#gerry anderson podcast

[gerryandersontv]

This week in Gerry Anderson news! (April 29th 2023)

It’s been another eventful week in the Anderson universe – so here’s a quick roundup of everything you might have missed! This week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast launched on Monday, and featured the second part of an interview with marathon runner and Captain Scarlet fan Lloyd Scott! If you missed this week’s episode you can catch it (and all other previous episodes) either through our…

[tindogpodcast]

TDP 1173: Space1999 Volume 3 dragons domain review

https://bbvproductions.co.uk/products/Faction-Paradox-The-Confession-of-Brother-Signet-AUDIO-DOWNLOAD-p389922366

  As the people of Moonbase Alpha continue their odyssey through space on their wandering Moon, the long-term influences of their recent alien encounters start to impact upon their course. But first, an infinity of possibilities opens up for them, with terrifying consequences.

3.1 Skull in the Sky by Marc Platt There’s a deluge upon the Moon that will change everything forever. The Alphans must adapt and relationships will change. Then, above them, a portent of doom arrives.

3.2 The Godhead Interrogative by Nicholas Briggs Dashka Kano has been working on translating the alien script on Zantor’s artefact. She’s beginning to make progress when one hundred objects are detected, advancing towards the Moon. Dashka’s skills will be tested to the limit by the force of an ancient civilisation.

3.3 Dragon's Domain by Nicholas Briggs Dr Helena Russell relates a tale of hope, terror and tragedy. The Alphans discover a potential means to enact the will of their referendum and return to Earth. But the Ultra mission will be a journey into unimaginable horror.

Based on the original tv series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.

Space 1999 © ITC Entertainment Group Limited 1975 and 2021. Licensed by ITV Ventures Limited. All rights reserved.

A new Tin Dog Podcast

[mikailborg]

Gerry Anderson has no idea an American podcaster has a new obsession over Koenig and Russell, but he knows something is making him SO HAPPY right now

[willow-salix]

They are back at it again with another edition of the Live from Five Podcast and this month they have Gordon wiht them...this could go horribly wrong.

Here's a snippet, read the rest (and catch up if you haven't read the rest) here on Ao3.

Selene: Hellllllo everybody!

John: Did you have to yodel that right in my ear?

S: Yep.

J: You’re in one of those moods today, aren’t you?

S: *nods*

J: *sighs, sounding defeated already*

S: We have Gordon with us today!

Gordon: Hi, guys!

J: *flinches at the volume* Please don’t tell me that you two are just going to yell throughout this entire thing?

G: We might do.

S: It’s a distinct possibility, not gonna lie.

J: Joy. Can we get on with it please?

S: So impatient.

G: Yeah, sometimes you gotta take your time, Johnny. It’s a good thing I’m here so we can slow things down a little, I’m sure your girl will appreciate that.

S: Moving swiftly on.

J: No, hold on a second! I feel like I need to defend myself here, moving on implies that you agree with that statement and that there is nothing to argue when there most certainly is.

S: *points at the screen that clearly says ‘LIVE BROADCAST’*

G: *starts to laugh*

J: *clears throat*

S: I wouldn’t worry, our listeners are fully aware of the hula hoop lesson and know who is superior.

J: That’s very true. Moving on.

S: Gordy, why don’t you introduce yourself to our listeners.

G: They already know me.

J: *rolls eyes*

S: Stop being difficult. You have two choices, you can do your own introduction or one of us will do it for you.

G: I’m Gordon Tracy and I’m the only aquanaut on the team, which makes me the best by default. I’m a fun-loving guy who tries not to take anything, other than work, seriously if he can help it. I pilot the little yellow sub that everyone adores.

S: There, that wasn’t so hard, was it? Are you ready for your first question?

[scifigeneration]

SCI-FI TIME CAPSULE EPISODE 4: SCI-FI TV in 1975!

This is the fourth of our limited series on the science fiction of the 1970s. This time, we're looking at science fiction and fantasy TV shows from 1975.

But as always, we're gonna talk about some classics, some underappreciated, ambitious sci-fi shows, and yes, some trash.

In this episode, we'll be talking about the following:

00:55 - Earth: 1975. 02:40 - I forgot to mention in the last episode! Sid and Marty Krofft's "Land of the Lost"! (1974) 04:30 - changes in sci-fi on TV 05:53 - "Return To The Planet of the Apes". The animated TV series, its creators, and its place in the timeline. 08:45 - "Shazam!" or, Captain Marvel, if you prefer. 10:25 - "The Secrets of Isis" The origins of the character, the "Shazam/Isis Hour" show, and where the character is today. 13:00 - "The New Original Wonder Woman". 15:00 - A look at the major comic book scene in 1975. What changed? How did this impact sci-fi? 18:30 - Break

19:50 - Sid and Marty Krofft shows - 20:10 Lost Saucer (Ruth Buzzi and Jim Nabors - androids from the future in a flying saucer who abduct two humans from Chicago in 1975.) - 21:51 Far Out Space Nuts (Bob Denver and Chuck McCann as food workers who accidentally go to space.)

22:50 "Survivors" (The original!) 23:36 "The Invisible Man" (The second!) 24:24 "The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo" (no, not that one) 25:25 TV Movie "Stowaway To The Moon" 26:53 "The Changes" 27:55 A long look at "Space: 1999". Season 1 vs Season 2, and that final "episode".

[inertplanetary]

I'm on a mixture of a post-concert and a post-con slump and it's very strange 😑😶😒 have some highlights of my trip:

Meeting people who have lived in zoom boxes for 2 years in flesh space

Visiting Birmingham Primark which is seriously immense

Serious conversations about captain Magenta being unable to play the triangle

Serious conversations about TOS Scott's job being to sit there and look pretty

Amazing cosplays (sadly not mine)

Jon Culshaw

Live podcast

Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (watch it with tissues and something to cuddle, you will need both)

Mysteron theme with a full orchestra 🥺🥺❤

Just how excited the Terrahawks composer got about conducting his theme with said orchestra 🥺🥺

TOS and TAG Virgil both being too drunk to stand at the aftershow party

Snee lyf Centre!

Gordy the Penguin

Penguin pebble drama!

Snee otters!

Touching a starfish

@willow-salix @misssquidtracy @teapotteringabout @fallenfurther @avengedbiologist @cg29 add your favourite bits... or don't 😳😳

[ofdreamsanddoodles]

every description the magnus archives has given of gerry because they are all so mean to him all the time

MAG 4: Pageturner: this was a year after him getting hospitalized after the incident with the desolation, which means he totally had tattoos and also a lot of  burns but the only description we’re given is that he looks unshaven, very tired, and that his hair is an “artificial black.” (in the statement givers defense, it was 2 am and a lot was happening) he’s also wearing a “long, dark leather jacket” which he apparently carries lighter fluid in. Dominic Swain, the statement giver, says that if he hadn’t opened the door for Gerry, he’d probably just keep waiting outside Swain’s apartment. Gerry Keay is kind of a weirdo.

MAG 12: First Aid: only statement that mentions his tattoos (which the nurse mistakes for “small black scorch marks”) even though this is before his travels with Gertrude. also says that he has second degree burns all over his body except for his tattoos and that the burns end at a line on his neck that makes it look like he’s wearing a choker. also says he has long hair dyed “completely black,” and is wearing a suit with his jacket on top. it’s the same suit that the lightless flame guy was wearing, which i think means Gerry was doing cult stuff. the nurse also says that Gerry made her very afraid “despite the sheer quantity of painkillers we had given him.” also he shaved!

MAG 35: Old Passageways: says he looks like a rich person’s kid having a rebellious phase which might be the meanest description of anyone in the whole podcast and also a little hilarious since he is wearing a mastodon shirt. also describes him as tall, in his late teens wearing all black and heavy boots with “long and greasy” hair down to his shoulders. he’s apparently stronger than he looks but personally this doesn’t sound like a very strong look. an important part of this statement is that Gerard is somewhere that is super off limits and the guy in charge considers tying him up to keep him from getting into more trouble, but that might be “a step too far.” he’s a teenager.

