is a reasonably good film; not so much because of Moore's central character, but as a critique of the rigid class system operating at the time.

It's a good story but the film is terrible in a number of ways, not just because of Moore.

[Lawrence001]

Moore or More?

[Barry]

We have been in London for the last few days. Today we had to visit an office not far from King's Cross station on business. Afterwards we were feeling hungry and spotted a likely-looking place to have a late lunch.

We entered and were immediately met by a security guard, who asked us of our business. I replied that we wanted to eat in the restaurant and was told it was the staff canteen for employees of Universal Music Group only.

I said I was a music reviewer for the Art of Sound forum and my credentials could be obtained by typing my name into Genesis. Having done so, we were allowed to eat in the canteen as guests.

(Actually the last paragraph is a gross exaggeration, but as obvious-looking senior citizens were allowed to eat in the canteen as a matter of courtesy. )

[Macca]

Was the meal any good?

[Pigmy Pony]

We have been in London for the last few days. Today we had to visit an office not far from King's Cross station on business. Afterwards we were feeling hungry and spotted a likely-looking place to have a late lunch.

We entered and were immediately met by a security guard, who asked us of our business. I replied that we wanted to eat in the restaurant and was told it was the staff canteen for employees of Universal Music Group only.

I said I was a music reviewer for the Art of Sound forum and my credentials could be obtained by typing my name into Genesis. Having done so, we were allowed to eat in the canteen as guests.

(Actually the last paragraph is a gross exaggeration, but as obvious-looking senior citizens were allowed to eat in the canteen as a matter of courtesy. )

Not an exaggeration at all, 'music reviewer' sounds about right, though typing your name into Genesis probably won't throw up anything flattering. Peter Gabriel maybe

[Barry]

Ah yes, it was "Gemini" wasn't it, not Genesis! Anyway if the security guard wasn't impressed by any mention of Peter Gabriel, I could have said I was related to Jeremy Dammers, formerly of The Specials, which is true.

[Pigmy Pony]

That is pretty cool, I'd be impressed enough to let you in. I don't have any such claims to fame, though I did once survive riding a hotel lift with Gary Glitter. I might have been outside his target demographic.