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Kylie Minogue 1989

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Hand On My Heart It Really Is Kylie Minogue Following on from an earlier post that detailed Kylie Minogue's humble beginnings to her first year as a singer, I now carry on with 1989. So Kylie Minogue has been a child actress, starred in the soap opera Neighbours, released her debut single, The Locomotion which has been the decade's biggest selling single in her native Australia and released her first world wide hit I Should Be So Lucky which has reached No 1 in England, Australia and many other countries, her debut album entitled 'Kylie' has sold 5 million copies and a string of hit singles have been released from it. Kylie has become the 'girl next door' and kept the nation in a buzz about her love affair with fellow Neighbours star Jason Donovan, were they? weren't they?, well their duet Especially For You seemed to end all rumours and as we start 1989 their love song is sitting at No 1. Kylie Our Queen Of Denim 1989 would be another successful year for Ky...

Carry On Camping

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  MR J FIDDLER WELCOMES YOU TO HIS CAMP   Set in beautiful, sunny Devon, Paradise Camp has everything you need for a quiet, relaxing holiday, come rain or shine our freshly painted trees simulate the perfect English Summer, so whether you are camping alone, with friends or even the whole family come to Camp Paradise and surround yourself with all that nature has to offer. Paradise has everything you could want from a modern day field and don't worry we still provide all the necessities you could want while you are at one with nature, including a toilet block, you won't have to spend a penny when you need to go, our toilets are free to use and are even separated between men and women, all you need to bring is your own toilet paper! Camper's Paradise Our Modern Day Field Set In The Beautiful Devon Countryside Everyone enjoys an invigorating shower first thing in the morning or after a busy day of doing whatever takes your fancy and our ablutions hut is the perfect place to st...

Pop Music

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 'be warned the following post contains images, scenes and descriptions of unashamed pop music, it describes a period in time when music was bright, bold, sometimes tacky but above all it was fun, it may not be to everyone's taste, those who believe music has to be serious may be easily offended' Now, for those of you who are still reading this post, let's go back, back in time to the late 1980s, 1988 is were it all started for me, there is no internet, no social media and mobile phones are the size of a brick. Children and teenagers up and down the country are excited at the thrill of rushing to the shops on a Saturday morning to spend their well deserved pocket money on the latest single from their favourite pop stars, what would the cover be like? What would the B Side track be? Some records came with posters, some folded out into a poster and some were picture discs, oh the excitement! Then upon their return the delight of hearing that first crackle as the needle pl...

The Ghost Train

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    The film Ghost Train isn't about a scary funfair ride nor is it really a horror film despite being labelled as one, what it is, is a 1941 comedy starring Arthur Askey an English actor who first made his name on radio and in Music Hall performances and whether you enjoy the film or not will largely depend on whether you enjoy his brand of slapstick comedy. Arthur Askey Doesn't Look Too Spooked By The Ghost Train Slapstick comedy is something I personally enjoy, but what is it? It's a particular form of humour that involves over the top physical reactions, exaggerated mannerisms, think Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin, two of the more well known names of the genre, over here in good old England we had actors such as George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Will Hay and yes Arthur Askey. All these names except for Norman Wisdom found fame before the 1950's and the style today is a little harder to pinpoint but if you are watching a comedy and the actor or indeed actress is ma...

Kylie Minogue

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Kylie Anne Minogue was born on the 28th May 1968 in Melbourne, Australia, the eldest of three children she was a quiet child who didn't make friends easily. In 1979 her younger sister Dannii was auditioning for a role in the soap opera The Sullivans when instead of hiring her they offered Kylie the position who they found more suitable for both the role and age of the character, several other appearances followed until 1986 when Kylie joined the popular soap opera Neighbours, her character Charlene Ramsey was a permed, tomboy, mechanic who falls in love with Scott, played by Jason Donovan complete with 80's mullet. The romance of Scott & Charlene gripped the nation, with millions tuning in every week day for a slice of sunny, Australian drama while witnessing perhaps the ultimate boy and girl next door fall in love. The late 1980s had seen a rising interest in Australia, this sun drenched, distant country complete with palm trees, sandy beaches and a culture that was quite ...