North v South
 

I'm not too sure how it happens but it seems that the folk in our local bar always take sides, the Northerners against the Southerners.

Tonight's 'discussion' was centered on George Formby and I insisted that he had a ukelaleh, pardon the spelling, which was round. The Southern crowd say that it was like a small guitar. I've done a search but it seems a little conflicting.........someone help me out!!

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not sure myself, but leaning on a lampost at the corner of the street waiting for a lady would get you nicked these days!

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H e sang a song(with my little uekalalie in my hand )... it was round and looked more like a tamborine shape.. so it wasent a guitar..

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[quote=grannyclaret]H e sang a song(with my little uekalalie in my hand )... it was round and looked more like a tamborine shape.. so it wasent a guitar..[/quote
cricky! he did have a prob, but plastic surgery can do allsorts these days

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He played a ukelele. He was famous for it. Very northern.

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http://65.214.37.88/ts?t=12487638840630331902HOPE THIS HELPS:)

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He played both types of instruments that you describe.

It's in another thread as well, but his wife was a clog dancer from Accrington.

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Mancie............it was a serious thread so please shut up

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Yes shut the frig up Nancie, if you have nothing useful to say.

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Lol, Rindy x

My Grandfather was a clog dancer in Accrington too and my Nan loved the George Formby films...........thanks for your help. Don't think I'm going to win the argument but at least I can agree to differ.

June xx

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ah yes Mancie watch it...very serious thread. very serious indeed.

wait - the thread IS about George Formby, right?

errrrrr..............okay

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ok.. calm down.. he did play both instruments ,and was a pretty good banjo player but didn't like to admit from what i've been told

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yep, great stuff "nancie"

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Might aswell put the anti-laugh SS in here...crack a joke? It musn't be allowed..must oppress humour.

Cheer up guys! :)

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What is it with the southerners knocking our local northern heros. :(

I would take at southern folk hero's but cant think of any.

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They have Jim Davidson, and the Wurrzels.

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George Formby-Hero?

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Is that the rest of the gummage clan??? :D

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That's the problem Spuggie J...........I just hate to be beaten by them.

The last row we had concerned Accy Stanley as they would not admit that our team was one of the founders of the football league. I really did stomp out of the bar in a huff that night!

I just hate know alls that know nowt.

June xx

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I understand that a "Ukelele" looks like a small guitar and a "Banjo Ukelele" looks like a small banjo.

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Sorry to disillusion you, I always believed Accy Stanley were founder members, but they weren't. It was Accrington FC who were founder members of the league, but they went under, and Accy Stanley took over. So, Accrington were founder members, but it wasn't Stanley then.

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Your up north now busman so how can you be a southerner? :p

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In his earlier films George played an ordinary ukelele, that looks like a small guitar, but in his later films he played the banjolele which has a round body. It has the same tuning as a uke but the resonance of a banjo.

George lived most of his early life in Warrington and he's buried in the cemetery there as his mum lived in W'gton until she died 20 years or so ago aged 101. Warrington museum had a George Formby exhibiton a couple of years ago and there were 3 of his banjoleles on display as well as 1 of his motorbikes that he rode in the TT.

George (as you might have guessed) is one of my all-time heros. :D

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mine too..the inuendoes were always there ,, but it was classed as your own dirty mind..lol

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Most films of that time were good because of it. That includes Norman Wisdom.

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My daughter bought me a CD of 24 of George's songs, Xmas '04. She was gobsmacked at some of the lyrics and couldn't believe how he got away with it. ;)

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No PC pilldocks about when they were recorded. Just shows how narrow minded we have become as a nation. :(

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http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/lyrics/intro.htm

TRY THESE,, AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK:D

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Interesting, GrannyClaret. We did agree to differ, North and South, that is, so thanks for all your help.

As for Accrington Stanley, I think I just said Accrington and I was right at the end of the day.

Any suggestions for the next subject for the North/South evening argument..........maybe Gracie Fields might wind our Mancie up, lol.

June xx

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Amazingly, Queen Mary was a great fan of George Formby - it was suggested that he tone down his lyrics for a show she attended, and she refused to hear of it!

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Good on queen Mary....she gets my vote...

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Now a royal with taste is as rare as a bikini in the antarctic. :eek: :D

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For the sake of argument where does the south start and what constitutes the south?

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WATFORD GAP...southerners think that is where civilisation starts..imho