Coolest person to visit Wales?

[ddraig]

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One of the first intercessions that came upon the College as a body was when in 1936 Mussolini intended to invade Ethiopia. The College saw what lay behind this scheme of the enemy. Ethiopia, through the influence of the Emperor, was opening in a new way to Evangelical Missions and there was a prospect of widespread evangelisation in many areas.

If the country was captured it would be the end of the Protestant Evangelical witness there. The college was led into a path of deep intercession for the country. On May 5, 1936, Addis Ababa fell, and their emperor became a fugitive and refugee.

Although the country was captured, the college never lost faith. The Emperor came to Britain, and then, of all the unlikely things, came to the college

On your left is Mr and Mrs Howells and their son Samuel, with the Emperor at the Penllergaer school camp.

The Emperor was moved to hear how Mr.Howells had been called to help the Jewish refugees because as he said, "I am a refugee myself". A few days later he wrote:
Haile Selassie I
Elect of God, Emperor of Ethiopia.

To Rev. and Mrs. Rees Howells,
It is with profound gratitude that I write to you today to thank you most heartily for all the kindness you have shown me during my visit to your Bible College last week.
It is an inspiration to me to have seen all the wonderful things that the Lord is doing among those of your own people and those who have found a refuge in your country.
I do pray that God in His grace will continue to bless this great work of His very richly,
Sincerely Yours,

(signed personally by the Emperor)

what a tale!

 

[RubberBuccaneer]

Buffalo Bill nmay have had some cool chiefs with him.

Charles Dickens on a speaking tour

and Oscar Wilde.
* Oscar Wilde visited the Queen Street Hall Exhibition rooms in 1884, but his lecture was " somewhat marred by the Philistine demonstration of some well-known dock boys".

 

[Hollis]

I'm sure Bob Dylan's been to Wales.. so you have your winner.

 

[ZIZI]

Ive not been in there either but its still open ( just) they are knocking the whole building down at some point to redevelop the area but theyve been banging on about redeveloping it for the past 5 years and due to form as with everything in Caerphilly nothing ever happens.

Apparently, the indoor skateboard park at the market! has had £350k spent on it! even though they knew the building was going to be knocked down for the 'new top of town redevelopment'. And also if you park anywhere in the town 'illegally' and you see an approaching 'traffic warden' you can literally shake your===== at them cause they can't book you because the mickey mouse outfit that call themselves the council have messed the traffic order up and the police won't book you because the traffic order is illegal. anyway, there is a lot to be said about the puppets that are running the council and maybe I will leave that for another thread.

 

[ZIZI]

I'm sure Bob Dylan's been to Wales.. so you have your winner.

No, really, Kylie, has got to be the clear winner.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

Apparently, the indoor skateboard park at the market! has had £350k spent on it! even though they knew the building was going to be knocked down for the 'new top of town redevelopment'. And also if you park anywhere in the town 'illegally' and you see an approaching 'traffic warden' you can literally shake your===== at them cause they can't book you because the mickey mouse outfit that call themselves the council have messed the traffic order up and the police won't book you because the traffic order is illegal. anyway, there is a lot to be said about the puppets that are running the council and maybe I will leave that for another thread.

Tell me about it and now apparently they cant actually use it anyway
and do you know they took away the paddling pool in morgan Jones park becuase they didnt want to pay a lifeguard so they put in this 'water playground' but it doesnt work properly becuase the water capacity underneath it is only sufficent to spray for about 30 secs every 10-15 minutes
Yet theyve chucked away a good few thousand turning an ordinary path into the jokingly named 'Tommy cooper walk of fame'

Caerphilly is basically a heap of steaming crap becuase of the ineptitude of the council

 

[King Biscuit Time]

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[Brockway]

Buffalo Bill nmay have had some cool chiefs with him.

Charles Dickens on a speaking tour

and Oscar Wilde.
* Oscar Wilde visited the Queen Street Hall Exhibition rooms in 1884, but his lecture was " somewhat marred by the Philistine demonstration of some well-known dock boys".

Buffalo Bill visited Rhyl.

Charles Dickens read from A Christmas Carol at the Victoria Hall, Newport in 1869.

Re Oscar Wilde: they waved sunflowers at him.

 

[Brockway]

I'm sure Bob Dylan's been to Wales.. so you have your winner.

He was here in May '66. Came on stage half an hour late, then played a 2 hour set. The first hour was amplified and was greeted with bemusement and a few boos. The second hour was acoustic and appeased the folkies.

How can Bob Dylan be cooler than Gloria Swanson or Haille Sellasie?

 

[ddraig]

don't listen to hollis

 

[Hollis]

He was here in May '66. Came on stage half an hour late, then played a 2 hour set. The first hour was amplified and was greeted with bemusement and a few boos. The second hour was acoustic and appeased the folkies.

How can Bob Dylan be cooler than Gloria Swanson or Haille Sellasie?

He just is.. It doesn't really matter what he does on stage.

 

[Brockway]

He just is.. It doesn't really matter what he does on stage.

He's a Woodrie Guthrie impersonator but that's another thread.

Some uncool people who have visited Wales:

Ronald Reagan was in Cardiff in 1948

Idi Amin went swimming in the Empire Pool, Cardiff, when he was here training with the Ugandan Commonwealth team.

Rudolf Hess was banged up in Abergavenny.

 

[davesgcr]

The Beatles went to Bangor along with the Maharishi in (I think) 1964 - film "A hard days Night"

As for uncool - John Redmond / William Haigh ?

 

[lewislewis]

What a great thread!

Bob Dylan is my personal favourite visitor.

Paul Robeson, wow what a guy.

Idi Amin!

Haile Selassie!

I had no idea whatsoever, that's crazy.

 

[1927]

I think we can now offcially declare this thread closed!

 

[Col_Buendia]

Shame yous have all missed the correct answer, but I'm prepared to share the wisdom with you all now.

Mark Lanegan.

And this thread is NOW officially closed.

(And the over-40 ex-Soul Crew brigade will just have to google it )

 

[RubberBuccaneer]

Shame yous have all missed the correct answer, but I'm prepared to share the wisdom with you all now.

Mark Lanegan.

And this thread is NOW officially closed.

(And the over-40 ex-Soul Crew brigade will just have to google it )

Cheeky fecker, I've ahd the album a full one day before it was released (Yeah, 24 four fucking hours ) .

Actually that is the coolest thing I've done for 25 yrs

 

[Col_Buendia]

Cheeky fecker, I've ahd the album a full one day before it was released (Yeah, 24 four fucking hours ) .

Actually that is the coolest thing I've done for 25 yrs

Fair enough grandad, but was you at the Queens of the Stone Age gig, and did you see him in person??

If not I maintain that the thread is closed.

 

[RubberBuccaneer]

Fair enough grandad, but was you at the Queens of the Stone Age gig, and did you see him in person??

If not I maintain that the thread is closed.

QOTSA...the new Quo???? and you call me grandad!

 

[ZIZI]

Ahem!

 

[Col_Buendia]

QOTSA...the new Quo???? and you call me grandad!

Fucken fighten talk.

Outside now!

Oh alright then, if you've not heard anything between QOTSA and Quo, it's a fair bet your cool nephew gave you Songs for the Deaf as a Xmas present playfully making fun of your invisible in-ear auditory device...