Posts from arthurarnell in thread „A Difference In Cultures“

Hi Stumpy

I agree with your choice. The Sea Hawk is one of my favourite pictures as is Robin Hood and They Died With Their Boots On. Apparently I believe Errol Flynn and Bette Davis were going to be the original choice for Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara if Columbia had made Gone With the Wind.

Flynn also worked for a time in repertory in Northampton which is a town in the Midlands, after he left Tasmania

How about a Flynn John Wayne and David Niven trio in Sergeants Three or Gungha Din.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Smokey

Thanks for that A couple of months ago our local paper ran a big article on Sir Henry Ayres apparently he had connections with Portsmouth either he was born here or lived here I can't remember. I go on at times about this city of mine but its amazing the people who came from it from time to time who made their mark in other countries.

Stumpy was saying about the harshness of George 111 reign. Before Australia was discovered we used to send our convicts to Jamaca and the West Indies. Around the time of James 11 and the Monmouth Rebellion if Judge Jeffries didn't hang em then they were transported and once in the West ndies most of them would de from Yellow Fever and other exotic diseases.

For a flavour of those times watch Errol Flynn in Captain Blood.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Smokey,

The first fleet to Australia left from Portsmouth in whenever I can't remember I think Sir Sidney Smith led it, hence Sidney.

In the 80's they had a Bi centennial celebration and a replica fleet left Portsmouth to recreate the original. In one of our precients there is a model ship Sirus, and down at sallyport there is a statue of two chains unveiled by the Queen commemorating the event.

Have you ever seen the film Botony Bay satrring Alan Ladd, James Mason and Patricia Roc. Its supposed to tell the story.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Smokey

We also have Neighbours and Home and Away shown nightly about 5-30 every night except Saturdays and Sundays.

With football coming to an end we are entering summer and cricket and as I live in Hampshire if you know cricket at all, the captain of Hampshire this season is a certain gentleman named Shane Warne

Today 23 April is St George's day St george is the patron saint of England but nobody in the country is all that fussed generally. There are four patron saints in Britain all together. St Patrick - Ireland, St David - Wales, St Andrew - Scotland
and ours

The Scots, Irish and Welsh are fanatical about their saints, and in New York even the Americans help the Irish celebrate their saints day.

Incidentally William Shakespeare was born and died on April 23rd - For someone who only lived for one day he sure wrote a lot of plays.

Best Regards

Arthur