Good afternoon Buddies 
It started off sunny and dry here with a gentle breeze but it’s clouded over now and the breeze is getting up 
Heavy rain is forecast by early evening 
Enjoy your day everyone 
@El Loro posted:No, I didn't spot one whilst at Blue Anchor
We mist have gone passed that jawbone some time as we did quite of lot of walking on the beach, sometimes getting as far a Minehead in one direction, and Watchet in the other so covered the entire stretch of the beach at Blue Anchor. The walk to Watchet was the more dramatic as my parents realised that the tide was coming in so we walked as fast as we could to get to Watchet. Got there in time, but it might have been a close thing if my parents hadn't realised,
An exciting memory for you El...
@El Loro posted:Jawbone of an ichthyosaur found on the beach at Blue Anchor (which is near Minehead):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-68831349
Had a couple o summer holidays at Blue Anchor when young.
wow it was huge EL - those teeth look very dangerous - interesting thank you EL
@Moonie posted:Good morning Buddies
Rain, wind and cold. Oh, joy
Have a nice day everyone
@slimfern posted:Mostly sunny here, but a chilly wind is stopping any chance of sunbathing
The morning here was very cloudy, there was a bit of rain and there's now some sunshine.
Wind is continuing to come from the north which is why it's chilly outside
One of the more unusual Busby Berkeley musical numbers. It's from the Warner Brothers musical "Dames" (1934).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P76cUtCGRQs
That's Ruby Keeler by the way. Dick Powell is seen at the end,
@El Loro posted:One of the more unusual Busby Berkeley musical numbers. It's from the Warner Brothers musical "Dames" (1934).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P76cUtCGRQs
That's Ruby Keeler by the way. Dick Powell is seen at the end,
Enjoyed watching & listening to that El thanks
You'll have to let me know when 'Dames' comes on the telly...wouldn't mind seeing it 
A clip from a 1930 musical called "King of Jazz". It's not particularly good quality. The film was made in colour though that's somewhat faded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ9uz7mH7yE
Of interest in particular is the trio singing at the start. They were called the Rhythm Boys. If you recognise the one whose standing up, you would be right. That's Bing Crosby, his film debut.
The two women singing and then dancing were a couple of German sisters who performed as The Sisters G.
Then Al Norman does a dance routine. He was known as "Rubber Legs" not surprisingly.
Then the Russell Markert Girls continue the dance routine.
Ends with a routine from Paul Whiteman who was a band leader of the time and was known as the King of Jazz. (Not Oliver Hardy in case you wondered)
@slimfern posted:Enjoyed watching & listening to that El thanks
You'll have to let me know when 'Dames' comes on the telly...wouldn't mind seeing it
Those Busby Berkeley musical rarely get shown nowadays so would probably be a long wait, Slim.
"Dames" in on Youtube but not free.
There's a BFI article on some of his films:
https://www.bfi.org.uk/feature...begin-busby-berkeley
It mentions the five films of particular note - "42nd Street" (1933), "Gold Diggers of 1933", "Footlight Parade" (1933), "Dames" and "Gold Diggers of 1935"
Haven't seen them for years and have never seen "Footlight Parade"
@El Loro posted:A clip from a 1930 musical called "King of Jazz". It's not particularly good quality. The film was made in colour though that's somewhat faded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ9uz7mH7yE
Of interest in particular is the trio singing at the start. They were called the Rhythm Boys. If you recognise the one whose standing up, you would be right. That's Bing Crosby, his film debut.
The two women singing and then dancing were a couple of German sisters who performed as The Sisters G.
Then Al Norman does a dance routine. He was known as "Rubber Legs" not surprisingly.
Then the Russell Markert Girls continue the dance routine.
Ends with a routine from Paul Whiteman who was a band leader of the time and was known as the King of Jazz. (Not Oliver Hardy in case you wondered)
very good El 
Yep! underneath all the eye makeup & rouge Bing Crosby is still recognisable
I can see why Al Norman was called 'Rubber Legs' 
"Gold Diggers of 1933" has one of the most powerful numbers in musicals. And is the final part of that film.
First part of "My Forgotten Man" has Joan Blondell, then Etta Moten:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...Z290dGVuIG1hbiAxOTMz
Second part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...Z290dGVuIG1hbiAxOTMz
I did post "My Forgotten Man" a couple of years ago but as one clip which I had not realised then ended too abruptly, hence posting the above which is complete.
@El Loro posted13/4/24:Sky Arts starting a series of Charlie Chaplin films today at 1pm, with a repeat on Sunday at 8pm,
Today it's "The Kid" (1921) and next weekend "The Goldrush" (1925).
I don't know which others will get shown.
They will have been shown before on television but not for quite some time.
Nest weekend Sky Arts are showing "The Circus" (1928).
I don't know which Chaplin films will be shown, but chronologically after "The Circus" it's "City Lights (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), "The Great Dictator" (1940), "Monsieur Verdoux" (1947), "Limelight" (1952), "A King in New York" (1957) and "The Countess from Hong Kong" (1959). The last of those is the least, the leads are Sophia Loren & Marlon Brando, Margaret Rutherford is in the cast, Chaplin only makes a cameo appearance.
Slim, little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel. There's a minor British film tomorrow called "While I Live" (1947), sounds as if it's gloomy. The film's score was by Charles Williams and his "Dream of Olwen" piece became very popular. You can listen to that piece of music, I think he might have been influenced by Rachmaninoff's piano concerto 2 used in "Brief Encounter" which was released a couple of years previously/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CZU-G3jVg
Charles Williams's best known piece of music was his theme for the Dick Barton serials which started in 1946 on radio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eqX93umXo
@El Loro posted:Slim, little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel. There's a minor British film tomorrow called "While I Live" (1947), sounds as if it's gloomy. The film's score was by Charles Williams and his "Dream of Olwen" piece became very popular. You can listen to that piece of music, I think he might have been influenced by Rachmaninoff's piano concerto 2 used in "Brief Encounter" which was released a couple of years previously/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CZU-G3jVg
Charles Williams's best known piece of music was his theme for the Dick Barton serials which started in 1946 on radio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eqX93umXo
Thank you El
@El Loro posted:Slim, little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel. There's a minor British film tomorrow called "While I Live" (1947), sounds as if it's gloomy. The film's score was by Charles Williams and his "Dream of Olwen" piece became very popular. You can listen to that piece of music, I think he might have been influenced by Rachmaninoff's piano concerto 2 used in "Brief Encounter" which was released a couple of years previously/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CZU-G3jVg
A beautiful piece El
'Brief Encounter' is a classic...
@El Loro posted:Charles Williams's best known piece of music was his theme for the Dick Barton serials which started in 1946 on radio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eqX93umXo
very recognisable El