Shirley Bassey - I Am What I Am

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[dipsydoodle]

1. Great number.

I worked back stage on a La Cage production back in the nineties at our local theatre. When that had folded in London's west end, largely due to the original HIV scares here in London, a local outfit bought all of the costumes and has since made a good living renting them out to amdram musical societies across the UK.

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2. you've had some of the COOLEST jobs. nt

[dipsydoodle]

3. That was "social" work.

We've got 3 local musical societies generally manned by a single stage crew. It was more like a hobby helping out in that way in those days. That show had a great cast with many actors just helping out who were in fact some of the original London professional cast. Sadly the first person I ever heard of dying from aids was one of them.

What has always stuck in my mind on that production was that the beautiful costumes looked real rubbish in daylight - they only came to life when stage lit. Quite clever really.

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4. still...very fabulous. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Bassey takes me to a specific time and place in my life....

Part of the soundtrack of some very good times.

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6. My fave moment of televised 'sizzle' - Shirley Bassey and Neil Diamond

[HillWilliam]

7. Thanks for the smile

Rob and I always loved Shirley Bassey. He would have enjoyed this post tremendously. I certainly did.