@El Loro posted:

I think that her forgetting her lines was intended and a running joke during the film

There's one other surviving clip which has Nick Lucas singing "Tiptoe through the tulips" - it was him who made this song popular. Just before that there's a bit of another character trying to do the Statue of Liberty bit and is forgetting the lines and another right at the end,

Although the film was made in Technicolor, that changed over the decades. This film was in the two colour version - red and green,

I've only heard the Tiny Tim version before

@slimfern posted:

I've only heard the Tiny Tim version before

I heard the song when I was very young, years before the Tiny Tim version. I think it most likely that my mother had taken me to a Mothers Union party at the local church. As part of that some of the mothers would sing songs as part of the entertainment.

Although Nick Lucas first sang the song in 1929  he would continue his singing career on radio, in night clubs and dance halls until 1966.

Tiny Tim considered him to be an inspiration which is why he borrowed the song as his theme song. The two became friends.

Although Nick Lucas had retired he was invited to Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" on December 1tth 1969:

Reference is made to Tiny Tim asking him to be on the show and Johnny Carson mentions "our couple". What's not apparent from the clip is that this is the show where Tiny Tim got married during the show,
Tiny Tim does not appear during the above clip.

@El Loro posted:

I heard the song when I was very young, years before the Tiny Tim version. I think it most likely that my mother had taken me to a Mothers Union party at the local church. As part of that some of the mothers would sing songs as part of the entertainment.

Although Nick Lucas first sang the song in 1929  he would continue his singing career on radio, in night clubs and dance halls until 1966.

Tiny Tim considered him to be an inspiration which is why he borrowed the song as his theme song. The two became friends.

Although Nick Lucas had retired he was invited to Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" on December 1tth 1969:

Reference is made to Tiny Tim asking him to be on the show and Johnny Carson mentions "our couple". What's not apparent from the clip is that this is the show where Tiny Tim got married during the show,
Tiny Tim does not appear during the above clip.

52 years of marriage...that's something to be proud of

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL moonsieeeee slim A for squiggle

Good morning everyone

Raining here this morning, forecast to get some sunshine later this afternoon.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Its raining here and set to be so until mid afternoon

It’s looking much better tomorrow though

Enjoy your day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Buddies

Its raining here and set to be so until mid afternoon

It’s looking much better tomorrow though

Enjoy your day everyone

It's been raining here all morning though seems to be easing off now.

BBC weather site has unsettled weather for next Monday and Tuesday. The near heatwave originally being forecast for next week is not happening according to the BBC forecast.

Torrential hail/rain here with the promised of a thunderstorm to come

Back to breezy and sunny, for now

@Moonie posted:

Torrential hail/rain here with the promised of a thunderstorm to come

I hope it's not too bad

Nothing like that expected here.

@El Loro posted:

I hope it's not too bad

Nothing like that expected here.

It came and went

@Moonie posted:

It came and went

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim Moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Sunny here at present but forecast to cloud over.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

A cloudy with the occasional bursts of sunshine start to the day here. Quite breezy though. No rain forecast

Have a great day everyone

I hope your work is progressing satisfactorily El

@Moonie posted:

I hope your work is progressing satisfactorily El

I have got as far as I can with the company accounts I was working on but it's now on hold. Client is trying to find out what happens when a finance lease for a commercial vehicle comes to an end at the end of this year. There is an issue of concern which I had told the client 3 years ago. Client was relaxed about it then.
He's not now.
It's not a tax issue so HMRC wouldn't be concerned.

@El Loro posted:

I have got as far as I can with the company accounts I was working on but it's now on hold. Client is trying to find out what happens when a finance lease for a commercial vehicle comes to an end at the end of this year. There is an issue of concern which I had told the client 3 years ago. Client was relaxed about it then.
He's not now.
It's not a tax issue so HMRC wouldn't be concerned.

Wow! You must have a remarkable brain to work through that lot El

@Moonie posted:

Wow! You must have a remarkable brain to work through that lot El

@Moonie posted:

Wow! You must have a remarkable brain to work through that lot El

EL's brain is massive.

His head's not though. A walk through life as an alien. It's to be recommended.

EL's a dude               

Last time I walked through life was a mistake. I was confined at Roswell.
This time I know better.

I know you're Rendlesham   

@velvet donkey posted:

I know you're Rendlesham   

Over 400 years ago I was at Pendle, the trials were a sham.

They were mad     

It's not good looking back is it? "History" is not the word for it, is it?. I can think of better ones     

"History" is not apologetic.

@velvet donkey posted:

They were mad     

It's not good looking back is it? "History" is not the word for it, is it?. I can think of better ones     

"History" is not apologetic.

night EL slim moonsieee velvet

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

Good morning everyone

Some sunshine forecast here today.

A for Squiggle.

I hope everyone has a good day

Some soil from the Moon has been used to grow plants at the university of Florida:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-61434295
A type of cress used which reminded me of when I was very young and we would grow cress on damp blotting paper at school

The moon. Crazy. Omega would have no tag line.

@El Loro posted:

Some soil from the Moon has been used to grow plants at the university of Florida:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-61434295
A type of cress used which reminded me of when I was very young and we would grow cress on damp blotting paper at school

We did the same but with cotton wool, as did my children and Grand-Daughter

@slimfern posted:

We did the same but with cotton wool, as did my children and Grand-Daughter

"Every plant - whether in a lunar sample or in a control - looked the same up until about day six."
After that, differences emerged. The plants grown in moon soil started to show stress, developed more slowly and ended up stunted.
Not so good ....I wonder if anyone actually ate some of it?

True, but the article goes on to say that it's part of the work NASA is doing to unlock agricultural innovations which may help on being able to grow food in those areas of Earth where the ability to do so is scarce

@El Loro posted:

True, but the article goes on to say that it's part of the work NASA is doing to unlock agricultural innovations which may help on being able to grow food in those areas of Earth where the ability to do so is scarce

Well that would definitely be of benefit

Good afternoon Buddies

Sunshine but very windy. Not particularly warm either

I hope your all having a lovely day

@Moonie posted:

Good afternoon Buddies

Sunshine but very windy. Not particularly warm either

I hope your all having a lovely day

There's a breeze here but not too bad

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Some soil from the Moon has been used to grow plants at the university of Florida:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-61434295
A type of cress used which reminded me of when I was very young and we would grow cress on damp blotting paper at school

that was interesting EL -especially as  the cress initially grew but the  moon soil must lack some longer lasting nutrients so the plants stalled -fascinating