This twenty strong band were the best thing in the show!
I never thought much about ukuleles before associating them with George Formby but they were just brilliant.
They played most of the day in the refreshment tent with only an hour off for lunch & a couple of shorter breaks.
There was a girl singer too & there was plenty of banter so not all instrument playing.
This woman was itching to get up & dance & when she did she was excellent!
Posting early as Dot & I are going to see Elvis this evening.
I hope everyone is bearing up in this heat….37degC when I got in my car this morning for a quick trip to the shops.
@onewing Well at the start I didn’t like it too much….thought it was one of those hyped up movies that didn’t live up to expectations. I couldn’t tell a word they said but it showed completely the way Elvis found his love if music. As it progressed you really got the thrill of his wonderful voice. Very moving at the end with the real Elvis but how he was exploited…. Poor chap! You & I will remember Elvis in his hey day….it was only when I got home having a brew & looked up the reviews & realised Tom Parker was Tom Hanks, I was astounded! Never recognised him & too busy talking at the start to see!
I enjoyed it & found it interesting but enjoyed Top Gun better last week although entirely different films. Would be good to see it again actually & would be better second time around!
How utterly fabulous. Me and the Young Fella play a little bit of ukelele and I love the idea of a whole band of them. Dancer looks enthusiastic! Thought she was the conductor at first.
I played the ukele in a band for a number of years and loved the experience. One of the best bands is the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain! These guys look good!
@happypat I felt the same as you about the Elvis movie. but did grow on me though and I felt so sad for him. He was quite gullible wasn't he. I knew Tom Hanks played Tom Parker but I wouldn't have recognised him if I hadn't known. He must have been in make up for hours. .
July 20th, 2022
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Still haven't seen Elvis next week hopefully..
Thr Temps are sounding crazy.. take care..
We saw the Elvis movie a couple of weeks ago, what did you think of it?
I enjoyed it & found it interesting but enjoyed Top Gun better last week although entirely different films. Would be good to see it again actually & would be better second time around!
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Lovely to sit in a cool dark space !!