#ireland sep 24

[storiesbetween]

Wool from onsite sheep hand spun into yarn, dyed with onsite plants, and hand woven into textiles at Craggaunowen, County Clare, Ireland

for @thuriweaver <3

[eretzyisrael]

Good News From Israel

In the 29th Sep 24 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

Morning prayers saved an IDF soldier, shot three times in the head.

Three “only in Israel” newborn baby stories.

Bedouin Muslims, Druze women and Christian Arabs thrive in Israel.

Even a dog can fly across the water on a 35km / hour Israeli hydrofoil.

Ireland and Mexico slander Israel but purchase its technology.

Israelis have grown an extinct Biblical plant from a 1,000-year-old seed.

Read More: Good News From Israel

On the Jewish New Year festival, Rosh Hashana, 100 blasts on the Shofar (ram's horn) are blown to summon the people to prayer.

This newsletter was compiled before the latest news from Lebanon.

The newsletter editor wishes all readers Shana Tova - a Good 5785 and Besorot Tovot - May we hear Good News.

[anamericangirl]

Idk anything about taxes, but people have been claiming December 25th as Jesus' bday since the 3rd century, which predates the gospel coming to Ireland which is where all the tree related pagan holidays spawned from. We also know that Elizabeth conceived John in Sep between 24-26 and she was 6 months pregnant when Mary came to her right as she got pregnant with Jesus and 9 months after March 24-26 is Dec 24-26. So Dec 25 was clearly picked as a middle ground and not on any pagan tradition

Exactly and that’s what the wannabe theologians don’t understand. We may not know the exact date but it’s an educated guess that predates the pagan traditions.

We may not have started celebrating until later on but the date was known way before we started celebrating it as a holiday.

If anything the pagans stole it from us.

[greatworldwar2]

• No. 125 Newfoundland Squadron RAF

Motto: Nunquam domandi ("Never to be tamed")

Squadron Codes: FN (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939) VA (Jun 1941 – Nov 1945)

Number 125 (Newfoundland) Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron active during World War II and briefly in the mid-1950s. Throughout its service the squadron primarily operated night fighters. No. 125 Squadron was initially formed at Old Sarum, Wiltshire on 1 February 1918 as a light bomber squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was planned for the squadron to become operational and deploy to France in September however it was instead disbanded on 1 August 1918, thus never seeing active service in the First World War.

No. 125 Squadron was reformed on June 16th, 1941 at RAF Colerne equipped with Bolton-Paul Defiant night fighters. The squadron was raised as a result of a war loan raised by the Newfoundland Commission of Government in 1940. After discovering a surplus of revenue, the commission presented the British Government with $500,000 to establish a squadron with the hope that it would be manned by Newfoundlanders. This hope was realised with at least a dozen Newfoundlanders flying with No. 125 Squadron in its early days along with a contingent of English, Scottish, Welsh, Commonwealth and Polish pilots. Volunteers from Newfoundland and Labrador died at a higher rate while serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF) than with any other branch of the British Armed Forces during the war. On 24 September 1941, the squadron moved to RAF Fairwood Common, Wales and became fully operational, with the Defiant proving to be a more than effective night fighter. By February 1942, No. 125 Squadron began to convert over to the twin-engined Bristol Beaufighter, with these becoming operational by April. Defiants and Hawker Hurricanes were also used to supplement the Beaufighters in the squadron's patrols. With an increasing number of Newfoundlanders being found in No. 125 Squadron's ranks, some aircrew began to name their aircraft in recognition of their Newfoundland heritage: St, John's, Corner Brook, Deer Lake and Buchans were some of the names they used. From October to December 1942, the squadron operated a detachment at RAF Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands.

