09 Nov 08 - 05:42 PM (#2489315) Subject: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Big Al Whittle Just a quick note to say that George Joseph Smith - loveable rogue, brides in the bath killer and serial murderer's life and achievements will be celebratated in a biographical play tomorrow night November 10th 2008 on ITV3 at 10pm. Martin Kemp gets to play George who was from Camden, so I suppose its bit like East Enders if you close your eyes. Sorted...? It was originally done for Yorkshire telly, and strangely enough the arseholes wouldn't use my song http://www.bigalwhittle.co.uk/id22.html to publicise the programme. What hope for English folksong! I missed it when it was on last time cos I had a gig - perhaps this time I'll see it - although Monday is my night for the jazz club. |
09 Nov 08 - 11:35 PM (#2489539) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Sandra in Sydney fools - it's a marvellous song (... drown her in the bath, cos I'm a psychopath ... sandra |
10 Nov 08 - 01:58 AM (#2489569) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Big Al Whittle Thankyou Sandra! |
10 Nov 08 - 02:01 AM (#2489570) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Big Al Whittle PS How does that work out then? A mechanical device maybe.....? Does Sydney like that sort of thing, get a headache occasionally....? |
10 Nov 08 - 07:47 PM (#2490371) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Big Al Whittle oh....! didn't like it. didn't watch it all. But very disappointed. Not much clue to, or even a guess at his personality. Which is kind of understandable. It was a very incurious age. Once they had caged an exotic beast like George, all they wanted to do was dispatch him as soon as possible. Nothing much was logged about him - it was almost pre Freud. People forget how a powerful poetic statement like Freuds interpretation of the subconscious has illumined all human motivation. UIt has made us all better people. |
10 Nov 08 - 07:52 PM (#2490376) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Rockhen Can't believe they didn't use your song, Al! As soon as I saw the thread title I started singing the chorus...oh no, it is gonna be with me for weeks now and my family will go mad at my even more loopy than usual warblings... |
10 Nov 08 - 10:07 PM (#2490430) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Big Al Whittle Helen.. how are you? |
11 Nov 08 - 03:29 AM (#2490505) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Rasener I saw it, although it was half hour into it. I found it hard to beleive that he was able to drown them with water coming through the ceiling and walk away and then set up and marry another one, whilst already being married. It could have done with a series on it. 1 murder each week. Yes it would have been better with Al singing his song in the background as he drowned the poor ladies. Like Helen, I now have "drown em in the bath, drown em in the bath, drown em in the bath, cause i'm a psyochpath" in my head and can't stop singing it. |
11 Nov 08 - 01:32 PM (#2490905) Subject: RE: George Joseph Smith on uk TV! From: Rasener Oh bugger, I can't get it out my head, so why should I be the only one. http://bigalwhittle.co.uk/id22.html |