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Cat

with his signature?
his signature yes!

The word of the day...Barbershop
A place where barbers work
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I get my haircut every month.

Keith David is awesome.

British Person of the Day: Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE (born 4 June 1927) is an English actor, best known for his roles in sitcoms such as Butterflies and As Time Goes By.

Career

After being demobilised from the Royal Marines, Palmer drifted into theatre, joining a local amateur dramatics society because of a girlfriend. He became an assistant stage manager at the Q Theatre, by Kew Bridge, then the Grand Theatre in Croydon. He spent several years touring with a repertory company, and was an actor in theatre, coming to television and public prominence later in his career. Early television appearances included a variety of roles in Granada Television's The Army Game and as a property agent in Cathy Come Home, a very highly influential drama documentary shown on British TV in 1966.

Getting a major break in John Osborne's West of Suez at the Royal Court with Ralph Richardson, he then acted in major productions at the Royal Court and the Royal National Theatre and was directed by Laurence Olivier. Many of his television parts were as a stuffy, middle class buffoon, and he is known for deadpan drollery. Two sitcom roles brought him major attention in the 1970s: the hapless brother-in-law of Reggie Perrin in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, and the phlegmatic Ben Parkinson in Carla Lane's Butterflies. He has continued to appear in productions written by Perrin creator David Nobbs, the latest being the radio comedy The Maltby Collection.

He starred opposite Judi Dench for over a decade in the situation comedy As Time Goes By; it has been rerun extensively in the US on PBS and BBC America and perhaps is the role for which American audiences remember him most. In 1997 Palmer played opposite his close friend Dench in the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies where he portrayed the British admiral, Admiral Roebuck and in the film Mrs. Brown he played Queen Victoria's scheming Private Secretary Sir Henry Ponsonby.

His distinctive voice has given him a career in advertising and television voiceovers, most notably the Audi commercials in which he popularised the phrase "Vorsprung durch Technik". He also narrated the audiobook version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, released in 2005 as a podcast by Penguin Books. He regularly voices books for the blind.

In 2007 he teamed up with Silksound Books to record The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith as an online audiobook.

In December 2007, Palmer appeared in the role of the Captain in "Voyage of the Damned", 2007 Christmas special of the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who (having previously appeared as different characters in the Third Doctor serials Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Mutants). In March 2009 he joined in on a sketch with the two double acts: 'Armstrong and Miller' and 'Mitchell and Webb' for comic relief.

Personal life

Palmer was born in London, England, the son of Norah Gwendolen (née Robins) and Frederick Charles Palmer, who was a chartered surveyor.  He attended Highgate School, London. Palmer lives near Great Missenden, Lee Common, Buckinghamshire. He married Sally Green in 1963 and they have two children, Charles and Harriet. His son Charles is married to actress Claire Skinner.

Awards and recognition

In the New Year's Honours List published 31 December 2004 he was created an OBE for services to drama.

Radio

    * At Home With The Snails (2001-2002)
    * Les Miserables as Inspector Javert (2002)
    * High Table, Lower Orders (2005-2006)
    * The Maltby Collection (2007-2008)

Television

    * The Army Game (1958–1960)
    * The Avengers:
          o "Propellant 23" (1962)
          o "A Surfeit of H2O" (1965)
    * The Saint:"The Rough Diamonds"
    * The Wednesday Play:
          o Cathy Come Home (1966)
    * Doctor Who:
          o Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
          o The Mutants (1972)
          o "Voyage of the Damned" (2007)
    * The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976-1979)
    * Butterflies (1978-83)
    * Fawlty Towers:
          o "The Kipper and the Corpse" (1979)
    * The Goodies (1980)
    * Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
    * Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
    * Fairly Secret Army (1984)
    * Executive Stress (1986-88)
    * Hot Metal (1986)
    * Christabel (1988)
    * Blackadder Goes Forth:
          o Episode 6 "Goodbyeee..." (1989); as Field Marshal Haig
    * Inspector Morse:
          o "The Infernal Serpent" (1990)
    * As Time Goes By (1992–2005)
    * The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)
    * The Savages (2001)
    * Absolute Power (2003)
    * He Knew He Was Right (2004)
    * Ashes to Ashes:
          o "Episode 8" (2008); as Lord Scarman
    * The Long Walk to Finchley (2008); as John Crowder

Film

    * A Prize of Arms (1962)
    * O Lucky Man! (1973)
    * The Honorary Consul (1983)
    * A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
    * Clockwise (1986)
    * A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
    * Hawks (1988)
    * The Madness of King George (1994)
    * Mrs. Brown (1997)
    * Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    * Anna and the King (1999)
    * Peter Pan (2003)
    * The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

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The word of the day...Barbershop
A place where barbers work
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Cat

Hey...they were surprisingly good!

....and don't forget about Justin Barber!!!  ;)

....and don't forget about Justin Barber!!!  ;)

:D Good old Justin came to the local high school about a month ago, I think he was there for 12 minutes.

British Person of the Day: Thomas Chippendale

Thomas Chippendale was born in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1718, the son of a carpenter. The exact date of his birth is a mystery, but we do know that he was baptised on June 5.

Like his birth, Chippendale's early life is lost to us. We do know that he married Catherine Redshaw in 1748 in London, and five years later he moved his furniture showrooms and workshop to St. Martin's Lane, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

In 1754 Chippendale published his masterful collection, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, a compilation of fashionable English furniture design. This work is Chippendale's enduring legacy, and shows his gift in adapting existing design styles to the fashion of the mid 18th century. So pervasive was the influence of the book that the name of Chippendale is often indiscriminately applied to mid-18th century furniture as a whole.

