AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION GALA AND CHARITY AUCTION AT THE DORCHESTER LONDON

AmysFoundation: @Charliecondou is here!

Charliecondou: You should all follow @JenBrister who totally tried to get off with me tonight at the @AmysFoundation ball

PeripateNic: @Charliecondou @JenBrister @AmysFoundation as IF!!

jonw67: @Charliecondou @JenBrister Trees come to mind and the barking up of wrong ones! Bless her ;-)

JenBrister: @Charliecondou You were gagging for it. I think everyone tonight will agree. Right guys? Guys...?

shazza6210: @Charliecondou you know your spoken for its a shame they don't know that

horsemusic: “@Charliecondou: You should all follow @JenBrister who totally tried to get off with me tonight at the @AmysFoundation ball" #showoff!

Rena_Brannan: @JenBrister @Charliecondou I must say there was a twinkle in your eye Mr Condou. #amywinehousecharityball

Charliecondou: @JenBrister I think in fairness you were probably just on a high from your set

camdenmayor: @Charliecondou Really lovely to meet you tonight x

Charliecondou: @camdenmayor you too! See you again soon xxx

MatofKilburnia: @camdenmayor @Charliecondou gah, I missed such a night practicing Mariah

camdenmayor: @MatofKilburnia @Charliecondou Pity the fool!

ScotteeScottee: @Charliecondou @camdenmayor Charlie - is there any one you don't know?! :) x

Charliecondou: @ScotteeScottee @camdenmayor I actually know everyone. I've slept with most of them too

camdenmayor: @Charliecondou @ScotteeScottee ha ha. Charlie was at the @AmysFoundation ball

AmysFoundation: As are our very own @mitchwinehouse and Jane Winehouse!

AmysFoundation: The press hear from @mitchwinehouse about why the Foundation was set up, and the important work we are doing.

JenBizarre: At the @AmysFoundation Ball ! Ronnie Wood, Jerry Hall and Boy George in the house !

outsideorg: All set up for tonight's @AmysFoundation Ball #herewego

AmysFoundation: The wonderful Barbara Windsor is here!

AmysFoundation: We're getting ready for tonight's Foundation Gala, all to raise funds for our important work!

AnthonyWatson: Excited for the Amy Winehouse Foundation's @AmysFoundation ball tonight at @TheDorchester - A Great evening for a great cause!

BoyGeorge: Looking forward to performing at the @AmysFoundation event tonight in London. Check out this great cause http://po.st/BGamf

duranduran: As a participant, @thisistherealJT will be auctioning off this BABY! @duranduran, @AmysFoundation

AmysFoundation: The @BigLotteryFund @mitchwinehouse, @JanisWinehouse and Barbara Windsor speak to the guests about our work.

alisonrwood: A great finale to a great night @BoyGeorge singing for @AmysFoundation

cla1re24: @AmysFoundation such a great night with @johndcaudwell

mitchwinehouse: Thanks for your messages regarding Amy gala. Last year 290 people attended this year 430. Amy does it again!!! Mitch

FASCINATING RHYTHM

CHIMPSINSOCKS: @rebeccacallard Marvin Gaye just came onto the ol ' iPod shuffle. I. CAN'T. DANCE. ANYMORE. It's gone. It's all gone. I'm 'nana dancin'.

rebeccacallard: @CHIMPSINSOCKS you're dancing tonight. I'm making you. Just copy me. They still do the hustle at discos don't they?

nickjfrost: @rebeccacallard @CHIMPSINSOCKS What a tragic thread.

rebeccacallard: @nickjfrost @CHIMPSINSOCKS I'm cracking out the running man tonight too.

CHIMPSINSOCKS: @rebeccacallard @nickjfrost I. CAN'T DANCE. ANYMORE. I used to be good. I'm sure I used to be good. *cries into hand*

rebeccacallard: @CHIMPSINSOCKS @nickjfrost the age of middle is a bewildering time.

nickjfrost: @rebeccacallard @CHIMPSINSOCKS I might do 900 number.

rebeccacallard: @nickjfrost @CHIMPSINSOCKS I know not of this.

CHIMPSINSOCKS: @rebeccacallard @nickjfrost I'm like an old doe staggering blindly around a forest full of young bucks. Bumping into trees an' shit...

rebeccacallard: @CHIMPSINSOCKS @nickjfrost I'm done with this false modesty. I'm a sick dancer. Sick and slick.

nickjfrost: @rebeccacallard @CHIMPSINSOCKS Me too! Fierce even!

rebeccacallard: @nickjfrost @CHIMPSINSOCKS happy to take you on any time, Jack.

nickjfrost: @rebeccacallard @CHIMPSINSOCKS Dancing's not a competition Rebecca. Unless it's Strictly. Then it is.

rebeccacallard: @nickjfrost @CHIMPSINSOCKS strictly what?

rebeccacallard: @nickjfrost @CHIMPSINSOCKS is that a Haneke film?

nickjfrost: @rebeccacallard @CHIMPSINSOCKS Strictly Come Dancing Competition dance competition.

rebeccacallard: @nickjfrost @CHIMPSINSOCKS oh yes. I love that show about dancers who compete.

Charliecondou: @CHIMPSINSOCKS @rebeccacallard @nickjfrost I'm a shit dancer now. Properly shit. And obviously I used to be amazing.

CHIMPSINSOCKS: @Charliecondou @rebeccacallard @nickjfrost it's kids! It's having kids!

Charliecondou: @CHIMPSINSOCKS @rebeccacallard @nickjfrost actually me and Hal dance EXACTLY the same way. He's nearly two.

Yesterday's blog post was #909

that makes today's post

ONE AFTER 909

This Beatle track from 1957-8 is one of the earliest tracks credited to the Lennon-McCartney songwriting team but was not officially released until towards the end of the group's existence some 10 years later.

One After 909, was conceptualised and rehearsed by The Beatles during late 1957 and early 1958. It was always a live favourite at the Cavern Club and appears on many bootleg recordings.

I was conceived in 1957 and born in early '58 which makes this song as old as me - who knew?

1958 was a very good year to be born. There are numerous well-known people that are the same age as me!

Famous people born 1958

MICHAEL JACKSON (1958-2009)

Known as The King of Pop, he became the most successful singer in history for releasing award-winning hits such as "Billie Jean" and "Beat It."

ELLEN DEGENERES

Hilarious and successful host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show who starred in Mr. Wrong and played roles in EDtv and The Love Letter

MADONNA

Grammy Award-winning singer who became known for hits such as "Like a Virgin" and "4 Minutes," and became the top solo artist of the Billboard Hot 100.

PRINCE

Born Prince Rogers Nelson, he released ten platinum albums and won multiple Grammy Awards for Purple Rain including Best Performance and Best Soundtrack.

TIM BURTON

Director, producer, animator and artist known for his gothic-fantasy and horror films and for re-casting his favorite actors.

KEVIN BACON

Prolific TV and film actor who became known for his roles in Footloose and Apollo 13, and who won a Golden Globe Award for his role in The River Wild

ICE T

Born Tracy Marrow, he debuted with the first explicit content hip-hop album in history, Rhyme Pays, and founded the heavy metal band, Body Count.

ANGELA BASSETT

She won fans' affection for her role as Bernadine Harris in the 1995 film, Waiting to Exhale, and played Voletta Wallace in Notorious

JAMIE LEE CURTIS

Halloween star and the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh

VIGGO MORTENSEN

He gained recognition for his portrayal of Aragorn in Lord of the Rings and The Man in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

DREW CAREY

The comedian who starred in his own show and Whose Line Is It Anyway? He went on to host The Price is Right

JOAN JETT

She rose to fame as the lead singer of The Blackhearts and became considered the Queen of Rock n Roll for hits such as "I Love Rock N' Roll."

MICHELLE PFEIFFER

Beautiful and talented actress who starred in Batman Returns, Wold, and What Lies Beneath.

