Monday, January 15, 2007
Pete Waterman Day
» Pete reunited with his old pals Mike Stock and Matt Aitken! After fifty minutes of awkward silence, they again began fighting over which order to place their names on the logo. A year later, they still have not accomplished anything. Labels: pete waterman, pwl, Sinitta
Pete Waterman turns 60 today and, since his birthday is an official LOWCULTURE holiday, it seems fitting to take a look back on his accomplishments.
According to Wikipedia and his autobiography titled I Wish I Was Me, Pete's inventions over the years include pop music, Pop! music, Pop Idols, railroads, nightclubs, gays, Minogues, the toothbrush, ABBA, chewing gum, Steps, actual steps, music videos, shoe polish, Bananarama, polka dots, Dolly Dots, game shows and the light bulb.
In 2002, Pete committed suicide when the band that he managed, Girls Aloud, went to number one in the charts.
2006 was an unusually quiet year for Pete. Here are just a few of his personal highlights:
» In March, Pete discovered a new liquorice recipe while working on a cure for cancer. Lucky for Pete, Kylie loves liquorice!
» Over the summer, Pete was reunited with his long lost brother, Pete Fireman.
» In August, Pete swam across the English Channel with Sinitta riding on his back.
» Late in the year, ITV agreed pay a staggering amount of cash in order to purchase Jason Donovan from Pete. Pete used the money to finally finish his new bathroom.
It is difficult for us to lavish enough praise on Pete Waterman. After all, we're no Pete Waterman! Still, there are very few people who have given us the same amount of sheer joy and pure entertainment that he has. He has raised the bar quite high for his next sixty years of contributions to low culture.
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Friday, January 12, 2007
Ain't no party like a Butlins party
Labels: Butlins, Chas and Dave, Cheeky Girls, Chico, Sinitta
You would think, would you not, that the number of people who wake up of a morning and think "Hmm, I think I might just book a weekend at BUTLINS in Bognor Regis, the better to enjoy performances by Chico, the Cheeky Girls and Chas and Dave" would be surprisingly few. Well, you'd be wrong. Apparently.
All this week, the sinister overlords behind the holiday camp chain have been putting just such a diabolical temptation in LOWCULTURE's path. ONE BIG PARTY promises "big name original bands" (including an ABBA tribute band and one of 2 Unlimited) and "comfortable accommodation just a short stroll away" – presumably just outside the Butlins complex.
If that's not up your street, you could go for DISCO INFERNO, which offers one member apiece of Boney M, Rose Royce and Shalamar, with Sinitta thrown in too (although possibly only the top half of her). Sheer excitement prevents us naming the line-up of SOUL WEEKENDER EXTRA, but the actual list is unlikely to be any better than the one you make up in your actual head.
So far, so LOWCULTURE - and with prices starting at "just" £59, the offer becomes ever more irresistible. Plus, any enterprise that keeps the bailiffs from Mama Cheeky's door for another couple of weeks has to be worth putting your hand in your pocket for.
Get it booked right now at the Butlins website.
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