Oxford pubs n grub
If you happen to be on a choir trip to Oxford, have a look at this; if you're not, don't.Labels: Oxford
posted by ADMS @ Friday, July 28, 2006
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Fred'sNotDead
I get all the girls, I get all the girls
Friday, July 28, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
I'm going away!!
It may interest regular visitors to know that for the next few days there will be little activity here on Fred's Place
As hinted at by RICHARD, we will be away in OXFORD - Namely Christchurch Cathedral (above)on a singing trip - we will be singing the two Sunday services and Evensong on the Monday.
I'm really excited about it as in between the singing, we will be doing a lot of drinking!!
I will have photo's on my return!!
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 27, 2006
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Will you for God Sake Vote for me!! I have 13 votes in seven days - it's pathetic!!
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 27, 2006
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
More Random Images!!
Above is Freddy, Fi and Richard at Pam and David's recent Barbeque (Click on picture to enlarge) which they threw to celebrate Fred's new job (and my escape from redundancy!!) where we ate the following picture!! Sea Bass - it looks tasty!!Thanks Pam and "D J D"
Labels: richard
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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RIP King Billy
The undoubted highlight of my trip to Westminster Abbey last week was a visit to King Billy's grave, although sadly I missed the service of the placing of the lilies on the grave... Yup they really do have one.
posted by ADMS @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Big Brother UK
Ash and Jennie are then told to keep the nomination secret. They do this by wandering out of the diary room looking wobbly lipped and bereft, then lying in foetal positions around the house, weeping and moaning.More Grace Dent HERE
Labels: Big Brother, Grace Dent
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Some Random Pictures of Me and Fred with my Dad on Saturday Night
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Gordon's Slot
Today's Story about our Gordon
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Lurking??
Do you visit this blog often?
Do you keep returning in the hope of finding something interesting?
Do you leave any comments or post anything?
If you answered yes, yes & no then you are a lurker!
Please stop lurking and leave a comment or post something.
posted by Anonymous @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Fred's Birthday
As discussed before, a significant birthday is coming up. Believe it or not on July 26th last year I started this website.
To commemorate our birthday, I thought I would take you on a walk down memory lane - well - more a brisk gallop really. Here is another selection of posts which sum up what has been happening here: ENJOY!!
September 2005
Birth of the Groove Website
The Mark McGuire Singers perform their first (and only) request!!
A New Lodger!!
My Rant about how I'm crap at sport
Dr Ruth
The birth of the St George's Website
A September Weekend
Our first piece of news from Alan C - recently moved to Edinburgh
Susan and Richard's Wedding Video
Lisa from New Zealand
My Rant about touchy feely people
Fred's Redundancy
A bad time
More about Lisa
Richard's Organ
More about Richard's Organ
Pictures from May Day 2005
My Rant about Fred's Redundancy
Toilet Technique
All about Susan!!
There will be more "Best of" moments tomorrow!!
Labels: limericks, New Year, richard, Susan, video
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Harry the Happy Pig is BACK!!
I have to resort to this kind of thing!!
Click on Harry the Happy Pig to vote for this website!!
(I'm currently at number 9!!)
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Big Brother UK
Spiral thinks deeply about some song words that honour Michael, "He's one of a kind/Not easy to find/Not afraid to speak what's on his mind," raps Spiral, "He's living in reality/He knows his sexuality/He knows what he is…" That's right, Spiral, rap about Michael's sexuality. Then finish with a freestyle verse about Aisleyne being blonde and therefore "easy". Kofi Annan must be worried for his job.
More Grace Dent HERE
Labels: Big Brother, Grace Dent
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Monday, July 24, 2006
This is amazing...
I am not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly accurate. Read the full description before looking at the picture.The picture has 2 identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study on stress level at St. Mary's Hospital.
Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. The dolphins are identical. A closely monitored, scientific study of a group revealed that in spite of the fact that the dolphins are identical, a person under stress would find differences in the two dolphins. If there are many differences found between both dolphins, it means that the person is experiencing a great amount of stress.
Look at the photograph and if you find more than one or two differences you may want to take a Holiday to unwind…
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO
Labels: photos
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 24, 2006
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Groove
Just to let you know that we got a nice comment on the Groove site from Australia (See this link)
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 24, 2006
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50 Best restaurants in the world
I found this and thought it may interest you - it's a list of the best restaurants in the world as adjudicated by the worlds best. I'm going to make it my aim to visit them all!! (Once I win the lottery)Gordon's restaurant is on there as well....
1
El Bulli
Spain
2
The Fat Duck
UK
3
Pierre Gagnaire
France
4
French Laundry
USA
5
Tetsuya
Australia
6
Michel Bras
France
7
Alain Ducasse - Le Louis XV
Monaco
8
Per Se
New York
9
Arzak
Spain
10
Mugaritz
Spain
11
El Raco de Can Fabes
Spain
12
Nobu
London
13
Gambero Rosso
Italy
14
Gordon Ramsay (Ryl Hosp Rd)
London
15
Alain Ducasse - Plaza Athenee
France, Paris
16
Jean Georges
New York
17
Le Cinq
France
18
Daniel
New York
19
Oud Sluis
Holland
20
Chez Panisse
USA
21
El Celler de Can Roca
Spain
22
Pascal Barbot - L'Astrance
France
23
Hof Van Cleve
Belgium
24
Troisgos
France
25
L'Atelier de Joel Rebuchon
France
26
Charlie Trotters
USA
27
Le Gavroche
UK
28
La Colombe
South Africa
29
Enoteca
Italy
30
Rockpool
Australia
31
Le Calandre
Italy
32
Le Bernardin
New York
33
Noma
Denmark
34
Dieter Muller
Germany
35
St John
UK
36
Hakkasan
UK
37
Martin Berasategui
Spain
38
Le Quartier
South Africa
39
Chez Dominique
Finland
40
L'Ambroisie
France
41
Schwarzwaldstube
Deutschland
42
Dal Pescatore
Italy
43
Bocuse
France
44
L'Arperge
France
45
Gramercy Tavern
New York
46
Bukhara
India
47
De Karmeliet
Belgium
48
Oaxen
Sweden
49
Comme Chez Soi
Belgium
50
DOM
Brazil
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 24, 2006
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Gordon's Slot
Gordon's new restaurant LA NOISETTE gets a review in the Telegraph
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 24, 2006
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Votes
Could I trouble you for a few votes please? They've reset the counter and I'm not up there any more!! Many thanks!
