Our local Age UK along with the light cinema, show dementia friendly showings of old musicals and this was their last one and very much enjoyed; as was the free buffet before hand 😂
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At a singing group we attend we had a new arrival, along with his brother. I recognised the new arrival from local Karaoke pub and he is a great singer but has a wee doggie hand puppet he takes everywhere and even uses it to sing duets! He seems to love both 😊
Ah karaoke -used to go to a place called the Spiral Staircase in Shoreditch, East London on a Friday night for all night karaoke, use to close at 4am. Lots of supporting actors in the musicals somehow found out about this place and they would turn up after their last performance to have a few drinks and sing-a-long. Never saw anyone with a hand puppet though -its good entertainment although I know some people don't like karaoke (philistines)
I am the Saddo (as my kids call it) who used to have Benidorm karaoke holidays and yes, singing afternoon and evenings 🎤
Thanks so much for this, Izzy. So good to hear it again. I miss JD so much, another person taken far too soon. Don’t know if you saw him live, but I remember him doing the “but can he juggle?” bit in the performance. It was hilarious and he really could! Lovely memories and a lot to hold onto.
At the time that we met - way back in Jan '67! - my OH amongst other things was secretary of the uni folk music club.
Despite that, shortly after we met we agreed that our song was in fact the 1964 number "Stand by Me" by Ben E King - the you tube video for which I posted on this thread on 5th Aug.
It's sentiments still v much apply to us today, may be more than ever.
Despite that, shortly after we met we agreed that our song was in fact the 1964 number "Stand by Me" by Ben E King - the you tube video for which I posted on this thread on 5th Aug.
It's sentiments still v much apply to us today, may be more than ever.
@Izzy : Joni is magical. Blue is still my favourite album, even though she was an acquired taste for a while. In her early years, I found her habit of leaping octaves rather irritating. Then I started to really appreciate the songwriting, rather than just the voice. I’m glad she’s still with us, even if she’s a bit frail now.
Thanks for posting, I love this song. I once posted it on FB to my friends some of whom just didn't get the point of her lyrics
Thanks for posting, I love this song. I once posted it on FB to my friends some of whom just didn't get the point of her lyrics
It’s one of the songs we sang in our Dementia Choir concert recently. Everyone loves it - carers and members who have a diagnosis alike. For some it’s purely the sound of the music, for others it those wonderful lyrics.
I don’t think we can compete with Joni Mitchell but this is a wee clip of us singing it at the concert. Not sure what my pal was doing with her phone!
Fabulous. Not sure about the camera perspective, but it doesn't matter, it's the music that counts
Fabulous. Not sure about the camera perspective, but it doesn't matter, it's the music that counts
I think when I view it on my phone and turn it to landscape we’re the right way up!🤣
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