Wednesday in Benidorm 20th February 2013

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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”, Socrates

Never confuse “activity” with “productivity”. Unknown

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Remember you can listen to the day’s story of the music whilst reading my blog by clicking this link.  2001, English singer and radio presenter Ronnie Hilton died from a stroke aged 73. Hilton scored a total of 18 UK Top 40 hits during his career including the 1956 No.1 ‘No Other Love.

We had another grey and overcast day today but, nevertheless, we went for a brisk walk along Poniente Playa in Benidorm. We found ourselves chatting with an elderly gent from the Basque Country who was down in Benidorm for a week's holiday. Later we popped into the restaurant by the Marina and had a very nice chat with a young man called Adrian who is soon going to start his studies as a physiotherapist. He is planning to go to London and we were discussing the difficulties of the young people in Spain. Fortunately for Adrian his English is really good and that will be a really good start for him when he goes to London. He is a really nice guy and is quite a good example of the talent in this country which has to go to other countries to get employment. We wish him well.

It was my Spanish class yesterday and we had a discussion about the names of foods. There were quite a few names of fruit and veg I hadn't heard of and there are many fish which I have not seen. I'm not the biggest fish eater and I'm not going to dwell on my diminished vocabulary. I have no intention of expanding my knowledge of the names of fish. I don't like the smell of fish. I don't like the look of fish and I certainly don't enjoy eating them.  I don't blame them. I don't trust them and I only tend to eat cod when I feel brave. I am aware the fish carries a worm. If I'm honest I didn't like the idea of this when I first heard about it. Why should anyone enjoy eating a fish with worms?

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A heavy police presence descended on calle Pola de Siero, at Playa de los Locos in Torrevieja on Saturday, when the 112 emergency coordination centre received a call reporting a man in the street threatening to shoot a neighbour with a shotgun.

The call was made at around 8 pm on Saturday, to which nine patrol cars attended, with the Guardia Civil, Local Police and support teams all rushing to the scene.

The situation was quickly brought under control and was then discovered to be a dispute between neighbours. The man with the gun, said to be of “foreign” nationality, was taken to the police station, without further incident.  SpanishVida:

You probably have heard most of the Horse Meat Jokes by now but they have been put into a compendium which we can now reveal.

To eat or not to eat a Tesco burger?..........That is Equestrian!

Still having a bit of trouble after eating one of the Tesco's burgers containing horsemeat. My condition is now stable, I have had the trots but after overcoming a few hurdles, I'm odds on to make a full recovery although the doctor said it was a bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted!

If you think Tesco's Horse burgers are bad, you should try their quarter pandas..
Tesco are giving treble points on your clubcard for all burgers and petrol, starting Monday..The deal is call Only Fuel and Horses.  Funny thing is ...I always thought Tesco burgers were pony!

In response to the revelation about horse meat in Tesco burgers, they have released a statement stating that they also cater for vegetarians..They said " We are also putting UniQuorn in the veggie burgers"

I went to the freezer to check my Tesco burgers and....THEY'RE OFF...It turns out that the horses were molested before they were turned into burgers...The police are asking anyone who knew Jimmy Saddle to come forward.  I'm never eating another one of those Tesco burgers. Bloody things gave me the trots...Hopefully it won't last furlong!  Those Tesco horse burgers were nice, but I prefer My Lidl Pony.I bought a burger at Tesco's cafe, the waitress said "would you like anything on it?" I replied " a fiver each way ".
I met a lady who'd had it tough lately working on the meat counter at Tesco's......She told me it feels like I'm flogging a dead horse!

Tesco say they're out of stock on Burgers but they've got a fresh delivery coming in at 10 to 1. HMV Vouchers now being accepted at Tesco. Just tell them HMV stands for Horse Meat Voucher.  Had a burger last night, still got a bit between my teeth

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The Newfoundland Department of Employment claimed a boat owner wasn't paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent to Burin to investigate him.

GOVT AGENT: "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them".

Boat Owner: "Well, there's  Clarence, my hired hand, he's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board. Then there's the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of Lamb's rum and a dozen Labatt Lite every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also gets to sleep with my wife occasionally".

GOVT AGENT: "That's the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one".

Boat Owner: "That'll be me. What'd you want to know"?

 Events 20th February



1673 – The first recorded wine auction took place in London.Why?

1809 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state. I would agree that the whole must always be bigger than a part

1815 – The USS Constitution, under Captain Charles Stewart fought the British shipsCyane and Levant. The Constitution captures both, but lost the Levant after encountering a British squadron. The Constitution and the Cyane returned to New York safely on May 15, 1815. The Cyane was purchased and became the USS Cyane.Didn’t the Brits have the Battle of Waterloo to worry about?

1839 – The U.S. Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Columbia.They should have gone the whole hog and banned it everywhere…

1872 – Silas Noble and J.P. Cooley patented the toothpick manufacturing machine. A toothpick machine?

1962 – John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. What a brave man

1993 – Two ten-year-old boys were charged by police in Liverpool, England, in the abduction and death of a toddler. The two boys were later convicted. Many people are still upset that the two murderers of the toddler, Jamie Bolger, were given new identities and protection. One has recently been in trouble with the police again. The family of poor Jamie Bolger has never really recovered from this horrific act.

