There is a Everton in the Chilean league, and Liverpool in the Uruguayan league Juventus in Latin means youth. They changed their strip to black and white inspired by Notts County. they played a friendly a few years to raise money for them China invented ice cream Stewart Granger, British actor real name is James Stewart
The Eurovision crowd and the millions watching on tv was the latest gathering of gayers ever assembled live, FACT.
Germany's second kit is green. Why? Because the Republic of Ireland were the first team to play them after WW2.
Michael Keaton's real name is Michael Douglas... Cary Grant was born in Bristol, real name Archibald Leach. Tony Curtis was really Bernard Schwarz. Michael Caine is Maurice Micklewhite Cliff Richard is Harry Webb Elton is Reginald Kenneth Dwight Lemmy was Ian Kilmister
Elton John's uncle Roy Dwight scored a goal for Nottingham Forest in the '58-'59 F.A. Cup final against Luton.
A few more pop star ones… Gotye - Wouter De Backer Chicane - Nicolas Bracegirdle Deadmau5 -Joel Zimmerman Lady Gaga - Stefani Germanotta P!nk - Alecia Moore Tina Turner - Anna Mae Bullock John Denver - Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. Ice T - Tracy Lauren Marrow Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Russell Tyrone Jones John Legend - John Stephens Sting - Gordon Sumner The Edge - David Evans Seal - Henry Samuel Moby - Richard Hall Fish - Derek Dick Eminem - Marshall Mathers III Christopher Hamill - Limahl Douglas Trendle - Buster Bloodvessel Tramar Lacey Dillard - Flo Rida Michael Aday - Meat Loaf Orville Burrell - Shaggy Bernard Jewry - Alvin Stardust Natasha Khan - Bat for Lashes
Re; Alvin Stardust, I was aware he'd sang as Shane Fenton, so looked up his Wiki page, and I wasn't aware of this bit. "In the early 1960s, Shane Fenton and the Fentones were an unknown teenage band who recorded a demo tape and mailed it in to a BBC programme with the hope of being picked to appear on television. While awaiting a reply from the BBC, the band's 17-year-old singer Shane Fenton (whose real name was Johnny Theakston)[4] died as a result of the rheumatic fever he had suffered in childhood. The rest of the band (guitarists Jerry Wilcock and Mick Eyre, bassist Graham George Squires and drummer Tony Hinchcliffe) decided to break up, but then unexpectedly received a letter from the BBC inviting them to come to London to audition in person for the programme. Theakston's mother asked the band to stay together, and to keep its name, in honour of her son's memory. Jewry, who was a roadie with them at the time, was asked to join the band and to use Shane Fenton as a pseudonym." Or this: Jewry disappeared from the spotlight for a decade after the break-up of the Fentones, working in music management and performing at small venues with his first wife Iris Caldwell, the sister of Rory Storm. During the early 1970s, however, he acquired a new persona, Alvin Stardust, cashing in on the glam rock bandwagon. Alvin Stardust was clearly a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a David Bowie character based on the "C-list" rocker Vince Taylor. The Alvin Stardust character looked remarkably like Taylor with sideburns and black leather outfit. His new name was given to him by Peter Shelley, the co-founder (with Michael Levy) of Magnet Records. Shelley originated the persona of Alvin Stardust, writing, recording and singing the first Stardust single, "My Coo Ca Choo", in 1973. Shelley, however, had no interest in performing live or making public appearances, so even as "My Coo Ca Choo" was climbing the charts, he was on the lookout for someone to take over the role of Alvin Stardust. Hal Carter, Jewry's manager, suggested his client as a substitute. Jewry took over as Stardust in time to lip-synch "My Coo Ca Choo" on its first Top of the Pops appearance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Stardust
my mind was somewhat blown several year ago by finding that both alvin stardust and g*ry gl*tt*r released records on parlophone (under other names) before the beatles did. also helen shapiro was once (briefly) in a band with marc bolan.
there's a quite long interview on youtube with alvin and he gave the account of the various name changes, including the poor lad who was previously shane fenton. came over really well. watched it last year, iirc.
I worked with a Scottish guy in York, who, whilst off college/university had a summer job working in a Glasgow hotel. He was a waiter at Fish's wedding. He said he was one! On Shane Fenton/Alvin Stardust. He was married to an actress whose name escapes me. Didn't Stardust find religion. A bit like Bobby Ball.
Liza Goddard? ****, it was bad enough realising what a trivia bore I am, but I'm feeling like a Stardust geek now.
