@El Loro posted:

Slim, not much of note on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week, On Friday at 8.10 am there's "Daddy Long Legs" (1955) the Fred Astaire musical with Leslie Caron. It's been shown before on other tv channels so you may have seen it before.

Yes I have seen it El 

Thank you for looking

@slimfern posted:

Yes I have seen it El 

Thank you for looking

Thanks Slim
I thought you probably would have seen "Daddy Long Legs" before
Not the first time it was filmed. A silent one back in 1919 which had Mary Pickford in and one in 1931 which had Janet Gaynor in. The 1935 Shirley Temple film "Curly Tops" is very similar though with different names for the characters.

I spotted a tv channel which is internet only. It seems to specialise in horror films. The three films they are showing this afternoon are three films from years ago, Two of them are silent German classics of that genre - "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" (1920) and "Nosferatu" (1922). Both of those have been shown on television over the years.

The third one is called "Freaks" (1932). That was directed by Tod Browning who had previously made the Bela Lugosi "Dracula" film. Probably the most challenging and disturbing American film made in the 1930s. The BBFC rejected any classification for that film though did eventually pass it with an "X" in 1963. Nowadays carries a "12". I've never seen it and don't want to. It's challenging and disturbing to read about it let alone watch it.

You're losing it now El     

Loads of Edgar saved       

@El Loro posted:

I spotted a tv channel which is internet only. It seems to specialise in horror films. The three films they are showing this afternoon are three films from years ago, Two of them are silent German classics of that genre - "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" (1920) and "Nosferatu" (1922). Both of those have been shown on television over the years.

The third one is called "Freaks" (1932). That was directed by Tod Browning who had previously made the Bela Lugosi "Dracula" film. Probably the most challenging and disturbing American film made in the 1930s. The BBFC rejected any classification for that film though did eventually pass it with an "X" in 1963. Nowadays carries a "12". I've never seen it and don't want to. It's challenging and disturbing to read about it let alone watch it.

Not a channel I'll be searching for El

@slimfern posted:

Not a channel I'll be searching for El

Slim, I only found it by chance "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" and "Nosferatu" were two of the most important films of what was called German Expressionism which were aiming to depict inner emotions rather than realty.  Another one would be "Metropolis".

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieee  velvet

Good morning everyone

Early morning main rain band has moved away here, windy morning forecast with gusts in the low 40s. Showers still expected, there's one at the time of posting,

First year since the UK storm naming was introduced that there's been 4 such storms this early in the storm year (1 September to 31 August),

I hope everyone has a good day

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Early morning main rain band has moved away here, windy morning forecast with gusts in the low 40s. Showers still expected, there's one at the time of posting,

First year since the UK storm naming was introduced that there's been 4 such storms this early in the storm year (1 September to 31 August),

I hope everyone has a good day

Take care El

@slimfern posted:

Take care El

Thanks Slim
There's no weather warnings here, there are amber ones but quite some distance from here.
There's a yellow one for thunderstorms for tomorrow which covers the south but not here.
So take care tomorrow

Good afternoon Buddies

A lot of rain and gusts up to 40mph. Then the rain stopped and the wind died down and the sun came out. Now it’s going dark again and the wind has picked up again

Have a nice day and stay safe

Back in June it was deer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...land-sussex-65879473
Then in August a bee:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...and-norfolk-66429837
And now an emu:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...ngland-kent-67404894

@El Loro posted:

Back in June it was deer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...land-sussex-65879473
Then in August a bee:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...and-norfolk-66429837
And now an emu:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...ngland-kent-67404894

Can think of worse to answer my doorbell to

An extraordinary short BBC clip showing a pilot's view of the Northern Lights over Canada, Best seen full screen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67408156

@El Loro posted:

An extraordinary short BBC clip showing a pilot's view of the Northern Lights over Canada, Best seen full screen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67408156

Looks a bit like a UFO doesn't it...such clean lines.....amazing!

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

An extraordinary short BBC clip showing a pilot's view of the Northern Lights over Canada, Best seen full screen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67408156

wow thats stunning EL

@El Loro posted:

Back in June it was deer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...land-sussex-65879473
Then in August a bee:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...and-norfolk-66429837
And now an emu:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...ngland-kent-67404894

awww EL adorable-loved it - all cute even the bee

night EL slim moonsieee velvet

Good morning everyone

Forecast to get a bit of sunshine and showers here today.

I hope everyone has a good day

It's winter El.

And winter is boring.

Quite hard to feed a Robin. Great aggressive birds though           

@slimfern posted:

Looks a bit like a UFO doesn't it...such clean lines.....amazing!

I think the backing music gives a science fiction feel to that clip. Ambient, might be by Vangelis

@El Loro posted:

I think the backing music gives a science fiction feel to that clip. Ambient, might be by Vangelis

Sounds like it could be El

@velvet donkey posted:

It's winter El.

And winter is boring.

Quite hard to feed a Robin. Great aggressive birds though           

A pair of Robins feed from our Hawthorn each year

@velvet donkey posted:

You're on ignore like I am.

Pitiful.

I wish to make a full and complete apology for ignoring your post, Velvet.

I could say that I hadn't seen your post which is true.

If you wish to take this further, I would advise you to notify Lori so that she can investigate your complaint against me.

Once more, I apologise.

I will be staying away from the forum whilst I am under investigation.

Take care everyone and I hope to be able to come back sometime.

What the heck’s going on?

@El Loro posted:

I will be staying away from the forum whilst I am under investigation.

Take care everyone and I hope to be able to come back sometime.

Has to be a misunderstanding going on here surely

@El Loro posted:

I will be staying away from the forum whilst I am under investigation.

Take care everyone and I hope to be able to come back sometime.

I'll do the jokes Modfather     

If I wanted to complain aboot you I'd write to my local MP. Scot Nat - beat that.

You're the big brother I never had. You know I love and respect you   

Sorry       

If he's not back today I'm gone.

Like this wee joint too.

Feck I'm gone noo     

@velvet donkey posted:

If he's not back today I'm gone.

Like this wee joint too.

@velvet donkey posted:

Feck I'm gone noo     

Hang on...don't be hasty Velvet...it'll be okay

Thanks Velvet

Please don't go

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Velvet

Please don't go

As long as you're here     

Got a message from Virgin Media saying that my email account with them had been locked out.
Had to mess about trying to get that sorted out and eventually did,
Incidentally if any of you use a virgin email address to log in to your Virgin Media account, if you ever have to do something like changing your password, don't be surprised if you see that you are asked to change your email address to log in from virginmedia ones.

So anyone who only has a virginmedia email address at present needs to get another email address.

@El Loro posted:

Got a message from Virgin Media saying that my email account with them had been locked out.
Had to mess about trying to get that sorted out and eventually did,
Incidentally if any of you use a virgin email address to log in to your Virgin Media account, if you ever have to do something like changing your password, don't be surprised if you see that you are asked to change your email address to log in from virginmedia ones.

So anyone who only has a virginmedia email address at present needs to get another email address.

Thanks for the heads up El.

@Baz posted:

Thanks for the heads up El.

Thanks Baz

I think that anyone who joins virginmedia does not get the ability to get a virginmedia email address now. It's only those people who have already got one who can continue to use it for emailing.
So I think it likely that's behind this change

Update news on that emu who was caught on a doorbell camera.

Norman has been reunited with his family:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-67417746