Podcast appearances and mentions of Roy Clarke

In this episode, we delve into the quintessential British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, created and written by Roy Clarke. Airing on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995, this beloved show captivated audiences with its witty portrayal of suburban snobbery and eccentricity. We explore the origins of the series, the inspirations behind its characters, and its impact on British comedy. From Hyacinth Bucket's infamous pronunciation of her surname as "Bouquet" to the hilarious antics of her dysfunctional family, we examine what made this show a timeless classic. Hyacinth Bucket, brilliantly portrayed by Dame Patricia Routledge, is the heart of the series. Her relentless pursuit of social status and her comically disastrous attempts to impress her neighbors form the core of the show's humor. We discuss Routledge's illustrious career and how she brought Hyacinth to life, making her one of the most memorable characters in British television history. We also touch upon the other key characters, including Hyacinth's long-suffering husband Richard, her sisters Daisy and Rose, and their quirky father. The show's success wasn't limited to the UK. Keeping Up Appearances found a dedicated fan base in the US, Canada, Australia, and several European countries. We explore its international appeal and how it became BBC Worldwide's most exported television program by 2016. Through interviews with cast members, fans, and television critics, we gain insight into why this show resonated with viewers across the globe and how it continues to be beloved by audiences today. We also examine some of the show's most iconic episodes and moments. From Hyacinth's disastrous candlelight suppers to her encounters with the nervous postman and the bemused vicar, we relive the scenes that had audiences in stitches.  With its sharp writing, memorable characters, and timeless humor, Keeping Up Appearances remains a shining example of British sitcom excellence. Join us as we celebrate this iconic series and its enduring charm. Talk2TheHand is an independent throwback podcast run by husband and wife, Jimmy and Beth. Obsessed with 90s nostalgia and 90s celebrities, we'll rewind the years and take you back to the greatest era of our lives.   New episodes bursting with nostalgia of the 90s released on Tuesdays. Please subscribe to our podcast and we'll keep you gooey in 1990s love. Find us on Twitter @talk2thehandpod or email us at jimmy@talk2thehand.co.uk or beth@talk2thehand.co.uk

British television history is littered with great sitcoms and the 1990s is no exception. However not all of them hit the mark and have faded into the comedy ether. Ian is joined by Ben Baker to review three shows from 1994 than left little cultural impact.Aint Misbehavin. Written by Roy Clarke. Starring Peter Davison and Nicola Pagett.Men of the World. Written by Daniel Peacock. Starring John Simm and David Threlfall.Honey For Tea. Written by Michael Aitkens. Starring Felicity Kendall, Nigel Le Vaillant and Leslie Philips

NB. As a welcome to new Substack subscribers, this is a reissue of an episode released in 2023.Roy and Joan Clarke are found dead in their home in rural England in December 2004. They've been stabbed in a ‘ritualistic-style' attack.Det Ch Supt Paul Howlett's suspicions fall on one man. But does his prime suspect have the opportunity to kill? There is little evidence at first.But the country's top forensic psychologist warns Paul if the suspect is the murderer ‘it's not a question of if he will kill again, but when.'The killer has laid the perfect alibi. Or so he thinks.The route to justice takes some dark turns.And twenty years on, and Roy Clarke's daughter is still seeking answers.Subscribe at robertmurphy.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe

Keeping up appearances can be a full time job. Shawn and Leah are not trying to keep up with the Joneses. In this case, we are talking about a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. Leah recently introduced Shawn to some of her favourite British television shows. The Keeping Up Appearances sitcom follows Hyacinth in her attempts to prove her social superiority, and to gain standing with those she considers upper class. Her attempts are constantly hampered by her lower class extended family, whom she is desperate to hide. Much of the humour comes from the conflict between Hyacinth's vision of herself and the reality of her underclass background. In each episode, she lands in a farcical situation as she battles to protect her social credibility.  Also in this episode, Shawn and Leah discuss some recent travel. Last month saw the two of them travel to Disney World in Florida. They received some lovely feedback from a listener and discuss this. Last weekend the pair went to Saginaw, Michigan. They did a bit of shopping and tried a few stores they had never been to. Burlington Coat Factory proved a disappointment. Five Below was an interesting store with some rather unique items. Shawn and the rest of his co-workers started new mail routes this week. Unhappy chaos at work is likely the best description. The new routes are quite a bit longer than the old ones. The first day was exhausting and nobody knew what they were doing. There is hope things will settle down soon. Regarding Hot Wheels, Shawn is on a new path. He has been collecting for several months, but is now entering a new phase. With the purchase of an airbrush, he is looking at doing custom paint jobs. Although he has never used an airbrush before, he is very much looking forward to it. This week's podcast promo: Monster Attack

Keeping up appearances can be a full time job. Shawn and Leah are not trying to keep up with the Joneses. In this case, we are talking about a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. Leah recently introduced Shawn to some of her favourite British television shows. The Keeping Up Appearances sitcom follows … Keeping Up Appearances – Soul Forge Podcast 304 Read More » The post Keeping Up Appearances – Soul Forge Podcast 304 appeared first on The ESO Network.

Episode 73: Comedy tonight! And comedy back then, particularly 26 April 1923... It's a royal wedding so the BBC celebrate in style, with a gala concert, sponsored by Harrods (yes, sponsorship on the BBC!), given by The Co-Optimists, the legendary interwar comedy troupe. The cast includes Stanley Holloway (later of My Fair Lady) and, weirdly, the ex of the prince getting married. Whoops. We also explore a landmark pre-BBC broadcast by The Co-Optimists, in the summer of 1921. It's London's first broadcast, and pretty much the only legal broadcast of 1921. We'll explain why, and you'll hear them in full flow. Plus, for those who prefer their comedy more recent, we've got comedy writers James Cary and Simon Dunn, as well as Hi-De-Hi's Jeffrey Holland, telling us about later BBC comedy from The Goons to Bottom, via Steptoe, Dad's Army and Roy Clarke's ovens. It's a lot to pack in, so it's a longer episode than we usually go for, but we trust you'll be entertained, or at least informed about being entertained, or educated about being informed about being entertained...   SHOWNOTES: Simon Dunn's books include Proctology: A Bottom Examination. James Cary's books include The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer. Paul Kerensa's books include Hark! The Biography of Christmas - also available as an audiobook. Hear The Co-Optimists via this Youtube channel. Alan Stafford's article on John Henry and the first BBC topical comedy.  A photo of 'Listening to the Gala Concert at Harrods' (thanks Andrew Barker!) - 26 April 1923. A photo of the Beaver Hut, Strand (the site of the later Bush House) - Summer 1921. Sidney Nicholson's wedding anthem - Beloved Let Us Love One Another - hosted by the English Heritage Music Series at University of Minnesota. We are nothing to do with the BBC - this is a solo independent operation. Support us at Patreon.com/paulkerensa - £5/mth gets you videos galore. Paul's on tour this Sept/Oct with An Evening of (Very) Old Radio - paulkerensa.com/tour. Music by Will Farmer. Subscribe, Rate, Review, Thanks! NEXT TIME: Music! With Percy Pitt in 1923 and ex Radio 1 boss Johnny Beerling in the present day, reflecting on 1967+. paulkerensa.com/oldradio

Julie Moncrieff Anthony (nee Lush) was born on a farm at Galga, South Australia. The population of the location was 15 and by necessity cultivated a vivid imagination in young Julie and a talent to amuse.  She began singing in her teens with a local band, an engagement instigated by her enthusiastic father.  In 1970 Julie won an amateur television talent quest which led to regular appearances on Ernie Sigley's Adelaide Tonight. She moved to Sydney, making television appearances and performing on the club and cabaret circuit, eventually extending her music-making to international tours. An engagement at the Hong Kong Hilton in 1973 was followed by lead role in the Australian production of the musical Irene. Julie was keen to diversify her talents, so without any acting credits presented herself to J.C. Williamson's to extend her performance repertoire. Guided by the legendary Betty Pounder, Julie Anthony became Irene O'Dare and three years after the Australian production, she starred in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre. The Play and Players of London honoured her with the Best Newcomer for 1976. She returned to Australian television and appeared in three national specials. Julie won the Sammy and Penguin awards for Best Television Variety Performer. Tours of America followed and Julie Anthony worked with Bill Cosby, Roy Clarke and Merv Griffin. Julie played Maria in The Sound Of Music in 1983 for JCW.  For the 1988 World Expo in Brisbane, Anthony was invited to sing with the renewed Seekers, joining the group as lead singer from 1988-89. The same year she returned to the stage in I Do!, I Do!.  In 1990, she was awarded AM in the Order of Australia for services to the entertainment industry. Anthony teamed with jazz musician Don Burrows in 1994 for tours, including the Jazz and Blues Festival at the Gold Coast International Hotel in 1995. A year later she returned to cabaret with a season at the Tilbury Hotel in Sydney.  Julie Anthony's voice is known to millions for singing the national anthem live at various formal events and in recorded versions that have included the broadcast closing time of ABC television, Australian Football League finals, the opening of Australia's new Parliament House and the opening of the Sydney Olympics. Her theatrical ventures continued in productions of Spamalot as The Lady of the Lake and The Mikado as Katisha. She starred in a biographical musical at the Sydney Theatre Company, titled Lush! And for several decades performed with Simon Gallaher in live concerts and on television, proving they had a remarkable vocal blend. Their hit series of concerts titled Together At Last produced an album which was recorded live in concert. This album was in addition to Julie's extensive recording output of some 15 albums and various singles. Julie Anthony has won Australia's prestigious Mo Award for entertainer of the year three times and best female variety performer nine times. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Roy and Joan Clarke were found dead in their home in Melksham, Wiltshire, in December 2004. They'd been stabbed in a ‘ritualistic-style' attack.Det Ch Supt Paul Howlett's suspicions fall on one man. But does his prime suspect have the opportunity to kill the loving parents?And a deep-dive of the suspect's computer reveals a sinister fantasy to kill.Twenty years on, and Roy Clarke's daughter is still seeking answers.Click here to subscribe to Behind the Crimes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe

This week we aim to shed a little light on a couple of the major talking points in British Speedway across social media. What was the problem with the airfence at Sheffield, during the televised match with Ipswich on Monday? Sheffield centre green announcer Ryan Guest explains what happened and why the crash involving Danny King created a freak set of circumstances. What's happening with Swindon? Fans gathered outside the Abbey Stadium earlier in the week to demand an update from the stadium owners. We have former Swindon co promoter and son of a Robins legend, Lee Kilby to share the latest on Swindon's return for 2023. Plus there's reflection on the Newcastle closure with Roy Clarke, who has had a long association with the club, and captain James Wright who tells us about the moment he found the club no longer existed. And as usual we have all the latest reaction and previews for the week ahead in British Speedway..! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A two part interview with Mike Grady who is well known for his roles in two classic British sitcoms - Citizen Smith by John Sullivan and Last of the Summer Wine by Roy Clarke. He talks to Ashley about his time in both shows as well as appearances in Coronation Street. Some great memories of the plethora of great actors he's worked with and an uncanny impression of Peter Sallis in Part2 coming soon. Photo credit: Brandon Bishop If you'd like to suggest an interview (or reunion) with a past star/stars of any soap, comedy, drama. children's series, quiz show or film, then please drop us a line via the contact us page on the Distinct Nostalgia website at www.distinctnostalgia.com or email info@madeinmanchester.tvNOTE: The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner.Distinct Nostalgia is a Made in Manchester ProductionNick and June, After the Fact. A Handmaid's Tale Podcast Are you a fan of the hit HULU series, The Handmaid's Tale, who ships Nick and June? Are...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify HorseFrog ProductionsA podcast where two friends explore their favorite books, shows, and movies.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Teri Cote is a world touring drummer, Yamaha artist who fuses many mediums in her work. She paints, draws, illustrates children's books, sculpts, photographs and makes this super cool jewelry that's featured on her website, drumjewels.com.  Teri knew she wanted to be a drummer from when she was six, when she created her first drum set to jam with Earth, Wind & Fire. Teri started playing in the drum corps in 7th grade and played through Jr. High and high school that lead her to working professionally as a set drummer starting from age 14. She soon started touring with a family band called The Marcy Brothers, who were signed to Warner Brothers Records and opened for major acts including George Strait, Eddie Rabbit, Johnny Cash, The Oak Ridge Boys, Juice Newton, Roy Clarke.. These experiences led Teri to tour the world with American pop singer, David Cassidy  from 2003-2017 known for acting in the iconic 70's sitcom the Partridge Family as well as his successful solo music career.  In our conversation, Teri offers real gems of wisdom when she says, “to direct your energy and focus… to stay on the best path individually for yourself and getting clear through music, nature and artistic pursuits. And remembering that groove and supporting the song are what's most important to be a working drummer. She has been an in demand drummer for many years. We talk about Teri's musical beginnings and how she naturally followed her path as a musician and artist her whole life.    Teri is a super cool human being and the sweetest person who I have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with. Teri's love of music goes way beyond drums, as she writes, sings, composes, paints, illustrates and makes jewelry called Drum jewels. Websites : http://www.tericote.com https://www.yamaha.com/artists/tericote.html Check out Jewelry, made and available for purchase by Teri Cote Drum Jewels, Handmade Jewelry with a Backstory. https://drumjewels.com                               Listen to Teri Cote's music here! YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjVgndsV5Go                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBq8aIkGE8U Keep up with Teri on Social Media! Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/Teri.Cote.Drums                     https://www.facebook.com/DrumJewels Instagram:    https://www.instagram.com/teri.cote/?hl=en Spotify:          https://open.spotify.com/track/7g6gHkoeuClvBfb8gxSRqo?si=8a6c9ec8c524495c ________________________________________________________________ Intro song : "In The Stars" by Alison Keslow Outro song : “ Into The light” by Teri Cote Also featured in the show “I Know U Know” by Sergio Bellotti ,Teri Cote, Lane McCray and Randy Norton. For Intuitive Music Lessons, Performance and Recording inquires: http://www.alisonkeslow.com Follow Alison on Social Media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonkeslow/ and   https://www.instagram.com/earthtoneswithalison/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alisonkeslow/ and     https://www.facebook.com/Earthtones-Podcast-106251781777859  

Andy and Verso are talking about the comedy of Roy Clarke (Last of The Summer Wine, Open All Hours, Keeping Up Appearances) and the year in the spotlight is 2006.

Sketch 611 - Roy Clarke

Show Notes Episode 291: The Ruror Furor This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to recreate his Grandpa's White Lightening recipe only to get arrested by the NYPD for trying to set up a still in Central Park. (Again) On the show this week are talking about the Rural Purge, which has nothing to do with the myriad election lawsuits and everything to do with Beverly Hillbillies. (You are welcome!) Along the way we learn what the early pioneers of television dreamed of their new creation being and how that was NEVER going to happen. Then we take a tour through the early history of television shows, from their origins selling cigarettes in the 1940's through their adolescence selling cigarettes in the 1950's and 60's to the end of it's selling cigarettes in the 1970's. Are we saying that banning TV cigarettes ads in what became known as the Rural Purge? (We don't THINK not being able to sell cigarettes ads for TV actually caused the Rural Purge, but we are not ruling it out!) Finally, we look at the shows the Purge made room and how it changed the face of television, for a minute or two. Our Sponsor this week is the Hooterville Chamber of Commerce. When you are ready to say goodbye to city life, why not say Hello Hooterville? We open with Jenna Maroney's new movie and close with Roy Clarke snarking about Hee Haw being canceled. Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/hV85sDCRGkE We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: Co-Bro Andrew Walsh https://twitter.com/andrew_walsh/status/1334050319924228096?s=20 Rural Purge Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge American Rural Comedies of the Sixties Part Six http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2013/09/american-rural-comedies-of-sixties-part_23.html All In the Family Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Family Mobituaries Podcast The Rural Purge: Death of the Country Broadcasting System https://www.mobituaries.com/the-podcast/the-rural-purge-death-of-the-country-broadcasting-system/ Uncited Background Reading https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TheRuralPurge https://decider.com/2017/05/10/trial-error-and-the-revenge-of-the-rural-purge/ https://medium.com/@ChrisXMorgan/remember-tvs-rural-purge-b0a115c2a2b2 https://bittersoutherner.com/the-weird-history-of-hillbilly-tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy Clarke is a well known voice at speedway tracks in the North East as centregreen host at Redcar and Newcastle. But did you know he used to be a rider, a much sought after speedway mechanic and someone who shared their house with various riders from overseas too? This episode also takes a close look at mental health in speedway, particularly from a rider point of view. Roy suffered himself overcoming mental obstacles when he got on a bike, and the pressures riders are under to perform is discussed. It's a subject very close to Roy's heart, he was already a campaigner for better help for speedway riders before the death of friend Danny Ayers.Roy also puts together his Speedway paradise, there's laughs along the way, listen now..!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest this week is Soccer photographer Stuart Roy Clarke. We discussed his new book The Game. The book covers the game of soccer from every angle. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-a-goodpaster/support

