#lazarusians

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Peter O'Toole at the Chateau de Thoiry Cricket Club France, September, 1991

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Peter O'Toole 1991 photo by Claude Azoulay

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Publicité de presse (authentic picture advertising paper from a French magazine)

Peter O'Toole porte le faucon, emblème de son équipe de cricket…

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"O'Toole had just formed a team called ‘The Lazarusians’. Our mascot, Lazarus, was a large plastic vulture, complete with Lazarusian cricket cap. Before each game, it was Peter’s idea that we all encircle Lazarus and give our team chant of “Lazarus, Lazarus, you flipping beaut”; only we didn’t say “flipping”! This was the typically theatrical and very naughty touch that Peter brought to everything. We won more games than we lost, but the main thing was to enjoy the game. Peter was always more interested in having fun than winning. Oddly enough, that was the winning formula! " - Memories of cricket with Peter O'Toole by Mike Neilson https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/nuthurstcricketclub/news/memories-of-cricket-with-peter-otoole-1186540.html

* この思い出に関してはRobert Sellers氏によるPeter O'Toole: The Definitive Biographyにも出てきますが'Lazarus, Lazarus, you flipping beaut'の部分が少しだけ違っています。それと、伝記にはチーム名の由来なども書かれています。

* 22/04/2016 * https://myfavoritepeterotoole.tumblr.com/post/143169537737/peter-otoole-1991-photo-by-claude-azoulay

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Peter O'Toole plays in a cricket match with his team, the Lazarusians, at the Chateau de Thoiry Cricket Club in France. 27th September, 1991 / Photo by Eric Robert