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  • pollyanna1052
    pollyanna1052 Community member Posts: 2,032 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @pollyanna1052   Thanks very much . For comments. I just want to say I am not.

    Never been on this all information and snippets, titbits gathered all those years as a  collector of all sorts of things.

    When you start moving around in the social circles of meeting collectors. Many always have useful interesting stories and share their knowledge.

    As well as meeting many times.  Music people. Not the main ones but the back ground crews, the cutting crews, the back up singers. Of music and film.

    Then sometimes meet people who were there at the very start of music and film.

    Had the connections to Elvis for one example.    Met a few of his songwriters.

    The same with my trips to Liverpool in the Eighties met so many wonderful people and collectors.

    Every one in Liverpool of a certain age has a Beatles or a Mersey beat story.

    You forget films and TV today multi billion dollar industry. .  

    Who then and continue to do so spent a lifetime obsession try to get the series of a TV programme. Viewed as entertainment in the Sixties.

    Then either wiped or destroyed or just tossed out into the skip.

    This included Dr.Who.  The Prisoner, The Saint, The Avengers and so on.

    Top of The Pops whole years have been wiped. From the Sixties. Most of Dusty Springfield's series has been wiped.

    Thanks to them we have and can enjoy the programmes once again.

    I have attended film fairs and much more. Often the stars of long forgotten.   Sci-Fi films and animation.  Would turn up just to be amazed and stunned to talk to these people.

    I have an interest in Soul Music.

    Northern Soul Stax label and Motown.

    Met a few of the lesser know stars. Edwin Starr lived in the UK.

    In the Nottingham area.  Used to visit with a former friend. Who was a DJ was actually a record producer worked with the early days of Radio . Radio 1 .

    Then you go to Blackpool and meet people. Those interest in Soul music is fascinating .  Used to do the all nighters as they were called in the Sixties and Seventies.

    At mecca venues like Wigan Casino or The Spoked Wheel Manchester.

    The Palace Blackpool with its moving dance floor.

    I used play at school trombone and this got me interested in Big Band, Swing, Jazz and got me meeting those people.

    After school.  Carried on. For a while.

    The more music knowledge is obtained and you just spend times with people sharing.

    You have these put away in your memory banks your filing cabinet.  Some have written down before.

    Take care.

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    Well Spiceman...what a plethora of memories you have...amazing! I was just joshing with you when I said you were spending too much time on google. Is your body knackered, but like me..your brain keeps going at 100mph?
  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @pollyanna1052   Hope you getting educated?

    As Sir Ken Dodd says very witty.  I am very educational. When people talk to me well that taught me a lesson. 

    I know and do have this dry sense of humour.

    Hard life being an entertainer you know well should on the stage .

    Sweeping it. lol.

    Once did a show and no one clapped ever.  Except this lad in the corner.  At the end of the show said buy you a drink no laughed or clapped except you.

    Well I am the caretaker want to get a move on so I can lock up and go home.  lol..

    Yes I know you were just thought throw that in to the melting pot.

    I think I am one of these people whose mind is always got something to add or speak.

    Either helps with my anxiety or just helps .

    Maybe might be the spices there is a thought for you.  Is it Curry did have one last night and this morning for Breakfast.  Any left overs

    Some of it.  Does give you a boost and feel great.

    I have not even started on the foodie ones yet. Keep you in suspense.

    Hope you having a lovely weekend.

    Glorious here.  Gets windy I live on the top of hill.  Open Windows like living in a windtunnel.

    Often hang on to the arm of my leather suite lol.

    Take care.

    @thespiceman



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  • Pete2
    Pete2 Community member Posts: 86 Pioneering
    Did you know that.......the sun loses400 million tons of mass each second to convert hydrogen into helium ....but will take another 4.5 Billion years before that loss will start effecting our sun....