Jose Bouquett chats with author of The Game, Stuart Roy Clarke! Listen as they talk about Clarke's book on soccer and its effect on culture.

We're joined by the king of football fan culture photography Stuart Roy Clarke who has been training his lens on football fan culture for over 30 years.Stuart's work is rightly celebrated not just for the tremendous photographs of such lost grounds as Roker Park Sunderland and the Vetch Field Swansea but for the snapshots of supporter life that he collected along the way.The photographer shares some of the techniques he used to capture such brilliant images as the Sunderland fans "Looking Up" on their terrace full of every emotion that can fans can go through and also some stories from traversing the country and treading the terraces.Stuart was a regular visitor to watch Northampton Town and he describes one of his favourite shoots at the old County Ground where he caught the "No Swearing Please" sign placed in front of the Hotel End.His visual journey came at the time of great change in the game post Hillsbrough and the move to the big money game and we are left with the question if the game is any better and pondering what comes next? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Your Manchester Is Blue admin team talk all things City from this week. YouTube Subscribe ►http://bit.ly/2ksQ4Dl ★ Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/manchesterisb/ ★ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/manchesterisb ★ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/manchesteri... ★ Support Us ►https://www.patreon.com/manchesterisblue ★ Agenda subjects - [x] Thanks to nhs key workers  - [x] Who am I Quiz - Sinclair  - [x] Player review- last 4 defenders - [x] Mendy  7 7 6.5 6.5 - [x] Cancelo 4 4  4.5 4.5 - [x] Otamendi 5.5 5.5 6 - [x] Garcia 8 8 8 8 - [ ] Rewind - spurs vs city KEY MOMENTS  26th minute        - [x] 2 mins: Ledley King opens the scoring - [x] 19 mins: Robbie Keane doubles the lead - [x] 43 mins: Christian Ziege scores a sublime free-kick - [ ] 45 mins: Joey Barton is sent off for dissent - [ ] 48 mins: Sylvain Distin gives Man City hope - [ ] Ziegler had Free kick saved by Arason- what - [x] 69 mins: Paul Bosvelt scores with a wicked deflection - [x] 80 mins: Wright-Phillips nets a wonderful equaliser to make it 3-3 - [x] 90 mins: City celebrate as Macken heads in the winner Next game - 1-6 / semi final utd / 5-2 spurs - [x] News / gossip - [x] It appears that eight of the top ten clubs in the league have written to CAS, demanding that their Champions League suspension remains in place, even if the hearing is to be delayed. But Matt Hughes also revealed that Sheffield United were one of the teams who remained silent on the matter and didn’t join the rest of the clubs in an attempt to gang up on Man City. - [x] Vincent Kompany replacement - One of the most prominent names on the shortlist is Ruben Dias, a 22-year-old defender starring at Benfica this season across 28 matches this season. He has the strength, tackling, and passing range to be a success at the Etihad.  Winning 50-50s   Long-ball distribution Intelligent through balls Wrestling control of the ball Confident slide tackles - [x] Valencia’s 20-year-old winger Ferran Torres is being linked with city as potential suitors and replacement for Sane if he leaves. He is a good fit for City, giving Guardiola another option out wide and a versatile player who can keep the width or drift inside to help build play with the attacking midfielders such as Kevin De Bruyne. Despite only turning 20 last month Torres has already made 88 appearances for Valencia and while there have only been nine goals, his coaches have raved about him. - [x] left back porto alex tevez? - [x] City 5 a side team which would win - [x] On this day -Today in 1955 – The FAC semi MCFC v Sunderland ends 1-0 to City thanks to a Roy Clarke goal: britishpathe.com/video/f-a-cup-… Look at the state of the pitch in that one! Quiz - [x] When city won the league against qpr what minute was Mario Balotelli subbed on to the pitch? 75th dan 77             Dan steve  82 dave 81 - [x] When goater scored his 2nd goal against united at the last Manchester Derby at main road who provided the assist? Eyal Berkovic         DAve - [x] Colin Bell scored one league Hat trick in his career who was it against? Stoke City    NONE Bonus point for the score. 3-1  - [x] Sergio aguero scored 5 goals against Newcastle how many minutes from his first to his 5th? 20 mins  dave 20       Dave steve 25 dan 22.31 - [ ] How many City fans travelled to Shakter Donetsk this season? 114 and each one had a personal letter sent from pep or the players. steve 55 dave 175 dan 126  DAN - [x] Who am I Quiz Finish

Welcome back for another amazing episode from the triplets of mayhem, the Nerds Amalgamated crew. This week we have an excellent show for you to enjoy with everyone in fine form and having fun. The first topic of the week is from DJ looking into Simon Pegg claiming that cinema appears to be dying. Now does this relate to the comments about thin margins in movies? Well, that is a good question and if you want to know more you will have to listen in to find out. But we are you will laugh when you listen to this section.Next up Professor unveils his darker side and lures us into a dungeon…. What, he doesn’t… oops sorry apparently that was supposed to be Professor tells us about a dungeon game made by an AI. My apologies, but it is a reasonably easy mistake to make, after all he is a bit of a mad scientist. But this is looking really cool and fun, some of the options in this are pretty outstanding. Once again this is not a warning about AI trying to take over the world…yet.Last up we have an AI system that is learning how to work co-operatively with people, and possibly manipulating them. Buck brings us a story about some research from Facebook’s AI team that is pretty darn well ground breaking in regards to the results being achieved. We are talking about an attempt to formulate a near perfect response to an imperfect problem. What does that mean, well listen in and you can find out.As usual we have the games being played, with Buck changing his at the last second which is kind of cool. Then this is followed by the regular variety of shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and special events. We are offering a new service, if you are feeling a little pompous and wish to regain that sense of reality Buck is offering to develop a personal insult just for you. As always please remember to take care of yourselves, look out for each other and stay hydrated.Simon Pegg: "Theatrical Cinema, Sadly, Appears to Be Dying"- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/simon-pegg-theatrical-cinema-sadly-appears-be-dying-1258252A.I. Dungeon: a game made by A.I. - https://www.aidungeon.io/Facebook A.I. takes on the Hanabi - https://techxplore.com/news/2019-12-hanabi-facebook-ai-cooperative-gameplay.htmlGames currently playingBuck– Jet Rush - https://www.crazygames.com/game/jet-rushRating : 3/5Professor– Mirror’s Edge - https://store.steampowered.com/app/17410/Mirrors_Edge/Rating : 4.5/5DJ– You Have to Burn The Rope - https://www.crazygames.com/game/you-have-to-burn-the-ropeRating : 3.5/5Other topics discussedMagniflorious definition (An adjective to describe something better than magnificent)- https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=MagnifloriousWonder Woman 1984 – Official trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfM7_JLk-84Galactus (fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GalactusPunisher : War Zone (2008 American action thriller film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher, directed by Lexi Alexander.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punisher:_War_ZoneMarvel Movies from 1986 – 2018 (IMDB list)- https://www.imdb.com/list/ls070044396/Venom (2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(2018_film)Big Hero 6 (2014 American 3D computer animated superhero film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hero_6_(film)Big Hero 6 : The Series (American superhero comedy animated television series, produced by Disney Television Animation and developed by Kim Possible creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hero_6:_The_SeriesBurn Notice (American television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_NoticeWhite Collar (USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, a highly intelligent and multi talented con artist working as Burke's criminal informant. Willie Garson and Tiffani Thiessen also star.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_(TV_series)As Time Goes By (British romanticsitcom which aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005, running for nine series and three specials.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Time_Goes_By_(TV_series)Sherlock (British crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)Keeping Up Appearances (British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_Up_AppearancesKriol Kitchen (Kriol Kitchen makes the connection between cuisine and Australian history, showing just how fragrant Australia is with diversity and culture.)- https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/kriol-kitchenThe Marngrook Footy Show (sport panel show broadcast in Australia.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marngrook_Footy_Show2001 : A Space Odyssey (1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)Secret Hitler (hidden identity party game developed by Goat, Wolf, & Cabbage LLC, manufactured by Breaking Games and distributed by Blackbox.)- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitlerSqueaker definition (A squeaker is a child on an online voice chat that has not yet reached puberty.)- https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=SqueakerKeystroke Logging (often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording (logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_loggingMr Burns: Damn their oily hides- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MGndXoF9EoRubbernecking (the act of staring at something of interest. The term rubbernecking refers to the physical act of craning one's neck, performed in order to get a better view.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RubberneckingElvis Presley – Rubberneckin’ (Paul Oakenfield Remix)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DART7FA9KrsBot can beat human in multiplayer games- https://techxplore.com/news/2019-11-bot-humans-multiplayer-hidden-role-games.htmlThe Hanabi challenge: A new frontier for AI research- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004370219300116?via%3DihubHumans Call GG! OpenAI Five Bots Beat Top Pros OG in Dota 2- https://medium.com/syncedreview/humans-call-gg-openai-five-bots-beat-top-pros-og-in-dota-2-8508e59b8fd5Good Game (Australian television gaming programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which aired on ABC2.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Game_(TV_program)Lance Armstrong (American former professional road racing cyclist, infamous for the biggest doping scandal in cycling history.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_ArmstrongMarion Jones (American former world champion track and field athlete and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_JonesAnd Then They Fked (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/attfpodcastVillage People – YMCA- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2kShoutouts9 Dec 2019 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street from its inception in 1969 until 2018. Has passed away at the age of 85 - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/08/carroll-spinney-dies-big-bird-sesame-street9 Dec 2019 - René Auberjonois, American actor and singer best known for playing Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine passed away at the age of 79 from metastatic lung cancer in Los Angeles. In films, Auberjonois portrayed Father Mulcahy in MASH the movie, the expedition scientist Roy Bagley in King Kong, and Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid, in which he sang "Les Poissons". In various long-running television series, Auberjonois portrayed a number of characters, including: Clayton Endicott III on Benson (for which he was an Emmy Award nominee) and Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal. He also branched out into voice acting for video games, having appeared in a number of popular video games such as God of War, Fallout: New Vegas, Uncharted video game series, and Star Trek Online. - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/dec/09/rene-auberjonois-actor-who-starred-in-mash-star-trek-and-benson-dies-aged-799 Dec 1960 – The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII. On 17 September 2010, it became the world's longest-running television soap opera and was listed in Guinness World Records. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street10 Dec 2019 - World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from Olympics for four years over doping scandal. Russia has been banned from the Olympics and world championships in a range of sports after a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruling to punish it for manipulating laboratory data. - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-09/russia-banned-from-olympics-by-world-anti-doping-agency/11782240?sf225607403=1&fbclid=IwAR31t2OKG3hNyGJHQkiok1Lz2vae2es7aFDo0NfFUoj2SK8fv-bII9bc26811 Dec 2019 - Roxette star Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61 after a 17-year battle with brain cancer. The Swedish pop star, whose most iconic hits included It Must Have Been Love and Listen To Your Heart passed away in Djursholm, Sweden at the age of 61. Her bandmate, Per Gessle, said 'things will never be the same.' . - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7776221/Roxette-star-Marie-Fredriksson-dead-aged-61.htmlRememberances9 Dec 1937 - Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish Nobel Laureate and industrialist, engineer, inventor and long-term CEO of the AGA company and inventor of the AGA cooker and the Dalén light. In 1912 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys". He died from terminal cancer at the age of 68 in Lidingö,Stockholm - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Dal%C3%A9n9 Dec 1970 - Artem (Artyom) Ivanovich Mikoyan, Soviet Armenian aircraft designer, who cofounded the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau along with Mikhail Gurevich. In March 1942, the bureau was renamed OKB MiG (Osoboye Konstruktorskoye Büro), ANPK MiG (Aviatsionnyy nauchno-proizvodstvennyy kompleks) and OKO MiG. The MiG-1 proved to be a poor start, the MiG-3 went into production but only occasionally could it fight in its intended high-level interceptor role. Further MiG-5, MiG-7 and MiG-8 Utka did not progress beyond research prototypes. He died from stroke at the age of 65 in Moscow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artem_Mikoyan9 Dec 2005 - Robert Sheckley, American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical. His works include not only original short stories and novels, but also TV series episodes (Captain Video and His Video Rangers), novelizations of works by others (Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, after the film , stories in shared universes such as Heroes in Hell, and collaborations with other writers. In many stories Sheckley speculates about alternative (and usually sinister) social orders, of which a good example is the story "A Ticket to Tranai" (which tells of a sort of Utopia designed for human nature as it actually is, which turns out to have terrible drawbacks). His novel Dimension of Miracles is often cited as an influence on Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, although in an interview for Neil Gaiman's book Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion, Adams said he had not read it until after writing the Guide. He died from complications following heart surgery and a stroke at the age of 77 in Poughkeepsie, New York - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_SheckleyFamous Birthdays9 Dec 1608 - John Milton, English poet and intellectual, who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica, written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ non-rhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations. Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind", though he described Milton's politics as those of an "acrimonious and surly republican". Poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy revered him. He was born in Bunhill, London - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton9 Dec 1917 - Leo James Rainwater, American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei. During World War II, he worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bombs. In 1949, he began developing his theory that, contrary to what was then believed, not all atomic nuclei are spherical. His ideas were later tested and confirmed by Aage Bohr's and Ben Mottelson's experiments. He also contributed to the scientific understanding of X-rays and participated in the United States Atomic Energy Commission and naval research projects. Rainwater joined the physics faculty at Columbia in 1946, where he reached the rank of full professor in 1952 and was named Pupin Professor of Physics in 1982. He received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award for Physics in 1963 and in 1975 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, "for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection". He was born in Council, Idaho - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rainwater9 Dec 1926 - Henry Way Kendall, American particle physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 jointly with Jerome Isaac Friedman and Richard E. Taylor "for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics." These experiments involved scattering high-energy beams of electrons from protons and deuterons and heavier nuclei. At lower energies, it had already been found that the electrons would only be scattered through low angles, consistent with the idea that the nucleons had no internal structure. However, the SLAC-MIT experiments showed that higher energy electrons could be scattered through much higher angles, with the loss of some energy. These deep inelastic scattering results provided the first experimental evidence that the protons and neutrons were made up of point-like particles, later identified to be the up and downquarks that had previously been proposed on theoretical grounds. The experiments also provided the first evidence for the existence of gluons. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Way_KendallEvents of Interest9 Dec 1851 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal. YMCA is Young Men's Christian Association. From its inception, it grew rapidly and ultimately became a worldwide movement founded on the principles of muscular Christianity. Local YMCAs deliver projects and services focused on youth development through a wide variety of youth activities, including providing athletic facilities, holding classes for a wide variety of skills, promoting Christianity, and humanitarian work. YMCA globally operates on a federation model, with each independent local YMCA voluntarily affiliated with its national organization. The national organizations, in turn, are part of both an Area Alliance (Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada) and the World Alliance of YMCAs (World YMCA). - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA9 Dec 1909 - Dr. Henry W. Walden, flew the first successful American monoplane flight. He was the designer, builder and pilot of that plane the Walden III. It was made after building a rudimentary wind tunnel and experimenting with different surface designs. At Mineola, Long Island, Walden and his plane left the ground and flew for a few hundred feet. He put the aircraft back down safely—elated. - https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/or-die-trying-21230348/?page=49 Dec 1967 - Jim Morrison arrested on stage for disturbing the peace at the New Haven Arena, Connecticut, making him the 1st rock star to be taken into custody during a performance. According to Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Morrison was "making out" with a female fan in the shower in the backstage area of the New Haven Arena when a local police officer who was providing security for the band – apparently not recognizing the singer – told them to vacate the area, to which Morrison reportedly replied, "Eat it." When the officer brandished a can of Mace and warned, "Last chance," the singer retorted, "Last chance to eat it" – earning himself a face full of Mace for his defiance. Morrison was charged with inciting a riot, indecency and public obscenity. He posted a bond, but the charges were later dropped. - https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jim-morrison-maced-and-arrested-in-new-haven/IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com

