Went to see Rocket Man tonight.

 

It was EXCELLENT.

 

Very much warts and all but it made you care.

 

Glad he got his happy ending in life. ^_^

 

 

The guy who played Elton, was he good ...

The guy who played Elton, was he good ...

 

Yes he was - but it didn't feel like an impersonation - more an interpretation. He was very good.

 

Without giving too much away - Mostly I found it sad. If you're made to feel worthless - however much you achieve in your life - you will still feel worthless.

Yes he was - but it didn't feel like an impersonation - more an interpretation. He was very good.

 

Without giving too much away - Mostly I found it sad. If you're made to feel worthless - however much you achieve in your life - you will still feel worthless.

 

 

Did it come across that way Laura , I do not know too much about Eltons background ...I read somewhere that his Mother was a strong character

Did it come across that way Laura , I do not know too much about Eltons background ...I read somewhere that his Mother was a strong character

 

The first half hour is all about his childhood Tess - there wasn't much love in the house.

 

I've heard him talk about his childhood a lot and some of the things that took place are in the film.

 

Your heart bleeds for the little boy he was.

 

But I guess that gave him the momentum to achieve what he did. And he found love in the end. ^_^

 

Him and David Furnish have been together 25 years - that's a life time in Showbiz years isn't it?

 

 

That is indeed a long time for showbiz..

 

Crocodile Rock always manages to galvanise me from his repertoire...

 

Was there anything about his Dad, I never heard him mentioned

Was there anything about his Dad, I never heard him mentioned

 

Yes - it focusses a lot on his relationship with his Dad.

The Donald comes to Ireland next week , he flies into Shannon airport where I happen to work. Today we received a notification from out HR dept at work telling us that we will have to have a letter from the company plus some form of photographic ID otherwise we will not be allowed to enter the airport & surrounding area from Wednesday morning until Friday when he leaves again. It's a joke , this is the second time that I have had to put up with this mayhem, the same happened when George Bust came here , 2.5k police were bussed in from all over the country to mind him. Bill Clinton came here & walked around & nobody touched him, no hoo ha ... the flights go past our office window as the runway is just down the road, i think I will go out & protest -_-

 

 

:nono:

The Donald comes to Ireland next week , he flies into Shannon airport where I happen to work. Today we received a notification from out HR dept at work telling us that we will have to have a letter from the company plus some form of photographic ID otherwise we will not be allowed to enter the airport & surrounding area from Wednesday morning until Friday when he leaves again. It's a joke , this is the second time that I have had to put up with this mayhem, the same happened when George Bust came here , 2.5k police were bussed in from all over the country to mind him. Bill Clinton came here & walked around & nobody touched him, no hoo ha ... the flights go past our office window as the runway is just down the road, i think I will go out & protest -_-

:nono:

 

Go out and stand on the runway Tess with a banner :lame:

 

What date is he coming to London?

 

I haven't done anything about taking the day off to protest. I did last time and it felt very satisfying.

 

I pity the Queen having to give him tea. :puke:

I've had a nice couple of days but "strange" too.

 

An old friend of mine who I swap Christmas cards with contacted me via my daughter's FB to tell me a colleague of ours from the late 1980s had passed away.

 

She lives in Northumberland and was coming down to Epsom for the funeral.

 

I invited her to stay at our house which she did. ^_^

 

So we met up - I hadn't seen her nor spoken to her in 26 years but it was like we had never been apart. We worked together for 9 years and always got on well and just resumed our friendship. We laughed a lot and it was so nice. ^_^

 

We went to our colleagues funeral and all these people were there that I used to work with and also hadn't seen for 28 years. Everyone looked the same - just older. :o

 

Then last night she came out with my friends now.

 

So it was like two world's colliding - my past (single, no children) life colliding with my present (Mum, Nanny married 29 years) life and I had to keep reminding myself that we hadn't spoken to each other in all that time. It was as if that whole quarter of a century hadn't happened. It was very surreal - in a lovely way.

 

She's gone home again now but we'll see each other soon and it won't just be Christmas cards we exchange.

