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Monday, December 31, 2012
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
LOCAL OLYMPIC GAMES MAKERS IN BID FOR CHRISTMAS NUMBER 1
I was so
proud to be a Gamesmaker at the Olympics and London Ambassador at the
Paralympics and this is probably one of the best memories I will have in my
life. As a talent scout I am so proud that the Gamesmaker formed a choir as a
tribute to the spirit of London and the volunteers. Please find below
information provided by the Gamesmaker Choir and please buy the single to support British Olympic Foundation and
British Paralympic Association. Please also check their details to book
them for an event, keep the games spirit going in Great Britain.
“I WISH FOR YOU THE WORLD”
December
16th
{Information & Photos Copyright (c) Gamesmaker Choir and DECCA
Records}
Youtube: I Wish For You the World - The Games Maker
Choir feat. Alistair Griffin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8bftxm5-Nk |
| Gamesmaker Choir single gets approval from Emilie Sande (Popstar) |
A choir
of Games Makers formed during the London 2012 Olympic Games is making
a bid for the Christmas No.1 single this holiday season. The all-volunteer group,
who performed at the Olympic Park during the Games, have teamed up
with singer songwriter Alistair Griffin to record a new song entitled ’I
Wish For You The World’.
Chris Evans airplay
The track had its worldwide exclusive radio airplay on The Chris Evans Breakfast
Show on Friday 7th December
Boris is backing us
The group, who recently signed to Decca, the label behind last year’s Christmas No. 1, have the backing of gold medal winning Olympians and Paralympians and now London Mayor Boris Johnson has thrown his support behind the cause saying, “This song is a great tribute to those feelings of pride, inspiration and goodwill that spread throughout London and the rest of the country during the 2012 Games. I wish everyone involved the best of luck in their efforts in keeping the Olympic spirit alive.
The track had its worldwide exclusive radio airplay on The Chris Evans Breakfast
Show on Friday 7th December
Boris is backing us
The group, who recently signed to Decca, the label behind last year’s Christmas No. 1, have the backing of gold medal winning Olympians and Paralympians and now London Mayor Boris Johnson has thrown his support behind the cause saying, “This song is a great tribute to those feelings of pride, inspiration and goodwill that spread throughout London and the rest of the country during the 2012 Games. I wish everyone involved the best of luck in their efforts in keeping the Olympic spirit alive.
Katherine
Grainger – signed up to sing
The
song, which will feature in BBC Sports Personality of the Year’s
coverage, has also garnered support from Sports Personality nominee and
gold medal winning rower Katherine Grainger who has pledged her support for the
Games Makers and has even offered to provide vocals on the track. “What
a great song. It captures all the excitement and joy and feelings of friendship
and partnership that were the spirit of the Games. It helps not only to
maintain all the enthusiasm but also to build on it, so that the legacy really
can be strong. Sing on!
Amazing
support from former Olympics Minister
MP and former Olympics Minister Dame Tessa Jowell has been pivotal in getting the venture off the ground and praised the volunteers saying ‘So much is owed to the Games Makers for the success of London 2012. Their drive, commitment and energy remain so inspiring and, through this great single, they are helping to keep alive the Olympic spirit that swept across the country’
MP and former Olympics Minister Dame Tessa Jowell has been pivotal in getting the venture off the ground and praised the volunteers saying ‘So much is owed to the Games Makers for the success of London 2012. Their drive, commitment and energy remain so inspiring and, through this great single, they are helping to keep alive the Olympic spirit that swept across the country’
The song
has become a genuine contender for Christmas No.1, ‘I Wish For You The World’
looks set to round off an incredible year for Britain and the volunteers.
Keeping
the Olympic Spirit alive
Choir founder and Director Victoria Verbi said, “We pulled together to help put on the Olympics and the choir is our way of keeping the Olympic legacy and spirit going.”
Choir founder and Director Victoria Verbi said, “We pulled together to help put on the Olympics and the choir is our way of keeping the Olympic legacy and spirit going.”
‘I Wish for You the World’ will be a charity record with proceeds from the single being donated to the British Olympic Foundation and British ParalympicAssociation to be used to develop and create opportunities for aspiring young people in pursuit of obtaining their Olympic and Paralympic dreams.
The idea and the sentiment of the song is about giving something back and everyone involved in the inspiring and emotive single hopes that “I Wish ForYou The World” will keep the Olympic spirit alive for all.
Alistair Griffin writes another great sporting anthem…..inspired
Griffin, who recently penned the sound track to Sky Sports flagship Formula 1 coverage and numerous other sporting anthems, said ‘I wrote the song after being so affected by the Olympics to reflect the amazing year we’ve had as a nation and when I heard the Games Makers choir I knew they had to sing it. They’re the people who made the Games and this is the people’s song”
The
Games Maker Choir is a newly formed and rapidly expanding choir formed of some
of the 70,000 Games Makers who volunteered at the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
The
choir is directed by university student Victoria Verbi. Victoria, following a
passing comment from a family member about how much fun it would be to have an
Olympic choir, decided to try going about setting up a choir in the Olympic
Park, during the Olympics Games. Within 2 days of putting a notice about the
choir in the Games Maker newsletter, more than 200 Games Makers had put their
names down to perform. Following one brief rehearsal the choir performed at the
Bandstand in the Olympic Park and subsequently on numerous BBC radio shows. It
was a massive success.
