Wednesday 19 December 2007

hey guys have written off to a man who was the musical director of the west end show to find out who the brellie sister are supposed to be. fingers crossed he has results!!

Saturday 15 December 2007

learn to talk like the rat pack

hey charlies found this on the official sammy site... oh yes its a list of rat pack phrasing - good for the presentation??

bag
a person's particular interest; as in "singing's my bag"
.
barn burner
a very stylish, classy woman
.
beard
a male friend who acts as a "cover"; usually for extramarital affairs
.
beetle
a girl who dresses in flashy clothes
.
big-leaguer
a resourceful man who can handle any situation
.
big casino
death
.
bird
the male or female genitalia; standard greeting: "How's your bird"?
.
bombsville
any kind of failure in life; see ville
.
broad
affectionate term for a girl or woman with sex appeal
.
bum
a person who is despised, most frequently linked to people in the media
.
bunter
a man who fails in almost everything he does; the opposite of gasser
.
charley
what the rat-packers called one another
.
charlies
admiring word for a woman's breasts
.
chick
a young and invariably pretty girl
.
clyde
a word used to cover a multitude of personal observations; e.g., "I don't like her clyde" means "I don't like her voice", etc.
.
coo-coo!
see crazy
.
crazy
a term of admiration for a personal, place, or thing; similar to cool.
.
creep
a man who is disliked for any reason
.
crumb
a person it is impossible to respect
.
dame
a generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman
.
dig
a term of appreciation; e.g., "I dig that broad."
.
duke
tip
.
dying
an exaggerated term to mean slightly upset; e.g. "I'm dying"
.
end
a word to signify that someone or something is the very best; "the living end"
.
endsville
total failure; similar to bombsville; see ville
.
fink
a person who cannot be relied upon or trusted, especially someone in the media; a crumb
.
fracture
to make laugh; as in "that fractures me"
.
gas
a great situation; as in "that set was a gas"
.
gasoline
alcohol
.
gasser
a highly admired person; the end!
.
gofer
someone who performs menial jobs and tasks; "go for drinks"
.
good night all
a term of invective used to change the subject of conversation
.
groove
a term of admiration or approval; as in "in the groove"
.
harvey
a person who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to "Harv"
.
hacked
angry; as in "he's hacked off"
.
hello!
a cry of surprise to no one in particular when a beautiful woman is seen
.
hunker
a jack-of-all-trades; see gopher
.
jokes
an actor's lines in a screenplay
.
let's lose charley
a term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company
.
little hey-hey
romance; a little action with a broad
.
locked-up
as in "all locked-up," a term for a forthcoming date or engagement, private or public
.
loser
anyone who has made a mess of their life, drinks too much, makes the wrong enemies, etc.
.
mish-mash
similar to loser, but refers specifically to a woman who is messed up
.
mothery
terrific; wild and wicked
.
mouse
usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled
.
nowhere
a term of failure as in "he's nowhere."
.
odds
used in connection with important decisions, as in "the odds aren't right," meaning it's a no go
.
original loser
a person without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as "He is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser
.
pallie
dean's nickname for everyone, whether a lifelong friend or a bellhop
.
player
a man who is a gambler by nature, makes friends easily, and never gives up trying
.
punks
any undesirables, in particular criminals, gangsters, or mobsters
.
quin
derisive term for a woman who is an easy pick-up
.
rain
as in "I think it's going to rain" indicating that it is time to leave a dull gathering or party
.
ring-a-ding
a term of approval, as in "What a ring-a-ding broad!"

sam
used in the same way as Charley for a person whose name has been forgotten, most often applied to females
.
scramsville
to run off
.
sharp
a person who dresses well and with style
.
ta-ta
goodbye
.
twirl
a girl who loves dancing
.
ville
a suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation; see endsville, splitsville, etc

sammy davis's autobiography

according ot sammy the whole world was against him... don't you just love a good bit of persecution!!??

coould anyone give me guidence on where ot do after his autobiography as now my civil rights books are no longer valid as jenny's now doing that.

i'v read rat pack oncfidential but i hjavbe ot say it doesnt give much more than the biog. any ideas would be much appreciated!! xxxx

Friday 14 December 2007

Mafia Related Info on Frank

I found this article on the web, its by Anthony Bruno. it talks about Frank and the Mafia but is an interesting read even if your not researching this topic. the link is:

http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/frank_sinatra/


Check this website for Sammy and the other too cos im sure theres something

Tuesday 4 December 2007

Ocean's Eleven Blooper

Having watched Ocean's Eleven recently, I couldnt help but notice that when Bergdorf visits the doctor, the doctor is actually looking at his x-ray upside down!

Those crazy Americans! hehe!

Monday 3 December 2007

if anyone finds anything on the rat packs performances to do with the JFK election that would be great coz im struggling!
xxx