CHARITY BALL FOR BRAVE JOHANNA

1 June 2007

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LEUKAEMIA patient Johanna McVicar's inspirational life is being celebrated tomorrow night at a special charity bash.

 

The star-studded Rainbow Dinner, which will raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust, will honour Johanna, who died in 2005 at the age of just 27.

 

Johanna, of Bishopton, Renfrewshire, campaigned tirelessly for the charity register of bone marrow donors.

 

Sadly, she died before a match was found for her.

 

But she won many hearts along the way, and persuaded pop star Robbie Williams to sign up to the register after they met. She also inspired actor Dougray Scott and got Alex McLeish and Ally McCoist involved in her campaign.

 

The glittering event will be held at Glasgow's Thistle Hotel and be hosted by DJ Suzie Maguire - Johanna's close pal.

 

 

There will be performances from Michelle McManus and champion dancers Victor da Silva and Hanna Kartunnen.

 

 

Suzie said: "It's exactly the way Johanna would want to be remembered, because she was a real party girl and loved a big night out."

 

 

For tickets, visit www.anthonynolan.org.uk.

 

Thanks to TRWS

 

I thought Adya is older.

Iconic Beatles album updated

 

Homage ... Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover gets a modern-day makeover

IT is one of the most famous and influential albums ever recorded, and its cover has become part of pop music history.

Forty years ago this week, The Beatles released Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to instant worldwide acclaim.

And almost as iconic as the anthems within was its eye-catching pop art cover featuring the Fab Four alongside a collage of life-sized cardboard models including famous writers, musicians, film stars and Indian gurus.

 

To celebrate Sergeant Pepper’s 40th birthday, here DEREK BROWN gives the classic montage a modern-day makeover.

 

Who's who ... see which icons of yesterday have been replaced with today's icons

 

 

1. Indian mystic Sri Yukteswar Giri replaced by Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama.

 

2. Sinister occult leader Aleister Crowley replaced by Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard.

 

3. Bawdy hellraising actress Mae West replaced by rehab hellraiser Lindsay Lohan.

 

4. Offensive stand-up Lenny Bruce replaced by edgy stand-up Ricky Gervais.

 

5. Pioneer of electronic classical music Karlheinz Stockhausen replaced by electro-wizard Moby.

 

6. Comedian and actor WC Fields replaced by pint-sized funnyman Danny DeVito.

 

7. Founder of analytical psychology Carl Jung replaced by hypnotist Paul McKenna.

 

8. Dark crime writer Edgar Allan Poe replaced by darker crime writer Ian Rankin.

 

9. Dancing movie legend Fred Astaire replaced by Dirty Dancing’s Patrick Swayze.

 

10. Leading artistic chronicler Richard Merkin replaced by graffiti commentator Banksy.

 

11. Painting of air force icon Varga Girl replaced by Forces beauty Nell McAndrew.

 

12. Big-faced actor Huntz Hall replaced by big- faced actor Nicolas Cage.

 

13. Genius builder and designer Simon Rodia replaced by architect Sir Norman Foster.

 

14. Cutting-edge beat poet Bob Dylan replaced by a crustier but still cool Bob Dylan.

 

15. Fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe replaced by fifth Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson.

 

16. Controversial cartoonist Aubrey Beardsley becomes Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

 

17. Old mannequin replaced by Topshop mannequin.

 

18. Police founder Robert Peel replaced by Sting, the founder of The Police.

 

19. Drug-dabbling writer Aldous Huxley replaced by off-his-head writer Will Self.

 

20. Poet Dylan Thomas replaced by Irish rhymer Seamus Heaney.

 

21. US screenwriter Terry Southern replaced by Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese.

 

22. Doo-wop singer Dion DiMucci replaced by R&B star Usher.

 

23. Comedy actor Tony Curtis replaced by funnyman Adam Sandler.

 

24. Cutting-edge artist Wallace Berman replaced by shark-pickler Damien Hirst.

 

25. Radio favourite Tommy Handley replaced by gobby radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.

 

26. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe replaced by platinum starlet Scarlett Johannson.

