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Being Frank ( Sidebottom ) Film update

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Just had this through and thought I would share, tried to find a thread to tack it onto but found nothing suitable

http://mailchi.mp/aa43e8aeec08/progress-with-being-frank?e=4cbd22b640
Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
Thanked by 1mel the bell

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  • grey keygrey key
    Forgot to add this as well

    http://www.beingfrankmovie.com/shop.html
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • def chrisdef chris
    nice, interested to see this

    (you know I am...I really ammmmmm)
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    I hope it's not bobbins....
    Every night is curry night!
  • grey keygrey key
    Nor like when little Denise lost her head
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • grey keygrey key
    edited February 2018
    http://eepurl.com/dj2p-T

    mailto:steve@beingfrankmovie.com
    Post edited by grey key on
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    grey key wrote: »
    http://eepurl.com/dj2p-T

    mailto:steve@beingfrankmovie.com
    YAY Mr Keys is back
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • grey keygrey key
    With a very bad back !
    Too much heavy lifting of record boxes, some tosser asked for two Clash LPs and they were in one of the bottom boxes, so far two days of agony, but I am sure they will appreciate the albums.
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    grey key wrote: »
    With a very bad back !
    Too much heavy lifting of record boxes, some tosser asked for two Clash LPs and they were in one of the bottom boxes, so far two days of agony, but I am sure they will appreciate the albums.
    yeah, what a wanker he was, ****
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • grey keygrey key
    Four days now and counting, I have to go downstairs on my bum, although I now have the painkillers from the doctor, they are so strong they knock me off of my feet, however I can't take them till at least Tuesday as I have to be active and alert till then, due to work. I can limp and hobble on duty and shout out like I have Tourettes everytime the pain strikes, but they won't accept me falling down smiling !
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • grey keygrey key
    edited March 2018
    Another update !

    https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=225e11d43d10c1699a79bef9b&id=60db91c279



    https://beingfrankmovie.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=225e11d43d10c1699a79bef9b&id=b175c40fad&e=4cbd22b640


    Post edited by grey key on
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    This movie should suffice, surely?
    Frank_movie_poster.jpg
    What now?
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    F_Clowder wrote: »
    This movie should suffice, surely?
    Frank_movie_poster.jpg

    Michael Fassbender? Maggie Gyllenhaal? No it bloody won't! :-&
    Every night is curry night!
  • grey keygrey key
    edited March 2018
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    F_Clowder wrote: »
    This movie should suffice, surely?
    Frank_movie_poster.jpg

    Michael Fassbender? Maggie Gyllenhaal? No it bloody won't! :-&

    Although it was an amusing film, it had very little to do with Frank Sidebottom, Being Frank is Really, him, you know it is, it really is !

    Post edited by grey key on
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • grey keygrey key
    There is another film being made, this time it is about some band or another that started in a Surrey scout hut, who " allegedly " hung out in Brighton for a while, were inspired by the look and sound of a band called the Depressions, heard the " Brighton beat " sound and thought that if they combined the two, they could be BIG !

    It seems that they ended up fairly well known, now there is a film to tell the REAL story, it is a shame that these films always fall short of the mark, because after all of these years of making up back stories to their lives, they forget to focus on the real truth, which is usually far more interesting than the spoon fed drivel we seem to prefer !


    https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/the-stranglers-the-movie?referrer=featured_artist_email&utm_source=pledgemusic


    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • mik3d3nchmik3d3nch
    That was an interesting lesson!

    I wondered who the hell is/was Frank Sidebottom and looked him up which led me to Chris Sievert (who didn't seem to do so well despite a lot of effort at various things, dying penniless poor sod) and that in turn led me to OINK! and its online pages, some of them very funny, I especially liked the spoof on that comic character that ran races and lived on fish'n'chips, Alf somebody? (The toff of the track?)

    I practically lived on fish'n'chips for lunch every day for my five year apprenticeship so that comic strip stayed in my memory!

    Its these cultural quirks that make WoS so interesting to me.

    Hadn't heard of Oink! before either so I just got an inisght into what was probably the popular influence of the time for several of you blokes.


    https://mb.boardhost.com/BikerMike/index.html?1593001131
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    Oink! Almost got banned because Mary Whitehouse (Spoofed inside as Mary Lighthouse) Said it was too rude for kids.

    Mark and Lard of Radio One fame had a lot to do with some of the stuff in there, so it was always going to have crude, and surreal humour on the pages. I still have the 1988, and 1989 Oink! Annuals somewhere, they made the trip overseas with me they did :))

    I used to love Oink! When I was younger, but it really is just silly stuff in there, looking back it was really unfair for the "powers that be" to compare it to Viz, just shows how prudish some of us still were back in the 80's.
    Every night is curry night!
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    At least it has General Bill Weasley from Star Wars :D
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    F_Clowder wrote: »
    This movie should suffice, surely?
    Frank_movie_poster.jpg

    Michael Fassbender? Maggie Gyllenhaal? No it bloody won't! :-&
    What now?
  • grey keygrey key
    mik3d3nch wrote: »
    That was an interesting lesson!



    Hadn't heard of Oink! before either so I just got an inisght into what was probably the popular influence of the time for several of you blokes.


    Not to mention the fact that he wrote a computer game for the Spectrum, The Biz
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • grey keygrey key
    Another update !

    https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=225e11d43d10c1699a79bef9b&id=16ecd776ce


    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • grey keygrey key
    https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=81FD5E7F-CB44-4A2D-A499-D7C34AD13AD9&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=BD45D047-F556-4BAC-8D16-A4886062119F
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • grey keygrey key
    edited January 2019
    IT IS DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    UK Film release on May 29th 2019

    You know it is, it really is...……………………..


    http://www.altitudefilment.com/film/distribution/88



    Post edited by grey key on
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
    Thanked by 1mel the bell
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    Brilliant!

    But like I've said before I really hope it's not bobbins!
    Every night is curry night!
  • grey keygrey key
    It was originally something like 5 1/2 hours long and they have heavily trimmed it down, so it should be jumbly mumbley, not Bobbins...…………...
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47570284
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • grey keygrey key
    This came through on Saturday but I was too busy to post it !

    https://www.beingfrank.film/


    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • Your Spec-chumYour Spec-chum
    That's putting it Frankly.
  • crunchy_frogcrunchy_frog
    GCHQ cracks Frank Sidebottom's secret codes.

    https://bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47907370
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    DVD comes out shortly too
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
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