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Jolene Handy's avatar

And the song! 🎶

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Jenny Hammerton's avatar

Once in your head, hard to get out!!

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William Kuhn's avatar

The Chicken and Bacon Pie looks good in the photo, Jenny - but you look even better!

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Jenny Hammerton's avatar

Well thank you kindly!

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Sue du Feu's avatar

this takes me back. In the 1960's I was part of a very ambitious theatre club and we did Alfie. I was backstage for that one but the director had the idea that I should flounce across the stage in a mini dress with beehive hairdo at the beginning of each act and press keys on a huge jukebox at the back to the stage. That was the cue for sound to play the title song, The jukebox was disabled.

the first night went according to plan and we had a party afterwards on the stage and we played music from the jukebox to dance to. Second night I flounced across the stage, pressed a couple of keys and started to walk off stage right, when to my horror, the jukebox activated and Jimmy Shand and his band rang out as the sound man battled to get Cilla singing Alfie. A stage hand had to run on and pull the plug out.The audience howled, and I was mortified. We all got a dressing down from the director after the show and were forbidden any parties until the last night for any show after that!

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Jenny Hammerton's avatar

OMG I can just picture it, Sue! Brilliant!!

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Kate Hill's avatar

I must have seen Alfie when I was a very impressionable 15-year-old! I am happy to revisit that louche but lovable character and all the Michael Caine movies anytime! And the chicken pie!

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Jenny Hammerton's avatar

I think you have summed him up, Kate - louche but loveable indeed!! ❤️

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diwi tme's avatar

Well, my verification code appeared just as I was about to abandon any desire to respond! Ugh! Jenny, I love Alfie, and whilst I can't top Sue duFeu's contribution, I really love this film, and the whole South London zeitgheist at the time. I suppose it was the time of 'swinging London' and I was working in the King's Road. My crazy enthusiasm for life was evident in all my activities, and film going was one of them. My work involved travelling from the burbs into Sloane Square station and walking along the road to my office. There are many tales from the time, but Michael Caine's "Alfie" really captures the moment in so many ways. Love it all, reminds me of my south London family - my extended roots!

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Jenny Hammerton's avatar

Ahhh, that's just brilliant Di! I love the swinging London era, and as you say, Alfie does capture some of that feeling. I'm gonna do another 60s film soon because this one seems to have prompted a lot of good vibes from readers.

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