 

27. Drug-inspired writer William S Burroughs replaced by serial-caner author Irvine Welsh.

 

28. Spectral yogi pin-up Sri Mahavatar Babaji replaced by Celeb BB pin-up Shilpa Shetty.

 

29. One half of comedy double act Stan Laurel replaced by Dec’s other half Ant McPartlin.

 

30. Painter of heroic figures Richard Lindner replaced by Spider-Man creator Stan Lee.

 

31. Tubbier half of comedy double act Oliver Hardy becomes Ant’s pal Declan Donnelly.

 

32. Creator of the Communist Manifesto Karl Marx replaced by Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

 

33. Time Machine author HG Wells replaced by 2001 creator Arthur C Clarke.

 

34. Yoga guru Sri Parama-Hansa Yogananda replaced by yoga obsessive Madonna.

 

35. Desert hero Lawrence of Arabia replaced by Gulf War veteran Andy McNabb.

 

36. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud replaced by Sun Agony Aunt Deidre Sanders.

 

37. Mannequin replaced by New Look mannequin.

 

38. Pin-up cartoon of a Petty Girl replaced by cyberbabe Lara Croft.

39. Wise-cracking stage man Max Miller replaced by cheeky pop star Robbie Williams.

 

40. Another Petty Girl replaced by cartoon sexpot Jessica Rabbit.

 

41. Moody actor Marlon Brando replaced by grumpy thespian Russell Crowe.

 

42. Cowboy actor Tom Mix replaced by spaghetti western gunslinger Clint Eastwood.

 

43. Writer, poet and wit Oscar Wilde replaced by writer and comic Stephen Fry.

 

44. Zorro actor Tyrone Power replaced by Mask of Zorro star Antonio Banderas.

 

45. Modern artist Larry Bell replaced by unmade bed artist Tracy Emin.

 

46. African explorer David Livingstone replaced by British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

 

47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell.

 

48. Writer Stephen Crane replaced by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown.

 

49. Music hall comedian Issy Bonn replaced by stand-up Jimmy Carr.

 

50. Legendary Irish writer George Bernard Shaw replaced by modern Irish writer Roddy Doyle.

 

51. 3D artist and designer HC Westermann replaced by iPod designer Jonathan Ive.

 

52. Liverpool FC legend Albert Stubbins replaced by former Everton star Wayne Rooney.

 

53. Indian spiritualist Sri Lahiri Mahasaya replaced by spoonbender Uri Gellar.

 

54. Alice In Wonderland writer Lewis Carroll replaced by Harry Potter creator JK Rowling.

 

55. Boxer Sonny Liston replaced by British Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan.

 

56. Waxwork of George Harrison replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Alex Turner.

 

57. Waxwork of John Lennon replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Jamie Cook.

 

58. Waxwork of Ringo Starr replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Nick O’Malley.

 

59. Waxwork of Paul McCartney replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Matt Helders.

 

60. Albert Einstein replaced by Brief History Of Time genius Stephen Hawking.

 

61. John Lennon replaced by son Sean.

 

62. Ringo Starr replaced by son Zak.

 

63. Paul McCartney replaced by daughter Stella.

 

64. George Harrison replaced by son Dhani.

 

65. Child star Bobby Breen replaced by off-the-rails Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin.

 

66. Hollywood actress Marlene Dietrich replaced by Aussie screen star Nicole Kidman.

 

67. Legionnaire from the Order of the Buffalo replaced by anonymous British soldier in Iraq.

 

68. Shapely actress Diana Dors replaced by curvy Kelly Brook.

 

69. Child star Shirley Temple replaced by Britney Spears in Disney TV show.

 

70. Japanese Fukusuke doll replaced by Teletubby toy.

 

71. Snow White figurine replaced by Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear.

 

72. Statue from home of John Lennon replaced by statue of Bobby Moore.

 

73. Plastic doll replaced by Bratz doll.

 

74. Doll with Rolling Stones jumper replaced by ITV Digital Monkey with Arctic Monkeys T-shirt.

 

75. Figurine of Hindu goddess Lakshmi replaced by Barbie doll.

 

The Sun and purerobbie for pic!

 

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See how long it takes you to spot Rob. ^_^

 

Fergie wants to record a duet with Robbie Williams.

 

The Black Eyed Peas singer admits she is eager to collaborate with Robbie, who she recently met in Los Angeles.

 

Fergie told Britain's OK! magazine: "I would love to work with him. I think he has an amazing talent. He's definitely special."

