Iconic Suffolk

[Flyfisher]

Gently rolling countryside with pink thatched cottages or Cradle of Filth? :lol:

http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/110105/340/j00fr.html&e=l_news_dm

 

[middi]

Dictatorship isn't dead after all. :wink:

Middi

 

[JoceAndChris]

I'm now feeling very un with it. I've never heard of "The Cradle of Filth"!

 

[Feltwell]

That is funny - clearly the result of an online campaign, much like "Killing in the name of" making it to the Christmas No.1 in 2009.

Joce, you're not missing much, trust me. They're terrible!

 

[Flyfisher]

I'm now feeling very un with it. I've never heard of "The Cradle of Filth"!

Me neither, though it sounds like something to do with a nappy shortage.

 

[AMc]

It reads like a user posted a picture of a famous son of Suffolk and then some of their fans voted for it. 13,000 votes is pretty small fry compared to Rage Against The Machine who sold 500,000 downloads that actually cost money and raised money for Shelter.

Really whoever was running the poll should have been a bit more on the ball but they've generated some publicity. They could still cash in with a themed tour

Perhaps they should have chosen Brian Eno?
http://www.choosesuffolk.com/tourismpartnership/press-release-details.asp?ID=646

You can still vote for a bottle of Adnams or Gainsborough here...
http://www.suffolkicons.com/

 

[Penners]

I'm now feeling very un with it. I've never heard of "The Cradle of Filth"!

Me neither, though it sounds like something to do with a nappy shortage.

:lol: :lol: :x
Nor me (I'm happy to say).

This poll is an absolute nonsense. As AMc suggests, it's obviously been hijacked by some misguided fan club.

Perhaps they should have chosen Brian Eno?

Now you're talking - a real musical genius and icon. I thought that the web page didn't make nearly enough of his role as a founding member of Roxy Music - a hugely influential band.

While we're on the subject of music, can I (characteristically) veer somewhat off-topic and mark the sad passing of Gerry Rafferty. I'm so upset that there won't be any more of his wonderful albums. For me he was one of the most creative and melodic singer-songwriters of the past 40 years. Many people only know him for one or two chart hits, chiefly "Baker Street" of course, but I think I have every one of his wonderful albums, which continued to sell in huge numbers after the peak of his fame had passed. He was, I'm afraid, a victim of the Demon Drink, and wouldn't trust himself to appear on stage sober.

By the way, Bob Holness did NOT play the sax on Baker Street - as I'm sure we all know, it was Raphael Ravenscroft.

I commend his (I think) last album to you - it's called "Another World", and has melodies and arrangements to make your scalp tingle.

 

[Flyfisher]

Gerry Rafferty - formerly of the Humblebums with Billy Connolly.

It's such a shame when such talented people appear not to be able to cope with the fame that can be thrust upon them because of their artistic endeavours, especially when compared with all the talentless people who seem to crave it these days.

 

[Penners]

Gerry Rafferty - formerly of the Humblebums with Billy Connolly.

Indeed - and Stealers Wheel with Joe Egan.

 

[Gareth Hughes]

First step of all, Harris123, is to take your spam elsewhere.

 

[worms]

i want to hire a shop on rent..... what would be the process?

compare auto insurance rates

Of course, anyone with any really good suggestions could get in touch with the above poster directly at:

Administrative Contact:
Harris, Aaron harri193@hotmail.com
2646 Roseland
East Lansing, MI 48823
United States
+1.2489350998

Or we could be really helpful and add his contact details to some useful web lists...

 

[Moo]

Ask Google Earth to search for 2646 Roseland East Lansing, MI 48823 and you will see mile upon mile of little bungalows...

 

[Gareth Hughes]

The email address is also the contact for a surprising variety of products and services, including Renaissance Costumes and 84 inch shower curtains (either of which, to be honest, someone on here might have found more useful)

 

[Penners]

84 inch shower curtains

Given the geographical location, would that be 84 inches high, or 84 inches girth?

 

[Bayliss]

Getting back to that well known ensemble that is 'Cradle of Filth', I understood from a website that the image of the groups lead singer was selected and placed by the enterprise who organised and ran the competition 'Chosen Suffolk' or some such thing. Slightly backfired on them :lol:

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Talking of Icons, I dined in a nice restaurant in Chester this evening. All the soft drinks on the menu were listed as "Coke icon", "Fanta icon", "7-up icon".

I've only just realised they were probably place markers and the typesetters (or whatever the i-equivalent is these days) were supposed to replace that text with each of those drinks' logos!

So much for proofreading! :roll:

 

[Gareth Hughes]

But the steak was fab? (at least according to Another Place)

 

[FamilyWiggs]

But the steak was fab? (at least according to Another Place)

Steak was bloody marvellous - in all senses of both words.

 

[AMc]

Talking of Icons, I dined in a nice restaurant in Chester this evening. All the soft drinks on the menu were listed as "Coke icon", "Fanta icon", "7-up icon".

I've only just realised they were probably place markers and the typesetters (or whatever the i-equivalent is these days) were supposed to replace that text with each of those drinks' logos!

So much for proofreading! :roll:

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/cake-that-started-it-all.html

The book is very, very funny - I got it from Amazon for my brother at Christmas and now wish I'd kept it

 

[Penners]

Talking of Icons, I dined in a nice restaurant in Chester this evening. All the soft drinks on the menu were listed as "Coke icon", "Fanta icon", "7-up icon".

My problem is that I'm so unfamiliar with today's pop* culture, that I'd probably try to look cool by ordering, "a glass of Coke Icon please."




* Pop - geddit? Hilarious, eh?

Oh well, please yerselves.