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a wonderful market in the center of the little town of L'Isle sur la Sorgue.
(I just got back... and now for something completely different... I'm off to BALLS this evening)
Sometimes, a cup of coffee is not enough and you must have the entire coffee pot!
I'll attempt the 52 self portratis a year beggining on the last day of 2012 to add a bit of irony! Anyways, this is pic # 1.. Hope it's enjoyable.
"I kissed the Lord and I liked it,
the taste of his cherry chapstick..."
"...it felt so wrong - it felt so right..."
I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
"Let us praise God. Oh Lord, oooh you are so big. So absolutely huge. Gosh, we’re all really impressed down here I can tell you. Forgive us, O Lord, for this dreadful toadying and barefaced flattery. But you are so strong and, well, just so super. Fantastic. Amen." (Michael Palin as the chaplain in The Meaning of Life)
TOTW - 10 Commandments
MSH - 9 - "So absolutely Huge" Monty Python video clip here
Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling district of central Scotland. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn flows into the River Teith. It lies 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Stirling, where the Teith flows into the River Forth. Upstream, 8 miles (13 km) further north-west, the town of Callander lies at the edge of the Trossachs, on the fringe of the Scottish Highlands.
Recent research has shown that Doune Castle was originally built in the thirteenth century, then probably damaged in the Scottish Wars of Independence, before being rebuilt in its present form in the late 14th century by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1340–1420), the son of King Robert II of Scots, and Regent of Scotland from 1388 until his death. Duke Robert's stronghold has survived relatively unchanged and complete, and the whole castle was traditionally thought of as the result of a single period of construction at this time.
The castle passed to the crown in 1425, when Albany's son was executed, and was used as a royal hunting lodge and dower house. In the later 16th century, Doune became the property of the Earls of Moray. The castle saw military action during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Glencairn's rising in the mid-17th century, and during the Jacobite risings of the late 17th century and 18th century. By 1800 the castle was ruined, but restoration works were carried out in the 1880s, prior to its passing into state care in the 20th century. It is now maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.
Due to the status of its builder, Doune reflected current ideas of what a royal castle building should be. It was planned as a courtyard with ranges of buildings on each side, although only the northern and north-western buildings were completed. These comprise a large tower house over the entrance, containing the rooms of the Lord and his family, and a separate tower containing the kitchen and guest rooms. The two are linked by the great hall. The stonework is almost all from the late 14th century, with only minor repairs carried out in the 1580s. The restoration of the 1880s replaced the timber roofs and internal floors, as well as interior fittings.
Doune Castle has featured in several literary works, including the 17th-century ballad, "The Bonny Earl of Murray", which relates the murder of The 2nd Earl of Moray, by The 6th Earl of Huntly, in 1592. In Sir Walter Scott's first novel, Waverley (1814), the protagonist Edward Waverley is brought to Doune Castle by the Jacobites. Scott's romantic novel describes the "gloomy yet picturesque structure", with its "half-ruined turrets".
The castle was used as a location in MGM's 1952 historical film Ivanhoe which featured Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor. The BBC adaptation of Ivanhoe in 1996 also featured Doune as a location. The castle was used as a set for Winterfell in the first season of the TV series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), an adaptation of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels by George R. R. Martin.
The castle was used as a stand-in for the fictional "Castle Leoch" in the TV adaptation of the Outlander series of novels.
The castle was also used as a location in Outlaw King. Outlaw King is a 2018 historical action drama film about Robert the Bruce, the 14th-century Scottish King who launched a guerilla war against the larger English army. The film largely takes place during the 3-year historical period from 1304, when Bruce decides to rebel against the rule of Edward I over Scotland, thus becoming an "outlaw", up to the 1307 Battle of Loudoun Hill.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The east wall of Doune Castle, where the opening scene of Monty Python and the Holy Grail takes place
The British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail – a parody of the legends of King Arthur by the Monty Python team – was filmed on location in Scotland in 1974. The film's producers had gained permission from the National Trust for Scotland to film scenes at several of their Scottish castles, as well as the permission of Lord Moray to film at Doune Castle. However, the National Trust later withdrew their permission, leaving the producers with little time to find new locations. Instead, they decided to use different parts of Doune Castle to depict the various fictional castles in the film, relying on tight framing of shots to maintain the illusion.
Scenes featuring Doune Castle include:
At the start of the film, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and Patsy (Terry Gilliam) approach the east wall of Doune Castle and argue with soldiers of the garrison.
The song and dance routine "Knights of the Round Table" at "Camelot" was filmed in the Great Hall.