For episode 23, Elizabeth and Ben are joined by teacher, opera singer and Dungeon Master Myf Coghill on a trip to Ankh-Morpork's opera house in 1994's Discworld novel of witches, phantoms and experimental cookery: Maskerade! Nanny Ogg finds herself in a coven with Granny Weatherwax and...no-one. She decides young Agnes Nitt - last seen dabbling in the craft while wearing black lace and calling herself "Perdita" - is just the person to fill the position - but Agnes has run off to Ankh-Morpork to join the opera, where all is not well. A mysterious "Opera Ghost" watches over every performance, and while he used to be seen as a good luck charm, he's become demanding, dangerous and possibly deranged. "Perdita" has gotten herself mixed up in it all, thanks to her friendship with the ingenue Christine. Can she find out the identity of the Opera Ghost before the bodies start stacking up - and before Granny and Nanny stick their noses in and do it for her? Pratchett delves into a world hitherto unknown to him and takes Granny and Nanny to the big city for their penultimate book, heavily influenced by The Phantom of the Opera, and about much more earthly matters than their previous adventures. We learn a lot about opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the world of publishing, and delve into Pratchett's treatment of Agnes, a beloved character whose unflattering portrayal was the subject of many questions and comments. Did Maskerade bring out the opera fan in you? Do you think Agnes deserved better? And despite being a bit of a downer, is this one of the best Discworld books we've discussed so far? Use the hashtag #Pratchat23 on social media to join the conversation and let us know what you think! We're staying in Ankh-Morpork for Feet of Clay in October before heading back in time to explore the origins of Granny Weatherwax in November with Equal Rites. Plus our subscriber-only bonus podcast, Ook Club, has launched! You can subscribe for as little as $2 a month to check it out. You'll find all the details on our Support Us page. Show Notes and Errata: You can find Myfanwy Coghill on Twitter at @_merlenoir_.The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a series of ten fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson between 1977 and 2013. Covenant is an author from our world who loses two fingers before being diagnosed with leprosy, shortly before his wife divorces him. When he is knocked unconscious he is transported to "the Land", a fantasy world where he is a hero of prophecy in the conflict against the evil Lord Foul, though Thomas thinks that the Land is a delusion. The series has had a mixed critical response. If you're going to look into them, please note our content warning: the first book contains an act of rape and this is referred to many times throughout the first trilogy. The English sit-com Keeping Up Appearances was a farce created by Roy Clarke (of Open All Hours and Last of the Summer Wine fame) which ran on BBC One from 1990 to 1995. It starred Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket, a woman who aspires to move among the upper class, and is desperately ashamed of her lower class family. A running gag is that she tries to have everyone pronounce her family name "bouquet", despite the fact that her middle class husband Richard - played by Clive Swift - has always pronounced it "bucket".Avengers: Endgame (2019) was the final film in the Avengers series, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It brought together characters from the previous twenty-one Marvel films in a massive crossover, and became the highest-grossing film of all time.Deadpool and its sequel Deadpool 2 are films from 20th Century Fox about the titular superhero character, a mutant mercenary with rapid healing powers. While technically part of the X-Men film franchise, the films are made on a lower budget and Deadpool - who often breaks the fourth wall in the comics and is aware he is in a movie - comments on the lack of cameos from mo...

