#richard marriott

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Marian Anderson (read her biography), Mildred Bailey, Adam Baldwin, Beethoven’s 8th Symphony (1814), Joan Bennett, Chilli, Louis Clark (ELO), Constantine the Great, William Demerest, Joaquin Valverde Durán, Gian Francesco Fortunati, Mary Frann, Eddie Gray (Tommy James & The Shondells), Josh Groban, Steve Harley, Adam Kinzinger, David Kleinberg, Gidon Kremer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kate Mara, the 1981 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder single “Ebony & Ivory,” Jose Melis, Ralph Nader, Neal Schon, Timothy Spall, Nancy Spungen, Elizabeth Taylor, Franchot Tone, Johnny Van Zant, Van Williams, Joanne Woodward, James Worthy (PM Dawn), and the great American writer John Steinbeck. For me, Steinbeck is "the real California." Of his writing he said, “These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new.” 

My Americana composition “Steinbeck Found the Valley” was prompted by lyrics from The Beach Boys's "California Saga": "Have you ever been down Salinas way where Steinbeck found the valley, and he wrote about the way it was, and his travelings with Charley..." The music bed was inspired by “Trombone Dixie,” an obscure Brian Wilson instrumental (a PET SOUNDS outtake). On this track I played accordion and piano with cellist Kim Osterwalder (who also gigged w/mutual friends Buddy & Julie Miller) + trombonist Richard Marriott.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODZxOojn0s&t=2s

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THE COOL WORLD (1963):

The Harlem Jazz scene

Life give youth no direction

Crime and racism

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TOM GLYNN-CARNEY PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEMIMA MARRIOTT FOR NÚMERO NETHERLANDS MAGAZINE.

WHAT IS IN STORE FOR YOUR CHARACTER THIS SEASON?

"We see Aegon in every form. He is powerful then vulnerable, calculated then frantic, playful then desperate, desperately seeking validation and respect from his council and the people of Westeros."

"He is a cacophony of chaos, laced with deeply embedded trauma. He is unpredictable and dangerously explosive."

HOW EXCITING WAS IT GETTING CAST ON A SERIES THAT IS A PREQUEL TO THE IMMENSELY POPULAR 'GAME OF THRONES'?

"Still doesn’t feel real, but I am enjoying every second of it and I’m dedicating myself entirely to the work."

"Aegon is exhausting to play and definitely takes a piece of me, but I am happy to give him that in exchange for this freedom and creative fulfilment."

HOW DID YOU ALL COLLECTIVELY AND YOU PERSONALLY DEAL WITH THIS?

"I don’t think about that."

"You can’t, otherwise you wouldn’t turn up to work."

"Turn up, put the wig on and let rip."

HAVE YOU UNDERGONE ANY SPECIAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE ROLE OF AEGON?

"Sleep is important."

"He takes a lot from me, so sleep is key."

WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT PERFORMING ON STAGE THE MOST?

"The danger of it. The raw and electric energy. The fact that it is different every night and the way it keeps you as an actor sharp and precise."

"I couldn’t be an actor without doing theatre."

"It’s where I go back to, to find inspiration and courage."

IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE THAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN ACTOR?

"Being curious, being fascinated by human behaviour, obsessing over body language, social interactions, coping mechanisms, idiosyncrasies that stem from insecurities."

"Trying to be a sponge to everything I see and hear."

"Collecting as many things as I can and bringing these to life in an authentic, truthful way."

"An old teacher of mine, Richard Goodwin Brown, was a huge influence on me."

LOOKING BACK ON YOUR CAREER SO FAR, WHAT DO YOU PERSONALLY CONSIDER YOUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? AND LOOKING FORWARD, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR BIGGEST GOAL FOR THE FUTURE?

"Getting this far is my greatest achievement."

"My biggest goal is to be old, on my death bed and look back at my career with pride, in the knowledge that I did my best work, worked with some great people and made some lifelong friends on the way."

TELL US MORE ABOUT YOURSELF. WHO IS TOM OFF THE SCREEN AND WHAT DOES HE ENJOY MOST IN LIFE WHEN HE IS NOT ACTING?

"I love my dog, Ziggy. I love music, art and poetry. I love animals. I love and need wide open spaces, peace, quiet and water."

"I love a night in a dark pub, round a table with trad musicians, fiddle, guitar, tin whistle, bodhran, whiskeys and pints of guinness, singing Ireland’s songs until the early hours."

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Dark Shadows Remembrance Weekend - July 5 & 6, 2024

Dark Shadows reunion with original cast members David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Nancy Barrett, Jerry Lacy, Roger Davis, James Storm and Lisa Richards

Plans are now complete for a very special Dark Shadows Remembrance Weekend to celebrate the life of Lara Parker, who played Angelique, and pay tribute to the 100th birthday of Jonathan Frid, who played Barnabas Collins. This rare and very special occasion reunites original Dark Shadows cast members to celebrate the lives of beloved colleagues Lara Parker and Jonathan Frid and meet devoted fans of the 1960s Gothic TV series that “kids ran home from school to watch!”

To be held at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, July 5th, Dark Shadows cast members, including David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Nancy Barrett, Jerry Lacy, Roger Davis, James Storm and Lisa Richards, will be celebrating Lara Parker, who passed away last October at age 84.

July 6th, Dark Shadows cast members will celebrate Jonathan Frid’s centenary with a lunch, entertainment, autographs and collector gift bags. Eventbrite tickets: $60, inclusive.

