Harry Wimbers "a shadow of its former self"
neurotrashboy
|Ground capacity for People's Sunday had been slightly reduced, with
|11,000 tickets available for Centre Court at £35 each, 10,000 for Court
|One at £30 each and 7,000 ground passes priced at £15.
Still, 790 grand for one days work aint bad. :|
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auuV
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3844059.stm
>
>|Ground capacity for People's Sunday had been slightly reduced, with
>|11,000 tickets available for Centre Court at £35 each, 10,000 for Court
>|One at £30 each and 7,000 ground passes priced at £15.
>
>Still, 790 grand for one days work aint bad. :|
Plus TV rights. Lets not forget them.
|Wimbledon was awash with painted faces and Union flags
When did all this face-painting malarkey start? It seems terribly
un-English and unsuitable for Harry Wimbers. :(
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auuV
Speaking of faces, thats a hell of a photograph of Tim Henman that the
BBC are using in that article. Makes him look like Dwayne Dibley. :|
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neurotrashboy
Probably copied from the Scots, who in turn copied it from the film
"Braveheart"?
Im guessing.
auuV
>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:02:35 +0100, auuV <au...@moinon.plus> wrote:
>
>>neurotrashboy wrote on Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:53:51 +0100:
>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3844059.stm
>>>
>>>|Ground capacity for People's Sunday had been slightly reduced, with
>>>|11,000 tickets available for Centre Court at £35 each, 10,000 for Court
>>>|One at £30 each and 7,000 ground passes priced at £15.
>>>
>>>Still, 790 grand for one days work aint bad. :|
>>
>>Plus TV rights. Lets not forget them.
>>
>>|Wimbledon was awash with painted faces and Union flags
>>
>>When did all this face-painting malarkey start? It seems terribly
>>un-English and unsuitable for Harry Wimbers. :(
>
>Probably copied from the Scots, who in turn copied it from the film
>"Braveheart"?
>
>Im guessing.
<points paw at DiGGr then touches snout with paw>
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neurotrashboy
Like "charades charades", where you m*me the names of other party games?
auuV
Sounds like fun. :)))
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Mavis
<tr...@shytenet.co.uk> wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:02:35 +0100, auuV <au...@moinon.plus> wrote:
>
>>neurotrashboy wrote on Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:53:51 +0100:
>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3844059.stm
>>>
>>>|Ground capacity for People's Sunday had been slightly reduced, with
>>>|11,000 tickets available for Centre Court at £35 each, 10,000 for Court
>>>|One at £30 each and 7,000 ground passes priced at £15.
>>>
>>>Still, 790 grand for one days work aint bad. :|
>>
>>Plus TV rights. Lets not forget them.
>>
>>|Wimbledon was awash with painted faces and Union flags
>>
>>When did all this face-painting malarkey start? It seems terribly
>>un-English and unsuitable for Harry Wimbers. :(
>
>Probably copied from the Scots, who in turn copied it from the film
>"Braveheart"?
>
>Im guessing.
Yeah, so am I.
But I think it started before "Braveheart".
I think it might have started when somebody decided there was some
money to be made in face painting.
I went for a period of about 10 years when I didn't have "young"
children. But when I suddenly did again, you couldn't go to any gala,
fete, or fair, or even educational outing, without there being some
young bright things there ready to paint your childrens' faces to the
design of their choice.
Now, personally, I'm just an old stick in the mud who thinks my
children, step-children, grandchildren are perfectly beautiful as they
are, and object to paying 5 or ten squid to make them look like lions
or tigers or replicas of the England flag.
But . . .
As my argument is that extreme make-up is for the stage, maybe it
makes these ppl feel more an important part of things if they can be
seen to make an active stance?
I don't think it's part of the Wimbledon scene, but Wimbledon has
changed so much since I was watching in my "revision weeks" that
probably anything goes now.
I went off Wimbledon with all the power serving, and thrusts and
grunts, and hype. It would be nice to see some proper tennis for a
change.
Yours Sincerely,
Disgruntled of Leamington Spa
neurotrashboy
wrote:
More simply, quietly enjoying yourself is out, and "conspicuous
consumption" is in.
Face painting, rice boxes, people shouting into mobile phones...
Its all shite. (If consumer goods are disposable trash, what does that
make conspicuous consumers?)
>I don't think it's part of the Wimbledon scene, but Wimbledon has
>changed so much since I was watching in my "revision weeks" that
>probably anything goes now.
>
>I went off Wimbledon with all the power serving, and thrusts and
>grunts, and hype. It would be nice to see some proper tennis for a
>change.
Much as I normally dis rubbernecks, I have to admit I would go on
Wimbledon if it had a "bodyline" controversy. :)
>Yours Sincerely,
>Disgruntled of Leamington Spa
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Mavis
I quite like the sound of that one.
