@RickiTarr I once saw Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein in the cinema, complete with his introduction to it. You could tell half the audience knew the jokes before they arrived- but it was a lovely experience
@RickiTarr my 2 children watched Blazing Saddles recently. The theatre studies student was mildly amused until the Hollywood song and dance sequence, which knocked them flat
@RickiTarr two of Bill Forsyth's gentle comedies. I watched Gregory's Girl with my wife recently. She hadn't seen it and loved it. I also rewatched, for the first time in years, Local Hero- I'd forgotten how good the young Peter Capaldi was in that
A question to start today: Why is constructing the building on the left be VAT-free, while renovating the historic building on the right and converting it to a new purpose is not? To me, this is completely the wrong way round and such tax rules are undoubtedly contributing to what seems to be the rapidly-accelerating loss of our built heritage.
@thisismyglasgow a bugbear of mine for years. If you have a historic church, you have to pay VAT and then claim it back. If we were really interested in our historic buildings- and, for that matter, if public policy was serious about the environmental crisis- we would abolish VAT for repairs
This building at 35 Whitefield Road in the Ibrox area of Glasgow has always struck me as being potentially interesting, but rather frustratingly, I've never been able to work out its original purpose.
Last nights #Ukraine rocket attack on Port Kavkaz is interesting, because most media describe it as simply located “in Krasnodar krai”, which is technically correct - but Port Kavkaz is literally located in the Kerch strait, not far (around 15 km) from the #Russia Kerch Bridge (the orange dot on the map).
If Ukraine “Neptun” rockets were able to reach fuel depots in Port Kavkaz, they were also able to reach the bridge - yet, they decided the port is a higher value target. And it also indicates the Russian air defense in the area is severely depleted, because only a few days ago Ukraine was able to hit Russian ships and ferries in the same area.
@kravietz I was wondering yesterday why the ferries were still in use, and not merely kept in reserve in case the bridge is damaged. I wonder if the Russians are sending all their fuel via the train ferries in case of sabotage? Certainly, the entire route now seems vulnerable
Saint Mungo gazing out across Pollokshaws Road from Saint Ninian's Church in Glasgow, with the fish with the ring in its mouth below him, and the remains of a tram rosette (used to support electrical wires for Glasgow's tram system) just to his left. I've often wondered what people made of these being attached to churches when they were first installed at the end of the 19th Century.
Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:
@RickiTarr maybe not quite what you're looking for, but I remember seeing Jessye Norman sing the Marseilles at the Place de la Concorde on the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, and it still gives me goosebumps! https://youtu.be/1QQ2k3UpHwQ?feature=shared
@RickiTarr@wendinoakland I knew this tune from childhood, as it was the theme tune for a long running BBC TV film review programme. But I've only recently learned the story of the words and music. And this is a magnificent interpretation of it https://youtu.be/vq3sdF0YXkM?feature=shared