  • Pete2
    Pete2 Community member Posts: 86 Pioneering
    edited August 2019
    But did you know that....if our sun is still arround then.......the Andromeda gallaxy our gallaxys big brother due to gravitational forces will have collided and merged with our milky way gallaxy
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,586 Disability Gamechanger
    Did you know that the first telescope was made 6000 years ago?  I saw a really interesting BBC4 documentary this week about the evolution of telescopes & photography.  Worth watching iPlayer if you missed it. :)
  • pollyanna1052
    pollyanna1052 Community member Posts: 2,032 Disability Gamechanger
    was it Leonardo da Vinci (or Caprio?) who invented it?

  • Pete2
    Pete2 Community member Posts: 86 Pioneering
    Hi pollyanna1052........6000 years ago was when the Egyptions were building their first pyramids......the.......modern day scope........is said to have been a fluke when a dutch glasses maker found that if he put two of his lenses at a certain distance apart then viewed through them objects looked closer but upside down......thats the princaple behind a Refractor telescope....... Newton took it a step further and made a concave mirror that focused the light at a certain distance from the mirror,  he then used another lens to look at the focused light ray and found to that his method enlarged viewed objects from far away...........these scopes are named after him.......Newtonion scopes.
  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello every one hope your having a cool one. This Bank Holiday.

    More foodie and health, well being facts.  To stimulate and of interest.

    Did you know  ?   Hops brewed to make beer.  The vine  is a relation of cannabis.

    Broccoli is named from it Latin words Brachium . In Italy called Calabrese.

    Carrots were never Orange used to be different colours.  As they were a crop originated in Netherlands.

    Cultivation techniques were used to make them Orange to represent The Royal House of Orange.

    Scoville is the scale of heat in Chillies. High number ones include Scotch Bonnets and Ghost Chillies.

    Small bar of dark chocolate contains more caffeine than in a cup of coffee.

    Did you know ?  Fennel Seeds in India roasted are used as a breath freshener.

    The Ancient Romans and Greeks used Fennel Seeds to prevent obesity.

    Parsley has a lot of Vitamin C and is useful as breath freshener .

    The Herbs Basil and Sage are good for anxiety and sweating.  Calming effects.

    Rosemary good for circulation problems and digestion.

    Coriander is one of the few herbs. Used the whole plant. Seeds, roots and leaves.

    Did you know ? Tomatoes are classed as a fruit.

    Called Pomi dei Mori Apples of the Moors.  In French Pommed'Amour Apples of Love in English.

    Were actually used as Ornamental plants 16th 17th Century by 18th Century partnered with Basil.

    Did you Know?  It is a myth that Marco Polo bought back Noodles then Pasta from China in 1295. 

    Had been around recipes Roman and Greek times .

    Original Cola drink 1886 By John Styth Pemberton .  A Pharmacist in Atlanta used coca leaves, nuts, for caffeine to help headaches, hang overs.

    In 1891 the Coco Cola formula had been acquired for $2300.

    30 years later sold for $25million.

    Pepsi Cola created by Caleb D. Bradham.  1898.

    drink was a cure for dyspepsia hence the name.

    Did you know coco cola effects comes from caffeine, old days coco tree leaves were used .

    The dried leaves today a source of cocaine.

    Tea was credited with healing powers.  Reason why names.

    PG pre digestive. Stands for.

    Typhoo is Chinese for Doctor.

    Did you know Spinach the claim to have large amounts of iron was an error?

    The calculation of how much iron was a misplaced decimal point.

    In the cartoon Popeye was used to promote eating spinach in the 50's .

    Finally some spice ones.

    Did you know Turmeric is used in many countries as antibacterial and can help with Diabetes type 2.

    Cinnamon lowers blood pressure bad cholesterol and blood sugar.

    Ginger is used as a remedy for colds.  Grate fresh Ginger in a infusion of boiling water with honey and lemon juice.



     


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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    Thank you for these everyone!! Certainly learnt a lot! I hope you all had a lovely Bank Holiday. :)
    Scope

  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @Chloe_Scope   Good morning how are you?