 

The 'My Humps' singer also revealed she has become a fan of the Los Angeles Galaxy football team since David Beckham agreed to join them.

She said: "It's fantastic that they're coming to Los Angeles, I'm so excited. The city is going to get soccer fever.

 

"I don't follow soccer closely, but I'm excited now we've got David Beckham - that will make me watch. I'm probably going to get more excited about Los Angeles Galaxy now."

 

The former England captain, will begin his five-year contract with the team in July, and is moving to Los Angeles along with wife Victoria and their three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

 

© BANG Media International

Thanks to purerobbie.

 

 

 

 

 

Josh will be pleased. :lol:

 

As if he would ever work with her though, she is obviously just mentioning Rob's name to get in the paper, she must have something to promote. :P

thats interesting

 

i mean i think Fergie is definately hot but she cant sing for anything ^_^

c

Edited June 3, 200718 yr by TessaT

Robbie Williams made his debut in the LA Premier League soccer season tonight with his LA Vale teammates . He played in the match against TP United and left quite an impression!!! Robbie dazzled on the field by juggling two balls at once during the warm up and acrobatic maneuvers duringd the game. When Robbie wasn't playing he was cheering on his team from the sidelines.

 

Click for pictures

(thanks to Fans Supreme)

Portly Vale fan, Robbie?

June 04, 2007

 

SWING When You’re Winning? Er, not quite.

 

Here is ROBBIE WILLIAMS in action for his team’s first match of the season in the US.

 

Despite carrying more pounds than LA-bound DAVID BECKHAM, Port Vale fan Robbie still had a decent game for his celebrity side LA Vale.

 

He didn’t stop running all match and even stuck a few balls into the . . . Rudebox.

 

An onlooker said: “He wasn’t in as good a shape as his teammates. He had a bit of a belly but still did well.”

 

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(thanks to fans supreme)

Fergie wants to record a duet with Robbie Williams...

 

 

meh she just wants to become the new Kylie :mellow: I can imagine them together singing something like Kids but it wouldn't be good for his... life :blink:

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ROBBIE FINDS DAD DIAZED BY HIS FRIEND

This Is The Sentinel

 

Movie buff Pete Conway, the local entertainer and father of Robbie Williams, pictured, was recently reminded of one occasion when his knowledge of the cinema was found wanting.Snow storms in New York brought back memories of the time two years ago when Pete and Robbie had arranged a get-together in the Big Apple.

 

Although Pete's flight was just able to land at a snowbound JFK, the weather caused the cancellation of his son's flight from Los Angeles.

 

Checking into the celebrity-friendly Mercer Hotel, where fellow guests included Kylie Minogue and Mike Myers, Pete struck up a conversation with a young woman he assumed to be a member of the hotel staff.

 

They met again the following day and were sitting together chatting when Robbie and his entourage swept into the hotel. The girl ran over and gave Robbie a hug. As father and son greeted each other, the girl left. "You do know who that was, don't you, dad?" said Robbie. "No," said Pete. "I thought she worked here."

 

Robbie explained that the hotel worker who couldn't get home because of the snow, was, in fact, Cameron Diaz.

 

and...

 

SPEAKING of our local superstar, Robbie rates a mention in the latest edition of Lonely Planet's Great Britain guide.

 

Readers are informed that one of the Six Towns that make up the Potteries is Tunstall, home town of Robbie Williams. The only other famous Stokies named in the book are Josiah Wedgwood and Arnold Bennett.

 

Although Staffordshire is recommended for its "abundance of natural beauty", Stoke-on-Trent is said to "hold limited appeal for the visitor, except in one department: its porcelain". One of the attractions recommended is the Gladstone Pottery Museum, "constructed around Stoke's last remaining bottle kiln".

 

Actually, at the last count there were 47.

 

Lily's Dad Speaks Out

Sky News 4/06/07

 

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He may be famous, but Keith Allen is a concerned dad, too.

 

And if his latest advice to daughter Lily is true, she may not be smiling...

 

 

According to the Daily Mirror, Keith reckons Lily should quit pop because it's making her depressed.

 

The Robin Hood star is apparently concerned Lily could have a breakdown.

 

He said: "She hasn't stopped for a year and a half. I remember meeting Robbie Williams and thinking him the saddest person I had ever met. I thought 'Why doesn't he just give it up?'"

