Last night was “Queen Night” on the “X” Factor and it got me thinking again about how much in life that seems just perfectly natural to me means absolutely nothing to Amanda because she “wasn’t there”.
So here is a list of some things, people, events etc that are just a normal part of life to me but will need explaining to Amanda…..
| Queen Freddy Mercury (God rest you Freddie) ABBA The Beatles the lunar landings Falklands War World War II (the European part) the Normandy beaches The Battle of Britain Remembrance Sunday New Year (Western as opposed to Chinese) Top Gear Top Gun Top of the Pops “Ghost” (I’m looking forward to explaining some of that…) Heaven Can Wait (…. have I got a morbid streak ?) Blondie J J Cale Love Actually Last of the Summer Wine Porridge The Two Ronnies Monty Python (God help me !……) the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (… and again !) Slartibartfast (well, one has to start somewhere  )wedding receptions summer holidays I’m ****ing Matt Damon Trevor Senior, Jimmy Quinn, Martin Hicks, et al… Elm Park Reading 2 – Brighton 0 Ally McBeal (spot the link between the last two ! ) Maggie Thatcher (where am I going with this ? …..) Radio Luxembourg The Ashes the Barmy Army Lord’s (Mecca) bunking off work to go to Chesterfield to see Middlesex play, only to find you get caught in a close-up on tv with a tinny in your hand ….. ! I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Humph Samantha Mornington Crescent (there’s an easy one, won’t take long…) The Commonwealth “Dr. Livingstone, I presume ?” India The whole of the Roman Empire, and everything it has meant to everyone in the Western world ever since……. Henry VIII Blackadder Manuel from Fawlty Towers the Eurovision Song Contest (I don’t even understand that myself !) Wogan Galway Bay the old Wembley Stadium American Football Snow (although actually, Amanda spent 8 months studying in Minnesota, so she already knows what snow is !) French Knickers Amaretto Elvis Morecambe & Wise Benny Hill Croatia Florida The summer of Love If you’re Going To San Francisco 99 Red Balloons Richard Branson VW Beetle (my Dad and I both had one at the same time) The Masters the 7th at Pebble Beach Minestrone Soup Double Cream Wizzard Rag, Tag and Bobtail (I used to get so scared that one of them would get lost :-S) Postman Pat the Old Man of Hoy the National Trust Badminton Horse Trials Hickstead Billy Connolly Parkinson James Bond Sean Connery the Isle of Skye Norse Mythology The Blue Danube snooker Torville & Dean Bolero package holidays Woolworth’s Motown IBM AS/400 |
How many is that ?
I hope she’s a good listener…. this may take some time…
Does anybody have any more suggestions ?
This picture (which is deliberately grotty so that you won't copy it) is of two bald eagle chicks atop their "nest" in Labrador.
Actually, since meeting Amanda, there is probably more on here about her than Newfoundland, but times change, eh ?
September 6, 2010 at 9:25 pm
mornigton crescent was the tube station closest to pierre’s shop in london …. hugs Andrea
and ”rag puddings” for Amanda
September 8, 2010 at 10:11 am
Hello you !
Thanks for dropping by.
Just two questions….
1 ) Who’s Pierre ?
2 ) WTF are rag puddings ?
September 8, 2010 at 10:43 am
pierre alexander was the guy I worked for when I was hairdressing in manchester, he also bragged about a shop in london, that was on camden rd, we all thought very trendy …. till me and a friend went to london for some wella thing at the ritz, and found out that the shop was at the ”wrong end” of camden (mornigton crescent tube station)
rag puddings, are an Oldham food, it’s a retangle of suet pastry filled with meat and onions and a bit of gravy, tradationally wrapped in cotton rags and tied up (I wrap mine in cling film) and boiled for a couple of hrs, a normal meat pudding, but in a different shape
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag_Pudding
September 9, 2010 at 7:25 am
Well that would explain why I had no idea who he was….
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Not sure Amanda would like the rag puds, a bit too heavy and stodgy for her (just like her husband