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Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Haggis
By Jonathunder - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
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Haggis is a savoury pudding containing
sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet,
spices, and salt, mixed with stock, traditionally encased in the animal's
stomach though now often in an artificial casing instead. According to the 2001
English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique: "Although its description
is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and
delicious savoury flavour".
It is believed that food similar to
haggis (though not so named), perishable offal quickly cooked inside an
animal's stomach, all conveniently available after a hunt, was eaten from
ancient times.
Although the name "hagws" or
"hagese" was first used in England c. 1430, the dish came to be
considered traditionally Scottish, even the national dish,[6] as a result of
Scots poet Robert Burns' poem Address to a Haggis of 1787. Haggis is
traditionally served with "neeps and tatties", boiled and mashed
separately, and a dram (a glass of Scotch whisky), especially as the main
course of a Burns supper.
Friday, 9 December 2016
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
That's all
With the new school year in sight it's time to finish the Summer Edition of this blog. I hope you have enjoyed yourselves these past two months but it's time to say good-bye and to start preparing for school.
Are you ready to work? If not, don't worry you still have a week ahead but it will be gone shortly.
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
Wes Craven
Craven died a year ago. Photo by Bob Bekian. |
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August
2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film
director, writer, producer, and actor known for his pioneering work in the
genre of horror films, particularly slasher
films. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror
film genre Craven has been called the "Master of Horror".
He is best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
featuring the Freddy Krueger character, directing the first installment and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and
co-writing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:
Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner.
Image of Freddie by De leCire. |
Craven also directed all four films in the Scream series and two films in the Hills Have Eyes series. Some of his
other films include The Last House on the
Left, The People Under the Stairs,
Red Eye, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and Vampire in Brooklyn.
On August 30, 2015, Craven died of brain
cancer, at the age of 76 at his home in Los Angeles.
Saturday, 27 August 2016
Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock
(born 27 August 1956) is an English musician best
known for being the bass
guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is
credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on Never Mind the Bollocks,
Here's the Sex Pistols, although he had left the band by the time the
record was released. He also continues to make his own records and tour with
various bands, including the Sex Pistols. In his autobiography, I
Was a Teenage Sex Pistol, Matlock stated that he left the band of
his own volition.
Happy 60th birthday Glen. Photo by Hip and Funky |
Glen's autobiography. |
Glen Matlock was a founding member of the
Sex Pistols and co-wrote most of their iconic songs. His story of the Pistols'
rise to global infamy is an honest, insightful account of a group of
intelligent malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack
hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large. Glen brilliantly captures
the flavour of seventies Britain and reveals the complexities and personality
clashes that made the Pistols so explosive at that time. Also includes true
tales of the Pistols reunion tours of 1996 and 2002. Never mind the other books about the Sex Pistols, here's the truth.
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Keith Moon
Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7
September 1978) was an
English drummer who played with the English rock band
the Who. He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric, often
self-destructive behaviour. His drumming continues to be praised by critics and
musicians. He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in
1982, becoming only the second rock drummer to be chosen, and in 2011, Moon was
voted the second-greatest drummer in history by a Rolling Stone readers' poll.
Moon in 1967. Photo by Klaus Hiltscher. Moon was born 70 years ago. |
The Who are an English rock band that
formed in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey,
guitarist Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith
Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th
century, selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation
for their live shows and studio work.
The Who in 1975. Photo by Jim Summaria. |
A commonly cited story of how Moon joined
the Who is that he appeared at a show shortly after Sandom's departure, where a
session drummer was used. Dressed in ginger clothes and with his hair dyed
ginger (future bandmate Pete Townshend later described him as a "ginger
vision"), he claimed to his would-be bandmates that he could play better;
he played in the set's second half, nearly demolishing the drum kit in the process.
In the words of the drummer, "they said go ahead, and I got behind this
other guy's drums and did one song-'Road Runner.' I'd several drinks to get me
courage up and when I got onstage I went arrgggGhhhh on the drums, broke the
bass drum pedal and two skins, and got off. I figured that was it. I was scared
to death. Afterwards I was sitting at the bar and Pete came over. He said: 'You
... come 'ere.' I said, mild as you please: 'Yes, yes?' And Roger, who was the
spokesman then, said: 'What are you doing next Monday?' I said: 'Nothing.' I
was working during the day, selling plaster. He said: 'You'll have to give up
work ... there's this gig on Monday. If you want to come, we'll pick you up in
the van.' I said: 'Right.' And that was it." Moon later claimed that he
was never formally invited to join the Who permanently; when Ringo Starr asked
how he had joined the band, he said he had "just been filling in for the
last fifteen years.
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