First Attempt

May 16

FINALLY!!!!

Finally, finally i see a famous person. Nay, 2 famous people! At the shittiest hole in the wall bar in man-fuckin-hattan kansas, Bill and Brian Doyle Murray! NO SHIT! I’ve never seen a famous person before, until tonight. And at the aggie lounge bar! HOLY FUCK! I will never stop talking about this until the day i die. it was too awesome. oh my god. i don’t know how i’m supposed to go to bed, i just saw the murray brothers. fuck! goodnight

My wife is almost Zelig-like in the regularity of her meetings with famous people. As I may have mentioned before, she once met Mark E Smith on a train. Before that, whilst working behind the counter at Boots in her native Sheffield, she sold some sort of item to Martin Fry of ABC. More recently, she bumped into Antonio “Huggy Bear” Fargas at a bar in Leicester. As for me, I once sat next to Leicester City FC legend David Nish at The Clarendon pub. I have also received a phone call from Sir Anthony Hopkins, for reasons that are far too complicated to go into here.

Vimeo user Buck Flashroy has recently celebrated the uploading of his 50th video. This guide to going on a blind date is one of his best.

May 15

The starters menu from the Gordon Ramsay-owned pub The Narrow. Note the choice of new season English asparagus with mayonnaise at £5 a go. I’ve had cause to disagree with Gordon in the past, but he’s right to offer this blissful combination.

“In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is real, proper home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping asparagus into, or slices of raw vegetables (crudités).” Delia Smith. If the Blessed Delia says it’s OK to serve asparagus with mayonnaise, then it’s fine with me. Incredibly, there are comments under this video of mine that suggest it is not a good combination.

May 14

Christopher Eccleston performing John Cooper Clarke’s Evidently Chickentown in the 2001 BBC TV film Strumpet. This was definitely the highlight of an otherwise rather dull film.

May 13

May 1945, a street party in Swansea to celebrate VE (Victory Europe) Day. My Dad, seen near the front stuffing a slice of cake into his mouth, was 13 at the time.

May 12

A crucial life skill. Click on the title to see it in glorious HD.

May 11

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Nouvelle Vague- Love Will Tear Us Apart

Tallulah has already observed that it is impossible to listen to Joy Division on a warm sunny day. During the current heatwave, I have been able to get my Joy Division fix by listening to this. It even features some beach noises.

Ramsay's bad case of pots and kettles

“This is a man who operates a restaurant in Dubai, for God’s sake, where absolutely nothing is local or seasonal. Everything arrives there from somewhere else, according to whatever season happens to be in progress in whichever hemisphere happens to be the most convenient at the time.”

and….

“Ramsay is not the man to be making this argument. He insists upon seasonal produce and yet he has marinated pineapple on his menu right now, when it is only at its best during Britain’s winter months. It’s also rather less than local. Nor is the pigeon from Bresse or the truffle from Perigord or the mango from the Caribbean, all of which happen to appear on his menus too. Only a few weeks ago, his company opened a new restaurant called Maze Grill. Its unique selling point? Beef from America. If chefs are going to be prosecuted under these proposed new laws, I think we all know who should be first in line for the dock.”

Gordon Ramsay is a hypocritical bastard.

May 10

“‘Chefs should be fined if they don’t have ingredients in season on their menu. There should be stringent laws, licensing laws, to make sure produce is only used in season and season only.”

Gordon Ramsay to BBC (via mascarah)

Not only does Gordon have no idea how to make scrambled eggs properly, he is now suggesting bringing in oppressive laws on the serving of unseasonal foodstuffs. If Gordon’s suggestion is followed, thousands of Third World farmers who rely on exporting unseasonal fruit and veg to the West will be made destitute and their children will starve. It’s as simple as that, Gordon, you thick twat.