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Post by blackopal on Aug 13, 2008 20:08:57 GMT
Am led to believe that there is one in London, though don't know how correct that is? The Fuller's brewery? Oh yes, near James & Fusker's "horrible" Hammersmith home (James calls it horrible, not me). Your sig banner is witty, DD  |
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Post by inky on Aug 13, 2008 20:21:09 GMT
Can't wait for The Hairy Bakers series. Two proper blokes with throbbing machines between their legs  and they can cook/bake |
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 13, 2008 20:30:51 GMT
Hairy Bakers sounds like it will be great fun. Windy Miller meets Motorhead... the mind boggles  It's the Fuller's brewery that I referred to on the DT last week. It's not at all far from James's neck of the woods and London Pride has always been a favourite of mine - but only in London. The bottled stuff is OK, but the cask ale doesn't travel well. |
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Post by lew on Aug 13, 2008 20:31:33 GMT
I hope somebody manages to source one eventually, Lew I'm still trying but it is proving far more elusive than the Hurricane one. Lew, did you ever contact the Imperial War Museum about the Dig For Victory shirts? Going back to the source is the only thing I can think of because I've had no luck at all. And I do keep looking for you! Nope,  Though I was watching one of my fave programmes Foyles War....and saw a rather nice poster, I shall drag/take the kids to the Imperial War museum just incase they're missed it ;D |
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Post by lew on Aug 13, 2008 20:35:54 GMT
And nor are you inks (throbbing, legs and bikes) ;D...though I'd have to say it'll have to be May, not sure about the hairy bikers ;D
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Post by maureen on Aug 13, 2008 20:43:42 GMT
Do they still do tours of the Guinness brewery? Our guide when we were Ireland in May told us the new owners (Diageo) aren't keen on tours, that they only have a gift shop on site. Maybe she couldn't get tickets, so that was her excuse She took us to the Jameson's distillery instead, which is very nice. I imagine James 'n Oz will go with the lesser-known brands though. I'd love to see James visit the Fuller's brewery. I'll PM you the link to the website shortly, if you'd like to book a tour on line or find out when visiting hours are, if you make your way to Dublin again. From my experience, my relatives and I would usually take the Big Green Bus to the brewery, since it's one of the stops and just go our own way once we get there. The kids all love the 1920s cartoon commericials. The whole thing is alot of fun and you get a pint at the end. Then there's the gift shop downstairs. |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 13, 2008 21:20:44 GMT
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Post by dutchdiva on Aug 13, 2008 21:40:50 GMT
just searched google earth and it looks like it's near where Richard has just bought a new house.
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 13, 2008 21:46:15 GMT
But is any member living near it, that's the key question! ;D
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Post by lew on Aug 13, 2008 21:46:25 GMT
Now casts a huge spell......think Southwest England ;D
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 13, 2008 21:54:16 GMT
Southwest sounds like a good plan to me too, Lew!
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Post by lew on Aug 13, 2008 22:02:47 GMT
If they don't Wy, I'm sticking pins in something that looks Porsche or Panda like ;D the RR is too nice |
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Post by lymaze on Aug 14, 2008 11:53:00 GMT
Oooh Lew looks like he's waiting for your arrival.  |
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Post by lew on Aug 14, 2008 12:07:02 GMT
Where, what oh yes, well if I've got it right handy for the M5 (please don't get lost) and all the necessary A roads ;D
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Post by februarystar8 on Aug 14, 2008 13:45:40 GMT
as regards the dig for victory tshirt- i saw it on sale in the gift shop of the library of congress in washington....i nearly bought it too  |
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Post by lew on Aug 14, 2008 16:19:30 GMT
Whats this feb.....THEE t-shirt and you never got, shame on you ;D |
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Post by dutchdiva on Aug 15, 2008 10:18:35 GMT
 Daily Express from today |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 15, 2008 10:32:42 GMT
Thanks DD, great find and thanks for scanning it. One question, at the bottom of the article it says opinion page 12.
Is that to do with James and Oz as well?
