Author Archives: Patrick

An Extract from ‘The Truth about Madeleine’

Posted on 21 September 2009 by Patrick

Barney Westlake hadn’t expected to walk into another relationship quite so soon. In fact, his presence in Scotland and particularly his arrival in Largs was to forget Madeleine. That was some hell of an affair! He was sure to this … Continue reading →

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Some Noel Coward Quotes…

Posted on 18 September 2009 by Patrick

“I believe that life is for living, don’t you? …It’s difficult to know what else one could do with it.” “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” An actress friend once said to … Continue reading →

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Early Ford…

Posted on 14 September 2009 by Patrick

This 1938 Ford caught Robert’s camera eye, as he took to foot on the streets of London recently.

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Red Bull Reflection…

Posted on 13 September 2009 by Patrick

Robert Morey continues his travels around The Capital… and took this Red Bull Ad in a querky mirror reflection. Well done Robbie.. ‘My Girls’ love a Red Bull with a whisky chaser!

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The Aerated Bread Company…

Posted on 11 September 2009 by Patrick

The Aerated Bread Company started life in 1862 as an Islington Bakers of fine healthy, additive-free bread, and within two years opened the first of 250 ABC self-service Tea Shops. In the late Victorian period – an ABC tea room was … Continue reading →

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Amos ‘n’ Andy… ‘Check and Double Check’

Posted on 7 September 2009 by Patrick

This 1930 RKO offering would raise a few eyebrows these days! Based on a popular radio show, it soon ran into problems in bringing it to the screen. It features the exploits of two black guys, well enough on radio… … Continue reading →

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London Routemaster Bus…

Posted on 6 September 2009 by Patrick

I’m not quite sure why Robert sent me this picture of a dissappearing London Routemaster Bus – Perhaps, there is something symbolic! Anyway, he and Jeanette are here for Dinner this week… So I’ll make a point of asking.

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On the Whisky Trail…

Posted on 30 August 2009 by Patrick

The Glenlivet… Glenfarclas…. Glenfiddich… Cragganmore… Macallan…. Lagavulin… Taliskar… Aberlour… Tomintoul…. Dispite Tartan and an over abundance of Sainsbury’s obsession with Haggis and Shortbread… Scotland’s best outgoing product, aside from wandering Scots… Is Scotch Whisky! Thought to have been introduced into The Highlands … Continue reading →

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Isle of the Dead… 1945

Posted on 26 August 2009 by Patrick

Vorvolaka… This nightmare vampire was very much on the minds of the people in the time when Greece fought her war of 1912…A classy screenplay from RKO which features Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helen Thimig, and Jason … Continue reading →

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Kiss Me Deadly… 1955

Posted on 21 August 2009 by Patrick

It was under the creative direction of Robert Aldrich that Mickey Spillane’s novel came to life staring Ralph Meeker and Maxine Cooper. The film is often considered a classic of The Noir Genre and Ralph Meeker’s portrayal of private detective Mike Hammer became … Continue reading →

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