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- RETRO: KIMMER'S FAVORITES A CHRISTMAS CAROL
- LET'S SPEND CHRISTMAS TIME IN LONDON!
- DAVE GILBERT'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
| RETRO: KIMMER'S FAVORITES A CHRISTMAS CAROL Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:38 PM PST  George C Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge Scrooge is a tight fisted old businessman in 1840's London. On Christmas Eve he is visited by 4 ghosts one of which was Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. This is my favorite version of Christmas Carol. I think George C. Scott underplayed this role which made it even more moving to the audience. He brought humanity to character of Scrooge. His dryness and cynicism really lead the viewer to Scrooge's ultimate redemption. The word "humbug" is misunderstood by many people, which is a pity since the word provides a key insight into Scrooge's hatred of Christmas. The word "humbug" describes deceitful efforts to fool people by pretending to a fake loftiness or false sincerity.  Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge So when Scrooge calls Christmas a humbug, he is claiming that people only pretend to charity and kindness in an scoundrel effort to delude him, each other, and themselves. In Scrooge's eyes, he is the one man honest enough to admit that no one really cares about anyone else, so for him, every wish for a Merry Christmas is one more deceitful effort to fool him and take advantage of him. This is a man who has turned to profit because he honestly believes everyone else will someday betray him or abandon him the moment he trusts them.  The Classic 1951 film adaption Jacob Marley: I wear the chain I forged in life! I made it link by link and yard by yard! I gartered it on of my own free will and by my own free will, I wore it! Ebenezer: Bob, I haven't taken leave of my senses. I've come to them.  My favorite of all the animated versions of A Christmas Carol. Jim Backus Mr. Howell of Gilligan's Island does the voice of Mr. Quincy Magoo. The acting here is superb. Normally the character of Mr. Magoo was a bumbling character. As Scrooge Backus really gives a very layered stand out performance.  |
| LET'S SPEND CHRISTMAS TIME IN LONDON! Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:56 PM PST  LONDON - Bookmakers slashed odds of a white Christmas in London as Britain was buffeted by wintery weather over the weekend. The cold snap prompted bookies William Hill to cut the odds of snow in the capital at Christmas from 8/1 to 6/1. In Glasgow, Scotland, the price is 7/2. Swathes of the UK were hit by freezing temperatures, snow and sleet on Sunday. Aberdeen, Scotland, had snowfalls of 14 centimetres, while London, which last month had its first October snow for 74 years, had flurries early in the day.  Christmas in London is wonderful. There's the chaos of Christmas shopping and the festive fun of Christmas parties and events - and the tranquility of Christmas Day and Boxing Day when you can walk (and drive) around without drowning in shoppers. Top 10 Things to Do at Christmas in London  Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Read A Christmas Carol  Harrod's in London Harrods has gone all out this Christmas 2010 with a string of exclusive gifts for everyone. Explore a selection of gifts and make it an exclusive Harrods Christmas this year. Possibly the most famous lights on a single store are at Harrods in Knightsbridge. Christmas in London is a magical time and made more so by some of the best Christmas lights in the world. Most of them switch on in the middle of November and we recommend checking out Bond Street, Marylebone High Street, Oxford Street, Carnaby Street, and Covent Garden - and at the same time of course you can do your London Christmas shopping.  Decorate your tree in Aspinal style this Christmas with our delightful collection of Little London Christmas Tree Decorations. Each bauble is traditionally hand-crafted from mouth blown glass and then individually hand painted to create a perfectly finished glittering Christmas tree bauble. Each collection includes a London Taxi, Big Ben, an Old Fashioned Telephone Box, a London Double Decker Bus and a Grenadier Guard. Arrive in a protective wooden presentation box.  Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square The lights on the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square have been turned on. Since 1947 the pine tree in central London has been a gift from the people of Norway in recognition of Britain's support during World War II. The Norwegian Spruce was selected from a forest near Oslo in November and was then shipped across the North Sea. The 66ft (20m) tree is more than 100 years old and is decorated with 500 lights using halogen bulbs. London Christmas Tours  |
| DAVE GILBERT'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:47 AM PST  Dave Gilbert 1951-2001 RIP  Dave with a very happy fan... "Dave Gilbert was charismatic. Dave Gilbert was a phenomenal lead singer. And despite his rock star status, he had a humble heart. David Lee Gilbert died nine years ago and friends, family and fans still miss his wide grin, distinctive laugh, and his willingness to listen to anyone who needed to be heard." Dee Gilbert  In honor of Dave Gilbert's birthday on December 4, I thought I'd write a little post that features a celebration of the life of this incredible rock singer. David Lee Gilbert could really sing... Looked like a movie star, and had more magnetism and charisma in his baby finger than many other rock stars to come...  allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charm, enchantment, fascination, force field, glamor, magic, magnetism, oomph, pizzazz, seductiveness, just a few adjectives that describe the magic of Dave Gilbert performing. Comments from friends and fans... In Remembrance of Dave Gilbert  |
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