Plonk (wine) fancy affair. For example, if a party guest is worried about the social level of the occasion, a host might assuage his or her concerns with the phrase: "Oh, just bring a bottle of plonk." Indeed, probably the most famous literary use of "plonk" comes in Willy Russell's play "Educating Rita". Working-class Rita decides she cannot attend a party to which academic Frank has invited her, since she is ashamed of the wine she has bought and feels out-of-place. When Rita reports her anxieties to Frank the following week, he castigates Rita for being too self-conscious, reassuring her: "It wouldn't
Cindy Valentine and "Laverne & Shirley"), and her hit single "Pickup The Pieces (To My Heart)" appears in the film "" (1991). For much of the 1990s into 2003, Valentine worked behind the scenes in film and television, as a composer and musician. Composer Dominic Messinger and Valentine teamed in 1997, with credited works for the sequel to Mickey Rourke's "Another 9 1/2 Weeks", and the television series "As the World Turns" and "Sirens". Since 2000, Valentine has involved herself with horror, documentary and art genre films, such as the critically acclaimed "" (2008) and is credited as Producer on "Ruth" (2000)