@HannahHowe@toot.wales

HannahHowe

@HannahHowe@toot.wales

Mother, author, publisher, genealogist, SOE historian, Welsh, European, vintage movie and music fan. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“š ๐ŸŒณ ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐ŸŽฅ ๐ŸŽผ Joined 2019. Active since November 2022.

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HannahHowe, to books

This week, I started writing The Ninety-Three, a murder-mystery set in 1918, during the closing months of the Great War. The narrator is Dr Anna Richards, a sociologist, suffragette and socialite. The story opens in Downing Street with someone hurling a brick through the prime ministerโ€™s windowโ€ฆ

HannahHowe, to escribiendo

Two items brought to my attention today, in relation to Eveโ€™s Peace, my Heroines of SOE sequel. One, the proof copy of the paperback version. Two, this wonderful review. โ€œLove, distrust, trust, & secrets galore. Woven superbly by the author makes for wonderous reading, hard to put down book. Rating the book a 9 1/2 only because now I must look for sequels & prequels for this wonderful series...โ€

#WW2 #Novels #Books #Writing #SOE #France

HannahHowe, to music

Previewing our forthcoming 1950s/1960s Favourite Record Chart, here are five more song profiles https://hannah-howe.com/2024/05/04/favourite-song-of-the-1950s-1960s-3/

HannahHowe, to music

When the qualifying process is complete, on Mastodon we will start voting on our top twenty favourite records of the 1950s/1960s, placing them in order. Through 190 match-ups, we will create a unique chart, every song a classic.

Here is some background on one of the qualifiers, I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles.

HannahHowe,

I Want to Hold Your Hand was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The song was recorded on 17 October 1963 and released on 29 November 1963. It was the first Beatles record made using four-track recording equipment.

HannahHowe,

With advance orders exceeding one million copies in Britain, I Want to Hold Your Hand should have gone straight to number one, only there was a problem: The Beatlesโ€™ She Loves You occupied that position. After two weeks, I Want to Hold Your Hand dislodged She Loves You and remained at number one for five weeks.

HannahHowe, to ArtificialIntelligence

I just said to my beloved, โ€œI need a spare plug socket. Iโ€™ll have to unplug Alexa.โ€ Alexa replied, โ€œIโ€™m not sure about that.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

HannahHowe, to music

When the qualifying process is complete, in about a month, on Mastodon we will start voting on our top twenty favourite records of the 1950s/1960s, placing them in order. Through 190 match-ups, we will create a unique chart, every song a classic.

Here is some background on one of the qualifiers, Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals

HannahHowe, to movies

Introduction update. Iโ€™m interested in social history, including the history of popular music and movies. I post a lot of polls. If you donโ€™t like music, movies or polls, you wonโ€™t like my posts. However, if these subjects interest you, please feel free to connect.

HannahHowe, to music

When the qualifying process is complete, in about a month, on Mastodon we will start voting on our top twenty favourite records of the 1950s/1960s, placing them in order. Through 190 match-ups, we will create a unique chart, every song a classic.

Here is some background on one of the qualifiers, Respect by Aretha Franklin.

HannahHowe,

Respect was originally recorded by Otis Redding and released in 1965. In 1967 Aretha Franklin rearranged the song, which resulted in a bigger hit. The music in the two versions is significantly different, while the lyrics, centred on dignity, also display changes.

HannahHowe,

Initially a ballad, Respect is shrouded in mystery in that no one is certain who wrote the song. Bandleader Percy Welch said it was written by a guitarist at Bobby Smith's recording studio in Macon. The record label credits Otis Redding, but it seems he adapted a song brought to him by Earl "Speedo" Sims, who obtained it from the mystery guitarist.

HannahHowe, to history

In 1919, my 2 x great grandfather William Howe was unwell, so the villagers railed round and arranged a prize draw for his benefit, raising the equivalent of ยฃ2,500. The success of the draw illustrated the high esteem in which William was held within the community.

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie News - March 16, 1948

โ€œThe Loves of Carmen starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford is the first film to use plastic food throughout. In accordance with the austerity trend, Columbia no longer uses real food in its pictures, except where it has to be eaten. In one scene, plastic sausage and cheese, and plaster replicas of roast fowl are used. Only a single turkey drumstick, which Miss Hayworth eats, is real.โ€

HannahHowe, to cars

A lady charging an electric car in 1912.

HannahHowe, to France

My article on SOE agent Pearl Witherington, one of the greatest heroines of WW2, the only woman to lead a SOE network.

โ€œBy this time (June 1944) the towns and countryside were full of โ€˜Wantedโ€™ posters with Pearl carrying a million franc reward on her head.โ€

https://hannah-howe.com/eves-war/pearl-witherington/

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie Quiz #6

In 1949 this ending was considered daring because instead of taking the โ€œheroโ€™sโ€ hand, the โ€œheroineโ€ walked past him. Can you name the movie?

Please hide your answer using CW.

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie News - February 28, 1948

โ€œMrs Miniver is an outstanding example of how the British people took the blitz years, and did a lot to bring home to Americans what we in this country were going through.โ€

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie News - February 26, 1948

Movie Debut at 101

HannahHowe, to music

We are 3/4 of the way through our favourite album of the 1960s/1970s poll. Here are the finalists so far.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
Parallel Lines - Blondie
London Calling - The Clash
Abbey Road - The Beatles
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie News - February 24, 1948

Shiela Sim, actress wife of Richard Attenborough was at home when her phone rang.

โ€œIs that Mr Attenboroughโ€™s home?โ€ asked a deep voice.

โ€œErโ€ฆyes,โ€ said Shiela Sim.

โ€œIs it Mr Richard Attenborough the film star, or Mr Richard Attenborough the pawnbroker?โ€

โ€œYes, this is Mr Richard Attenborough the film starโ€™s house.โ€

โ€œBlast!โ€ said the caller. โ€œI wanted the pawnbroker.โ€

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie News - February 19, 1948

A Prediction

HannahHowe, to movies

Movie Quiz #2

A still from a movie released in August 1938. Can you name the film, the actor and the actress making her Hollywood debut?

HannahHowe, to music

Looking at the results of the music polls weโ€™ve been running, and thinking about Elvis Presley. Does he remain an icon of twentieth century popular music, or has his reputation faded? What are your thoughts?

HannahHowe, to music

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