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Happy birthday John 
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Congratulations John you should have told us earlier
We could have organised a virtual party with virtual champagne and caviar
Many happy returns
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| ruddlescat wrote: | Congratulations John you should have told us earlier
We could have organised a virtual party with virtual champagne and caviar
Many happy returns |
and I would have baked John a cake!
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John W
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Oh, I'm not one for birthdays, had too many! 
But let me tell you what happened last night.
It's Pantomime time! Mrs W's little niece was performing as a page boy in Cinderella at Coventry Belgrade Theatre, about 8 page boys been at since before Xmas, dancing and singing their bit on stage, so a big family night at the theatre was arranged, about 25 of us at last night's performance to see our star performer.
Pantomimes are great fun, and Cinderella is such a laugh with a comedian playing the part of Buttons, and two blokes always dress up as the two Ugly Sisters. The costumes were fabulous.
The script is always different though, and the Coventry production had parts for boyfriends for the Ugly Sisters..... and 'volunteers' are 'selected' from the audience. It was a stitch up, yes myself and mate Sean were the boyfriends, every so often the Ugly Sisters would call on us, up we went to get more costume added, and suffer a SNOG from the ugly sister, who wore A LOT OF LIPSTICK!
What a hoot! And we did our best to ad lib gestures and 'dance' when necessary, to entertain over 800 in the audience. We didn't get drenched in water or shaving foam but the lipstick died my hair!
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Helen May
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Happy birthday John!
Are you a redhead now?
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John W
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Punk rocker with pink highlights! 
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becky sharp
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Sounds as if you had great fun John....
Bit late but hope you've had a very......
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A very Happy Birthday to Neil Diamond
70 years young today and still turning out some great music
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| ruddlescat wrote: | A very Happy Birthday to Neil Diamond
70 years young today and still turning out some great music |
I'd like to second that
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Gosh it's hard to believe he is that age. Still a wonderful singer/songwriter.
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| Sorry but I can't stand Neil Diamond. He only wrote one good song, Cracklin' Rose, and that was over 40 years ago. |
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That's one of his best ones I agree.
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| The Monkees' A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You was good as well. |
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I think his best was one of his lesser known tracks
'Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon'
Can't remember which artists covered it but absolutely superb track
I also think 'Kentucky Woman' is underated
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Cliff Richard did and I've heard a German version, not sure if it was Cliff or someone else as it was a very long time ago!!
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I'd forgotten that Helen but now I come to think of it I recall the Cliff version was played on SOTS about 12 months ago
The artists I'm thinking of I believe were American and I think it was their only hit record but I can't for the life of me remember their name
I've heard it on the Jeremy Vine Show
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Oh yes, I think I know the one you mean! It's going to bug me now!
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Had to Google it! Think the version you are thinking of is by Urge Overkill and I vaguely remember it on JV.
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap also did it, I remember that one as well.
Forget the German version, I'm mixing it up with Cliff singing Ein Girl Wie Du which is the same tune as She Wear's My Ring. Not sure why I confused them...............! 
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Well done Helen, it was the Urge Overkill version I was thinking of but I do now remember Gary Puckett doing it in the late 60s
Anyway whoever performs it I think it's one of Neil's best songs which is not played enough on radio
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I like this one ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvXCYqd8AAs
Saw a very enjoyable documentary about him a while back on BBC4
When he was at Glastonbury he looked as if he was having the best time ever!.. |
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It's Many Happy Returns today to Alicia Keyes who is 30 today
I not really a fan of her style of music but there are a couple of decent tracks of hers I do enjoy if I'm in the mood
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| ruddlescat wrote: | It's Many Happy Returns today to Alicia Keyes who is 30 today
I not really a fan of her style of music but there are a couple of decent tracks of hers I do enjoy if I'm in the mood |
I like Falling and I did like the Empire State of Mind the first 200 times I heard it, there are some drab euro club sounding tracks I don't like but in general I'm the sam as you Rudd, pretty lady too, only 30 been around for ages. Not that she looks older than 30 just seems she's been around for a bit
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Re:Etta James. I read in the Sunday Express that she'd been diagnosed with diabetes AND dementia recently.
Isn't it flaming typical that the talented people have all this misfortune and yet the Victoria Beckhams of this world carry on in their own nothing way?
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Becky: that indeed is exquisite. And Duffy chose it on Tracks Of My Years on Ken Bruce's show yersterday!
Etta James also did the original of Chicken Shack's 1969 hit I'd Rather Go Blind. |
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I love Alicia Key's Empire State Of Mind, one of the best songs from last year.
I also loved the Newport Newport version that did the rounds on youtube until it was removed for copyright reasons! |
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Knew the name but not heard anything by her, great sound. Love it
Did you see the Rosetta THarpe doc on BBC4 last week?
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the other ones birthday today
Andrew Ridgley from Wham! 48
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Knew the name but not heard anything by her, great sound. Love it
Did you see the Rosetta THarpe doc on BBC4 last week? |
Yes ...she sure could pluck that guitar.....I love the BBC 4 Friday night music programmes!
Glad you liked the Etta song..  |
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I noticed when playing it this morning that Beyonce' had done a cover of that Etta song I do quite like Ms Knowles, and her voice so will give it a listen later
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Phil Collins turned 60 yesterday - and I bet that footage of David Armand dancing to You Can't Hurry Love on 'Fast & Loose' was an additional present!
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Well I woke up this morning to find I had made it to the grand old age of 56
Quite a nice day so far, my elder son made me breakfast before he left for college , kippers as a special treat and so far I've had three cards and a batch of M&S vouchers not to mention two large dead mice from the cats
I don't want to spoil my appetite though as I'm going to a carvery later on with family and friends but my proper present happens next weekend when we're going down to Cardiff Millennium Stadium to watch the Rugby League Magic weekend which they do every year with four matches on the Saturday and three on Sunday
Can I be cheeky and ask whether anyone can bake me a virtual cake because although I'm alright at cooking I'm absolutely rubbish at baking
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Happy Birthday, Rudds, 56 huh. My mum-in-law would say- still just a baby but you are old enough to be my dad, well, almost. I’m not at all certain that as your nemesis I should bake you a virtual cake but since it’s your birthday, and I’m a nice-ish person most of the time, I’m prepared to put aside your undeservedness just for today.
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Happy Birthday Ruddles, you share it with my Dad and my friend Jackie who now lives in Texas.
Have a great day, and I can't compete with Rachel's cake!
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| ruddlescat wrote: | Well I woke up this morning to find I had made it to the grand old age of 56
Quite a nice day so far, my elder son made me breakfast before he left for college , kippers as a special treat and so far I've had three cards and a batch of M&S vouchers not to mention two large dead mice from the cats
I don't want to spoil my appetite though as I'm going to a carvery later on with family and friends but my proper present happens next weekend when we're going down to Cardiff Millennium Stadium to watch the Rugby League Magic weekend which they do every year with four matches on the Saturday and three on Sunday
Can I be cheeky and ask whether anyone can bake me a virtual cake because although I'm alright at cooking I'm absolutely rubbish at baking |
Happy birthday Rudds
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Thanks to you all for the good wishes and I love the cake Rachel
You don't have to see me as your arch nemesis because there are quite a few things I do agree with you about and it's probably just that we both have strong opinions which don't always coincide particularly when it comes to one Mr Evans
As my screen name suggests I'm quite a pussy cat really but occasionally I do get my claws out when provoked 
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Happy birthday Ruddles! Hope you have a lovely evening.
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Many happy returns, Ruddlescat.
Hope the carvery is good, and washed down with a bevvy or two.
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It was a bit more than two Ron but I'm still here to tell the tale and I've got my usual Saturday night pub gig later on
Anyway thanks for your good wishes and to everyone else who posted yesterday
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