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Old May 10th 10, 10:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
HRH The Example John Smith
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"Mike M" wrote in message
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Hi Big Monkey Man/Shane,

Dare I admit that back in the distant mists of 1961 or 62 going to listen
to Helen Shapiro at the old Essoldo cinema in Cippenham, Slough?


I was still in London, then!

Thanks for inviting me.

As for the Essoldo...any relation to the Kursaal at Southend? (where one
presumes her escape was so urgent she forgot her detergent!).


Toots!



She obviously had a lovely singing voice


She did that and agree with your comments.

Thanks for your e-mail, I'm going to have a go at a reply but it may have
to wait a couple of days. So until later,
--
Mike


Big Monkey Man wrote:

What gets me is that Helen Shapiro! 'Walking Back to Happiness'
starts off great, then turns into something by a middle-aged male
Jewish wide boy - say, Michael Winner. Oyvay! She obviously had a
lovely singing voice but was managed by someone only interested in
the width. And Smokey Robinson's 'Tracks of my Tears' appeared to be
an attempt to sell 'Tears of a Clown' twice? I remember hearing
'Tears of a Clown' on the car radio as a kid, almost the first pop
song I wanted to hear again. Though I pictured Smokey as an aging
lady, sort of like a music industry version of Norma Desmond (one of
the earliest movies I enjoyed that wasn't a cartoon or a Dick Van
Bloke vehicle). 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' - by Peter, Paul and Mary -
was another one. One of those that worried grown-ups as they began to
think maybe this kid had a more adult taste in music than they did.
Ah but I was young, gifted and black! What evr happened to Marcia?
Microsoft would certainly get a bit more of my respect if they
included these songs with WMP rather than the crepe they do.

Big Monkey Man