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St Pancras Railway Station Piano
The St Pancras railway station piano is a public Yamaha upright piano donated by Elton John to St Pancras railway station, a major interchange in London. History On 4 February 2016 John performed a medley at the station, to promote the album "Wonderful Crazy Night." Following his performance, he donated the Yamaha piano to the station, marking it with the inscription, "Enjoy this piano. It's a gift. Love, Elton John." Since its donation the piano has been accessible to the public, used by both amateur and professional musicians. Its presence has attracted a variety of performers, including Alicia Keys, Jools Holland, John Legend, Tom Odell, Jeff Goldblum, and Rod Stewart, who have played the instrument, often generating public and media interest. The St Pancras piano is part of a wider phenomenon of public pianos in the UK, influenced by initiatives such as artist Luke Jerram's "Play me, I'm yours" installation, which began in 2008. 2024 public dispute In January 2024 the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Miles (Public Piano)
Terrence Miles (born 7 May 1937) is an English former professional footballer. A midfielder, he played for Port Vale between 1955 and 1968, helping them to the Fourth Division title in 1958–59. He later turned out for Sandbach Ramblers and Eastwood, before returning to Vale Park as a coach. Playing career Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Miles attended Carmountside Secondary Modern, and played for Milton Youth Club alongside Harry Poole. He worked in Hanley at Smith and Warrilow pottery firm for 18 months before becoming a professional footballer. Miles joined Port Vale in June 1955 and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Huddersfield Town on 30 March 1957. He went on to make five Second Division appearances in the 1956–57 relegation season. He played six games in the Third Division South in the 1957–58 season. He then became a first-team regular, and missed only one match of the 1958–59 Fourth Division title-winning season. He played 41 games in the 1959–60 season, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Goldblum
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) and '' Independence Day'' (1996), as well as their sequels. After playing supporting roles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Goldblum came to wider attention as Seth Brundle in David Cronenberg's '' The Fly'' (1986), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor. He has also appeared in several TV series, including ''Will & Grace'', for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He directed the short film ''Little Surprises'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. His jazz band, Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, released their first album, '' The Capitol Studios Sessions'', in 2018. Early life Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born to Jewish parents in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, located just outside of Pittsburgh. His mother, Shirley J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Pianos
An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or goals, rights and responsibilities. The concept of an individual features in diverse fields, including biology, law, and philosophy. Etymology From the 15th century and earlier (and also today within the fields of statistics and metaphysics) ''individual'' meant " indivisible", typically describing any numerically singular thing, but sometimes meaning "a person". From the 17th century on, ''individual'' has indicated separateness, as in individualism. Law Although individuality and individualism are commonly considered to mature with age/time and experience/wealth, a sane adult human being is usually considered by the state as an "individual person" in law, even if the person denies individual culpability ("I followed instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Rights
Personality rights, sometimes referred to as the right of publicity, are rights for an individual to control the commercial use of their identity, such as name, image, likeness, or other unequivocal identifiers. They are generally considered as property rights, rather than personal rights, and so the validity of personality rights of publicity may survive the death of the individual to varying degrees, depending on the jurisdiction. Classification Personality rights are generally considered to consist of two types of rights: the right of publicity, or the right to keep one's image and likeness from being commercially exploited without permission or contractual compensation, which is similar (but not identical) to the use of a trademark; and the right to privacy, or the right to be left alone and not have one's personality represented publicly without permission. In common law jurisdictions, publicity rights fall into the realm of the tort of passing off. United States jurispruden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Kavanagh
Brendan Kavanagh (born October 1967), also known as "Dr K" due to his PhD in English, is a British pianist and piano teacher of Irish descent. He specializes in playing and promoting the boogie-woogie genre, almost exclusively improvised, often combined with classical, jazz, blues, rock & roll, and traditional Irish music themes. He regularly performs in open venues on public pianos, sometimes in duet formats with musically inclined passers-by, friends or family. He also plays the piano accordion, with emphasis on traditional Irish tunes. Education Kavanagh attended St Aloysius' College, in Highgate from 1978 onwards. He went on to study and then graduate from Middlesex University with first class single honours BA in English. He then obtained his MA in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at University College Dublin, followed by a PhD in English language and literature from University College Cork. In the late 1980s, Kavanagh studied classical piano with professor Nelly Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTuber
A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006. Influence Influential YouTubers are frequently described as microcelebrities. Since YouTube is widely conceived as a bottom-up social media video platform, microcelebrities do not appear to be involved with the established and commercial system of celebrity culture, but rather appear self-governed and independent. This appearance, in turn, leads to YouTubers being seen as more relatable and authentic, also fostered by the direct connection between artist and viewer using the medium of YouTube. In 2014, the University of Southern California surveyed 1318-year-olds in the United States on whether 10 YouTube celebrities or 10 traditional celebrities were more influential; YouTube personalities took the first five spots of the ranking, with the YouTube duo Smo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Jerram
Luke Jerram (born 1974) is a British installation artist. He creates sculptures, large installations, and live arts projects. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol. Jerram is colour blind. Selected works * ''Museum of the Moon'' * ''Aeolus'' * ''Dream Director'' * ''Play Me, I'm Yours'' * ''Glass Microbiology'' * ''Park and Slide'' * ''Sky Orchestra'' * ''Tide'' * ''Maya'' * ''Withdrawn'' (2015) * ''Gaia (Jerram), Gaia'' is a 7 metre diameter sculpture of Earth, an installation at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne in 2022 Selected awards * Fellowship at Museum of Glass, Washington. 2011 * ACE Grants for the Arts Programme, Touring of Aeolus 2010 * 25th Rakow Award from The Corning Museum of Glass] 2010 * EPSRC, PPE Grant with ISVR, Southampton University 2009 * ACE Grants for the Arts Programme, Touring of the Dream Director (artwork), Dream Director 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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