8,000th - two from the archives

Hertz van Rental · Apr 25, 2006

I thought I would use a couple of old pictures to make my 8,000th post on here .
These (which I have recently unearthed) were taken during my professional heydays in the 80's (that's the 1980's...). They were taken during the shooting of a tv commercial for CocaCola.
Brits of a certain age should recognise the puppeteers as the Spitting Image team. See if you can spot Chris 'Arnold Rimmer' Barry.

(Footnote: I got the job because I knew the Spits team - we used to all go to the same parties and get drunk together. Definitely a case of 'it's not what you know but whom...' :lol:

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Calliope · Apr 25, 2006

First, congrats on the 8,000 - I don't know what this place would be like without you.

Second, nice shot! You really got around, didn't ya! It's amazing who you meet if you're willing to get drunk!

Third, I'm glad you specified the 1980's... with the way you look, it's hard to tell...

love ya... mean it!

Corry · Apr 25, 2006

That looks like it was a fun shoot, Hertz! :lol:

Great 8000th post!

Antarctican · Apr 25, 2006

That's amazing to see how the puppeteers work! EXCELLENT 8000th post. Congrats on that milestone.

Hertz van Rental · Apr 25, 2006

WooHoo! I just got to edit a Mod's post. I'm cookin' :mrgreen:

Arch · Apr 25, 2006

wow these are a right blast from the past..... seeing as tho i'm a complete 'dwarfer' i should be able to spot Barrie here...... looks to me like he's the one in the stripped shirt in 1

..... man, i used to love this show, so good.... and created so much tallent.... good call hertz :thumbup:

Corry · Apr 25, 2006

Hertz van Rental said:
WooHoo! I just got to edit a Mod's post. I'm cookin' :mrgreen:

Haha...whoops...don't know how I double posted! :lol:

Hoppy · Apr 25, 2006

great shots.
Think i've got alot of posting to do, even to get to 4 figures :lol:

:hail:
Ian

JonK · Apr 25, 2006

first one is so cool....so much seems to be happening in that shot...fantastic in BW:thumbsup:

Chase · Apr 25, 2006

So were these shot on digital or film? :mrgreen:

woodsac · Apr 25, 2006

Good stuff :thumbup:

Hertz van Rental · Apr 25, 2006

Chase said:
So were these shot on digital or film? :mrgreen:

Hand drawn on parchment, actually. :mrgreen:

Mansi · Apr 28, 2006

congratz hertz... and thanks very much for sharing these images!

gorgeous b/ws ... love the tonal range... they look so cool and 80ish yes!

Rob · Apr 28, 2006

t's the time of year, now that spring is in the air
When those two wet gits, with their girly curly hair
Make another song, for marronic holidays
that nausiate-ate-ates in a million different ways
From the shores of Spain, to the coast of southern France
No matter where you hide, you just can't escape this dance

Hold a chicken in the air, stick a deck-chair up your nose
Buy a Jumbo-Jet, and then bury all your clothes
Paint your left knee green, then extract your wisdom teeth
Form a string quartet, and pretend your name is Keith.

Skin yourself alive, learn to speak araphahoe
Climb inside a dog, and behead an Eskimo
Eat a Renault 4, wear salami in your ears
Cassarole your gran, dis-embowel yourself with spears

The disco is migrating, the sound is loud and grating
It's truly nausiating - let's do the dance again..

Hold a chicken in the air, stick a deck-chair up your nose
Buy a Jumbo-Jet, and then bury all your clothes
Yes you'll hear this song, in the holiday discos
And there's no escape, in the clubs or in the bars
You would hear this song, if you holidayed in Mars

Skin yourself alive, learn to speak araphahoe
Climb inside a dog, and behead an Eskimo
Now you've heard it once, your brain will spring a leak
And though you hate this song you'll be humming it for weeks

Hold a chicken in the air, stick a deck-chair up your nose
Buy a Jumbo-Jet, and then bury all your clothes
la la la la la la la....

Bet they were an dangerous lot to go drinking with!! :lol: