We’d like to introduce you to our ever growing team of games room specialists and staff here at Home Leisure Direct. So now you can put a face to the voices you hear on the phone and the e-mails you receive from us.
Our Sales Team
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| Job Title: Sales & Marketing Director |
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Job Title: Sales Manager |
| What Roger Does: Roger keeps the sales team happy by ensuring a constant supply of ice lollies, retro sweets and witty jokes. He has an expansive games room product knowledge and is also current holder of the Pineapple Cup. |
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What Josh Does: When Josh isn't providing businesses with fun games room products, he can be found unleashing his competitive side by wiping all of the high scores off of the pinball machines in our showrooms. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Defender |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Dynamite Dux |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Escape to Victory |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Dumb and Dumber |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Kinks - Milk Cow Blues |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal |
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| Job Title: Assistant Sales Manager |
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Job Title: Assistant Sales Manager |
| What Tom Does: Tom’s expertise in gaming and friendly competition makes him a key player in our sales team, helping our customers choose great games for their homes. Away from the showrooms, you will find Tom at his local golf course, aiming for the elusive 0 handicap. |
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What Sam Does: Sam is another key member to our dedicated sales team, ensuring that every visitor to the showroom gets the greatest products for their spaces. Sam is one of our resident gaming fans, making his arcade skills some of the sharpest at Home Leisure Direct.. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Crash Bandicoot - Wrath of Cortex |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Cirqus Voltaire Pinball Machine |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Dodgeball |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Penny Lane - The Beatles |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Rats in the Cellar - Aerosmith |
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| Job Title: Stock Buyer |
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Job Title: Sales Executive |
| What Mike Does: Mike seems to have been born in the wrong era, as his favourite films and music stem from the early 1970s. As a result, he is a true advocate for all things retro, meaning he has a keen nose for finding all the greatest retro products to entice our customers with. |
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What Ben Does: Our resident snooker expert, while he's not bringing businesses new and exciting games room products, Ben is practicing his skills on our tables. Oh, and did we mention he's a European Champion?! |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Time Crisis |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Ridge Racer |
| Favourite Classic Movie: The Godfather |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Gremlins |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Queen - We Are the Champions |
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| Job Title: Sales Executive |
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Job Title: Sales Executive |
| What Rob Does: Our resident music-man Rob has been busy blowing ear drums with his drumming since the age of 10. Rob is a fantastic addition to the sales team, bringing knowledge and experience to make sure our customers leave singing and dancing. |
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What Charlie Does: Charlie is another dedicated member of our experienced sales team, and is a huge Bristol City fan. So much so that he wears the official Robins PJ's to bed, and he's a season ticket holder. He loves a good music gig when he can at least two or three a month. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Time Crisis |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Street Fighter II |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Anchorman |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Pulp Fiction |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Sweet Home Alabama |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Gas Panic |
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| Job Title: Sales Executive |
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| What Fred Does: Apart from being the brother of the legend that is Sam. Fred is a huge FIFA gamer, plays hard and works hard. That's Freds gaming motto, which is embroided in 24 carat gold stitch into his all leather gaming chair, apparently. |
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| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Pac Man |
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| Favourite Classic Movie: Jurassic Park |
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| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Frank Sinatra - My Way |
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Our Customer Service Team
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Zoe |
| Job Title: Customer Service Manager |
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Job Title: Operations Executive |
| What Ross Does: When Ross isn't helping customers, he is eating his way through Bristol restaurants and beyond. Proper foodie who spends his time between socialising with friends and partner. Not musical in any way but will jump on karaoke from time to time. |
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What Zoe Does: When Zoe isn't helping customers, she's playing darts for her Superleague Ladies team and dreaming of the chance to play against her inspiration Fallon Sherrock. A self-proclaimed nerd, Zoe could well be the next Rachel Riley as she did a maths degree in her own time for fun. Zoe is also a massive dog lover and prefers pooches to hoomans. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Goldeneye N64 |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Space Invaders |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Gladiator |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Shaun of the Dead |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: James Brown - It's a Mans World |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Purple Rain - Prince |
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Our Marketing Team
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Jono |
| Job Title: Marketing Supervisor |
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Job Title: Videographer |
| What Jess Does: Jess oversees all of our marketing activity and helps run the website, making sure that our customers find it easy to use. She may look sweet, but she's a dark horse and can be found at heavy metal gigs in the evenings. |
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What Jono Does: Jono is responsible for creating and narrating all of the video content across the website and our YouTube channel. It's rumoured that he knows enough obscure trivia about pinball, robot fighting and roller coasters to fill several small books. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Pac-Man |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Cirqus Voltaire Pinball Machine |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Nightmare on Elm Street |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: AC/DC Thunderstruck |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Rats in the Cellar - Aerosmith |
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| Cieran |
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| Job Title: Graphics & UX Designer |
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Job Title: Website Copywriter |
| What Cieran Does: Cieran is very skilled at creating stunning imagery and graphics for our products and website as well as understanding our customer journey. Never shy to get his geek on, he’s always looking forward to his next comic or gaming convention |
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What Lizzie Does: Lizzie is our living dictionary, ensuring the website makes sense and is inspiring for those dreaming of their games room design. When Lizzie isn't writing, she enjoys freestyle dancing to 70's music and throwing some darts under the name Lady Burrrd |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Tetris |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Dance Dance Revolution |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Star Wars - Return of the Jedi |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Bridget Jones |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvine Gaye |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Boney M. - Rasputin |
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Our Warehouse & Logistics Team
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| Job Title: Operations Director |
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Job Title: Logistics Manager |
| What Ted Does: Ted juggles a number of jobs from keeping our IT systems in check to ensuring product is delivered safe and sound. He also specialises in making puns and crafting the milkiest tea and coffee in the West. |
