The Marquee Club - 25th Anniversary [2007]

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London legend's birthday surprise from Dave Dee.......2007-11-08

In 1983, Granada TV's "Night Beat" show ran a documentary on London's legendary Marquee club. Introduced by `60s popster Dave Dee (of Beaky, Dozy, Mick etc fame), it featured performances by the likes of The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Spencer Davis Group, Ten Years After, Wishbone Ash, and other rock luminaries. Some of these have turned up on this release, which is the same film but without quite so many of the legends. That said, you do get TYA, Wishbone Ash, Marillion, Nazareth, Dr John, the wonderful Alexis Korner, and Dave Dee. Dave's all over this: he introduces the film, he's our guide to the gig, and he provides the linking narrative to the performances in the company of a faintly-embarrassed teenage girl who he escorts round the club, chatting to bemused artists, meeting the management, and generally attempting to convert the lass to what real music is all about. This is not convincing her nor us but this enjoyably dated film makes for good entertainment, being Informative of period, revealing of participating artists and (albeit unintentionally) amusing. There's no booklet or extras so concentrate on this one. Dave winds it all up dancing with and serenading his teen charge on the Marquee stage with an a cappella performance of one of his hits (`Bend It').

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Great insight into mixed martial arts and mixed martial artists

UFC Presents: The Ultimate Fighter, Season 1- Uncut, Untamed and Uncensored!
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Manufacturer: Navarre
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000QQFIUA
Release Date: 2007-09-18

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Great insight into mixed martial arts and mixed martial artists.......2008-01-08

After many years of thinking this to be just another one of those baseless reality television programmes, I finally gave it a try, loved it and just finished watching seasons 1 and 6.

What is it? A number of mixed martial artists are gathered to live together, train together and fight one another in a ring/cage/'Octagon' (call it what you will) over a prolonged period of time in a 'winer stays on' tournament style set-up. The winner of the tournament is awarded a six-figure contract to fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship organisation.

I found both seasons to be a good insight into the training of mixed martial artists but more so a great insight into the mind and motivation of the fighters. I definitely plan to catch up on seasons 2 to 5 and look forward with excitement to season 7 (to be coached by current light-heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and winner of season 1 Forrest Griffin!), which will be filmed and aired later this year.

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