http://www.shortlist.com/tv/article/tv-s-green-screen-secret-exposed/1
Certainly looked like the real thing...and no doubt it was. In fact, RA looks in this pic as though he might've been enjoying a few vodka martinis during shooting, haha---nah, he's obviously a happy man - no need for artificial stimulation during the workday.
A bit of the English "lad" there? Probably just a moment in time, caught by a passing photog...
ReplyDeletejudith, RA's surname 'Armitage' is an interesting one. Most genealogical sources mention it as originally referring to a 'hermitage'. Is his aversion to the public spotlight the result of those threads of DNA? haha...never suspect genealogy rocks my boat, would you?;)
ReplyDeleteMany Armitage immigrants to the US in the 1800s were Methodist ministers.
My father's family had the traditional appreciation for a few pints of 'ye olde Budweiser' down at the pub. Maternal rellies were very religious(Co Mayo in particular) & looked down their noses at imbibing anywhere other than family weddings...and funerals;) hahaha
It certainly rocks mine, too! Been at it for a few years. History and roots! My Irish lot are Mayo, too.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting - Armitage/Hermitage. Coincidence? or "a clue, no?.
Now raise a pint of - Guinness? - to Tim Finnegan!
when you look at the Porter pictures, surely ARMitage fits much better than HERMitage :D
ReplyDeleteTrust you to make us laugh, Tee.
ReplyDeleteI had wondered if Armitage had something to do with arms, of another type. Armour? Arms manufacturer? But Hermit/hermitage seems more likely.