Petula Clark will be appearing in the Netherlands — K3 country!
12-14 December, 2008
MAX-Proms 2008
Jaarbeurs Convention Centre,
Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
What a double-bill show that would make.
Category: Petula Clark
The One and Only Miss Petula Clark!
The Petula Clark/Steve Ditko Connection
Was Petula Clark ever featured in an American comic book? Yes, but it wasn’t a very good one, and I’d be surprised if she even knew her picture had been used.
The comic was a short-lived title called Go-Go, and it was an attempt by bottom-rung comics publisher Charlton in 1966-1967 to do a humor comic. Charlton was where Steve Ditko, Spider-Man co-creator and artist, went after leaving Marvel Comics in 1966. Ditko had previously done work for Charlton, before joining the Mighty Marvel Bullpen.
Pet ‘n’ Chips
A release date has finally been announced for the DVD of Petula Clark’s 1969 film, Goodbye, Mr. Chips. It’s January 27, as noted on Pet Net and the Petula Blog.
I’ve posted a few clips of Chips, but it’s been — yow! — over a year since the last one. Here’s another sneak peek at the movie. You’ll see Sir Michael Redgrave, father of Vanessa and her sister, Pet’s friend Lynn.
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The scene with the tension created by the presence of a brash, younger woman in the midst of a boarding school, reminds me of the real-life story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, as told by Brian Sibley in his book Shadowlands.
Petula Montage
Jeanie Beanie has spotted a Petula Clark montage homage on YouTube. It was put together by ptownmotowndj, who did a very nice job, but embedding is disabled. Why? I’ve downloaded it and here it is.
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TV Reminder: The ’60s Live!
Today on PBS is The ’60s Live!: My Generation, My Music. Petula Clark sings — you guessed it — ‘Downtown.’ Petula is in Manila for the first time, and a fan has written a review of her show last night. Pet does it all again tonight. In fact, given the time difference, it’s already happened.
The Zombies got a repeat appearance from My Music: The British Beat, but no Petula! I must have gotten bum information.
Arthur Godfrey at 105
DogRat regular Jan, who is a devoted fan of Arthur Godfrey, points out that August 31 would have been his 105th birthday. In recognition of this, here is Godfrey in a 1951 appearance on “What’s My Line.”
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I have found a connection between Arthur Godfrey and Petula Clark, in the person of Rod McKuen, Pet’s longtime friend and sometimes colllaborator. McKuen appeared on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts around 1956.
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