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London Spy: Ben Whishaw, dreamy lover/genius Ed Holcroft and sage Jim Broadbent
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 28, 2016, 05:31:01 pm ---Well, but that does tend to support what i would suspect. If you're famous--have a recognizable face--you could get back stage--but I would doubt that ordinary folk could even get past the stage door. But I suppose that's always been the case? ???
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Yeah, well, it's also always the case that New Yorkers have a lot of GALL, so-- ::) :laugh:
Aloysius J. Gleek:
THEMANFROM_BEDFORDSHIRE_BEN WHISHAW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Whishaw
Ben Whishaw
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Early life
Whishaw was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, and was brought up there and in Langford--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
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The traditional nickname for people from Bedfordshire is "Clangers", deriving from a local dish comprising a suet crust pastry filled with meat in one end and jam in the other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire_clanger
Bedfordshire clanger
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The Bedfordshire Clanger is a dish from the English county of Bedfordshire, dating back to at least the 19th century. The clanger is an elongated suet crust dumpling similar to a pasty, *with a savoury filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other, comprising a main course and dessert in one package. It is traditionally steamed but may be baked for robustness. The crust was not originally intended for consumption but to protect the fillings from the soiled hands of the workers.[1]
The savoury end is traditionally meat with diced potatoes and vegetables (although a filling without meat is also possible), and the sweet end is usually jam, or sweetened apple or other fruit. Traditionally the top of the clanger is scored with a few lines to denote the sweet end.
Historically, the Bedfordshire Clanger was made by women for their husbands to take to their agricultural work as a midday meal. The dish is still available at various bakers and served at some hotels, restaurants and local places of interest.
A similar, but entirely savoury, dish comes from Buckinghamshire. Known as the Buckinghamshire Bacon Badger, it is made from bacon, potatoes and onions which are enclosed in a pastry case.[2]
Well, who knew?? Re Clangers: with the main at one end and the dessert on the other, it certainly saves time, I guess! A nugget from the back of the messy attic of my mind skitters forward. "It's all Jam in the end." I know for a fact that it's an old saying. Is it British? Was it Bedfordian? If so, how LITERATE in the literal sense!
;D
Aloysius J. Gleek:
THEMANFROM_BEDFORDSHIRE_BEN WHISHAW
The Man from Bedfordshire--
--has a Fraternal Twin (James Whishaw) who is at least THREE INCHES TALLER (6'-0"), is sort of blond-ish (!) and is NOT an actor! :o
What is it we are
always saying?
Definitely NOT Ugly!
I DO have to ask, though--
Why ISN'T brother James
an actor? I mean--I'd watch
whatever 5-episode show
BBC2 puts on the tube with
him in it, that's for sure!
Aloysius J. Gleek:
THEMANFROM_BEDFORDSHIRE_BEN WHISHAW
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on March 28, 2016, 07:31:47 pm ---The Man from Bedfordshire--
--has a Fraternal Twin (James Whishaw) who is at least THREE INCHES TALLER (6'-0"), is sort of blond-ish (!) and is NOT an actor! :o
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Quote:
(When asked about his twin brother James, Whishaw tells me he “does something with finance but he’s on his own journey which I can’t go into”.)
Wonderland, May 16th 2013: Flashback Friday: Ben Whishaw – words by Matt Mueller
http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2013/05/flashback-friday-ben-whishaw/
Quote:
At the same moment that Ben Whishaw was evolving into a human being, his brother was too – he is a twin. His brother is "6ft and fair and doesn't act". His mother is a non-identical twin also: "So that was our reality." She worked for John Lewis. His father played football for Stevenage before moving into a career in IT. Recently, his mother told him that, when given identical presents to his twin, he would protest: "'I'm not interested in toy cars – why have I been given this?'" Yet he adds: "I don't remember ever feeling resentful about sharing a birthday."
The Observer, Saturday 16 March 2013: Ben Whishaw: 'I feel I'm always in the dark' – interview by Kate Kellaway
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/mar/17/ben-whishaw-interview
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Oops?? Oh my--was I just saying-- ::) ::) ::)
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on March 28, 2016, 05:01:58 pm ---Believe it or not, for a moment I had the exact same thought! Unfortunately, I CAN SOMETIMES (not always) be more bashful than Mr Whishaw is reportedly to be. However, if only I had seen him walking purposely Eastward on Houston (or maybe on Bleecker?), on his way to his East Fourth Street/La MaMa rehearsal space--I would DEFINITELY have rushed him, like Danny rushed Alex on Lambeth Bridge (Albert Embankment)!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Tempermental: 35% Temper, 65% Mental
::) :laugh:
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LONDONSPYFANS_ARE_DETERMINED!
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Finally, I travel to London and visit the filming location of #londonspy!
Want to find my "Alex" here! @tomrobsmith
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