tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post5388688353433371080..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: CatflapperChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-66705189004818732192017-02-03T11:34:04.129+00:002017-02-03T11:34:04.129+00:00Oh thanks Brian - that film is great and suddenly ...Oh thanks Brian - that film is great and suddenly took me right back to my childhood too as I realised that, yes, I had seen it before but had long forgotten it. I got that whole feeling back! 1933 too - something about the age of these things that still stand up so well really gets to me. Like the Felix art - a timeless appeal.<br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-2708838602472148042017-02-03T06:04:40.263+00:002017-02-03T06:04:40.263+00:00That Felix art is amazing. Looks sooo old. Big fan...That Felix art is amazing. Looks sooo old. Big fan of Le Voyage Dans Le Lune too. We have a DVD of the earliest Disney animation (from the 1930s), called Silly Symphony, that my kids just love. Here is the Three Little Pigs from 1933. Chances are you may already know it.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM47onzkGekBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-43426662665919562002017-02-02T16:25:28.132+00:002017-02-02T16:25:28.132+00:00The same is true for me! Especially as I work alo...The same is true for me! Especially as I work alone from home, so all my contacts for work, as well as many for leisure, are at the end of my keyboard - oh it makes you think! <br />Perhaps we will end up as octogenarian bloggers who gather round a virtual piano for a virtual sing-song? Actually that doesn't sound so bad! :-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-71779113541573374262017-02-02T16:15:03.565+00:002017-02-02T16:15:03.565+00:00No can't say I want a robot for company either...No can't say I want a robot for company either but of late the people I've communicated with most are my blogging buddies and we've never even met! Is that how we'll spent our dotage - Being octogenarian bloggers!?Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-25832371116351588762017-02-02T13:14:37.230+00:002017-02-02T13:14:37.230+00:00I hadn't thought of it like that - yes, you...I hadn't thought of it like that - yes, you're right, the TV was on and we watched whatever we could, 'old and weird' was frequently the case - and how we loved it! My childhood was full of ancient Tom & Jerry cartoons and even Buster Keaton and Laurel & Hardy. I suppose I was aware that they were from a different age but it never mattered. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-72007597779952352552017-02-02T13:09:37.974+00:002017-02-02T13:09:37.974+00:00I can't remember the music either but the imag...I can't remember the music either but the imagery sticks - including can-can girls! <br />Know what you mean about old ads too, even ones not dating back that far. Sorting out my aunt and uncle's house last year brought up many fine examples because there were so many mags, brochures and maps to sift through, sadly far too many to keep, but still so interesting to look through - very real reflections of their day.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-20476316209396823472017-02-02T13:06:31.730+00:002017-02-02T13:06:31.730+00:00Thanks - you're right about the creativity of ...Thanks - you're right about the creativity of people from centuries ago, I love the fact that essentially we are the same when it comes to these things, whatever era we're from, just working within the constraints of the age. And perhaps the more constraints there are, the more truly creative people become?<br /><br />I must admit I'm rather oddly taken with the Flapper cover, including the strange outfit (I know! - but it sort of appeals to the weirdo in me) and the even stranger goose (?) on a lead! <br /><br />What you said about loneliness is so sad - I guess people are becoming so connected to the outside world electronically that there is the danger of being disconnected to it physically. God knows what it'll be like in our dotage - not sure I really want a robot for company...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-45028093644939468102017-02-02T12:58:09.075+00:002017-02-02T12:58:09.075+00:00Haha, a direct rip! Never seen that before, thanks...Haha, a direct rip! Never seen that before, thanks.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-55762806746956292642017-02-02T12:57:18.924+00:002017-02-02T12:57:18.924+00:00It is so appealing, isn't it? The lettering i...It is so appealing, isn't it? The lettering is gorgeous throughout, as are the lovely decorative borders and I can rarely resist these kind of things. Know what you mean about female emancipation!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-50807818896780365322017-02-02T12:54:20.739+00:002017-02-02T12:54:20.739+00:00Glad you liked the clip, Chris. I just love the v...Glad you liked the clip, Chris. I just love the visual jokes and the fact that there's no need for a narrative.<br />I didn't know that about the Sahara snow - v weird!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-84139249366722505412017-01-31T21:56:15.250+00:002017-01-31T21:56:15.250+00:00Those Felix The Cat cartoons remind me of my child...Those Felix The Cat cartoons remind me of my childhood in the same way Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon serials and Merry Melodies do... Even though all of them were created decades before I was born. I lament the fact that the kids of day are never exposed to anything older than about 6 months when they turn on the TV, and are never forced to watch something old and weird because it's the only thing on...Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-30222106813180636792017-01-31T21:40:55.988+00:002017-01-31T21:40:55.988+00:00I can well remember Felix the Cat cropping up on O...I can well remember Felix the Cat cropping up on OGWT, but can't for the life of me remember what music it was accompanying. The programme featured many imaginative films in those pre-video days - Led Zeppelin's 'Trampled Underfoot' with looped vintage can-can girls comes to mind, unsurprisingly. I can quite see why you picked up the sheet music, I doubt if I would've been able to resist either. I find that period adverts in old publications often provide additional unexpected enjoyment.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-9214507864054574022017-01-31T19:58:01.554+00:002017-01-31T19:58:01.554+00:00What a great set of images - I do remember Felix t...What a great set of images - I do remember Felix the Cat from those programs that used to be on featuring old cartoons. 100 years old though, but people back then were just as creative and clever as they are now (if not more so) it was just that they didn't have all the bells and whistles to make things look as polished. It's disgraceful how much money can be spent on a Hollywood blockbuster nowadays but you can leave the cinema and have forgotten it 5 minutes later. All special effects and no substance.<br /><br />A lot of other great items of interest here as well - Love the song lyrics but strangely timeless as well in some ways. And as for the Flapper magazine I think I would have probably parted with my 2 dimes (or 2 bucks a year) for that jaunty periodical - Not a fan of the outfit though. Ladies beachwear was a tad unbecoming and what the heck is she walking?<br /><br />Oh and one more thing - I'm enjoying revisiting the tracks of my years in vinyl but of course before that there was Bakelite and before that we bought sheet music and there was even a Top 10! On the news tonight there was the story about how loneliness is a massive problem for around 9 million people in the UK - In the days of sheet music we didn't use earphones on our personal devices, all ages gathered round the piano for a sing-song or a recital. Simpler times. Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-33385003554326627592017-01-31T19:32:38.216+00:002017-01-31T19:32:38.216+00:00Jon Langford and the Sadies have a very similar pi...Jon Langford and the Sadies have a very similar picture to the middle one above as an album coverhttps://www.google.co.uk/search?q=jon+langford+and+his+sadies&rlz=1C9BKJA_enGB617GB617&oq=jon+langford+and+&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l3.14829j0j7&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&hl=en-US#imgrc=Z5L0Clz1pNVquM%3ACharity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-40418458585639077572017-01-31T19:18:39.799+00:002017-01-31T19:18:39.799+00:00I love the typography, there's something about...I love the typography, there's something about old sheet music that's very appealing .... and with the other tune, well who could resist! It's a good job that female emancipation has progressed, at least a little....Circe's Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123904248094064043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-6996896880013310772017-01-31T14:56:53.388+00:002017-01-31T14:56:53.388+00:00I'm too young to remember Felix the Cat, the f...I'm too young to remember Felix the Cat, the film clip is quite imaginative and cute. Yes, has been a cold spell, there was even snow in the Sahara for first time in 37 years!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.com