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| eloise |
Hello from eloiseHi All, went on the other site and wondered where Xcotty had got to, bless him he kindly invited me here so loook forward to lots of chats.
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| Perisphere |
Hi! Welcome an' a'! | ||
| Xcotty |
Hello Eloise. 
I hadn't been on the other forum for yonks. I'm glad I was bored enough to have a look in there. Or I would never have found you again ma pal. 
Nice to see you got here ok, and hey, this should be fun. 
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| Guest |
Hi Eloise!
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| irritateddata |
helloooo eloise welcome, lovely name 
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| Lord Blackadder |
Oh great .......... 
Barry Ryan's ex-bit-of-stuff! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5gbJR_e8exs You must be some age now, Old Girl ... but welcome anyway! 
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| sissy |
Welcome. 
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| irritateddata |
crikey, how old ARE ye blackadder 
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| Lord Blackadder |
I'm younger than most of you lot!!!
Blame my late mother's HUGE record collection and her idolisation of pretty-boy singers of the 60s n 70s for my IMMENSE musical knowledge!!!
Of course, for you peasants without a clue ... ie ... 99.9% of you ... Eloise is a modern interpretation of Heloise, a very famous name in Hisorical Literature. Some have it that romantic love was an invention of the Middle Ages. If so, then the true story of Pierre Abelard and Heloise is one of the templates of this narrative. Both Abelard and Heloise were prominent intellectuals of twelfth century France. Abelard, of noble birth and eighteen years the senior of Heloise, was a prominent lecturer in philosophy. Abelard was an adventurous thinker, and was constantly at odds with the Church. On several occasions he was forced to recant and burn his writings. Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a sexual nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug and castrated, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as monk. Eventually Heloise became abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, an abbey which Abelard had founded. See how I teach you all new things you never knew? Say "Thank You, Lord Edmund!"
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| Perisphere |
I'll raise you my late parents' big band and modern jazz records on 78s, LPs and a few early 45s dating from the late 1930s onward! | ||
| Lord Blackadder |
My mother was born in the 50s, Peri.
She didn't collect 78s and she wasn't into Jazz, Swing or Big Band. That was my late grandad was into all that. He played a very cool saxophone! But I can barely recall him playing it much. Only a few times in the Great Hall because of the acoustics, before I got shipped off to boarding school. You didn't say "Thank you, Lord Edmund!" Ten demerits and a week's ban from the Tuck Shop!!!
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| Sidsnotwasere |
I was just gonna post that song,God i remember it as if it was yesterday, welcome to insanity Eloise. :sign2: |
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| Perisphere |
You're a wee pup! My parents were born in the early 1920s and I was born the month the Beatles came to America the first time. My dad was a tenor sax man in his own right, and I got to record him in a number of settings from a jazz trio up through big band, until shortly before he died. Here's an example of both my early recording engineering and Dad's musical chops, in an October 1982 recording made slightly over three months before he died: 'The magic flea'. Dad's solo starts 1.00 into the track. This should earn my reprieve!
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| Lord Blackadder |
I listened ... not my cuppa tea ...
So ... reprieve, my arse!!! 
Twenty demerits and TWO weeks ban from the Tuck Shop!!!
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| eloise |
Very clever, but it's not really due to the Barry Ryan song (alas I remember it being released !!!! argh!!) Have been a huge ELO Jeff Lynne fan for as long as I can remember so it's from that ELOise materialised. 
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| irritateddata |
So was I, so behave I could be yer mother! |
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| Sidsnotwasere |
LB,if you had Iri for a mother then you would be a lucky guy,she's a stunna trust me. 
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| Lord Blackadder |
Twonk!! "Eloise" is a pop song first released in 1968. It was sung by Barry Ryan, and written by his twin brother Paul Ryan. Running for a little over five minutes and 41 seconds, it featured strong orchestration, stronger vocals, and a brief slow movement. In that it is similar to the same year's hit "MacArthur Park". "Eloise" sold 3 million copies worldwide and reached number 2 in the UK's Record Retailer chart, but hit number 1 in the NME and Melody Maker charts. In 1986 it was remade by The Damned, reaching number 3 in the UK charts. On the back of the commercial success of the Phantasmagoria album, The Damned released the track as a stand-alone single, and were rewarded with their biggest hit as "Eloise" reached #3, spending 9 weeks on the UK singles chart, boosted by two different 12" releases. It was not included on any studio albums, but has since been issued on several Damned compilations. "Eloise" was also covered by Howard Kaylan (he of The Turtles and Flo and Eddie) in his 2005 solo album, "Dust Bunnies." In 1968 it was recorded by French popstar Claude François and 1987 by Spanish artist Tino Casal. Most recently it has been covered by a Spanish symphonic metal group, Stravaganzza, though this last cover version is properly a cover of Tino Casal's Spanish translation. Finnish singer Tapani Kansa did a version in Finnish. In return, later Finnish version was released as a single by Finnish band Se in 1979 and also performed by Finnish Leningrad Cowboys in their "Global Balalaika Show" on August 23rd 2003. ELO?? Do your research, Data!!!
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| irritateddata |
what yer on about there BA, I never said nuffink apart from the mother bit? Who was it you said needs NHS glasses?! |
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| Lord Blackadder |
Sorry ... I meant Eloise!!!
She really must be ancient!!!
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| irritateddata |
you've probably scared her off now yer cheeky beggar - how old are you anyway?! You, not eloise. | ||
| eloise |
A lady never discloses her age........... I was born in 1953. 
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| BoB |
Just approching middle age 
You're just a youngster yet
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| Lord Blackadder |
I was born in 1978. Just a bairn compared with most of you ... but an aristocratic bairn nonetheless!!!"
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| Carol |
still in school shorts BA
I look 10 years younger than I actually am
Hi Eloise
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| Sidsnotwasere |
Pml Carol,you must be that person i typed about last week,re the Dear Deidre post.
(Only joking by the way).
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| Carol |
I'll need to find your post
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| eloise |
Hi Carol, thanks for the welcome xx |
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| Lord Blackadder |
Carol wrote:
I look 10 years younger than I actually am She's 82!!!
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| Carol |
I love you too
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| Xcotty |
Eloise, dinna worry pal, you'll get used to the pleasant banter, I promise.
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| Lord Blackadder |
Pleasant????????
Not if I can help it!!!
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| eloise |
There's one on every board...................
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