Comments on: Song of the Week: I was there (at the Coronation) http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/29/song-of-the-week-i-was-there-at-the-coronation/ What could be finer? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/29/song-of-the-week-i-was-there-at-the-coronation/#comment-1277 Cocktails Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:51:23 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=123#comment-1277 Ooh, a donkey! Where the heck would you get one of those from? I don't think that the Jubilee was quite such a cause for celebration in Australia. I really have no recollection of it though, because I'm just a bit too young I'm afraid. Ooh, a donkey! Where the heck would you get one of those from? I don’t think that the Jubilee was quite such a cause for celebration in Australia. I really have no recollection of it though, because I’m just a bit too young I’m afraid.

]]> By: planet mondo http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/29/song-of-the-week-i-was-there-at-the-coronation/#comment-1276 planet mondo Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:09:49 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=123#comment-1276 Yes we did have a street party, I had a very dandy Union Jack bowler - and someone brought a donkey along for rides. There's some great pics from around the UK if you type '77 jubilee street party' into Google images Did they have much of tear up in Aus'? Yes we did have a street party, I had a very dandy Union Jack bowler - and someone brought a donkey along for rides. There’s some great pics from around the UK if you type ‘77 jubilee street party’ into Google images

Did they have much of tear up in Aus’?

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/29/song-of-the-week-i-was-there-at-the-coronation/#comment-1275 Cocktails Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:03 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=123#comment-1275 Good question, PM, and thanks to Wikipedia I have the answer. Queen Liz was proclaimed Queen in February 1952, but wasn't actually coronated until 1953 - which explains why the Silver Jubilee is in 1977. But did you celebrate with a street party? Good question, PM, and thanks to Wikipedia I have the answer. Queen Liz was proclaimed Queen in February 1952, but wasn’t actually coronated until 1953 - which explains why the Silver Jubilee is in 1977. But did you celebrate with a street party?

]]> By: planet mondo http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/29/song-of-the-week-i-was-there-at-the-coronation/#comment-1274 planet mondo Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:17:45 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=123#comment-1274 By a spooky coincidence - I'm having a 1977 week this week and using pics from the Silver Jubilee. But I'm a bit baffled though, why was the Silver Jubilee held 24 years after the event in 77 - surely it should have been 78? Fantastic tune - love that honky tink piano, sounds like a Jacque Tati soundtrack By a spooky coincidence - I’m having a 1977 week this week and using pics from the Silver Jubilee. But I’m a bit baffled though, why was the Silver Jubilee held 24 years after the event in 77 - surely it should have been 78?

Fantastic tune - love that honky tink piano, sounds like a Jacque Tati soundtrack

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