{"id":3812,"date":"2021-11-19T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:25:06","slug":"strange-but-true-oddball-the-drunk-the-gambler-and-the-dame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=3812","title":{"rendered":"Strange But True-Oddball -The Drunk-The Gambler and The Dame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place &#8211; De Lane Lea\/CTS Wembley UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time &#8211; 1970s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various Artists, Clients &amp; Staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <strong>Portsmouth Sinfonia<\/strong> &#8211; The self-proclaimed &#8220;World&#8217;s Worst Orchestra\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This somewhat unorthodox orchestra&nbsp;was founded in England around 1970 by a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basic premise was that the Sinfonia would be open to pretty much anyone to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It ended up attracting people without musical training or, if they did happen to be musicians, people that chose to play an instrument that was entirely new to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can image the resulting ensemble had, shall we say, a unique quality about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The orchestra started as a one-off, tongue-in-cheek performance art ensemble but became a cultural phenomenon over the following 10 years, with concerts, record albums, a film and a hit single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They last performed publicly&nbsp;in 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Portsmouth-Sinfonia.-2.png?resize=1024%2C745&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Portsmouth-Sinfonia.-2.png?resize=1024%2C745&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Portsmouth-Sinfonia.-2.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Portsmouth-Sinfonia.-2.png?resize=768%2C559&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Portsmouth-Sinfonia.-2.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Introduction <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1974 I was introduced to the album <sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><em>The Portsmouth Sinfonia Plays The Popular Classics.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The album was Produced by Brian Eno, who was also one of clarinet players, and it was one of the funniest albums I\u2019d ever heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This turned out to be one of the most versatile and useful albums I ever bought.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You could laugh with friends, get rid of guests who were over staying their welcome and if you should you wish to antagonise your neighbours this was defintely the album for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Session<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the late 70\u2019s I was in the studio booking office at Wembley, when I overheard the secretary Miriam on the phone, she was taking a booking for a jingle on behalf of a maker of a famous box of chocolates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By this time I had a real dislke for working on jingles, I was about to beat a hasty retreat from the office, when I heard Miriam confirm to the client the details of the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo Studio One, 7pm until 10pm, artist The Portsmouth Sinfonia.<strong>\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I turned around before she had finished the word Sinfonia and much to Miriam\u2019s surprise, who knew how much I disliked these mini TV nightmares, told her,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll do that one please, please.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few days later, with the studio set and ready, about fifty members of the orchestra arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once seated, they started to run through the music they intended to record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was desperately trying not to laugh to loud as I set about getting a recording level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Matter or Urgency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music was only a minute long so I needed a few run throughs to achieve the right balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the third run through the director turned to me and said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow long is this going to take?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I explained being a fifty piece I needed a few more run throughs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease,\u201d he went on to say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo it as quick as you can, because the more they play it the better they get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within a minute, the red light went on and we recorded the most bizarre dissonance I had ever heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 7:30pm the orchestra had packed and were leaving the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subduing the laughter once again, I managed to mix the track and by 8pm mercifully we were all done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is without a doubt the shortest and funniest orchestral sessions I had ever worked on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within days the ad was airing throughout the Country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it helped sell the chocolates, who knows, but for me what a wonderful session to have worked on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elizabeth Taylor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elizabeth-Taylor-.jpeg?resize=1024%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elizabeth-Taylor-.jpeg?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elizabeth-Taylor-.jpeg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elizabeth-Taylor-.jpeg?resize=768%2C436&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elizabeth-Taylor-.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dame Elizabeth Taylor was a British-American actress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor was one of the last stars of classic Hollywood cinema and one of the first modern celebrities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the era of the studio system she exemplified the classic film star. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She starred in <em>Cleopatra<\/em> the most expensive film ever made, which became the biggest box-office success of 1963 in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the golden era of the Hollywood Studios she exemplified the classic film star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her adult years, Taylor&#8217;s personal life, especially her eight marriages including Richard Burton twice, drew a large amount of both media attention and public disapproval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her prime, Elizabeth Taylor wasn&#8217;t just considered the most stunning starlet in Hollywood, but the most beautiful woman in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Movie &#8211; A Little Light Music&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1977, Elizabeth Taylor was booked into Studio Two to record her voice overs for the movie <em>A Little Night Music.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a closed session, which meant no one, other than those directly involved in the recording, were allowed to enter the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was due to Miss Taylor\u2019s power as a star and her anxiety concerning her vocal talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike other major stars that would record at the studios, who would always be visible in the restaurant, lounge and reception area, Taylor was present in the building by rumour only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One evening after the session had finished and all involved had left the building, the young tape operator who had been assisting on the session, Paul Hulme, came rushing into the bar and lounge area, carrying the vocal stool that Miss Taylor had been seated on all day, shouting to everyone, ten pence a sniff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very crude but everybody roared with laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lee Marvin&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lee-Marvin-Shout-At-The-Devil-.jpeg?resize=1024%2C895&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lee-Marvin-Shout-At-The-Devil-.jpeg?resize=1024%2C895&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lee-Marvin-Shout-At-The-Devil-.jpeg?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lee-Marvin-Shout-At-The-Devil-.jpeg?resize=768%2C671&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lee-Marvin-Shout-At-The-Devil-.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee Marvin was an American film actor, known for his gravelly voice, white hair and 6ft 2 inch stature, he made over fifty movies and starred in many TV shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 1970 he reached number one in the UK charts with <em>Wand&#8217;rin&#8217; Star<\/em> from the movie <em>Paint Your Wagon<\/em>. The single stayed there for three weeks, keeping the Beatles from the number one position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His co-star, Jean Seberg described his voice as \u201clike rain gurgling down a rusty pipe&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shout At The Devil <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1976 I was booked on a session with the actor Lee Marvin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Fishman had phoned me at home the night before to tell me that Marvin was in town, appearing at the Sun Newspaper Awards, he asked if I could be at the studio at nine the following morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were to overdub a vocal on a song called <em>O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s Daughter<\/em>, which Jack was producing for the movie &#8220;<em>Shout At The Devil.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marvin was only available for three hours that morning due to his other commitments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was there on time. I set up the microphone and made sure the tape was ready to roll. Jack was never late for a session and was there well before Marvin arrived.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 9.30am this giant of man walked through&nbsp;Studio Two\u2019s control room doors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He looked disheveled and was obviously drunk, probably from the night before, or maybe an early morning snifter, however he still looked every bit the movie star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even before the initial introductions, his slurred voice was vibrating around the control room walls,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore I can do anything I need some God damn coffee!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did have a standard coffee machine with plastic cups in the studio but it was decided to phone upstairs to the bar and get a pot of coffee on a tray with proper cups and saucers, after all this was a movie star we were dealing with, albeit a drunk one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coffee Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a short while one of the staff from the bar arrived with the coffee. It was a lovely elderly Scottish woman, rather short and tubby and who had been nicknamed Mac by the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mac had only recently joined the bar staff and was not used to the typical clientele at the studio, she was still completely star struck whenever she saw anybody famous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As she walked in she took one look at Lee Marvin and, upon realising who it was, almost dropped the tray. She suddenly turned into a giggly schoolgirl, it proved very difficult to get her to leave the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually Marvin stood up to open the control door for her to leave, thanking her for bringing the coffee, she was completely overawed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the door closed Marvin turned to us and with a smile said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell! You\u2019ve gotta be nice, she\u2019s the only thing worth fucking around here.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack\u2019s face was a one of pure disgust, he really didn&#8217;t approve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We finally got to work, which was a painstaking exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack was furious that Marvin had arrived to the studio so drunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During another short break Jack asked him about recording <em>Wand&#8217;rin&#8217; Star. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat recording cost me a fucking fortune. The director, (Joshua Logan) decided that, as I couldn\u2019t get it the way he wanted, I had to go into the studio and record the vocal every morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This went on for months until he was finally happy with my vocal and refused to pay for the studio time himself, so it was taken out of my fee.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the results we were achieving I am sure Jack was thinking of taking the same approach as Joshua Logan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session finished on time and Marvin left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack and I then set about making a composite from the various takes to make an acceptable version of the song.