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 24, 2006
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Sunday, July 23, 2006
My Weekend
My weekend :Friday night : Pizza from Domino's and telly - eviction on BB - Jayne Kitt went. She reminds me of a cleaning lady we had in our work called Eileen - only younger.
Saturday day - working in my favourite Castlecourt
Sat night - went to my Dad's house and had a meal at the Crawfordsburn Inn - service was slow and the head waiter guy who had a moustache and looked a bit like a well mannered terrorist had an attitude. I would never willingly go back. It literally took us an hour to get our order in even though we had booked a table for eight. Food was good eventually. They even managed to get the wine order wrong and tried to pass off a bottle of wine as the one Dad had ordered which it clearly wasn't. I've never been impressed by the place and I've been about 5 times now. We thought it might have improved but NO!
Freddy got very pissed, slept on the floor of Jenny's room and woke up with one contact lens missing...
Sun morning - breakfast (bacon and egg butty) cooked for us by my dad and served to us in front of the telly- service was excellent and the waiter didn't have an attitude. Much cheaper as well.. And you could fart out loud if you wanted to!
Sun pm - home and more telly.
Sunday evening I got a chinese in from the new chinese around the corner from me on Botanic - it's called Lee Garden - a really nice new building with very tall sheer dark glass front and seriously friendly staff inside. Food was great too AND they do takeaway!! I thing I've found my new favourite thing!
Feel free to tell us all about your weekend.
posted by Freddy @ Sunday, July 23, 2006
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Friday, July 21, 2006
GORDON'S SLOT
VOTE FOR MY GORDON!!!
He's at 26% now - we have to beat that miserable Jamie Oliver - Come On!!!
posted by Freddy @ Friday, July 21, 2006
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Quote of the Day from Grace Dent - Big Brother Bloggist
Weak through hunger, feisty Glyn has begun to accept his plight. If producers thought starving the house would warrant a vicious uprising against Jayne, they were wrong. OK, she got nominated, but now in the grip of apathy and exhaustion, most housemates agree she's "quite a nice woman".
Secretly, I think Glyn dreams of seeing Jayne rotating above a crackling fire with a Bramley apple stuffed in her gob, beside a mountain of fresh, white buttered rolls, while Richard probably resembles a giant talking hotdog in a hat. If the housemates are going to turn all Cannibal Holocaust, I suggest they start with Imogen: her flesh will be lean, she won't be a noisy kill, and they can use her brain as a light amuse-bouche, which wouldn't ruin anyone's pre-dinner appetite.
Susie is tediously dull, I'll give Glyn that. She tells anecdotes about cool-washing silk and the quickest B-route to Cirencester. But stick her in a kitchen with a bag of Tilda rice, a droopy carrot, half an antique onion, some eye-ridden spuds and a yellowing cabbage, and in the blink of an eye she'll have whipped up a vegetarian Armenian pilaf, a kilo of patatas bravas and Cajun coleslaw for 12.
Yeah, Glyn, that's right, boy, vote out the hand that feeds you. Then you and Mikey can do the shopping list. "We'd like 500 cans of supermarket-brand pilsener," Glyn would probably say, "A bag of pickled onion Spooky Starships and something made of pig blood and hooves, please! Oh, erm, and a flamethrower to kill big, scary cockroaches as they appear to have set up a colony by the toaster and abducted Aisleyne!"
Labels: Big Brother, Grace Dent, richard
posted by Freddy @ Friday, July 21, 2006
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Gordon's slot!!
Click here to find out about Gordon's enormous... erm.... feet!
posted by Freddy @ Friday, July 21, 2006
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One year on...
A significant birthday is coming up. Believe it or not on July 26th last year I started this website. It was called a different name back then and a lot has changed.
I had no idea then what it was going to be when I pressed "publish" for the first time. I had no idea if anyone would ever read it apart from me.
I still have no idea what it is supposed to be!! I don't suppose I ever will, but I do know that I have had in excess of about ten thousand visitors since I started. If you had told me that when it first started I would never have done it.... How scary.
To define this site I would say that it is not actually a blog at all - it's a wide circle of friends all chipping in to a central point and catching up with each other in a unique way.
To commemorate our birthday, I thought I would take you on a walk down memory lane - well - more a brisk gallop really. Here is a selection of posts which sum up what has been happening here: ENJOY!!
JULY 2005
1 - First ever post!! How stupid did I sound!!
2 - An e-mail from Lynder about the "New" site!!
3 - 100 things about me - a lot of people said they learned a lot of stuff here!!
4 - 10 things about our SEEEUUUOOOSAN!!
