Hammer Oz 4:59 Sat Sep 21
Steve McQueen
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I work with apprentices so the average age is 17 - 23, they have not heard of Steve McQueen.
I mentioned him the other day and they had no idea, to cap it they said 'Oh yeh was he in CARS....................'
I can''t let it go
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Cheezey Bell-End
10:49 Sun Sep 22
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I'm not sure I could recognise many stars from my parents' era, so I would expect 17-23 yo to know stars from the 60s/70s. It's not like movie stars are that important.
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ironsofcanada
12:45 Sun Sep 22
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The thread inspired me to start The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery again before going to sleep.
Not his greatest, but before he was really big and a interestingly made film (and free on Prime, if you care)
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zico
12:43 Sun Sep 22
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Grumpster 2:08 Sat Sep 21
I agree, the only excuse I can give is that when I was young we only had three channels to pick from on TV so you would see "The Great Escape" or "Cool Hand Luke" or BBC's "The Hollywood Greats" where you learnt about Judy Garland, Fred Astaire or Jimmy Stewart. Having said that with the mass of options today with You Tube etc you would think there is more chance of stumbling across the likes of McQueen and Newman!
I was watching "Frank Sinatra - Made in America" last night and saw "Stan and Ollie" the night before and I was a fan of both when I was a kid.
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terry-h
12:14 Sun Sep 22
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Kearley 6:27 Sat 21 2019
So true. I often say " Oooh Betty " to people, and they look at me as if I'm mad.
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terry-h
12:10 Sun Sep 22
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Great screen presence.
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orwells tragedy
11:47 Sun Sep 22
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......was the real deal.
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Mike Oxsaw
2:18 Sun Sep 22
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This could go gold. Not your fucking modern .net gold, but real, old skool .com gold....
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ironsofcanada
2:10 Sun Sep 22
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Any Old Iron 1:09 Sun Sep 22
I appreciate that my post made you care so much but if I am a liar then so you are.
I was mistaken and using records sales not albums. I apologize.
But the 100 million for The Who is also records sales not albums.
"Yet after 40 years and about 100 million records sold, the Who weren’t exactly red-carpet naturals."
The New York Times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists
Why did you use albums for Swift etc. and use records for the WHO.
As I said I give you my apology; I await yours.
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Any Old Iron
1:09 Sun Sep 22
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ironsofcanada 4:26 Sat Sep 21
You're not only a bore but also a bit of a liar. That list of artists who you claim all outsold The Who in album sales is a lie.
The Who have sold approx. 100 million albums whereas, at random
Taylor Swift sold 50 million
Bruno Mars sold 26 million
and Katy Perry a paltry 18 million
Those three don't even add up to the Who's total.
You want to get your facts straight before coming out with this kind of shit.
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Mike Oxsaw
12:01 Sun Sep 22
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All hail the franking of the benefits claim form.
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Iron Duke
11:39 Sat Sep 21
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Don’t forget Papillon, although his French accent wasn’t great.
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martinbritt_63
11:36 Sat Sep 21
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May be apocryphal, but I think I once read that (at least early in his career) it was stipulated that he was never required to speak more than 16 lines of dialogue.
A terrific actor, the essence of cool - Bullitt, Thomas Crown Affair, The Sand Pebbles, Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape - take your pick.
And as a labour of love "Le Mans" - shit story line, but obviously made by someone who had motor racing in their soul .
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Lertie Button
11:06 Sat Sep 21
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The Happy Mondays lyric came from a 1988 documentary about Mcqueen where a friend said he talked so hip, he couldn't understand what he was saying. Had a lot in common with a with Neal Cassidy
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Lertie Button
10:51 Sat Sep 21
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A 40s hipster, "your squeezing my my lemon man". Apparently was raped in borstal in his teens, was totally fucked up, drink drugs, so he gave some of the woman he was with a thick lip that's the problem with having a millionaire's lifestyle with a tortured genius, he's a cunt to live with
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Sven Roeder
7:46 Sat Sep 21
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Steve was a wife beater as well , Hairy
And a bit of an all round cunt apparently
Good in some films though
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HairyHammer
7:43 Sat Sep 21
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If we are to talk of modern music how many of you know about Sister Rosetta Tharpe ??? now that is the craziest thing for me.
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HairyHammer
7:35 Sat Sep 21
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Steve McQueen was a wonderfully talented actor the tough silent type. Anyone who does not like his acting cannot be a man, he was that good he also looked the part which helps.
As for the younger generation not knowing him they do not give a shit to be honest, the sad truth is that because of their sticky phones they read a lot less and care a lot less about politics and know even less about history which is more important than knowing film actors .
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Sven Roeder
7:13 Sat Sep 21
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I demanded someone in our office recite the 1975 FA Cup winning team.
Silly teenage girl didn’t have a SCOOBY
What do they teach in the schools these days?
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Kearley
6:27 Sat Sep 21
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I made a comment about Frank Spencer in front of a young doctor after knocking something over. She had no idea who I was talking about. She was about 30.
I was genuinely shocked.
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BRANDED
6:26 Sat Sep 21
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Who are pink floyd?
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