Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Art & Design, Australia & New Zealand, Before my time, Rest of World, Sport, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Jul 23rd, 2008
1896 ATHENS, Greece
Dates: from 6 to 15 April 1896.
Participants: 14 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), 43 events, 241 athletes (men only).
Officially opened by: King George I.
The Games of the Olympiad in Athens were financed by a donation of approximately one million drachmas from a rich businessman, Georges Averof, and by the sale of souvenir stamps and […]
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This was, very possibly, the album of the 1990s. Nirvana didn’t produce one better and, for me, only Pearl Jam’s 10 has stood the test of time anything like as well as Nevermind by Nirvana.
It amazes me a little to think this album dropped onto the scene in the very beginning of last decade, released […]
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Obviously deserving of “The Best Title Sequence Ever”. I especially like the part where half a capsicum flies towards the camera -in black and white! This series was aired in the 1970’s, 1990’s and as recently as 2007 (in radio format). It featured a group of humans who had progressed to the next stage […]
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Spare a thought for personal CD players. In the age of the Ipod, these clunky old pals have gone the way of the Walkman… and walked.
Does anyone still use them? Does anyone still sell them?
I don’t know. One thing I do know, however, is that I still have one.
All reasonable offers accepted
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Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Advertising, Australia & New Zealand, Food & Drink, Rest of World, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Dec 3rd, 2007
Nobody really likes them and you get them every Christmas, but somehow Ferrero Rocher exude the aspirations of middle-class housewives everywhere with their gold wrappers and ability to be stacked into pyramids. I have a friend who once mentioned that she was enjoying a particular Ferrero Rocher only to be given an entire box every […]
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Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia & New Zealand, Festivals, Music, Rest of World, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 28th, 2007
Every Christmas party, every year. There’s no getting away from this anthem -even if you want to. This song is twice my age and yet I’ll probably be telling my kids one day that “it was dead cool at the time”. For those who wish to sing along:
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Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia & New Zealand, Festivals, Food & Drink, Rest of World, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 28th, 2007
I never quite understood why we had satsumas in our stockings at Christmas and oranges at the Christingle service. It may well be something to do with them being expensive in “the olden days” and so reserved for special occassions like Christmas. However, I always much preferred the sweets, chocolate and other presents inside and […]
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“Holidays are coming, Holidays are coming”
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Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia & New Zealand, Food & Drink, School Life, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 26th, 2007
They always used to serve arctic roll for school dinners. I don’t know whether arctic roll was especially cheap for some reason, or whether someone just liked making it but I always enjoyed it and could never work out how it was made. Everyone always tried for seconds and thirds when arctic roll was involved.
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An excellent singer and perfect pin-up for teenage girls, Craig David was the poster boy for UK garage. His album sold loads and he became instantly famous for “7 days”, mainly because it was so liable to spoof versions and mockery at the method of seduction. Little goaty things and cornrows became de riguer for […]
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All the little girls had Quiddity perfume. It was pink, after all. I remember doing a media advertising project on it and over-analysing the word “Quiddity”. It means “the essence of the thing” but the advert said energy, pazazz and female empowerment. There you go: a full market analysis. It was also fairly cheap.
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Romeo & Juliet - the first time I cried at a film -and one of the last. Deeply upsetting for 11 year old girls the world over.
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“Jack, Jack,” Rose whispers as he slips into the depths of the Atlantic…
…and the sound of a thousand little girls’ hearts breaking.
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Your Dad did it at a party, you copied. Mr Blobby did it. Most charity appeals did it on the ir music videos. The genesis walk has been recreated over fifty times on youtube at least. Who knows how many times the scourge has affected weddings, parties and social gatherings. Here for your comparison -the […]
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Posted in 1980s, 1990s, Australia & New Zealand, Personalities, Rest of World, Sport, T.V. Characters, T.V. Shows, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 14th, 2007
Some people stand in the darkness, afraid to step into the light.
And then there was Baywatch.
We never missed a single episodes as normally disorganised brothers and dads managed to time their takeover of the telly to coincide with the weekly soft porn episode brought to you by David Hasslehof. I recently watched a re-run and […]
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