 

Life can be funny sometimes can't it? :wacko:

I've had a nice couple of days but "strange" too.

 

An old friend of mine who I swap Christmas cards with contacted me via my daughter's FB to tell me a colleague of ours from the late 1980s had passed away.

 

She lives in Northumberland and was coming down to Epsom for the funeral.

 

I invited her to stay at our house which she did. ^_^

 

So we met up - I hadn't seen her nor spoken to her in 26 years but it was like we had never been apart. We worked together for 9 years and always got on well and just resumed our friendship. We laughed a lot and it was so nice. ^_^

 

We went to our colleagues funeral and all these people were there that I used to work with and also hadn't seen for 28 years. Everyone looked the same - just older. :o

 

Then last night she came out with my friends now.

 

So it was like two world's colliding - my past (single, no children) life colliding with my present (Mum, Nanny married 29 years) life and I had to keep reminding myself that we hadn't spoken to each other in all that time. It was as if that whole quarter of a century hadn't happened. It was very surreal - in a lovely way.

 

She's gone home again now but we'll see each other soon and it won't just be Christmas cards we exchange.

 

Life can be funny sometimes can't it? :wacko:

 

 

That is a lovely story Laura, I know exactly what you mean though , I have friends from the days I used to live in flats & while we do not see each a lot we do meet up a couple of times a year & it's like it was only yesterday since we had last met each other & we natter on about what each other are doing , etc etc. . Some people you just click with & that is even the same with new friends that you meet along the way , you just like each others company , find you have things in common & get on , no pretences, it's just ' is what it is warts & all ' :P . The Irish are great at meeting up at weddings & funerals, you meet people you have not met in years & we all say & "how are you keeping , you havent' aged a bit '" :lol:

 

Lovely you met your friend again Laura ...

The Irish are great at meeting up at weddings & funerals, you meet people you have not met in years & we all say & "how are you keeping , you havent' aged a bit '" :lol:

 

:lol:

 

there was a lot of that going on. ^_^

Had that happen to me when I went to my 20 tear high school reunion....a lot of 'you haven't changed a bit' directed my way.....of course, I did not recognize several of my class mates, as they changed hair, gained or lost weight, or completely changed their look where I had no clue who some were...my sister-in-law's sister who graduated in my class, said 'well, that's an A*** brother if I ever saw one', as I was walking away from her upon leaving my hotel room...

 

Had that happen to me when I went to my 20 tear high school reunion....a lot of 'you haven't changed a bit' directed my way.....of course, I did not recognize several of my class mates, as they changed hair, gained or lost weight, or completely changed their look where I had no clue who some were...my sister-in-law's sister who graduated in my class, said 'well, that's an A*** brother if I ever saw one', as I was walking away from her upon leaving my hotel room...

 

My problem is names - I knew I knew them but their names had slipped my mind in the ensuing 30 years. -_-

My problem is names - I knew I knew them but their names had slipped my mind in the ensuing 30 years. -_-

 

 

Same happened to me at my 20 year reunion....drew blank on several names.....then again, there were a number of classmates who forgot my name, but recognized my face....

O :o Poor Anthony Joshua , what a gorgeous smile that man has , far to handsome for that awful boxing game :cry:

 

 

Irish girl Katie Taylor won, she is running out of opponents ... I would hate to get a wallop from her , she boxes hard :)

Just looked up some documents on the computer. Apparently I have planned 15 church routes consisting of 117 churches. :o

O :o Poor Anthony Joshua , what a gorgeous smile that man has , far to handsome for that awful boxing game :cry:

Irish girl Katie Taylor won, she is running out of opponents ... I would hate to get a wallop from her , she boxes hard :)

 

and the man who beat him was so out of condition. :o Just brute force.

 

Still AJ will come back stronger for it I imagine - that's the mark of a great champion.

 

 

Just looked up some documents on the computer. Apparently I have planned 15 church routes consisting of 117 churches. :o

 

Do you visit them all?

 

Just looked up some documents on the computer. Apparently I have planned 15 church routes consisting of 117 churches. :o

 

 

Is it part of a tour Flatcap :unsure: