Oh, fuck. Yet another integral part of my formative years has gone. The iconic lead singer of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and the Colourfield Terry Hall has joined the throng of the "cool ones gone before their time" in Fabulon... He was just 63.
Here is a mere soupçon of the great man's talents:
So very, very sad.
RIP, Terence Edward Hall (19th March 1959 – 19th December 2022)
The fact that I just realised that the lovely Sarah Dallin of Bananarama celebrated her 60th birthday last week [as bandmate Keren did so in April] is enough to make me a) feel suddenly very old, and b) have to feature a clutch of 'Nanas choons by way of a celebration! [As if I would ever need an excuse!]...
[Yes. It is a tribute to another great "house favourite" here at Dolores Delargo Towers, Hypnotic Tango by My Mine...]Adore them! Happy birthday, Sarah!
The cover for the American DVD release of Pride has removed all mention of homosexuality.
The film, about a group of gay and lesbian activists who rallied in support of striking miners in the 1980s, was released in the UK to acclaim last year.
However, the US DVD cover makes a number of shocking changes, entirely removing homosexuality from the story.
Firstly, the film’s synopsis has been changed to state the film is about “a group of London-based activists”, removing a mention to sexuality.
The synopsis states: “PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984 and much of blue-collar Great Britain is on strike.
“For one tiny Welsh village, the strike brings unexpected visitors – a group of London-based activists who decide to raise money to support strikers’ families and want to make their donations in person."
The text appears to be an edited version of the film’s original synopsis providing more context to American audiences while failing to mention homosexuality.
The original synopsis said: “PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story.
“It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families.
“Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person…”
A picture on the back cover has been digitally altered from a widely-circulated promotional image – removing a sign stating ‘Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners’.
The original image is below:
Now you see it, now you don’t:
