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Old 22-08-2011, 22:25   #68
Tealeaf
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Re: Blackpool Illuminations Switch On

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
In 1937 Prince George, Duke of Kent, flicked the switch.

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That's just it, you idiot. At one time proper celebrities switched on the lights - Formby, Matthews, Mansfield, Red Rum - and not one of these urinal dregs that are now the norm.

In any case, you've still missed the point of my original post - there are eight weeks of the lights and people can go on any night. Is that advert you posted just for the switch-on night? I think not...it's for trips over several weeks. You, no doubt, would turn up on opening night, salivating at the thought of seeing your latest celeb hero but most people are there for them and their kids and the light spectacle.
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