Hotel accommodations at special rates: Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel PH: (888) 236-2437

To receive special Dark Shadows discount Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel sleeping room rates, call the Marriott reservation line 1-800 or book via the following link before June 13 at https://bit.ly/3PZu92v. A complimentary hotel shuttle from the Hollywood Burbank Airport (aka the Bob Hope Airport) to the nearby Marriott Hotel is available. Dark Shadows attendees receive discounted parking at the hotel.

Dark Shadows was an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a series of supernatural occurrences take place.

Dark Shadows became popular when vampire Barnabas Collins played by actor Jonathan Frid was introduced ten months into its run. It would also feature ghosts, werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small troupe of actors each played many roles; as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. The show was distinguished by its melodramatic performances, atmospheric set designs, unusual storylines, numerous plot twists, adventurous music score, broad range of characters, and heroic adventures. Dark Shadows developed a large teenage audience and a dedicated cult following. By 1969, it had become ABC’s highest-rated daytime series with viewership in the millions!

The original network run of the show amassed 1,225 episodes. The success of the series spawned a media franchise that has included two feature films (House of Dark Shadows in 1970 and Night of Dark Shadows in 1971), a 1991 TV remake, a 2012 film reboot directed by Tim Burton, and numerous spin-off novels and comics. Kathryn Leigh Scott has narrated all 27 vintage Dark Shadows novels by Marilyn Ross for Oasis Audiobooks, available on Amazon.com.

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The Saturns, which honor the best in genre entertainment across film and television, are organized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Winners will be announced February 4, 2024 in a ceremony at the LA Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel and will stream live on ElectricNow.

Best Action / Adventure Film

Bullet Train (Sony Pictures) The Equalizer 3 (Sony Pictures) Fast X (Universal Pictures) John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate Films) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount Pictures) The Woman King (TriStar Pictures)

Best Film Screenwriting

Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Walt Disney/Lightstorm) Barbie, Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Pictures) The Menu, Seth Reiss & Will Tracy (Searchlight Films) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Erik Jendresen & Christopher McQuarrie (Paramount Pictures) Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures) Pearl, Ti West & Mia Goth (A24)

Best Film Editing

Avatar: The Way of Water, Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron (Walt Disney/Lightstorm) Fast X, Dylan Highsmith, Kelly Matsumoto, Corbin Mehl, Laura Yanovich (Universal Pictures) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker, Dirk Westervelt (Lucasfilm/Paramount/Disney) John Wick: Chapter 4, Nathan Orloff (Lionsgate Films) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Eddie Hamilton (Paramount Pictures) Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lane (Universal Pictures)

Best Film Visual / Special Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett (Walt Disney/Lightstorm) The Creator, Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, Neil Corbould (20th Century Studios) Guardians of the Galaxy-Vol. 3, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel, Robert Weaver, Alistair Williams (Lucasfilm/Paramount/Disney) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Neil Corbould (Paramount Pictures) Oppenheimer, Andrew Jackson, Giacomo Mineo, Scott Fisher, Dave Drzewiecki (Universal Pictures)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

Andor (Lucasfilm/Disney+) Foundation (Apple TV+) The Mandalorian (Lucasfilm/Disney+) The Peripheral (Amazon) Silo (Apple TV+) Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+/CBS) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+/CBS)

Best New Genre Television Series

Andor (Lucasfilm/Disney+) The Ark (Electric Entertainment/Syfy) The Last of Us (HBO/Max) Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (Amazon) Silo (Apple TV+) The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Wednesday (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Television Series

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (Starz) Lauren Cohan, The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon (HBO/Max) Rebecca Ferguson, Silo (Apple TV+) Tatiana Maslany, She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law (Marvel/Disney+) Rose McIver, Ghosts (CBS) Elizabeth Tulloch, Superman & Lois (Warner Bros. Television)

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Mathilde Blind by Lucy Madox Brown, 1872

Mathilde Blind (born Mathilda Cohen; 21 March 1841 – 26 November 1896), was a German-born English poet, fiction writer, biographer, essayist and critic. In the early 1870s she emerged as a pioneering female aesthete in a mostly male community of artists and writers. By the late 1880s she had become prominent among New Woman writers such as Vernon Lee (Violet Paget), Amy Levy, Mona Caird, Olive Schreiner, Rosamund Marriott Watson, and Katharine Tynan. She was praised by Algernon Charles Swinburne, William Michael Rossetti, Amy Levy, Edith Nesbit, Arthur Symons and Arnold Bennett. Her much-discussed poem The Ascent of Man presents a distinctly feminist response to the Darwinian theory of evolution.

Blind's early political affiliations were shaped by the foreign refugees who frequented her stepfather's house, including Giuseppe Mazzini, for whom she entertained a passionate admiration and about whom she would publish reminiscences in the Fortnightly Review in 1891. Other revolutionaries who frequent her mother and stepfather's house in St. John's Wood included Karl Marx and Louis Blanc. Her early commitment to women's suffrage was influenced by her mother's friend Caroline Ashurst Stansfeld, who was active in the British feminist movement from its origins in the 1840s. These radical affiliations are manifested in Blind's politically charged poetry, and in her own unbending commitment to reform. As Richard Garnett observed, in the society of political refugees and radicals Blind was raised in, "admiration must necessarily be reserved for audacity in enterprise, fortitude in adversity... anything breathing unconquerable defiance of the powers that were."

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Thomas Barrow & Richard Ellis, and eclipses as a harbringer of change

Everything related to the moon is automatically related to Richard Ellis, right?

Eclipse is defined as an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination. Here we will discuss lunar and solar eclipses with astrological meanings and real-life eclipses that happened closely to canon.

