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My wife is watching the voice, and Tom Jones is singing and his voice is amazing and I had to look it up, he is 79 and he can still sing like that. Amazing talent and voice.
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Thanks for that.
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Thor wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:24 pm My wife is watching the voice, and Tom Jones is singing and his voice is amazing and I had to look it up, he is 79 and he can still sing like that. Amazing talent and voice.
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Are women throwing their knickers at him?
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It's not unusual.
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Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. He's a living legend .
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The Mindsweep wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:00 pm Are women throwing their knickers at him?
I've sometimes wondered what it must feel like up there on stage and having all these women throw their knickers at you . It must feel fantastic . Lucky Barsteward .
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:14 pm Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. He's a living legend .
I thought that was Cliff Richard
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:14 pm Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. He's a living legend .
That was Billy Fury who was known early in his career as Britain's answer to Elvis. They were actually photographed together exchanging silver discs on the set of the Elvis film 'Girls, Girls, Girls'. Anorak moment there.... I apologise.
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:16 pm
The Mindsweep wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:00 pm Are women throwing their knickers at him?
I've sometimes wondered what it must feel like up there on stage and having all these women throw their knickers at you . It must feel fantastic . Lucky Barsteward .
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UpminsterO wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:44 am
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:16 pm
The Mindsweep wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:00 pm Are women throwing their knickers at him?
I've sometimes wondered what it must feel like up there on stage and having all these women throw their knickers at you . It must feel fantastic . Lucky Barsteward .
I like women but I don't fancy any women's underwear thrown at me in any situation
Never understood why women would want to do this and also cannot understand why any male singer would like that to happen while he is singing.
I suppose these ardent women fans used to take the underwear in their handbags to these shows, all ready there for them to throw onto the stage at their time of choosing ? I stand corrected, but cannot think that men would want to do the same sort of thing if going to an attractive woman singers concert !
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Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:32 am
UpminsterO wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:44 am
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:16 pm

I've sometimes wondered what it must feel like up there on stage and having all these women throw their knickers at you . It must feel fantastic . Lucky Barsteward .
I like women but I don't fancy any women's underwear thrown at me in any situation
Never understood why women would want to do this and also cannot understand why any male singer would like that to happen while he is singing.
I suppose these ardent women fans used to take the underwear in their handbags to these shows, all ready there for them to throw onto the stage at their time of choosing ? I stand corrected, but cannot think that men would want to do the same sort of thing if going to an attractive woman singers concert !
So you never threw your y-fronts at Lulu then Sid?
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Lovejoy wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:40 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:32 am
UpminsterO wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:44 am

I like women but I don't fancy any women's underwear thrown at me in any situation
Never understood why women would want to do this and also cannot understand why any male singer would like that to happen while he is singing.
I suppose these ardent women fans used to take the underwear in their handbags to these shows, all ready there for them to throw onto the stage at their time of choosing ? I stand corrected, but cannot think that men would want to do the same sort of thing if going to an attractive woman singers concert !
So you never threw your y-fronts at Lulu then Sid?
Or was that Vera Lynn?
;)
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:43 am
Lovejoy wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:40 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:32 am

Never understood why women would want to do this and also cannot understand why any male singer would like that to happen while he is singing.
I suppose these ardent women fans used to take the underwear in their handbags to these shows, all ready there for them to throw onto the stage at their time of choosing ? I stand corrected, but cannot think that men would want to do the same sort of thing if going to an attractive woman singers concert !
So you never threw your y-fronts at Lulu then Sid?
Or was that Vera Lynn?
;)
Vera Lynn was a bit after my time, but to be honest, In my youth, I did have a crush on...........Dame Nellie Melba !
From all accounts, my cousin tells me that my long dead uncle used to go out with show girls and he also knew Vera Lynn !
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Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:32 am
UpminsterO wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:44 am
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:16 pm

I've sometimes wondered what it must feel like up there on stage and having all these women throw their knickers at you . It must feel fantastic . Lucky Barsteward .
I like women but I don't fancy any women's underwear thrown at me in any situation
Never understood why women would want to do this and also cannot understand why any male singer would like that to happen while he is singing.
I suppose these ardent women fans used to take the underwear in their handbags to these shows, all ready there for them to throw onto the stage at their time of choosing ? I stand corrected, but cannot think that men would want to do the same sort of thing if going to an attractive woman singers concert !
Agreed, I can't imagine Kate Bush being too pleased if I were throw my Y-fronts while she was belting out Running Up That Hill.
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Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:48 am
Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:43 am
Lovejoy wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:40 am

