#24 February 2023

[louisupdates]

Louis’ quotes from The Times article: Louis Tomlinson: ‘When One Direction split I was mortified and bitter. It felt like another loss’

The singer on life after the boy band, grieving his mother and sister, and why he would ‘be up for’ a reunion, as he releases a film (24.2.23)

I’ve always had a problem with ‘ego’, and I’ve always been worried about being one of those people in the public eye who just loses all sense of reality, and becomes an arsehole. I’m from Doncaster.

If someone does come up after an hour to ask for a selfie, I won’t say no and I won’t run away, especially if I’m three pints deep!

With this job, there’s so much room for overthinking, you know? Someone from the record label will tell you they like your stuff, but you find yourself thinking: yeah, but do they? It’s the fans that help you really believe in yourself.

I do miss the boys, and I do definitely miss being one of the five, but I like doing my own thing too. It was time.

This is a confidence game for anyone, and there’s been plenty of moments of vulnerability throughout the entire process.

Only Harry knows what he means there. It’s hard to speculate. But we all came from relatively humble beginnings, and now we are where we are.

Some of the things that have happened recently have been quite drastic, yeah, but then so much in my life seems to have been pretty extreme, one way or the other. There’ve been challenging times, definitely. It’s funny, but I couldn’t even tell you how many years ago my mum passed, I just blank it out. But for the first 18 months, I’d take any form of bad luck personally. I’d feel every tiny thing. But now I genuinely feel I’ve come out the other side. I feel more empathy for everything and everyone these days.

It was mostly amicable. Simon always had my best interests at heart, and I liked him. He had his faults of course, like all of us, but it was always inevitable I’d have to go off and do my own thing.

[Being able to write with artists rather than songwriters] was a big difference, huge. These are people who live and breathe music. It’s the first time I felt really comfortable doing my own stuff, you know?

When I was in the band, working with professional songwriters whose entire aim was to write the hit single, they’d tell me that singing in my natural accent wasn’t commercial. Sorry, but what a shit idea. Who wants to sound like everybody else? I dumbed down a little bit in the band, because you do, but I’ve learnt who I am now.

Well, being a role model for one. I never wanted that. I always had to worry whether it was OK if, say, I was seen here or if I could get away with smoking a joint there, before concluding: hmm, probably not. But I never wanted to be the perfect pop star, especially in the climate of Instagram. I don’t want to put an artificial world out there. I think it’s important that people see your scars, your flaws.

When One Direction split up, I was mortified, I was absolutely gutted. I was a bit bitter, I suppose, because it just felt like another loss to me. But I’ve a better understanding of things now, and there’s not as much anger. It is what it is. Getting back together at some point is hard to imagine right now, but I’d be surprised if we lived out our lives and didn’t have a moment where we had a reunion, or whatever you want to call it. I’d be up for that.

Well, it’s not a surprise is it? We were always aware that Harry fit that mould, and it’s been an amazing thing to watch. Envy? At the start maybe, when I was trying to find my feet, but it’s never healthy to cross-reference your own success with others, is it? These days I’m learning to elevate myself in those moments when I have to. I didn’t know how to do that before, but now? Now I know I fucking can.

[brian-in-finance]

Twitter from Outlander Scottish Style on Facebook

Remember Season 7’s wrap party?

[sunshineandlyrics]

Louis is mentioned in the Doncaster walk down memory lane, 24 February 2023 x

[spnisthewayoflife]

Even though we were all told January.... We finally have a date for the new @radiocomusic album!!!! 24th of February can't come quick enough!!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CoDfnaAhjUV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rabbitcruiser]

Friday Fish Fry Day

Friday Fish Fry Day is a celebration of the Friday night fish fry, a  Midwest tradition. It takes place each year on the first Friday of Lent  and is celebrated in Wisconsin, in the Midwest, in the United States,  and around the world. On many Friday nights, family and friends gather  together for fish frys at establishments like restaurants and bars, and  that is what Friday Fish Fry Day is about. It is a time to enjoy food,  to make memories, to build relationships, and to support local  businesses. The day was created by Friday fish fry aficionado Caleb  Westphal, who had eaten over 370 consecutive Friday night fish frys at the time of the holiday's first celebration.

