tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post7344548624241874077..comments2023-11-05T09:26:06.044+00:00Comments on Start The Revolution Without Me: Film Festival ReviewPileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-73576998580592409542010-05-31T22:28:58.292+01:002010-05-31T22:28:58.292+01:00couldn't agree more Marmite. I noticed that Ro...couldn't agree more Marmite. I noticed that Rons segment was being recorded, I wonder what will happen with that. <br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-41536478267308987712010-05-15T14:05:15.278+01:002010-05-15T14:05:15.278+01:00Ron's segment of the evening was th true highl...Ron's segment of the evening was th true highlight. I loved his stories and as we said on the evening he probably wouldn't last 5 minutes in today's multinational corporate world.<br /><br />Cinema was made by people like Ron. It is a shame the suits don't remember that.marmiteboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727386811098683743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-83771582520232490582010-05-10T22:05:09.918+01:002010-05-10T22:05:09.918+01:00PH - yeah a great night. Loved some of those old c...PH - yeah a great night. Loved some of those old cinema ad's too... i'd forgoten those rancid Kiora drinks in the plastic cup that you had to spike with a straw. How flat were they??! For best results serve warm... Did no cinema have ice or fridges back then?? ugh<br /><br />Interesting about the 'smoking' thing too. Almost forgot about smoking in the cineam. Loved the ad they screened where smokers had to sit on the left hand side! Yeah coz that always worked didnt it?! Could never smell it when you were a isle distance from an old gasper! <br /><br />Ron said they had to change the screen every year due to the smoke damage.<br /><br />Carl - you must of missed my post a couple of weeks back on the festival. Yeah it wasn't dvertised that well, but people somehow found out, and there were some good turn outs for it. They showed the Dr Feelgood movie, and most of the remaining original members turned up for it.<br /><br />I took dozens of pics fella! I just didn't wanna look TOO nerdy by posting them on here! I'll sort some out for you.<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-7984205317264225522010-05-10T14:26:00.968+01:002010-05-10T14:26:00.968+01:00P.S. Coopl pic Mondo !!!!.P.S. Coopl pic Mondo !!!!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-53673464433746329742010-05-10T14:24:02.660+01:002010-05-10T14:24:02.660+01:00Love the Starsky and Hutch and Dukes of Hazzard mo...Love the Starsky and Hutch and Dukes of Hazzard motors. Any more pics you could e mail me ???. Good piece P , i didn't even know there was a film festival on !!!!. Obviously not been paying attention. A good read mate.<br /><br />Carl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-33650003670286085392010-05-10T00:32:24.414+01:002010-05-10T00:32:24.414+01:00I was really pleased I attended the evening with R...I was really pleased I attended the evening with Ron Stewart. Having spent much of my spare time from aged 8 to 14 at The Classic cinema, it was great seeing him again. Apart from the weekly Saturday Morning cinema show with its Loony Tunes disco, those dinasour chewy sweets, lucky numbers and that was before the films had even started. Anyone remember Danny The Dragon?<br /><br />Saw loads of film at The Classic but mainly the 70s powerhouses The Towering Inferno, Earthquake in 70mm full stereo sensurround, Jaws, Escape from the Planet of the Apes - double billed with The Posiedon Adventure. Saw a few strange ones too The Likely Lads, Thats Entertainment, Steptoe & Son Ride Again, Man About the House...Years later saw Breaking Glass, (my first AA) and Heavy Metal. Went on the Classic carnival float, saw a 3D film called The Bubble (which Ron remembered as being 1981) that guy has an amazing memory. I took my dog to the pet show Piley mentioned, that really was a morning to remember and it did get us to go and see the movie Benji so as a promotional tool - it worked. Ron used to book a fair few expoitation pics too - The Man from Hong Kong, Death Wish, The Exterminator, The Beast...all "BACK BY PUBLIC DEMAND" I'm not sure if I preferred Classic 1 or Classic 2,both screens had their charms although I did have a nasty abusive experience in Classic 1 - I had to sit through The Slipper And The Rose.phsendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-33197843978381507262010-05-09T23:19:01.508+01:002010-05-09T23:19:01.508+01:00ISBW - Just back from a fab long weekend down your...ISBW - Just back from a fab long weekend down your neck of the woods! Ron was a true gent, they don't make em like that anymore. He let you take the rice, the water pistols (which then meant soggy rice... ugh), the newspapers, the toast, even the hundreds of candles, all held aloft by 90% pissed people!! These nights were always good turn outs, and were every 6 weeks. Ron said he wanted to up the frequency at one point but his cleaners threatened a mutiny if that had to clear up the mess any more regularly! Ahh, the 80's weren't so bad after all!<br /><br />I never was likely to get to the all-nighter, and would have been asleep within minutes of the lights going down! But I hear if was a great night.<br /><br />JM - Don't know that one, will stick that on the list for when I'm nect that way. I'm always gob-smacked at how the boys did stuff like that all the time. Nothing seemed too much trouble when they were on tour here. It should be remembered they were both cracking on by then, and neither in good health. <br /><br />Heff - do you have the black and white cardie? does he let you sit in it sometimes and you sing the theme-tune??? ;-)<br /><br />Cocktails - there were so many other too... There was a 'bring a pet to the cinema' day (and you can imagine how well that went!), a special 'Hells Angels' night, and they turned up from all over the country to attend. Ron was made a honoury Hells Angel!!!! (true!) or how about Ron on a carnival float that was decked out as an X-Wing fighter from Star Wars... Ron dressed as an X-Wing pilot. There was a accident and he topled off and ended up in A&E and with no money in his pocked. After finally being let go, he went to a cab and said "can you take me to the Classic Cinema?, but I havn't got any money...." The cabbie replied "what planet are you from mate?" !!<br /><br />Keen to see more of those films, so will look into that - ta for the tip!<br /><br />Mondo - wonder if we'll ever track that down?? Everyone seems to remember it, but no bugger has got it. You look like Charlie Big Potatoes in that pic mate! Nice Cardie! Did your mum ever knit you one at the time? I was alwas asking my mum to knit me one!<br /><br />EF Rice - Agreed, <br />I have no problem with the presenting from Dave (and no problem with any of the Saps cme to that), it was just the selected material that let the event down I feel. Dave put everything into his presentation, and was good value.<br /><br />"is he talking"!!! Yes I heard that too! Think it was an old fella towards the back, maybe his hearing wasn't so good, or maybe he was just rude!! (or both!)<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-77693470342686400662010-05-08T15:36:15.822+01:002010-05-08T15:36:15.822+01:00Great post mate. I share your disappointment with ...Great post mate. I share your disappointment with the L&H event, it was a prefect opportunity to talk about their stay and show some short classics. The adverts were abysmal with one actor looking more like Christopher Biggins than Oliver Hardy.<br /><br />The lowlight for me was a local councillor addressing us all on his story of when he met L&H at the Palace. Actually what really happened was he caught a glimpse of them arriving and not a lot else ! For a Councillor he had an incredibly quiet voice (my stereotypical view is that councillors are all loud and opinionated) and led to a heckle from one gentleman along the lines of 'is he talking ?', that got quite a few laughs actually ! Who was that bloke .... ?<br /><br />Must just put a good word in for Dave Simpson who presented the event though. He reminds me a lot of John Peel with his voice and general style and I know he is a major L&H fan and loves cinema in general. <br /><br />Palace in great shape though, will be checking out the coffee lounge with my family soon !E F RICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323043569136307149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-42111904852603459402010-05-07T20:58:16.630+01:002010-05-07T20:58:16.630+01:00Can't believe 'Ere Burt is such a bugger ...Can't believe 'Ere Burt is such a bugger to track down. Great hear ol' Ron is such a gent, I remember him from The Classic and he always looked Mr Cinema. Blimey those RHPS nights too - I had some right tear ups there.<br /><br />I've actually sat in the same Torino '615 COP' - we went a custom car show last year, and I was gutted I didn't have me Starksy Adidas SL 76s on so the bloke who owns it let me sit in with the cardy <a href="http://www.divshare.com/direct/11302389-d2b.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a> if you fancy a peep.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-31166288709078273432010-05-07T16:48:19.774+01:002010-05-07T16:48:19.774+01:00I love those cinema anecdotes, especially the one ...I love those cinema anecdotes, especially the one about the cinema swimming pool. Nothing exciting like that ever happened at our local picturehouse, although they may well have run a pet cremation service on the side for all I know!<br /><br />Great co-incidence about the Sid James street market film. I'd love to see that on the big screen. And if you enjoyed that one, I say with my marketing hat on, I'd recommend the whole Look at Life in Swinging London DVD. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Look-At-Life-Swinging-London/dp/B000E6UMFS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1273247215&sr=8-2Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-34779074226486035532010-05-07T16:40:26.162+01:002010-05-07T16:40:26.162+01:00A dude in my town has a Gran Torino, and he had it...A dude in my town has a Gran Torino, and he had it painted EXACTLY like the Starsky & Hutch model. Yeah, he's a class act, lol !Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-17610047421819468812010-05-07T13:48:45.560+01:002010-05-07T13:48:45.560+01:00Have you ever been to Bottesford in Leics, Piley? ...Have you ever been to Bottesford in Leics, Piley? Stan's sister and husband used to run The Bull. I've got a picture somewhere of Stan and Ollie pulling pints when they stopped there after performing in Nottingham.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-3460344781473652422010-05-07T10:56:43.350+01:002010-05-07T10:56:43.350+01:00I LOVE Ron's 'look'. Absolutely perfec...I LOVE Ron's 'look'. Absolutely perfect for his job. There's no way he could have done anything else. I'd have loved to see him at one of the Rocky Horror Show nights (did he let you take water pistols and bags of rice in??).<br /><br />Shame the Stan and Ollie-fest fell a bit flat, but overall it sounded like a fine festival. You bottled out of the all-nighter, then? Lightweight.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-19912285428355094032010-05-07T09:09:53.842+01:002010-05-07T09:09:53.842+01:00thanks Warble... I should have asked Ron about tha...thanks Warble... I should have asked Ron about that Scotish lady you remember so well!<br /><br />I was able to meet Ron after the show too for a quick chat, he was, and still is the perfect gentleman.<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-60745202828674481512010-05-07T06:58:55.599+01:002010-05-07T06:58:55.599+01:00Ron was always a top gent at the Rayleigh Regal, a...Ron was always a top gent at the Rayleigh Regal, and it couldn't have been easy with all us spotty faced oiks going there. He was a lot less fiecesome than some his old dears with the torches!<br />Glad to hear that he is still in good health, and just sad that I didn't make it along to the show.<br />Fingers crossed for next year.<br /><br />WarbleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com