The servery and kitchen appear as "Castle Anthrax", where Sir Galahad the Chaste (Michael Palin) is chased by seductive girls.
The wedding disrupted by Sir Lancelot (John Cleese) was filmed in the courtyard and Great Hall.
The Duchess' hall was used for filming the Swamp Castle scene where the prince is being held in a tower by very dumb guards.
The Trojan Rabbit scene was filmed in the entryway and into the courtyard.
The only other castles used for filming were Castle Stalker in Argyll, also privately owned, which appears as "Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" at the end of the film, and (briefly) Kidwelly Castle in Wales and Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. The DVD version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail includes a documentary, In Search of the Holy Grail Filming Locations, in which Michael Palin and Terry Jones revisit Doune and other sites used for filming. Doune Castle has become a place of pilgrimage for fans of Monty Python and the film. It used to hold an annual "Monty Python Day" but it no longer does this.
Large piece of shit on "B L A C K" here, but without smell...:-))
And on this piece of shit a real Scatophaga stercoraria (thanks to Tetabiakti)
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE - Monty Python
words and music by Eric Idle
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.
And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...
Source: Digital image.
Set: SHE01.
Date: June 1983.
Photographer: © 1983 Mr D. Sheppard.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
Customer; Two choc ices please
Vendor (who looks nothing like John Cleese); Haven't got any choc ices, only got the albatross. Albatross!
Customer; What flavour is it?
Vendor (who looks nothing like John Cleese); It's a bird innit? It's a bloody sea bird...it's not any bloody flavour. Albatross!
Customer; Do you get wafers with it?
Vendor (who looks nothing like John Cleese); Course you don't get bloody wafers with it. Albatross!
Customer; How much is it?
Vendor (who looks nothing like John Cleese) Ninepence
Vendor; I'll take two.
As tonight sees the last night of the Monty Python farewell tour at the O2 arena I thought that I would pay my own tribute.
via James Harrison twitter.com/jamesmjharrison/status/978541702842605568
UK firm to contest move to make new passports in France
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43489462
"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"
Every Sunday in Athens there is a changing of the guard ceremony in front of the Parliament Buildings.
It's quite the site to be seen and would recommend it to anybody. It's got it's share of quirkiness as their uniforms are extremely unique and the drill is generally compared to the old Monty Python Ministry of Silly Walks skit.
Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar. Tuscany fried bats. (Monty Python's Life of Brian)
this Roman rubbish is being advertised at the aptly named "Roman Food and Wine" in Roman Road, Bow
Explored, Jul 11, 2010 #363
In a scene from the BBC TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus John Cleese demonstrates some athletic footwork.
INCLUDES:
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (40th Anniversary Edition):
"Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this year?"
Year Released: 1975
"The wønderful telephøne system"
Studio: Sony (Columbia)
"Including the majestik møøse"
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
"A møøse once bit my sister..."
♪ We're knights of the round table,
We dance whene'er we're able.
We do routines and chorus scenes
With footwork impeccable.
We dine well here in Camelot;
We eat ham and jam and spam a lot! ♪
AUDIO:
- English (DTS-HD 5.1) "Ni!"
- English (Mono) "Ni!"
- French (Dolby 5.1) "Ni!"
- Japanese (Dolby 5.1) "Ni!"
- Portuguese (Brazilian) (Dolby 5.1) "Ni!"
♪ We're knights of the round table,
Our shows are formidable.
But many times, we're given rhymes
That are quite unsingable.
We're opera mad in Camelot;
We sing from the diaphragm a lot! ♪
SUBTITLES:
English SDH, Chinese (Traditional), French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Subtitles for People Who Do Not Like the Film (From Henry IV, Part II)
♪ In war, we're tough and able.
Quite indefatigable.
Between our quests, we sequin vests
And impersonate Clark Gable.
It's a busy life in Camelot;
I have to push the pram a lot! ♪
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT:
Year Released: 1998
Studio: DreamWorks
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
AUDIO:
- English (DTS-HD 5.1)
- French (European) (DTS 5.1)
- French (Canadian) (DTS 2.0)
- Spanish (DTS 5.1)
- Japanese (DTS 5.1)
- Dutch (DTS 5.1)
- Flemish (DTS 5.1)
- Portuguese (Brazilian) (DTS 5.1)
SUBTITLES:
English SDH, French, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese
DESPICABLE ME:
Year Released: 2010
Studio: Universal
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
- English (DTS-HD 5.1)
- French (DTS 5.1)
- Spanish (DTS 5.1)
"IT'S SO FLUFFY!"