 

"I haven't said that to Lily, yet, but I will."

 

This all comes after Lily's US tour was cancelled early and she wrote an emotional post on her blog about her weight

 

:(

:(

 

What? :unsure:

 

 

Btw, has this been posted? Mr Ray is back yet again going on about bloody 'Angels. :rolleyes:

 

'I ONLY GOT £7,500 FOR ANGELS BUT I'M DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY'

 

LAURA NAYLOR

 

02 June 2007

 

The singer-songwriter who is said to have co-written the heaven-sent hit which kicked off Robbie Williams's solo career will be performing in the Potteries tonight.Ray Heffernan, who received £7,500 to release the rights to Angels, is paying a one-off visit to the city as part of an international tour. He will be appearing at the Fat Cat Caf?? Bar, in Hanley, at 9pm.

 

Ray, who lives in Italy with his wife Elisa, aged 31, and daughters Morgan, aged eight, and five-month-old Giorgia, allegedly met Robbie in a Dublin bar, in 1996. The pair shared a few drinks, and had a conversation about writing music together - and ended up back at Ray's mother's house, where they attempted to combine their talents.

 

According to Ray, Angels was originally called An Angel Instead, and was written after his former girlfriend miscarried their child. The 34-year-old said: "There's an Irish tale that if a baby is stillborn, it's actually an angel, so that's how the song came about. "I showed it to him, and we worked on it together. He organised a session at a studio, and we recorded a version of it.

 

"The verse and the verse melody was mine, as were the words at the start of the chorus. "But the big chorus melody came later - that was down to Robbie and Guy Chambers. "Robbie later went back to England, and invited me over. So I travelled to London, but he wasn't there to meet me.

 

"I hitched a ride to Stoke, and it took three days. When I arrived everyone in the city knew where Robbie lived, and I was shown where his house was. "I found him, and he told me he couldn't help me anymore. He was working with Guy Chambers by then."

 

Ray travelled back to Dublin, and some time later heard there was a song called Angels on Robbie's first solo album, Life Thru a Lens. "I contacted his management, and they offered me £7,500 to renounce any claim to royalties," said Ray.

 

"No-one was expecting much of Robbie at the time, and I was happy with the amount, so I took it. I was only 22, and was naive. But then the song was released as a single, and it really took off. "I was devastated, and I was angry for a long time. "It's only recently that I've been able to listen to it and appreciate it as a good song."

 

Angels has sold more than two million copies worldwide, and despite the fact it has contributed heavily to the Robbie's vast fortune, Ray believes his life can only be compared favourably to that of the pop sensation's.

 

He added: "I am deliriously happy, and Robbie seems desperately miserable. "At the time I met Robbie, I was doing a lot of drugs, and if I had the kind of money Robbie has, I would have ended up dead. "It was a blessing in disguise."

 

Ray will be performing some of his own work tonight at the after Newcastle-based Clayfaces take to the stage at the Trinity Street bar. He will not be singing Angels at the gig. It will be his first visit to the city in over a decade, and he has a message for two people he met during his last trip.

 

He said: "The last time I was here I didn't know anywhere or anything, but I met two guys in a pub and they gave me some food and a bed for the night. I can't remember the guys' names, but I always said if I ever returned to the city I would look them up and buy them a few beers to say thanks. I hope they'll come to the gig and say hello, so I can repay them for looking after me that night."

 

Source Thanks to purerobbie

 

Oh God. :rolleyes:

Oh God. :rolleyes:

 

I know :zzz:

 

His story has changed so many times of the years I really do struggle to take him seriously. We get he had an involvment in writing 'Angels' all those 11 years ago, there really is'nt a need to keep going on it about it constantly. I don't know about the UK, but he crops up in Irish papers quite regularly, strangly enough, his story of the events of 'Angels' tend to change. :rolleyes: At one point I recall him claiming Guy Chambers had nothing to do with Angels at all, then later he claimed it was Guy who put the song together probebly. There were various other inconsistencies as well. If he wants respect and money for the song, then he should actually do something about it and stop bitching in silly tabloids imo. <_<

 

'I ONLY GOT £7,500 FOR ANGELS BUT I'M DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY'

 

yawn :(

From this weeks Now Magazine. :rolleyes:

 

Keira Knightley and pal Sienna Miller are both being wooed by the Robster

 

Keira Knightley's on the verge of splitting with her long-term actor boyfriend – and Robbie Williams is ready to move in for the kill.

