Bad Idea.

This CCTV business is a typical Big Brother idea. Once again our civil liberties of freedom, are being eroded. All that will happen, is it will encourage yobs to play to the camera for a laugh. They will want a reaction, from the anonymous person in the security control room. So they will put on the bad bahaviour, and the Police will have to sort it out.
This must be one of the daftest ideas I have ever come across.
I have a better idea. Bring back self respect and discipline, and get rid of those silly cameras.
We are unwittingly, creating a lost generation of idiots, and this country certainly doesn’t need that.

What’s next, on the spot lessons in good behaviour? 😀 😀
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Maybe….it was 1.5 times.😀

Just out of interest, did you see the green curtain effect, and were there any reddish areas, with your 1.5 observations?
Which is probably, nearer to the truth, would you say. 😉 😉
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I’ve seen it three times…as far south as Ohio in the U.S.

Well according to your signature, there are two sides to every story, and the truth is somewhere in the middle. So are you sure you saw it 3 times?

😀 😀
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I have to agree with your list totally, And feel its a great thing that there will be a statue for Les Dawson, Eric Morcambe has already been remembered this way and i feel its a great idea.

Along with your list i would add the following comedy hero’s
*Sid James
*Peter Sellers
*Benny Hill

I also thought it would be nice if the new wembley staduim tributed the heroes of old with a statue representing the whole world cup of 1966 squad not just Bobby Moore, and a statue of Freddie Mercury who without a doubt was a hero of Wembley.

Aviation wise there are many too, I personally would like to see a statue on the old Croydon Airport site for Amy Johnson.
I also hope at some point we will be able to remember Alex Henshaw and Ray Hanna in some way, I hope i do not offend anyone by mentioning this.

I forgot to mention

Charlie Drake.

Dick Emery.

I can still remember Dick Emery sketches, especially the takes on the young thug, and Biker. But that dear old lady who said ” Oh you are awful, but I like you ” must surely be one of the best British comic drags acts, I can remember.:D 😀
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Les Dawson the late great comedian is to be honored with a statue paid for from charity events and donations.
The statue will be on council owned land in Lytham st annes lancashire.
Les Dawson born in collyhurst and passed away in 1993 aged 62 , was talent spotted in northern clubs, as the pianist who played just that slightly out of key(who a piano playing friend says takes great musical talent to actually pull off).But most people will remember him for his cissie and ada routines with Roy barraclough,first made famous by Norman evans.
Any more stars you can think of that may be warrant this sort of epitaph or celebration of thier lives or achievements.:)

Many years ago, when I actually bothered to watch Television, Les dawson was one of my favourite comedians. His jokes about the mother in law, never failed to make me laugh. This man was a comic genius, far better than whats around these days. I am glad there will be a statue to remember him by, he certainly deserves to be remembered, as one of the great comedians.
Other comedians that really made me laugh, and deserve a statue are,

Ronnie Barker.

Tommy Cooper.

Tony Hancock.

Harry H Corbett.

It’s really great to be posting on this thread, because it brings back memories, of the greatest era in comedy. It really is very sad, that they are no longer with us.
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I guess Steve Rowell was thinking of the Aurora too…. Shot O’ The Day from Commercial forum…

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1183104/L/

That’s quite a photo of the Aurora, as seen in mid air, most impressive!! 😎
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Roscoria, I would be interested to know what part of the country you live in.
I remember the first time I saw the Northern Lights, I was living in a cottage in High Garrett, Braintree, the year was 84-85 and it was the 7th of February, I know this as it was my mates birthday.
It was a saturday night and I was putting out the milk bottles and witnessed this fantastic sight of what looked like green curtains in the sky, it was a freezing cold frosty night. I went into the house to tell my missus, who was watching the weather forecast, Michael Fish went on to tell us that some of us lucky one’s in East Anglia would be able to see the Northern Lights. We went back outside to witness my mate returning from his birthday meal in an open top TR6 sports car, they thought it was the end of the world, we all stood and watched it for hours.
Next time was 1991, probably
May or maybe later, again a saturday night and I had just played in a cricket match, I was living in Finchingfield and had a camcorder, I don’t recall it being a particularly cold night. We woke up our son to watch it and I tried to video the event, all I have it vague glows and the voice of an excited 4 year old, I remember the shapes being different that year with more different shifting colours.
Hope that helps with the dates, hav’ent seen it since, the moon eclipse was pretty good last night though.

Pete, your recollections seem to tie up with mine. Come to think of it, Saturday night seems to ring a few old bells, and so does both the years you mentioned. So it may well be, that we both saw similar events from a different perspective. I live near west London, which puts you more to the East. Interesting to note, that your description of those Aurora differ from mine, I didn’t see any green curtain effect. I am fairly certain the first one I saw, was on a frosty night, as I can remember feeling a bit cold.
The missus didn’t see the first one, but I managed to drag her from the TV, to see the second one. Needless to say, she seemed quite impressed with it all.
I had to point out the reddish area in the sky, otherwise she would not have noticed it. Although she did notice the beams of light directly above, as I pointed to them.
They looked like faint headlight beams, from what I can remember.

The Moon eclipse was certainly interesting last night. Did you notice when the Earths shadow started to appear, the edge of it was blurred. Put me right if I am wrong, but I think this was due to the Earths Atmosphere.
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On my numerous trips to Norway..specially Bodo in Northern Norway.

Perhaps you might like to describe, what it was like to see the Aurora in Norway, was there one that stood out from the rest. I remember thinking to myself, at the time of my Auroral sightings, that it was a shame other people living nearby didn’t see it. There would have been a lot of people looking for the Aurora, if news of it had been made available. 😡
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