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY:
Year Released: 2013
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 SCOPE
AUDIO:
- English (DTS-HD 7.1)
- Spanish (Dolby 5.1)
- French (Dolby 5.1)
BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES:
- Portuguese (Dolby 5.1)
- Russian (DTS 5.1)
- Czech (Dolby 5.1)
- Hungarian (Dolby 5.1)
- Polish (Voiceover) (Dolby 5.1)
- Turkish (Dolby 5.1)
- Ukrainian (Dolby 5.1)
SUBTITLES:
English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese (European), Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukrainian
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE:
Year Released: 2013
Studio: Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 SCOPE
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
- English (DTS-HD 5.1)
- French (Canadian) (Dolby 5.1)
- Spanish (Dolby 5.1)
- Portuguese (Brazilian) (Dolby 5.1)
E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (30th Anniversary Steelbook):
Year Released: 1982
Studio: Universal
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
"E.T. phone home."
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
- English (DTS-HD 7.1)
- Spanish (DTS 5.1)
- French (DTS 5.1)
"I'll be right here."
MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE:
Year Released: 1983
Studio: Universal
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
AUDIO:
- English (DTS-HD 5.1)
- French (Mono)
- Soundtrack for the Lonely (DTS 2.0)
SUBTITLES:
English SDH, Spanish
THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS:
Year Released: 2018
Studio: STX / Universal
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 SCOPE
AUDIO:
- English (DTS-HD 7.1)
SUBTITLES:
English SDH, Spanish
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (UK Import):
Year Released: 1996
Studio: Disney
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
AUDIO:
- English (DTS-HD 5.1)
- French (European) (DTS-HD HR 5.1)
- Dutch (DTS 5.1)
- Flemish (Dolby 5.1)
SUBTITLES:
English SDH, French, Dutch
And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy."
And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--
Skip a bit, Brother
And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it."
Note the breakfast cereals
The most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered creature you ever laid eyes on! with nasty, big pointy teeth!
MSH - Oct - (Monty Python Month) - #15 - "And get the machine that goes PING!"
SOOC !! - I was going to photoshop my face in behind the door, but got a partial reflection by accident & then decided to do the much simpler version.
FGR - Word Interpretation
Post & Run - Live music down the pub !
I was in the middle of setting up my intended Photo a Day ( in comments) when I noticed a man in the tree behind our greenhouse. This part of the field is maintained by Swansea City Council - this is one of their staff lopping off some branches which over - hang our greenhouse. Taken surreptitiously from the safety of my dining room.
And so we come to end of my summer project on London's new Borismasters. I think we Brits can be a bit traditional in our tastes and we don't like change to be too radical.
The Borismaster design is bold and confident and Wrightbus have come up with another fantastic winner - this could easily become the follow on from the Gemini but at the cost I wouldn't bet on it. For me I think they're brilliant, well made with a feeling of good craftsmanship - when travelling in one you get the feeling there's a lot of metal all around you and boy are they smooth movers.
Visually they're sinister and creepy but are taking the eye of everyone who notices the new shape. Monty Python's hump-back lady with the pram and baby that eats everyone who passes comes to mind!
I love the way Boris Johnson himself says hello along the journey and the glass staircases with their wrap around picture windows are fab. Good to get the clippie back and all at a mere snip of.........
BJ: oooh you stupid little Scotsman you said you wouldn't mention that again.
SM: Ahem...yes... eh indeed Boris of course how careless of me......I'll just pretend I'm that thing in the pram being pushed along by the hump-back lady (LT6 will be my fave) and everyone who says .."ooh what a nice little byebay" I'll gobble them up, spit them out on to the gutter and burp in the cameraman's face!
"And now for something completely different" (back in my usual posh Edinburgh voice).
13/13
An itch have I, it's really burning,
Whilst brooding deep, synapses churning,
Though experts warn, don't touch the melon,
Scratch I must, my cerebellum.
(Was meant to be humorous, as opposed to morbid, but I may have gotten carried away. Didn't really intend for this to be so...er...graphic I guess.) I flagged this photo as "moderate". Therefore if any 2 year olds are cruising around Flickr, they won't accidentally see this and have nightmares. Funny that nudity always seems to be more of a concern than violence, gore, or general scariness. By the way...that's not really my brain...(it's much smaller..........like a walnut). Apologies to any literalists out there, as I'm really scratching the frontal lobe of my cerebrum, ( or more accurately, my telencephalon - according to Wikipedia anyway), but cerebellum is a much funner word.