A Brandy Old Fashioned—or, in the case of the young, a Kiddie Cocktail—is often enjoyed before eating a fish fry, and a cup of New England Clam Chowder  sometimes precedes the meal as well. A fish fry consists of either  beer-battered or breaded deep-fried fish. Common species used for fish  frys are cod, pollock, haddock, catfish, smelt, perch, walleye, and  bluegill. A combo platter or all-you-can-eat fish option may be on the  menu, and the fish is regularly eaten with tartar sauce. Fish frys also usually come with a choice of potato—most often french fries or potato pancakes—coleslaw, and rye bread.

Friday night fish frys are particularly common in Wisconsin, where  they are a year-round tradition. There they are found in taverns,  restaurants, supper clubs, church basements, bowling alleys, and beer  gardens, and at fraternal organizations and social clubs. The Friday  night fish fry tradition cuts across class, geographic, and political  lines, making it a shared experience that has the potentiality to help  people break down barriers and build a better world. In high-end  restaurants and neighborhood dive bars, the fish fry is reasonably  priced and reigns on Friday night. In downtown urban centers and along  country backroads, the fish fry reigns on Friday night. In Red  Republican households and Blue Democrat households, the fish fry reigns  on Friday night.

Three main factors came together to make Wisconsin the Friday night  fish fry capital. First, a large German Catholic population from Europe  settled the state in the nineteenth century. At the time, they were  required by the church to abstain from warm-blooded meat on every Friday  of the year. They made fish their cold-blooded meat of choice. Church  changes came in the twentieth century, which stipulated that  warm-blooded meat only had to be avoided during Ash Wednesday  and Fridays during Lent. This is why fish frys are particularly popular  during Lent today, and why the first Friday of Lent was chosen as the  date for Friday Fish Fry Day.

The second main factor that helped make Wisconsin the Friday night fish fry capital is beer.  For one, fried fish is often beer-battered, and the state was known for  brewing beer. Breweries like Pabst, Miller, Schlitz, and Blatz were all  headquartered in Milwaukee. For another, many taverns began selling  fried fish during Prohibition,  to bring in customers and stay afloat since they could no longer sell  beer. Fried fish also provided a good cover for the beer that was often  sold under the table. It was during this era, in the 1920s and '30s,  that the Friday night fish fry in Wisconsin really began to take hold.

The third main factor that helped make Wisconsin the Friday night  fish fry capital is the abundance of lakes and fish. Not only does  Wisconsin have many inland lakes, but it is bordered on the east by Lake  Michigan, and part of its northern border is along Lake Superior.  Together, these waters provided Wisconsinites with plenty of freshwater  fish for their Friday ritual. The synergy between these three factors  made the ascension of the Friday night fish fry in the state a natural  occurrence. But Friday night fish frys are not limited to the state, and  neither is Friday Fish Fry Day, which is celebrated all around the  world today!

How to Observe Friday Fish Fry Day

Enjoy  a Friday night fish fry with family and friends at a local eating  establishment! If you happen to be in Wisconsin, you could have your  fish fry at one of the best places to get one in the Madison or Milwaukee areas. If you are unable to dine in-person, pick up a fish fry to take home or make your own. ��Make sure to share a photo of your fish fry on social media along with  the name of the place you got it from and the hashtag #FridayFishFryDay!  When you are finished eating, you could watch a documentary such as We're Here for a Fish Fry! or Fish Fry Night Milwaukee.

If you are unable to dine in-person, pick up a fish fry to take home or make your own. When you are finished eating, you could watch a documentary such as We're Here for a Fish Fry! or Fish Fry Night Milwaukee. Finally, you could donate to Feeding America in the spirit of "buying dinner" for a neighbor in need, and then vote for your favorite fish fry establishment and be entered to win a Korbel prize pack.

