TeeAyBee Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 And I'll bet you at least one of them will go to a non-Shetlander(as in someone not living in Shetland)...... I'd have thought the clue was in the title as in Shetland Arts...... You'd give the job to someone who wasn't qualified/capable purely because they're local? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 thats the norm is it not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well someone's got to fund the usherette's torches: "BLEAN (n.)Scientific measure of luminosity : 1 glimmer = 100,000 bleans. Usherettes' torches are designed to produce between 2.5 and 4 bleans, enabling them to assist you in falling downstairs, treading on people or putting your hand into a Neapolitan tub when reaching for change." and the Kia Ora (I'll be your dog!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjvJFNXkMgU Btw, will there be a Chinese restaurant just around the corner from this cinema? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Btw, will there be a Chinese restaurant just around the corner from this cinema? Unless something dramatic has happened with the fuel tanks in the area, there already is. Two in fact, and an Indian, and a few pubs, all of whom will benifit from my patronage more than the do now I suspect (Or have I missed some rhetorical/comical reference?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Btw, will there be a Chinese restaurant just around the corner from this cinema? Unless something dramatic has happened with the fuel tanks in the area, there already is. Two in fact, and an Indian, and a few pubs, all of whom will benifit from my patronage more than the do now I suspect (Or have I missed some rhetorical/comical reference?) Yes you did - a lot of movie houses in the South would run short commercials for local restaurants and taxi services as well as regular adverts and trailers. I particularly remember seeing an ad in the Dreamland Cinema in Margate - "Come to the Sonali Haati Tandoori Restaurant. Just 400 yards from this Cinema." The 70s style clipped radio announcer voice is hard to get out of your head and will no doubt be stuck there for another 30 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 LOL - The Odeon, Leicester Square, had a particularly "brilliant" advert for a massive Chinese restaurant 5 mins walk away. However, we are, of course, forgetting the original Gordon's Gin adverts - classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirvaluk Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 The North Star used to advertise "The Exelsior Bar next door to this cinema" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 ^^ Thats absolutely brilliant, apologies for my ignorance. Sadly I'm not old enough to remember the North Star as a cinema, and Pearl and Dean had long since taken over when I got to visit cinema's south. I really hope the nearby premises take up the opportunity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 LOL - The Odeon, Leicester Square, had a particularly "brilliant" advert for a massive Chinese restaurant 5 mins walk away. However, we are, of course, forgetting the original Gordon's Gin adverts - classic! That wouldn't be Won Kee's by any chance would it? Four or five floors of abusive waiters, cramped tables and food that came from Chinese Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Four or five floors of abusive waiters, cramped tables and food that came from Chinese Heaven. Is that how they phrased it in the advert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy/T22 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 i think that the mareel project is a white elephant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 i think that the mareel project is a white elephant YAWN! I think you are 89 pages late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 While I was away south recently I went to an afternoon showing of a strange Greek film called "Dogtooth". Now in a city of more than 250,000 residents I think the 70 or so seat arts centre cinema was less than half full but I really hope that Mareel will be able to minority interest films at quiet times and that they will be able to give an assurance that showings will go ahead even if just 1 ticket is sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepick239 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 i think that the mareel project is a white elephantYour wrang:Anyway, I prefer a "Pink Elephant" meesel... (Delirium Tremens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeK Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 For the past few days i've been reading up on Mareel. I think its just what the Shetlands needs. The Shetlands is full of musical talent, there is so much to offer! We have to start thinking about whats best for our children, because our children are the future. Who is going to entertain us with music when i'm old and grey...our children.Who is going to be there to wipe me clean when i'm in a home...our children.Who is going to feed me when my hands get bit off by a dolphin...our children.Who is going to dry me when i'm dripping...our children.Who is going to star in movies when we fancy watching one...our children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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