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Janie
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02/08/2007 : 12:38:05
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You may remember that on Dusty's birthday this year, a reporter from the Guardian met a group of us at Henley to gather info for an article he was writing? My understanding is that the article was to cover a number of sites of interest with some link to the world of music....and Dusty's marker at Henley was one such site!!
Well, at long last the article is to see the light of day. For those of us in sunny England.....
GO OUT AND BUY THE GUARDIAN on Saturday 4 August
Lets hope we get a good spread  .
Janie  x53
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/08/2007 : 13:17:00
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I am so looking forward to this!...
Thanks to both Janie and Tere for keeping us up to date.
Roll on, Saturday!..
If anyone would like me to buy a copy for them..Just YELL!..
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/08/2007 : 23:08:41
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Yay! I thought it'd be in a Sunday one in the music bit.
Please someone remind me!
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Rob
Something Special
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2007 : 00:25:16
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Originally posted by Janie
and Dusty's marker at Henley was one such site!!
Well, at long last the article is to see the light of day. For those of us in sunny England.....
GO OUT AND BUY THE GUARDIAN on Saturday 4 August
Lets hope we get a good spread .
Janie x53
Yes, a very special site.
I think the Guardian is well worth buying every day but much more so this Saturday.
thanks Janiex53
R B
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Mark
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2007 : 08:29:12
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Sounds interesting!......I don't normally buy the Guardian....ain't it a Socialist paper?.....hmmm, but I'll buy it this time! 
On the subject of weekend papers in the Sunday edition of the Daily Mail there's a Bananarama CD, with the original recordings, to celebrate the fact they're back together!
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2007 : 22:46:00
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All papers are nasty, but at least it's not far right racist crap like the daily mail.
Sara x |
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 10:50:11
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Originally posted by Sara
All papers are nasty, but at least it's not far right racist crap like the daily mail.
Sara x
Gosh, I wonder what that makes me then....I like the Daily Mail! .
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 10:51:27
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The Guardian, 040807, Weekend
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 12:37:46
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Originally posted by TMAK
Well, Andrew did say that he had to pare it down several times to make it fit.
I hope we get to see some of the many pictures Andy took.
TMak
I must admit Tere I was a bit disappointed in terms of photos in particular - I clearly thought the article wouldn't be anywhere near as extensive as we might have liked because Dusty's shrine was one of many in the article, after all. However, when I think of the number of rolls of film that the photographer used I cannot really credit that the only photo was the somewhat bland one of the site, taken from a distance at that!
Ah well, I think we could have saved the Guardian a fortune and done the piece ourselves - no disrespect to Andrew and Andy intended of course......as a journalist it must be SO frustrating to spend all that time on a project........I wonder if we might be able to suggest to him that Dusty could easily have a feature of her own? Well, the TV does spin offs, so why not the Weekend mags?!!!
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
5116 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 12:42:45
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Well, maybe we DID inspire him, Janie. We'll have to keep "reminding" him. And, yes, that was one disappointing picture.
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
5116 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 17:39:28
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The photo they used makes the gravesite look so lonely. I think this one really shows the spirit of the day ~
TMak |
Edited by - TMAK on 04/08/2007 17:42:12 |
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2007 : 19:48:25
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Originally posted by Janie
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Originally posted by Sara
All papers are nasty, but at least it's not far right racist crap like the daily mail.
Sara x
Gosh, I wonder what that makes me then....I like the Daily Mail! .
Janie x53
Blimy I have the Daily Mail on a Saturday, so I'm not sure what that makes me either!
Trek
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2007 : 19:55:33
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I must admit that I found the article okay but the pics poor.
"String of hits in the 60's but not much thereafter"--is a bad comment though considering the good 70's stuff and the comeback music of the late 80's and 90's.
Trek
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Rob
Something Special
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2007 : 21:11:16
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Originally posted by treking
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Originally posted by Janie
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Originally posted by Sara
All papers are nasty, but at least it's not far right racist crap like the daily mail.
Sara x
Gosh, I wonder what that makes me then....I like the Daily Mail! .
Janie x53
Blimy I have the Daily Mail on a Saturday, so I'm not sure what that makes me either!
Trek
We are here for Dusty.
I dislike the Daily mail as much as Sara, along with quite a few other newspapers. (I think the Guardian is way the best)
That said, i know many lovely people that read newspapers i don't like, so maybe newspapers don't always say anything about who's reading it  
I was at a meeting awhile back when some disparingly referred to "Guardian readers", of which i'm proud to be one. I'm sure they thought we're all raving lefties.
RB
P.S. The revolution will be next Thursday |
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2007 : 21:19:40
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Originally posted by Rob
I dislike the Daily mail as much as Sara, along with quite a few other newspapers. (I think the Guardian is way the best)
That said, i know many lovely people that read newspapers i don't like, so maybe newspapers don't always say anything about who's reading it
RB
P.S. The revolution will be next Thursday
How very diplomatic of you Rob 
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5536 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 22:28:21
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I'm up for the revolution next Thursday
Redtreksy
Trek
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2007 : 23:39:14
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I know... I didn't mean everyone who reads it is like that
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
5116 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2007 : 23:40:43
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"String of hits in the 60's but not much thereafter"
To be honest, up until 2004, this is how I would have described her career, too. I hadn't heard any new Dusty songs following SOAPM until I heard her voice on the Pet Shop Boys' WHIDTDT. Then, nothing more.
But, then again, I was out on the West Coast of the US and playing Navy overseas, where Andrew was living in the UK during this time. I guess talking with us must have opened his eyes (and ears).
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
8973 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2007 : 00:19:46
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I don't want this to come out wrong..
But I wish he hadn't said that about the lesbian thing, when he said he might have thought it were her work, her music, that was the source of her attraction, were it not for the simple fact that most of the women there were lesbians... It's like he's saying the main reason people like her is because she may have been gay, and not for her great voice and music. That pisses me off a lil bit. Of course there will be a few fans who think like that, but not the majority!
I doubt that's how Dusty would want be remembered.
I just think she would rather be famous for her work, than for part of her personal life. And when it's brought up in every single article, it's not fair to her.
I just don't want her to be known only as "that famous gay singer", when she really should be known simply as one of the greatest singers who ever lived. Ever.
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
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Posted - 05/08/2007 : 00:22:37
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You put that very well, Sara.
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