Long live the king

Check out the new Pepsi ad:


Created by TBWA\Chiat\Day and titled King’s Court.

This’ll be shown during the Super Bowl this Sunday.

I like it. It’s pretty funny for an ad. ‘No Pepsi for you!’. And of course it’s great to see Elton all dressed up like that and in those platforms.
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The past is now another land Far beyond my reach

Last week I popped along to the Northwood Hills Hotel (now the Namaste Lounge) with some fellow eltonites to catch-up on all things Elton while sampling the wonderful Indian cuisine the establishment now offers. Many of you will have visited it over the years, some of you in 2010 when we held a LATW there before Elton’s concert at Vicarage Road.

UK LATW 2010

Arriving early, what better way to pass the time than to do a mini tour of some of Elton’s childhood homes? With the Captain Fantastic album providing accompaniment, I headed back in time to 111 Potter Street to see the house that, according to Philip Norman, “[Elton] would always omit from the chronology….so uncomfortable were the associations”. Best to get it out of the way first then, eh?
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that ball just fell on another New Year’s Eve

What better way to start the new year than with a new site for Elton John fans? And what better way to start the blog than traditionally, with a look at the year just gone and the one to come?

2011 wasn’t the most memorable of years from an eltonite’s point of view. The standout events would probably be the Million Dollar Piano, Gnomeo and Juliet and a new track for the ipod in the shape of ‘Snowed in on Wheeler Street’. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few things so feel free to remind me! Continue reading

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