jakeem Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 BBC EntertainmentVerified acc@BBCNewsEnts Actress @thandienewton, author @PhilipPullman, conservationist @ChrisGPackham, musician @NickyBenedetti, Monty Python star Michael Palin and Handmaid’s Tale writer @MargaretAtwood included in the New Year Honours. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46700743 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, jakeem said: BBC EntertainmentVerified acc@BBCNewsEnts Actress @thandienewton, author @PhilipPullman, conservationist @ChrisGPackham, musician @NickyBenedetti, Monty Python star Michael Palin and Handmaid’s Tale writer @MargaretAtwood included in the New Year Honours. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46700743 Mr. Carson to meet the queen! Jim Carter who captured the interest of the world as the Head Butler of "Downton Abbey" certainly deserves to represent and be representative of all great actors in this honor.. And I am particularly excited that a real tap dancer has been selected this year for one of these honors. Twiggy became a partner of the celebrated tap dancer and choreographer Tommy Tune on Broadway in the Gershwins' " My One and Only", for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Of course, before all that Twiggy was the fashion embodiment of the British Invasion as a top International model. And congratulations belatedly so to Bee Gee Barry Gibb for receiving his honors last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 While I love, love Twiggy, I don't understand her contribution to British Culture. I would think knighthood criteria would be more significant than just "long term popular entertainer". Twiggy certainly personified the youth look of 60's fashion that still resonates today. Sadly, what came naturally to her now manifests itself in eating disorders. BeeGee Barry Gibb? Aren't the Gibbs Australian? Boy, am I confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 41 minutes ago, TikiSoo said: While I love, love Twiggy, I don't understand her contribution to British Culture. I would think knighthood criteria would be more significant than just "long term popular entertainer". Twiggy certainly personified the youth look of 60's fashion that still resonates today. Sadly, what came naturally to her now manifests itself in eating disorders. BeeGee Barry Gibb? Aren't the Gibbs Australian? Boy, am I confused! Twiggy, whose real name is Lesley Hornby Lawson, has been designated for a damehood because of her contributions to fashion, the arts and charity. As for Gibb, he was knighted because Australia is a part of the British Commonwealth, comprised of many former colonies of the old Empire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 13 hours ago, jakeem said: Monty Python star Michael Palin Nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition! Or that a member of Monty Python would become a knight, is he the first of them to be honored in this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Det Jim McLeod said: Nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition! Or that a member of Monty Python would become a knight, is he the first of them to be honored in this way? Yes. But John Cleese turned down a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1996 and a life peerage. As a result, he says, he'll never be knighted. "I am too naughty," he said recently. "I am untrustworthy, irreverent and vulgar. They have never asked me." Cleese also explained why he turned down the CBE: "I said, 'Can I call myself Commander Cleese, like Commander Bond?' And they said, 'No'. I said, 'Well what is this British Empire?' Well there isn't one any more. So that is not worth it." John CleeseVerified account@JohnCleese Congratulation to dear Michael Pallin on his Knighthood!!! Sir Mickey! He'll have to go 'Ni' for the rest of his life now And to his good lady wife Lady Helen, who has stood by his side all those many years that he has been abroad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Det Jim McLeod said: Nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition! Or that a member of Monty Python would become a knight, is he the first of them to be honored in this way? Think it's as much for his travels, since Terry Jones would be so much more deserving of the honors-- Except, of course, that Jones already got his heraldic "knight crest" as part of a documentary series: https://youtu.be/iO7YZr1U6jU?t=774 ("Messias non est") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 16 hours ago, TikiSoo said: While I love, love Twiggy, I don't understand her contribution to British Culture. I would think knighthood criteria would be more significant than just "long term popular entertainer". Twiggy certainly personified the youth look of 60's fashion that still resonates today. Sadly, what came naturally to her now manifests itself in eating disorders. BeeGee Barry Gibb? Aren't the Gibbs Australian? Boy, am I confused! The Bee Gees originally come from the Isle of Man and some of the younger ones like Andy Gibb were probably actually born in Manchester England where they all grew up. They migrated to Australia when they were teenagers because their father was seeking employment and also because two of the older ones had gotten into a lot of issues with the juvenile authorities. LOL They eventually became rather big in Australia and came back to England in the late sixties when the Brian Epstein company heard one of their tapes and said they would sponsor them. That's when they became big stars internationally and were under the management of Robert Stigwood. As for Twiggy, she and Tommy Tune were two of the last big tap dancing stars on Broadway in the 20th century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Most if not all of the honours go to people and celebrities who are active in charities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 11:29 PM, Princess of Tap said: And I am particularly excited that a real tap dancer has been selected this year for one of these honors. Twiggy became a partner of the celebrated tap dancer and choreographer Tommy Tune on Broadway in the Gershwins' " My One and Only", for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Of course, before all that Twiggy was the fashion embodiment of the British Invasion as a top International model. Even though she didn't appear in many films, Twiggy was also a very good actress very endearing in 1971's The Boy Friend and touching, funny, and poignant in 1988's Madame Sousatzka. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, CinemaInternational said: Even though she didn't appear in many films, Twiggy was also a very good actress very endearing in 1971's The Boy Friend and touching, funny, and poignant in 1988's Madame Sousatzka. She also had a nice bit part in "The Blues Brothers" (1980) opposite Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 10:37 PM, Princess of Tap said: The Bee Gees originally come from the Isle of Man and some of the younger ones like Andy Gibb were probably actually born in Manchester England where they all grew up. Barry Gibb was indeed born on the Isle of Man and didn't move to Australia until he was about 14. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, jakeem said: She also had a nice bit part in "The Blues Brothers" (1980) opposite Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues. As I recall, later in the movie, when the Blues Brothers are fleeing for their lives from about a thousand people trying to either arrest or kill them, we cut to a quick shot of Twiggy actually waiting for Elwood at the hotel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, sewhite2000 said: Barry Gibb was indeed born on the Isle of Man and didn't move to Australia until he was about 14. I'm a Bee Gee fan from the 1970s-- after the British Invasion and before Disco. Years ago I got a hold of their autobiographical video where they actually go back to Manchester and show you how it all began. I'd recommend it for anyone who likes the Bee Gees and for anyone who's interested in rock and roll. PS: I can remember Barry Gibb saying in the video that his mom ran a post office on the Isle of Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 My iTunes collection is almost entirely pre-1970 material, and while I grew up on disco-era Bee Gees, I've been exploring their '60s output, with which I'd been previously almost entirely unfamiliar. They were making great music even back then! Here are their songs I have in my iTunes collection: New York Mining Disaster, 1967 World Words **** and Specks To Love Somebody Edit: Ooops, didn't consider the first word of one of those song could be interpreted as a racial slur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, sewhite2000 said: My iTunes collection is almost entirely pre-1970 material, and while I grew up on disco-era Bee Gees, I've been exploring their '60s output, with which I'd been previously almost entirely unfamiliar. They were making great music even back then! Here are their songs I have in my iTunes collection: New York Mining Disaster, 1967 World Words **** and Specks To Love Somebody Edit: Ooops, didn't consider the first word of one of those song could be interpreted as a racial slur! You should try to get "Massachusetts," "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" and "I Started a Joke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Sew-- You got to take my word for it. At this point in the late sixties they were bigger than the Beach Boys and almost as big as the Beatles. In the late 90s they did a show one night only in Las Vegas and it was on the PBS. I have the cassette and the CD. You can also get the DVD. What makes this so special is that they do a complete rundown of their career. The career of course is in three parts. After the first terrific part they broke up, doing a lot of drugs and so forth. They're in the early seventies they came back together with my favorite Bee Gees song: "How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?" They had some big heads with soft rock and then went away again until "Jive Talkin " . I'm a big Andy Gibb fan too. The musical genealogy of their family was unbelievable. Do you have a favorite Bee Gees song? 1 hour ago, sewhite2000 said: My iTunes collection is almost entirely pre-1970 material, and while I grew up on disco-era Bee Gees, I've been exploring their '60s output, with which I'd been previously almost entirely unfamiliar. They were making great music even back then! Here are their songs I have in my iTunes collection: New York Mining Disaster, 1967 World Words **** and Specks To Love Somebody Edit: Ooops, didn't consider the first word of one of those song could be interpreted as a racial slur! In addition to writing all those songs for themselves, as you well know, they wrote for Barbra Streisand Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, Dionne Warwick, Samantha Sang, and Diana Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Just noticed I misidentified the first song title which, of course, is actually "New York Mining Disaster, 1941"! 1967 would be the year of the song's release, which I guess I was thinking of. Apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drednm Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Patsy and Edina must be spinning in their graves! Dame Twiggy!! What about Dame Lulu?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Who cares??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCole Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 11:47 AM, Det Jim McLeod said: Nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition! Or that a member of Monty Python would become a knight, is he the first of them to be honored in this way? No, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition but everyone should expect anyone who can sell a dead parrot to be knighted, like Palin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 12:05 PM, jakeem said: John CleeseVerified account@JohnCleese Congratulation to dear Michael Pallin on his Knighthood!!! Sir Mickey! He'll have to go 'Ni' for the rest of his life now Infinitely preferable to having to go Ecky-ecky-ecky z'pang, boing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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