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Showing posts with label gene pitney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gene pitney. Show all posts

Sunday 3 September 2023

Counting Down The Days....

Everybody laughed when I first told them I wanted to be a comedian - well, they're not laughing now - Bob Monkhouse
Welcome to my Sunday love 💓
Breakfast and Brew.
Dressed.
More washing to do.
While I waited for the washing machine to finish.
Coffee time.
Hung the washing out.
Now out for a little ride in Sexy Beast.
Tyres pressures were checked.
A trip to B&M for some bargains.
Interesting finds in there↓
Off to see my parents.
I had a good yak about what has been happening.
Back home.
I passed on liquid lunch and had a nice salad instead.
I have to start to write the blog posts from June.
I finished listened to "Pick of the Pops" from yesterday.
Now to listen to Ken Bruce's "Secret 60s"
Gene Pitney came on, then a photo of Marc Almond for the song....
Their duet didn't come out until 1989...
We had a early Tea at 3.
I went back to blogging.
Hubby decided to cut the grass...
He didn't cut off any lights this time \o/
Hubby put the tea in the oven.
He went for a soak in the bath.
After he came down, I went for shower.
We had a lovely tea.
(Forgot to take a photo!)
Counting down the days.
Back to work on Tuesday.
As well as going back to work,
*It's our 12th Wedding Anniversary*
(And people said it wouldn't last!)
As it is going to be nice all week.
The Summer coat is going to be washed tomorrow, it should be dry for the return to work!
Hubby did his sandwiches for work tomorrow.
Sleep Tea Time
If this nice warm weather carries on.
The Bikini might have to be worn 👙

 

Monday 5 April 2021

When The World Gives You Lemons...

I've been on more laps than a napkin - Mae West
Bank Holiday Monday
Welcome to my Monday 🍥
 Hug with brew.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
I wanted to get the newspaper before it gets really busy with people.
Where has the sun gone?
Out in Sexy Beast we go..
It's now starting to snow ⛄
It's really cold....brrrrrr
Says hello to everyone in the shop when I get my newspaper.
Goes past my dad's, still looking like a public car park...
Back home.
The lawn looks nice :)
The blossom is coming out now on the tree.
Quick coffee before starting on the Easter Cake.
Hubby goes on to put the boarder on the wall in the toilet room.
I have a date with lemons...
I had a little play with Kenny as well.
The sponges were put in the oven to bake.
Hubby had finished putting the boarder up.
Once the cake had cooled down from being in the oven.
Time for some decoration!
Now for a special Afternoon Tea.
(at home)
That was so nice and yummy.
Dishwasher emptied and loaded up.
Plus the washing machine went on 3 times!
I carried on writing yesterday's blog post.
Once that was done and published.
Tea at 3. 
I went off to have a nice hot shower!
The curtain rings on the curtain rail above the front door wasn't holding the curtain.....
Nearly 12 years that has been there...
Time for a longer curtain rail that covers the little window and front door!
I ordered one and picking it up tomorrow.
Next on the to do list.
1)Get a new bed for the son that sleeps in the box room. 
2) Another mattress for the other son. 
As we are not going away on holiday at Whitsun.
Sheds and loft is going to be sorted out too. 
We weren't very hungry come teatime.
We had crumpets with grated cheese...
Then we caught up with today's episode of 
Judge Rinder.
Then I caught up with today's newspaper.
Crispian St. Peters (born Robin Peter Smith) was an English pop singer-songwriter, best known for his work in the 1960s, particularly hit songs written by duo The Changin' Times, including "The Pied Piper" and Ian & Sylvia's "You Were on My Mind". 
He would have been 82 years old 🎈
He sadly died aged 71 in 2010
Allan Clarke  (born in Salford, Lancashire, England) is an English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies. He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". He retired from performing in 1999, but returned to the music industry in 2019. Clarke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
He is 79 years old 🎈
 
Stan Ridgway  is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. He was the original lead singer and a founding member of the band Wall of Voodoo.
He is 67 years old 🎈
Gene  Pitney was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
Pitney charted 16 top 40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the top ten. Among his most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", "I'm Gonna Be Strong", and "It Hurts To Be In Love". He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "Hello Mary Lou" by Rick Nelson, and "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He sadly died on this day in 2006 aged 66.
 
We missed the first half an hour of the new 
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
We will watch it from the beginning tomorrow.
Sleep Tea.
More things for hubby to do tomorrow....
(Making the most of him while on holiday!
What could go wrong?????) 




 

Wednesday 17 February 2021

Hopefully It Stops Up!

I never had a penny to my name.So I changed my name 
- Rodney Dangerfield
 Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫
First Day of Lent....
(No cake or chocolate for 6 weeks!)
Hug with brew.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
Quick jump into Sexy Beast. 
Hubby is working from home today, 
He jumps on the computer.
I have some housework to do.
I dusts upstairs.
Even Henry has a outing upstairs.
My new stainless splashback arrived a day early.
I really hopes it does stick...
Now for a coffee..
Quick look in the newspaper..
Sir Alan Bates, CBE  was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving
He would have been 87 years old 🎈
He died aged 69 in 2003.
John Barry Humphries AO CBE is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer.
He is 87 years old.🎈
John  Leyton  is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the charts. Alongside singing, Leyton's acting career saw him appearing in television and films throughout the 1960s. His films included The Great Escape, Guns at Batasi, Von Ryan's Express and Krakatoa, East of Java. In 2009 he also had a small part in the film Telstar, a biopic based on Joe Meek's life in which Leyton himself was portrayed by Callum Dixon. He is 85 years old 🎈
Gene Pitney  was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
Pitney charted 16 top 40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the top ten. Among his most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", "I'm Gonna Be Strong", and "It Hurts To Be In Love". He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "Hello Mary Lou" by Rick Nelson, and "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 
He would have been 81 years old 🎈
He died aged 66 in 2006. 
I got yesterday's blog wrote.
Lunchtime.
I got blog post published.
My hubby's and father in law's Birthday presents arrived :)
Tea at 3.
Just a cup of tea and no cake!
I had a good read of my craft mag that come.
Veggie option for us for tea.
The kids had some nice beef burgers for tea.
We carried on going through the episodes of Judge Rinder.
Another 3 watched :)
Hubby tried to put up the Splashback up behind the oven....
We shall see if it stops up by tomorrow morning!
Sleep Tea time↓
Might have to do some bingewatching tomorrow, as hubby is back in the office...