Off Topic The Review Thread

moon landings were before my time
i am a mere whipper snapper on here

 

I can’t remember it happening as a was being born at the very same time....my mum used to tell me she was watching it on TV as I was making an appearance for the first time

 

big 50 for you soon then old fella

 

In my head I’m still 17

 

Can we see your ID young man

 

Earlier this year Mrs TR and I did a cruise that called in at Valletta Malta and whilst there wandering around town decided that the local Fig liquor sounded rather interesting, so decided to buy a small sample bottle, as one does........anyway we cracked it open last evening and it's rather good, ideal as an accompaniment to desert instead of the usual sweet wines.........it has a lovely sweet Fig taste (obviously) but also a bit of sharpness that you'd find in the skins, serve it with loads of ice and enjoy........

Something to get if you ever get to Malta.........

 

Good alternative to dessert wine is Mandorla Di Sicilia, a Sicilian almond liqueur (only as strong as Port) which is very refreshing chilled. The traditional ‘free’ after dinner drink they give you in restaurants in Sicily. Likewise not cloyingly sweet.

Our neighbour had to go home to Madeira a couple of weeks ago for family reasons, and we looked after his wife’s cat (‘evil’ according to him) while they were away. He brought us back three small bottles of Madeiran rum, one lemon, one passion fruit and one tangerine. I will report back when we crack them open, I’ll have a taste but no longer drink spirits (fortified wine as strong as I go nowadays).

 

November Road / Lou Berney
Received the book on Thursday; finished it this morning! That from someone who probably reads a book every couple of years. Excellent recommendation Nines.
A style of writing that eases you through the story and paints a vivid picture with just simple words. Has you feeling you’re in sixties America. Intriguing characters and a pace that pulls you along nicely through the book.
Top recommendation Nines. Thank you.

 

Stockton-on-Tees - avoid.....it's as grim as you'd think it would be

 

Ever been to Seaham Harbour?

 

Not from memory....another place to avoid?

 

It’s so bad I haven’t been back since 1980. Really bad. Depressingly awful.

 

Just heard a brilliant lady on the radio, to my shame I have forgotten her name.* She was the only female engineer on the launch team for Apollo 11, was in mission control for launch and went in to have a 45 year career with NASA, which she clearly loved.

When asked whether she would have liked to have gone into space she was most positive about it, and had a brilliant suggestion - send the elderly, like her (nearly 80 now) as long as their brains are ok, into space. Weightlessness will be brilliant for all the aches, pains, arthritis etc, they can still do good science and (her words) ‘it doesn’t really matter if you come back or not’. Superb.



* Jo Ann Morgan

 

9 months to Mar's
Send the old and infirm first
Great plan sb

 

Loved that Cure set at Glastonbury so much, I've made a playlist of it. I've included some tracks they've played elsewhere this summer too....feel free to listen as much or as little as you want gents

And here's the full Glastonbury set!

 

****, that didn't seem to work! Anyone know how to share a Sporify playlist on here?

 

No. I’m on Spotify though, I’ll search around for it, what did you call the playlist?

Second hand review, from a mate (ok a Leicester fan so judgement might not be sound) who saw Neil Young and Bob Dylan in Hyde Park last weekend. Verdict - Young, brilliant; Dylan, so bad they left halfway through.

About as I would have imagined. I have never got the worship of Dylan. I understand that he is ‘important’ in the history of rock, presumably for the songwriting, but most of them are really dirge like tunes to my ear and his voice, never great in the first place, has been totally **** for decades. Just an opinion.

 

It's just called The Cure (imaginative, I know!), but you should find me at shaun.taylor-2, and then find it there

Saw Dylan at Glastonbury back in 98, ****in awful then, and I loved his stuff. Put me off him for life, just can't listen to his stuff anymore.

Saw Neil Young and Crazy Horse a few years back in Glasgow - absolutely brilliant. If you ever get the chance, catch him live - you'd think they were all still in their early 30s.

Edit....

I've changed the playlist to The Cure - Live 2019 so should be easier to find

 

Just got round to seeing The Streets Glastonbury set and loved it. Always liked them from the first two albums but didn’t know how they would come across live....very impressed.
Kiwi.....you’ll have a great time

NB.....it made me get out my old Streets albums and listen again after umpteen years.
‘Blinded by the Light’ truly is a remarkable tune and if you’ve ever gone clubbing back in the day and used a bit of errrr....chemical enhancement to enjoy your night....then this song alone should be able to put your experiences down into words.