The
choir was also asked by LOCOG to sing at the "Our Greatest Team"
Athletes' Parade where the crowd at the athletes joined in with "Maybe its because I'm a Londoner"
and "Consider Yourself"
amongst other favourites.
The
choir is an embodiment of the spirit of the Games Makers and this joyous
occasion that was the Games. It reflects on the team spirit, excitement and
unity that captured imagination of the country during the games, and the Games
Makers in particular. Importantly too, Victoria and the Choir have shown that
you really can achieve what you set your mind to. The Games Maker Choir intends
to provide the Games Makers and the country with one way of keeping the Olympic
legacy going.
There
is no specific requirement to join the choir apart from having to have been a
Games Maker in your now familiar purple and poppy red uniform at either the
Paralympic or Olympic Games.
The
Games Maker Choir will be rehearsing and performing in the very near future, So
keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information.
If
you would like to join the Choir more information can also be found on our
Facebook page.
If
you would like the choir to perform at an event, whether it be charity,
sporting etc, please contact gamesmakerchoir@gmail.com
putting "PERFORMANCE REQUEST"
as the subject.
For
more information please visit Our Facebook page
Sunday, December 16, 2012
WHO WILL WIN BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2012
BRADLEY WIGGINS WINS BBC PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR IN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR BRITISH ATHLETES
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/
RESULTS COMING LIVE....
Bradley Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Jessica Ennis is a worthy runner up and Andy Murray comes in 3rd. The three awards were presented by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton who looked stunning despite having suffered severe morning sickness from her pregnancy.
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| Winner Bradley Wiggins (middle), Duchess of Cambridge & Beckham |
Congratulations to ParalympicsGB athlete Josef Craig for winning BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2012. You can read more about Josef here: http://www.paralympics.org.uk/gb/athletes/josef-craig
EARLIER TODAY WE POSTED THE BLOG BELOW...
Here at the London Guru we will be voting for Bradley Wiggins. We love
Wiggo and feel he will be a great representative for that award in 2012 in
winning 2 of the greatest cycling competitions in the World, the Tour De France
and Olympic Gold.
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| Bradley Wiggins (Wiggo), cyclist on a throne |
Lord Sebastian Coe is to be honoured with a well deserved life time achievement
award for his achievement as an athlete, winning the bid for London to win the
2012 Olympics and hosting them as chair of the London Organising Committee of
the Games (LOGOC).
Great Britain at the Olympic Games
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At the 2012
Summer Olympics in London
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Chris Hoy
(opening)
Ben Ainslie (closing)[2] |
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Gold
29 |
Silver
17 |
Bronze
19 |
Total
65 |
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The nominees, announced on 26
November, for the 2012 award are as follows, as described by the BBC
Nominee
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Sport
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2012 achievement
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Won Olympic gold in the Women's flyweight, the
first woman win an Olympic boxing title.
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Won Olympic gold in the Finn class, his fourth
straight gold medal making him the most decorated Olympic sailor in history.
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Won Olympic gold in the heptathlon with three
personal bests in the seven events.
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Won two Olympic golds in the double sculls (with Anna Watkins), after
previously winning three silvers at successive Games. Became the first female
British athlete in any sport to win a medal at four successive Olympics.
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Sir Chris Hoy
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Won Olympic gold in the team sprint (with Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny) and Men's Keirin, making a
British record of six Olympic golds in all.
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Won the 2012
PGA Championship, becoming the youngest player to win two majors
since Seve
Ballesteros. Featured in Europe's Ryder Cup comeback victory
over the United States and ranked number one in the world.
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Won the US Open against Novak Djokovic, the first
British major tennis champion of either sex in 35 years and the first British
man to win a major in 76 years. Also won Olympic gold in the Men's singles and silver
(with Laura Robson) in the Mixed doubles.
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Won two Paralympic golds medals in the S6 400m freestyle and SM6 200m individual medley,
as well as silver in the S6 100m freestyle and
bronze in the S6 50m freestyle.
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Won four Paralympic golds medals in the C5 individual pursuit, C4–5 500m time trial, C5 road time trial and C4–5 road race, for a
British record-equalling total of 11 gold medals.
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Won four Paralympic golds medals in the 1500m T54, 5000m T54, 800m T54 and T54 marathon. Also won
the London
Marathon wheelchair race for a record-equalling sixth time.
