Love that Cheesecake
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“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’”
George Bernard Shaw
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- Today's Podcast is a great journey with the story of the day's music down the tunnel of time to light up your ears.....and there are some very interesting stories about the music of the day.....in 1956, Doris Day was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Whatever Will Be Will Be', the singer actress' second UK No.1 single. The Oscar-winning song was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, with Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles.
I loved her voice and I was very disappointed when I tried to contact her for an interview as she is now a recluse. Like Brigitte Bardot she has retreated to her animal sanctuary and she talks to nobody about her career. What a pity and this is what is so amazing about the human voice. She had a very attractive rasp to it which was nowhere near the shrill piercing tone of Paul O'Grady yet is so distinctive. Even as I am writing this missive I am thinking of other distinctive voices like John Wayne. It is hard to describe a sound on paper but we use the word drawl to get us near to John Wayne. It is also weird in how we remember certain voices. My son, Andrew, caught me out the other day. We have this silly thing when we phone each other and we try to fool the other person as to who we are. Invariably, the voice becomes a loud caricature of someone it shouldn't be and often we will use either the scouse accent or the Irish brogue of our heritage. In my case it was heritage. In Andrew's case it was probably me and a slightly filtered version of my own heritage. Whichever way we start the day with a laugh and it must be quite amusing otherwise we'd have both got fed up with doing it by now!
We went to a lovely dinner party with my old colleague, Paul Freeman, and his lovely wife Hannah last night. It is so nice when people put themselves out to give you a wonderful meal and we sat and talked from about 6.30 until 11 pm. We certainly covered many topics and renewed some old memories whilst devouring a lovely meal. I have to say Hannah, the cheesecake was par excellence. Apparently Paul created the base and a certain amount of lemon and Philadelphia cheese was complemented by plum sauce. I am still salivating and enjoying that taste. Many thanks for a wonderful evening. I also sat and admired the way Paul had finished his Palm trees. It costs a fortune to have them properly finished but Paul has done them himself and I have not seen a better Palm Tree anywhere on this coast. Well done Paul
thanks to Chris Wheeler for sending the following
There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London , which used to have
a gallows adjacent to it. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair
trial of course) to be hung.
The horse-drawn dray, carting the prisoner, was accompanied by an
armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he
would like ''ONE LAST DRINK''.
If he said YES, it was referred to as ONE FOR THE ROAD.
If he declined, that prisoner was ON THE WAGON.
So there you go. More bleeding history.
They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all
pee in a pot and then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery. If you
had to do this to survive you were "piss poor", but worse than that were the
really poor folk, who couldn't even afford to buy a pot, they "Didn't have a pot
to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the
water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to
be.
Here are some facts about the 1500s:
Most people got married in June, because they took their yearly bath
in May and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the
house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and
men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then
the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying,
"Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!"
Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood
underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and
other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became
slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the
saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This
posed a real problem in the bedroom, where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into
existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
Hence the saying, "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get
slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help
keep their footing.
As the winter wore on they added more thresh until, when you opened
the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the
entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold. (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that
always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the
pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the
stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight, then start
over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a
while. Hence the rhyme: ''Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge
in the pot, nine days old''.
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.
When visitors came over they would hang up their bacon, to show off. It was a
sign of wealth that a man could, "Bring home the bacon." They would cut off a
little to share with guests and would all sit around talking and ''chew the
fat''.
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid
content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning
and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or
so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom
of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or ''The Upper
Crust''.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of ''Holding a Wake''.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people, so they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realised they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, thread it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the
graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus someone could be, ''Saved by the
Bell''or was considered a ''Dead Ringer'' And that's the truth.
Now, whoever said history was boring ! ! !
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Events 5th August1833 - The village of Chicago was incorporated. The population was approximately 250. There's a few more now
1914 - The electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio. Red, red and amber, green...
1923 - Henry Sullivan became the first American to swim across the English Channel. Well done
1944 - Polish insurgents liberated a German labor camp in Warsaw. 348 Jewish prisoners were freed. Wonderful
1953 - During the Korean conflict prisoners were exchanged at Panmunjom. The exchange was labeled Operation Big Switch. Good
1962 - Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home. The "probable suicide" was caused by an overdose of sleeping pills. Monroe was 36 at the time of her death. What a tragic end to such a star
1963 - The Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed by the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union. The treaty banned nuclear tests in space, underwater, and in the atmosphere. Would it last?
1974 - U.S. President Nixon said that he expected to be impeached. Nixon had ordered the investigation into the Watergate break-in to halt. It was his own fault
1983 - David Crosby was sentenced to eight years in prison. He had been charged with drug and firearm possession. He was paroled in 1986. What a shame
1990 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush angrily denounced the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. I agreed with him
1991 - Iraq admitted to misleading U.N. inspectors about secret biological weapons. So why keep blaming Bush and Blair
1992 - Federal civil rights charges were filed against four Los Angeles police officers. The officers had been acquitted on California State charges. Two of the officers were convicted and jailed on violation of civil rights charges.
