Ha ha. This I do for others, not me, as you know. Cheers kidda.
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Ha ha. This I do for others, not me, as you know. Cheers kidda.
[QUOTE=Ged;381572]Well, got my official V.I.P. invitation this morning to attend the opening of the new galleries in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
:shock: :snf (41): very good Ged :handclap: get yer best bib & tucker dusted off. :)
Ha ha - I doubt it, they'll have to take me as they find me.
Well done Ged. Well in lad. :handclap:
John & Debz
Cheers John and Debz. Will show ma'am how the other half lived. :PDT_Piratz_26:
Congrtatulations Ged, thats a cracker thing for you, your family and your friends, I hope the day goes well. :handclap:
Hey ,ive just had a thought, maybe Lizzie & Phil after seeing your model may decide to commission you to do one of their place.......if they do then leave out the graffiti bit and also any corgi poo around the grounds
lol
collegepudding
And don't go getting into any arguments with Phil, you know what he's like for passing comments!
Well done Ged. Don't forget to point at the queen when she comes in and say 'that reminds me, I must buy a stamp'.Quote:
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Nice one Ged, well done lad... :handclap:
I''ve had the invite to the next day opening breakfast on Friday 2nd.. 8.30am..
I might as well go.. it'll save me boiling an egg...
what what what what... lol
Gerard..
Where do you get these invites ?? How do they come about I mean ? Do you have to have a connection with the museum ?
Just wondering :PDT_Aliboronz_11:
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Well, got my official V.I.P. invitation this morning to attend the opening of the new galleries in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Great Port Gallery to open at Museum of Liverpool (pics: Gareth Jones)
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Thanks for yet another informative link Howie, :handclap: they are one of the things that makes this a cracker Forum.
...Cant wait to get down there and have a good butchers at it. Ta mate !
collegepudding
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Sorry fer laughin' Ged ! :PDT_Xtremez_42: :)
Nowt but they've offered to pay me to give a talk in March ;)Quote:
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I think you have to have an exhibit or suchlike.Quote:
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I know of 4 people off here who have and they've got invites.
The first images of just some of the exhibits on show in the new galleries opened by H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. Prince Philip this morning.
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A lot of the above of course is concentrated on the L.O.R and the line of docks it served.
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Liverpool transport - previously stored at the large objects warehouse in Bootle.
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Liverpool's military.
Spike will like this when he goes down there.
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Oh and of course, Liverpool's big news story was that the Museum was offically endorsed and opened (a rare occurance these days apparantly anywhere) by The Queen and Prince Philip.
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The guest book - duly signed by both Royals.
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Mike Macca and Mrs Mike Macca outside before we went in.
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A certain Mr Harris and Mr Barton - who made the Cunard Yanks film, the stories these guys have.
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I was looking at some pictures on the Echo website and thought "I wonder if Ged's there" - and so you were!
Fantastic Ged :handclap:
Thanks Ged :PDT11 hope you've had a great day.
Splendiffero thank you Lindy. :PDT11:PDT_Piratz_26:
Nice pics Ged..
Of the usual array of professional weekend scousers that only come here when
they are on a guest list..
I hope you don't mind me putting this.. its the truth, and needs saying....
.....and as per, I'll say it..
Thanks..
Gerard.
You can be as negative as you want Gerard. You always tell us you say it as you see it. Me, i'm just on a feel good factor from another great day at the Liverpool Museum - again Liverpool is on the map for all the right reasons and what's good for the City is good for me in my book. Hope you don't mind me putting that.
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What Ged.. has that word 'Negative' got to do with what I said.. ?
Gerard.
I was very dissapointed in the coverage of todays event by the Echo ,if you disregard the Echo website then All they managed was a shot of the Queen arriving at Lime Street this morning . Time was when they would have covered the visit in full in the same days paper , best they can do nowadays with their restrictive print deadlines and non local production is to announce There will be Full story & pictures in tomorrows Echo....Phhttt ! Anyway, Thanks, to Ged for uploading the shots from todays opening for us, they provided a good preview of what can be expected when we pay our visits to the new section.
