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For your convenience we have
grouped the many Laurel and Hardy Sites Of Interest into the following
categories. Just click one of the links to jump to the grouping of
particular interest (clicking on the bowler hats will bring you back to
the top of the page):
Bowler Dessert Online (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bowlerdessert/) is the website of its namesake magazine. Run by Willie McIntyre it serves to link all of the British Isle tents and is updated frequently. Well worth a visit. The Laurel and Hardy Magazine (http://www.laurelandhardy.org & http://members.aol.com/oxford0614/) is the official publication of the Helpmates UK tent. The tent is Oasis #25 and was foundered in 1978 making it one of the world's longest running tents. Through the excellent full colour magazine that it publishes regularly the tent has quite a commercial angle and sells all sorts of Laurel and Hardy memorabilia. Again well worth a visit. The Bacon Grabbers Tent of St. Helens, Wigan and Manchester Central (http://www.bacongrabbers.co.uk/) certainly has the longest title of any UK tent! This is a nicely designed website that is easy to navigate around. The Saps at Sea Tent of Southend-on-Sea (http://www.saps-at-sea.co.uk/) site provides details mainly of the tent's activities and maintains a sense of half-assed dignity at all times! The Live Ghost Tent of London (http://www.liveghost.org/) has a very professional look about it and has a nice little animated GIF on the homepage. Lots of L&H information to read! The Fra Diavolo Tent of North Lanarkshire (http://www.fradiavolo.co.uk) is only a new tent (Oasis #250 — even younger than us!) but its Grand Sheik, Ross Owen, is a live wire and has exploded (not literally thank goodness!) onto the UK's Laurel and Hardy scene. You can even learn how to do 'Kneesy, Earsy, Nosey' on this site! The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Ulverston (http://www.laurel-and-hardy-museum.co.uk) is a quaint building annexed to a house that is home to a collection of Laurel and Hardy memorabilia. It was the lifetime hobby of the late Bill Cubin, formerly Mayor of Ulverston. Today the museum is run by Bill's daughter, Marion Graves, and grandchildren. Next time you're in the area do call in and tell them where you're from. The museum's tent is appropriately named 'Berth Marks'.
The Jitterbugs Tent of the Republic of Ireland (http://jitterbugs-irl.freeservers.com/) is the only other Sons of the Desert Tent in Ireland. Catch up with the latest — laurel and hardy-wise — South of the Border (now didn't someone write a song about that?...)
Blotto Online International (http://www.blotto.nl/index.php/international) is the international homepage of the Dutch Blotto tent. This site provides Laurel and Hardy information with a distinctly European flavour. The Perfect Day tent of Amsterdam (http://www.perfectdaytent.nl/index_eng.html) has been chosen to host the 2008 international convention. Visit here to hear what's going on in Amsterdam as it makes preparations for the big week ahead! Laurel and Hardy — The Official Website (http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com) is a website run by the Kirch Gruppe, a German company. The KirchGroup (English brand name), for those who don't know, had been involved in the most important business of film restoration for many years. Sadly due to mis-investment in Formula One motor racing it was bankrupted in 2002. The site has not been updated for some years but there are still many areas of interest.
On The Loose tent (Oasis 206) of Manchester, New Hampshire (http://www.looserthanloose.com) is the home of our twin tent. This is not a conventional Laurel and Hardy tent site since it covers all aspects of the early cinema and radio. Here you can buy DVDs of hard-to-get early silent cinema lovingly restored by the tent's Grand Sheik, Dave Stevenson. You can also take a tour of The Comique, the tent's meeting place and reach the home of the Thelma Todd Society. The Way Out West tent of Los Angeles (http://www.wayoutwest.org) was one of the world's first tents (oasis #3) and must be one of the world's biggest Laurel and Hardy sites. A great way to spend your spare time! Go on find out what's happening in Brushwood Gulch! The Wax Apple (http://www.waxapple.org) has hit the Laurel and Hardy scene with a BANG! It's a wonderful site that is both professional in appearance and very easy to navigate. It's early days yet but the site has already amassed quite a collection of interesting and unique stories...and you even have the opportunity to comment and to read other's comments. Don't delay, just click on the link above and enjoy...! The Laurel and Hardy Museum in Harlem, Georgia (http://webpages.charter.net/thebrain) is located in Ollie's home town. It's tent 'Berth Marks' recently hosted the International Convention. The Intra-Tent Journal (http://www.intratentjournal.com) is the worldwide magazine that unites all tents across the globe. Courtesy of Ross Owen the Intra-Tent Journal now has its very own website. It's in its early stages but is worth checking-in on. With Ross Owen at the helm it should be a mighty fine site!
The Another Fine Mess tent of Windsor, Ontario, Canada (http://www3.sympatico.ca/dpetro/default.htm) was foundered in 1975, and is one of the few 'Rest of the World' tents with websites. Our namesake tent has a very attractive site but has little by way of information on 'the boys'. Still it's worth paying a visit if only to say "Hi" to our North American cousins. There are two tents in Australia: Night Owls; and March Of The Wooden Soldiers...but do you know where they keep their websites, if they have any?
Letters From Stan (http://www.lettersfromstan.com) is a project that aims to collect as many of the thousands of letters that Stan wrote, mostly after the death of his partner, and make them available free of charge to all of his many fans and admirers. They present an insight into Stan's life in his latter years, and it is a fascinating archive...so make sure you've plenty of time 'cause you'll surely be hooked! And don't forget, if you know the whereabouts of any of Stan's letters please email the site's webmaster at info@lettersfromstan.com Laurel and Hardy Central (http://laurelandhardycentral.com) is an extensive site of over 200 pages of Laurel and Hardy information and items for sale. A mine of information. You could get lost here, but please don't 'cause we'd miss you at the next show!
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| Date last updated 04/02/2008 |
