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| Goodies Gingerbread Contest 2012 |
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 The submission deadline is approaching for the Goodies Gingerbread Contest 2012. This contest "[celebrates] The Goodies with the use of gingerbread." Entrants "choose anything Goodies related, re-create it in gingerbread and enter the contest – and you stand a chance of being a winner!" Full details are available at http://goodiescontest.wordpress.com/
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Posted by lisa at 28/11/2012 23:00 GMT |
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| World Black Pudding Throwing Championships |
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Ecky Thump! An event we may have missed on Sept 11th was The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.
The new world champion is an Australian.
See this report from the Lancashire Telegraph.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9245713.Report__World_Black_Pudding_Throwing_Championships_2011/
TV DUO the Hairy Bikers led one of the most bizarre world championships in the sporting calendar yesterday – Ramsbottom’s World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.
The food critics, chefs and travel writers, David Myers and Simon King headed to The Oaks, in Bridge Street, to lead hundreds of hopefuls attempting to gain the prestigious title.
Contestants competed to dislodge the highest number of Yorkshire puddings from a 20ft high ledge by throwing three black puddings, supplied by Chadwicks of Bury.
Visitors from all over the world flocked to the town to battle it out for a £100 top prize and the honour of being a bona fide world champion.
Australian Warwick Turner scooped the title after dislodging eight Yorkshire puddings from a 20ft high ledge.
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Posted by jeffers at 13/09/2011 22:01 GMT |
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| Graeme's son John to play at Bristol Silents film screening |
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This article comes from
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Open-musical-paintbox/story-12779041-detail/story.html:
Open a musical paintbox
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Bristol Evening Post
Musical director and keyboardist with the internationally acclaimed glam rock band Scissor Sisters, John "JJ" Garden joins Bristol Silents for a world premiere in the South West.
John will be providing a live soundtrack to the innovative, stop-motion dinosaur film The Lost World (1925) at The Barn Cinema, Totnes, Bristol's Arnolfini, and the Curzon cinema in Clevedon.
Featuring pioneering stop-motion techniques from Willis O'Brien just prior to his work on King Kong, this silent classic is a dramatic and enchanting retelling of Conan Doyle's story, shown for the first time with John's new score and introduced by Aardman Animation's director and Oscar-nominated stop-motion master, Peter Lord.
"This film is really important to the whole sci-fi genre," says John, whose dad is actor, presenter and member of The Goodies, Graeme Garden.
"It showed what was possible with animation and how you could put actors in the same frame as animated dinosaurs - I don't think that had ever been done before, so it was really groundbreaking.
"And it's still an impressive, entertaining film to watch; a great
adventure, with good characters and plot.
"What I'm hoping to do is re-imagine a score as if it was a 1980s sci-fi film, which is when I originally saw the film and when movies like Blade Runner and Star Wars with their synth-heavy scores were about. I want to bring The Lost World back into the fold of these classic sci-fi films."
The score is described as "semi-improvised", but what exactly does that mean and what is the process behind it?
"I sat and watched the film a lot and just played along to it," says John, whose band Scissor Sisters boast such chart topping hits as Laura, Take Your Mama, Filthy/Gorgeous and I Don't Feel Like Dancing.
"Different scenes need different kinds of sound. I programmed these into the synth, so as the scenes change, I'll have a different palate of sounds to play with.
"The easiest analogy is having your paintbox in front of you and having the colours already mixed, but what you do with them on the night is anybody's guess."
The screenings are presented by Bristol Silents, who show both masterpieces and criminally underrated silent films throughout the year, as well as the annual laughathon that is the Slapstick Festival.
John, who spent his formative years in Bristol, was introduced to Bristol Silents through his dad, who attended many of their events.
In 2009, he and drummer Tony Orrell improvised a score to the works of Charley Bowers, who directed, animated and acted in 40 films during the Twenties, Thirties and Forties.
"Bristol Silents' director Chris Daniels and I then talked about other ideas," explains John. "He was really enthusiastic and that rubbed off on me.
"Chris gave me some DVDs to watch, and one of them was The Lost World. As soon as I put it on, I had this really strong feeling about it. I remembered watching it as a kid and recalled that sense of wonder at seeing moving dinosaurs for the first time. So it was easy to decide that this was the
right film."
John has recently returned from the States after premiering a musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, which he composed with Scissor Sisters' lead singer Jake Shears.
"Working with Jake in that format was just a revelation; he's so imaginative and creative with lyrics and melody."
Music has always been a passion, says John, and one that was encouraged at home.
"Both Mum and Dad were big music fans and I felt very encouraged to pursue music with no questions asked; I was never pushed to be a certain kind of musician."
When his parents split up, John, along with his mother and sister, moved to Bristol, where he played in clubs and pubs around the city.
"I've lived in Easton, Montpelier, St Pauls, St Andrews... you name it, I've lived there. I got much more involved in music while in Bristol."
It was during his time in the city that he was encouraged to try out for up-and-coming US band Scissor Sisters.
"I used to play five-a-side football with Portishead's Geoff Barrow and he'd seen me doing gigs around Bristol," John recalls. "Geoff knew Scissor Sisters were looking for a keyboard player and hadn't found anyone suitable in New York.
"Things had just started to take off for them in the UK, and Geoff kindly recommended me.
"Geoff said 'I think this is a phone call you should make', and if Geoff Barrow says that, you don't ignore it! Plus, a friend who ran the Louisiana told me 'Keep an eye on this band - they're going to go far'. Luckily, I got the gig.
"Being in Scissor Sisters has been great, and it's been fun to branch out and do other things.
"I'm very excited about doing The Lost World because there's so much freedom in it. I just hope those who come along enjoy my take on it."
The Lost World appears at The Curzon on Friday, June 24, at 7.45pm. Tel: 07868 422089, and Arnolfini on Saturday, June 25, at 7.30pm. Tel 0117 917 2300. Dates for Bristol's 2012 Slapstick Festival have been confirmed as January 26-29. Tickets to the flagship Gala event at Colston Hall on Jan 27 go on sale today. Visit www.bristolsilents.org.uk
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Posted by lisa at 16/06/2011 17:05 GMT |
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| Rosie Oddie to appear in Harper's Bazaar magazine |
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According to an article on The Press Association's website, Bill's daughter Rosie has been photographed for the new issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine.
Here's a cut & paste of the article:
Oddie's daughter is 'fashion icon'
Bill Oddie's daughter has been named a fashion icon.
The offspring of the ornithologist and former Goodie was ranked as one of the five most original dressers in Britain by Harper's Bazaar magazine.
Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley's daughter Paloma is also in the list.
Rosie Oddie, 22, sings in her band, The Odd Squad, which has performed at the O2 Wireless Festival, while Paloma, 22, is a Cambridge architecture student.
Both have been photographed for the magazine's latest issue.
The magazine calls them "luxe eccentric", a term reserved for Britain's "most fearless style tribe".
It says: "More than any other nation, Britain produces bold fashion icons with a style all their own.
"From Edith Sitwell to Amy Winehouse, the unconventional women of our shores take risks, break rules, and inspire controversy and admiration in equal measure."
The other luxe eccentrics are Daphne Guinness, described as "a walking work of art", cross-dressing Turner Prize-winning potter Grayson Perry, and fashion empress Amanda Harlech.
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Posted by lisa at 06/04/2008 00:30 GMT |
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| Update about "A Record or an OBE" |
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Ben McKenzie has kindly sent us the following update about his play "A Record or an OBE" (a black comedy involving a fictional version of The Goodies):
Just thought I'd update you on A Record or an OBE. There have been some changes in dates for the Melbourne Comedy Festival season, but there are roughly the same number of performances available - and they're now on sale via he Comedy @ Trades web site: http://www.comedyattrades.com.au
Also, for anyone who is unable to attend or just curious to see what the show is like, I have posted a short (around 52 seconds) excerpt from the play on YoutTube. You can few it here:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=NLVI_QRvDvs
The same video will also be posted shortly on the Comedy Festival web site.
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Posted by lisa at 09/02/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| "A Record or an OBE" coming to Adelaide & Melbourne |
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Thanks to Alison Bean for this news.
The black comedy about a fictional version of the Goodies, "A Record or an OBE", is coming to the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. According to the show's official website, http://shaolinpunk.net/:
Dates, times and venues have all been confirmed for A Record or an OBE’s Adelaide Fringe and Comedy Festival seasons, and here are the details. Note that bookings aren’t yet open for [Melbourne]; we’ll let you know when you can buy tickets! We’ll be in the Adelaide Fringe guide when it’s released on January 9, too.
