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I think it could be that during his prime, it was Post war Britain. where times were good, full employment and people getting the oportunities to get out the slums and into social housing. people then laughed at anything, and what better a friendly faced charlatan, with sometimes some brilliantly camp humour. Royal variety shows were rife. End of the pier shows Booming.. Now people could leave their homes and see the people off the telly. Then the advent of the cleaned up sit-coms, where they all seemed to have the nuclear family, and lived in Surburbia, the game shows, that promised dreams come true at the spin of Wheel or the end of a Brucies Conveyor belt.. The Bigger STARS were used for more ratings,, because ratings make prizes, don’t cha know. he fell in love with his leading assistants, causing more people to tune in to watch this blossoming love story “live”. spinsters everywhere, were broken hearted :) And, he was a contributor to the fund raisers for the Tory party. Always on show, cracking naff jokes to banquet halls full of millionaires. And he was a Snob. He maybe never had the rougish good looks, but he played on Himself like a walking, talking Caricature, OOO didn’t he do well, Patronising git. …
Interesting analysis about the sanitation of TV and society in general Ruby but I still think that you’re overcooking the broth. For my generation Brucie represented when families still got together regularly and bickered and ooo’d and aaa’d in front of the TV, with fish and chips still in the wrapper on a plate and a bottle of R Whites and was the highlight of the week. Nostalgia doesn’t always have to be politicized and the baby boomers who take the piss out of Bruce wouldn’t tolerate anyone taking the piss out of their idols, would they. Not on this site at least.
Merely an opinion , remind me to tell you of the times I saw acts like \Danny la Rue, Cilla Black. Tommy Cooper and Mike and Bernnie winters with their super funny dog Shnorbitz.. On various Theatres In Blackpool during the 60’s. Of course times seemed more innocent then.. they were ! So my political brand of Nostalgia, comes from a later part of my life.
When I turned ever so cynical. still, wont get into politics, as I will only bore myself. was simply answering sceps question with my own take on it..
and I stand by it.. x
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Merely an opinion , remind me to tell you of the times I saw acts like \Danny la Rue, Cilla Black. Tommy Cooper and Mike and Bernnie winters with their super funny dog Shnorbitz.. On various Theatres In Blackpool during the 60’s. Of course times seemed more innocent then.. they were ! So my political brand of Nostalgia, comes from a later part of my life. When I turned ever so cynical. still, wont get into politics, as I will only bore myself. was simply answering sceps question with my own take on it.. and I stand by it.. x
No worries Ruby no biggie is it, only I recall Septic being angry for weeks when people objectively questioned the death of Jo Cox on his RIP thread after Septic politicized it and personalized it and then accused us all of being right wing scum.
Edit: And of course if he hadn’t dragged me into this thread with his paranoid lies, I wouldn’t have commented in the first place.
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Poor Gerry, dragged in by paranoid lies (
) Best not to recall the Jo Cox thread hey? I assume you were SPR or whatever his name was. Yes? No??Mr Reason, we’re far from crucifying the successful. Just trying to understand why such a talentless man can be so successful.
He was around for an awful long time. I remember him succeeding Tommy Trinder at the palladium (or was that Norman Vaughn?). H kept bothering me on the television ever after, through numerous game shows before ending with Strictly Come Dancing.
I don’t think our discussion here affects his resting in peace one little bit, nor that it upsets any close relatives. I doubt very much whether any are reading it. I am sure that his children love him and miss him very deeply.
But we have a lot of RIP threads on here. i was just interested in this one for reasons I’ve given, that’s all.
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I saw Mike Yarwood too, supported by Dick Emery.. of course I never “got ” the jokes and only liked it when the Dancing Girls came on 😁😀 hair all brushed, and face especially cleaned, for a night at the Theatre.. choc Ices at interval, probably cost my Father a small fortune for the tickets. I see the price of tickets now and I’m like ” no fecking way”. and make the standard, oft told “joke” ” I want Shirley bassey, supported by lulu, supported by showaddywaddy for THAT money”.. my kids just groan.
I can still smell my mothers saliva, mixed with lipstick, from her hanky, as she frantically tried to cleanup the choc ices face.. Now THATS true Nostalgia.. x
Poor Gerry, dragged in by paranoid lies (
) Best not to recall the Jo Cox thread hey? I assume you were SPR or whatever his name was. Yes? No?? Mr Reason, we’re far from crucifying the successful. Just trying to understand why such a talentless man can be so successful. He was around for an awful long time. I remember him succeeding Tommy Trinder at the palladium (or was that Norman Vaughn?). H kept bothering me on the television ever after, through numerous game shows before ending with Strictly Come Dancing. I don’t think our discussion here affects his resting in peace one little bit, nor that it upsets any close relatives. I doubt very much whether any are reading it. I am sure that his children love him and miss him very deeply. But we have a lot of RIP threads on here. i was just interested in this one for reasons I’ve given, that’s all. NOOOOOO,, did you HAVE to mention Norman Vaughn. he was another one I just never took to.
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Poor Gerry, dragged in by paranoid lies (
) Best not to recall the Jo Cox thread hey? I assume you were SPR or whatever his name was. Yes? No??You had no reason to mention me on this thread, none at all. Yet another swnidey attack by you. As a self confessed paranoid when Kenty mentioned teacher/headmaster whatever it was, your paranoia went into overdrive. You’re just a rude man who has no concept of good manners and when you make piss taking RIP threads, mocking the dead, no one dare challenge you.
Scep I’m sure that the things said on here about Jo Cox didn’t upset any of her relatives but it didn’t stop you going off your trolley about it.
Personally I think it’s a little low starting a thread about someone who has recently died – just to have a dig at their talent, or in your opinion lack of talent.
You knew exactly what you were starting when you started this thread
No disrespect to this man, his life, his family at all..do not know him…but if good or bad this man went back home now, rests in peace…
And thanks all—– feeling like f3 right place for me….am finally fitting in..not alone should say..
Peace and love….out….
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Always came over as a letch to me.Wouldn’t have wanted to leave my partner in the same room as him by themselves !!!
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