5 - An e-mail from JR
6 - 10 things about Andrew
7 - All about Richard
8 - All about Lynder
9 - All about Byte
10 - All about Clair with the Hair
11 - Scorchio!!
12 - My Holiday in Majorca
13 - Home Again from Majorca
14 - Methody Win
15 - All about Alan C
16 - All about JR
17 - My Rant about Diets - I really went off on one. One year later and I'm still fat.
18 - Richard's Organ
19 - Jenny and Chris's Champagne Barbeque
22 - My rant about Gay Pride - what a rant this was!! Cool down Freddy!
21 - A day out!!
There will be more "Best of" moments tomorrow!!
Labels: jenny, lynder, New Year, richard, Susan
posted by Freddy @ Friday, July 21, 2006
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Friday's Sex Session!
I thought it might be fun to take advantage of Fred's very generous offer to us all to freely post on this blog. As I have no intention of creating my own blog I will do just that, and what better way to start than to post an article about everyones favourite subject - SEX!!
Warhol said that everyone can be famous for 15 minutes. I believe anyone can be a sexpert for at least 30 seconds. So I have questioned several people about their views on sexual behaviour and habits and will publish my findings over the next few weeks. It was hard work tracking down these people for my questioning but quite rewarding!
This week I was talking to Elisa Anna, 22 who is a Playboy/Catalogue Model. She was a delight to talk to and quite easy on the eye as well. She kindly gave me the publicity photo above so you can see what she looks like.
What can normal folks like us do to bed a model?
To be completely honest with you, a lot of my friends date "normal guys," but with the exception of the guy I'm with now, I really only date celebrities. I'm not being shallow, though. There's a good reason for it. When I'm dating someone famous, I can find out anything about them: where they were the night before, who they were with, what they were doing, who they were dating before me. They can't hide. There are no secrets. It took a long time for me to build trust with the guy I'm with now -- literally years -- but I'm weird, I know that.
Should we be embarrassed about our bodies? Do you ever get embarrassed?
Guys shouldn't be self-conscious. I do like a perfect (she makes a hand gesture for penis) and a perfect (gestures for ass). So long as they've got it where it counts, I can forgive just about anything else. I'm taller than the guy I'm dating now, but who cares once we lay down?
What's your one no-fail technique to keep them coming back for more?
I'm a toe licker. And I'm great at phone sex. You know what I do? I look up sexy stories on the internet and I read them like I'm coming up with them myself. Guys love that stuff. And they never know the truth.
Any advice on having sex in public i.e. best places, tips for not getting caught, etc.?
I've had sex in a lot of places in public. I love it when guys go down on me in public, that's hotter than actual sex. But not getting caught isn't one of my priorities. I love it when people watch. One time, I was at a steakhouse and I got in a big fight with my boyfriend. He stormed off. I was about to cry, but all these guys in suits were staring. They were all looking at me, they wanted to come over, one even winked. I started to get excited. When my boyfriend came back, I told him he might as well just leave, but now he's all over me. I'm drunk so I'm ready to go. I'm wearing a long gown with no underwear and he's touching me everywhere. We almost did it right there, it was really hot. When we got up to go, this older guy was like, "Have a good night." I was like, "Don't worry, I already did." It was right out of Penthouse. What was the question again?
What's a good way to initiate a threesome?
I think it's better with four. Really, two guys and a girl, or two girls and guy, those are odd numbers. It's easier to initiate a bigger group. My neighbour is a photographer, he has an after-hours party with all these models and dancers and whatever. They play strip blackjack. He puts on a porno. It always erupts into an orgy, always.
Aside from condoms and lube, what is the number one thing everyone should have in their sex drawer? And why?
A whip. And restraints. And a ball for your mouth. Really, nothing's hotter. Keep them on hand, let your girlfriend find them, she'll know what to do.
Thanks for taking time out of your busy modelling career to talk to me Elisa Anna!
Labels: photos
posted by Anonymous @ Friday, July 21, 2006
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Dirty Bass
I promised you pictures of Dirty Bass's Patio and here they are - I know I speak for everyone who comes here regularly when I say that WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED about the invite down to see your patio handywork first hand and have a barbeque there!! Here is some info from Dirty Bass himself.The photo showing the garden with the sea in the background is at the back of the house. There are two patios on this side of the house - one which is immediately outside the conservatory and looks out to sea. It has a charcoal barbeque and a water feature and a sitting area for approx 6 people. The second patio area is in the photo with the greenhouse and shed showing. Just to the right of the greenhouse there a two gryphon which lead to a small patio of which the shed wall is the back of the patio. This is a very sheltered area and seats about 3/4 people. Because the heat in this area can be as high as 35 degrees it is nicknamed "the mediteranean corner". A gas barbeque is nearby for making lunch!
To the front there is a small shaded patio area which is used to escape from the heat. The fourth patio which was laid last August and is now nearing completion is the other photo you have with the new patio heater, new parasol and new gas barbeque. This captures the sun from around 2pm to 8.30pm. I thought I might do a Melisma christmas party when the house is decorated inside for christmas which is my favourite time of the year.
Great Dirty Bass - we'll all look forward to it!! I have my beach towel all packed and ready!!
Labels: Mr Hutton, New Year, photos
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 20, 2006
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An Order of Spaghetti!
A doctor was having an affair with his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told him she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum of money and asked her to go to Italy and have the baby there."But how will I let you know the baby is born?" she asked.
He replied, "Just send me a postcard and write 'spaghetti' on the back. I'll take care of expenses."
Not knowing what else to do, the nurse took the money and flew to Italy.
