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Jeans On · David Dundas  (1976)

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MY HOUSE OF CHROME WHERE I AM REBORN

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David Collins and Shane Dundas at the UK premiere of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’

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Withnail And I (Original Soundtrack Recording)

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The Restoration of the Royal East India Volunteers Flags

The British Library is celebrating the completion of a four-year project to conserve two unique but badly degraded silk flags dating from the 1790s.

The flags are a set of colours belonging to the Royal East India Volunteers formed by the East India Company in London during the French Wars to protect East India House and the Company warehouses ‘against hazard from insurrections and tumults’ and to assist the City government in times of disorder. 

The REIV were embodied at two separate periods, from 1796 to 1814 and then from 1820 to 1834.  The field officers were elected from Company directors, and commissioned officers were recruited from clerks and officials at East India House and the warehouses.  The supervisory grades in the warehouses became non-commissioned officers who led labourers serving as privates. By 1799 there were three regiments with about 1500 men.  A register of labourers in the REIV soldiers 1820-1832 has survived giving age, height, home address, reason for discharge from the corps.  Some men were discharged because training clashed with their warehouse duties or secondary afternoon jobs. Others were judged unfit to serve – Charles Twort was discharged for having bad feet and corns.

Each REIV regiment had a set of colours.  It appears that Lady Jane Dundas embroidered all three sets. Her husband Henry Dundas wrote to Company director David Scott on 4 November 1796 that Lady Jane had taken a fancy that she ought to work a pair of colours for the East India Corps and that she needed instructions. Lady Jane presented the colours at three public ceremonies in April 1797, July 1797, and June 1799.

One set of colours was presented to the re-embodied REIV on 14 June 1821. When the REIV was finally disbanded in 1834, these colours were deposited in the museum at East India House. Sir George Birdwood found the colours later in the 19th century at the India Store Depôt at Lambeth and placed them in the Military Committee Room at the India Office in Whitehall.  They were still on display in Whitehall as late as 1963. 

In 1895 the colours were lent to Empire of India Exhibition at Earl’s Court.  The catalogue described them as ‘tattered and torn in the most approved fashion but no tale of glory hangs thereby. Only in marches and reviews in London Fields did these colours wave to the breeze, and damp and the ravages of rats and mice are responsible for their present condition’.

The colours had become fragile, fragmentary and soiled. Large areas of silk loss made the flags very hard to interpret. Surprisingly, the complex embroideries which decorated the centre of the flags were predominately intact although structurally very weak.

The conservation treatment of these two flags included: surface cleaning; removal of the central embroideries; wet cleaning; crease removal; mounting on a padded board covered by a digitally printed image of the flag to enable interpretation and covering with a specially dyed nylon net which prevents the loss of the fragmentary silk.

The conservation will enable access, display and research by ensuring the longevity of these precious and important flags.

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On April 28th 1742 Henry Dundas, powerful politician, known as "Uncrowned King of Scotland was born.

Sometimes there are posts I make about people I just don't like, Dundas is one of those people. I mentioned "The Uncrowned King of Scotland", well he did have another name, he was less affectionately known as, "the Great Tyrant"

No great surprise that he was a lawyer turned politician – a very capable and ruthless one, commonly known as the Governor General who effectively ruled Scotland for over thirty years.

But the power he exercised as William Pitt’s fixer in London was much greater. He was variously Home and War Secretaries, First Lord of the Admiralty and Treasurer of the Royal Navy. Above all, he was the critical figure in the expansion of British trading empires in India and the West Indies through what has been described as “pillage and patronage”

Dundas had fingers in a lot of pies, but most notable was his opposition to the abolition of slavery, which he delayed for years and even on it's abolition made sure his friends in the trade were suitably compensated.

He was "relieved of his cabinet post and position as head of the Admiralty after a misappropriation of funds, the sums were astronomical for the time, in fact even nowadays it would have created a massive scandal, some £15 million over two decades. He was impeached due to this and was the last person to be tried in the House of Lords, choosing to be tried there rather than face a criminal trial, the Lords acquitted him but it left his political career in ruins.

Married twice, first to Elizabeth, daughter of David Rannie, of Melville Castle, in 1765. Almost all of his wealth (£10,000), as well as the castle, came to him through this marriage but, after leaving Elizabeth in the country residence while he remained in Edinburgh, she committed adultery with a Captain Faulkner in 1778. Within days she had confessed by letter to her husband, and approximately a month later they were divorced. She never saw her children again, dying in 1847, aged 97. Henry Dundas, as was THE law at thetime, keeping all of the money and property. He then married Lady Jane Hope, daughter of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, another wealthy woman.

Henry Dundas died in May 1811, aged 69 and despite his fall from grace a public subscription for a memorial had already raised £3000 five years before his death, many of you will have walked past this memorial and statue which tops it in the middle of St Andrews Square. This was truly monumental. Robert Louis Stevenson’s grandfather even had to design a new crane to build it with 1500 tonnes of stone. The final cost was £8000, there is still doubt about whether his statue was intended to be put on top. It may have been an afterthought.

While we celebrate the statues we have in Edinburgh, the Damned Rebel Bitches history group points out, there are more than 200 hundred of them in Edinburgh but only two are of women and even two of dogs!

I took the picture from The Scott Monument in February 2016, I find it quite ironic, that given his resistance to abolishing slavery, over the years in the sooty atmosphere we once called "Auld Reekie" his face is now quite clearly black!

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Oh Hi!!!! For the asks……

6. What’s one fact about the universe of You Can Fall that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

19. If you wrote a spin-off of Open Arms and Wide Awake, what would it involve?

Thank you, lovely friend, for the asks!

6. What’s one fact about the universe of You Can Fall that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

Wow, this one sent me on a deep dive. I had so much plotted out in this universe. Patrick lives in Dovercourt Village, David in the Annex. I absolutely did google the distances between them and the store (near Dundas St West) to see if they were walkable.

That isn't the juiciest of tidbits, so I'll add that in the chapter where David meets the Brewers, they do end up spending the next day making good use of more than one room of the house (although David feels it's disrespectful to do anything in the kitchen). A missing scene I'm going to get to at some point ...

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

I love the lyrics to "The Night We Met" - "I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you" - they're so bittersweet and angsty! But it would need to come with some serious HEA.

Maybe "I Hate This Town" would be good. Or something fun made out of "Still Don't Know". Or - OOH! - "I Had a Dream Last Night!"

I have plans for "Ivy" ...

19. If you wrote a spin-off of Open Arms and Wide Awake, what would it involve?

You're really going to make me think, aren't you? Lessee ...

With the admission that I could never make it work, the first thing that pops into my head is an Ivan POV of it - watching David and making his assessments, watching his beloved romcoms, observing the small glimpses he gets of Patrick and David together, then intervening at the end. He'd probably need his own cute romantic subplot with Twyla, too.

Ask me things!

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January 6, 1809

Rose at 8. Sor. at 11 to M’Kenzie's, No. 6 Heriot Row; out. To Walker’s. Mr. W. and Mr. Hume were just going out to see me. Mrs. W. prayed us to dine. To Jeffrey’s; the two brothers. Chez moi, where found Mr. Hope’s card. He had called to remind me of Saturday evening; music. To Mrs. Erskine’s; not at home. Chez moi. Mr. Jardine called while I was dressing. To Colonel Smith’s to dine at 1/2 p. 4. Fourth story. Colonel S. and his sister, Mrs. Dundas; Captain Duncan, an old sea captain who has been much in North America; Mr. M’Cormick, cousin of David, lived ante-war in Virginia; was at New York during the war; Dr. ———; Captain McDowell, four years in the army; very impressive young man; married to ———, a correspondent of Madame Sp.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 4pm ET: Feature LP: David Dundas (1977)

Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas (born June 7, 1945) is an English musician and actor, best known for his chart success in the pop genre during the 1970s as well as his later career in film and television scores. His 1976 single “Jeans On” reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 in the German Singles Chart, where the song remained 19 weeks in the Top…

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Hilarious and outgoing, Brittany Forgler, is everybody’s best friend ― except her own. Her partying, underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her. She receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, but too broke for a gym and too proud to ask for help, Brit is at a loss, until her neighbor pushes her to run one sweaty block. Soon, she sets an almost unthinkable goal: the New York City Marathon. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Brittany Forgler: Jillian Bell Catherine: Michaela Watkins Jern Dahn: Utkarsh Ambudkar Demetrius: Lil Rel Howery Seth: Micah Stock Gretchen: Alice Lee Doctor Falloway: Patch Darragh Ryan: Peter Vack CiCi Forgler: Kate Arrington David: Juri Henley-Cohn Glenn: Adam Sietz Dev: Mikey Day Drunk Guy: Max Pava Shannon: Jennifer Dundas Molly: Erica Hernandez Terrence: Dan Bittner Tesla: Beth Malone Dana: Nadia Quinn Snobby Artist Man: Pascal Yen-Pfister Snobby Artist Woman: Miriam A. Hyman Michael: Gene Gabriel Drunk Woman: Gina Costigan Jasmine: Sarah Bolt Matty: Ian Unterman Waiter: Robert Garcia Cabrera Overweight Woman: Maia Nkenge Wilson Marathon Worker: Frances Eve Peter: Esteban Benito Film Crew: Executive Producer: Paul Downs Colaizzo Producer: Matthew Plouffe Producer: Tobey Maguire Producer: Margot Hand Director of Photography: Seamus Tierney Editor: Casey Brooks Executive Producer: Jillian Bell Art Direction: Naomi Munro Production Design: Erin Magill Set Decoration: Kim Fischer Costume Designer: Stacey Berman Original Music Composer: Duncan Thum Unit Production Manager: Jolian Blevins Executive Producer: Richard G. Weinberg Associate Producer: Padraic ‘Paddy’ Murphy Casting: Maribeth Fox Makeup Department Head: Scott Hersh Hair Department Head: Dennis Polanco Visual Effects Supervisor: Alex Noble Set Decoration Buyer: Lindsay Stephen Supervising Sound Editor: Ric Schnupp Casting: Laura Rosenthal First Assistant Director: Thomas Fatone Second Assistant Director: Kim Thompson Movie Reviews: SWITCH.: While ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ is about weight loss, it never feels pandering or forced. Instead, it comes across as extremely realistic and grounded, which allows the comedy to flow. Everyone across the board brings their A-game to bring this really fresh and heartwarming comedy to life. If you’re a fan of films like ‘Trainwreck’ or ‘The Big Sick’, put on your joggers and sweatpants to run out and see this one. – Chris dos Santos Read Chris’ full article… https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-brittany-runs-a-marathon-literally-run-out-to-see-this-stellar-comedy Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews. Columbusbuck: Brittany gets it right – that feeling you have in the pit of your stomach when you push away everyone who cares about you. A feeling I’ve had for a long long time. So self destructive. A 5-star movie, reflecting the reality of life, wouldn’t have a happy ending. This movie has one. But the first 60 minutes absolutely nails it.

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20th December 1789 saw the birth in Edinburgh of William Burn, the architect who pioneered the Scots Baronial style.

Burn was educated at the High School in Edinburgh's Old Town. He started working in Robert Smirke's office in London , before returning to Edinburgh to work with his father, Robert Burn, the designer of the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill. 

William Burn's earliest commissions were for public buildings Custom House, Greenock,as seen in the second pic,  the Ledoux-like Gasworks at Tanfield, Canonmills, County Hall, Inverness and many others, but his large and phenomenally successful practice consisted mainly of commissions for country-houses. Blairquhan, Ayrshire(pic three), is an example of his Tudor Gothic style.

By c.1825 Burn was designing in a Jacobethan manner that became his speciality. Scottish vernacular architecture and tower-houses were added to his sources from 1829 Faskally, Perthshire, and Tyninghame House, East Lothia(pic four), but, from his completion of Salvin's great Harlaxton Manor, Lincs. (from 1838), his work became more ebullient, leading to his best houses, including Falkland House, Fife, Whitehill Hall, Midlothian , and Revesby Abbey in Lincs.

 Although enormously prolific, it is said that Burn perhaps never quite rose to great architecture: his work was described as “competent, very often agreeable, but sometimes veered towards the dull”. He took his nephew, J. MacVicar Anderson, into partnership, who continued the practice after Burn's death. I also noticed that David MacGibbon, of MacGibbon and Ross also worked with him.

Other major works Burn designed were St John’s Princes Street, Edinburgh, (pic five) and Dundas Castle in Midlothian.(pic six), which to me are anything but dull.