Chippendale partnered with upholsterer James Rannie, and when Rannie died his former clerk, Thomas Haig, became Chippendale's business partner. Catherine Chippendale died in 1772, and Thomas remarried in 1775, to Elizabeth Davis.

Chippendale's designs coveraged a wide range of styles, from Rococo to Gothic and chinoiserie (oriental style). From the 1760's Chippendale was influenced heavily by the Neoclassical work of architect Robert Adam, with whom he worked on several large projects, notably at Harewood House and Nostell Priory.

Many fine pieces of furniture have been attributed to Thomas Chippendale, but verifiable pieces are rare. His designs were widely copied, and his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director was used heavily by other makers in both England and North America.

Even when a piece can be attributed with certainty to Chippendale's workshop, it is impossible to say for certain that he worked on the furniture himself. As the Chippendale firm became successful, more and more work was carried out by trained workmen rather than Chippendale himself.

Thomas Chippendale died in 1779 and his business was carried on by his son, also named Thomas.

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British Person of the Day: Thomas Chippendale

Thomas Chippendale was born in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1718, the son of a carpenter. The exact date of his birth is a mystery, but we do know that he was baptised on June 5.

Like his birth, Chippendale's early life is lost to us. We do know that he married Catherine Redshaw in 1748 in London, and five years later he moved his furniture showrooms and workshop to St. Martin's Lane, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

In 1754 Chippendale published his masterful collection, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, a compilation of fashionable English furniture design. This work is Chippendale's enduring legacy, and shows his gift in adapting existing design styles to the fashion of the mid 18th century. So pervasive was the influence of the book that the name of Chippendale is often indiscriminately applied to mid-18th century furniture as a whole.

Chippendale partnered with upholsterer James Rannie, and when Rannie died his former clerk, Thomas Haig, became Chippendale's business partner. Catherine Chippendale died in 1772, and Thomas remarried in 1775, to Elizabeth Davis.

Chippendale's designs coveraged a wide range of styles, from Rococo to Gothic and chinoiserie (oriental style). From the 1760's Chippendale was influenced heavily by the Neoclassical work of architect Robert Adam, with whom he worked on several large projects, notably at Harewood House and Nostell Priory.

Many fine pieces of furniture have been attributed to Thomas Chippendale, but verifiable pieces are rare. His designs were widely copied, and his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director was used heavily by other makers in both England and North America.

Even when a piece can be attributed with certainty to Chippendale's workshop, it is impossible to say for certain that he worked on the furniture himself. As the Chippendale firm became successful, more and more work was carried out by trained workmen rather than Chippendale himself.

Thomas Chippendale died in 1779 and his business was carried on by his son, also named Thomas.

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The Blue Plaque on the house where Thomas Chippendale was born in Otley, Yorkshire.

British Person of the Day: Thomas Chippendale

Thomas Chippendale was born in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1718, the son of a carpenter. The exact date of his birth is a mystery, but we do know that he was baptised on June 5.

Like his birth, Chippendale's early life is lost to us. We do know that he married Catherine Redshaw in 1748 in London, and five years later he moved his furniture showrooms and workshop to St. Martin's Lane, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

In 1754 Chippendale published his masterful collection, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, a compilation of fashionable English furniture design. This work is Chippendale's enduring legacy, and shows his gift in adapting existing design styles to the fashion of the mid 18th century. So pervasive was the influence of the book that the name of Chippendale is often indiscriminately applied to mid-18th century furniture as a whole.

Chippendale partnered with upholsterer James Rannie, and when Rannie died his former clerk, Thomas Haig, became Chippendale's business partner. Catherine Chippendale died in 1772, and Thomas remarried in 1775, to Elizabeth Davis.

Chippendale's designs coveraged a wide range of styles, from Rococo to Gothic and chinoiserie (oriental style). From the 1760's Chippendale was influenced heavily by the Neoclassical work of architect Robert Adam, with whom he worked on several large projects, notably at Harewood House and Nostell Priory.

Many fine pieces of furniture have been attributed to Thomas Chippendale, but verifiable pieces are rare. His designs were widely copied, and his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director was used heavily by other makers in both England and North America.

Even when a piece can be attributed with certainty to Chippendale's workshop, it is impossible to say for certain that he worked on the furniture himself. As the Chippendale firm became successful, more and more work was carried out by trained workmen rather than Chippendale himself.

Thomas Chippendale died in 1779 and his business was carried on by his son, also named Thomas.

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Thanks Phil. Do you have any Chippendale furniture?

The word of the day...Boogie
Boogie (or electro-funk, post-disco)  is a electronic/funk-influenced variation of post-disco.  Boogie tracks are usually mid-tempo.

Term "boogie" was used in London to describe a form of African-American dance/funk music from 1980s. The name boogie tended to be used as, although essentially used to describe disco records, the word disco had gained bad connotations by the early 1980s. It had a popular following within London's underground scene, often based around nightclubs and club DJs due to a lack of mainstream radio support. Boogie records were mostly imported from the United States and were sometimes regarded as "electro-funk" or "disco-funk". Originally the word boogie could be found in 1970s funk and disco records, but tracks like "Boogie's Gonna Get Ya" (Rafael Cameron, 1981), "Don't Make Me Wait" (Peech Boys, 1981), "Break Dancin' - Electric Boogie" (West Street Mob, 1984), "I'm in Love" (Evelyn "Champagne" King, 1981) or "You're the One for Me" (D. Train, 1981) helped define the musical style of boogie.

Boogie record labels include Prelude, West End, Sam as well as mainstream disco labels like SalSoul, Radar or Vanguard, among with Profile, Tommy Boy, Streetwise, Sugar Hill, Emergency, Solar Records and Total Experience Records, .

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