Six months went by and then one day the doctor's wife called him at the office and explained, "Dear, you received a very strange postcard in the mail today from Europe, and I don't understand what it means."
The doctor said, "Just wait until I get home and I will explain it to you." Later that evening, the doctor came home, read the postcard, fell to the floor, and had a heart attack. Paramedics rushed him to the ER. The lead medic stayed back to comfort the wife. He asked what trauma had precipitated the cardiac arrest.
So the wife picked up the card and read, "Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti -- two with sausage and meatballs, two without."
posted by Anonymous @ Thursday, July 20, 2006
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Gordon's slot
Life of a celebrity chef: Gordon Ramsay factfileBorn November 8, 1966, in Glasgow, Scotland.
Played professional football at age 15. A Glasgow Rangers scout spotted him while playing for Oxford United. Three years later he gave it up after suffering from a knee injury, went back to college and completed a course in Hotel Management.
One of only three chefs in the U.K. to maintain three Michelin Stars for his restaurant. Michelin sparingly awards one to three stars to a small number of restaurants of outstanding quality.
Has opened nine restaurants worldwide, with the tenth set to open in New York this September. His London restaurants include Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Pétrus, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's, Angela Hartnett at the Connaught, The Savoy Grill, Banquette, Boxwood Café and Maze.
Married to Tana, a trained Montessori schoolteacher. They met when she was working as an assistant manageress at a restaurant near Tower Bridge. At the time she was 18 and engaged to Ramsay's best friend.
The couple has four children – Matilda, 5, twins Jack and Holly, 6, and Megan, 8. Ramsay was not present for the births of any of his children because he feared the sight of Tana delivering might ruin their sex life.
He has published six books on cooking, appeared in two kitchen documentaries (Boiling Point and Beyond Boiling Point), three television series (Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen and The F-Word) and contributes to a food column in The Times.
In April 2006 Ramsay completed his 7th Flora London Marathon in 3 hours, 46 minutes and 10 seconds
In June of this year he won a High Court case against the London Evening Standard newspaper, which had alleged that scenes had been faked in Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
He drives a Ferrari F430 (they start at around $170,000) and a Range Rover Sport Supercharged.
Labels: New Year
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Bike for sale
Can you spot what's very, very, very wrong with this item??? It will take a while but you will get there!!
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Gordon's Slot
Oh my God - My Poor Gordon!!
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Test
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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The Happy Pig!!
Harry the Happy Pig has pulled off a minor miracle!! Fredordead is sitting at number three on the chart!!Thanks guys and keep voting!! Later today I shall be letting you all into the inner workings of Dirty Bass's Patio - DON'T MISS IT!!!
PHEW WHAT A SCORCHER!!!
Labels: Northern Ireland
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Why you should not get married on the beach....
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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HARRY THE HAPPY PIG is back!!
I have to resort to this kind of thing!!
Click on Harry the Happy Pig to vote for this website!!
(I'm currently at number 9!!)
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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Monday, July 17, 2006
My Twelfth
Anyone who knows me will know how I feel about the Twelfth of July celebrations (Or Orangefest as it is now known)Coincidentally I took the above picture of flames at Belvoir bonfire on the 11th night last Tuesday - isn't it spooky that the flames look very like a map of Ulster????
Anyway - for those (particularly people not from Northern Ireland) who could not get their heads round the article SMITHY submitted on this ORANGE FEST thing, then let me ruddy well give you a potted history.
It starts in 1690 when William of Orange (a Dutchman) arrived at Carrickfergus Castle (about 10 miles out of Belfast) and briefly plonked his diminutive arse down on a chair that was presented to him before being rushed off that night to Belfast. Carrickfergus has never fully recovered from this mind blowing event and sees itself as one of Northern Ireland's premier hot spots as a result.
King William (or King Billy as Northern Ireland's uneducated rabble now knows him) had brought with him over 40 pieces of artillery, some of the Dutch guns requiring 16 horses to pull them. He also brought a thousand horses and £200,000 in cash to pay his men, who numbered some 36,000.
On 19th June 1690, King William set out from Belfast to Lisburn and from there towards Newry and to Drogheda. It would have been a gruelling and tough journey for him and his men as it is thought that the ENTERPRISE train was not in operation that day due to a security alert. History records that they had to do some of it on Ulsterbus transfer between Newry and Dundalk.
A battle took place on the Boyne River against English King James II, which William and his men won, largely due to the unexpected artillery that William had brought with him. James II then King of England was not popular amongst Protestants due to the fact that he had Catholics promoted to high-status positions while he appointed the 'Bloody Assizes' to execute, torture or enslave Protestant rebels. That seems to be the main cause of the problem.
Every year on the Twelfth of July, this rebellion is celebrated by the protestants who number around 50% of Northern Ireland's population. The Protestants march for a whole day round all of Northern Ireland in Orange Sashes and bowler hats (to recreate 15th Century attire)
Very few people in Northern Ireland however have a notion about the battle. Ask any of the kids in the street who are throwing fire crackers at people's windows or the teenagers pissing up against my doorway why it is that Ulster's "Loyalists" are celebrating a battle which went AGAINST the British King. Point this out to them and they would look baffled. Tell them that King Billy was a dutch man and not English and that he was in fact fighting the English troops and they would run for the hills (in protest)
Equally, ask a Nationalist why it is that they object to these plonker loyalists celebrating a battle hundreds of years ago in which a dutchman came over to NI and beat the English and they would be equally clueless.
It doesn't make sense these days but it doesn't matter. What it boils down to is tribalism in a raw form. We LITERALLY have people in this, the NEW MILLENNIUM, gathering round a big fire and chanting singing dancing and jeering. It's vaguely ridiculous and certainly backwards. It just doesn't sit well with modern thinking.
