Professer 
|
You are more then Worthy Lesley imho, i was watching the movie Oliver yesterday when i spotted the actress Sheila White, and recalled she was another i met in Lincoln, a very Lovely lady like our Lesley, she was at the time dating a french man who spoke very little english, i used to smoke cigars in a tube. Simon Williams who was in same play asked if he could have the tube which i said yes to, he then was asked in french what he wanted it for so he answered in french and the explained to me in english what he wanted it for was to make a rattle for his young child.
Reply #2661. May 09 11, 5:56 AM
|
Lochalsh
|
Lesley, yes, J.L. himself. Lovely man, though a complete Anglophile. ;P
Reply #2662. May 09 11, 7:26 AM
|
| lesley153
|
Gary, flattery will get you everywhere.
I looked up Sheila White, and found the Wiki article first. It begins:
"She began her career at the age of twelve in the pantomime Cinderella at the Golders Green Hippodrome starring Arthur Askey as a member of Terry's Juveniles."
Later it tells us:
"...the start of her television career was in Z-Cars with Malcolm McDowell."
I doubt very much that Arthur Askey was a member of Terry's Juveniles; and Malcolm McDowell wasn't a regular member of Z-Cars cast, but I'm sure we know what the writer means. Would have been helpful if the writer had asked someone else to read it first, so we wouldn't have to work it out.
I've always liked Simon Williams. In Agony, which I watched and enjoyed, not Upstairs, Downstairs, which I never managed to watch for more than five minutes at a time. No, not even for Simon Williams! |
Reply #2663. May 09 11, 7:46 AM
|
| lesley153
|
| Is Anglophile a bad thing? :p |
Reply #2664. May 09 11, 7:46 AM
|
Lochalsh
|
It's a wonderful thing, Lesley. Ask three-quarters of my ancestors. :) (Well, don't. That would be ghoulish, grrl.)
Reply #2665. May 09 11, 8:26 AM
|
Lochalsh
|
:)
Reply #2667. May 09 11, 9:02 AM
|
Professer
|
Well as they say horses for courses Lesley, Simon Williams is a proper gentleman and so down to earth, Sheila White
was lovely to talk to.
Of all people i spoke with thats famous have to say the worse was Lorraine Chase such a prima donna, i was buying a drink for myself at the bar and like the gent i am offered her a drink she asked for a orange Juice, so i said surely you mean Rise and shine, she was far from impressed but still took the orange juice off me,
I take 89% of whats on wikki with a pinch of salt lol
Reply #2668. May 09 11, 9:16 AM
|
Professer
|
oops dropped a clanger and got my memories muddled, Lorraine was campari, was some one called Hillary that did rise and shine.
Reply #2669. May 09 11, 11:24 AM
|
satguru
|
If you asked Lorraine for a Rise and Shine (I didn't think she'd done it either) no wonder you got blanked! I'll bet she remembered you though ;)
Reply #2670. May 09 11, 8:16 PM
|
| C30
|
Once upon a time there was a film star whom not only did I fancy like crazy, but considered her to be the last word in "sex on legs".................I was delighted to actually meet her in person at a hotel...........with her "girlfriend".
Life can be very disappointing at times!
Reply #2671. May 10 11, 2:46 AM
|
| lesley153
|
So which one was the prima donna, Gary?
I don't remember Rise and Shine, but am reliably informed (by google) that it was a powdered orange juice drink, now named Blast, so I can't comment on the ads.
I do remember the ads Lorraine Chase did for Campari though. We weren't allowed to forget them on one holiday. Somewhere warm and sunny and not Britain, we ganged up with a family whose idea of wit was to re-enact these ads. They would say "Were you truly wafted here from Paradise? Nah, Loo'on Airport," and fall about laughing each time.
Ray, I agree and sympathise.
*wanders off muttering John Barrowman* |
Reply #2672. May 10 11, 6:13 PM
|
| lesley153
|
| I've been slightly headless chicken this week, and haven't answered a pile of FT messages. I am now confronting my inbox and working through the messages before I lose the few friends I've got. Apologies for being literarily useless... |
Reply #2673. May 11 11, 5:54 PM
|
| veronikkamarrz
|
That's sooo funny! Do what you want to do, and we'll all wait! :)
Reply #2674. May 11 11, 6:57 PM
|
| lesley153
|
| Thanks, VM. One day I shall have a life beyond FT. Isn't that something to aspire to? |
Reply #2675. May 11 11, 7:47 PM
|
Jazmee27
|
You are anything but useless, virtually or otherwise.
And life away from FT is good :)
Reply #2676. May 11 11, 8:01 PM
|
| lesley153
|
| Thank you both. Most of us know that, but you never know if not answering someone quickly enough will upset them. |
Reply #2678. May 12 11, 9:47 AM
|
Professer
|
They both were Lesley to be honest, Rise and shine was disgusting drink to be honest, The ad featured Hilary (surname) escapes me, pouring a glass for her husband he says fresh orange juice she goes no rise and shine.
If my freind who ran the bar at the theatre was to be believed Lorraine chase's make up was applied with a trowl lol.
Reply #2679. May 12 11, 10:51 AM
|
| lesley153
|
I found one ad for Kellogg's Rise and Shine, but it has two talking oranges, no humans.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFoMA7L6fYw&NR=1
I don't know who's voicing the oranges, but I think that's John le Mesurier's voice at the end.
Not surprised about the make-up. I was told that Diana Rigg did too, because she was plagued by acne. Wouldn't it be nice if we were sympathetic? |
Reply #2680. May 12 11, 12:04 PM
|
Legal / Conditions of Use
|
Play Now! 
: