#Andy Dunlop

[annabelle0709]

Whenever I'm sad, I'll look at these photos

And then things will be a little bit easier for me

[belovedindierock]

See you in San Francisco 11/04/2022

[nofatclips]

Casualties of Cool, live for Dunlop Sessions

Mountaintop

Bones

Forgive Me

[alumi-san]

Nickelodeon life action series characters genderbend

ICarl

Carl Shay

Sam Puckett

Freda Benson

Spencer Shay

Gabby Gibson

Viktorius

Viktor "Vik" Vega

Andrea Harris

Cayter "Cat" Valentine

Jade West

Becca Oliver

Ruby Shapiro

Trey Vega

Roxy Powers

Sindee Van Cleef

Sam & Cat

Dice Corleone

Guida Merr "Gumerr"

Nonno

Big Time Rush

Kandie Knight

Jamie Diamond

Carla Garcia

Londa Mitchell

Kade Knight

Kel Wainwright

Gustava Rocqué

The Haunted Hathaways

Michael Hathaway

Tyler Hathaway

Frank Hathaway

Reina Preston

Mille Preston

Luise Preston

The Thundermans

Phoebus Thunderman

Max Thunderman

Norman Thunderman

Billie Thunderman

Harriet Thunderman

Barak Thunderman

Cole Thunderman

Dr. Arthuretta Colosso

Every Wizard Way

Emmett Alonso

Daniella Miller

Madison Van Pelt

Andy Cruz

Diega Rueda

Kaden Rice

Sonny Johnson

Jaxine Novoa

Mio Black

Tonia Myers

Macy Davis

Lilian

Jesse Novoa

Henri Denger

Henri Hart

Reina Womanchester

Charles Page

Juniper Dunlop

Peter Hart

Scharlane Schwartz

Danger Force

Bree O'Brian

Mike Macklin

Chepe De Silva

Mille Macklin

Nikki, Rikki, Mikki & Don

Nikki Harper

Rikki Harper

Mikki Harper

Don Harper

Tori Harper

Andrew Harper

Mai Valentine

Game Shakers

Barbaro "Bebe" Carano

Kenzie Bell

Grover Georgia Griffin (Triple G)

Hudson Gimble

Gail Griffin (Double G)

Hunter Street

Anakin Hunter

Sally Hunter

Daniella Hunter

Terry Hunter

Max Hunter

Jackie Hunter

Evan Hunter

Olivia

Kade Hunter

Erika Hunter

Dory Peters

[scotianostra]

The actor Peter Blake was born on December 8th 1948 in Selkirk.

Unless you are a fan of the John Sullivan comedy, Dear John, you might not have heard of Peter Blake. Peter described himself as “the man who was nearly famous three times”, those occasions being for the sitcoms Dear John and Agony and a series of TV advertisements for Pepsi in the mid-1970s.

Born as John Beattie Dempsey his parents must have been proud Scots, they always referred to him as Ian. For those that are unaware Ian is the Scottish Gaelic term for John in return he termed them “a Border Maiden” and “a Scottish Soldier”.

Although the family moved south to Worcestershire when he was young, they returned home often on visits, most often during the Selkirk Common Riding in June.

After failing to make it as pop star Blake trained at what is now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow, he made his debut in Frank Dunlop’s production of The Winter’s Tale at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, in 1966). Three years later saw him as a “Stage Manager – not a part!” in strip clubs in Soho, before an Amsterdam production of Hair led to its West End version at the Shaftesbury. Pharaoh in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, followed, he was however most well known on stage for playing Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show over a thousand times between 1975 and 1994.

While his bread and butter was on the stage Peter made appearances in some well known shows through the years including, in the 70's Minder, Shoestring and Z Cars, he was also in all episodes of the Sitcom Agony as smarmy radio disc jockey Andy Evol. During the 80's he was in Murphy's Mob, Shine on Harvey Moon and Just Good Friends, it was also in the 80's he appeared in one of my fave sitcoms, Dear John as the resplendent Kirk St Moritz, dressed in white suit, big collars and golden medallion.

During the 90's he was in four episodes of the Scottish sitcom City Lights with the late great Gerard Kelly, as well as several episodes of Smith and Jones, in the new millenium, like every other self respected Scottish actor, he was in Taggart as well as the Bill and four episodes of Eastenders. Peter also appeared and sang in an advert for Pepsi Cola.

Peter Blake passed away on July 21st 2018 aged 69.

[littlehen]

Top 5 books from your childhood/ adolescence, for the ask game

Here are some of my favourites from when I was a child.

The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson: X - Andy’s parents get divorced and she ends up living half the time with her mum's new family and half with her dad's. I didn't read many Jacqueline Wilson stories when I was a kid and from what I've heard, this is one of the less sad ones. Still a lot of relatable childhood emotional upheaval, with convincing characters and a neat conclusion. Andy always carries a toy rabbit with her, and when Radish goes missing, the bottom falls out of Andy’s world for a while, which I could fully understand. I had it on audiobook read beautifully by Lesley Dunlop.

The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith: X - Harmony’s uncle gives her a 50p piece that grants wishes. He sets her a treasure hunt/quiz to figure out how the magic works (spoiler: you rub the queen's nose). The 50p described was an old 1973 coin with nine interlinked hands, which represented the nine countries of the EEC. There were still some of these knocking around when I was little so whenever I got one, I tried rubbing it but I never found one that granted wishes. Our heroine loves animals and can't really relate to people until she's decided what animal they would be, which was a really fun aspect of this one.

Pongwiffy: A Witch of Dirty Habits by Kaye Umansky: X - Pongwiffy is a funny, filthy witch who lives on a rubbish dump. Her familiar is a badly-behaved thug of a hamster. She has a prissy best friend who despairs of her stinky ways. Just good fun, anarchic stories about naughty witches, which probably set me up to fall for the Msses Weatherwax and Ogg a bit later. A few years ago I met Kaye Umansky at a book festival and I was so awed to meet the creator of Pongwiffy. She was very gracious.

The Bear Nobody Wanted by Janet and Allan Ahlberg: X - A teddy bear learns to be happy when he gets over his own pride. This was a charming story set during WW2. The book tells us that toys get their personalities from their outward appearance. (In retrospect this is a bit problematic, but go with it.) This bear comes off the factory line with a slightly supercilious expression, making him not quite loveable, so he gets thrown in the reject bin. He goes through a series of adventures and owners. The more bashed about he becomes, the more his nature softens. Finally after being gnawed by a dog, strapped to the front of a dustcart, bombed in the Blitz, and repaired by a kind lady in a toy hospital – he ends up with a kind expression, a kinder heart, and a home to call his own.

Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer: X - On her first night in boarding school, Charlotte goes to sleep and wakes up 40 years earlier in 1918, and finds everyone is calling her Clare. Meanwhile, Clare has woken up in Charlotte's time. Charlotte and Clare spend alternating nights in each other's lives, until one night Charlotte gets trapped in 1918 and then spends several weeks there with Clare's little sister, the only one to know her secret. Can the girls get back to their own times? This is a genuinely haunting book that poses sophisticated questions about identity, dreams and memory. Charlotte even starts to doubt herself and forget who she really is. I recently read this as an adult and I enjoyed it so much. In the same vein of 'child slips through time during the night' as the more famous Tom's Midnight Garden and Stig of the Dump. (Fun fact, The Cure wrote a gloomy song inspired by this book.)

ALSO: I'd recommend Bookworm by Lucy Mangan: X for a lovely and funny memoir of childhood reading.

[ancruzans-blog]

 El niño sin nombre, de Travis.

Hoy he rebuscado por mi discografía en a la caza de esos grupos de música “indie” que tanto me gustan, lo descubro, y me he dado de narices con una joyita de hace unos años obra de unos chavales escoceses que realmente hacían unas interpretaciones deliciosas. Me refiero a Fran Healy, quien pone la voz y toca la guitarra acústica, Andy Dunlop, que acompaña en los coros y colabora con la guitarra y…

[galleriesmagazine]

#NewArtShow 18-03-23 - Fidra Fine Art - Rosemary Beaton - Bird Of Paradise, Pollenca FIDRA FINE ART 7-8 Stanley Road, Gullane, East Lothian EH31 2AD Spring Exhibition. Mar 18-Apr 30. Rosemary Beaton, George Birrell, Georgina Bown, Davy Brown, Nicola Carberry, June Carey, Carol Dewart, Matthew Draper, Alison Dunlop, Michael Durning, Andy Heald, John Johnstone, Ged Lerpiniere, Neil Macdonald, Stephen Mangan, Alice McMurrough, Heather Nevay, Alastair Strachan, Peter Thomson & Helen Wilson. Tue-Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 t 01620 249389 e-m alan@fidrafineart.co.uk  fidrafineart  @fidrafineart  FidraFineArt web www.fidrafineart.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7AGbfo5UQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[annabelle0709]

[fuckyeahfranhealy]

How can you not absolutely love them 😍

[homeisanywhereyoustay]

BLESSED

I think this is one of my favourite records from all times 

[thejohnfleming]

ECCENTRIVIA: Man killed by own cock, penile routing and Mother's Day

ECCENTRIVIA: Man killed by own cock, penile routing and Mother’s Day

In my last blog, I mentioned that a 9-year-old of my acquaintance in London had adopted a kākāpō called Ralph in New Zealand. These are quirky, large, flightless, nocturnal parrots, not all called Ralph. They have a reported lifespan of up to 100 years. Over that period, they learn a trick or too. My blog mention got this comment from a reader: “I was in New Zealand a few years ago and took a…

[thegirlwho]

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Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was seventeen? Why does it always rain on me? Even when the sun is shinning I can't avoid the lightning Oh, where did the blue sky go? Oh why is it raining so? It's so cold

When this album came out I was, in fact, seventeen. I can’t remember if I had lied or not, but probably because it kept raining on me. The year was 1999 and even though I wouldn’t discover the band as such until a year later, this album changed my life.