So you never threw your y-fronts at Lulu then Sid?
Or was that Vera Lynn?
;)
Vera Lynn was a bit after my time, but to be honest, In my youth, I did have a crush on...........Dame Nellie Melba !
From all accounts, my cousin tells me that my long dead uncle used to go out with show girls and he also knew Vera Lynn !
Interesting. He must have lived a colourful life.
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:53 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:48 am
Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:43 am

Or was that Vera Lynn?
;)
Vera Lynn was a bit after my time, but to be honest, In my youth, I did have a crush on...........Dame Nellie Melba !
From all accounts, my cousin tells me that my long dead uncle used to go out with show girls and he also knew Vera Lynn !
Interesting. He must have lived a colourful life.
He did indeed, my uncle was a legendary sort of character in my family, many RIPPING yarns still told about his exploits ! !
He rode race horses, boxed at a good level, wrote novels, did stunts in the 1930s early 40s films and traveled all over the world, a colourful character indeed.
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Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:00 am
Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:53 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:48 am

Vera Lynn was a bit after my time, but to be honest, In my youth, I did have a crush on...........Dame Nellie Melba !
From all accounts, my cousin tells me that my long dead uncle used to go out with show girls and he also knew Vera Lynn !
Interesting. He must have lived a colourful life.
He did indeed, my uncle was a legendary sort of character in my family, many RIPPING yarns still told about his exploits ! !
He rode race horses, boxed at a good level, wrote novels, did stunts in the 1930s early 40s films and traveled all over the world, a colourful character indeed
I bet his memoirs would make interesting reading.
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:01 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:00 am
Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:53 am

Interesting. He must have lived a colourful life.
He did indeed, my uncle was a legendary sort of character in my family, many RIPPING yarns still told about his exploits ! !
He rode race horses, boxed at a good level, wrote novels, did stunts in the 1930s early 40s films and traveled all over the world, a colourful character indeed
I bet his memoirs would make interesting reading.
He died in around the year 2000. My cousin is in her 90s and she is the last link to what he did in his life. He was a bit of a mystery man, my cousin reckons he was also an acquaintance of Princess Grace of Monaco and gave her a painting as a present, who knows ? He traveled all over the world could well imagine him visiting Raffles in Singapore in the 1930s !
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Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:09 am
Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:01 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:00 am

He did indeed, my uncle was a legendary sort of character in my family, many RIPPING yarns still told about his exploits ! !
He rode race horses, boxed at a good level, wrote novels, did stunts in the 1930s early 40s films and traveled all over the world, a colourful character indeed
I bet his memoirs would make interesting reading.
He died in around the year 2000. My cousin is in her 90s and she is the last link to what he did in his life. He was a bit of a mystery man, my cousin reckons he was also an acquaintance of Princess Grace of Monaco and gave her a painting as a present, who knows ? He traveled all over the world could well imagine him visiting Raffles in Singapore in the 1930s !
What a time to be travelling the world.

Raffles must have been something at the turn of the century.
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Syd, your uncle wasn’t nosher Powell by any chance.
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I once threw my underpants at The Skids.
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spen666 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:46 am
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:14 pm Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. He's a living legend .
I thought that was Cliff Richard
Possibly but I've always felt Tom Jones style of singing was nearer to Elvis Presley's than Cliff Richard . That's just my opinion but I'm sure others would disagree .
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Constanza wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:38 pm I once threw my underpants at The Skids.
:lol:
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:11 am
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:09 am
Disoriented wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:01 am

I bet his memoirs would make interesting reading.
He died in around the year 2000. My cousin is in her 90s and she is the last link to what he did in his life. He was a bit of a mystery man, my cousin reckons he was also an acquaintance of Princess Grace of Monaco and gave her a painting as a present, who knows ? He traveled all over the world could well imagine him visiting Raffles in Singapore in the 1930s !
What a time to be travelling the world.

Raffles must have been something at the turn of the century.
My uncle was a man of his times, my Grandfather ( my uncles father ) also led an interesting life, went to America with his brother when he was 13 years old and lived with a family who semi adopted him, made his wealth there and came back to England when he was in his 20s and started his own building company which built many houses in outer London, he did many other things beside.
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