In Today's Issue
Laurel and Hardy
Trivia
That's Amaaaazing
Random Joke of the Day
Free audio Play
This week I was lucky enough to visit the Laurel and Hardy museum in the place of Stan Laurels birth, Ulverston.
Here is a link to the museum :-
http://www.laurel-and-hardy.co.uk/index.php
I can thourougly recommend if you are a fan of the duo, or even if you are not.
Here is a little poem I wrote after my visit..
Two bowler hats
their uniform
Of mirth
One tall and
skinny the other
Fuller girth
Men brought
together by
Life’s simple fate
Immortalised for
ever
On cellulose
nitrate
Slapstick timed in
a comedy
Ballet
From sands in the
desert and
Anchors away.
And in the end
their friendship
Always shone
through
They brought so
much joy
And laughter,
their own special brew
Trivia
Few years before Laurel and Hardy officially teamed up
they starred alongside each other by chance in "Lucky dog" in 1921".
Laurel intended to work mainly as a writer and director
and not as an actor. However, in 1926 when Hardy was injured,
Laurel had to step in and replace them in a movie.
Later they became close friends and the Laurel and Hardy team
was officially formed.
Off-screen, Laurel and Hardy were quite the
opposite of their movie characters. Laurel was the idea man who contributed a lot
to the writing
the directing of their movies. On the other hand
Hardy was more into socializing and having a good time!
In late 1930s, Laurel had a disputes with their movie studio
resulting in the termination of his contract. For this reason,
in the movie "Zenobia", Harry Langdon had to replace him
as Hardy's on-screen partner. The dispute was eventually resolved
and Laurel teamed up with Hardy again.
That's Amaaaaazing
The largest shaving cream pie fight consists of 1,180 participants and was achieved by Another Fine Fest (UK) in Ulverston, UK, on 18 June 2016.
Another Fine Fest is an arts and theatre festival held annually to celebrate the town of Ulverston and Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame, who was born there.
Did you know the blue whale is so massive that if you put it on a football pitch the match would be cancelled?
Free Audio Play..
Here is a recent radio play, written by myself, performed by my pals at Sheffield Radio.
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