Walter Matthau Tells a Funny Joke on The Tonight Show

British fans of the long running U.S chat show The Tonight Show with King of the

chat shows Johnny Carson, were treated to the tail end of this American institution

when ITV showed some of the final shows on late night tv back in the early 1990's.

The long running show aired from 1962 right up to May 1992.

And what attracted tv viewers to this show was that you knew you were going to see the

cream of the crop, the top people in Hollywood as well as up and coming new comedians.

In this funny video above, Walter Matthau is joined by his acting partner Jack Lemmon

and tells a joke about men's problems in their advancing years. And it's the punchline that

fills the imagination with a horrible vision.

Some of my favourite Walter Matthau films would surely be...

The Fortune Cookie (1966)  The Front Page (1974) The Sunshine Boys (1975) 

with George Burns and of course Grumpy Old Men (1993), again with Jack Lemmon.

And the famous film director behind much of Matthau's career success was Billy Wilder.

More youtube videos from the Tonight Show HERE

Japanese Pop Is Getting Really Wild!

For some time now J-Pop (Japanese Pop) has lived in the shadows of the global phenomenon

we know as K-Pop.

But one J-Pop group that's gaining attention is White Jam, lead by it's charismatic front man

Shirose Takahito, who amazingly turned 40 this month.

He's often described as being provocative as well as being somewhat ambiguous on stage.

And being half Japanese and half Korean it has allowed him to collaborate and create songs

for various other K-Pop groups like SHINee, TVXQ, Da Ice and Deep.

Some links below for White Jam and Shirose.

SHIROSE FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE - WHITE JAM PAGE

WHITE JAM K-POP PROFILE

  

Brighton's Very Own Again...The Big Push

Good to see that Brighton's very own 'The Big Push' recently kicked off with their latest tour

which started off in Glasgow followed by London's Brixton Academy last weekend, with

another gig lined up this Saturday at Bristol 02 Academy, and with two final dates in

Brighton then Manchester. And not surprisingly all shows have been sold out.

In the video above filmed last Summer in Ship Street Brighton, pin up poster boy Ren

takes a back seat as Romain Axisa takes the vocal lead on a cover version of Depeche Mode's

Personal Jesus.

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THE BIG PUSH ON FACEBOOK

Below:  Ren takes the lead vocals on a cover version of 'The Passenger' Video HERE.

Looking Back on Vintage Radio Days

Here's a little video I made back in 2018, and all shot on my old phone, in the days before

I bought my current video camera.

And at the center of the video is my vintage radio that allows you to play old cassettes.

And so I set up an imaginary scene, using props from the 1940's to create a scene during the

declaration of War by the then Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declaring War with Germany

at 11:15 on Sunday 3rd of September 1939.

Other voices featured are Winston Churchill, and stars of radio back then, Max Miller and

Flanagan and Allen.

Elaine Paige Has Another Meltdown as the Stage Lighting Failed

Radio 2's Elaine Paige has yet another meltdown while relaying one of her listener's

theatre mishap stories.

It seems that during a performance of South Pacific in the Bali High scene, the only spotlight

being used in that scene, took a tumble, leaving the theatre and auditorium in total darkness,

and the only person being illuminated was the double bass player in the orchestra pit.

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BY ZANE DELOREAN

Ocean Ambience

I do seem to occasionally enjoy some of those Ocean Ambient videos on youtube. Those one's

that supposedly help you to wind down at the end of each day, with soothing sounds of the ocean

as well as beautiful tropical scenery.

So I thought I would make a few gifs from them. Some of the videos can go on for hours and I

mostly view them on my tv in the background, although not for too long or I might shorten

the life of my tv. And I suspect that they look even better on a 65" plus set.

Some youtube links..  Chill and Relax  Geo Relaxation  My Tranquilitee