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Won the 2012
Tour de France, the first Briton to do so. Also won Olympic gold
in the time trial, a
record-equalling seventh medal for a British sportsman.[6]
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Friday, December 7, 2012
MOST GOOGLED CELEBRITIES OF 2012...AND OTHER CELEBRITY SEARCHES
10 THE MOST GOOGLED PEOPLE OF
2012
1.
Justin Beiber
2.
Selena Gomez
3.
Lady Gaga
4.
Barack Obama
5.
Michael Jackson
6.
Eminem
7.
Madonna
8.
Anjelina Jolie
9.
Kristen Stewart
10.
Brad Pitt
What
was the most-searched term of 2012? Take a look and find out. Google keeps a constant
tally of its most popular searches, by volume, over time.
In
the top ten you have 5 of the internet giants themselves being searched, Facebook,
Youtube, Hotmail, Yahoo and ironically google itself. Yes, there are people who
google “google” on the google search engine. There is a tongue twister for the
New Year
1.
Facebook
2.
Youtube
3.
Google
4.
Free
5.
Download
6.
Hotmail
7
. You
8.
Yahoo
9.
Mail
10.
Games
YAHOO Annual Top Searches
of 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE...100TH ANNIVERSARY
The Royal Variety Performance 2012...Ashleigh and Pudsey steal the show
The first performance, on 1 July 1912 was called the Royal Command Performance, and this name has persisted informally for the event. This was held in the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary. After correspondence with Sir Edward Moss the King said he would command a Royal Variety show in his Coronation Year 1911, provided the profits went to the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, as the EABF was then known. It was planned to be in the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, part of the vast Moss Empires group, but the building went on fire a month before the show. After the death of Sir Edward Moss, Alfred Butt was chosen as the impresario and it was staged in 1912.[2] This was a lavish occasion, and his London Palace theatre was lavishly decorated, complete with some 3 million rose petals.
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| Girls Aloud meet the Queen |
From 1960 to 1975, ITV broadcast a recorded version of the show, switching to live broadcasts in 1976. From 1986 until 2010, production and broadcast of the show alternated each year between the BBC and ITV, with the BBC usually staging the show in a West End theatre, and ITV in regional theatres outside London. From 2011, ITV have exclusive rights to televise the show.[1] The show has been frequently staged in the London Palladium theatre, and in the 1950s and 1960s a television show based on the same idea, called Sunday Night at the London Palladium and hosted by many entertainers, including Bruce Forsyth, ran for over 20 years.
Almost every conceivable sort of act has at one time or another been presented to the monarch at the Royal Command Performance, including The Beatles in 1963, The Supremes in 1968 and The Blue Man Group in 2005. At the Beatles' show on 4 November 1963, John Lennon delivered a line to the well-heeled audience which has passed into legend: "For our last number I'd like to ask your help: Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery ..."
The money raised by the Royal Variety Performance provides most of the funding for the Entertainment Artiste’s Benevolent Fund and it’s home Brinsworth House.
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| Kylie Minogue meets the Queen |
The Performances
After the first Royal Variety Performance on 1 July 1912 presented by Sir Alfred Butt, it was seven years before the next show, on 28 July 1919 held at the Coliseum Theatre presented this time by Sir Oswald Stoll. The orchestra was conducted by Edward Elgar. In 1921 it moved to The Hippodrome, and was held in November. It was the first time that the Royal Variety Performance became an annual event. In 1923 it moved to the Coliseum Theatre. Then after a gap in 1924, moved to the Alhambra Theatre in February 1925, where it remained in 1926, held on 27 May. It was the first Royal Variety Performance to broadcast, with the BBC providing live radio coverage.
In 1927 there was another move, this time to the Victoria Palace Theatre, with J. A. Webb the
compère. Then 1928 show, on 13 December, was held at the Coliseum Theatre.
The next show, on 22 May 1930, moved to the London Palladium
with George Black and Val Parnell
compèring. It was a start of seven successive years at the venue.
In 1935 the Royal Variety Performance was held in
the Silver Jubilee year of King George V and Queen Mary. This was the last time
King George V attended – he died three months later in January 1936.
There have been two Royal Scottish Variety
Performances, both attended by Queen Elizabeth, and presented by Howard & Wyndham
Ltd in Glasgow`s Alhambra
Theatre, which Sir Alfred Butt had opened, in 1958 and 1963.
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| Ashleigh & Pudsey BGT Winners 2012 |
Britain’s Got Talent Acts
Since 2007, one act of the Royal Variety show has been
selected by the British public through the ITV1 television talent show
Britain's Got Talent.
A public telephone vote decides the most popular act in each
semi-final, which then progresses to the final, along with a second act chosen
by the judges. The grand final is then broadcast live and all the acts perform
again for the public vote.
Winners
- 2007: Paul Potts – pop
opera tenor
- 2008: George Sampson – street
dancer
- 2009: Diversity – street dance group
- 2010: Spelbound - gymnastics
squad
- 2011: Jai McDowall - singer
- 2012: Ashleigh and Pudsey - musical canine freestyle
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