No. 125 Squadron moved north to RAF Valley in November 1943 in order to carry out patrols over the Irish Sea. While based here the squadron operated a detachment from RAF Ballyhalbert in Northern Ireland. Despite being a 'Newfoundland' squadron, by November 1943 only 5 of the 30 aircrew were from Newfoundland as well as 45 of the roughly 200 ground crew came from the Dominion. With a conversion to de Havilland Mosquito night fighters in February 1944, No. 125 Squadron moved south to RAF Hurn, Dorset at the end of March. This was in preparation to cover the Operation Overlord landings in Normandy. In April, No. 125 Squadron had their caribou squadron badge officially approved by King George VI. The squadron also participated in intercepting Operation Steinbock raids from January to May 1944. With a bridgehead secured in France and with the commencement of V-1 flying bomb attacks on London, the squadron moved to RAF Middle Wallop in July 1944 to fly night time interceptions.

On October 18th, 1944, No. 125 Squadron moved to RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. From Coltishall the squadron defended against enemy intruders and Heinkel He 111s carrying flying bombs, as well as undertaking reconnaissance to locate the remainder of German shipping. In April 1945, No. 125 Squadron transferred up to RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire. Here it saw out the war before disbanding for the second time on 20 November 1945 when its aircraft and personnel were renumbered to No. 264 Squadron. By the end of the war No. 125 Squadron had managed to score 44 victories, 5 probables and 20 damaged. No. 125 Squadron reformed in March 1955 as a night fighter unit once more. While based at Stradishall, the squadron operated alongside fellow night fighter units No. 89 Squadron and No. 152 Squadron, as well as No. 245 Squadron. The Squadron was disbanded for the final time in May 1957.

[brookston]

Holidays 7.25

Holidays

Act Like a Caveman Day

Antifascist Pasta Day (Italy)

Bayreuther Festspiele begins (Wagner festival; Germany) [thru 8.28]

Be Adamant About Something Day

Community Day (Galicia, Spain)

CTNNB1 Awareness Day

A Day Out of Time (Last Day of the Year; Mayan, Galactic)

Ebernoe Horn Fair (Sussex, UK)

Feed the Country Ducks Day

Festival of Picaresque Animality

Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day

International AfroLatinx, AfroCaribbean & Diaspora Women’s Day

International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners

International Red Show Day

International Sop Rapping Over Vocals Day

John Knill Day (Cornwall, UK) [Every 5 Years]

Jumatul Bidah (Bangladesh)

Jumat-ul-Wida (India)

Merry-Go-Round Day [also 5.17]

Mugwort Day (French Republic)

National African American Hepatitis C Action Day

National Campus Press Freedom Day (Philippines)

National Carousel Day

National Clay Day

National Day of Galicia (Spain)

National Hire a Veteran Day

National Houston Day

National Schizophrenia Awareness Day (UK)

National Video Game Team Day

Occupation Day (Puerto Rico)

Rain of Black Worms Day (Romania)

Red Shoe Day

Republic Day (Tunisia)

Rosiland Franklin Day

Santiago Apóstol (Spain)

Test-Tube Baby Day

Thread the Needle Day

Traditional Palestinian Dress Day

World Drowning Prevention Day (UN)

World Embryologist Day

World IVF Day

World Youth Days 2023 begins (Lisbon, Portugal; Roman Catholic; until 7.31) [Varies; @Every 3 Years]

Food & Drink Celebrations

Candles on a Cake Day

Culinarian’s Day

Frozen Fruit Freeze Day

Indie Beer Day (Australia)

National Hot Fudge Sundae Day

National Wine and Cheese Day

4th Tuesday in July

Waterton-Glacier Science & History Day [4th Tuesday]

Independence Days

Abode of Heaven (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Andany (Declared; 2017; Dissolved Sep. 2018) [unrecognized]

Commonwealth Constitution Day (Puerto Rico) 

Rathunis (Declared; 2011) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Anne (Eastern Christianity)

Christopher (Western Christianity)

Cucuphas (a.k.a. Cueufas, Cougat; Christian; Saint)

Feast of Formation of Saint Ann (Mother of the Virgin Mary; Byzantine Rite)

Furrinalia (Old Roman Goddess of Springs)

Glodesind (Christian; Saint)

Holbein (Positivist; Saint)

Hot Fudge Sundae Day (Pastafarian)

Ilyap'a Festival (Inca thunder god)

James the Great (Western Christianity)

John I Agnus (Christian; Saint)

Julian of Le Mans (Christian; Translation)

Magnerich of Trier (Christian; Saint)

Maxfield Parrish (Artology)

National Baha’i Day (Jamaica)

Nissen, Abbot of Mountgarret, Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Paul (Christian; Martyr)

Shylock Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Slippery Slim (Muppetism)

Thea and Valentina (Christian; Virgins)

Thomas Eakins (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

The Adventures of André & Wally B. (Pixar Cartoon; 1984)

Air Force One (Film; 1997)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Film; 2008)

Armor Wars (Film; 2025)

Back in Black, by AC/DC (Album; 1980)

Batman: The Killing Joke (Animated Film; 2016)

Broken Quest (Animated tV Series; 2013)

Caddyshack (Film; 1980)

China Grove, by the Doobie Brothers (Song; 1973)

A Chorus Line (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Drinking Buddies (Film; 2013)

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

Fame, by David Bowie (Song; 1975)

First Lensman, by E.E. "Doc" Smith (Novel; 1950) [Lensman #2]

Good Burger (Film; 1997)

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (Film; 1962)

Justice League: Warworld (WB Animated Film; 2023)

Kill ‘Em All, by Metallica (Album; 1983)

Lara Croft Tom Raider: The Cradle of Life (Film; 2003)

Last Train to Clarksville, recorded by The Monks (Song; 1966)

Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Lucy (Film; 2014)

Maximum Overdrive (Film; 1986)

Paul’s Boutique, by The Beastie Boys (Album; 1989)

Porky’s Spring Planting (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Ruby Sparks (Film; 2012)

Seabiscuit (Film; 2003)

Step Brothers (Film; 2008)

The Tree’s Knees (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

X-Files: I Want to Believe (Film; 2008)

Yes, by Yes (Album; 1969)

You Can’t Hurry Love, by The Supremes (Song; 1966)

Today’s Name Days

Jakob, Jakobus, Thea, Thomas, Valentina (Austria)

Ana, Yana (Bulgaria)

Beata, Jakov, Krsto, Valentina (Croatia)

Jakub (Czech Republic)

Jacobus (Denmark)

Jaagup, Jaak, Jaako, Jaap, Jako, Jakob, Jass (Estonia)

Jaakko, Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jimi (Finland)

Jacques, Valentine (France)

Jakob, Valentine (Germany)

Anna (Greece)

Jakab, Kristóf (Hungary)

Cristoforo, Giacomo (Italy)

Jēkabs, Marika (Latvia)

Aušrinė, Jokūbas, Kristupas (Lithuania)

Jack, Jakob, Jim (Norway)

Jakub, Krzysztof, Nieznamir, Sławosz, Walentyna (Poland)

Jakub (Slovakia)

Jaime, Santiago (Spain)

Jakob (Sweden)

Jac, Jack, Jacki, Jackie, Jackson, Jacky, Jacques, Jimmie (Universal)

Coby, Colby, Diego, Israel, Jacob, Jacoby, Jack, Jackie, Jackson, Jaclyn, Jacqueline, Jacquelyn, Jacques, Jaime, Jake, Jakob, James, Jameson, Jamie, Jaquan, Jaqueline, Jaxon, Jaxson, Jim, Jimena, Jimmie, Jimmy, Kobe, Koby, Kolby, Santiago (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 206 of 2024; 159 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 30 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 8 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 7 Av 5783

Islamic: 7 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 26 Lux; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 12 July 2023

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 10 Dante (8th Month) [Holbein]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 35 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 4 of 31)

[cbtf54]