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t think Jack liked Marvin too much, but for me, the three hours were a wonderful opportunity to observe a real life movie legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Albert  &#8211; The Security Guard&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Albert-Agras..png?resize=1024%2C689&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Albert-Agras..png?resize=1024%2C689&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Albert-Agras..png?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Albert-Agras..png?resize=768%2C517&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Albert-Agras..png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the mid to late 70s, should you have been working at the studio after 5.30pm or on weekends, you would be greeted at the front desk by the security guard known as Albert Agras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albert was a wonderful likeable person with large cartoon type characteristics; highlighted with a nose that was a similar shape, but twice the size of the actor Karl Malden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albert was a compulsive gambler and believed he was truly a master orator and a true oracle on the universe and all within it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should the last session finish before midnight he would head directly to the Victoria Casino in London, and mostly lose whatever money he had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one rare occasion he had a large win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On returning to his home at around 2am, Albert awoke his wife to tell her of his good fortune and that the new kitchen she had wanted for so long could be ordered the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not being able to go back to sleep due to the adrenalin of his lucky streak racing through his veins, he got up got dressed and returned to the casino, where of course he lost all of his earlier winnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next morning at breakfast Albert\u2019s wife was ecstatic with the news of his win and wanted to order the kitchen immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albert, down a hole of no return, inquisitively remarked, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWinnings? kitchen? I have no idea what you are talking about, you must have been dreaming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donald Sutherland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Donald-Sutherland-1-3.jpeg?resize=791%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Donald-Sutherland-1-3.jpeg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Donald-Sutherland-1-3.jpeg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Donald-Sutherland-1-3.jpeg?resize=768%2C995&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Donald-Sutherland-1-3.jpeg?resize=1186%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Donald-Sutherland-1-3.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donald Sutherland is a Canadian actor whose film career spans more than fifty five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films such as <em>The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, Kelly&#8217;s Heroes <\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Klute.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued&nbsp;to star in hit movies including <em>The Eagle Has Landed, National Lampoon&#8217;s Animal House, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, JFK <\/em>and<em> The Hunger Games <\/em>to mention just a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1979 Jerry Goldsmith was given the responsibility of recording the music for the movie <em>The First Great Train Robbery, <\/em>starring Sutherland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One evening I arrived late at the&nbsp;studio, I went to the reception desk to check if there were any messages left for me, they were always pinned on the message board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sutherland, a giant of a man, was leaning on the reception desk speaking to someone on the phone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he finished the call, I overheard Albert engaging him in conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wasn\u2019t aware of the conversation between them both before I arrived, but I could now hear Albert referring to Sutherland as <em>Oddball<\/em>, the character Sutherland played in the movie <em>Kelly\u2019s Heroes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albert, with his all knowing and authoritative voice said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOddball, let me tell you this, there are only two types of people in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sutherland, looked mystified as Albert continued speaking and said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yep, <em>BIG WANKERS <\/em>and <em>LITTLE WANKERS!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was dumbfounded by this and although it was hard to gage Sutherlands reaction, I think it was one of complete bewilderment, naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many famous artists whilst at the studio were exposed to Albert\u2019s worldly-wise utterances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Studio Lounge\/Bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Studio-BarRestaurant.png?resize=1024%2C626&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Studio-BarRestaurant.png?resize=1024%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Studio-BarRestaurant.png?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Studio-BarRestaurant.png?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Studio-BarRestaurant.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CTS Lounge and bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day two guys, dressed in brown overalls and carrying clipboards, strolled into the lounge and told Lawrence, the manager of 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range.&nbsp;She is able to produce a G above high C giving her well over three octaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy&nbsp;nominations in the Jazz, Popular and Classical music categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her big break came auditioning for Sir John Dankworth in the early 1950s, they later married and became a hugely successful jazz partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dankworth was a saxophonist and composer and served as musical director to Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. 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