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Got Genealogy?
Hey Bob, the Scots are British. And so are the Scotch-Irish (Ulster protestants) if that's what you mean (as opposed to "Scottish and Irish" which is not the same thing). In fact the Scotch-Irish are the most fervently British people in the British Isles and the average Ulster Scot would sooner...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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San Francisco voters BAN HANDGUNS
Wingnut, what has socialism got to do with this exactly? Socialism is the name for a group of political philosophies that share a belief in the social ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange. Are you seriously suggesting the city government of SF and 58% of its voters...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Twelve O'Clock High...
best WW2 movie ever. Knocked me out first time I saw it and every time since. One of the most gripping war films ever and there's absolutely no "action" till the very end. There's a message for today's film makers there.- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What are good Swing Dance movies, like Swing Kids?
cousin, the film you mean is called "Groovie Movie" and it was one of a series of comic spoof documentaries called "Pete Smith specialities". I have it on video somewhere...taped it off the TV, don't know if it is commercially available but try Google or streetswing.com. Fantastic film - I...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Share your favourite Jazz
Quigley, I'm getting even less than Root. Quicktime comes up and then proceeds to "load" indefinitely... I left it running in the background for ten minutes one try and it never got any further. Possibly the prob lies with my security settings/firewall- nightandthecity
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- Forum: Radio
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Faces please...
it smells like a Shanghai waterfront bar (circa 1936). Better lay off that injectable stuff, I've heard really bad reports about it.- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Faces please...
Dave, you done caught me out. I said that all clothes were original 1940s/50s, in fact the cap is the only modern thing I'm wearing. But the style and quality isn't modern and neither was the price. The price was real old-time, ?Ǭ£2.99, about $5! I got it from H&M a high street chain here in...- nightandthecity
- Post #46
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Share your favourite Jazz
just spent 3 hours on this website, http://www.redhotjazz.com full of fantastic music clips, found this favourite by Don Redman, loved it since dad gave me his 78 about 15 years ago http://www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/redman/shakintheafrican.ram better do some work now....- nightandthecity
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- Forum: Radio
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Share your favourite Jazz
check this out...great website!! http://www.redhotjazz.com/songs/ellington/cotton/part1.ram- nightandthecity
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- Forum: Radio
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Share your favourite Jazz
Cousin, we must never, ever, forget the great Louis Jordan! I couldn't pick a favourite LJ track, he only recorded killers...oh go on then, maybe Caldonia or Choo Choo...or Ain't that Just like a Woman, if only for the stunning rhythm section work and the Marie Antoinette verse. Favourite...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: Radio
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was the A2 leather jacket ever worn by tank crewmen?
I'm pretty sure I've seen pictures of tankers wearing A2s but I couldn't pinpoint one at this moment. But I briefly owned an A2 that had belonged to a British tanker. He was given it by a pilot in the 12th Air force. He also said that a photo of him wearing it in his tank appeared on the front...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: WWII
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Faces please...
OK cats, apart from avatar this is my first attempt at posting from photobucket to another site... This is the ONLY digital pic of me that I have. On account of it's my camera so I get to take the photos of everyone else. My daughter took this a few weeks back. Fingers crossed [/IMG] jeez...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Share your favourite Jazz
Vout vout!! (o-wildrootie!) I have a video somewhere of Slim and Slam playing a smokey club in LA. Back in the 80s a friend of mine was seriously smitten by it ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú shortly after what does he do but run into Slim himself late at night on Crewe station! (for a US equivalent circa 1985...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: Radio
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Share your favourite Jazz
Fantastic clip Baron?¢‚Ǩ¬¶J?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢Attendrai if I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m not mistaken. Shame they stop as soon as Stephane starts up, yet another video to add to the list. I am also a great fan of The Hot Club and of string jazz in general. Have you heard Hatchette?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Swingtette? This was a band...- nightandthecity
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All right, everyone *not* in North America..?
Sorry ladies! Couldn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t resist a little dig at ol?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ Bob. I will be good from now on. And so I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m sure will Bob (won't you). Miss Joeri, your website is wonderful. Ever since I was a little boy I wanted to be a member of the European resistance during WW2! But I...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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All right, everyone *not* in North America..?
hey Bob, I think you'd love Cuba. Because of the US blockade it's stuck in a mid 20th century time warp. All period architecture, no modern glass and steel monstrosities....everyone drives classic 1940s and 50s American cars, a lot of people still use valve radios, old fashioned music is really...- nightandthecity
- Post #28
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Jazz...gangsters...ummmm...
sounds like my sort of book Laura! Gangsters and jazz went together like gangstas and rap. Guys like Capone in Chicago, Tom Prendergast in KC, and Owney Madden in NY were important patrons of jazz, it shouldn't be forgotten Some friends of mine used to do a version of BDDDB's jazz club number...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The incredible shirt of Carlos Gardel
Thank you Veronica for raising the tone of the Lounge. Carlos Gardel sits on the right hand of God. In fact he isn't dead at all, he's only sleeping. Peron and Maradona are much lesser beings. I'm interested in a lot of music from that era, not just the British and American stuff. Snappy...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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how many types of jackets do you own?
Shamus, prepare to be sick with envy, they all fit me...I am a perfect 1940s Mr Average, 38 chest, 5ft8". Most of them I wear.About half of the Flight jackets are part of my WW2 aviation collection and not for wear, but even they fit me. I have had a few jackets that were too big or too...- nightandthecity
- Post #20
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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IRVIN NUTS?...the ULTIMATE thread for those who love 'em!
I was going to second Alan's post but if that's your old man's size then forget an original! You can still get cheap original Irvins up to a 40" but anything bigger goes for large sums. Eastman is better than Aero on the fine details, but Aero is still a serious contender. Personally I'd...- nightandthecity
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