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[ryosukekiyasu]

Ryosuke Kiyasu EU/UK tour 2024 Summer

19 Jul. Fri - Paris, France at Cafe de Paris

20 Jul. Sat - Luxembourg at Vinyl Harvest

21 Jul. Sun - Aveiro, Portugal

25 Jul. Thur - Coimbra, Portugal at Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto

26 Jul. Fri - Barcelona, Spain at La Perrockia

28 Jul. Sun - Vigo, Spain at Fundición Nautilus

29 Jul. Mon - Ourense, Spain

30 Jul. Tue - Lugo, Spain at Chantada

31 Jul. Wed - Barreiro, Portugal at Mula

1 Aug. Thur - Lisbon, Portugal at tba

2 Aug. Fri - Copenhagen, Denmark at Mayhem

3 Aug. Sat - Gothenburg, Sweden at YAKI-DA

4 Aug. Sun - Oslo, Norway at Boksen

6 Aug. Tue - Limerick, Ireland

7 Aug. Wed - Cork, Ireland at Plugd Records

8 Aug. Thur - Dublin, Ireland at Unit 44

9 Aug. Fri - Coventry, UK

10 Aug. Sat - Bristol, UK at Crofter's Rights

14 Aug. Wed - Northampton, UK at The Lab

15 Aug. Thur - Brighton, UK at The Prince Albert

16 Aug. Fri - Newcastle, UK at Zerox

17 Aug. Sat - Glasgow, UK

20 Aug. Tue - York, UK at Arts Barge

23 Aug. Fri - Krakenhaus Festival in UK

24 Aug. Sat - London, UK at Cafe OTO

25 Aug. Sun - Brighton, UK at The Bee’s Mouth

26 Aug. Mon - Amsterdams, Netherlands at Sexyland

28 Aug. Wed - Cologne, Germany at Asimmetric Bar

29 Aug. Thur - Hanover, Germany at Keller lll

30 Aug. Fri - Luxembourgt - Duo w/Wolfgang Seidel

31 Aug. Sat - Berlin, Germany at Atelier Äuglein

1 Sep. Sun - Berlin, Germany at Thirty Something Records

3 Sep. Tue - Wrocław, Poland at Klub Szalonych

4 Sep. Wed - Poznan, Poland at Farby

5 Sep. Thurs - Bydgoszcz, Poland at mozg festival

6 Sep. Fri - Warsaw, Poland at Chumry

7 Sep. Sat - Paris, France

[lovemymaltese]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Bundle of (5) 1969 National Geographic magazines.

[storiesbetween]

Dublin, Ireland September 2024

[celtfather]

Live Show at Maggie McGuiness Pub

This pub is not a real Irish pub, but it’s the most-authentic Irish pub that is not in Ireland. Enjoy music from Kinnfolk and Fire in the Glen. Learn when Coffee with The Celtfather returns and what the future holds for this fall.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #272.

0:19 - Kinnfolk “Siúil a Rún” from Kinnfolk

3:34 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a rhythm and folk Celtic musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. This episode kicks off the fall season of Pub Songs & Stories. I’m gonna talk about what I have in store for the fall. I’m also gonna share with you a live concert from the Maggie McGuinness Pub. The most-Irish of Irish pubs that are NOT in Ireland.

The first band was Kinnfolk. They are a wife and husband duo out of Virginia. They hosted show #609 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Where they talked about Irish sessions they performed at during their recent honeymoon in Ireland.

That song is from the CD…

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or even better or you can subscribe and download all of my songs in this show. Just send me an email.  pubsong@celtfather .

You will get an auto responder to download the month’s songs. You will also get that subscribe link. It’s quick and easy. While you’re emailing me to get your free EP, well album, let me know what you’re doing while listening to this episode.