An eclipse of the sun happens when the moon moves between sun and earth, blocking out the sun's rays and casting a shadow on parts of earth. Total eclipse happens when the moon covers the sun completely. Lunar eclipses happen when earth positions itself between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the moon's surface.

For Barris Winter Fest's this week's theme, change and new beginnings ✨️ @barris-event-blog

The Sun & The Moon 🌙

Sun's path is the unifying symbol in astrology, since the other planets orbit around it. The sun is therefore related to what is ideal, fixed, relatively permanent and unchanging. It's also related to power, to kings and queens, to powerful or famous people, to rulership and governance. It also has been associated with ambition and purpose, and it represents clarity and direction.

In contrast to the symbolism of the sun, the moon has traditionally been more closely related to the realm of impermanence, as it is constantly waxing and waning. As servants, Thomas and Richard work in an industry of the past, but the world around them is changing constantly. Like Richard says it, "Fifty years ago, who'd have thought man could fly?".

The moon's method of illumination is more subtle, relying on reflected light. Indeed, the moon symbolizes things such as our inner feelings and desires, our shadow self, and things that we are yet to discover about ourselves. "When you're like me, Mr Carson, you have to read the signs as best you can because no one dares speak out" & "You just need to be a bit more circumspect in future, Mr Barrow".

Solar Eclipse 🌝

With all of this in mind – in an eclipse, the moon covers the sun. The moon, within all of its own symbolism, represents Thomas and Richard's relationship (the crescent fob as a promise of seeing each other again). The sun represents the status quo: Richard having a stable position requiring some kind of ambition to acquire and Thomas having his life center around serving the ruling class. But when they met, the moon covered the rational sun. Richard helped to sabotage the royal visit and Thomas slammed the door on an earl's face, both betraying the rich and famous. "It feels good to be two ordinary blokes".

The sun is also sometimes seen as a ruler judging us from above, and shadows (outside their many negative meanings) are seen as protection. What happens in the shadows is Turton's and kisses hidden in plain sight.

Eclipses are known for being major harbingers of change and often align with exciting new beginnings and twists of fate. Total solar eclipses are a rare event, but sometimes all the celestial bodies are aligned for true love to happen, perhaps?

June 29th, 1927 🌌

On June 29th, 1927, a total solar eclipse was visible from the British mainland soil for the first time in 203 years. R.A. Marriott describes: It caused nationwide excitement which included mass population movement to the towns, villages, moorlands and offshore waters of Wales and the North of England, and severely tested the country’s transport and communication systems.

Blue line displays maximum eclipse path. In York, 99.40% of the sun was covered at 5:24 in the morning. Downton Abbey would have experienced almost a total eclipse.

Railway companies encouraged people to travel to experience the eclipse. Though anyone who travelled might have ended disappointed. Totality only lasted 23 seconds, and very few were lucky too see it because of the cloudy weather. Sylvia Seeley writes:

The narrow belt of totality, only about 28 miles wide, swept accross England in a line to include parts of North Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Thousands upon thousands of spectators were gathered at various centres in the line of totality, from one side of England to another, only to be greeted on the great day with a drenching and hopeless dawn of impenetrable clouds.

The royal visit is set on July 20th–22nd, 1927*. So around a month before Thomas and Richard met, a rare cosmic event symbolising change and new beginnings took place. 💖 I would assume at least some of the residents of Downton Abbey got out of bed early enough to stand outside in dark and rain. Did Thomas bother, I don't know. Richard probably was still in London, experiencing much the same. Or maybe he was already on the Yorkshire tour, with some Giggleswick luck? The summer of 1927 is one of the rainiest on the record, by the way. Since it was perfectly sunny for the parade in Downton, I'd expect the clouds cleared everywhere the king step foot in.

Wet and depressing athmosphere also mentioned in the final page of Dorothy L. Sayers' 1927 novel Unnatural Death:

As the gate clanged open to let them out, they stepped into a wan and awful darkness. The June day had risen long ago, but only a pale and yellowish gleam lit the half-deserted streets. And it was bitterly cold and raining.

“What is the matter with the day?” said Wimsey. “Is the world coming to an end?”

“No,” said Parker, “it is the eclipse.”

*This is debatable, I think! The month July as far as I know comes from Edith's line about giving birth in March. It wouldn't be a big stretch to think the movie was actually set in June. I do like the eclipse better as an omen for a twist of fate, but if you'd like to think them going eclipse gazing right after the visit, it's technically possible!

Dancing Partners 🌔

If you had asked me just a few days ago, which one, Thomas or Richard, I would associate with the sun, I would've said Richard. But I've got it all wrong! Obviously the guy standing in a dark street talking about moonbeam fairies is the moon.

Some of the the Sun's traits, like positivity and confidence, I would hand over to Richard. But other than that, he reminds me of the moon. The moon is hidden, and then it isn't. Slowly we see more of it, one part coming out of the shadow after another, but then it starts disappearing again, and we doubt if we ever knew him at all. He can quite literally fool you with his voice, and seems different every time you look at him, adapting into every moment gracefully. As said before, the sun represents clarity. I wouldn't call Richard a lunatic, but his actions may seem... more on the side of the moon, sometimes.

Thomas might not always be the sense of reason either, but he has some of the sun's traits. (And he likes the sun!). In the movie, unlike the subtle moon, he says openly what he means with an expressive face. Mr Ellis – the Moon – is certainly more circumspect (or so he says!). The sun is symbolic of action and intesity, while the moon is of passivity and thought. Our Sun's slamming doors and dancing and getting upset about it, but both times Richard's been there to listen and mysteriously solve things.

