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The Who on the back of a vintage Paris bus with Eli the baby elephant, outside the BBC's Lime Grove Studios in London on October 9, 1968. Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle crowd the platform under the COMPLET (full) sign, with two models perched on the rails and "The Who" banners on the back.
The stunt promoted "Magic Bus," which had come out in the US in July and was released in Britain on October 11. With the animals left behind, the bus toured London while the band and models threw streamers at passers-by, though they were banned from driving past Buckingham Palace. Later that day the band played the song on the BBC show How It Is.
Pete wrote "Magic Bus" back in 1965, but it was not recorded until 1968.
Keith left us in 1978 and John in 2002. Moments like this one show the fun they brought to the band.
🎸 "Magic Bus" only reached No. 26 in the UK and No. 25 in the US, yet it became a concert staple. Did you ever hear The Who play it live? 🎸
ALT Black and white photo of The Who on the back platform of an old Paris bus marked COMPLET, with a baby elephant, two models in miniskirts and The Who banners.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tommy Walsh. A Parmiters boy he played for the club for many years in goal but made a great career as a TV personality in shows such as Ground Force. He will be sorely missed. RIP Tommy
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Very sad news. RIP Tommy Walsh, TV personality, presenter and celebrity builder, best known for the gardening, home and DIY shows Ground Force, Challenge Tommy Walsh and Homes Under The Hammer.
📸 “Mr DIY” with Ground Force’s trusty Mitsubishi Fuso Canter.
#RIPTommyWalsh
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Farrah Fawcett made $5,000 an episode on Charlie's Angels. One photo made her about $400,000.
The poster company wanted her in a bikini. She said no and did it her way.
It sold 12 million copies. The best-selling poster in history.
In the video below, it's 1979, and she explains what she told them.
they came with a list of rules. bikini. very sexy.
"I'll just do it the way I want, and if they like it, fine. if they don't, it doesn't matter to me."
her house. her swimsuit. her hair. she picked the shot herself.
she took about 40% of the profits. her reason: "if you don't sign a deal, somebody does one anyway, and then you get nothing."
one photo paid her more than her TV show. after one season, she quit Charlie's Angels.
Marilyn got $50. Madonna got $50. Farrah read the contract.
would you rather be the star, or own the poster?
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Irvin Kershner's Never Say Never Again: entertaining unofficial James Bond movie with Sean Connery back as 007. It has wit & looks great but it loses steam at the end. Connery is committed & Klaus Maria Brandauer & Barbara Carrera make good villains. Shame the score lacks pizazz.
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Steve McQueen et son épouse Ali MacGraw sur le tournage de « Papillon » (1973) - Sylvia 20.10.2026.
Leur histoire d'amour a commencé l'année précédente, lors du tournage de Guet-apens. Au moment où McQueen tournait « Papillon » en Jamaïque et en Espagne, ils étaient déjà profondément amoureux et, plus tard dans l'année, ils se sont mariés.Ces photos les capturent loin des caméras : deux stars hollywoodiennes, irrésistiblement attirées l'une par l'autre, dans l'une des romances les plus emblématiques du cinéma des années 1970.
« Ce fut le choc électrique le plus intense que j'aie jamais ressenti. » Quelques jours plus tard, Steve parlait également d'elle comme d'une « femme forte, cultivée et élégante, qui sait se comporter dans le monde ». Source insta.
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For #MiniMonday, here’s the fabulous Gabrielle Drake, who starred on UFO, complete with silver suit and purple wig. She later starred in The Brothers, Crossroads, Coronation Street and many more roles on the big and small screens. Gabrielle is the sister of the late Nick Drake.
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A big Happy 80th Birthday to Roy Wood, legendary singer, songwriter and musician with The Move, Wizzard and ELO.
📸 Roy with his Vanden Plas 1300 in 1972. He bought the car new when he was fronting The Move, and later transferred the plate to a Jensen Interceptor.
#RoyWood
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Remembering Alain Delon, legend of the golden era of French cinema and international icon, born #OnThisDay in 1935.
Long after he sold it, Alain’s 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider was tucked away in a barn under piles of old magazines before being sold for €16.2m.
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Remembering Steve McQueen, actor, petrolhead and all round king of cool, who we lost #OnThisDay in 1980.
#SteveMcQueen #Bullitt #FordMustang
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A big Happy Birthday to the fabulous Jean Shrimpton, icon of the Swinging Sixties and one of the world's first supermodels, born #OnThisDay in 1942.
Here’s Jean with a 1966 Maserati Sebring Series II in June 1967.
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Remembering Glenn Frey, legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist, born #OnThisDay in 1948.
“Glenn started it all. He was the spark plug, the man with the plan.” Don Henley
📸 Glenn with Gladys, his faithful ol’ ’55 Chevy, Laurel Canyon, 1973 (Henry Diltz).
#TheEagles #rock
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A big happy birthday to the fabulous Sally Field, multi-award winning actress and passionate campaigner on many fronts, born #OnThisDay in 1946.
📸 Sally with her then-partner Burt Reynolds, for the filming of Smokey and the Bandit.
#SallyField #PontiacTransAm
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A big happy birthday to the fabulous Famke Janssen, multi-award winning actress, who played Xenia Onatopp in the Bond movie GoldenEye, Jean Grey/Phoenix in X-Men, and Lenore Mills in Taken.
📸 Filming for GoldenEye in 1995.
#FamkeJanssen #JamesBond #AstonMartinDB5 #FerrariF355
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Remembering the wonderful Monica Vitti, the multi-award winning Queen of Italian cinema, who would have turned 95 this week.
Monica starred alongside Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde and many more.
#MonicaVitti
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Remembering the fabulous Loretta Swit, star of stage and screen, born #OnThisDay in 1937.
📸 Loretta won two Emmy awards for her role as army nurse Major ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in M*A*S*H (Globe Photos).
#LorettaSwit #MASH
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So sad to hear of the passing of Clem Cattini, legendary and prolific drummer, who played on hundreds of recordings, including over 40 No.1 singles. Clem sadly passed today after a fall.
📸 Clem (top right) and The Tornadoes in 1962 with his new Ford Zodiac Mk III.
#ClemCattini