5:10 - UPCOMING SHOWS

AUG 19: Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert series at First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta. 470 Candler Park Dr. NE / Atlanta GA 30307. 404-378-5570. Presented by Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music (AAFFM). Tickets $10

AUG 24: Marc Gunn Livestreaming Concert on Bandcamp

AUG 26: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL

AUG 23: Coffee with The Celtfather Returns

AUG 31-SEP 4: Dragon Con with Brobdingnagian Bards

6:36 - WHAT’S COMING THIS FALL

I tried a lot of new things out in the spring. I tried 2 or 3 different show names. I bounced the format around. I did an interview. I shared tips for visiting County Mayo, Ireland. I linked the podcast more tightly to my newsletter. I even shared a Countdown of Celtic music favorites from 2022.

It felt to me like I didn’t have a direction. And to a large degree, I didn’t. As always, I love having this podcast and opportunity to talk about what’s new and promote what’s coming up. I love sharing stories about sustainability and how to protect our planet. I love sharing stories from my travels. I enjoyed interviewing people.

I also know that I don’t have a ton of time for this podcast, especially because I have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That’s my main show. It’s the one I promote. It’s tough promoting multiple shows.

But this podcast serves a very special audience, you, the Gunn Runners who enjoy my music. So the show will continue in a very similar fashion… without the constant show name changes. Whether Pub Songs & Stories is a misnomer or a reflection of my love and appreciation of public house music… folk music for people, it’s gonna continue in a similar fashion.

I have a list of about 40 things I’d love to talk about. They include shows about sustainability and climate change, stories from my recent trip to Ireland, making better choices for your community, staying healthy with exercise, looking to the future to make things better, and of course, I’ll share the stories behind each of the songs I write or have written. Plus, I still want to highlight my fellow musicians, Celtic or otherwise. Because that’s just what I do.

So we’re gonna do that right now with a funny track from the band Fire in the Glen.

Rod hosted show #611 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and shared a story for Star of the County Down in this podcast.

10:52 - Fire in the Glen “From Amish to Irish” from Cutting Backen

14:23 - JOIN THE GUNN RUNNERS CLUB

The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You will access scores of podcasts, download dozens of songs and sheet music. Plus, you get weekly access to my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Those shows return on Wednesday August 23 at 11 AM Eastern. Sign up for as little as $5 per month and save 15% with an annual membership. Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: DWS, Melissa Randall, A. Lynch, Traci Girard-Turner, Michelle Hahn, Lisa, David Willer, Jo Navarre, Tracy O'Shea, Antoinette Brenion, John Dowling, Kate Smith

15:32 - LIVE SHOW FROM MAGGIE MCGUINNESS PUB

16:36 - “Slainte Mhaith”

20:37 - “Kilted”

23:38 - “Mingulay Boat Song”

29:41 - “Reaver’s Lullaby”

34:44 - “Bright Side of Everything”

41:41 - “Shiny”

46:39 - “Breathing”

52:13 - “Mingulay Cat Song”

58:57 - “Black Velvet Band”

1:02:39 - “Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits”

1:06:45 - “Wild Mountain Thyme”

1:11:04 - “Come Adventure With Me”

1:16:55 - “Johnny Jump Up”

1:22:03 - NEXT TIME

I’m gonna share some stories from my Celtic Invasion of County Mayo. So make sure you subscribe.

And also please consider posting a review on Apple Podcasts. I’m still hoping to get those 10 new reviews. I’m still about 8 shy.

Seriously, it means a lot to me when you post a review of the show. It also helps others know if they should subscribe as well. And if you can’t support me financially, you can always leave a review for free.

1:22:44 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Every week, you’ll get a new podcast or song or video or video concert. You’ll save 25% off all the merch in my store. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs.

You can subscribe and listen to the show wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to read the show notes for this episode and find out where I’m performing.

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  Check out this episode!