ALEC BALDWIN

American actor who is know for playing the role of Jack Donaghy on the television show, 30 Rock

TERRY FOX (1958-1981)

While battling cancer, he attempted to run across Canada on one leg to raise awareness for cancer research.

GARY OLDMAN

Talented actor who played Sid Vicious in Sid & Nancy, Drexl in True Romance, and George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

SHARON STONE

Seductive actress who became famous for her role in Basic Instinct in 1992, and appeared in Casino.

The list goes on...

MEGAN MULLALLY

ROBERT PATRICK

HOLLY HUNTER

MADELEINE STOWE

LINDA KOZLOWSKI

KATE BUSH

MIRANDA RICHARDSON

PATRICIA HEATON

CHRIS COLUMBUS

ANNETTE BENING

TIM ROBINS

JENNIFER TILLY

BILLY MAYS

ANDIE MACDOWELL

TOM IN OZ

I am (of course) the only Australian on the list!

The following set of Digital Spy Forum responses are from people re the withdrawal of ITV Coronation Street episodes from YouTube.

ITV Banning Soaps From YouTube

Shane Parrish I think ITV banning all episode clips from Coronation Street and Eastenders has put me off watching soaps. At least the BBC can have some clips on You Tube.

LucyLock I think ITV must delete them because ITV has its catchup player.

Thumbolina TVCatchup has gone too. It was so useful when I missed a programme and they kept the adverts in so there shouldn't have been a problem. If only ITV catchup worked properly ...

ERanger95 when ever you put clips of corrie on youtube, they ban it and say its copyright! I used to love watching the corrie bloopers but all of a sudden they're gone

SparkleBabe The X Factor had its own official Youtube channel so you could watch clips on that. But I assume thats because it was made by Simon Cowell's own production company rather than ITV productions. They are removing clips of Dancing On Ice as well, and people who post clips are being banned. Its pretty daft as the BBC are perfectly happy to embrace YT, and they also have a catch up service. I cannot see why like the Beeb, ITV cannot start their own YT channel? They are gonna get left behind so they need to pull their fingers out. People would not need to upload illegally if they embraced Youtube as other broadcasters have.

Brekkie ITV have more to gain than lose though by allowing clips on YouTube. Firstly it acts as promotion, and secondly it shows respect to the fans. I can understand why they object to full episodes, but IMO if they want to stop people uploading clips to YouTube they should offer their own equivalent on itv.com where users can upload the clips of ITV programmes they want, not be stuck with the clips ITV want you to see.

mistri ITV/BBC are perfectly within their rights to stop their intellectual property being put up on Youtube.

TheLastDrop I totally disagree. If the content was being used, to make money (being used in a commercial environment), then I would understand why ITV would be p*ssed. But it isn't - and it isn't as if these clips are made available by the copyright holder, and even when it is ('ITV Catchup'), it doesn't work properly. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying, it is OK to pirate, but what I am saying is, I am OK with 'shared' material, providing the sharer isn't making money, and neither is the copyright holder losing out on money.

mistri *You* are okay with it - and in fact I am too, but I also respect that as the copyright holder it is ITV's right to control how its IP is distributed. I think clips on youtube can actually create a bit more buzz for a show - and get more eyes on it. But also, clips on youtube are edited and often not great quality - these are other reasons than money for not wanting them to go up there. Though if the show comes across badly, then that could affect revenues.

humbug83 BBC is being banned too.

lumpbottom What makes me laugh is those silly fan videos made by kids that are chopped about and music added. They actually put on it that it 'is not intended to infringe copyright' If that isn't an admission of guilt, what is? They might as well just send ITV the thousands they can sue for.

x-KissKiss-x I wondered where those really old corrie eps went...shame

havanemone It's annoying, but they have every right to remove their clips... and there is nothing we can do about it...In a way I think it's part of youtube's charm, just like the bad quality of some of the vids, we still watch them though! And I like the fact that nobody does it in order to make money (as others have said) - it's all for the fans...

upsykimsy I first started watching hollyoaks as a result of watching a clip on youtube. Before hand, i had this preconception that it was just a load of rubbish. Can't itv and bbc see that the fans are marketing the show in a way? I understand the fors and against in this argument, but as people have pointed out. Youtube is not for profit. I recently found the first ever eastenders episode online, sat down and watched it with my partner. It's also teaching people about past and present characters, and the teaser trailers are a good way to get peoples attention.