MAG 48: Lost in the Crowd: described as “pale and scrawny” with a loose, bright shirt and long black hair. Staring in a way that makes the statement giver uncomfortable, but she specifies that it wasn’t the normal creepy guy stare (because he’s gay) (this is a joke, she just says she knew he wasn’t interested like that) and more that he was trying to read something that had been written on her face. later describes him as “strange” which is much nicer than Jon suggesting he went to Italy to flee the country after his mother’s murder

MAG 80: The Librarian: angry goth who beats up old men

MAG 102: Nesting Instinct: says that he thought Gerry was Gertrude’s son, that he speaks French better than she does, and that he’s “too old for his poorly dyed hair.” apparently, this was more important to him than the eye tattoos. EDIT: just remembered that Jon says this happened “less than half a year” before Gerry died. of course his hair looked bad, do you KNOW how many problems he was having??

MAG 103: Cruelty Free: Kurt Anderson, the statement giver’s brother, calls him a “weird guy” that left with in a hurry.

MAG 107: Third Degree: refers to Gerry and Gertrude as “that old Brit and her son.” this is also the episode that lets us know that Gertrude mutilated his corpse which is, you know. fun

also, not a psychical description, but in MAG 153, Julia calls him an “evil book” which feels kind of rude

[i-dream-of-emus]

This week on the Gerry Anderson Podcast Pod 70 you’ll hear our new item: Plot of Peril, a Terrahawks Randomiser from Chris Dale, the Gerry Anderson news and this week’s feature interview with Captain Scarlet fanatic Rae Earl.

Rae Earl is a broadcaster and writer and is best known for writing the 2007 book My Fat Mad Teenage Diary which went on to be produced for television and was screened on E4 from 2013 to 2015. She’s also written non-fiction books including It’s All In Your Head: A Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together.

Rae and Jamie were brought together via a #SpaceWar initiated by Big Finish Productions on Twitter, and they chatted about many Gerry Anderson shows but particularly focussed on Captain Scarlet. This week’s interview is part one of their chat with part 2 to follow in Pod 71."

[avengedbiologist]

I literally started listening to the gerry anderson podcast finally, and omg I wasn't expecting to hear tin tins voice and I literally started crying, I love her so much.

[gerryandersontv]

This week in Gerry Anderson news! (April 22nd 2023)

Another week of exciting news from the Anderson universe has come and gone – but here’s all the things you might have missed! This week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast launched on Monday, and featured the first part of an interview with marathon runner and Captain Scarlet fan Lloyd Scott! If you missed this week’s episode you can catch it (and all other previous episodes) either through…

[tindogpodcast]

TDP 1055: Space 1999 Volume 02: Earthbound

This title was released in February 2022. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 March 2022, and on general sale after this date.

These are dark times on Moonbase Alpha, and along comes an opportunity to return home to Earth. For one of the Alphans, this is the end of their journey…

2.1 Mooncatcher by Marc Platt Strange alien messages are being beamed at Moonbase Alpha. Are they a welcome or a warning?

No one can tell. When a giant object appears on the long-range scanners, stir-crazy Alpha personnel are keen to investigate. But when Delta One’s secrets begin to unfold, an unexpected and disturbing series of events is set in motion.

2.2 Earthbound by Iain Meadows Is the Moon truly destined to roam the stars forever, or should the people of Alpha divert their efforts towards a return mission to Earth? Koenig knows in his heart that Earth is lost to them. But Commissioner Simmons is convinced returning home is a serious option.

Perhaps there’s only one way to resolve the issue once and for all. But will an experiment in democracy tear Alpha apart, leaving it open to incoming alien dangers?

2.3 Journey’s End by Nicholas Briggs The Kaldosians have arrived. Can their advanced technology offer a solution to the Project Earthbound mission?

Their leader, Zantor, makes an emotional connection. But will this only lead to heartbreak and death?

Based on the original tv series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.

Space 1999 © ITC Entertainment Group Limited 1975 and 2021. Licensed by ITV Ventures Limited. All rights reserved.

A new Tin Dog Podcast

[willow-salix]

I've made a decision and I'm sorry if people are disappointed by it, but it is what it is. I'm stopping the isolation updates where they are now. This feels like a good time, after Thanksgiving. I did have a few more planned but honestly I've lost all motivation for them.

They were specifically made for the Gerry Anderson podcast group, but because they took on a slightly different tone this time people have not been interacting or even reading them and I feel like I'm putting in a lot of work and getting myself very stressed for no reason. People asked me to do it again after I said I wouldn't and haven't appreciated it.

Now I don't write for likes, comments and praise, but when your main audience that asked for them isn't bothering to pay them any attention, it dulls your motivation a bit.

I haven't enjoyed writing them, I don't like them and I feel like I'm not gaining anything. I'm putting in a lot of time, stressing myself out to get them done, staying up late and giving up my evenings etc to do them and getting no appreciation for them.

But also my two want their story to move on and I can't do that and the updates, and my secret santa and all the other things I do, I'm only human and I need some time to myself, I dont want to keep feeling guilty and like I've let people down for not writing or getting things out on time.

I didn't want to quit, I feel l like I've already failed, but I also don't want to force myself to write things I'm not feeling.

So yeah. I'm done. Sorry guys.

[inertplanetary]

Hi henlo!

I remember vaguely watching it in the 90s and not being so into it then, thinking it was too much of a boy show 😆 Captain Scarlet was more my thing, given I was 5/6 and there were bright colours.

I got more interested with the 2000s reruns, pretty much instantly taking to Virgil 🤣 that's not changed much since tbh.

Since then I kinda dipped in and out, then 2015 and I went to a convention for the first time and that refocused me on the Anderverse. I began lurking places and stumbled on the Gerry Anderson Podcast in 2019.

When Covid hit I got more into the fantom because there was nothing else to do. I found some nice people and kinda stayed. It was through the fantom I found TAG - in my brain Virgil was always a hefty lad and TAG affirmed that for me 😅🥰

So I hope you enjoy it here!

Thank you for the warm welcome guys! I’m currently planning a piece of fanart for once I’m caught up on schoolwork so I’m looking forward to finally contributing! Just thought I’d explain how I got into it in the first place

I was first introduced to Thunderbirds through the 2004 movie. I have a nostalgic feeling for the film and watch it often, although I do think it’s pretty awful.

I then met the creepy toy in my Nan’s shed. It was creepy as heck and I refused to go near it, not realising it was in fact (I think) Virgil Tracy! Which I only realised when my dad put on some original series thunderbirds, which I was freaked out by cuz I was only lil

I then watched the animated series when it came out, before re-obsessing with all versions again recently and beginning my toy collection. In fact, just this past week I spent a full 4 days binging thunderbirds content with a friend which was glorious

How did you guys get into the amazing-ness that is thunderbirds?

[boozedancing]

Juicy bits of barrel char that are FREE with your purchase of a Blackadder Raw Cask expression!

On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the good people of the Jewish Whisky Company once again hosted the “Mother of all Whisky Events”, the NYC Whisky Jewbilee. This would be the seventh time that this event would descend upon Midtown Manhattan, and while the main event began at 7PM and ended at 10PM, as we’ve done in years past, we opted to make this an all day thing, hence the #WhiskyJewbileeDay hashtag.

For this year’s #WhiskyJewbileeDay recap, rather than just talk about all that went down at the main event, we’ve decided to expand our coverage and tell you about all that happened in the hours and minutes leading up to the grand tasting at Studio 450.

Grab your Glencairns and your favorite elixir, Kids! It’s gonna be a boozy ride…

8:30 AM

G-LO: The #WhiskyJewbileeDay pre-train checklist:

Camera? Check

Light jacket? Check

Change of clothes? Check

Toiletries? Check

Daily meds, ibuprofen, and Alka-Seltzer? Check, check, and check.

iPad? Check

Chargers? Check

Extra batteries? Check

Cash? Check

Kids dropped off at school? Check

Looks like I’m ready to go. NYC, here we come!

Limpd: Two bags? Really? Did Mrs. G-LO finally kick him out? I can’t say I didn’t see this coming. I wonder who had today in the “When’s G-LO’s Wife Gonna Kick His Sorry Fat Ass to the Curb?” pool?

AK: Can’t blame G-LO for the two bags thing. I’m an overpacker too. Cuz you just never know.

9:14 AM

G-LO: On the road to Hamilton Station. Why did Limpd pick the 295 entrance off of 561 when there was a perfecty good entrance 3/4 of a mile back near the PATCO station? His way is probably a shorter distance, but my way has less traffic.

Limpd: I find it curious that G-LO requested the Sirius XM Broadway Channel for the drive up to Hamilton. Maybe his musical theater loving wife and eldest Urchin are finally rubbing off on him and he’s finally acquired some taste in music? Somehow I doubt it.

AK: I had him pegged for Yacht Rock. Who knew? Though I think I saw him once sporting a Gerry Rafferty t-shirt while sipping on a Pina Colada.

10:34 AM

G-LO: Amazing how few parking spots there are at this hour. Circling the parking lot made us miss the 9:58. But that’s ok because the nice thing about this being a heavily trafficed route is that there’s always another train. Catching the next one allowed time to pick up a Boston Cream donut. You know, for strength!

12:31 PM

G-LO: That was a fascinating ride to NYC. We actually went backwards at one point due to a disabled train. Oddly enough, it was the 9:58(!), so I guess things have a way of working out after all, though sadly, we had to skip the stop in Metuchen. Now we’re all checked in at the hotel and headed to The Ginger Man for lunch and a drink or two.

Our room has a lovely view of some office workers.

AK:  Is that guy on the 4th floor making Xerox’s of his butt?  That’s so ’90’s.

1:31 PM

G-LO: Lunch at The Ginger Man with Whisky Raj, The Coopered Tot, Malt Imposter Stephen, and Limpd. Had a Founders Green Zebra, a Watermelon Sour. Super delicious with just the right amount of pucker.

This place is great at lunch time. Solid food. Fantastic beer selection. And you can actually have a conversation, hence why it’s THE pre-Jewbilee gathering place.

Limpd: They had Old Engine Oil on draught! I knew there was a reason why I love this bar. Such a good beer.

Old Engine Oil on the left. Founders Green Zebra on the right.

1:32 PM

AK: Bet those pinheads are drinking at Gingerman without me.  Argh.

3:51 PM

G-LO: The One Nation Under Whisky Podcast Recording and Master Class Session has begun. So many familiar faces…

Joshua Hatton and Jason Johnstone-Yellin from Single Cask Nation (naturally!).

Explorers Club members, Justin Fornal and Chad Anderson, aka the guys fom The Great Islay Swim.

Simon Brooking of Laphroaig.

Lew Bryson.

Matt Lurin of Water Of Life.

David Fenkell, good friend of WhiskyCast and all around super guy.

Limpd: “To lose a swimmer would be bad. To lose the whisky would be unacceptable.” I didn’t say that! The guy that wrote the Men’s Journal article about The Great Islay Swim did. I’m not THAT heartless. Though it really would have sucked to lose the whisky.

The OFFICIAL One Nation Under Whisky mic.

Joshua says, “Double pours? Really? If you say so, but when someone gets trashed and falls down the steps…”

“I put my hands upon my hips… And when I dip you dip we dip…”

4:01 PM

G-LO: Started things off with the SCN Pillage Cask (bottles are $500/each with all proceeds going to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute) which has a little bit of whisky from each Islay Distillery. Thick. Oily. Briny. Peaty. Everything you’d expect from a vatted Islay whisky. Good fun! I added a little too much water so I pillaged some whisky (see what I did there?) from an open seat next to me to bring back the fire. That was a damn good move!

Limpd: Tasting the Islay Pillage Cask which was matured in a quarter cask (30 gallons yielding 145 bottles). Apparently, this blend is heavy on the Kilchoman. It’s very leggy and looks like rich honey. The nose is very medicinal with iodine, mercurochrome, and a good bit of peat & pepper. The taste is hot and spicy. Quite the tongue numbing experience. Adding water made it a bit muted, and while less flavorful, it was more approachable.

Someone asked, “How were the contributions from the various distillers selected and how were the whiskies blended?”. Joshua of SCN’s response, “Part by design and part by necessity. We put thought into the whisky whenever we could, to the extent that we were allowed.”

4:09 PM

G-LO: Our second whisky for this tasting was a Single Cask Nation bottling of a  4 Year Old Kilchoman. Licorice. Powdered sugar. Charcoal. Vanilla. Young. Fiery. Richly flavored. Really nice to visit this again (click here for my first impressions of this dram).

Limpd: Round two was a chance to try one of the distilleries that went into the Pillage Cask on its own. The color on this SCN Kilchoman bottling was a bit golden, with a nose that was all peat and burnt rubber (think a smoky rubber glove). The taste was brief sweetness followed by a cinnamon heat and a very pleasant finish. Once you get past that smoky rubber glove encased kick to the head that came courtesy of the nose, this is a very nice dram.

4:17 PM

G-LO: More Kilchoman for round three of this tasting! This time around we tried the Kilchoman 100% Islay from Binny’s of Chicago. From field to bottle, this is 100% Kilchoman, i.e. they grow the barley, they malt the barley, and they ferment and distill the barley on-site. No outsourcing on this one! Lots of vanilla. Burnt sugar sweetness. Not a lot of bite (more of a nibble). Like quickly running your finger through a flickering flame. Long lasting, spicy/sweet finish. 100% Islay was 100% delicious!

Limpd: Do you know how I know that G-LO is a bad, bad man? Because I was actually looking forward to trying dram number three, a farm to glass bottling of Kilchoman. I used to hate the peat until G-LO kept pushing the stuff on me like a corner boy from The Wire pushing WMD on the mean streets of West Baltimore. “It’ll make ya feel good” he’d say. Anyway…

Dram number three looked a lot like dram number two. The nose was sweet with a plethora of heather. The taste was a bit muted for a Kilchoman. Almost soft, but oh so nice. The heat comes in at the backend on this one with a spicy, long & very pleasant finish.

Random things overheard while sampling this whisky…

Justin: Losing the juice would be unacceptable. I said JUICE!

Chad: Captain Angus is the saltiest man alive!

David: How do they know that Captain Angus is the saltiest man alive? Under what scenario did they need to lick the captain?

4:36 PM

G-LO: Port Askaig 9 YO? Is that what they said? Anyway, this is whisky number four. Much darker than the other three. Very winey on the nose with loads of dark fruit and dark sugars. Super hot and spicy at the start. All that dark fruit and sugar plus cinnamon, chilis, and a bit of bitterness. Long fiery finish. Tartness in the aftertaste. Damn good, but perhaps a bit too dry in the aftertaste, i.e. this isn’t something that I would drink often.

Limpd: A Port Askaig for whisky number four. The color is good bit darker than anything we’ve tasted so far. The nose is leathery, oily, and honeyey. Tastes like it noses. A little oily with nice sweetness, then a bit more leather, wood and tobacco. Very interesting as a component to a blend, but maybe not fully finished.

4:42 PM

G-LO: Simon Brooking, Global Brand Ambassador for Laphroaig and All-Around Super Guy, brought a Bowmore Dorus Mor Batch III and the Laphroaig Cairdeas 2018 for us to taste.

The Bowmore was very very sweet with spiced honey, oodles of fruit, licorice, and vanilla. As Speers would say, “This tastes round…”. Nicely balanced and unusually sweet for an Islay. Honey barbecue and mesquite perhaps? Yummy yummy in my tummy for sure!

Cairdeas 2018 was very light on the nose or maybe I wore out my olfactory with this peaty tasting. The flavor is lightly sweet with vanilla, powdered sugar, peach jam, anise, cracked pepper, and some orange zest. Cairdeas is always yummy. This is no exception. A fine way to end this delightful class!

Limpd: Whisky number five and number six are surprises from Mr. Brooking of Laphroaig.

Number five is the Bowmore 10 Dorus Mor Batch III (aka Tempest Batch 5). The color is light yellow with a nose that brings iodine, vanilla, and honeysuckle. The taste is a bit woody with a nice sweetness (bananas?). Really, really good. David, who was seated next to me, remarked that some of the earlier Tempests were better. If that’s the case, I’d would have liked the opportunity to try them.

Whisky number six is the Laphroaig Cairdeas 2018 which is first fill bourbon casks and then Fino Sherry casks. The color is clover honey with a very muted nose that brings some menthol & vapors. The taste is sweet, oily, and peppery, almost in that order, along with some nuts and sea salt. After that, there’s a good bit of heat which leads to a rather long finish.

Jason says, “I was going for creepy. Did I nail it?”

4:59 PM

G-LO: Uh-oh! Jason and Joshua are throwing “Ok ok! You lads can leave now as we have to set up for the main event!” dagger eyes at us. I guess the Masterclass/One Nation Under Whisky Podcast session is over! Definitely good fun with oodles of booze, yucks, and tales of Islay Swimming by the guys that swam those frigid waters last summer. Not a bad mid afternoon pre-game before the Big Game!

Limpd: G-LO spoke very highly of last year’s Masterclass session, so I’m super pleased that I was able to make it to this year’s session. For the record, the guys that did The Great Islay Swim are clearly out of their minds. There isn’t enough whisky in the world to convince me to do something like that. Then again… And, then, then again… all of the titanium in me might begin to dissolve in the sea water, so, I might be best that I remain content with staying on dry land with the whisky that I already have.

5:40 PM

G-LO: Time for more pre-gaming. This time at American Whiskey on 30th Street. Limpd, David and I ordered fried sweetbreads with spiced honey, fries, and deviled eggs to share. I had a Bells Oberon to wash it all down. The Lads didn’t care for the sweetbreads. More for me I guess! Did we need this stop? Probably not. But we had time to kill and I really like this place. So we’re here and enjoying every minute of it.

Limpd: Sweetbreads? Who the hell orders sweetbreads as a pre-game snack prior to a whisky event? Some things just aren’t supposed to be eaten. Sure, YOU can call if offal. I’ll just call it awful. Just so you know, offal is defined as “the waste or by-product of a process: such as trimmings (such as the belly, head, and shoulders) of a hide, the by-products of milling (as of wheat or barley) used especially for stock feeds, the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in preparing it for market or for consumption, and/or rubbish” by the good people at Merriam-Webster. Need I say more?

6:11 PM

AK: I’ve been semi-off the grid for 24 hours but the ghost has returned, and now venturing south along the calm Hudson River down the winding West Side Highway from… Riverdale, NY.  This is not a long lost chapter from The Lord of the Rings.  Just life. The middle offspring has Orientation at Manhattan College up yonder near Yonkers. But she let me get away to join the Home Office Fellowship of the Drams (and Damned too!) at Jewbilee where there will be no Dwarves, Orcs, or Hobbits, if you believe the ancient scrolls. The Uber driver is giving me a nice tour and telling me about how NYC loves President Trump and don’t say otherwise to his wife or, “she kill you”.

6:18 PM

G-LO: Waiting for The West Coast Office (aka The WCO aka AK) outside the event. There’s quite a line forming. He better show up soon. We’re thirsty for more!