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 7.25

Holidays

Act Like a Caveman Day

Antifascist Pasta Day (Italy)

Bayreuther Festspiele begins (Wagner festival; Germany) [thru 8.28]

Be Adamant About Something Day

Community Day (Galicia, Spain)

CTNNB1 Awareness Day

A Day Out of Time (Last Day of the Year; Mayan, Galactic)

Ebernoe Horn Fair (Sussex, UK)

Feed the Country Ducks Day

Festival of Picaresque Animality

Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day

International AfroLatinx, AfroCaribbean & Diaspora Women’s Day

International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners

International Red Show Day

International Sop Rapping Over Vocals Day

John Knill Day (Cornwall, UK) [Every 5 Years]

Jumatul Bidah (Bangladesh)

Jumat-ul-Wida (India)

Merry-Go-Round Day [also 5.17]

Mugwort Day (French Republic)

National African American Hepatitis C Action Day

National Campus Press Freedom Day (Philippines)

National Carousel Day

National Clay Day

National Day of Galicia (Spain)

National Hire a Veteran Day

National Houston Day

National Schizophrenia Awareness Day (UK)

National Video Game Team Day

Occupation Day (Puerto Rico)

Rain of Black Worms Day (Romania)

Red Shoe Day

Republic Day (Tunisia)

Rosiland Franklin Day

Santiago Apóstol (Spain)

Test-Tube Baby Day

Thread the Needle Day

Traditional Palestinian Dress Day

World Drowning Prevention Day (UN)

World Embryologist Day

World IVF Day

World Youth Days 2023 begins (Lisbon, Portugal; Roman Catholic; until 7.31) [Varies; @Every 3 Years]

Food & Drink Celebrations

Candles on a Cake Day

Culinarian’s Day

Frozen Fruit Freeze Day

Indie Beer Day (Australia)

National Hot Fudge Sundae Day

National Wine and Cheese Day

4th Tuesday in July

Waterton-Glacier Science & History Day [4th Tuesday]

Independence Days

Abode of Heaven (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Andany (Declared; 2017; Dissolved Sep. 2018) [unrecognized]

Commonwealth Constitution Day (Puerto Rico) 

Rathunis (Declared; 2011) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Anne (Eastern Christianity)

Christopher (Western Christianity)

Cucuphas (a.k.a. Cueufas, Cougat; Christian; Saint)

Feast of Formation of Saint Ann (Mother of the Virgin Mary; Byzantine Rite)

Furrinalia (Old Roman Goddess of Springs)

Glodesind (Christian; Saint)

Holbein (Positivist; Saint)

Hot Fudge Sundae Day (Pastafarian)

Ilyap'a Festival (Inca thunder god)

James the Great (Western Christianity)

John I Agnus (Christian; Saint)

Julian of Le Mans (Christian; Translation)

Magnerich of Trier (Christian; Saint)

Maxfield Parrish (Artology)

National Baha’i Day (Jamaica)

Nissen, Abbot of Mountgarret, Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Paul (Christian; Martyr)

Shylock Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Slippery Slim (Muppetism)

Thea and Valentina (Christian; Virgins)

Thomas Eakins (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

The Adventures of André & Wally B. (Pixar Cartoon; 1984)

Air Force One (Film; 1997)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Film; 2008)

Armor Wars (Film; 2025)

Back in Black, by AC/DC (Album; 1980)

Batman: The Killing Joke (Animated Film; 2016)

Broken Quest (Animated tV Series; 2013)

Caddyshack (Film; 1980)

China Grove, by the Doobie Brothers (Song; 1973)

A Chorus Line (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Drinking Buddies (Film; 2013)

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

Fame, by David Bowie (Song; 1975)

First Lensman, by E.E. "Doc" Smith (Novel; 1950) [Lensman #2]

Good Burger (Film; 1997)

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (Film; 1962)

Justice League: Warworld (WB Animated Film; 2023)

Kill ‘Em All, by Metallica (Album; 1983)

Lara Croft Tom Raider: The Cradle of Life (Film; 2003)

Last Train to Clarksville, recorded by The Monks (Song; 1966)

Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Lucy (Film; 2014)

Maximum Overdrive (Film; 1986)

Paul’s Boutique, by The Beastie Boys (Album; 1989)

Porky’s Spring Planting (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Ruby Sparks (Film; 2012)

Seabiscuit (Film; 2003)

Step Brothers (Film; 2008)

The Tree’s Knees (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

X-Files: I Want to Believe (Film; 2008)

Yes, by Yes (Album; 1969)

You Can’t Hurry Love, by The Supremes (Song; 1966)

Today’s Name Days

Jakob, Jakobus, Thea, Thomas, Valentina (Austria)

Ana, Yana (Bulgaria)

Beata, Jakov, Krsto, Valentina (Croatia)

Jakub (Czech Republic)

Jacobus (Denmark)

Jaagup, Jaak, Jaako, Jaap, Jako, Jakob, Jass (Estonia)

Jaakko, Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jimi (Finland)

Jacques, Valentine (France)

Jakob, Valentine (Germany)

Anna (Greece)

Jakab, Kristóf (Hungary)

Cristoforo, Giacomo (Italy)

Jēkabs, Marika (Latvia)

Aušrinė, Jokūbas, Kristupas (Lithuania)

Jack, Jakob, Jim (Norway)

Jakub, Krzysztof, Nieznamir, Sławosz, Walentyna (Poland)

Jakub (Slovakia)

Jaime, Santiago (Spain)

Jakob (Sweden)

Jac, Jack, Jacki, Jackie, Jackson, Jacky, Jacques, Jimmie (Universal)

Coby, Colby, Diego, Israel, Jacob, Jacoby, Jack, Jackie, Jackson, Jaclyn, Jacqueline, Jacquelyn, Jacques, Jaime, Jake, Jakob, James, Jameson, Jamie, Jaquan, Jaqueline, Jaxon, Jaxson, Jim, Jimena, Jimmie, Jimmy, Kobe, Koby, Kolby, Santiago (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 206 of 2024; 159 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 30 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 8 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 7 Av 5783

Islamic: 7 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 26 Lux; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 12 July 2023

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 10 Dante (8th Month) [Holbein]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 35 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 4 of 31)

[petermorwood]

Re @sarafinadarkhart's Reply about the price: yes, it's high, but it's still €6,00 less bonkers than buying each part separately.

The kit is €27,90 ($29.95 on 12 Sep 2023) while the separate parts total €34,00. Another on-line salumeria totals at €36,00, and in Ireland, those totals range from €24 - 40,00, depending on the source.

These are expensive ingredients, though probably cheaper in an enormous customer base like the USA. However, too much cheaper should provoke questions about what cuts are being made and where, and what effects they're having on quality.

Improving it is seldom if ever one of them.

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Volpetti is one of the most famous and go-to cheese / salami etc. shops in Rome, up there with Zabar's in New York and Fortnum & Mason in London, with (AFAIK) prices to match.

Places far less famous, catering far more to locals, probably have these items for less (though I doubt much less, read on). But I don't have names, those shops probably don't have web stores, so the only way to check is to go there.

Which seriously wipes out any saving, and then some…

Guanciale (pig cheeks) is expensive because (a) there's so little of it per pig and (b) like any food needing cured / matured / aged, it has to be stored during the process. Storage costs money, and while the product's stored, it's not bringing any in. All that expense piles up and, in due course, gets passed down to the consumer.

It's the same with extra-mature Cheddar, aged Parmigiano Reggiano, Modena balsamic vinegar, 18-year-old single malt, etc. etc. Yet those weeks, months or years are a vital ingredient in how the products taste, so there's no short-cut.

I've said this before about something as simple as giving soup, or stew, or even a jar of shop-bought sauce an extra half-hour of cooking. The result is remarkable. Thyme and time aren't the same, and you can't buy one of them in a shop.

If guanciale is hard to find, the usual alternative is pancetta.