2002 – In Reqa Al-Gharbiya, Egypt, a fire raced through a train killing at least 370 people and injuring at least 65. This makes awful reading

Music Events 20th February

1958, Billed as ‘The Big Gold Record Stars’ Bill Haley and his Comets, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmie Rodgers all appeared on the first date of a six day tour of Florida. This would have been fantastic

1963, The Beatles drove through the night from Liverpool to London to appear on the live lunchtime BBC radio program “Parade of the Pops.” Performing ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me’, the appearance lasted just over 4 minutes. They then drove another 180 mile trip back north for their performance that night at the Swimming Baths, Doncaster, Yorkshire. We didn’t realise how much travelling they were doing to achieve their success

1964, The Bachelors were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Diane.’ This was the Irish trio’s only UK No.1 from 16 other UK Top 40 hits. Dec Cluskey has been on my show and tells us about the group on my podcast at www.vincetracy.com
1970, The single ‘Instant Karma’ by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US. John Lennon had written, recorded and mixed the track all in one day on the 22nd January 1970. I think it is a bog standard track personally
1971, The soundtrack to ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ went to No.1 on the US album chart. The album peaked at No.6 on the UK chart. I bought the album

1972, Chicory Tip were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Son Of My Father.’ Written by Giorgio Moroder, it was the first UK number one single to prominently feature a synthesizer, in this case a Moog synthesizer.I thought it was Glenn Miller who did in the moog?

1977, Winners at this years Grammy Awards included Stevie Wonder for Best album with ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’, and Best Vocal performance for ‘I Wish.’ Best album went to Chicago for ‘Chicago X’ and Best new artist went to the Starland Vocal Band. I´ll stay with Stevie Wonder-what a talent

1978, Abba were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Take A Chance On Me’, the group’s seventh No.1 was also a top 3 hit in over 10 other countries.They were a class act with good voices and musical talent

1988, Kylie Minogue was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I Should Be So Lucky.’ Minogue had become a household name playing Charlene Ramsey in Australian soap Neighbours. After every major UK record company turned down the track, producer Pete Waterman released the single on his own PWL label. Kylie has gone on to score over 30 hit singles. She is not only a talented singer and actress but an extremely brave lady.
1991, Bob Dylan was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 33rd annual Grammy’ Awards.A great wordsmith
1993, Buddy Holly and the Crickets went to No.1 on the UK album chart with the ‘Words of Love’ compilation album. Quality lasts

2000, All Saints started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Pure Shores’. The group’s fourth UK No.1. Taken from the Leonardo Di Caprio movie, The Beach.They had some nice singles

2001, English singer and radio presenter Ronnie Hilton died from a stroke aged 73. Hilton scored a total of 18 UK Top 40 hits during his career including the 1956 No.1 ‘No Other Love.’ He was a very popular singer and fifties star

2002, Winners at this year’s Brit Awards included, Robbie Williams for Best Male act, Dido won Best Female act, Travis won Best British group, S Club 7 Best single for ‘Don’t Stop Movin’, Best International Female was Kylie Minogue and Sting won Outstanding Contribution To Music. Not a vintage year for my money
2003, Winners at this years Bit Awards included Robbie Williams for British solo artist, Best British album went to Coldplay for ‘A Rush Of Blood’, Best British group went to Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers won International Group…not vintage for me apart from Robbie

2005, Scissor Sisters went to No.1 on the US album chart with their debut and self-titled album, also a No.1 in the UK.They’ve made some nice music

2008, Winners at this year’s Brit Awards in London, included Take That who won the trophies for best British live act and British single.  Kylie Minogue won best international female and Mika was named best British breakthrough act. Sir Paul McCartney performed a medley of hits, including Live and Let Die, Hey Jude and Lady Madonna after he was honoured with an outstanding contribution award. The show was presented by Sharon Osbourne. Now this was a better year with Macca doing well
2008, A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3. 2010, An event was staged at The Barbican in London where 40 zebra finches made music by landing on guitars and cymbals. The flock of finches would land on Gibson Les Paul guitars, which were plugged into amplifiers and land on upturned cymbals being used as bird feeders to make random sounds. A video clip of the installation, on YouTube had been watched more than 520,000 times.This is one You Tube clip I must see

Born on this day

 1940,  Barbara Ellis, The Fleetwoods, (1959 US No.1 & UK No.6 single ‘Come Softly To Me’).

1941,  Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer, songwriter, (1971 UK No.7 single ‘Soldier Blue’, 1972 US No.38 single ‘Mister Can’t You See’). Wrote ‘Up Where We Belong’ the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.7 for Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

1944,  Lew Soloff, trumpet, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’).
1945, Alan Hull, guitarist, singer, songwriter, Lindisfarne, (1972 UK No.3 single ‘Lady Eleanor’ and solo). Hull died of a heart attack on 17th November 1996.

1946, J Geils, guitarist, The J. Geils Band, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Centerfold’, taken from the US No.1 1981 album ‘Centerfold’).

1960, Mark Reilly, singer, Matt Bianco, (1988 UK No.11 single ‘Don’t Blame It On That Girl’).

1967,  Kurt Cobain, guitar, vocals, Nirvana, (1991 UK No.7 and 1992 US No.6 single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, from the 1991 album ‘Nevermind’ which spent over two years on the UK chart and was a US No.1 album in 1992). Cobain committed suicide on April 5th 1994.

1972, Neil Primrose, drummer, Travis, (1999 UK No.1 album ‘The Man Who’, 1999 UK No.10 single ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me’ plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles).
1975,  Brian Littrell, vocals, Backstreet Boys, (1997 US No.2 single ‘Quit appearing Games With My Heart’, 1999 UK No.1 single ‘I Want It That Way’).
1988,  Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty), R&B singer

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