I object to the twelfth celebrations and am not afraid to say so, but not because of politics or religion. I object because of the dreadful mess it leaves. Speaking as a person who lives on one of the most "traditional routes" there is, I can tell you that the litter and smell of piss that is left behind after one of these parades is appalling. There were half eaten polystyrene trays of gravy chips being trodden underfoot all day and then left there.
Believe me, even if you were one of the most ardent supporters of the Orange Order you would be equally disgusted if you examined the scene afterwards. At any organised event in the open air, what is there always a huge queue for? That's right - the portacabin toilets. At the twelfth there are NO TOILETS!!! What does that mean? Piss everywhere. Last Wednesday I came down to my own front door to find two grown men (in polyester bright blue uniforms) pissing up against the glass on the door. From inside I could see the yellow streams running down the glass and I could see their "urine mechanisms" but they did not care - not one bit - they just carried on.
I object to THAT.
Labels: New Year, Northern Ireland, smithy
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 17, 2006
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Worth every penny...
Fred and I went to see SUPERMAN RETURNS yesterday (Sunday) at eleven in the morning!! (This being free on a Sunday is working out to be a very favourable idea...)I have to say that the opening titles were the best three minutes I have ever had in a cinema. The titles flashed and John Williams fantastic music roared around the cinema (rearranged slightly I think giving it even more impact). Other Fred (who is not normally susceptible to this kind of stuff) asked me if I had goosebumps watching it cos he had - so it must have been good.
The first time you see Superman in his cape doing his thing is sooooo cool - but maybe that's just me!
So today I have put the opening music up for you and you can listen to it by clicking HERE. If you don't get excited listening to this music then you are dead inside and should not go and see this film!! If you (like me) want to reach for the nearest blanket and tuck it into the back of your neck then GO GO GO and see this while it's at the cinema!! It's pure Kryptonite!!
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 17, 2006
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
Limerick Competition
I'm going to set a world-wide limerick competition. The subject matter is Nikki from Big Brother UK who is getting incredibly annoying. Please submit your limericks to me by e-mailing me by clicking here I will put them up at the end of the competition (closing date 17th July 2006)
Please use the format below:
There was a young lady called Nikki
Who was moany and generally picky.
blah blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!!
(Replace the blahs)
Labels: Big Brother, limericks
posted by Freddy @ Sunday, July 16, 2006
Comments: 2
Ripon Cathedral
Some of you know already that Melisma are are going to Ripon Cathedral this summer to sing services for a weekend as the guest choir. Above is a picture of Ripon Cathedral - I'm excited!!
posted by Freddy @ Sunday, July 16, 2006
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Friday, July 14, 2006
OrangeFest™
The Belfast OrangeFest™ is particularly well-known, often called "the greatest free show on earth". The celebrations draw many tourists to the city in addition to the celebrating locals for the parties and parades. Most tourists can be found within the Cathedral Quarter, especially Donegall Street.OrangeFest™ came to Belfast with the earliest OrangeMen™. Belfast developed new traditions, including marching bands, red-faced men in bowler hats, stunning transvestite show-girls and steel bands.
There are as many as 60 marching bands that have parades in the greater Belfast area. Officially, the OrangeFest™ season starts in the middle of May when the revellers begin to collect bits of old wood and manky sofas in large piles in disused carparks around the city. Most parades occur in the week leading up to OrangeFest™. Though each parade is unique, there are certain common ingredients: 1) a drag queen Christina Aguilera Lookie-likey Competition; 2) gaily colored floats, ridden by men in bowler hats, who throw various items, including bead necklaces (beads), doubloons with the orange emblems and often, that year's parade's theme, and assorted other fun items; 3) marching bands, usually from OrangeLodges™, but often other invited guest bands.
Particularly since the inception of the larger parade organizations, it has become fashionable to invite Hollywood and other celebrities to headline parades.
posted by ADMS @ Friday, July 14, 2006
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Schadenfreude
Just a tiny post today - I know everyone is off yesterday and today for the holidays so there will be no visits at all!!I would like you to listen to THIS song which defines perfectly one of my favourite words - Schadenfreude. If you do not know what Schadenfreude means, you should definately visit the link.
The sound clip is from a musical called Avenue Q which has opened fairly recently in London.
Later today, Smithy is going to put up a post explaining the Twelfth of July, or as it is called from this year on, ORANGEFEST. (They have rebranded it to make it more amenable to Cafliks.)
Labels: smithy
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 13, 2006
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
The MicrosoftPod... How might that look?
There you go...
posted by ADMS @ Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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How the "Microsoft iPod" Might Succeed
Apple may have an 80 percent share of the mobile media-player market, but that doesn't mean the iPod is unassailable.read more
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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Monday, July 10, 2006
Contributors
Some of you have been asking me how do you "contribute" a post to Fredordead.If you have been granted "contributor" status by FREDDY and your name is on the right hand side of my blog under "Contributors", then you can click on your own name and write a little article all of your own!! So long as you have logged on to blogger and ticked "stay logged in" then you should see a link to post!!
You can even put up your favourite picture of a dog or cat or even a small horse if you want!
If you need help with this please free to e-mail me by clicking HERE
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 10, 2006
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Debtors!!
I would be very interested to hear everyone's opinion on how to deal with someone who owes me some money! This person is a friend and has owed me quite a bit of money for over 5 months now. I have been trying to get in touch with him for a few weeks but he refuses to take my calls or answer my texts.What should I do?