Sun and moon being in love relies on the concept of opposites attracting, and I actually see Thomas and Richard as quite similar. And I do keep seeing Richard as the sun too. (With many moon-like qualities in Thomas as well). I'd love to hear your insights if you have them!

The sun and the moon being romantic partners is not my idea. Legend says that they have always been in love, but that they could never be together, because the moon rises at sunset and the sun just at dawn. Eclipse was created as proof that there is no impossible love. In 1844, Jean Jacques Grandville published a drawing of the sun and the moon kissing during an eclipse. A french film from 1907 with sexual themes shows a romantic encounter between the sun and the moon during an eclipse. Some have seen it as an early example as homosexuality in film.

And not to get too meta, but! The most important thing when we think of the relationship of sun and moon is that the moon reflects the light of the sun. We know only very little of Richard, and so many of our own headcanons rely on what we think would be fitting or interesting for Thomas. Thus we only see the moon in the sun's light.

Lunar Eclipse 🌚

In astrology, the moon is the banner bearer for things that come to be and pass away. Canonically speaking, Thomas' and Richard's relationship didn't last a very long time. It is sad, but I think something positive I got from the break-up it's maybe the thought that good things don't have to be forever. Like a total eclipse happens rarely and doesn't last a long time, it can be a life-changing moment.

While solar eclipses often bring new beginnings, lunar eclipses are more likely to bring about sudden endings, conclusions, or powerful changes of heart. That way we could think solar eclipse as a symbol for the start and a lunar eclipse as the end (or an unpermanent distruption) of their relationship.

Lunar eclipse is less of a spectacular event too. The moon either darkens or turns reddish or brown colour. They can be viewed by anyone on the night side of the earth and they can last nearly two hours, so they aren't as rare as solar eclipses. On average, a total lunar eclipse can be seen from any given location every 2.5 years.

Total lunar eclipses happened four times in a row on June 15th, 1927; December 8th, 1927; June 3rd, 1928 and November 27th, 1928. (Total lunar eclipses often happen in a row. Before this group, the latest was in 1924 and the next in 1931). Only the second one, December 8th, was visible from the UK, and it was a blood moon (the moon turns red).

Assuming The New Era takes place in '28, these happened around the start and end of Richard and Thomas' relationship. Eclipses are always about change. June 1927 – November 1928 is a period of huge change in Thomas' life, all about self-discovery and finding himself, which the moon is related to.

Until We Meet Again 🌜

A large partial solar eclipse was visible from Los Angeles in 1930. This newspaper article from California which I thought was funnily fitting.

And if that prompted to change his mind or if he never went, there were plenty of chances to go eclipse-gazing with Richard later. In York, June 30th, 1954, 80% of the sun was covered, October 2nd, 1959, 20% of the sun was covered, and February 15th, 1961, 90% of the sun was covered.

Thank you for reading! 🌟

Links 🌠

1. astronomy: more about solar eclipses, more about lunar eclipses, june 29 1927 in york, june 30 1954, october 2 1959, february 15 1961, april 28 1930

2. astrology: solar eclipse symbolism, eclipse meanings, sun symbolism, solar eclipse meanings

3. eclipses in art, solar eclipses in the uk, lunar eclipses in the 20th century, seeley's text (would recommend this), vintage photos of people eclipse-gazing

4. couldn't find where the newspaper article is from but i got it here

5. unnatural death & l'eclipse du soleil en pleine lune (watch here)

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I chose 1 song each day that reflected my mental state/that I had listened to that day so here is January in Songs

1st: Perfume by Lovejoy

2nd: Common People by Pulp

3rd: Haunt me x3 by Teen Suicide

4th: A tv show called earth by Philip Labes

5th: Another Love by Tom Odell

6th: Take 5 by the Dave Brubeck quartet

7th: Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss

8th: My Type by Saint Motel

9th: Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths

10th: Fine by Lemon Demon

11th: No Time to Explain by Good Kid

12th: Open Arms from the EPIC album

13th: I’m Doing Push Ups by Bears in Trees

14th: Africa by Toto

15th: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen

16th: Ode to Crayola by Lemon Demon

17th: Noel’s Lament from Ride the Cyclone The Musical

18th: Anniversary by Autoheart

19th: Lovely Day by Bill Withers

20th: Hidden in the Sand by Tally Hall

21st: Remember you Omnichord by Trillian

22nd: Drift Away Omnichord by Trillian

23rd: Lovely Day/Good as Hell by Pomplamousse

24th: Claire de lune by Debussy

25th: 6/10 by dodie

26th: Tell me something by Good Kid

27th: Can’t Pretend by Tom Odell

28th: Car Lights by James Marriott

29th: Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales by Car Seat Headrest

30th: Soldier Poet King by The Oh Hellos

31st: It’s only Sec by Car Seat Headrest

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ALBUM OF THE MONTH—SNAPSHOTS https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/album/snapshots-live-half-plugged-expanded-reissue  ...Cappuccino and novel reading fueled SNAPSHOTS, an album of songs extracted from my appearances on TV shows as well as concerts and the studio. I released this album in 2003 when I earned the tag "The Tasmanian Devil of the coffee house set." Part of my audience wanted a raw, acoustic album. Hence SNAPSHOTS—a mix of blues, California pop, roots rock’n’roll, and gospel standards ("Workin' on a Building”). Live cuts include energetic covers of Patti Smith’s "Dancing Barefoot" and a Staples Singers-styled remake of "For What it's Worth” (Buffalo Springfield) performed on slide 12-string guitar.

Writers are outsourced in the Beatle-esque "Unresolved (Graham Greene's Script for Laurel and Hardy)" and "Desert Ruby" is a semi-autobiographical "Los Angeles allegory," with images from The Bible and Raymond Chandler. SNAPSHOTS also has 2 of my personal favorites, The Beach Boys-influenced “Like a Father a Son” and "Steinbeck Found the Valley"—an instrumental with accordion, cellos, piano, and trombones by Richard Marriott. 

Please enjoy this collection of audio snapshots of my life:

#snapshots #pattismith #buffalospringfield #stephenstills #staplesingers #Beatles #grahamgreene #laurelandhardy #BeachBoys #JohnSteinbeck #RichardMarriott #TheBible #RaymondChandler #accordion #trombone #cello #blues #Californiapop #rootsmusic #rocknroll #folkrock #gospel #12stringguitar #JohnnyJBlair #singeratlarge #tasmaniandevil #coffeehouse

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DIRECT LINKS TO THE INTERVIEWS

1979

CAPITAL RADIO, LONDON Mummy's Weekly 1979

1980

BACK ISSUE FANZINE 1980

TOYAH ATV DOCUMENTARY 1980

CAPITAL RADIO, LONDON Alternatives 1980

CAPITAL RADIO, LONDON Hullabaloo With Derek Jarman 1980

BBC RADIO ONE Rock On 1980

A LIFE IN THE DAY OF ... Sunday Times Magaine 1980

1981

RADIO TRENT, NOTTINGHAM January 1981

BBC RADIO ONE Talkabout February 1981

TOYAHZINE INTERVIEW By Laura Marsh 23.4.1981

SOUNDI, Finland (Translated) June 1981

BBC RADIO ONE With Annie Nightingale August 1981

PARKINSON BBC1 October 1981

BFBS RADIO December 1981

1982

RADIO 210, READING With Keith Butler 22.5.1982

BBC RADIO ONE Rock On - The Changeling With Richard Skinner 29.5.1982 BBC1 Get Set For Summer With Peter Powell 1982

1983

SOUNDCHECK Issue 1, 1983

BBC1 HARTY 8.3.1983

PICCADILLY RADIO, MANCHESTER With Timmy Mallet 1.9.1983

BBC RADIO ONE With Annie Nightingale and Sting 3.10.1983

BBC RADIO ONE With Janice Long 19.11.1983

WOMEN IN ROCK THE DAILY MIRROR ROCK & POP CLUB 1983

1985

BBC RADIO 4 Doing It Her Way April 1985

BBC RADIO ONE With Peter Powell 1.4.1985

RITZ NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE May 1985

1987

DESIRE AND MORE With Chris Limb 1987

1991

TONIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS CHANNEL 4 9.1.1991

WHUS RADIO STORRS, CONNECTICUT Sunday All Over The World 1991

RADIO MERCURY, SURREY/SUSSEX Ophelia's Shadow 1991

1992

BBC RADIO 4 In The Psychiatrist's Chair With Anthony Clare 2.9.1992

1993

THE LEAP INTERVIEW 1993

1998

RADIO VICTORY, PORTSMOUTH The Pulse October 1998

2000

BBC1 LIFE AND TIMES With Vanessa Feltz 2000

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE August 2000

BORDERS BOOKSHOP OXFORD STREET, LONDON The launch of her autobiography 5.8.2000

BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN’S HOUR Living Out Loud 29.8.2000

2001

BBC RADIO 2 With Richard Allinson 25.4.2001

2003

BBC TV LONDON With Tayfun Kadioglu 22.4.2003

2005

THE LATE EDITION ON E4 With Marcus Brigstocke 24.3.2005 CAPITAL RADIO, LONDON Diary Of A Facelift With David Jensen 4.4.2005

BBC RADIO 2 With Johnnie Walker 16.8.2005

2006

NET TALK RADIO Spiritual Tides With Ross Hemsworth 24.3.2006

NET TALK RADIO With Ross Hemsworth 28.8.2006

BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE With Julia Hankin 11.9.2006

FAITH & MUSIC ITV1 18.9.2006

CHANNEL 4 PROUD PARENTS With Beric Willcox 23.10.2006

2007

BBC RADIO 2 THE SARAH KENNYDY SHOW 7.3.2007

BBC RADIO 4 Personality Test 2.8.2007

2008

BBC RADIO DEVON The 80s Show With Richard Green 11.7. 2008

BBC RADIO LONDON With Gary Crowley 28 - 29.08.2008

2009

CELEBRITY BRIDES UNVEILED 2009

SHIELDS GAZETTE South Tyneside Summer Festival 5.7.2009

BBC RADIO WEST MIDLANDS THE PAUL FRANKS SHOW 29.9 2009

RADIO BORDERS With Hugh Brown 8.10.2009

2010

ABSOLUTE RADIO THE FRANK SKINNER SHOW 13.3.2010

PHOENIX RADIO, CALDERDALE Fadeout With DJ Cruel Britannia 3.4.2010

BBC RADIO GUERNSEY With Jim CatHart 14.4.2010

ISLAND FM, GUERNSEY WITH DJ Carl Ward 16.4.2010

CRMK RADIO, MILTON KEYNES The Vibe 12.9.2010

BBC HEREFORD & WORCESTER THE ANDREW EASTON SHOW At Malvern Theatres 14.9.2010

BBC RADIO HUMBERSIDE THE LARA KING SHOW 21.9.2010

PAUL AND LUCY’S BEST KEPT SECRETS PRESTON FM October 2010

BBC THREE COUNTIES WITH LORNA MILTON SHOW 4.10.2010

THE HOME CHANNEL Celebrity Fantasy Homes With Gary Roslin 5.10.2010

BBC HEREFORD & WORCESTER THE TONY FISHER SHOW 30.10.2010

BBC RADIO SHROPSHIRE With Keith Middleton 5.12.2010

2011

BBC RADIO WEST MIDLANDS With Mark Regan 25.1.2011

SANCTUARY EXPOSED AT THE HMV INSTITUTE BIRMINGHAM With David Davies 16.4.2011

WFMU 91.1 FM JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY Dark Night Of The Soul With Julie 17.5.2011

GAYDAR RADIO With Phil Marriott 14.6.2011

BBC RADIO HEREFORD & WORCESTER THE ANDREW EASTON SHOW 12.7.2011

BBC RADIO 4 SATURDAY LIVE Secret Life 13.8.2011

ABSOLUTE RADIO Rewind Festival With Martyn Lee 21.8.2011

GAYDIO The Loop With John Ryan 2.10.2011

BBC RADIO 6 STEVE LAMACQ MUSIC SHOW Good Day - Bad Day 21.12.2011

2012

TOYAH TALKS MONEY AND MORE The Sunday Times Magaine, Money Section 19.2.2012

BBC RADIO MIDLANDS THE LATE SHOW With Keith Middleton 1.4.2012

RADIO CHORLEY 102.8 FM AT BLACKPOOL PRIDE With Mark Jackson-Duxbury 9.6.2012

BBC RADIO LEICESTER 16.6.2012 SWITCH RADIO 107.5 BIRMINGHAM The Asylum With Wayne Evans July 2012

BBC RADIO WM BREAKFAST With Pete Morgan 16.7.2012

BBC RADIO TEES With Dave Llewellyn 27.8.2012

LOVE AND MARRIAGE A 20th CENTURY ROMANCE BBC4 2.10.2012

RADIO VERULAM, HERTFORDSHIRE With Chris Saunders 31.10.2012

BBC RADIO 2 STEVE LAMACQ’S ROCK COLLEGE 23.11.2012

BBC RADIO KENT THE MATTHEW DAVIES SHOW 8.12.2012

BBC RADIO WM BEV BEVAN MEETS 23.12.2012

MARLOW FM 97.5 THE ECLECTIC LIGHT SHOW Musical Milestones 24.12.2012

2013

BBC RADIO 4 RAMBLINGS With Clare Balding 28.2.2013

BBC RADIO SHROPSHIRE THE LATE SHOW With Keith Middleton 2.3.2013

BBC THREE COUNTIES RADIO THE ROBERTO PERRONE SHOW 15.3.2013

BBC RADIO 2 STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON 20.3.2013

EAGLE RADIO 96.4, SURREY With Stuart Provan April 2013

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER With Justin Moorehouse 1.4.2013

BBC RADIO DERBY With Andy Potter 12.4.2013

BBC RADIO LEICESTER With Monica Winfield 20.4.2013

BBC RADIO WILTSHIRE With Su Davies 22.4.2013

BBC RADIO HUMBERSIDE With David Burns 1.5.2013

BBC RADIO BRISTOL With Laura Rawlings 9.5.2013

BBC RADIO COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE With Vic Minett 20.5.2013

BBC RADIO ESSEX With Mark Punter 20.5.2013

BBC RADIO SOLENT With Alex Dyke 19.6.2013

RADIO NE1FM 102.5 NEWCASTLE With Jo Oliver 14.10.2013

THE BRIDGE 102.5 FM, STOURBRIDGE The Big Decades With Mark Spate 20.10.2013

2014

BBC RADIO DERBY With Andy Potter 29.01.2014

THE BFI DEREK JARMAN RETROSPECTIVE 12.2.2014

BBC RADIO 2 Sounds Of The 80s With Sara Cox 15.02.2014

BBC RADIO DEVON With Richard Green 15.03.2014

SOMER VALLEY 97.5 FM, SOMERSET MyPod With Don Chambers 24.3.2014

SOHO CREATE, LONDON Inspiration And The Blank Page With Robert Elms and Helen David 5.6.2014

GODMOTHERS OF POP Classic Pop Magazine, Issue 13 Oct/Nov 2014

2015

BBC RADIO LINCOLNSHIRE With Nicola Gilroy 19.1.2015

WCR 101.8 FM, WOLVERHAMPTON Music And Memories With Philip Solomon 2.2.2015

BBC RADIO SUSSEX With Allison Ferns 4.2.2015

BBC RADIO BRISTOL With Calire Cavanagh 9.2.2015

BBC RADIO WALES With Eleri Sion 12.2.2014

SEVERN FM, GLOUCESTER The Encyclopedia Of Rock With Bill Rieflin and Trevor Howard 13.4.2015

