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#1 2008-03-03 08:53:40
- Cheeky Monkey
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The anguish of a devastatingly sad sad day.
It is with heartbreaking sadness that I must inform the good gentlemen of this forum that Paul Raymond -Britains best known porn barron and owner of the Raymond Revue bar in Soho -has passed away at the age of 82.
A sad day indeed.
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#3 2008-03-03 18:34:31
- tom22
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Re: The anguish of a devastatingly sad sad day.
I think I remember him from my living in London in the 70s. Way to frightened to buy a ticket, and since I was a student, It was probably fairly pricey. I guess I spent the allowance on clothes. actually, I know I did. wasn't it the Whitehall Theater that had a burlesque tradition dating back to the 1930s. Fashions may come and go but nothing endures like a beautiful women with no clothes on. Say what you want, we will always pay for that. Damn, I should have bought a ticket. I did see Oh Calcutta circa 1976 and enjoyed it on account of the beautiful women with their stunning bodies.
#4 2008-03-04 02:26:05
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
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Re: The anguish of a devastatingly sad sad day.
The Windmill Theatre would have been the one I think.
Re: 'Oh Calcutta' there were a few other copy-cat shows too. One I'm told was called 'Let My People Come'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_My_People_Come
"The Cunnilingus Champion of Company C."? A song The Andrews Sisters overlooked somehow...
What a world!
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#5 2008-03-04 02:27:48
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
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Re: The anguish of a devastatingly sad sad day.
Shameful:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Letmypeoplecomead.jpg
#6 2008-03-04 03:15:11
- borace
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Re: The anguish of a devastatingly sad sad day.
He may have passed, but his hair do will live on forever.
#7 2008-03-04 03:21:51
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: The anguish of a devastatingly sad sad day.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3475064.ece
"Yes, we have no pyjamas"? This gets worse...
"Raymond took advantage of falling property prices to buy up the freeholds of whole streets. He is understood to own 60 of the 87 acres of Soho, including much of the north side of Old Compton Street, properties in Romilly and Greek streets, and part of Archer Street where his Paul Raymond Organisation is based.
His holdings are believed to include the freeholds of Soho House, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Sugar Reef, and the Windmill and Whitehall theatres.
He expanded his property portfolio into Notting Hill and Chelsea, and by the time of his death the income from his freeholds formed the bulk of his fortune."