I'll try and introduce at Chr1stmas!
auuV
(a) I didn't know that people had to pay for face painting at fetes and
fairs and educational outings. I thought volunteers did it or that
maybe the organizers paid for it, as part of the fun. :(
(b) I would have expected the commercial face painters (sitting on
Princes Street or on top of the Waverley Market type of thing) to be
charging about GBP 1.50 or GBP 2.00 per face. What a rip-off! :|
>But . . .
>
>As my argument is that extreme make-up is for the stage, maybe it
>makes these ppl feel more an important part of things if they can be
>seen to make an active stance?
Prolly.
A jbexmate was showing me pictuars of her visit to Australia last year
with her husband and friends to see the rugby world cup. I asked if she
and the other girls got tiny England flags painted on their cheeks (as
opposed to the full-face England flags the men were sporting) because
that was the "done thing" for females. More dainty and ladylike. She
seemed genuinely surprised when this was pointed out, having just though
about it before as, "I think I'll have the lickel flags". But there is
social or cultural baggage there.
>I don't think it's part of the Wimbledon scene, but Wimbledon has
>changed so much since I was watching in my "revision weeks" that
>probably anything goes now.
>
>I went off Wimbledon with all the power serving, and thrusts and
>grunts, and hype. It would be nice to see some proper tennis for a
>change.
>
>Yours Sincerely,
>Disgruntled of Leamington Spa
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auuV
I think that's it.
>Face painting, rice boxes, people shouting into mobile phones...
When you are drunk, screaming (if female) or roaring and aeroplaning
your arms (if male).
Like my lickel brother after eating a wine gum.
"Look at me, I'm drunk!" (As he staggered and fell down.)
>Its all shite. (If consumer goods are disposable trash, what does that
>make conspicuous consumers?)
:|
>>I don't think it's part of the Wimbledon scene, but Wimbledon has
>>changed so much since I was watching in my "revision weeks" that
>>probably anything goes now.
>>
>>I went off Wimbledon with all the power serving, and thrusts and
>>grunts, and hype. It would be nice to see some proper tennis for a
>>change.
>
>Much as I normally dis rubbernecks, I have to admit I would go on
>Wimbledon if it had a "bodyline" controversy. :)
It's astounding that they haven't. Perhaps they have been well and
truly warned off any such thing. Or maybe retribution is too easy when
you *both* have a ball.
>>Yours Sincerely,
>>Disgruntled of Leamington Spa
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Mavis
The coffee's gud. Sniff.
>(b) I would have expected the commercial face painters (sitting on
>Princes Street or on top of the Waverley Market type of thing) to be
>charging about GBP 1.50 or GBP 2.00 per face. What a rip-off! :|
>
Face-painting, hair-braiding, temporary tattoos.
It's a market, get into it, you can charge what the punter is prepared
to pay.
Small local fete, you can prolly expect about 1.50 or 2.00, but
something bigger and they will charge what they think they can get.
Especially when they have a long queue :(
>>But . . .
>>
>>As my argument is that extreme make-up is for the stage, maybe it
>>makes these ppl feel more an important part of things if they can be
>>seen to make an active stance?
>
>Prolly.
>
>A jbexmate was showing me pictuars of her visit to Australia last year
>with her husband and friends to see the rugby world cup. I asked if she
>and the other girls got tiny England flags painted on their cheeks (as
>opposed to the full-face England flags the men were sporting) because
>that was the "done thing" for females. More dainty and ladylike. She
>seemed genuinely surprised when this was pointed out, having just though
>about it before as, "I think I'll have the lickel flags". But there is
>social or cultural baggage there.
>
I think if I was going so far as to show my enthusiasm by following
the team so far I would prolly go for the "real thing".
Why not have your face tattooed?
Sorry, I am well known for not being a sporty person, so my opinion
can be disregarded.
auuV
I was believing an incorrect thing.
>>(b) I would have expected the commercial face painters (sitting on
>>Princes Street or on top of the Waverley Market type of thing) to be
>>charging about GBP 1.50 or GBP 2.00 per face. What a rip-off! :|
>>
>Face-painting, hair-braiding, temporary tattoos.
>It's a market, get into it, you can charge what the punter is prepared
>to pay.
>
>Small local fete, you can prolly expect about 1.50 or 2.00, but
>something bigger and they will charge what they think they can get.
>Especially when they have a long queue :(
Which I suppose they will have, once everyone has formed the expectation
that a grand day out includes one of these services.
I wonder why people are so fond of adopting new rituals (and then
thinking that they are "fine olde traditions").
Reading the reports of Harry Wimbers yesterday, they were banging on
about "now-obligatory climbs to the players box to embrace their
dad/borrow mobile phohone to call mum" and schytte.
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Mavis
Does H not have his own moby then?