What are you watching tonight?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:08 am

William the White wrote: Today i walked up great hill, after trusting the weather forecast, wearing a t-shirt.

Ah, my favourite walk (I think I may have told you) Anglezark - White Coppice - Great Hill - Out across the top past the test mineshafts and back in via Lead Mines Clough. Fantastic in any weather.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:35 am

Had a look at "Real Lives" Mr Bish. Interesting, does this follow every episode of Desperate Romantics? The utter brilliance of minute detail in some of these paintings borders on genius, more so because the artists were only in their twenties at the time.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:35 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Had a look at "Real Lives" Mr Bish. Interesting, does this follow every episode of Desperate Romantics? The utter brilliance of minute detail in some of these paintings borders on genius, more so because the artists were only in their twenties at the time.

I think it does - yeah!

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:36 am

England on telly.

Don't want to watch, probably will.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:41 am

Bruno wrote:England on telly.

Don't want to watch, probably will.

Clashes with Dragons Den.

Therefore, I Am Out.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:42 am

Always suspected that.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:44 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Had a look at "Real Lives" Mr Bish. Interesting, does this follow every episode of Desperate Romantics? The utter brilliance of minute detail in some of these paintings borders on genius, more so because the artists were only in their twenties at the time.

indeed - in the famous "carpenters shop" (Millais) painting - the boy on the right (only an incidental figure - probably John the B) has a loin cloth type arrangement with animal fur - every hair of which is painted - prior to the pre-raphaelites that would have been merely a blob of colour...

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:46 am

Bruno wrote:England on telly.

Don't want to watch, probably will.

is it on ordinary telly or posh pay-telly?

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:50 am

Think it's on Channel 3, yep

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:04 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote: Today i walked up great hill, after trusting the weather forecast, wearing a t-shirt.
Ah, my favourite walk (I think I may have told you) Anglezark - White Coppice - Great Hill - Out across the top past the test mineshafts and back in via Lead Mines Clough. Fantastic in any weather.

Indeed - it was your tip that got me onto this walk. fourth time Ive done it since Easter, it's now one of my faves. Excellent. Even in the absolutely persisting rain - though yesterday I just went back to White Coppice - Anglezarke rather than the circular trip, which i think is a bit dull after Great Hill, at least until the lead mines, but, for sure, would have been mass bog yesterday...

So thanks for the tip, Bruce. excellent.

Maybe we should start a walking thread? Contend with the mountain bikers. Which I'm having to do almost every walk involving hills... Though they are mostly friendly and chirpy, I hasten to add...

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:04 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:Indeed. The armour and chain mail in this Joan of Arc work makes you feel you can touch it. Staggering skill.

ps: Did you know The Boyhood of Raleigh was once on display for quite a while in Bolton Museum and Art Gallery? I remember seeing it quite a lot back then.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:17 pm

TANGODANCER wrote: ps: Did you know The Boyhood of Raleigh was once on display for quite a while in Bolton Museum and Art Gallery? I remember seeing it quite a lot back then.

no I didn't, I think it's in the Tate now - we often go to see their pre-raphaelite collection, though they seem to keep most of them in perpetual storage.

The Boyhood of Raleigh never did much for me - though it is probably one of Millais most well-known - I was always intrigued by the dead toucan though - and have never heard an explanation of what that's about - except the vague notion that it represents the exotic potential of sea-voyage discovery... not sure why it has to be dead though - or why if it was dead the old sailor was carrying it about!

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:29 pm

I've never been quiter sure it's really a toucan at all. Not sure why, or what else it might be. Admit it's rather odd.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:41 pm

William the White wrote:Indeed - it was your tip that got me onto this walk. fourth time Ive done it since Easter, it's now one of my faves. Excellent. Even in the absolutely persisting rain - though yesterday I just went back to White Coppice - Anglezarke rather than the circular trip, which i think is a bit dull after Great Hill, at least until the lead mines, but, for sure, would have been mass bog yesterday...

So thanks for the tip, Bruce. excellent.

Maybe we should start a walking thread? Contend with the mountain bikers. Which I'm having to do almost every walk involving hills... Though they are mostly friendly and chirpy, I hasten to add...

Made up that you enjoy it as much as I do, William. Yes it'll be a little soft on the tops at the moment, especially where the path runs out. I ended up with one leg in up to the thigh a couple of years back and still enjoyed my walk

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I'm hoping that you've managed to get onto Great Hill on a clear day. Incredible views.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:42 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:I've never been quite sure it's really a toucan at all. Not sure why, or what else it might be. Admit it's rather odd.

maybe after Millais' Pear Soap Bubbles campaign the Boyhood of Raleigh was the prototype for a much later Guiness campaign?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:50 pm

thebish wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:I've never been quiter sure it's really a toucan at all. Not sure why, or what else it might be. Admit it's rather odd.
maybe after Millais' Pear Soap Bubbles campaign the Boyhood of Raleigh was the prototype for a much later Guiness campaign?

No worse an explanation than any other. Maybe an early bicycle ad from Raleigh tandems; toucan ride together.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:49 am

At th'cornerhouse

http://www.mesrine-movie.co.uk/

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:35 am

General Mannerheim wrote:At th'cornerhouse

http://www.mesrine-movie.co.uk/

Let us know what you think, I'm very keen to see these films.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:33 pm

ratbert wrote:
General Mannerheim wrote:At th'cornerhouse

http://www.mesrine-movie.co.uk/
Let us know what you think, I'm very keen to see these films.

I'm not so sure. THey are fantastically engrossing stories but I have visions of it going all Hollywood. I've got visions of him playing the 'night fox' from Ocean's twelve.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:30 pm

Finished "Life" starring damian lewis and some hot south american lass. Well worth a watch. quirky detective series. hard to describe without giving away the ending.

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