Monday, 31 May 2010

Perhaps Britain 'is' a country for an American called Bill Bryson and I

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William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, is a 59 year old American who lived in North Yorkshire for 18 years with his English wife from 1977...

Britain's Kent is no county for neither old men, nor dead men or ambulancemen

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I live in a conurbation of the 3 towns in North Kent, consisting of Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham. I have been reading the local newspap...
Saturday, 29 May 2010

Britain was once the home of a genius called John Aubrey

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My posting about the actor Roy Dotrice playing the 17th Century Englishman, John Aubrey, prompted me to 'look up' that remarkable ma...
Friday, 28 May 2010

Britain is a country with old villages in rude health and old pubs with rude landlords

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Ralph Steadman, the cartoonist, whose grotesque style is instantly recognisable, was 73 last weekend and I suggested that me and my retired ...
Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Britain says "Happy Birthday" to an old thespian called Roy Dotrice and remember him playing the old John Aubrey

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Roy Dotrice was 85 years old yesterday on the left his photo at the age of 42 in 1967 and with his make up on for John Aubrey at about the ...
Monday, 24 May 2010

Britain's new Government is no place for young men from poor backgrounds

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David Cameron (second in from the left in the top row) and other Bullingdon Club members at Oxford. Britain has a new Government of young me...

So, is Britain no country for old men ?

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When I started this blog a year ago I said that : 'I had time to look around,turn over stones and see if this country of our is,or ever...
Sunday, 23 May 2010

Britain is no country for old men today but might it possibly be one for its future old men of tommorrow ?

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'Palindrome' is a word from Ancient Greece made from 2 words 'palin' meaning 'again' and 'drom' meaning ...
Thursday, 20 May 2010

Britain is a country which says "Happy Birthday" to Joe Cocker

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Joe Cocker is 66 today. I remember his beautiful song, written by John B. Sebastian : 'Darling Be Home Soon' : Come, And talk of all...
Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Britain is a country with a playground in Hyde Park for old men

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The oldest swingers in town are given playground to keep them young at heart. The Times has reported that a 'Senior Playground' has ...

Britain says "Happy Birthday" to Pete Townsend

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Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is 65 today. What you did know is that he is known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for 'The...
Tuesday, 18 May 2010

Britain says " Happy Birthday" to Nobby Stiles

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Nobby Stiles or 'Norbet' is 68 today. He played in the 1966 'World Cup' which England won and old Brits will remember : http...
Monday, 17 May 2010

Britain's 'baby boomers' say " Happy Birthday" to Dennis Hopper and remember the 1960's

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Dennis Hopper is 74 today and, like most of my generation, I will remember him in the film 'Easy Rider' he made with Peter Fonda in ...
Sunday, 16 May 2010

Britain is a country whose 30 year old men might live for a hundred years : but do they want to ?

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Britain's 30 year olds were born in the late 1970's and early 1980's. A new drug might be available in 10 years which could incr...
Friday, 14 May 2010

Britain was once a country for a gentle comic called Will Hay

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My posting yesterday about old teachers in Modern Britain brought back a memory of an old black and white film from the 1940's called ...
Thursday, 13 May 2010

Britain is no country for old teachers who are made to feel 'incapable, inadequate and inconsequential'

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In April the teachers' union conference for the NASUWT, reported that older teachers feel they are being pushed aside and treated unfair...

Britain's old men said "happy Birthday" to Susan Hampshire yesterday and recalled her beauty and their youth

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Susan Hampshire, Lady Kulukundis, OBE is 73 years old and still an 'English rose'. In the 1960's many a teenager, like me, could...
Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Britain says "Happy Birthday" to Eric Burden

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Eric Burden is 69 today and old men of Britain remember those wonderful songs from the 1960's and his unique voice. House of the Rising ...
Monday, 10 May 2010

Britain is a country where more and more old men will make it a happier and happier place

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Old men of Britain, it's good news, it's official : It's been announced that : People 'get happier as they age' . Appare...