Imogen M YouTube was great back in the day but I knew the Google take over would be the beginning of the end. It's been pointless since then as a resource for things like this. BBC have recently removed an entire bucket load of great classic EE clips. I guess now they have their official EE channel, they're cracking down as well. So it's not just ITV. I know all about copyright and rights and wrongs so I'm not going to get whiny about it...but it's still a shame there's no easier way to access so many great classic clips and scenes.

MY OWN TAKE ON THIS SITUATION:

I cannot view any UK videos issued on ITV Player as the world is cut into TV zones and shows from the UK don't play outside the UK zone. There is no alternative offered by ITV which works in Australia. YouTube *was* the only way of keeping up to date.

For nearly 3 years this blog has promoted Coronation Street along with Charlie Condou, other actors, staff and crew associated with the show because I was able to embed YouTube clips for fans to see and discuss.

Sadly, I've waited a long time for Charlie Condou to get more prominent storylines in Corrie (which are about to screen soon), and now I can't embed any clips of his forthcoming work or issue screencaps of him in action. Coronation Street fans worldwide will be the real losers - Tom.

YouTube video
made last year when Charlie Condou
visited Canada for the British Isles Show:

Uploaded on YouTube 16 Jul 2011

Michelle Collins and Phil Collinson join the This Morning sofa on the topic of Michelle's 'Stella' accent, and Coronation Street being 'too gay!'

RE: THE BOOK LAUNCH FOR A DRAGON

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donnaida: @Confidential_CC Love this! And yes it was rather warm in there :)

Confidential_CC: @donnaida welcome x

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Advice columnist gives perfect response to anti-gay parent

A parent who has forgotten their 17-year-old gay son's birthday for the past three years is looking for advice on how their teen can 'stop' being gay. Check out the amazing response

19 NOVEMBER 2013 BY JOE MORGAN

An advice columnist has delivered the most perfect response to a homophobic parent. Amy Dickinson, who writes a syndicated advice column, has written back to the parent who wants their son to 'stop' being gay – and it is amazing. Not only has this mother or father forgotten their son’s birthday for the past three years (they have a busy work schedule), they want their 17-year-old to make the ‘reasonable’ choice to be stop being gay. Check out the letter from the parent and Dickinson’s response below:

Dear Amy:

I recently discovered that my son, who is 17, is a homosexual. We are part of a church group and I fear that if people in that group find out they will make fun of me for having a gay child. He won’t listen to reason, and he will not stop being gay. I feel as if he is doing this just to get back at me for forgetting his birthday for the past three years - I have a busy work schedule. Please help him make the right choice in life by not being gay. He won’t listen to me, so maybe he will listen to you.

- Feeling Betrayed

Dear Betrayed:

You could teach your son an important lesson by changing your sexuality to show him how easy it is. Try it for the next year or so: Stop being a heterosexual to demonstrate to your son that a person’s sexuality is a matter of choice – to be dictated by one’s parents, the parents’ church and social pressure. I assume that my suggestion will evoke a reaction that your sexuality is at the core of who you are. The same is true for your son. He has a right to be accepted by his parents for being exactly who he is. When you ‘forget’ a child’s birthday, you are basically negating him as a person. It is as if your saying that you have forgotten his presence in the world. How very sad for him. Pressuring your son to change his sexuality is wrong. If you cannot learn to accept him as he is, it might be safest for him to live elsewhere. A group that could help you and your family figure out how to navigate this is PFLAG.org. This organization is founded for parents, families, friends and allies of LGBT people, and has helped countless families through this challenge. Please research and connect with a local chapter.

- Amy

(Many thanks to GSN reader Justin Michael for the tip! He spotted it in the Press & Sun paper printed in Binghamton, New York)