Today I’m talking with Roy Clarke, Bartender and General Manager at the Haberdasher, a craft cocktail bar in Mobile Alabama. Roy and I sit down over a beer and talk about designing a bar with everything from the décor and lighting to how the back bar is organized, how to create a balanced craft cocktail menu, and Mobile’s Tiki week – which is currently going on at Bars like the Haberdasher, plus a whole lot more.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to. Joining Tim this time are writers Stephen Brotherstone And Dave Lawrence, who have been scarred for life by the lack of shared memories of The Lone Ranger by Quantum Jump, the Roger Moore And The Crimefighters books, CB Radio-themed comic 10-4 Action, ITV romantic comedy Pictures, ZX Spectrum immersive 'movie' Deus Ex Machina, and a Williams Furniture Superstore advert that gave viewers much more than was being offered in the sale. Along the way we'll be discussing what action to take if confronted with a robber carrying a stack of board games, revealing how Handel would have repelled invading hordes, working out the best way for mice to operate a typewriter, and singing a medley of all two and a half records owned by Radio Merseyside. You can hear more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/

Intelligent Africa™ — CliffCentral.com — Is Diversity just a new term we’re using for old tricks and approaches, or does it really offer something worth investing in? We look to Joké Coker, CEO Lead Coach of Constellation Coaching Group LLC, Liesl Bebb-McKay, Head of RMB’s innovation and disruptive technology division, The FOUNDeRY, and founding member and coordinator of RMB’s gender equality initiative – Athena, as well as Roy Clarke, MD of Clarkhouse Human Capital, for the answer to this question and more. Don’t miss the value this Future CEOs discussion may unlock in your business.

CliffCentral.com — Is Diversity just a new term we’re using for old tricks and approaches, or does it really offer something worth investing in? We look to Joké Coker, CEO Lead Coach of Constellation Coaching Group LLC, Liesl Bebb-McKay, Head of RMB’s innovation and disruptive technology division, The FOUNDeRY, and founding member and coordinator of RMB’s gender equality initiative – Athena, as well as Roy Clarke, MD of Clarkhouse Human Capital, for the answer to this question and more. Don’t miss the value this Future CEOs discussion may unlock in your business.

Roy Clarke, an authority on meteorites, shows some of the specimens from the Allende meteorite fall. He came to the Smithsonian in 1957, after several years as an analytical geochemist in a U.S. Geological Survey laboratory. Clarke has been involved in the acquisition of numerous meteorites on behalf of the Smithsonian. His first major opportunity to go out into the field came in 1969, with the Allende meteorite fall in northern Mexico. Roy Clarke, now a Research Chemist Emeritus in the Division of Meteorites at the Museum, has become interested in the history of his field, and how it began, especially as it pertains to the Smithsonian’s collection. He has published several articles, including “Meteorites and the Smithsonian”; edited a volume about the Port Orford, Oregon, meteorite mystery; and is currently writing about the development of meteoritics at the Smithsonian with Dr. Howard Plotkin.

Suffice it to say that last week's memo had precisely the effect I had anticipated. We'll speak no more about it. I will not dissect my own writing like a formaldehyde frog in the dim light of your monitor. But I will, for your benefit, gently press my scalpel into a paragraph written by England's brilliant Roy Clarke: “The thing about growing up is that you get fewer scabs on your knees, but more internal injuries. Do you remember the day when that little yellowhammer flew straight at the window? You picked it up. It had a drop of blood on its beak. Identical color to ours. Just one drop, like a bright bead. And then there were all those brightly plumed kids who left school, flying cheerfully and didn't get far. Ran smack into World War II. Little Tommy Naylor lying in Africa somewhere, blood on his beak. Identical color to ours.” – monologue of Peter Sallis as Norman Clegg, Last of the Summer Wine; Getting Sam Home, (1983) written by Roy Clarke We're not told the yellowhammer collided with the window. Neither do we read the words “dead” or “death.” Yet we know the little bird hit the window and died because of the line, “You picked it up.” We come to this conclusion on our own. This technique of “revelation by inference” pulls us into the narrative by making us fill in its blanks. Next the author shares a memory, a vividly phrased mental image: “Just one drop, like a bright bead.” The yellow cone of a bird's beak adorned with a glistening sphere of red is a sadly beautiful combination of color and shape. But we, as readers, continue to hang on to the opening statement about “growing up.” We await closure of that thought. Clarke moves us from birds to persons – and childhood to adulthood – through the metaphorical phrase “brightly plumed kids… flying cheerfully.” And then he closes the circle: “Little Tommy Naylor lying in Africa somewhere, blood on his beak.” Clarke has taken us from the scraped knees of childhood to a dead Tommy Naylor in the space of just a few seconds, our minds filling in the blanks along the way. Little Tommy never did grow old. He was one of us. “Identical color to ours.” And his death could have been our own. Read the passage again and witness the brilliant restraint. Roy Clarke flashes just a few slides onto the movie screen of our mind and we fill the gaps between them. We conclude: (1.) A yellowhammer is a bird. (2.) It hit the window and died. (3.) Tommy Naylor was a schoolmate. (4.) Tommy grew up and went to war. (5.) Tommy died in Africa in WWII But none of this is told to us directly. Yet we know it just as surely as if it had been. I am boring and pedantic when I say too much. I am mysterious and deep when I say too little. To hold the attention of intelligent people you must require them to fill in the blanks in your narrative. Here's another good example: “There were ripe blackberries in the hedgerows and, as the shadows lengthened, fox cubs skittering at the edge of the fields. A few miles on and the evening had almost shaded to night, but he could smell the sea now and he imagined that he could hear it, sucking and surging on the Dorset shingle. This was the ghost time of day when the souls of the dead flickered at the edges of men's sight and when good folk hurried home to their fire and to their thatch and to their bolted doors. A dog howled in one of the villages.” – Bernard Cornwell, Vagabond, p.164 Have you ever known someone who took too long to say too little? Have you ever been someone who took too long to say too little? Yes, I am feeling literary. It happens to me in the fall. I hope you don't mind. Ciao for Niao, Roy H. Williams