The following decade was the hardest time of my life. Battling major depression, on top another handful of mental disorders that went undiagnosed until many years later, truly made those years hell. Struggling between finding the will to stay alive and trying to find joy in life if I was to continue. I dropped out of school and my social life as I knew it slowly died. Apart from my sweet kitty cat, I had nothing to really live for other than spending my days online and chain smoking. This was long before the days of social media.

Back then they still showed nothing but music videos on MTV (does MTV still exist anyway?) and one day Why Does It Always Rain On Me? came on. I wish I could describe what I felt the first time I heard it and witnessed the beauty of the music video. That song and all of Travis’ music I would slowly discover afterwards changed my life. It made me feel less alone, like I had some constant company with me in Travis’ beautifully haunting melodies and lyrics every time I would listen to them.

Today, The Man Who turns 21. Travis has been in my life for 20 out of those 21 years, and to this day they remain my favorite band who I’ve had the luck to watch live twice and meet in person once (briefly). It’s both unnerving yet comforting that even though a lot of people can recognize some of their songs, unless you’re in the UK most people doesn’t know who they are. Everyone fucking should, but at the same time, I love that they are my little secret, to an extent.

I’m now much older, a tiny bit wiser and in a much better place, but Travis are still a constant in my life. Forever a reminder of things I have been through and also of the way things have gotten better, and I will always love them for giving me the gift of their beautiful music. Something I can listen to during both highs and lows that I still go through.

Happy 21st birthday to this incredibly beautiful album that got me through the toughest years of my life, and continues to make my day, as well as all of Travis’ music ever since. The Girl Who loves you forever.  🎈

[scotianostra]

The actor Peter Blake was born on December 8th in Selkirk.

Unless you are a fan of the John Sullivan comedy, Dear John, you might not have heard of Peter Blake. Peter described himself as “the man who was nearly famous three times”, those occasions being for the sitcoms Dear John and Agony and a series of TV advertisements for Pepsi in the mid-1970s.

Born as John Beattie Dempsey his parents must have been proud Scots, they always referred to him as Ian. For those that are unaware Ian is the Scottish Gaelic term for John in return he termed them “a Border Maiden” and “a Scottish Soldier”.

Although the family moved south to Worcestershire when he was young, they returned home often on visits, most often during the Selkirk Common Riding in June.

After failing to make it as pop star Blake trained at what is now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow, he made his debut in Frank Dunlop’s production of The Winter’s Tale at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, in 1966). Three years later saw him as a “Stage Manager – not a part!” in strip clubs in Soho, before an Amsterdam production of Hair led to its West End version at the Shaftesbury. Pharaoh in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, followed, he was however most well known on stage for playing Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show over a thousand times between 1975 and 1994

While his bread and butter was on the stage Peter made appearances in some well known shows through the years including, in the 70’s Minder, The Professionals, Shoestring and Z Cars, he was also in all episodes of the Sitcom Agony as smarmy radio disc jockey Andy Evol. During the 80’s he was in Murphy’s Mob, Shine on Harvey Moon and Just Good Friends, it was also in the 80’s he appeared in one of my fave sitcoms, Dear John as the resplendent Kirk St Moritz, dressed in white suit, big collars and golden medallion. During the 90’s he was in four episodes of the Scottish sitcom City Lights with the late great Gerard Kelly, as well as several episodes of Smith and Jones, in the new millenium, like every other self respected Scottish actor, he was in Taggart as well as the Bill and four episodes of Eastenders.

Peter Blake passed away on 21st July 2018 aged 69.

[mitjalovse]

Which set of musicians exemplify the period from the late nineties to the noughts the most? Opinions may vary regarding this, though my vote goes to Travis, because The Man Who became a founding docment for a variety of rocke in the era of the noughts. They continue to function as a working unit, yet their latest records don't wallow in an empty nostalgia. For instance, you can tell from their current, Everything At Once, that they do follow up the modern directions of the idiom. However, I fear they suffer the fate of Keane, i.e. no one's willing to check them, they are taken for granted despite the underappreciated greatness of their later pieces. I mean, the tune in the link, which closes the LP, provides us with them at one of their most uplifting.

[infinitemovielist]