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July 12

Rock concert

Behind the band, in the film of Roger Waters' In the Flesh – Live concert, is the usual back-projection screen. During the bitterly sardonic song "The Bravery of Being Out of Range", the view through a periscope, with azimuth graticule clearly visible, is thrown on the screen. I expected the General Belgrano to hove into view, Waters having been an outspoken critic of Thatcher and the Falklands War, but instead it's a (presumably manned) oil rig, which promptly (and spectacularly) explodes. Did this represent a real event? Doug butler (talk) 00:04, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The actual clip from the concert film is here, but I don't see any back projections, just a still of some men sitting at a bar. --Viennese Waltz 07:19, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could be a reference to the Piper Alpha explosion near Scotland, 1988. PiusImpavidus (talk) 07:54, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't the submarine attack during Perfect Sense? DuncanHill (talk) 10:23, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, of course. Doug butler, you got the song wrong. That said, the clip from "Perfect Sense" is here (at about the 6'30" mark). An oil rig is shown, but it doesn't explode. --Viennese Waltz 10:44, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mea culpa — jumping to conclusions based on faulty memory. Thanks for that. It was a mighty film though; have to drag it out again. Doug butler (talk) 11:13, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aaarrggghhhh. Heave, blast ye. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:41, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Crying Down the Lane

I trying to find information about the 1962 TV Mini Series titled Crying Down the Lane. I'm also trying to find out weather if the tv show has survived or is now lost. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 14:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is an entry for it on IMDb, here.

Note that for the purposes of creating a Wikipedia Article, Wikipedia does not consider IMDb to be a Reliable source because (like Wikipedia) its contents are user-generated. Obviously this does not apply if you're merely pursuing an interest. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.6.82.201 (talk) 07:15, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm also trying to find if the series is lost or has survived Matthew John Drummond (talk) 13:42, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]