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High Noon

  I didn't know Grace Kelly was so beautiful I did not know Lee Van Cleef and Jeff Bridges were in this. Bridges is great Like my review for Butch and Sundance the modern world is intruding on mythic time. We see a fire engine there is also talk of people wanting to build factories in the town. Motor cars are not quite there, but the clock is ticking and the train is coming.  I enjoyed the Cooper v Bridges Fist fight it was rough and messy- two big men rolling on the floor Grace Kelly's role in the final fight suprised me.  Katy Juarz looks like the late Claudia Christian  I learn with amusement that our old friend Lee Majors made a sequel

Casablanca

 Even the map looks different- Southern Rhodesia named and only Arabia  Well they don't make them like that anymore. Even with what nearly 80 years slowly burning in pop culture- Magnum P.I - Cheers, The Naked Gun. I still had butterflies in my stomach until that damn plane took off for Lisbon Bergman looks so beautiful. The tears feel real.  The subplot with the Bulgarian woman and her husband was moving too. The mess of accents is not jarring. Senor Ferrari being an Englishmen.   One of the soldiers at the Gard in Paris is African. I noticed it was raining Paris fell in the summer.  Well what more can I say. Go and watch it. 

London Irish

  Dear London Irish Family, This month, London Irish Rugby Football Club, founded in 1898, has taken its first bold steps toward reclaiming its place in elite professional rugby, emerging stronger from a two-year administration process. With resilience, passion, and the unwavering support of our community, we are determined to restore the club to the heights it deserves. Our vision is clear: to bring world-class rugby back to West London, combining champagne rugby with great entertainment, music, food, and unforgettable moments shared with family, friends, and fellow supporters. This is not just a return — it’s a rebirth. Our Road Back to the Pitch We are actively working with unions, fellow clubs, and key rugby stakeholders to secure the best pathway for London Irish’s return. While we recognise that elements of this journey require collaboration, our team is taking decisive steps to ensure a sustainable and competitive future for the club. Our goal is to be back playing competiti...

QPR off pitch news

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  olice arrest two QPR footballers on suspicion of voyeurism in swoop on club training ground 28 February 2025, 00:50 A sign at Loftus Road Stadium, the ground of soccer team Queens Park Rangers (QPR), in London, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Queens Park Rangers has hired Mark Hughes as its new manager to replace the fired Neil Warnock.  Picture:  Alamy By Danielle de Wolfe @dannidewolfe Two footballers have been arrested on suspicion of voyeurism after police descended on Queen's Park Rangers' training ground. Listen to this article Officers from the Met made the arrests at QPR's Hounslow headquarters on Thursday, with the two players thought to be members of the club’s academy. According to reports, both footballers are men believed to be aged in their late teens. It's thought the arrests follow an incident at a nightclub in Kingston, south London, earlier this month. The suspects remain in custody amid the ongoing investigation, the Met confirmed on Friday.

Sad news from Covida

  A tragic discovery shocked the residents of the Covida residential area, in the district of Los Olivos. Four members of a family were found dead inside their home on Monday morning. Among the victims were Ludith Puerta Aguilar, her husband José Luis López Nunsevay and their six-year-old twin sons. According to preliminary information released by 24 Horas, López Nunsevay, a former non-commissioned officer of the Peruvian National Police (PNP), would be the main suspect in the tragedy. The man, who had served nine months of preventive detention in 2023 for a complaint of inappropriate touching of a minor , would have committed the crime. My thoughts and prayers with their family and neighbours

Gene Hackman

  January 30, 1930 –  .  February 26, 2025 USMC Veteran-Old enough to have served in the Chinese Civil War An ``enemy''  of Richard Nixon                       Lex Luthor, in Superman.             Popeye Doyle in the French Connection,            Revered Scott in the Poseidon Adventure          Stanisław Sosabowski  in a Bridge too Far                Father, Husband, Writer, Actor, 

Michelle Trachenberg

(  October 11, 1985 – February 26, 2025) Dawn-in Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Also played a former child star in HBO's Six Feet Under. I loathed Dawn's character on first viewing a testament to her skill as an actress