 

But randy Rob's hedging his bets. Not only has the 33-year-old been making cheeky calls to Keira, but he's pursuing her friend Sienna Miller, too!

 

Robbie's tried it on with both actresses in recent weeks and his sneaky love plot was only rumbled when he called them one after the other – and they were together at the time.

 

Keira, 22, and Sienna, 25, are currently in Wales filming the Dylan Thomas biopic The Best Time Of Our Lives.

 

A source close to Keira reveals: 'Robbie's been chasing both girls for ages.'

 

See the full story in Now magazine - out now!

 

 

Thanks to PR

 

 

POP STAR'S BESTSELLING SINGLE SOLD 6.3 MILLION COPIES

 

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The song Angels has been covered by Jessica Simpson, Mexican singer Yuridia, singer Beverley Knight, band All Angels, as well as Verena Von Strenge's group, Moon Dust.The original recording by Robbie proved to be the greatest commercial success selling 6.3 million worldwide.

 

Angels was the fourth single from Robbie's debut album, Life Thru a Lens. It has been credited with saving the singer's solo career, and is used to conclude almost all of his concerts.

 

At the 2005 Brit Awards, the song was voted the best song in the past 25 years of British music by the public.

 

In a survey by UK digital TV station Music Choice, the song came in at number one as the song people would most like played at their funeral.

 

When he was a toddler, Robbie's mum Jan says she used to tell him stories at night about how the Angel on top of Burslem Town Hall was watching over him and looking after the people of the Mother Town.

 

The Sentinel via purerobbie

 

 

 

ROBBIE STILL GETS HIS KICKS IN LA

 

HAYLEY HARP

The Sentinal

 

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Thousands of miles away from his beloved Port Vale, Robbie Williams is getting his football kicks in a team named after his boyhood heroes.

 

LA Vale FC was set up by Robbie in Los Angeles where he now lives - and the team's logo - complete with Staffordshire Knot - has an astonishing similarity to that of his beloved club back in Burslem.

 

Since the singer converted tennis courts at his LA home into a turf pitch, reports have regularly cropped up in the gossip columns about him hosting friendly football matches for his celebrity friends. Now LA Vale is a fully-fledged 11-man team - kitted out in black and white - and this year they entered the LA Premier League (LAPL). LA Vale hosts a mixture of athletes and celebrities according to Robbie's official website, including Chilean actor Santiago Cabrera, star of American sci-fi TV drama Heroes.

 

 

 

The team lost their debut against Des Moines Menace, from Iowa, but according to the LAPL website, thrashed Orosco's TPU 7 - 2.

 

They still have a number of games left to play in the season and T-shirts from some of the matches are available to buy from Robbie's online store.

 

And while it seems Robbie likes to pull on his kit for a game, he can also be seen on videos posted on YouTube coaching and managing his team.

 

The league, described as a competitive men's soccer community primarily comprised of players age 30 and over, is relatively unknown but Port Vale fans discovered the news quite quickly.

 

Mascot and fan Gavin Yorke, aged 29, from Baddeley Green Lane, Baddeley Green, said: "The idea of the club is great. It will give Vale some good publicity.

 

"Maybe we will get some American fans and Robbie can get them to come over and see us.

 

"I think it is fantastic - good advertising for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent.

 

"Port Vale needs a connection with them over there."

 

Fellow fan Ash Connor, aged 49, from Keelings Road, Northwood, added: "It is great publicity - anything that promotes the name Port Vale is good - especially with Robbie behind it.

 

"The world is such a small place for Vale fans so when something like this comes about we all get to know about it."

 

Back in America, an English pub in Santa Monica used to have a team in a league similar to Robbie's.

 

Ex-pat Tony Moogan, originally from Liverpool, owns an English bar called the c**k and Bull.

 

He said: "I know Robbie is a big soccer fan so it's good to see him playing over here now he lives in LA.

 

"We get a lot of stars in my pub - mainly because they want to watch the soccer. Sting is a regular.

 

"A lot of stars out here play in teams like Robbie's but I haven't heard of LA Vale.

 

"It's a common thing for stars to do. I know Rod Stewart used to play in a similar team."