I am quite certain WSC would have enjoyed the ceremony and fanfare. Best, Quinn
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2013, at 8:01 PM, "Dave Turrell" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not sure that I would buy into this kind of retro-snobbery. > > Would the Sir Winston who wanted ‘plenty of brass bands’ have wanted any > coloured people at the unveiling? > > WSC was actually quite adventurous at certain points in his life. The 90 > year-old may have wanted ‘plenty of brass bands’ but the younger Winston was > outraged by the attempt to prevent prostitutes plying their trade in the > Empire Palace of Varieties in London’s Leicester Square. Which Winston would > not have approved of Daltry? 1898? 1908? 1921? 1941? 1964? > > Dave > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Rafe Heydel-Mankoo > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] Bust Ceremony "Teaser" video released by > Speaker's Office > > I know that we are not supposed to speculate about how historical figures > might react to the issues of today. However, I think I can say quite > confidentially that Sir Winston Churchill would not have opted for Roger > Daltry of The Who to perform at the solemn and distinguished unveiling of his > bust at the Capitol Building next week. > > Hat's off to Senator Boehner for his stirring tribute to Sir Winston and the > great video he put out...but...really? To say ""What better way to celebrate > Winston Churchill's friendship to the United States than to have one of > Britain's most legendary recording artists perform in the halls of the > Capitol," Boehner said in the release. "Roger's performance is sure to > guarantee that the Churchill bust receives the first-class welcome it > deserves." strikes me as rather odd. > > Only in America! I can't imagine Elton John singing at the unveiling of > Reagan's statue in London. A choir singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic > would have been glorious. Suddenly I'm not *quite* so envious of not being > at the unveiling. > http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/10/who-frontman-heads-to-the-hill-175874.html > > RHM > > Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:38:40 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Bust Ceremony "Teaser" video released by Speaker's > Office > To: [email protected] > > > Colleagues, > > Please see link released today by the office of the Speaker of the House in > regards to next week's dedication ceremony of the Churchill bust in Statuary > Hall: > > http://www.speaker.gov/video/churchill-ceremony-teaser-released > > Regards, > > David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
