Do only sad losers still post on internet forums?

[Humberto]

Less knife crime than London. And rollercoasters and a circus. So not all bad.

No of course not getting knifed is a priority.

 

[Humberto]

Weirdly Blackpool North and Blackpool South constituencies have Tory Mps.

 

[Humberto]

heavy gut blackpool being discovered

 

[Humberto]

I dreamt shaq kept sucking my dick even though I like girls

 

[Spymaster]

I have to say that the incremental decline in quality of your last four posts is absolutely masterful, Humberto.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Dunno there was something called the Wurlitzer.

We have one in Worthing, used to be used for afternoon tea dances on a regular basis, but with the changing demographics, it looks like there's only 7 events this year.

These instruments, also known as Theatre or Cinema Organs, made quite a name for themselves throughout the 1920s & 30s as they appeared in the major picture houses of UK cities. Their purpose (to begin with) was to replace the too quiet pianos and the too expensive orchestras of cinemas in the accompaniment of silent films. Therefore, they were equipped to produce hauntingly similar sounds that an orchestra might produce, as well as many novelty sound effects to compliment the action on-screen. Even in the days after the silent pictures, going to cinema was more than just seeing a film, these instruments rose in the spotlight to accompany stage shows, gang shows, Saturday morning pictures and of course the interlude, which lasted right up till the end of the 60’s.

What is a Wurlitzer? – Worthing Wurlitzer

worthing-wurlitzer.org

 

[two sheds]

The place clearly needs marmots

‘Please learn from us’: Coventry uses Marmot review to fight inequality

Becoming a ‘Marmot city’ to underpin its services has helped council improve health and inequality outcomes

www.theguardian.com

 

[two sheds]

I have to say that the incremental decline in quality of your last four posts is absolutely masterful, Humberto.

They were doing so well a couple of months ago, too.

 

[Pickman's model]

We have one in Worthing, used to be used for afternoon tea dances on a regular basis, but with the changing demographics, it looks like there's only 7 events this year.

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What is a Wurlitzer? – Worthing Wurlitzer

worthing-wurlitzer.org

from the abominable dr phibes, vincent price playing a wurlitzer

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

We have one in Worthing, used to be used for afternoon tea dances on a regular basis, but with the changing demographics, it looks like there's only 7 events this year.

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What is a Wurlitzer? – Worthing Wurlitzer

worthing-wurlitzer.org

I had to IS "gang shows", and it wasn't what I expected...

oh to feel young again...

 

[Monte]

Facebook is dead, my guess would be Reels represents its only growth sector with Meta finding far more success via Instagram, mainly because it's aping the vastly greater success of TikTok. Forums on the other hand are very much back tbh, they're just taking the form of live-response, highly localised setups like Discord.

Got bored halfway through reading this.

 

[Rob Ray]

Okay?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

thread needs moar wurlitzers

(it's this one, at the kilburn gaumont state)

 

[existentialist]

Got bored halfway through reading this.

Busy poster.

 

[petee]

thread needs moar wurlitzers

(it's this one, at the kilburn gaumont state)

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Radio City Music Hall Wurlitzer

Here are some photos taken on Tuesday at Radio City Music Hall. I was there as part of an invited walk-through of RCMH held by SVA's creative and tech teams for their annual graduation exercises. Last year I played piano for their graduation, improvising 15-or-so pieces of music while graduates came

silentfilmmusic.com

 

[Lurdan]

Kind of appropriate that the thread should become a magnet for more kinds of organ.

Here's a short 2005 video about the Christie theatre organ that was in the former Granada Walthamstow.



The Granada was renamed several times before finally closing in 2003. There was then a long running campaign to stop it becoming a church. The Council finally acquired the building in 2019 and following renovation it's due to open this year as the Soho Theatre.

The Christie organ consoles were moved into storage in 2020. Not sure if it's planned to move them back. And the Soho Theatre doesn't appear to include film projection facilities. It will however have a "buzzing bar and foyer" "where artists, audiences and locals can meet and mingle".

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Kind of appropriate that the thread should become a magnet for more kinds of organ.

don't think there's any footage of the compton at the lewisham gaumont / odeon but how about this, from the regal at putney

 

[cupid_stunt]

A tour of the pipes and mechanisms of the mighty Wurlitzer organ at the Assembly Hall Worthing, West Sussex.



It's amazing what's behind it...

 

[Magnus McGinty]

A bit sad them being on this crap thread as an in joke.

 

[DotCommunist]

yes we should pull out all the stops and give them their own thread