Favourites

[viv1949]

FAVOURITES......

I don't know whether I am placing this in the correct place But here goes...

I was thinking today (I do not do it often !) and thought it would be interesting to find out from all ranks their favourite films, music etc...
Shall I cast off... in no particular order.
Favourite....
Film: It's a Wonderful Life
Music: Rachmaninov's Variations on a theme by Paganini
Popular Music: Sinatra, Elvis and anything from the 60's
TV Show: Cagney and Lacey (go girls !)
Momentous Event: Man landing on the Moon
Sporting Event: England winning the 1966 World Cup Football Final
Most Admired: Winston Churchill and Admiral Lord Nelson

and so on, the list is endless..... eg Who would you invite (living or dead) to a your dinner party.....

Viv

[The Sailor]

Quite right Herk. I have moved it here.
Good post dizzy one. I will join in with it too with relish.
But where to start? Movies?

My five favourites.

Zulu.
The Battle of Britain
Saving Private Ryan
The Flight of the Phoenix 1
A Bridge too Far

Favourite music Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3, "Organ."

[herakles]

Well Sailor, as you read in my now deleted post !!!!!, I had asked her if she would like it moved. I was waiting for a reply.

[The Sailor]

Sorry Herk, I just realised that you had asked her. I quickly read it and moved it before people started posting. Then I had to tidy up.

[viv1949]

Sailor

I agree with you about A Bridge Too Far... especially the evocative soundtrack and the "white flag" incident at Arnheim Bridge featuring Antony Hopkins.
I have just noticed.... I have been promoted... this calls for drink.... noticing the time here in the UK.... I guess it has to be a night cap.... ;)

Viv

[cissystar650]

Hmmm....

Favourite Films: Rob Roy, Braveheart

Favourite Music: Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Gun's n Roses, Keane

TV Show/s: Trial and Retribution

Momentus event: The birth of my daughter, and then my son :D

Pastimes: Music, History, Forums

Favourite Possession: My Motorbike :cool:

[astraltrader]

Strewth Cissy - How do you reconcile Barry Manilow with Guns`n`Roses??

[cissystar650]

Strewth Cissy - How do you reconcile Barry Manilow with Guns`n`Roses??


I think they call it an 'eclectic' music taste!

Barry Manilow came first, back in 1978... then along came Rock and I was hooked, but there is always a soft spot for Barry.

[romft1945]

Well there you are, myself Ill go for
Any good factual Warfilm or good old Western
Music mainly Fifties and sixties
TV Shows Wildlife
Events Well the birth of both my children and Granchildren
Sport RUGBY
Admire My daughter for bringing up twin girls on her own from birth to the present day, Nine this Month, Phoebe and Yazmin

And to everyone else who has the courage to speak up for themselves,
ROM:cool:

[Maritime Michael Ian]

Blimey where to start!

Films: Battle of Britain, Battle of the River Plate, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, Titanic (latest one), Longest Day, (and any odd film that I've been in);

Music: well a pretty varied pot really, Gypsy Kings, Latin American (i.e. Paraguayan, Argentinian), Hawaiian/South Sea Islands, Classical - Bach, Beethoven, Elgar, Bruch, some pop, big bands (WW2 style though), military bands ( Royal Marines, Brigade of Guards, RAF);

Momentous events: Sailing to Australia aboard the New Australia 1953, marriage to my wife, Anne, birth of my Daughter and two years later my Son, returning to UK, BA Hons degree through the Open University, and last year graduating with a Masters in Maritime History at Exeter, the day we finished paying off our mortgage!

Sports: Cricket, glorious cricket, cross country skiing, horseriding (don't do much of that now especially since leaving Oz), table tennis.

Interests: maritime history, especially passenger liners from 1850 to 1970, RN and RAN, high altitude hiking, photography, travel, gardening.

Enough to go on with I reckon!

Ian

[BB60]

Films: Mister Roberts, The Caine Mutiny, SPR, The Bridge on the River Kwai, What Did You Do In the War, Daddy?, 40's Film Noir.


Music: I'll will listen to and enjoy most any kind of music. Favs are 70's Rock, Big Bands, Contemporary Jazz, Rat Pack and older Country. I will not listen to cRap and Death Metal or anything that sounds similar.

Momentous events: Birth of my children, Baptism

Sports: College football, Ice Hockey

Interests: WWII History, Volunteer Firefighter, Genealogy.

Most Admired: My maternal grandparents.

[viv1949]

Evening, morning and G'day to everyone ...

Looks like I will have to add more to my list of favourites as my list is starting to look a little puny (is that how you spell it) compared to all yours...

Will have to think about some more later as my little "grey cells" seem to have gone out for the evening.That is more then I am doing on this Valentine's evening.... :( I have no life ....before any chimes up with that line !!

Viv

[herakles]

I fear that anything I add here will not be enlightening.

My favourites are so dependent on my current state, especially with music. One day I can't get enough Mozart, another time Brahms etc.

I don't really like films all that much. They always seem too trivial to me. I prefer the book instead. Some of those mentioned above were good.

I quite dislike TV though sometimes a documentary will hold my attention. I've just finished watching a 3 part on John Curtin that was good. (John Who??)

Sport: cricket of course and the real footy - Australian Rules.

Most admired: not too many. Nelson, Wellington, Bill Slim, John Curtin.

Interests: books, books and books. Writing. Music.

There you go. I warned you it would be tediously boring.

[John Brown]

My offerings are:




Film............The Wild Bunch

Music..........Jethro Tull

TV Show.....Only fools and Horses

Momentous event......Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space

Sporting event........Roger Bannister running the first sub 4 minute mile

Most admired..........Too many to choose from

Dinner guests..........Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler

All in all, nothing too exciting I'm afraid.


