Grahame

Happy Guy Fawkes Night! for those of you not familiar with it, let Stephen Merchant explain! Not Clear? How about a mini-series ? Guy Fawkes ("the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions") Was involved in The Gunpowder Plot, ( see also https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/the-gunpowder-plot-of-1605/) caught, tried and executed for treason. But not just any execution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered His punishment was brutal and specific (as our tour guide in York was more than happy to explain ...) " drawn backwards to his death, by a horse, his head near the ground. They were to be "put to death halfway between heaven and earth as unworthy of both". Their genitals would be cut off and burnt before their eyes, and their bowels and hearts removed. They would then be decapitated, and the dismembered parts of their bodies displayed so that they might become "prey for the fowls of the air" https://fiveminutehistory.com/the-execution-of-guy-fawkes-and-the-gunpowder-plotters-hanged-drawn-and-quartered/ So there you go. Happy Guy Fawkes Night! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot_in_popular_culture

^ And the revelations may be more shocking than the "coarse" language. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/31/eight-shocking-revelations-from-cummings-and-cain-at-the-covid-inquiry

NSFW Audio

Not just black, Space Black!

in a hot tub, aparently https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-28/freinds-star-matthew-perry-dead-at-56 https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/28/friends-star-matthew-perry-dead-dies-drowning/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/matthew-perry-tributes-death-1235772014/ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-obit-1234865185/ "In 2019, he was put in a two-week coma when his colon exploded due to opiate abuse" https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/29/matthew-perry-death-friends-actor

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/23931825/google-search-local-seo-thai-food-near-me-maps

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/24/apple-promises-scary-fast-mac-announcement-the-night-of-october-30

Happy Birthday, Marc! (blame starlink's lag)

Happy Birthday, Dusty! https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/purple-orchard-pisco-sour-35043

Meanwhile ... https://petapixel.com/2023/10/16/photographer-finds-1400-lens-for-7-at-thrift-store/

In flight further research

Last Fish & Chips this trip.

Met up with a bunch of old friends from Brighton. They had experienced the previously and left satisfied. We had Pork Belly Strips, Apple Sauce, Mustard Mash, Veggies and Gravy Bacon, Brie and Cranberry, And a bowl of chips. @ https://cockpub.co.uk/

Spot the Bacon.

Consolidation in UK Vinyl distribution means Utopia may be dystopia? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/06/indie-companies-worry-as-major-labels-intervene-in-vinyl-and-cd-distribution

Fish and chips, (with mushy peas) (And colorful salad) In a Pub!

Yes. Well ... If I picked a side, how would I justify that "further research is required" ?

When your hometown is the "Birthplace of Radio" ("Wireless"), And a local jam maker is by royal appointment, You know what that calls for. Bonus American historical connection

Uncharacteristic Blue skies in the Victorian splendor that is Leeds, so time to share a bacon, and sausage sarnie. It hit the spot!

Proper Tea (two kinds) Sharing a sandwich And a Fat Rascal At Betty's https://www.bettys.co.uk/cafe-tea-rooms/our-locations/bettys-york Bonus Fat Rascal Pr0n

Chinese, in a (somewhat) old building.

Afternoon pit stop

Breakfast is served