Brian James

@kennylanglea My dad was always keen to be in photos from his own camera. He used to set it up on a tripod on a timer and rush into position as in this photo. Occasionally, in haste he would knock over the tripod !

@Brianjames47 Excellent photo Brian.

My parents front garden. Photo taken early 1960’s. Our house was in Ealing, West London.

@daveainsworth63 I was at the same school as his son and my parents house was just a few hundred yards from where Sid lived in Ealing, West London.

Remembering the great actor and comedian Sid James (Solomon Cohen) who was born on this day in 1913. He died in 1976. #SidJames #HancocksHalfHour #CarryOn #BlessThisHouse #GeorgeAndTheDragon #TheLavenderHillMob #CitizenJames #LastHoliday #GiftHorse #TheTitfieldThunderbolt

@HazelbytheCoast @daveainsworth63 It is. Talking Pictures.

@daveainsworth63 Recently saw him playing against type in The House Across The Lake. Well worth a watch.

@kennylanglea Hi Kenny, my repost showing Mary’s latest album has 118,000 views and 116 likes ! Quite remarkable.

Happy Birthday to Mary Hopkin. Born in Pontardawe this day in 1950. Welsh singer, best known for her 1968 UK No.1 single Those Were the Days. She was one of the first artists to be signed to the Beatles' Apple label #MaryHopkin 🎂🎉

@mhfsinjpn Postcard

フランス盤カセットを聴いていました。

Mary has released several lovely albums in recent years.

@mhfsinjpn @themaryhopkin Never seen these photos before.

メリーの横にいるのがAppleのジャック・オリバーで後ろにいるのがメリーのお姉さんのキャロルさん。

@themaryhopkin @DCsportsvalue It failed to sell at the auction yesterday!Seven bids, highest £50,000. Info from Pat, her comment….Greedy ••••••••!

@DCsportsvalue @Brianjames47 It would be a painful and complicated process to prove ownership, especially after so many years. I'd find it far too stressful. Best to let it go...

Paul McCartney's handwritten first-draft lyrics of the song Goodbye for Mary Hopkin are being auctioned on 30th April in London. Also included among other items is Mary's 1969 Hope Award from the Valentine Pop Poll Awards, with its original case. Estimate £55,000-£110,000. @MaryHopkinMusic @themaryhopkin

Also now available on BBC IPlayer

I highly recommend this chilling classic film DON'T LOOK NOW starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland which you can see or record on BBC 2 tonight at 11.05 pm.

@kennylanglea Morning Kenny, we occasionally see each other’s choice of acts together. My wife has seen Wishbone Ash and I’ve seen The Seekers…. Twice!

@Brianjames47 Good morning Brian.

Remembering Roy Orbison. Born this day in 1936 in Texas. American singer songwriter. Known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures and dark,emotional ballads. His music was described by some critics as almost operatic. Also a Travelling Wilbury #RoyOrbison 🥀

@themaryhopkin Oh no, very sorry to hear that.

@Brianjames47 Ah, I wondered where they were... both stolen from me.

ON THIS DAY 52 years ago, Lilian and I were married in Berwick on Tweed.

@kennylanglea And three years later I started my first job in a building 10 yards from the Ealing Jazz Club!!

This day 1962, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones for the first time. At the Ealing Jazz Club in London. Brian was performing in a duo called Elmo and Paul with future Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones #RollingStones #History #London

@batcountry1980 Your comments are spot on. It was a great time to be a teenager when Beatlemania took over the world.

You read that they recorded the bulk of Please Please Me in one session and think “how did they do that?” Then you play this and think “seems about right” I mean, they were just a ridiculously tight live band, throwing out album worthy cuts in a BBC studio. That’s what makes this such a fantastic record. It’s like getting another couple of early albums, as the performances aren’t a kick in the arse off what they recorded in Abbey Road. In fact, some are better. Baby It’s You and Thank You Girl being two that come to mind. What I also love is the wee interviews. Because when the world fell in love with the Beatles, it wasn’t just the music that did it. It was their personalities, their charisma and humour that captured the hearts of millions. So to have those moments of them being themselves, wisecracking and joking, like the Hard Day’s Night Beatles captured on record, is a wee window into what was happening in 63-65, as Beatlemania took over the world.

@kennylanglea @naomiwestvalley Great song and film. Saw the film in 1970 in Newcastle.

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Robinson. Single released this day in 1968 by Simon and Garfunkel. Written specifically for the film, The Graduate. Their second US No.1. #History #SimonandGarfunkel