tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post4637855992895412586..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Margate and St Peters and Elvis Presley and some reflections on modern artMichael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-67977852082963367052010-07-28T14:33:58.974+01:002010-07-28T14:33:58.974+01:00Droit House is open and staffed as an information ...Droit House is open and staffed as an information centre for the new gallery anyway,so why not have exhibitions as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-89010815064358719752010-07-25T22:39:27.113+01:002010-07-25T22:39:27.113+01:00Wow, that's quite a bargain!Wow, that's quite a bargain!Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-15811982015251100582010-07-25T20:03:03.289+01:002010-07-25T20:03:03.289+01:00Peter I think perhaps I should have made myself a ...Peter I think perhaps I should have made myself a bit more clear here, I do sometimes play Elvis, I have quite a few things on records and have watched the odd movie, but am not really a dedicated fan. The whole batch of videos cost £6.50 and I bought them for my children to watch. <br /><br />This is more to do with having a tolerable sound track in the background when they are watching TV than anything that could be beneficial to them.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-19772674691774712010-07-25T16:30:31.112+01:002010-07-25T16:30:31.112+01:00One Elvis VHS tape to look out for (which I can...One Elvis VHS tape to look out for (which I can't see here) is his 33rd & final movie 'Elvis On Tour'. Last year I bought DVDs of every Elvis movie, but this one has yet to be officially issued on DVD. I think every Elvis movie had at least a couple of half-decent songs, plus he always looked great of course. See <a href="http://themargatemusicman.blogspot.com/2009/10/elvis-presley-at-movies-soundtracks.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a feature I wrote last year on Elvis' movie soundtracks & posters.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-18799223339496505422010-07-25T13:34:54.080+01:002010-07-25T13:34:54.080+01:0012.23 I thought I had deliberately avoided any cri...12.23 I thought I had deliberately avoided any criticism of the exhibition, I agree that this is very worthwhile and is appropriate work to be undertaken by art clubs, schools and colleges, suitable display venues for this are local halls and churches see http://thanetonline.blogspot.com/2010/07/art-exhibition-in-st-georges-church.html as an example of what can be achieved without any public funding.<br /><br />Where this all falls apart is where expensively public funded staff are running this exhibition in the centre of Margate’s tourist leisure area in a purpose built publicly funded gallery, worst of all though these exhibitions are being promoted as though they are attracting tourism. <br /><br />The furthest this lunacy has gone so far is the silly walk event, held during term time and on a weekday when families couldn’t attend it, with numbers made up by the forced attendance of local art students.<br /><br />And yes you are going to say something nice about this if it adds to your course marks or justifies your teaching grant, perhaps not nice – poetic – I don’t know. Deep and meaningless is a phrase that springs to mind.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-49727590978878612192010-07-25T12:23:09.234+01:002010-07-25T12:23:09.234+01:00Michael,the exhibition on at Droit House is by loc...Michael,the exhibition on at Droit House is by local people who meet up(and have made new friends)They are not professional artists but ordinary people who have had the chance to have a go at working in a team and expressing themselves through art.I know one of the people who is part of the group and they said they never thought they would get this great opportunity.I found their work fasinating,andsome of the comments they made about their work was very poetic.So easy to critise..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-53291309541724339142010-07-22T20:41:32.334+01:002010-07-22T20:41:32.334+01:00Ken I will try and do St Peters properly when I ge...Ken I will try and do St Peters properly when I get more time, most especially the village itself, it is my intention to do the main Thanet centres fairly systematically for historic record. <br /><br />I am pretty sure I did St Peters churchyard before and published the pictures online, but I can’t find them in the maze of web pages that I have put up over the years.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-9128113521410720412010-07-22T16:47:59.512+01:002010-07-22T16:47:59.512+01:00As you show Michael. My ward is one of the best in...As you show Michael. My ward is one of the best in Thanet. Thanks for thatKen Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129320142361162837noreply@blogger.com