Month: March 2009

This clip is from the 1980 movie Breaking Glass, which has been unavailable on dvd since 2001. What the hell is wrong with this planet? You can buy Girls Aloud’s entire catalogue in umpteen formats, but you can’t get your hands on a solid, timeless classic featuring The Haze.

I really want to see this film again – not only does it star Hazel and post-Quad Phil Daniels, but also a pre-Ants Gary Tibbs and several of the blokes from Metal Mickey. This is frickin’ gold dust.

If anyone has the facility and wherewithall to burn me a copy, please let me know, if not – PETITION No. 10.

Here she is, years ahead of her time (and Arnie’s)…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBkvcQEGq9k

Amen

Alan

The classic theme from the much-missed Old Grey Whistle Test, as performed by

Val Donican & Charlie McCoy –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAcRug1saTY

I wanted to include a version of the tune by Nine Below Zero that was performed on Whistle Test, but no bugger’s uploaded it yet, so i guess I’ll have to sort that out.

Cheers loves

Alan X

A fantastic collision of ludicrous pop culture icons. From the original Thunderbirds movie, Cliff Richard Junior (remember, this was set one hundred years hence) wows ’em at the interplanetary nite club The Swinging Star, while Alan Tracy tries his darndest to get to first base with Lady Penelope. From 1966, a vintage year….

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ngmDPXI2U

Alan (thunderbird 3) X

This has got to be the best version of The Who’s first mini-rock-opera. Kept out of public view since it’s 1968 debut on The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. But now it’s ours to keep.

I love the bit where they sing “cello cello cello” because they couldn’t afford real cellos on the original recording.

A QUICK ONE by THE ‘ORRIBLE ‘OO – ‘king A…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOG12sE-krw

You’re all forgiven.

 

Alan X