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What Harriet Does: Harriet oversees everything going to our awesome customers, making sure that every order reaches its new home safely. It’s not uncommon to hear positive pearls of wisdom from the fountain of knowledge (her jar of sticky notes) on her desk. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: The Real Ghostbusters |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Dynamite Dux |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Ghostbusters |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Dumb and Dumber |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal |
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| Job Title: Logistics Co-Ordinator |
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Job Title: Commercial Supervisor |
| What Karl Does: Karl is Home Leisure Direct's route-finding maestro, managing and planning where all of our delivery vans go every week. |
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What Dan Does: Dan helps our commercial customers get up and running with the cutting edge of games room equipment by installing, maintaining and servicing all of our systems. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Tekken |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Crash Bandicoot |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Jaws |
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Favourite Classic Movie: The Guard |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Prodigy - Breath |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Bad Company - Bad Company |
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| Job Title: Warehouse Supervisor |
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Job Title: Warehouse Operative |
| What Matt Does: Matt ensures quality control and helps pick the best products to go out for delivery to our customers. He loves going to the pub with his mates and is always impressing the rest of the Warehouse Team with his Football Result Predictions. |
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What Gareth Does: Gareth is one of our able-bodied hands in the warehouse who can be found moving products to and from storage in the warehouse. Whilst Gareth is a fan of Sonic, his Tetris skills are also formidable, meaning that his skills stacking of products in the warehouse is unbeaten. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Knockout Kings |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Die Hard |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Stand By Me |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Guns 'n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: UB40 - Red Red Wine |
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| Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
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Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
| What Phil Does: Phil 'The Thrill' is the father of the delivery team, when isn't driving up and down the country to install and deliver our products to happy customers he is immersed in a new DIY project and updating the team on his progress. |
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What Grant Does: Grant is another one of the capable members of our delivery and installation team. It's not uncommon to hear about the latest beauty he's landed whilst fishing, or the best car he's seen at his recent American Muscle Car show. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Super Mario Bros |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Space Invaders |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Goodfellas |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Shawshank Redemption |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Wicked Games by Isaak |
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| Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
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Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
| What Tyrone Does: Tyrone's a member of our active delivery team, helping to deliver our products to customers each day. Tyrone is the group's strong-man, and is always finding new ways to surprise the team with what he can manage on a job. |
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What Duane Does: Duane is one of the many friendly faces that make up our delivery team, so is always on the road seeing the country and meeting our customers. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Colin McRae Rally |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Street Fighter |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Enter The Dragon |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Casino |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: 50 Cent - In Da Club |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Farrel Williams - Happy |
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| Mitch |
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| Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
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| What Mitch Does: Mitch helps our busy delivery team getting fantastic products into the hands of customers. He's especially known on the delivery team for his eclectic musical choices on the ride home. |
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What Mark Does: Resident Welshman Mark is another key member to our dedicated installation team. Mark frequently enjoyes a day on the links, or jetting off on all-inclusive holidays (occasionally at the same time!) |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Gears of War |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Donkey Kong |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Die Hard |
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Favourite Classic Movie: 13 Hours |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Eminem - Just Lose It |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking |
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| Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
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| What Dan Does: Dan's a valued member of our delivery team and has proven he's got the moves and muscle to handle many a job. Understandably too, especially given that his moves on the rugby pitch and dancefloor are some of the best in the company. |
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| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Pac-Man |
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| Favourite Classic Movie: Con Air |
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| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Linkin Park - Numb |
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Our Admin & Office Team
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| Job Title: Finance Manager |
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Job Title: Finance Supervisor |
| What Amy Does: When Amy isn't in work organising our accounts, she is travelling the world and perfecting her dog-cuddling skills at home. |
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What Joe Does: Joe, our youngest employee, has recently joined the Accounts Team to help organise all of our invoices and receipts. In his spare time he enjoys spending time out with his friends on his moped. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Tetris |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Toy Story |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Happy Gilmore |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Jungle Book Original Soundtrack |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane |
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| Job Title: Janitorial Executive |
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Job Title: Managing Director |
| What Emily Does: Emily keeps our showrooms spotless and our games room products shiny, while serenading us with a wide repertoire of songs and terrorising the office dogs with the hoover. |
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What Andy Does: Co-founder of Home Leisure Direct, Andy makes sure the team's product knowledge is on form through enforcing regular pool tournaments, table tennis matches and retro gaming sessions. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Pac-Man |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Donkey Kong |
| Favourite Classic Movie: The Sound of Music |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Wall Street |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over |
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| Job Title: HR Consultant |
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Job Title: IT Support |
| What Charlie Does: Co-founder of HLD, Charlie keeps the team happy in mind and body through clear verbal communication and regular exercise. He doesn't like to see anything go to waste and is therefore a dedicated freegan. |
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What Frank Does: Frank oversees all IT activities from a central hub. He takes time out of his day to serve as the office teddy bear and is rumoured to be a stranded extraterrestrial inside a pooch's body. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Duck Hunt |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Paperboy |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Beethoven |
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Favourite Classic Movie: E.T. the Extra-Terrestial |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog |
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