1998 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein began not cooperating with U.N. weapons inspectors. He was looking for trouble
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5th August1956, Doris Day was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Whatever Will Be Will Be', the singer actress' second UK No.1 single. Great memories
1965, The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Help!' The group's eighth consecutive UK No.1 single. Great song
1965, Jan Berry of Jan and Dean was accidentally knocked off a camera car and broke his leg on the first day of filming a new film Easy Come, Easy Go. Several other people were also hurt, causing Paramount to cancel the movie entirely. What bad luck
1966, The Beatles Revolver was released in the UK. The bands seventh album featured: ‘Taxman’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘I'm Only Sleeping’, ‘Here, There and Everywhere’, ‘She Said She Said’, ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’. I loved this album
1967, Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper At the Gates of Dawn on which most songs were penned by Syd Barrett. In subsequent years, the record has been recognised as one of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s. When reviewed, by the two main UK music papers in the UK, Record Mirror and NME both gave the album four stars out of five. The album which was recorded at Abbey Road studios, London during the same time that The Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper peaked at #6 on the UK album chart and failed to chart in the US. I wonder how much the two groups influenced each other
1968, American country guitarist Luther Perkins died at the age of 40 as a result of severe burns and smoke inhalation. Perkins fell asleep at home in his den with a cigarette in his hand. He was dragged from the fire unconscious with severe second and third degree burns. Perkins never regained consciousness. He worked with Johnny Cash and The Carter Family and featured on the live album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.I think Johnny Cash was made to sound even better by his backing musicians
1969, George Harrison had his new Moog synthesizer brought into the studio for The Beatles to use in finishing their forthcoming album ‘Abbey Road’. Moog overdubs were recorded onto ‘Because’.You can picture him wanting to experiment with the moog
1972, Wizzard made their live debut at the 'Rock 'n' Roll Festival, Wembley Stadium. Also on bill Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and Gary Glitter.
. 1977, The Police, The Clash, The Damned, The Boys, The Rich Kids, Electric Kellar and Asphelt Jungle all appeared at the Mont de Marsan Punk festival in France. Tres bien
1978, Pete Meaden former manager and publicist for The Who committed suicide. Another sad loss
1978, The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Miss You', the group's eighth US No.1, it made No.3 in the UK. Quite a good track
1981, Olivia Newton-John was awarded a 'Gold Star' on Hollywood Boulevard.
1983, Crosby Stills Nash & Young member David Crosby was sentenced to five years in jail in Texas for cocaine and firearms offences. Crosby had slept through most of his trial.What on earth was he thinking about?
1985, Bruce Springsteen kicked off the fourth leg of his Born in the USA world tour at the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington D.C. Good tour
1986, Culture Club keyboard player Michael Rudetsky is found dead at Boy George’s London home in Hampstead.
1989, Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers had their first of three UK No.1's with 'Swing The Mood'. Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, Swing the Mood fused a number of early rock and roll records with liberal use of Glenn Miller's 'In The Mood.' A tremendous concept
1989, Taken from the Batman movie, Prince was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Batdance.' Holy Dance Steps Batman
1992, Jeff Porcaro drummer from Toto died age 38. His death has been the subject of controversy: some say the attack was caused by an allergic reaction to garden pesticide, while others say Porcaro's heart was weakened by smoking and cocaine use. Porcaro also worked with many other acts including Sonny and Cher, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, Paul Simon and Boz Scaggs. Very sad loss
1993, Randy Hobbs, bass player with The McCoys, Edgar Winter Group and Motrose was found dead in his hotel room in Dayton Ohio from a drug overdose aged 45.As above
1995, Take That played the first of ten sold out nights at The Nynex Arena, Manchester, (the shows were without Robbie Williams who had quit the group on 17th July 1995). The group were also at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Never Forget', their 7th UK No.1 and last with Robbie Williams. They have proved themselves as a class act
1996, It was reported that UK TV music show 'Top Of The Pops' had hit rock bottom with it's lowest audience ever - only two and a half million viewers. In its heyday the show attracted over 17 million viewers each week. The real comment was on the state of new music
2000, Police were called to Gary Glitter's West London home after a crowd gathered outside and started to shout abuse. The former pop star was back in London to attend to business affairs before heading abroad again. Nobody wanted to be in his gang
2005, Bob Dylan's song 'Like a Rolling Stone' topped a poll of rock and film stars to find the music, movies, TV shows and books that changed the world. The 1965 single beat Elvis Presley's ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ into second place in a survey for Uncut magazine. Sir Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Robert Downey Jr, Rolling Stone Keith Richards and Lou Reed were among those who gave their opinions. This was a pivotal song
2007, DNA testing on about a dozen people who claimed late soul star James Brown was their father revealed that at least two of them were telling the truth. A former adviser for the singer, Buddy Dallas, said he could not confirm exact figures, as further test results were forthcoming. His will, which is being disputed in court, named six children. He was certainly larger than life
2007, Beatles fans feared the misuse of the Fab Four’s music had hit rock bottom following the decision to license ‘All You Need Is Love’ for use in a nappy advert. Procter & Gamble had purchased the rights to use the song from Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which now owned Northern Songs, the Beatles’ catalogue. The ad featured a baby jumping on a teddy bear in a disposable nappy which offered “ultimate leak protection.” Where there's muck there's money
2008, American singer, songwriter Robert Hazard died after surgery for pancreatic cancer. He wrote Cyndi Lauper's, ’Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’, and fronted Robert Hazard and the Heroes in the 80’s.I didn't know his name
Born on this day. 1942, Rick Huxley guitar, Dave Clark Five, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Glad All Over', 1965 US No.1 single 'Over And Over' , plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles).
1946,Jimmy Webb US singer, songwriter, Wrote the 1968 hit for Richard Harris 'MacArthur Park', plus 'Galverston', for Glen Campbell, 'Up Up and Away', 5th Dimension.
1947, Gregory Leskiw, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').
1957, Louis Walsh, Irish manager of Boyzone, Westlife Samantha Mumba and Girls Aloud. Judge on reality television series Popstars : The Rivals and in 2005 as a judge (along with Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne ) on the ITV talent show, The X Factor.
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