Bill Wyman's TreasureIslands, Britain's History Uncovered (co-written by Bill Wyman and Richard Havers) is a most excellent book.
Bill Wyman, rock musician, somewhat controversial man-about-town and history buff? Everyone has a dark secret in their lives. And Bill Wyman's is that he is a closet metal detectorist. Well, not so much closet, now he has written this book!
Wyman relates how he bough his first metal detector in 1991, after a trying period in his life, and then spent many happy hours and days tramping round the fields surrounding his home in rural Suffolk. Always with the permission of the farmer, of course.
Why did he take up this hobby? He relates that some men were working in the garden of his house found a 16th century water jug as they were digging. Wyman himself found a small pewter bowl in his rose garden ...
Everyone dreams of finding treasure some time in their life; the anticipation, the adventure, notoriety and boundless wealth. This common dream has inspired films for centuries including TreasureIsland, Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones, to name but a few. National Treasure, released in the UK in December 2004, is the latest to hit the big screen.
National Treasure is set for the main in modern-day Washington DC. The script was put together by no less than nine witers.including Jim Kouf, Oren Aviv and Cormac & Marianne Wibberley.
Of course, there has to be a somewhat feasible story behind the existence of the treasure. The main character, Benjamin Franklin Gates played by Nicholas Cage, is the great grandson of a coachman to one of the Founding Fathers. He discovers the existence of a treasure. The treasure is the fabled ancient ...
Advantages: Great retelling of a classic story Disadvantages: Might be a bit scary in places for the very little ones
Treasure Planet, pretty much TreasureIsland with a futuristic twist, Jim Hawkins off hunting for treasure. A tale of a young man going from a humble background into a much wider world (or Universe in this case) than he is used to and how he survives on his travels. It's an idea thats inspired movies such as Goonies and this is quite a nicely different retelling of the tale. Anything that involves pirates, mutinies and treasure hunting has got to be good.
Visually for sets and location backgrounds it looks excellent and is generally a wonderful adaptation of Robert Louis Stephenson's TreasureIsland. I've seen a lot of different versions including The Muppet one but this is by far the best of them all. The animation and characters are excellent, the voice cast aren't all that bad but they aren't easily recognisable voices as I ...
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Product details
Title
Treasure Island
Performer
Keith Jarrett
Genre
Jazz Instrument
Sub Genre
Piano
Release Date
25/05/2009
Label / Distributor
Universal / Universal Music
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
602517967182
Catalogue Number
1796718
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano saxophone, percussion); Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone); Sam Brown (guitar); Charlie Haden (bass); Paul Motian (drums); Guilherme Franco, Danny Johnson (percussion). Recorded at Generation Sound Studios, New York, New York on February 27 & 28, 1974. Personnel: Keith Jarrett (soprano saxophone, piano); Sam Brown (guitar); Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, tambourine); Charlie Haden (upright bass); Paul Motian (drums, percussion); Danny Johnson, Guilherme Franco (percussion). Audio Remasterer: Kevin Reeves. One of Keith Jarrett's finest mid-1970s recordings for the Impulse label, TREASURE ISLAND presents the revered jazz pianist in the company of a killer ensemble that includes Dewey Redman on tenor sax, Charlie Haden on bass, and Paul Motian on drums. In addition to the extended pieces "The Rich (And the Poor)" and "Le Mistral," this 1974 outing includes the thrilling and immediate "Blue Streak" and the stately title track, making it a highly dynamic record that reveals the strengthens of all its renowned players. An essential ensemble album for devoted Jarrett fans, TREASURE ISLAND also serves well as an introduction to the revered performer's lauded and prolific 70s era.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Rich (And The Poor), The
2.
Blue Streak
3.
Fullsuvollivus (Fools Of All Of Us)
4.
Treasure Island
5.
Introduction And Yaqui Indian Folk Song
6.
Le Mistral
7.
Angles (Without Edges)
8.
Sister Fortune
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