As
I celebrate my first anniversary at Carry On Blogging, my Coronation
Street Blog colleague Glenda Young has contributed this lovely guest
blog. Thanks Glenda!
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Where
has the time gone? It’s been 12 whole months since Graeme started
up his Carry On Blog and today I thought I’d write a few words by
way of congratulations for all his hard work.
What
I like most about this blog is the terrific insight that Graeme has
bringing us the world of the Carry On films. The work on this blog is
intelligent without being pretentious (if you know what I mean) and
there’s a genuine love of the subject that comes through with every
word.
I
also love the pictures that Graeme finds and posts to his
@CarryOnJoan twitter account. They’re pictures that without
exception, always make me smile. But it’s more than that. The
pictures take me back to my childhood, when I was watching the Carry
On Films for the very first time. The memories the pictures evoke are
very strong indeed.
Babs
Windsor with her bra flying off in Carry on Camping? I was sitting on
the sofa between my two brothers, giggling our heads off because it
was so naughty and rude, while my parents sat at opposite ends of the
living room, giggling too. Odd Job in Carry On Screaming? I was
terrified. I think I still am, but I no longer need to hide behind a
cushion on the sofa. Sid James and Joan Sims in Carry on at
your Convenience? It took a few times of watching this one until I
was old enough to understand the wonderful pathos and the love that
could have been.
The
blog posts here and the pictures that Graeme brings us via twitter
daily are a treat. They are a spot of sunshine and fun in our social
media lives.
Long
may it continue!
Carry
on, Graeme!
Glenda
Young
Editor
of Coronation Street Blog
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