    I enjoyed contributed to this post. I think it has been an education for us all in the community.

    Thanks to @Pete2 .

    By the way you can see me at parties, weddings and any thing else that requires astounding every one.

    With did you know?

    Take care.

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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    I'm good thanks @thespiceman! What about you? :)
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  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    edited August 2019
    Hello @Chloe_Scope   Good morning doing OK for today so far.

    See what happens today.   Might put more stimulating stuff on here.

    Including recipes. Had not put any on for a while.

    Look forward to supporting the team and your good self.

    Take care.

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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    I'm glad your morning is going okay so far! Let us know if you need a hand with anything @thespiceman. :)
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    Adrian_Scope Posts: 10,821 Scope online community team
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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,671 Disability Gamechanger
    I love this thread! :D
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  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @Chloe_Scope   Thanks very much as always.

    Plus you and @Sam_Scope are on here great to have a valued member of our team back . Look forward to supporting as well.

    Much more facts from film and TV .

    Did you know Fred Astaire failed his audition was told balding can dance a little.?

    Also Fred Astaire was a stickler for perfection . In one clip of a film did so many takes. Made his partner Ginger Rogers feet bleed.

    Did you know? Ginger Rogers starred in  A film called Adventures of a Travelling Saleslady. Notable for the first appearance of Clint Eastwood in a film.

    Did you know?   Clint Eastwood starred as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide his first TV role.

    Charlie Chaplin came third in a look a like competition.

    Did you know ?Abbott and Costello celebrated American comedy duo  hated working with each other. Despite a partnership lasting 20 years or more.

    Did you know ?  Laurel and Hardy the iconic comedy legends. Were broke had no royalties from the hundreds of films they made.

    Did you know ? Came over here to England because they needed the money in The Fifties did performances to empty theatres some of the tours.

    Did you know ?  Elvis Presley starred with a young Kurt Russell in one of his films. It happened at a Worlds Fair.  

    Short scene Kurt Russell kicks Elvis in the shins.

    Ironically Kurt Russell portrayed Elvis in a biopic.  After Elvis died.

    Did you know ?  Elvis had an agreement with Colonel Tom Parker 50 % of his earnings and royalties.  

    Also Colonel Tom Parker was an Illegal immigrant.  A Dutch National. 

    Did you know Elvis did not have a fear or flying it was because The Colonel did not have a passport.

    Elvis used to land the Plane Lisa Marie.  He bought used for tours.

    Did you know Elvis had a collection of authorised Police badges and a Narcotics one issued by the President. Richard Nixon.

    Elvis used to put a blue light on his car. Stop people who were speeding.

    Knock on their car window showing them the Police badge. Sorry Sir or Madam you were speeding.

    Did you know? Elvis was a black belt in karate. 

    Did you know ?  The film King Creole .  Originally was meant for James Dean to star in.

    More to follow.

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  • Pete2
    Pete2 Community member Posts: 86 Pioneering
    Ty guys for loving this thread.......
  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    I did not know any of that @thespiceman!
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  • Pete2
    Pete2 Community member Posts: 86 Pioneering
    Did you know that paul simons bridge over troubled water originally did not have the verse sail on silver girl sail on by.....your time has come..........paul was at an impass and thought his song was lacking that something.......sitting at his dest and looking out if his window he observed a sail ship pass by on the sea.......then the lyrics just came....and Bridge over troubled water was written .

  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @Chloe_Scope   Not many people do. I used to collect Elvis Presley Memorabilia.

    Had a extension built on a home I was living in to accommodate the collection included. Records, books and much more.

    Got a lot of stuff.  Then I had and met those collectors who willing to pay vast sums and got into contact with them.

    Became an obsession.  

    Unfortunately I also started running a business as well dealing everything collectable. The weird and wonderful.

    Painful to say had to dispose of the lot. For financial reasons.

    Met this time and have happy memories of those collectors.  The stories the tales the experiences.

    Could be another post here. The most unusual collections.

    Thanks very much.

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