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« on: July 24, 2005, 10:11:40 am »
The actor James Doohan who played Scottie in Star Trek died on Wednesday.  He was aged 85.  I'm not a Trekkie, but he was always one of my favourite characters.  Despite sounding Scottish and having a Scottish name he was in fact Canadian and had an eventful military career in WWII being involved in the D-Day landings among other things.

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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2005, 12:22:39 pm »
I was surprised to hear he wasn't Scottish too.  Apparently he tried all sorts of accents out for the part and they decided the Scots one sounded most authentic or something.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2005, 12:25:59 pm »
He did a lot of radio stuff in the 50's apparently and was a master of voices.

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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2005, 12:28:12 pm »
Ah.  I went to a play last night where there were only five actors playing about three totally different parts each.  It was brilliant.  They only had seconds to change from one to another and just with a different hat or other accessory plus the change of voice and facial expression, they really looked liked a different person - it was hilarious!
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2005, 12:39:43 pm »
Sounds a hoot.  I like that sort of thing.

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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2005, 02:50:51 pm »
I work in a theatre Bounty.

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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2005, 06:41:05 pm »
What's your job robbie?
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2005, 07:44:44 pm »

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What's your job robbie?


He makes the tea.


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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2005, 09:40:51 pm »
no I think he has an important job
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2005, 09:46:12 pm »
What could be more important than making the tea?
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2005, 10:33:10 pm »
True
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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2005, 12:37:33 am »
I work in Marketing.

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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2005, 01:26:17 am »
doing what?
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« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2005, 08:36:09 am »
Marketing in a theatre?

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« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2005, 10:03:22 am »
Yes Bounty, it's a very important job these days. We have a marketing department at our college and it's always very busy. They look for publicity opportunities in the local press; organise exhibitions and shows; push out brochures advertising courses; design leaflets, banners and other advertisements to go out locally on/in buses, bus shelters, local newspapers and free supplements and perform hundreds of other tasks to promote business. That's what it's all about these days. Whether you are a museum, theatre or centre of education you have to generate business.
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