6:22 PM

AK: Stepped out of my carriage at the event to meet up with G-LO and Limpd, but alas, no G-LO or Limpd. Where the hell are they?! Is this the right place? The right night? The right chapter in the sequel? Luckily I meet The Malt Imposters in the lobby, then moments later, Susannah Skiver-Barton (aka SSB) arrives and she is giddy as ever. Familiar faces! Good times have started. Minus G-LO and Limpd.

6:25 PM

G-LO: Just got a text from AK. Turns out he’s waiting in the lobby with Malt Impostors Stephen, Bill, and John.

6:38 PM to 6:59 PM

G-LO: Looks like Joshua is gonna let us in to get a quick sneak preview before the crowds show up. We’re going in! Wait. What happened to David? He was right here. Oh well. We’ll catch up with him inside at some point. I have photos to take!

6:42 PM

AK: The slowest elevator in New York City arrives at our destination: 12th floor.  Ladies undergarments, housewares, umbrellas… whoops, wrong cartoon. Whisky Jewbilee! And who do we see first? Guess. C’mon, guess. Bigger than a breadbox. No, not a thing but you’re warmer? Oh, heck. I’ll just tell you. G-LO, Limpd, and some guy I don’t know! You could’ve guessed if you tried a little harder. Slacker!

7:00 to 10:00 PM

G-LO: As is usually the case when the NYC Whisky Jewbilee rolls around, the stars aligned and all of the pieces that make this event so special fit together perfectly.

We’ve discussed past Jewbilee events ad nauseum, so rather than bore you with a bunch of words (many of which we make up), we’ll just show you what we saw throughout what would prove to be yet another great whisky event…

A fantastic variety of whisky and other spirits:

Brand representatives that know a thing or two about the product that they’re pouring to the well informed Whisky Jewbilee attendees (talking bobbleheaded pourers are a very big no-no at this event!):

Glorious views of Manhattan:

Fantastic Kosher barbecue prepared by the one and only, Ari White of The Wandering Que:

Those seriously well-informed Jewbilee attendees that have zero tolerance for talking bobbleheaded pourers that have no clue what they’re serving:

And last, but certainly not least, many of our dear #WhiskyFabric friends:

Whisky Raj of Glass Revolution Imports.http://www.glassrev.com

On the left, @WhiskyAnorach, on the right, Susannah SB, and in the background, The West Coast Office.

Malt Impostor Stephen. That member number is NOT a coincidence, it’s an OMEN.

Mark Gillespie of WhiskyCast, the hardest working man in Whisky Journalism and THE Voice of Whisky.

@WhiskyAnorach and The WCO. For those that don’t know @WhiskyAnorach, she is one hell of an artist! If Whisky is your thing and are on the lookout for incredibly beautiful artwork that celebrates your passion, pay a visit to her Etsy store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhiskyAnorach?ref=search_shop_redirect.

Once again, Whisky Jewbilee proved why this is THE can’t miss whisky event of the year. Joshua and Jason of Single Cask Nation sweat over every detail to make sure that the event goes off without a hitch, and guys like us appreciate their efforts to the Nth degree. Here’s hoping that we can branch out a bit and make it to the Chicago and/or Seattle Jewbilees. Aaron says they’re worth the trip. I don’t doubt him for a second!

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Many thanks to Joshua Hatton and Jason Johnstone-Yellin of the Jewish Whisky Company for the hospitality. We’re already counting down to next year’s event!

Reliving NYC @WhiskyJewbilee Day VII through words + #photography. #Whisky @OneNationWhisky On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the good people of the Jewish Whisky Company once again hosted the "Mother of all Whisky Events", the NYC…

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Episode 426: Stand By For ACTION!

Pete from the Smorgasbored podcast joins us this week, and we're off to Marineville for a nice little holiday filled with sea invaders, love triangles, descending buildings and awesome submarines as we take a look at a Gerry Anderson programme from the Sixties that was all over Eighties (and Nineties) kid's programming - Stingray!

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