Currently obsessed with this track. A film pitch in 7 and a half minutes. 6:05 Outside the stadium Special delivery For Hoops McCann* Brut** and charisma Poured from the shadow where he stood Looking good He's a crowd pleasing man Also featuring The Carib Cannibal, the dread Moray eel, Celluloid bikers, Jive Miguel, Mr. Chow. Szechuan dumplings, after the deal has been done...(fade to black). What's...
Maybe I should have sent a photographer too... View full size photo uploaded October 8, 2009 After a trip across the Atlantic to Scotland to play the Hamilton Bulldogs the Toronto Marlies kicked off their season on Sunday (yay timely recaps!) and did so in conjunction with an outreach initiative aimed at local minority groups: Burke was joined by Marlies coach Dallas Eakins and several players, as...
Celtic and Rapid Vienna last night stood side by side and called for any bitterness and ill-feeling to be banished from tonights Zooropa League tie at Celtic Park. Security Rapid flew into Glasgow fearing for their safety after the game was billed as the 'Game Of Hate' by the press in Scotland looking for an angle to dress up a dull European tie between two mediocre teams. The Austrians trained at...
Tom Morton's Week (Sunday Herald, 27 September) http://www.heraldscotland.com (but this isn't available there) Monday We are awash with rhubarb and ginger jam, which I made yesterday in a fit of autumnal domesticity. I also made a rhubarb crumble so large it could alleviate the Texan constipation problem, which is allegedly as large as most Texans. How are they off for rhubarb in Dallas? Loads of its...
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Yet another night with little or no sleep - gets a bit annoying to say the least !! So after a couple of restless hours it was up about 5.30 a.m., and eventually took a ride in the dark into town. The motorbike I photographed yesterday had been knocked over during the night by vandals, so with a little help I got it back onto its stand again. All set up up nice and early, and then my customers started...
The weather of the past three months here in Scotland has made for the most enjoyable summer of my life, honestly. The funny thing is that when I tell people how nice it’s been they look at me sceptically and remind me of the many rainy days and how “shocking” the weather is in Scotland. It leaves me wondering if I have been living in a parallel universe. Because the weather in the...
Day Four became our Scottish Heritage day. Since we pay a yearly membership fee to be members of English Heritage, we are entitled to enter Scottish Heritage sites for free. So, first stop, Elgin Cathedral. This cathedral used to sit the bishop who served in this part of Scotland, and it dates back to the 13th century. The cathedral was only in use for three centuries, as it became disused during the...
The Mountain Goats’ new album The Life Of The World To Come features string arrangements by Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy. So it’s sensible that Final Fantasy will tour with the band in November. Pallett has toured and performed with Arcade Fire, writing arrangements for Funeral and Neon Bible . His Final Fantasy solo project is a tribute to the video game. Pallett performs the material...
I received several beautiful books today sent to me all the way from New Zealand by David Howard. A carefully packaged set of poetry books. The most beautiful book that stands out for its lovely colorful hard cover is – Fire- Penny by Cilla McQueen : THE LAST GREAT AUK When sternly the minister expunged from our discourse the ancient spells and poetry, we became as gloomy as if we had gazed on...
Saturday 8.00pm Glyndebourne Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte Sky Arts Sunday 8.00pm My Friend Michael Jackson: Uri's Story ITV1 9.00pm Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones BBC1 – Five-parter exploring how rivers have influenced, nurtured and powered our lives, with programmes about Scotland, London, the north, the west and East Anglia. 9.00pm Whatever It Takes ITV1 – Drama about police officer whose life...
I'm back from my break now and my garden has survived thanks to mother and her hard work watering every day, but I was right about everything finishing in the hot weather, there is hardly a flower left. First stop on my trek up to Scotland was the Yorkshire Dales. I went to Aysgarth to see the falls, famous for their appearance in the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner! Despite the fact...
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