Have any of you had this problem?
HELP!!!!!
posted by Anonymous @ Monday, July 10, 2006
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Happy at his work....
Morning all
Firstly I'd like to welcome Richard back to work after his hernia operation
He is now back at his desk and after speaking to him this morning I can confirm that he is delighted to be back.
"I was starting to get very depressed sitting at home all day, playing with my computer watching TV and DVD's and listening to music, together with playing my ORGAN. I am thrilled to be going back to work. When you think about it, work is just like a party that starts at 9 in the morning!!" He said this morning on the telephone.
Party on Richard!!
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posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 10, 2006
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Gordon's Slot...
"Phoar!! Baste me in butter till my skin goes crispy!!"Following on from my admission earlier on last week that I have indeed developed a "soft spot" for Gordon Ramsay, I thought I would share with you THIS ARTICLE which I found today in a British newspaper.
It describes life as a Commis Waiter (you serve the same food to everyone in no particular order as everyone is equal) in the Savoy Grill - Gordon's most prestigious restaurant.
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 10, 2006
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Friday, July 07, 2006
Super-Dawg
Let's get back to what this site is all about; namely Dogs!Here's SUPER-DAWG!!!
posted by ADMS @ Friday, July 07, 2006
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Extract from Radio Times article on Big Brother
See HERE for moreIt's day 50: we're around halfway through Big Brother 7. I'm still watching the show every single day, but at the moment it makes me feel rather low. This series feels much darker than previous ones. It's a bit less Love Island and a lot more Stanford Prison Experiment; although alarmingly, unlike that infamous 70s exploration into disorientation and paranoia, there doesn't seem to be anyone around to pull the plug.
I had a feeling of disquiet about BB7 from day 1 when Big Brother confiscated the housemates' suitcases, made Shahbaz and Lisa leaders, then broadcast their first diary-room visits to the entire house. Paranoia and bullying took grip almost immediately. After six days, Dawn had deteriorated from a proud, intelligent woman to a subdued, hollow-eyed shell.
Deprived of fresh clothes and deodorant and castigated by the others for BO, Dawn asked to leave many times. Eventually she was chucked out and nationally branded as "a cheat". Last thing I heard, she was on hunger strike, but by this point I was too caught up in Shahbazgate and the Lord-of-the-Flies hounding of Sam.
But what right do I have to moan? I still watch every day. I watched every day last week when visibly unhinged Lea sat in the diary room sobbing her heart out and muttering stuff like, "I can't see the point, there's no point…no-one is my friend, I have no friends."
However, the live eviction on Wednesday night crossed a new line for me. Love or hate Ash, I don't believe she was in any fit mental state to go back into the house from the diary room at 10pm. "I don't want to go in there," she said quite plainly through hysterical sobbing.
Unfortunately, this didn't fit in with the live TV schedule and Davina's links so Ash was ordered in. I think Davina's face said it all when the camera panned back to her to tie up the show: guilty discomfort.
She's quite a hard little piece is Ash, so within about three hours of being back in the dragon's den she was sort of OK-ish. We all saw her smile when the soft-voiced, nice-sounding producer cracked a joke. But, in my book, the whole thing was a mistake.
I'd like to see some laughter and friendship in the house now. Not this odious bullfrog masquerading as a woman, Jayne Kitt, who stirs things up at every opportunity. Jayne is infuriatingly vile. Gobby, belligerent and divisive.
She's one of those people who just mouths off all day long, spouting utter rubbish and making weak, bawdy jokes, which you're compelled through politeness to fake-laugh at. People like Jayne are the reason you should never ever book a last-minute dirt-cheap holiday to the Dominican Republic thinking: "Hey, how bad can it be?!"
Rest assured, someone equi-hideous to Jayne will be in your all-inclusive complex, getting her hair braided, telling loud, pointless stories about Bluewater and wetting herself during limbo night.
I'm sorry, Jayne, you're probably quite nice, you just remind me of a woman I once worked with so that's you judged, by me, who's so bloody perfect. That's what Big Brother does to us. It's like Grace Adams-Short who had the vast misfortune to remind me exactly of a girl called Alice who I went to Carlisle 22nd pack Brownies with in 1980 who was made sixer in Gnomes when I wanted the job. It still stings.
Jennie is still being lovely, but lovely like the very junior girls that work in my hairdressers are lovely. They twitter on for half an hour while washing my head, then when I come to pay I can't even tell which one to tip as they all look, sound and dress exactly the same to an old crone like me. Plus, I talked to all of them about how excited they were about going to Faliraki. (That's me going to end up with an eyebrow like Glyn next time I go.)
Michael is probably too clever to be in there. He's trying to second-guess what we all think; thus, Susie: "The posh lady is…erm, nice, yes, nice!" There's a bit of predictable antler bashing between him and Richard going on. "People think we should be friends cos we're both gay!" he huffs. It seems like how people perceive him is a huge sticking point. Ironically, the only person who has any issue with Michael being gay is Michael.
I hope Lea goes home tonight, mostly for the sake of her own mental health and secondly as she's a drag to watch. Lea Walker is a massively self-absorbed and destructive woman. Throughout all of her moans about how giving and caring she is towards other people, I've never quite been able to shake an image from the end of Lea Walker: Porn Uncovered on Men & Motors, the documentary about her fledgling porn career.
Just before the titles roll, Lea is mopping herself up after a hard day's filming. "So, Lea," says the documentary-maker, "That was your first porn film? What are you going to tell your friends and family?" "Eh?" says Lea, as if this is the first time she's ever thought about the repercussions on her son. "Well…I'll just tell 'em I made a porn film I suppose," she shrugs, "Or I'll just say I was out shopping."
