Gina Lollobrigida??
Bob Haycox
On the track listing for 'The Seaside' Gena Lollabridgida is spelt thus,
However on 'Cardiacs Live' the Italian Thesbianess is depicted as 'Gina
Lollobrigida' (have a look for yourselves). Why is this and what is her true
name?. Does anyone know?. Not that it's really important, I'm just bored and
haven't posted for a while.
Bob.
Kettle
"> On the track listing for 'The Seaside' Gena Lollabridgida is spelt thus,
> However on 'Cardiacs Live' the Italian Thesbianess is depicted as 'Gina
> Lollobrigida' (have a look for yourselves). Why is this and what is her
true
> name?. "
Here she is:
http://www.batnet.com/mfwright/gina_lollobrigida.html
Kettle
Brennan Young
> Here she is:
>
> http://www.batnet.com/mfwright/gina_lollobrigida.html
Woah! Too much Gina Lollabrigida! Surfing around I soon ended up in
www.operagloves.com. (Nothing strange about that. It's just a hobby, ok?)
Strangely, references to real, named individuals, or even other works (in a
postmodern sense) are rare in Cardiacs lyrics - and most of the
intertextuality seems to point to other Cardiacs songs - so why does Gina
pop up specifically?
Could kind of understand Zappa referring to her, or Genesis, or Mr Bungle,
but Tim?
Dredging through my memory of Tim's lyrics I can only think of Anna Ford
(hammers a post into a cup of mud claiming it is the ground).
And I presume that's Miss Ford in her capacity as well-groomed newscaster
(and representative of reality as presented by the whole world window)
rather than Anna Ford as the hippy spokesperson and folk singer of the late 1960s.
Any other 'celebrity' mentions in the Cardiacs oeuvre?
Lots of first names in 'In a City Lining', but I imagine them all to be fictional.
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Brennan
marinecreature
> Kettle wrote:
> > http://www.batnet.com/mfwright/gina_lollobrigida.html
>
> Woah! Too much Gina Lollabrigida! Surfing around I soon ended up in
www.operagloves.com. (Nothing strange about that. It's just a hobby,
ok?)
Wow, what a site... makes me see my old robot-dancing pair in a new
light.. check out the etiquette page:
<The following is a series of brief notes on etiquette...
Traditionally, opera gloves should not be put on in public, but should
be donned in the privacy of one's home before going out.
Your gloves should be kept on when shaking hands (e.g., in a reception
line) or when dancing.
Gloves may also be worn while drinking, though care must be exercised
not to spill liquids on them, especially when the gloves are made of
kidskin or some other delicate leather. It is better to remove, or
partially remove them, when practicable (see below).
When you sit down to dinner, you should take off your gloves, and put
them back on when dinner is over.
If you remove your opera gloves, you should not take them off in a way
that calls undue or seductive attention to the process (unless, of
course, you are attempting to seduce the viewer!)
You can partially remove your opera gloves in this fashion: unbutton
the mousquetaire wrist opening and pull your hand out through the
opening. The empty glove hand can then be rolled up neatly to wrist
level, either tucked under the wrist or under your bracelet, if you
are wearing bracelets.
The basic rule as to length of gloves may be defined as follows: the
shorter the sleeve, the longer the glove. Opera gloves are, therefore,
properly worn with sleeveless or short-sleeved dresses or strapless,
sleeveless (with straps) or short-sleeved evening gowns.
Six-button (14" or thereabouts) gloves, also known as three-quarter
length or coat-length gloves, may properly be worn with just about any
length of sleeve. With longer sleeves, the armpieces are generally
tucked under the sleeves.
Gauntlet-type gloves (gloves with flared armpieces) are also
appropriate for wear with most sleeve lengths. The armpieces of
gauntlets are customarily worn over the sleeve of your blouse or coat.
Traditionally, you should use a cigarette holder when smoking while
wearing gloves, especially long gloves>.....etc etc...
Somewhere out there is a guitarist eccentric enough to play wearing a
pair of these....
Back on thread - "Michael Myles plays a game for me/Liberace asks
after me and all my family".... Stoneage Dinosaurs... one of my
favourite lyrics ever...
Jon Browne
<brenno...@young.net> writes
>
>Any other 'celebrity' mentions in the Cardiacs oeuvre?
Oh there must be loads.
There's three just in Stoneage Dinosaurs for a start.
Michael Miles, Liberace and Peter Glaze
--
Jon
Nick Loebner
>
> Back on thread - "Michael Myles plays a game for me/Liberace asks
> after me and all my family".... Stoneage Dinosaurs... one of my
> favourite lyrics ever...
Yeah - funny, mine too.
Spotted that other Michael Miles reference in Hatfield and the North's
"Fitter Stoke has a Bath"?
- Nick.
Brennan Young
> Spotted that other Michael Miles reference in Hatfield and the North's
> "Fitter Stoke has a Bath"?
Oooh. Nice catch.
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Brennan
marinecreature
Who are these people? (Alright I know who Liberace and Gina are...)
Nick Loebner
squat dark-haired fellow with glasses.
Michael Miles, a Kiwi(?), used to present some very popular gameshow in
the 60s. The name of which escapes me - it was before my time!
- Nick.
Brennan Young
>
> Michael Glaze used to present Crackerjack (kids TV programme). Short
> squat dark-haired fellow with glasses.
>
> Michael Miles, a Kiwi(?), used to present some very popular gameshow in
> the 60s. The name of which escapes me - it was before my time!
Mine too, but apparently it was 'Take your Pick'.
<http://www.qwertyuiop.co.uk/gs/atoz/programmes/t/take_your_pick/>
"Take the money or open the box?"
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Brennan
A. Fish
Dinosaurs is alluding to the multi gold necklace wearing B.A.
Barracus, member of the A-team, and not just any old bloke with the
initial T. Although I can't imagine that anyone who starred in one of
the later Rocky movies could offer anyone a safe place to be, let
alone all humanity.
Doglikesparky
<brenno...@young.net> wrote:
>Nick Loebner wrote:
>
>> Spotted that other Michael Miles reference in Hatfield and the North's
>> "Fitter Stoke has a Bath"?
>
>Oooh. Nice catch.
I always thought it was Peter Graves (of Mission : Impossible &
Airplane! fame) not Peter Glaze. Perhaps I need to syphon my ears
properly.
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