Another snippets post today, dear reader:
- Spring season news: Gardeners World is back on BBC2! More Monty Don, Ned, Adam Frost, Frances Tophill, Carol Klein, Sue Kent and all that floral loveliness, just in time for the Spring equnox! All's well with the world... We're in heaven.
- It's been on telly every Xmas ever since news: It is remarkably 60 years this month since that all-time classic film The Sound of Music had its premieres in the US and the UK. We know every word of dialogue, every song, and we'll still settle down afer too much sherry and watch it all over again! And, of course, cheer that line...
- A "fusion food too far"?: A pie with a filling made of spicy doner kebab meat has has been named Supreme Champion at the British Pie Awards 2025. It looks disgusting! [But, secretly, we all want to try one. Just once.]
- Genius appraisal news: Nile Rodgers’ 20 greatest tracks - ranked, according to Alex Petridis in The Guardian. Agree with the rankings or not, everything here is a classic...
- Premature condolences news: A football team in Bulgaria held a minute's silence for one of their former players before a match - but the poor sod was actually still alive! Oops.
- "Just Like That!" news: One of the revered comedy magician Tommy Cooper's trademark fezzes has sold for £7,000 - twice its sale estimate - at an auction of memorabilia of the late "national treasure".
- RIPs news: Over the last week, we've bid sad farewells to drag royalty Maisie Trollette, to that stalwart of fave "Twisted Christmas" songs Bob Rivers, to the last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain John "Paddy" Hemingway (aged 105), and to singer Andrea Neuenhofen aka "AnNa R.". Who? I hear you ask...
...well, by sheer coincidence while researching the wild'n'wacky world of Nina Hagen for yesterday's birthday tribute post, I came across a collaboration between the great lady and fellow German band Rosenstolz, of which AnNa R. [whose death, coincidentally, was announced on the same day I discovered her/them] was lead singer. I didn't feature it, but I discovered that the band also did an even more magnificent team-up [which was released at the same time, as a double-A-side single] that I just had to play! Klaus Nomi would be pleased...
And the weather? It's been chilly this week, but from tomorrow the outlook is much more Spring-like. Which is appropriate.
The supreme champion doesn’t sound very appetizing. But what do I know!
ReplyDeleteDoner kebabs are the most unappetising food, especially when you look at that great sweaty lump of meat on a spindle - but taste delicious. So there's hope for the pie... Jx
DeleteYou may have my portion of pie!
ReplyDeleteI was never a fan of Tommy Cooper, I did try, but he just didn't make me laugh.
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He always made me laugh - but then again I am talking about when I was a child, and everything slapstick was funny! I doubt I could sit through a whole Tommy Cooper show if it was shown today... Jx
DeleteI'm not a fan of Tommy Cooper either though there is some amusing footage of him on Youtube where he dies on stage. Never liked Morecombe and Wise either or Lenny Henry. Michael Macintyre and any 'comedian' that appeared on Live at the Apollo 2012 to present. When I first saw Rosie Jones on a panel show I though is she pissed, then it dawned on me, it's the audiences exaggerated laughter whenever she's on, has me cringing and reaching for the remote control.
ReplyDeleteI thought Maisie died years ago.
I'm with you on stand-up "comedians". Michael Macintyre, Harry Hill, Ricky Gervais, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Josh Widdicombe, and all of their ilk just make me cringe... Jx
Deletethe world would be a better place if Klaus had survived.
ReplyDeleteI so agree! Jx
DeleteFab video. I don't think I have heard that track before but I love it
ReplyDeleteIt was new to me, too - but it is a cover of a familiar Klaus Nomi song, so you know the original. Jx
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