It's logic like this that makes me impatient with Lea. Because, it wouldn't take a genius to work out the little lad would probably prefer to hear mum's gone to Iceland.
Has it all gone too far? Or, maybe, do I need to get some fresh air?
Labels: Big Brother, Grace Dent, richard
posted by Freddy @ Friday, July 07, 2006
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Announcement!!!
Great news I GOT THE JOB!!!!I start on August 1st so I will not be out of work and guess what?
IT'S MORE MONEY!!
Thanks everyone for all the messages of support etc.
MWAH!! FRED
posted by Freddy @ Friday, July 07, 2006
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
Thanks guys!
Thanks a million to all who rang or e-mailed or texted or put a message up here to enquire about my job interview - it was much appreciated.It was one of those interviews where you just don't know how it went - I came out dazed and couldn't really remember what I had said! I panicked all afternoon and was really concerned and just when I had nearly convinced myself that I was out of the running, the sales manager came round and told me that I had done a great job at about 5.45!! I was really glad I had stayed late otherwise I would probably be sitting here mouthing off about how all big companies are basically elitist bastards and that I was off to join a commune and eat rice (and pea) for the rest of my life.
Fortunately those hippy pricks can fuck off for a few years, I'm not going to need to learn to tie-dye just yet!!!
I shall keep you posted if I hear anything else.
Also just to inform you that OPERA IN THE PARK is happening Friday night in Botanic Gardens and I'm intending to go with Charles H who is home for the weekend so if anyone wants to bring a bottle and come along let me know - it's free and if it's a nice night it will be good crack!!
Meanwhile, I'd like to declare that I'm developing a bit of a ridiculous crush on GORDON RAMSAY. Does anyone have any advice?
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 06, 2006
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I think green and yellow together are a lovely colour combination.
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 06, 2006
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LOOK at me doing football jokes!!
Out on her royal yacht the queen was enjoying the sea air when she spied a man in the water off the port bow - clearly being menaced by a very large shark. Through her binoculars she could see it was Christian Ronaldo, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 20 foot shark!The queen ordered the captain to change course to try and save the poor man, but she knew the yachts top speed would never get them there in time.
At that exact moment a speedboat containing three men wearing white tops sped into view. One of the men took aim at the shark and fired a harpoon into its ribs, immobilising it instantly. The other two reached out and pulled Ronaldo from the water and, using long clubs, beat the shark to death.
They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious Ronaldo into the speedboat along with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat, when they heard frantic calling ....... It was the Queen calling them to the yacht.
On reaching yacht the Queen went into raptures about the rescue and said, "I'll give you a knighthood for your brave actions. I thought the England team would hate Ronaldo after the world cup. But I see that the England team are true heroes and should serve as a model for sportsmanship to other countries."
She knighted them and sailed away.
As she departed Rooney asked the others, "Who was that?!"
"That," Beckham answered, "was our Queen. She rules the Commonwealth and knows everything about our country."
"Well," Rooney replied, "she knows Fuck all about shark fishing. How's the bait holding up ?"
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 06, 2006
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Wish me luck!
I have a big interview today for a job I really really want so please feel free to leave me good luck messages. I will let y'all know how it goes!!!
Later!!!
posted by Freddy @ Thursday, July 06, 2006
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Careers who needs em!!
Tommy CooperSo I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up and he said
'You've been promoted.'And I swerved. And then he rang up a second time and said
'You've been promoted again.'And I swerved again. He rang up a third time and said
'You're managing director.'
And I went into a tree. And a policeman came up and said
'What happened to you?'
And I said
'I careered off the road.'
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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Things to make you go MMMMM
Today was so hot here in NI that I have been walking around my Apartment in Whitefred square in nothing but my underpants all night!! Christ!! What a vision that has conjured up for you all!! Fred in his crackers!!I had such a lovely lunch today in ZEN restaurant with SMITHY and I think I succeeded in boring him rigid for an hour or so. My boss let me have an extended lunch hour, so I made the most of it. Smithy had Sushi and I had something sweet and bland as I always do in Asian restaurants washed down with a few Gins - it was really very pleasant.
That pleasantness juxtaposes well with the unpleasantness I have been facing in work recently. Some of you already know that I was made redundant a few weeks ago and will finish the current role I have been working at by the end of July. In fact there were about 15 of us made redundant - an entire segment of workers. The high value customers managed here in Northern Ireland that our little unit looked after will now be looked after by a "Relationship Centre" in England.
There is a turn-up for the books! Imagine that - the supposition that England would somehow do a better job with our customers in our area than we would here on our own home turf. Lucky I'm not political or I might be drawing a few parallels at this point to historic Northern Ireland!!
I'm probably going to be OK - I've interviewed for a few roles and am hoping to get redeployed into another role. Don't worry about me at all - I'm honestly gonna be fine. Don't get me wrong - all these guys will all be fine in a few months but they are all really going through the shit right now - having to interview for roles (lesser roles than their own) so that they can be "redeployed", polishing up CV's filling out forms etc. It's hard to watch.
However imagine if you will a previously happy little team all sitting around trying valiantly to get through this situation STILL DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS when their heart is really not in it. It has caught my breath a few times to hear my colleagues continuing to show dedication and loyalty in the face of being shafted royally by their employer.
I say shafted and let me clarify. I am sure that someone somewhere has sat down and ploughed through the decision with many different factors in front of them - costs probably being the main one. That's not being shafted - shit happens.
