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Yes Ed.....my youngest daughter wants to see it, thanks for pre warning about the tissues!!!!


Nicky

Hi Nicky,

I only managed to keep my eyes dry! Just had a look on the net and it is actually based on a true story.

I'd recommend it as one to see.

There was a few trailers on too, and I quite fancy Night at the Museum 2 - it has Custer in it (always worth a laugh), an Egyptian pharoah, Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Ivan the Terrible and the usual suspects too - Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan again.

Ed

Michael Caine headed a strong supporting cast which included Larry Hagman in an interestesting war filln

Caine played a German officer leading a group of paratroops whose task it was to assassinate Winston Churchill

The film is called THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, I recommend it

In ganster films or westerns, the realism is such its a wonder no one gets hurt. Some very near misses

Hi David...The Eagle Has Landed...yes an exellent film.

Back later i expect,

Pam. ☺

I found a good film in a charity shop the other day...there are some good ones to be had as video is on the way out. I have a telly in the bedroom that takes DVD's and videos, so I often buy one.

It was The Longest Day, great film.

Pam.

Hello both, yes I remember seeing the Eagle has Landed in the cinema when it came out. I agree an excellent film but ...

There's Michael Caine again, cast as a German who's pretending to be English in charge of some Germans who are pretending to be Polish and playing the part with a 'Mockney' accent.

I think I saw it several times because it had Jenny Agutter in it (I had a really bad teenage crush on Jenny Agutter that lasted into my 30s!). I still watch the Railway Children and Walkabout.

Anyway, back to the Eagle has Landed. Wan't the film based on a Jack Higgins novel? I also think he wrote a follow up to it called 'The Eagle has Flown'.

I agree Pam, The Longest Day has to be one of the great WW2 films, alongside 'A Bridge too Far' and 'Saving Private Ryan'. The father of a schoolboy friend of mine was one of the lucky 2000 or so members of the airborne division who was lucky enough to get out of Arnhem in 1944.

Hi Ed, bit llate on tonight as we've had friends round.

Yes your school friend's dad was very lucky Ed, what a balls up it was, to quote my Dad.

He took me to see The Longest Day at the cinema when it came out, i was about ten i think, dad fell asleep! Not as he wasn't interested in the film, but he had been working so hard. I agree Saving Pt. Ryan is an amazing film, think we've mentioned it before.

Walkabout, yes I've seen that film, very good too. As I have a bird phobia though Ed, i have to look away when all those budgies are flying about! The Railway children, I love that film...but it has me in bits at the end when Jenny Agutter says "My daddy" when he gets off the train.

I used to wait for my Dad every evening as a youngster by the bustop and run up to him, he was the best! That part in the film makes me think of that special bond we had and all Dad's have with their daughter's ...don't need to explain to you Ed I know. Always remember you saying "if you we're any softer with your girls you'd be liquid", that's so lovely!!

Speak soon.

Pam.

Hi Pam,

Been having a bit of a 'musical' night tonight. Caught a great blues/rock guitarist on 'Later with Jools Holland' earlier called Joe Bonamassa. I had to YouTube him and I think I listened to about 15-20 of his tracks on there and loved every one! See myself popping down to the town tomorrow to get a CD or two of his.

Went even further and started to randomly pick out songs from my youth/childhood. Found 'The Legend of Xanadu' by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch. I gave it a go and it was just as good now as in 1968! Googled Dave Dee and was shocked to see he passed away in January this year - very sad, I don't remember there being anything on the news about it at all.

Morning Ed, yes was in our local paper about Dave Dee passing away, but only a few lines, I was surprised, as his group we're very popular as you say in the sixties especially. I remember them being on Top of The pops and the bit where Dave dee has to talk in the song, well he just about does it...as of course they all mimed in those days didn't they. He was a policeman apparantly before he went into the music business. He couldn't have been very old.

I'll give him a look later that Jo Bonamassa, he's obviousley of Irish desent! ha ha!

That's made me think of the time not so long ago I worked a in a residential home as a relief and the care co ordinator was giving me a quick run down on who was who as I'd not been there before...anyway there was an elderly gentleman by the name of Mcpherson, (that's not the real name but it was mac something) anyway I said, "Oh this man's obviously of Irish desent," and she said with a deadpan thick look..."No he's Scottish." I know it's not really that funny, but I always laugh at my own jokes as crappy as they are...they are soooo thick in these places, it's unbelievable!

Speak later.

Pam.

Have you tried Joe Satriani and Steve Vai Ed

Hi Mo, was it you who got to see one of my favourite bands 'live', FREE. I remember them coming to norwich and my nan wouldn't let me go as it was very late and to be honest I was very young...only 15. I seem to remember us talking about them, could be wrong though.

No
But have seen Paul Rogers with Bad Company Pam

That's it! I knew we'd mentioned them before! I'm so envoius Mo! I always had a bit of a thing about him and Andy frazer too...even though he (Paul Rodgers) was so scruffy and skinny when he was with Free. I googled Andy Frazer, and he looks good still. He apparantly married and had two daughters, but came out as being gay a few years back! Thinking about it Mo, he did like wearing big hats when he was with Free...the signs where there! LOL!

Ed, just been on you tube, he's very good that Joe Bonamassa.

I thought he was black, he sounds black. But so does my Paul Rodgers...it's that bluesy sound that they've got.

Jon Bonamassa is good
Has just done a tour recently
They play him a lot on Planet Rock

Evening Pam & Mo,

Didn't get to the shops today, went and helped FIL decorate instead as he was struggling with the wallpaper.

I never got to see Free or Bad Company (was a bit too young to go to gigs when they were about), but I went to see Paul Rodgers about 12 years ago when his album 'Now' was released (I think I've mentioned it before).

Just looked for Joe Bonamassa again and he's at the Royal Albert Hall on 4th May. I'd love to go as I haven't been to a good gig for ages but I've got a job interview the next day, so common sense tells me I'll need to give it a miss and get an early night. Maybe I'll just settle for acquainting myself with his music for now.

Ed

They reformed a couple of years ago Ed
very good,Paul Rogers excelent

I just think Paul Rodgers' voice is the best and still is!!

Maybe completely wrong, but dosen't Paul Rodgers now sing with Queen when they tour.


Also on the film front. Love Thomas Crown affair but it has to be the one with Steve Mcqueen in it.!!