John

[viv1949]

John

Yes dinner guests is a good one, I have often thought about that as the combinatios are many....
How about John and Robert Kennedy plus Marilyn Monroe to discuss (1) did you have , how shall we say, a more than platonic relationship (b) Marilyn did you commit suicide or did these other guests have a had in your demise.
Another guest might be the commanding officer of US Airforce base in Roswell New Mexico and the question would be .... what really went on in 1948 ?

As amatter of interest I have been to the UFO Museum in Roswell, it's the strangest museum I have ever been in ...... no genuine artifacts ! :cool:

Starting to ramble now....... just the way my mind works !

Viv

[John Brown]

Viv

All the artifacts may have been abducted by humans :o

John

[The Sailor]

That was the 'all clear siren' Viv. You can come out.

[johnny07]

My offerings are:




Film............The Wild Bunch

Music..........Jethro Tull

TV Show.....Only fools and Horses

Momentous event......Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space

Sporting event........Roger Bannister running the first sub 4 minute mile

Most admired..........Too many to choose from

Dinner guests..........Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler

All in all, nothing too exciting I'm afraid.


John


Be warned, Hitler was a teetotal vegetarian. :confused:

[John Brown]

Be warned, Hitler was a teetotal vegetarian. :confused:

That's ok. At least he would be cheap to feed:D

Regards...John

[chris westwood]

Films: This Is Spinal Tap, Bad Day at Black Rock, The Seventh Seal, Manhattan, Carousel, Anything by Alexander Korda.

Music: Robert Johnson, kathleen Ferrier, Cliff Bennet, Otis Redding, Wilson Picket, Etta James, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Buddy Guy, The Band, Eric Clapton.

Sport: Rugby League

Person: Tony Benn, Clement Atlee, Martin Luther King, Aneurin Bevan, Shami Chakrabati

TV: Outnumbered, Z Cars, The Original Quatermass, Newsnight, Superleague, University Challenge, Law And Order(including special victims unit)

Books: The Riddle Of The Sands, This Sporting Life, All The Wallander books, Anything by Michael Moore, Anything by Seigfried Sassoon. Anything about Architecture.

Art: Picasso, Turner, Stanley Spencer, Wyndham Lewis, Tracey Emin, Andy Warhol

Buildings: Chrysler Building, St Pauls, The 'Rusty Building' in Leeds, Broadcasting House, Anything by Lutyens. Durham cathedral

[chris westwood]

Be warned, Hitler was a teetotal vegetarian. :confused:

no he wasn't:cool:

[chris westwood]

Films: This Is Spinal Tap, Bad Day at Black Rock, The Seventh Seal, Manhattan, Carousel, Anything by Alexander Korda.

Music: Robert Johnson, kathleen Ferrier, Cliff Bennet, Otis Redding, Wilson Picket, Etta James, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Buddy Guy, The Band, Eric Clapton.

Sport: Rugby League

Person: Tony Benn, Clement Atlee, Martin Luther King, Aneurin Bevan, Shami Chakrabati

TV: Outnumbered, Z Cars, The Original Quatermass, Newsnight, Superleague, University Challenge, Law And Order(including special victims unit)

Books: The Riddle Of The Sands, This Sporting Life, All The Wallander books, Anything by Michael Moore, Anything by Seigfried Sassoon. Anything about Architecture.

Art: Picasso, Turner, Stanley Spencer, Wyndham Lewis, Tracey Emin, Andy Warhol

Buildings: Chrysler Building, St Pauls, The 'Rusty Building' in Leeds, Broadcasting House, Anything by Lutyens. Durham cathedral


and not forgetting the late great Rory Gallagher

[johnny07]

no he wasn't:cool:



Oh yes he was.

[chris westwood]

Oh yes he was.http://www.naturalnews.com/025163_Hitler_vegetarian_vegetarianism.html
http://www.fpp.co.uk/Hitler/staff/Paolini/Times090603.html

[derek s.langsdon]

Just caught up with all the "Favourites" here's just a few of mine off top of my head:-

Momentous Events:...of course Marriage and birth of son and his and grandson's progress and success in life. END of WWII. Moon Landing,
Life itself enjoying people/places everywhere.

Most Admired:......... My Father,Churchill,Eleanor Roosevelt, Any Astronaut, Any great Inventor of things we now take for granted,GOOD doctors,nurses and surgeons,the worlds best composers of any pleasant-to- listen-to music...too many more to list.

Art:.......................Lautrec,Monet,Turner and many others.

Places:...................Rome (I),Paris (2),London (3)...and anywhere in the world where the weather if warm,the food is good and the people are friendly.

Sport:....................World Cup Football,our best Premier League Games,
The Best of Olympic events (Athletics) and Winter Ski-jumps,TOP boxing,

Books:...................Travel/History/Newsmedia/WWII/RN too many to list

TV.........................University Challenge,Millionaire,Columbo,CSI,Mr.Monk,
Travel around Britain (and any Wold Travel progs),All News programmes,
current affairs,environment "Coast",Nautical .etc etc.

Buildings:.................St Paul's, St Peter's Vatican, The bridges in London
Florence,Venice.,The Albert Hall, any ancient edifice still standing like Colossium,The Pyramids/Sphinx,Pisa's Tower, Acropolis etc....


Films:......................Citizen Kane,Brigadoon,Anzio,The Glenn Miller Story, Mr Deeds comes to Town ! (original),The Best Years of our Lives,Spartacus,
Easter Parade,High Society,almost any Gene Kelly/Sinatra and even old Crosby (and Hope) films !!.....and more..

am out of breath !!

derek-L/Norfolk