Where I feel we are being shafted is not THE FACT that the decision was taken. The feeling of rectal intrusion stems solely from the fact that both the reasons for this decision, and the person / people responsible for taking the decision will NEVER EVER BE KNOWN by us here in Northern Ireland. Imagine that!!
Not only that, but our team of people are so loyal to the company that none of them have forced the issue or demanded any explanation or even asked who was behind it - they have all just accepted it like "civilised people" and are smiling through it (like idiots or like saints?) - so much so that one of the senior people who gave us the news actually THANKED us for being so understanding and taking it so well - what did he think we were going to do I wonder? Is it possible that this hench man is used to putting up more of a fight in the centres in England?
So I have come to the conclusion that it's the little people in life, the most gracious, the pacifiers who don't create a fuss or conflict - the people who accept their fate and get on with life. The nice ones. These are the people that oil the little wheels of our world and allow it to revolve freely.
The decision makers in the big cars behind the dark glass who can change people's lives but whose faces you don't have to see - they are the ones whose actions can jam the gears for society and THEY can only exist in partnership with the wheel oilers otherwise the system will all break down - correct? I really think that this situation is an analogy for what happens in the world between developing countries and the west. Our complacancy WILL come back to haunt us it's just a question of when.
Anyway sorry to get all depressing on y'all - just a little hiccup. Let's all get back to the internet, and television, and cinema, and the World Cup, and Big Brother, and having a relationship, and shopping, and having imaginary relationships on the side, and celebrity chefs, and buying a new house, and play stations, and having imaginary relationships on the side with celebrity chefs, and Cristiano Ronaldo and shopping on the internet for a relationship - Lets get back to all these things that distract us from grim realities of life - why not!! I will be tomorrow so I can't preach!!!
One thing has changed though - I'm not going to respect "bigger higher up" any more. I'm going to protest.
Perhaps I'll burn my Calvin Clein pants....
Labels: Big Brother, Northern Ireland, smithy
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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Hogan - The saga finishes
You will all be delighted to know that HOGAN WON!!!!
CLAIR has given me this message for all who voted for him:
"My darling voters. Hogan is a VARY cute boy and I am VARY grateful to you all for voting for him and making him June 2006 Dogue De Bordeaux UK!!
Hogan is gorgeous and my wee puppy has hip dyplasia, he is going into doggy hospital on Friday for a Triple Pelvic Osteotomy so he will not be very well for a few weeks!!! Wish him luck!!"
Labels: clair gunning stitt
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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Richard Campbell
Want to know more about Our Richard? Click this linkLabels: richard
posted by Freddy @ Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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Tuesday, July 04, 2006
The England Team!!
CLICK HERE to see the latest picture of the England Team making their return journey from the World Cup tour in Germany
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 04, 2006
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Hogan
Congratulations people - LISA AND I DID IT FOR HOGAN!!! (In an amazing Ireland / New Zealand partnership - have we made history???)Hogan looks fairly set to become number one Bogue de Bordeaux in the UK for June!! A kind of doggie pin-up!! You can vote for him again today if you like - it allows you to vote once a day as it turns out.
And now a little vote of my own!! On the right there is a link for Diarist.net - the one that says VOTE FOR FREDORDEAD - Click Here!!
Please click it every time you come here - It would mean the world to me.
FredOrDead is currently no 10 and I want to be number one just once!
If you can turn a dog into a superstar overnight then you can do the same for me.....
Labels: Lisa
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, July 04, 2006
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Monday, July 03, 2006
Cheers Lisa!!
Big thanks to Lisa who has pushed Hogan over the edge thanks to half of New Zealand!!!Visit her site for all the info!!
Cheers Lisa,Clair and Hogan both send you a big slobbery jowly kiss!!!
Labels: Lisa
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 03, 2006
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A dog is not just for life...
It's for Christmas!
These dogs belong to my former boss Klaus Heymann, who photographed them for his Christmas card a couple of years ago...
Cue choruses of "aaaah!" or "eeeuuurgh!" as you see fit...
posted by ADMS @ Monday, July 03, 2006
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Talking of Dogs...
Fiona and Richard sent me this lovely pic of three dogs.There - noone can say I haven't done my bit for the dog community.
It may interest you to know that Fred's own dog, "Dicknose" is in good health and Fred and I can be regularly heard talking about him at parties all over Northern Ireland...
Labels: Northern Ireland, richard
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 03, 2006
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Hogan
As some of you know, my friend Clair's dog is called HOGAN and he is in an online competition which can be found by clicking HERE.
Could you all please vote for him as he is really gorgeous. He currently has 9% of the votes so he needs a big boost!!
**** UPDATE *****
Hogan is now in second place with 28% of the votes and needs 5 more votes to be in first!! COME ON PEOPLE LET'S GET THE WEE DOG UP THERE!!! The competition closes tomorrow!
posted by Freddy @ Monday, July 03, 2006
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Sunday, July 02, 2006
My new fav band
I have a new favourite Album. I'm not saying who they are but listen to this clip and then you can tell me. They are really really good singers and the orchestrations are fab.
posted by Freddy @ Sunday, July 02, 2006
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Saturday, July 01, 2006
The Cinema Dublin Road
It may interest you to know what is happening at DUBLIN ROAD CINEMA - if anyone wants to take me to the cinema any night of the week they are welcome to. I love the cinema I do.
I think I should organise a FREDORDEAD night out at SUPERMAN once it comes out on the 14th July. And then after that we should all come to a Superman Returns party at my house!!!
Any takers?
posted by Freddy @ Saturday, July 01, 2006
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