tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6542954010984619357..comments2024-03-19T00:43:07.216+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Aber Falls and Miriam John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75225540768687019112021-09-18T13:27:03.906+00:002021-09-18T13:27:03.906+00:00Lol, ……well let’s agree to differLol, ……well let’s agree to differJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9755964805110285212021-09-18T13:19:31.111+00:002021-09-18T13:19:31.111+00:00I still wouldn't call her a national treasure ...I still wouldn't call her a national treasure in the accepted understanding of the term though.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26042766051811197472021-09-18T11:15:54.594+00:002021-09-18T11:15:54.594+00:00Nice falls, if I were the village I think I would ...Nice falls, if I were the village I think I would adopt a nickname Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14004046812685328792021-09-18T09:48:40.619+00:002021-09-18T09:48:40.619+00:00I'll look that one up and see if it is still a...I'll look that one up and see if it is still available. Thanks. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27356739029297668022021-09-18T08:58:22.123+00:002021-09-18T08:58:22.123+00:00Yes it’s her most famous documentary but I was mor...Yes it’s her most famous documentary but I was more moved by her on a road trip she made through the Deep South of America<br />Her interactions wit ph staunch trump supporters….never mocking or disrespectful John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78751432149825675242021-09-18T07:54:19.171+00:002021-09-18T07:54:19.171+00:00I saw her in one of those retirement shows made fo...I saw her in one of those retirement shows made for tv where a few elderly went to India. She was ok. That was the first time I had ever seen her. I think it is the only time. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62750740323202549782021-09-18T00:37:08.443+00:002021-09-18T00:37:08.443+00:00Miriam has docos about her jaunts around Australia...Miriam has docos about her jaunts around Australia too, always entertaining. MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51353690855345033542021-09-18T00:11:10.662+00:002021-09-18T00:11:10.662+00:00MM calls it like she sees it and holds nothing bac...MM calls it like she sees it and holds nothing back. YouTube has a few clips too. The falls is beautiful. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85538932021919174442021-09-17T23:37:41.240+00:002021-09-17T23:37:41.240+00:00I always judge potential friends on whether or not...I always judge potential friends on whether or not I can say "fuck" in front of them. I am extremely foul-mouthed and I am not ashamed. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-983676899327625742021-09-17T21:35:26.336+00:002021-09-17T21:35:26.336+00:00I’ve never seen the programme , but I loved her do...I’ve never seen the programme , but I loved her documentaries of latter years in India and the US John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89650968074872725262021-09-17T21:26:16.574+00:002021-09-17T21:26:16.574+00:00Well look her work up , if u have a chance
It’s s...Well look her work up , if u have a chance <br />It’s sporadic but always memorable John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74337378376964864822021-09-17T21:24:30.470+00:002021-09-17T21:24:30.470+00:00I retired and at the same time became single, coin...I retired and at the same time became single, coincidentally, and so I commenced going to films which I had never been able to do before in the relationship I was in. Nor watch films at home either. I now do both, cinema and films at home because I love them. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47712443362715274672021-09-17T21:21:30.553+00:002021-09-17T21:21:30.553+00:00I am not privy to the fact you only went to the c...I am not privy to the fact you only went to the cinema in 2018<br />Given your present attendance which is pretty regularJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32463920002065115882021-09-17T21:15:52.855+00:002021-09-17T21:15:52.855+00:00Nope , I am so not.you are wrongNope , I am so not.you are wrongJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82829694629045741752021-09-17T21:14:04.436+00:002021-09-17T21:14:04.436+00:00Oh you are very touchy tonight. You must have mis...Oh you are very touchy tonight. You must have missed the exclamation mark in my first comment. I only started going to the cinema in 2018 after 30 years of not seeing a film. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38394226036897392722021-09-17T21:09:16.721+00:002021-09-17T21:09:16.721+00:00Please don’t go down the walking on eggshells rout...Please don’t go down the walking on eggshells route <br />I’m just disagreeing with you , like you often do to meJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14321497866025599882021-09-17T21:07:04.507+00:002021-09-17T21:07:04.507+00:00I didn’t think you were attacking me, nor am I ups...I didn’t think you were attacking me, nor am I upset in any way I’m just addressing your comment , like you often do, directly …<br />I’m surprised as a cinema goer , that you’ve never really known her…John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56361610267667607142021-09-17T21:02:18.707+00:002021-09-17T21:02:18.707+00:00Yes, I am sure she has but there are still many wh...Yes, I am sure she has but there are still many who don't know her. I was not knocking you or attacking you for calling her that. It's a bit like treading on eggshells here sometimes. It was just a fact that struck me that I can think of many who will never have heard of her. I didn't go to films for years or theatre and so I never came across her. That's all so for me a national treasure she is not.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6657344423389144162021-09-17T21:00:27.592+00:002021-09-17T21:00:27.592+00:00
Not a sweeping statement Rachel , she was referre...<br />Not a sweeping statement Rachel , she was referred in the talk tonight several times as a National Treasure<br />Perhaps you are more East Country girl than you think <br />Margolyes has been a celebrated and well known broad spectrum character actress since the 1980sJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5398498596202381482021-09-17T20:44:45.183+00:002021-09-17T20:44:45.183+00:00I think this is a rather sweeping statement John. ...I think this is a rather sweeping statement John. Up until 18 months ago I had never heard of her! Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36552945038549766202021-09-17T20:02:46.618+00:002021-09-17T20:02:46.618+00:00Oh, I liked Miriam on Call the Midwives and saw a ...Oh, I liked Miriam on Call the Midwives and saw a clip of her on a talk show once. She was so funny! That sounds like a fun evening for you.<br />Those falls are lovely. Good exercise for all! xxEllen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51404757343453598112021-09-17T20:00:33.751+00:002021-09-17T20:00:33.751+00:00Simon callow who was interviewing her came over ra...Simon callow who was interviewing her came over rather charmingly tooJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8858572908156357792021-09-17T19:59:52.345+00:002021-09-17T19:59:52.345+00:00She is more interesting and at times moving than h...She is more interesting and at times moving than her usual shockingJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-92150646101003588642021-09-17T19:55:24.132+00:002021-09-17T19:55:24.132+00:00The water fall is just lovely and I can imagine th...The water fall is just lovely and I can imagine the cool spray from it. Is it an easy walk to get to it?<br />Love Miriam Margolyes and have enjoyed her performances in many movies and shows. Have a hanky nearby in case you laugh yourself into tears!<br /><br />Hugs!Barbara Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77991385395083633742021-09-17T19:49:23.451+00:002021-09-17T19:49:23.451+00:00So far she is uncharacteristically subdued So far she is uncharacteristically subdued John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com