Thanks again for your kind efforts Ged :handclap:
collegepudding
Great stuff Ged....
Can't wait to get a good look in the newly opened floor,
Mart
Just watched the Granada news, who had coverage. Good to see the queen here. :thumbup:
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Sent from the back of Michael Caine's Mini Cooper S, holding on for dear life.....
Cheers folks.
Apparently it's very very rare she opens anything these days (no jokes please) and just as rare to get them both there. The Royal seal of approval to the Museum of Liverpool.
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The unveiling.
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The signing of the visitors book by Ma'am.
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Then by H.R.H. PP.
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The visitors book.
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Past the motorcade and over to the crowds.
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I didnt catch the Granada News Kev, but I caught the Northwest Tonight one. I wasnt too impressed, they didnt show a single exhibit , the only shot of the museum was in a Hall with Phil Redmund [with his hair cut ]......As I say- not impressed with their coverage but..Not too surprised though !
collegepudding
Edit : just caught your pics of the Royal Guests etc above Ged,, Cheers !
collegepudding
Hiya CP.
Apparently Phil Redmonds barber wasn't too impressed with the coverage either.
Who needs the Itv or echo to give you gallery images though while i'm here :PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Some more.
A bayko model of the old art deco airport terminal building.
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A medal pile showing every conceivable award including regiment badges etc.
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There are two particularly good stories accompanying the rare exhibits of 2 Boer war VC medals.
One chap had to go and get assistance as his battalion came under fire, he reached the garrison for help some distance away before returning himself to play a major part in the victory that ensued. Another brave soul took command after his general was killed and despite 4 months and thousands of shells raining down on them they saw it out, again to victory. It's told better and in more detail than that in the Museum.
Word of warning. Give yourself a full day to see this whole place as there is so much to read, listen to, look at and see on screen and you wouldn't do it justice just glossing over it as you wouldn't know where to start.
You.ve put together a cracking package of the Opening ceremony and the exhibits for us to view here tonight Ged. thank You very Much, and yes There is probably going to be too much to take in on one visit.
Its a pity the buses dont stop down there anymore it would be great to hop off and dive straight in there,
...still, cant have everything Eh ! :D
collegepudding
Thanks Cp and everyone who has left their thanks. It's a pleasure being down there and hearing gasps and wows and seeing smiling faces old and new. In the 70s there was a reason for being down the Pier Head as it was a major bus terminus and had a few shops but now the crowds this year have been bigger than i've ever seen due to this place and others and organisations wanting to put events on at such a setting that they otherwise didn't do in the past.
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Great photies Ged, HM looks nice !
brilliant Ged! i'm soo envy...I dream to see the Queen. i'm silly eyaaa
She went to the small crowd outside Lenka, it was very intimate really, you'd have got a good gander :)
Great pics Geddray ..well done
Thanks John Boy. I posted on the Everton library thread earlier. Dizzak has another explore for us - your phone was going to voicemail, catch you later.
Great pics Ged, good to see a Scouse photographer's shots of the event, rather than the standard corporate official photos. You had some real good vantage points there.
I had relatives staying at The Jurys Inn last night and it looked great down there. The Big Wheel lit up and the various Christmas trees made the whole area look great. It just a pity those black buildings by the Museum of Liverpool look so awful.
Thank BlueJeans, the Museum is proving to be a pull to even those who said they'd never darken its doorstep or take photos in there or from there.
It will change the perceptions of the few people that had a downer on it over time i'm sure as it's OUR Museum, the Museum of Liverpool and anybody worth their salt in claiming to love Liverpool would want to see it do well and push it, not slam it.
The area is great now isn't it like you say, but must agree on those black buildings, not quite so sure they'll grow on people.
Not this fella,Pedro...as I said in the past...give it time for the polish to wear off and it will become like the World Museum...I mean how many times would you go the flics and watch the same blockbuster movie. :)Quote:
the Museum is proving to be a pull to even those who said they'd never darken its doorstep or take photos in there or from there.