LORRAINE ITV1 13.4.2015

BBC RADIO DEVON THE RICHARD GREEN SHOW 23.5.2015

BBC RADIO 2 THE KEN BRUCE SHOW The Tracks Of My Years 29.6 - 3.7.2015

BBC RADIO 2 Sounds Of The 80s With Sara Cox 20.6.2015

BBC RADIO DERBY THE ANDY POTTER SHOW 31.7.2015

BBC RADIO OXFORD With Kat Orman 18.8.2015

MIX 96, AYLESBURY With Chris Maskery 29.8.2015

BBC RADIO 2 With Dermot O'Leary 5.9.2015

BBC RADIO WILTSHIRE With Sue Davies 2.11.2015

VINTAGE TV Needle Time With Neil McCormick 8.11.2015

2016

SKYHIGH RADIO With Ian Riches 20.1.2016

BBC RADIO LONDON With Gaby Roslin 4.9.2016

BBC RADIO LONDON With Jo Good 9.9.2016

BBC RADIO 2 Sounds Of The 80s With Sara Cox 16.9.2016

BBC RADIO WALES With Wynne Evans 12.12.2016

BBC RADIO HEREFORD AND WORCHESTER With Tammy Gooding 16.12.2016

2017

BBC RADIO OXFORD With Nick Piercey 27.2.2017

BBC RADIO 2 With Steve Wright, Martika and Paul Young 28.2.2017

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY EVENT MAGAZINE SHRINK RAP Inside The Head Of Toyah Willcox 6.8.2017

BBC RADIO 4 With Colin Paterson 6.11.2017

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER With Becky Want 31.10.2017

BBC RADIO WILTSHIRE With Jonathan Fido 22.12.2017

2018

BBC RADIO LONDON With Jo Good 23.1.2018

BBC RADIO 4 Woman's Hour With Jane Garvey 20.2.2018

BBC RADIO 4 Only Artists With Alice Lowe 7.3.2018

THOMPSON'S LIVE Arts and Performing Arts Podcast With Chris Goode 16.5.2018

BBC RADIO WM 95.6 The Other Side Of 5.8.2018

CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE Issue 44 September 2018

2019

BBC RADIO TEES Sounds With Bob Fisher 17.1.2019

BBC RADIO LINCOLNSHIRE With Carla Greene 31.1.2019

SDE (SuperDeluxeEdition) Sofa With Simon Darlow With Paul Sinclair March 2019

BBC RADIO ULSTER The Art Show With Marie-Louise Muir 26.3.2019

BBC RADIO KENT With Dominic King 27.3.2019

BBC RADIO GUERNSEY With John Randall 27.3.2019

BBC RADIO CORNWALL With David White 28.3.2019

BBC RADIO DERBY With Steve Jordan 28.3.2019

BBC RADIO WALES With Eleri Sion 29.3.2019

CELEBRITY RADIO With Alex Belfield 29.3.2019

PHIL MARRIOTT MEETS 3.4.2019

BBC RADIO HEREFORD & WORCHESTER With Tammy Gooding 9.4.2019

BBC RADIO LONDON With Jo Good 12.4.2019

BBC RADIO 4 Loose Ends With Clive Anderson 12.4.2019

BBC RADIO SUSSEX With Mark Carter 14.4.2019

BBC RADIO DEVON With Richard Green 20.4.2019

BBC RADIO SOLENT With Alex Dyke 23.5.2019

BBC RADIO DEVON With Richard Green 8.6.2019

BBC RADIO 2 With Jason Mohammad 30.6.2019

CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE Issue 52 May 2019

THE C86 PODCAST With David Eastaugh 14.7.2019

CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE New Romantics Special Edition November 2019

2020

BBC RADIO YORK With Adam Tomlinson 21.1.2020

BBC RADIO WILTSHIRE With Sue Davies 8.2.2020

TOYAH TALKS SOLO The Box Set Interview 28.2.2020

BBC RADIO SOLENT With Alex Dyke 3.3.2020

BBC RADIO HEREFORD & WORCESTER With Tammy Gooding 3.3.2020

BBC RADIO NORTHAMPTON With Bernie Keith 10.3.2020

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND With Rachel McCormack 24.4.2020

PEARLS OF WISOM #notgoingoutclub With Julie Peasgood 13.5.2020

CATtales 21.5.2020

OCTOPUS TV With Andrew Eborn 2.6.2020

LOVING 80's MUSIC With Helen Barnes 9.6.2020

MEMORY LANE 80's With Hayley Palmer 25.7.2020

CONVERSATIONS With Mark Curry 13.8.2020

BBC RADIO LONDON With Jumoke Fashola 3.10.2020

BRUM RADIO THE MRS BARBARA NICE & FRIENDS PODCAST (Comedy) 13.10.2020

CHERRY RED TV With Iain McNay 4.11.2020

TOYAH TALKS SHEEP FARMING IN BARNET With Phil Marriott 13.11.2020

TOYAH TALKS SHEEP FARMING IN BARNET The Box Set Interview 11.12.2020

2021

UNCUT MAGAZINE APRIL 2021

THE EVELYN GLENNIE PODCAST 5.5.2021

ROCKONTEURS PODCAST With Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt 21.5.2021

RTÉ ARENA With Seán Rocks 23.5.2021

REIGNITE With Cathy Grant 25.5.2021

BBC RADIO KENT With Chris Addison 26.5.2021

TOYAH TALKS BLUE MEANING The Box Set Interview 28.5.2021

PRIVATE LIVES PODCAST With Paul Robinson 11.6.2021

A WORD IN YOUR ATTIC With David Hepworth and Mark Ellen 15.7.2021

ITV UNSCRIPTED With Nina Nannar 23.7.2021

BBC HEREFORD & WORCESTER With Tammy Gooding 14.8.2021

BBC RADIO 2 With Steve Wright 24.8.2021

BBC RADIO WALES With Janice Long 30.8.2021

BBC BREAKFAST With Louise Minchin and Dan Walker 31.8.2021

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER With Mike Sweeney 1.9.2021

CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE Issue 71 Sept / Oct 2021

RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE Issue 523 October 2021

BBC RADIO DEVON With Richard Green 18.9.2021

THE DYSPRAXIC HELP 4U PODCAST With Billy Stanley 10.10.2021

BBC RADIO 2 With Rylan Clark 23.10.2021

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND With Billy Sloan 30.10.2021

METRO 60 SECONDS 2.11.2021

ITV THIS MORNING With Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby 8.11.2021

OK MAGAZINE Issue 1315 22.11.2021

2022

MY TIME CAPSULE With Michael Fenton Stevens 24.1.2022

ON RECORD | IN CONVERSATION With Satnam Rana 12.5.2022

METROLAND MAGAZINE @ CHILFEST With Sue Archer 2.7.2022

CHOOSE 80s @ CHILFEST 2.7.2022

WOMEN'S HEALTH BREAKING THE TABOOS With Cherry Healey and Dr Dawn Harper 27.7.2022

HOW TO BE 60 With Kaye Adam and Karen MacKenzie 29.7.2022

RETROPOP MAGAZINE August 2022

LOUDER THAN WAR With Nigel Carr 9.8.2022

BBC RADIO 2 THE BREAKFAST SHOW With Gary Davies 16.8.2022

XS NOIZE PODCAST With Mark Miller 25.8.2022

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND THE AFTERNOON SHOW With Nicola Meighan 7.9.2022

TOYAH TALKS ANTHEM The Box Set Interview September 2022

2023

MY 80s PLAYLIST VIRGIN RADIO With Steve Denyer 5.5.2023

POP, THE HISTORY MAKERS With Steve Blame 8.5.2023

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER With Mike Sweeney 31.5.2023

VECTIS RADIO ISLE OF WIGHT With Nik and Kieren 18.6.2023

BBC BREAKFAST With Jon Kay and Sally Nugent 21.6.2023

ABSOLUTE 80s With Chris Martin 22.6.2023

BBC THREE COUNTIES RADIO With Babs Michel 24.6.2023

TOYAH TALKS THE CHANGELING DECEMBER 2023

All this and much more on the original site

The Toyah Willcox Intervew Archive

For dozens more interviews check out toyah.net's Press Archive

[adrian-paul-botta]

Miss Mabel (1950)

Miss Mabel is a 1948 stage play by R. C. Sherriff. It has been adapted for television at least five times.

1950 – A play in three acts, produced by Joel Shenker as a summer theatre touring package.

Advance director: Jerome Coray

With Charles Francis, Wallace Clark, Mark Roberts, Harry Bannister, Victor Beecroft, Gwen Anderson, Marie Carroll, Bethel Long.

Subsequent cast changes throughout tour as well as resident actors playing different roles in each theatre (Dorothy and Lillian Gish by Lillian Gish)

Also, a live version aired as part of British anthology series BBC Sunday Night Theatre in 1950. Cast included Mary Jerrold, Clive Morton, Richard Warner, W. E. Holloway, Josephine Middleton, Herbert C. Walton, Anne West, Ronald Marriott, Rowland Winterton and Anthony Farmer. It was performed on 26 March 1950 with a repeat performance on 29 March 1950. Both performances are lost, as the live broadcasts were not recorded.

 Rehearsals for Miss Mabel went smoothly, once we learned to anticipate interruptions over which we had no control, like the noise and whistling from the trains. We had an idea of their schedule, so we could time when we were going to have our words drowned during matinees and evening. Whoever was talking would just remain in place and not say a word until the train had passed. Clarence Derwent, for all his impressive British training and background, was a very casual actor. He had a very relaxed delivery, and he didn’t like to wear any makeup other than his costume.

Once, on a matinee day, he came to the theatre from a long walk in the woods just before half-hour. He put on his costume and he took his seat on a soft chair onstage as the curtain went up, which he was supposed to do. A few minutes into the performance, he fell asleep.

The audience didn’t know what was happening, but onstage, including Lillian, did. Clarence wasn’t snoring. He had leaned back and closed his eyes.

Lillian looked over in his direction, and very casually, during the course of the scene, tiptoed behind the chair where Clarence was sitting. She placed her hand on his shoulder leaned over, and blew on his neck!

She might have whispered something which only he could have heard, but Clarence opened his eyes and said his line as if the action were rehearsed!

Whether she gave him a dressing down afterwards we never knew. But he never took any morning walks on a matinee day. And he never closed his eyes in that chair for the rest of the run!

When Miss Mabel company flew to the Bahamas to play an engagement at the Royal Colonial Theatre, Lillian made a star’s demand: to allow Malcolm, her West Highland terrier who had been with her since The Old Maid (1936), to ride next to her on the plane.

Lillian Gish: A Life on Stage and Screen – Stuart Oderman

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"Cold Lady", uno de los cortes que más me gustan de "Town and Country" de Humble Pie, y ojo que no es una composición de Steve Marriott, ni de Peter Frampton, ni de Greg Ridley, sino del batería Jerry Shirley. Pie era un verdadero supergrupo (Small Faces- The Herd- Spooky Tooth- Apostolic Intervention) y todos componían bien. Creo que esta canción en concreto me gusta tanto porque va en una onda muy The Band. Shirley sólo tenía 17 años cuando se formó el grupo en 1968, y recuerdo que a continuación fue el batería de los dos LPs en solitario de Syd Barrett, "The Madcap Laughs" con David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper y Robert Wyatt, y "Barrett" con David Gilmour, Richard Wright y Willie Wilson, ambos de 1970. Al separarse los Pie tocó en Natural Gas y Magnet en los años setenta, y en Fastway y Waysted en los 80.

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BOTH gram parsons and steve marriott wanted to work alongside and form a band with keith richards