Adelaide Fringe Festival
Venue: The Fridge, Fringe Factory
Address: The Old Balfours Pie Factory, Elizabeth Street (off Waymouth Street)
Dates: March 4-9, 11-16
Time: 6:00pm
Tickets available from: http://tix.adelaidefringe.com.au/ticketing/EventDetails.aspx?EventGuid=54fbdcd4-bac3-4c85-add3-cf8b95a8dca7
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Venue: The Evatt Room, Trades Hall
Address: Corner Lygon and Victoria Streets, Melbourne
Dates: March 19-22, 25-29; April 1-5, 8-12
Time: 6:30pm
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Posted by lisa at 10/01/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| A Record or an OBE cast photos |
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Ben McKenzie has very kindly provided some photos of himself & Rob Lloyd in costume as Tim & Graeme in the forthcoming Melbourne Fringe Show "A Record or an OBE". You can view them in our Articles section at this link.
The article also contains a description of the show and ticketing information, for those of you who may have missed the earlier news items about the show.
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Posted by lisa at 17/09/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| ticketing info for "A Record or an OBE" |
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In a news item from Aug 22nd we mentioned a show coming to the Melbourne Fringe 2007, "A Record or an OBE", which is a fictional dark comedy about the Goodies (details at http://shaolinpunk.net/?p=19). Tickets for the show go on sale at 2pm on Thursday September 6. From that date, they can be purchased online at melbournefringe.com.au, by phone on 03 8412 8777, or in person at the Fringe Ticketing & Information Centre at Federation Square. Tickets will also be available at the door (unless the performance has sold out).
A Record or an OBE will play at Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets from Tuesday to Saturday, October 6th to 13th at 6pm (with a preview on Friday October 5th). Tickets $10/$5.
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Posted by lisa at 04/09/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Bill at Birdfair this coming Saturday (18 August) |
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Bill Oddie will chairing a session at Birdfair, the British Birdwatching Fair in Rutland, this coming weekend. The session is entitled "The Bird Brain of Britain with Bill Oddie"; here is information about it from Birdfair's website (at http://www.birdfair.org.uk/pp/event/eventdetail.asp?id=10014501):
The Bird Brain of Britain with Bill Oddie. Sponsored by Turisme de Catalunya
Saturday 18 August 2007 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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The ever-popular event that sees wildlife experts showing how much they really know when under pressure! This year there is more than pride and the Great Crested Grebe trophy at stake, with £2000 prize money generously donated by Turisme de Catalunya. Representatives from the four birding clubs will be answering questions on chosen and general bird subjects:
Carl Downing will represent Neotropical Bird Club with Endemic Birds of Colombia Paul French will represent Oriental Bird Club with ‘The Endemic Species and Sub Species of Taiwan’
Mark Andrews will represent African Bird Club with ‘Birds of Cameroon’
Chris Harbard will represent Ornithological Society for the Middle East with ‘Albatrosses’
With Bill Oddie’s tongue in cheek style chairing – it really is an hour not to be missed.
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Posted by lisa at 14/08/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Graeme's son on tour with the Scissor Sisters |
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Graeme Garden sent the following note to the club:
"On a non-Goodies matter, my son John is currently keyboard player with a group called the Scissor Sisters. The group, who originate from new York, are pretty hot in the UK just now, and are just about to play a US tour this month, before returning for a UK tour in October [sold out, including the Albert Hall!]and then hope to tour Australia in early 2005.
Just though the fans might like to know...
All details are on their website: http://www.scissorsisters.com/main.php
Fans in the US should note that the upcoming tour dates there are from September 7th through Sept. 20th.
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Posted by lisa at 06/09/2004 00:00 GMT |
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| Blackstar Blackout |
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Quick note. For those of you wondering what happened to the 'Buy Goodies Stuff From Blackstar' link in the merchandise links, it's not there anymore. It has become official that Blackstar are no longer able to supply Goodies videos. However, in the next couple of days I'll rework the blackstar page to at least be able to get Monty Python, and other faboulous British Comedy items still available.
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Posted by zaphod at 04/06/2002 00:00 GMT |
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