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Dogstomp #2977 - February 24th

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[callmebrycelee]

HAPPY 34TH BIRTHDAY, DANIEL KALUUYA!!!

[louisupdates]

Promotional poster for AOTV at the Cinepolis in Natal, Brazil (24.2.23)

[brian-in-finance]

Video 📹 from Twitter

Wee Jude’s first announcement per BIF Video 📹

Remember… a survey by language learning app Babbel has revealed that the Northern Irish accent is “most desired” and “most fun”… it comes as no surprise that most people across the UK wish their current spouse had or hope their future spouse has a Northern Irish accent.

Quote source: Ireland Before You Die

[sunshineandlyrics]

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[royalarchivist]

Phil: *Reading chat* "Favorite build in the Hardcore world?" Umm. I'm always torn between Chaos Caverns from Season 2, Sky Cities from Season 2, Endlantis, and Flowerfall from Season 4. So I'm like, I can't decide dude. I love them all. They were so fun to do, and I was so proud when I finished them. Yeah. Can't decide. I can't just pick a number 1, it's like tryin'— trying to pick a favorite child.

*leans into the mic* Heh, Techno.

Trying to pick a favorite child is impossible. *leans into the mic* It's Techno.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Tartar Sauce Day

French fries with ketchup. Chicken wings with barbecue sauce. And fish with tartar sauce. These pairings of food with sauces are classics that just about anyone will love. And today is the day to celebrate the sauce.

Specifically, it’s National Tartar Sauce Day! So get ready to grab some seafood and pile on the tartar sauce!

History of National Tartar Sauce Day

While National Tartar Sauce Day is a fairly recent celebration, it has roots that go back to approximately 1400 years ago. When Pope St. Gregory declared that people should abstain from eating meat on Fridays, the people started eating fish, instead, since it wasn’t considered to be flesh. The significance of Friday is that the Christian tradition believes that Jesus Christ died on a Friday.

In the 1960s, the rules changed a bit and many people of the Catholic tradition began abstaining from meat on Fridays only during the Lenten season. Lent is the period of time that falls 40 days (not counting Sundays) prior to Easter. Many people still continue this tradition of eating fish on Fridays during Lent.

And of course, with the tradition of eating fish regularly often comes the delicious addition of tartar sauce!

National Tartar Sauce Day was founded in 2017 by Frisch’s Big Boy, a chain of classic restaurants in the American Midwest. The restaurant established the day in celebration of the sauce that pairs so well with fish, which is eaten in larger quantities during this time of year.

In fact, National Tartar Sauce Day is a rolling holiday that follows the religious calendar and always falls on the first Friday of Lent, either in late February or early March. So get ready to enjoy some seafood because it’s time to celebrate National Tartar Sauce Day!

How to Celebrate National Tartar Sauce Day

Get involved with celebrating National Tartar Sauce Day with some of these fun ideas:

Order Up Some Fish with Tartar Sauce

Of course, the best way to pay heed to National Tartar Sauce Day is to enjoy some with a serving of fish. Head out to a restaurant that serves seafood, like Frisch’s Big Boy, for instance, and order up a plate of fish with tartar sauce. Even McDonald’s serves its Filet-O-Fish sandwich with a portion of tartar sauce on the bun!

Try Making Tartar Sauce at Home

Those who are feeding a family or who just prefer to eat at home might want to have their own fish fry on National Tartar Sauce Day! And what is the best thing to serve with that fish? Well, it’s the sauce, of course!

Making tartar sauce at home actually isn’t very difficult at all and only requires a few ingredients. The main base is mayonnaise with a few other ingredients, like mustard, sweet pickle relish and lemon juice. For additional flavor, some people might prefer to add a dash of Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, black pepper or capers.

Pile the tartar sauce high on the plates, right next to the fish, and watch the family dig in!

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February 24, 2023

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February 24, 2023 (via Jade’s Instagram Story)