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Murder by Decree 1979 Sherlock Holmes, Jack the Ripper, Royals, etc But: writers - Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hopkins, Elwyn Jones cast - Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes James Mason as Dr. John Watson David Hemmings as Inspector Foxborough Susan Clark as Mary Kelly Frank Finlay as Inspector Lestrade Anthony Quayle as Sir Charles Warren Donald Sutherland as Robert Lees Geneviève Bujold as Annie Crook John Gielgud as Lord Salisbury Peter Jonfield as William Slade Roy Lansford as Sir Thomas Spivey Ron Pember as Makins Some of the finest acting of it's day, kept me watching and notable is Plummer, with wit, humour and emotion as Sherlock Holmes. Very Good

While at the Dawn Service this morning, the lower back started to ache a bit. Usually does these days after standing for a hour. I overcome it as I have before by thinking about what discomforts those we are there paying our respects to, had to endure. I have been attending Dawn Services since I was a small child as my father would drag us there ever year where he would meet up with his Vietnam Vet mates. As kids we looked forward to the free soft drinks and snacks with little understanding of the significance of the event. It's a special day for us Australians and Kiwis. The obelisk where I pay my respects each year is a very important one in the history of our ANZACs, In 1917 Randwick Road – which led from the city boundary south from Moore Park – was widened and renamed Anzac Parade. The opening was marked by the erection of the ANZAC Obelisk at the northern end of the Anzac Parade at the intersection of Moore Park Road. This obelisk (1917) is significant as being one of the earliest monuments dedicated to the role of the ANZACs of WWI, preceding the Martin Place Cenotaph (1927) and the Hyde Park War Memorial (1934). The Anzac Parade Memorial Obelisk was the diggers’ own war memorial. It marked the place where many of the battalions of volunteers who left Australia to fight had marched in 1914 past the cheering crowds, on their way from the Randwick barracks to the ships.

ANZAC day. I always think that the sacrifices others made, allowed for some of the best times humanity has had and in particular my generation's fortune, to not have to serve in a war. That is not to say that there have been no wars, just that my life has been blessed in this regard. My paternal grandparents met in WW1, she a nurse and he a wounded soldier. Not strictly in the ANZAC Corps, but part of the same shindig. Lest we forget. These days: Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served" (excluding those in the New Zealand Wars however), it is also used as a time to reflect on the reasons why World War 1 was started and by who. Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918). ref: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was originally a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in December 1914, and operated during the Gallipoli campaign. General William Birdwood commanded the corps, which primarily consisted of troops from the First Australian Imperial Force and 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force, although there were also British and Indian units attached at times throughout the campaign. The corps disbanded in 1916, following the Allied evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula and the formation of I ANZAC Corps and II ANZAC Corps. The corps was reestablished, briefly, in the Second World War during the Battle of Greece in 1941. The term 'ANZAC' has been used since for joint Australian–New Zealand units of different sizes.

I realise the girls are a bit older than they once were, but. ….

Saw this in The Guardian today - I think some enterprising individual could make money here selling this in Soi 4 🙂 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/23/grave-challenge-blackpool-rock-makers-fear-for-seaside-staples-future

Not saying it is the cause more the straw that perhaps broke the camel's back (pun intended) 😀

Related, they recently told that dude he is NOT a woman and can’t compete on the US Women’s Olympic swim tea in Paris…he’s playing the victim…

Doubt that was the reason Hamas Attacked. Iran and other sponsors could give a rats ass about “Palestinians,” they use it as an excuse for their Anti Israel crap. Truth is, as bad as Palestinian Muslims have it in Israel, they have more right there than in Muslim countries. They were and have been considered by many Muslim countries as the bottom rung is the Muslim/Arab ladder.

Great track. Original video below 🙂

And hidden amongst the many headlines, that are and will be, coming out of Trump's court case underway in 'merica is this little gem: Conviction upheld for operative who funneled Russian money to Team Trump seems that Jesse Benton In 2013, was convicted as part of a bribery scheme, but he avoided a prison sentence and was ordered to serve two years of probation. Trump pardoned him. Then in 2016 he did it again... campaign-finance violation: He was charged with helping funnel illegal money to Team Trump from a Russian national. Convicted in 2022 and sentenced to prison soon after. Appeal dismissed... https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/conviction-upheld-operative-funneled-russian-money-team-trump-rcna148833 Ya can't get a Pardon, if your clown is not a president anymore...

Dope Lemon https://youtu.be/0awLTtNVN9A?si=G4chfVyBYhKKSyV0

Looks like little Donnie, the multi billionaire who doesn't have enough money to pay a 175 million bond chose a bail bondsman, who also doesn't have any money, and is not licensed to do business in New York... https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/letitia-james-trump-fraud-bond-judgment-void-rcna148664 New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked Judge Arthur Engoron to void the $175 million bond in Donald Trump's civil fraud judgment, citing concerns that the bond company doesn't have the funds. In a filing on Friday, James said Knight Specialty Insurance Company, which underwrote Trump's bond, has not been able to show that it has enough collateral to back it. She described KSIC as "a small insurer that is not authorized to write business in New York and thus not regulated by the state’s insurance department," and said the company had never written a surety bond in New York or in the past two years in any other jurisdiction. James’ office is seeking to have Trump put up a replacement bond within seven days of a ruling. A hearing is set for Monday... etc etc etc

By relocating its embassy to Jerusalem, the United States would effectively be recognizing the city as Israel's capital, a step that successive U.S. administrations from both parties along with virtually every country in the world have steadfastly avoided since 1948 Guess who?

What is your opinion? Some say the attack by Hamas, others say years of Israeli oppression…

Knox Goes Away [2023] When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. Superb lead carries this excellent crime caper all the way. Worth seeing.

No idea what you are on about Anyway I enjoyed the documentary and am out of here

Based on the comment I quoted, So at the end of the day the sleeve for "See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Our Gang, Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!" was just another bit of bat off material. or were you accusing other boys of doing that but not you? Or maybe no boys your age were doing such but only pre pubescent teens who were younger than Annabelle. I don’t hear about paedophiles lining up in their dirty macs at the Musse d”Orsay to view the picture and crank one off, come to that I don’t here of schoolboys doing it either

Based on what? At 14/15 I was getting more head than a pillow. Generally we were playing moneybox with the girls before high school 😃

All I can say is that you must have led a very sheltered childhood if you were bashing the bishop over record sleeves at 15 or 16. At that age there was always a copy of “Razzle” or whatever in my schoolbag, and at 16 I was buying “Adult Magazines” at the works shop

Hundreds Of Beavers [2024] In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers. This bizarre independent slapstick comedy. Made 2022, released 2024, with some laughs that transcend language barriers gets full marks for originality, but two hours is too long.

So at the end of the day the sleeve for "See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Our Gang, Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!" was just another bit of bat off material.