I started reading her autobiography but got bored and gave up. Maybe I should try it again
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I started reading her autobiography but got bored and gave up. Maybe I should try it again
I bet she’s got some tales to tell! Might look it up!I started reading her autobiography but got bored and gave up. Maybe I should try it again
Re Jimmy Savile: I would like to know whether the tons of people weeping at his funeral, filing past his gold coffin and lining the route of the funeral procession now admit to having done so.
At the time, I was working for a business with a branch in Leeds, and it happened that during the week of the funeral, in November 2011, I was staying in a hotel in Leeds for work, so I saw it all happening.
there was a massive queue of people outside the Queens Hotel in City Square, waiting to file past the coffin, which was lying in state in a function room in that hotel, and sign a book of condolence etc. etc. Even before the truth about him came out I thought they were barmy.
The local news was full of it, including interviews with Savile’s nephews and other relations who were falling over themselves to give him a magnificent and disproportionate send-off. Why? Even if he hadn’t been as dodgy as he subsequently turned out to be, and genuinely had been a lovable old eccentric in a gold track suit who did loads of work for charidee, why such a circus?
Plenty of prominent people - Prince Charles, Esther Rantzen, the then director general of the BBC, government ministers, Dave Lee Travis (!!), the former chief exec of Broadmoor, the leader of Leeds City Council - paid public tribute to him.
The streets of Leeds were lined with people ‘paying their respects‘ (I think the usual term is ‘grief thief’).
I wonder how many of those people now deny any involvement or pretend it didn’t happen? Particularly his family.
At the time, I was working for a business with a branch in Leeds, and it happened that during the week of the funeral, in November 2011, I was staying in a hotel in Leeds for work, so I saw it all happening.
there was a massive queue of people outside the Queens Hotel in City Square, waiting to file past the coffin, which was lying in state in a function room in that hotel, and sign a book of condolence etc. etc. Even before the truth about him came out I thought they were barmy.
The local news was full of it, including interviews with Savile’s nephews and other relations who were falling over themselves to give him a magnificent and disproportionate send-off. Why? Even if he hadn’t been as dodgy as he subsequently turned out to be, and genuinely had been a lovable old eccentric in a gold track suit who did loads of work for charidee, why such a circus?
Plenty of prominent people - Prince Charles, Esther Rantzen, the then director general of the BBC, government ministers, Dave Lee Travis (!!), the former chief exec of Broadmoor, the leader of Leeds City Council - paid public tribute to him.
The streets of Leeds were lined with people ‘paying their respects‘ (I think the usual term is ‘grief thief’).
I wonder how many of those people now deny any involvement or pretend it didn’t happen? Particularly his family.
Anyone remember a woman claimed to be his love child? She was the spit of him,had his mouth,chin everything.
This is exactly what I meant when I posted about Saville being very friendly with Thatcher and Prince Charles...And, again, I don’t buy the BS that “No one knew”. You don’t become friendly with the PM and the Heir to their throne without people knowing your past.
Yes. Maybe when she found out what he was liked she decided she didn’t really want to know whether or not he was her dad?
Yes, I remember reading about her after the bastard died. Back then, I think she wanted money from his will, but the family said no, and so she sold her story to the Sunday rags.
What happened with Japan? I loved themRum Runner was famous! Duran Duran etc used to virtually live there. I was obsessed with the group Japan. I met them once... major disappointment
Now a gin and gossip is something I would be well up for.
At the very least, the Savile debacle shows that public figures need to make sure that they really know people before jumping on the bandwagon, paying glowing tributes!
I met them and they fell off my pedestal. I wqs obsessed with them all especially David Sylvian. I did a post about them on a previous page. Still like their music thoughWhat happened with Japan? I loved them
A friend of mine years ago used to babysit for
Thanks, will go back and look.I met them and they fell off my pedestal. I wqs obsessed with them all especially David Sylvian. I did a post about them on a previous page. Still like their music though
I’d like to know if any of the presumably hundreds of doctors, nurses and hospital administrators who let him abuse children under their care have any guilt over what they let happen for decades
Good for her. I'm always impressed by people who get sober.
is this the Strike Back actor?
The thing is they all at least must have suspected but still did glowing tributes. The presses well as the BBC played their part in keeping his secrets because they didnt want to see.
A very good friend used to know a few bands from the 80’s. Siouxsie Sioux was a nightmare, really rude, really obnoxious, but that could be because my friend slept with her, and was seeing her before getting dumped- he said he didn’t care (I think he did) however, he did say, that she was really pretty without makeup, but was so insecure about her looks, that she would spend hours getting ready, and never went out without her armour on.
After the Blitz, Steve Strange, Rusty Egan, Boy George etc were up the Camden Palace. Steve was lovely, fun, but could be a pain if he fancied you and you were straight (as my friend is). My friend also had Boy George follow him round like a lovesick puppy, and when my friend told him he was straight, Boy George replied that he only really fancied straight boys!! Also, there was a wild party my friend attended, and he met Prince, (wore tons of makeup, but very sweet). Chrissie Hynde was stunning in person, and very sexy, and had a stare off with my friend- she won apparently!!
After the Blitz, Steve Strange, Rusty Egan, Boy George etc were up the Camden Palace. Steve was lovely, fun, but could be a pain if he fancied you and you were straight (as my friend is). My friend also had Boy George follow him round like a lovesick puppy, and when my friend told him he was straight, Boy George replied that he only really fancied straight boys!! Also, there was a wild party my friend attended, and he met Prince, (wore tons of makeup, but very sweet). Chrissie Hynde was stunning in person, and very sexy, and had a stare off with my friend- she won apparently!!
I’ve always wanted to stay in the queens hotel in Leeds, I say it everytime to my partner when we get off the train and walk past it, that’s put me off...
Siouxies song Hong Kong Garden was the local chinese takeaway in Chislehurst (Kent) near where I lived. I saw her a few times in the area and she was very pretty underneath all the make up but could be very condescending. She had a rough childhood with an alcoholic father.
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