If pancetta is hard to find, the alternative is streaky bacon. Authenticity diminishes each time. How much is someone willing to pay for authenticity? That's up to them.

Look at me. One week I'll try hard for authenticity, even running an interesting foreign recipe through Google Translate if I can't read the language.

The next week, I'll be putting some of my home-made Moroccan preserved lemons in fettucine al limone. Is that fusion cuisine, or confusion?

(The fettucine, BTW, was great.) :->

Guanciale may originally be a Poor People's Food that went upmarket and got up-priced. Think of oxtail, think of beef cheeks...

Think of oysters, once so low status that Dr Johnson (the dictionary man) could feed them to his cat Hodge. Johnson actually fetched them from the market himself, rather than embarrass a servant by sending one out for a food which suggested the household was strapped for cash.

Nowadays? Dream on, kitty...

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There's also this (and we're back to Authenticity again). Guanciale is a regional product, Italy is still very regional, and people from one region may not care about - or know about - local dishes from another.

Back when Uncle Peter was a lad, I'd never tried Spaghetti alla Carbonara, though I'd read about it in a Sunday Colour Supplement, at that time AKA teasers for Things You Can Get Here But Not There.

I lived There.

It wasn't on the menu even at Mario's Ristorante, a very good, long-gone Italian restaurant in Newcastle (Northern Ireland, not On Tyne).

So I summoned up enough courage - I was about 17 - to ask about it and Mario, amused that someone had read outside the margins, went straight off to the kitchen and made some. Evidently other diners took note, because next time I was in, Carbonara was on the menu.

I had there it several more times, but the first one is what I remember best.

Funny how many things are like that... :->

I also got apologies because, while it included pancetta not bacon, the cheese was Parmesan rather than proper Pecorino. I hadn't known there was any difference; thank you, Sunday Supplement article.

So Mario said he'd been generous with the Parmesan to compensate.

This was at a time when I'd only ever encountered Parmesan in those little cardboard drums with that curious aroma almost, but not quite, like old socks. The ones where a little could go a long way.

And Mario had been generous with it. I wondered what I'd let myself in for.

It turned out that freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano smelt and tasted much, much better than I'd thought it would. Boy, did it ever.

When I finally got to try Pecorino Romano it was just as good, yet deliciously different. It was also saltier, which is why IMO guanciale or pancetta work better with it than regular bacon.

It's also why, if using regular bacon, Parmigiano is a better choice; again, that's just IMO.

Guanciale, however, never got a mention.

If it had, such an odd word would have stuck in my mind. I wouldn't have forgotten "cured pig cheeks" in a hurry either.

Despite familiarity with Tabasco and Old-Sock Parmesan - which could be a joke potato-crisp flavour - I was much less adventurous back in those days.

It's possible Mario had never heard of it.

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His was a seriously good place, and at a good price too. Seriously good places at any price were hard to find in NI back then. Apart from anything else, they occasionally blew up - and I don't mean "became suddenly popular". It was Northern Ireland in 1974, and such things happened.

Nothing like it happened to Mario's, except a change of location. The food and the welcome were just as good in the new place, and it was where I had my engagement party ten years later.

About 18 months after that, it was also where I had a much smaller and less exuberant post-breakup meal with a few friends. The food was still good, the welcome - after noting one important absence - more restrained.

And a bottle of appropriately acid-dry Verdicchio mysteriously appeared on the table, yet just as mysteriously never appeared on the bill.

Grazie, Signor Mario.

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Mario retired and closed his restaurant around 2006. Though I think he stayed in Northern Ireland, by now he's probably... Let's just say moved further on. I've eaten more varieties of Italian food than he ever had on offer, and eaten it in Italy, too. But I still get Spaghetti Carbonara once in a while.

It's another of those foods which taste of memories.

Sometimes a bit too salty.

And sometimes just as they should be.

@petermorwood; this is the link we were discussing. 😄

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