Laurel and Hardy and the Sons of the Desert are at the heart of Bowler Dessert magazine and Bowler Dessert Online
Bulletin
20.09.09.
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Leave 'Em
Laughing Tent 30 years old October sees the
30th anniversary of the founding of the
Leave 'Em Laughing Tent of Merseyside. The
landmark birthday meeting will be held at
the Ferndale Lodge, Cosby Road South,
Liverpool on Tuesday, 6th October. All are
welcome. Enquiries to Grand Sheik
Tony
Traynor
at 0151
476 6621. The tent meets at
that venue on the first Tuesday of every
month. Hollywood Walk of Fame
Whilst on a honeymoon in America, a work colleague of mine and his new wife visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the famous sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California. He knows I am a Son of the Desert and keen fan of the Boys so one of the first stars that jumped out at him from the sidewalk was Stan Laurel's. The strange thing about the Boys' stars, however, is that they are not co-located on the same street. They looked for Ollie's star but could not find it - no simple task as there are over 2,500 stars! Stan Laurel's star is on Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Orange and Sycamore. Oliver Hardy's star is on Vine Street, east side, between Sunset and Selma. The Walk of Fame began as a part of the Hollywood Improvement Program, a 1950s effort in neighbourhood improvement. Garrie Thompson and Gordon McWilliams, the owners of the Anesco Construction Co, came up with the idea as a way to generate some business for their company and brought it to the Program's attention in 1955 by creating a prototype star made of brown terrazzo with John Wayne's name embedded in shiny brass. The proposal gained support, so the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce eventually chose 1,558 names from the worlds of radio, recording, television and film to become the first honourees. Construction started in 1958. Stan and Oliver were awarded their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the same year. Visit http://hwof.com for lots more information and search for a star! Graeme Green
Bonnie Scots We now have our first meeting of the season under our belts at our new home. Unfortunately one of the first things I had to do was to tell folk about the death of one of our stalwart Sons - Harry Davidson. Harry was one of the four reprobates who would sit at the back of the room at the Stowe Brae. He was a very dapper chappie, always well turned out. He hadn't been well for a while and it was quite a few months since we'd seen him, but he always thoroughly enjoyed his Sons meetings. He will be missed by all those who knew him. Janice Hawton
One year of Dirty Work Tent It's hard to believe that Dirty Work is now a year old. On 9th September, instead of our regular Honeysuckle meeting, several Dirty Workers went for a very nice meal at the Red Lion pub in Haigh, Wigan. We had a splendid three-course dinner to celebrate our tent's first birthday. And no birthday is complete without a cake, so I had a word with my local baker and got a rather special cake made up. I think I can speak for all of us at our tent, when I say how proud we are to be a part of the Sons of the Desert. It's been a "grate" first year. We have attracted several new Laurel and Hardy fans, visited Culver City, attended the statue unveiling party, had a swell time at our Laurel and HarDay and nobody is any the wiser! Thanks to everyone who has supported our tent this year. Gary Winstanley |
Dirty work at the Laurel and HarDay
Stephen Barlow, Vice Sheik of the Dirty Work Tent, writes, "On behalf of Dirty Work I would like to thank everyone for making the day such a good one! See you next year." |
Spotted by Dave Shephard in The Sun (31.08.09.)