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Post by dutchdiva on Aug 15, 2008 12:10:02 GMT
I have no idea will ask the person that send it to me
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Post by blackopal on Aug 15, 2008 18:08:02 GMT
Buggery hell... the article is in the online edition BUT they don't have the lovely photo of James and his sunglasses. DRINK-DRIVING WITH A DIFFERENCE! Friday August 15,2008 By Rod Mills, Chief Reporter It was a whisky-fuelled afternoon with a difference for James May and Oz Clark. The Top Gear presenter and the wine buff were filming for the third series of Oz and James’s Great British Adventure at Bruichladdich Distillery, on Islay. It features James at the wheel of a 150mph sportscar. But rather than high-octane petrol, it was fuelled with a 92 per cent proof version of the distillery’s quadruple-distilled X4 Islay spirit. With the island’s Atlantic shore road closed to traffic and cleared of sheep and cattle by Islay’s five policemen, May pushed the Radical SR4 racing car to a hair-raising 100mph, managing 0-60 in 3.5 seconds over four runs. Islanders gathered to watch as the pair proved the unmodified 205bhp 1500cc engine was just as happy drinking the water of life. Bruichladdich managing director Mark Reynier said: “Oz’s face was an absolute picture, he was horrified at using the stuff as fuel. May was loving it, though, they managed 100mph before they ran out of road. “Ultra-pure whisky wouldn’t make a very good biofuel as £22.30 per litre goes to the Government in tax plus VAT. “That’s a bit pricey, even with fuel at about £1.60 a litre here.” The clear spirit, reminiscent of the earliest whiskies, was tasted by wine and spirit expert Oz before three litres were poured into the car. Distillery manager Duncan MacGillivray said: “The exhaust smells much better than petrol.” The Scotch Whisky Association branded the independent distillery “irresponsible” when it first announced it would distil the potent whisky. The fiery drink is uniquely distilled four times in pot stills, while single malt whisky is usually double distilled. Martin Martin, writing of his 1695 tour of the islands, made reference to a four-times times distilled spirit, translated from the Gaelic as perilous whisky. He said: “At first taste affects all the members of the body: two sthingyfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; and if any man exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life.” The X4 Islay spirit is already maturing in new oak casks, with a limited release being bottled in the autumn at 55 per cent ABV. The Islay episode of Oz and James’s Great British Adventure will be seen later this year on BBC2. |
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Post by lew on Aug 15, 2008 18:15:22 GMT
Can I say very quitely there is a nice piece (someones blog) of James and Oz in some Midlands airport or was it in Dublin  anyway won't say where I saw it |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 15, 2008 18:19:40 GMT
Noticed that one as well. It's some guy's blog, describing how he went to a wedding in Ireland. This is the interesting bit: We headed back to Dublin to drop off our hire car (there’s another post coming about this later, hopefully) and catch our flight home with Ryanair. It turns out that we were to be joined in our journey home that evening by none other than James May and Oz Clarke. They must have been filming in Ireland for their new series or something. Luckily for us one of our friends, Denise, was brave enough to approach them at baggage recovery in East Midlands Airport so that we could catch a photo of them.
It turns out that James May really is that scruffy in real life, although he did appear to be a very, very pleasant sort of chap, as did Oz Clarke. They didn’t mind posing for photos at all. Bless ‘em. Aaawww. |
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Post by blackopal on Aug 15, 2008 18:19:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2008 18:20:53 GMT
Noticed that one as well. It's some guy's blog, describing how he went to a wedding in Ireland. This is the interesting bit: We headed back to Dublin to drop off our hire car (there’s another post coming about this later, hopefully) and catch our flight home with Ryanair. It turns out that we were to be joined in our journey home that evening by none other than James May and Oz Clarke. They must have been filming in Ireland for their new series or something. Luckily for us one of our friends, Denise, was brave enough to approach them at baggage recovery in East Midlands Airport so that we could catch a photo of them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2008 18:22:15 GMT
Fab ;D thank you  |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 15, 2008 18:25:32 GMT
Seriously, how long are those jeans going to last? |
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Post by maureen on Aug 15, 2008 18:47:16 GMT
Thank you, everyone for providing the links and stories to how the beer adventure is going. I also like the picture of the four of them in the Dublin Airport. Well done. |
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Post by lew on Aug 15, 2008 19:37:19 GMT
As I suck on my noodles......very nice ;D
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and they can cook/bake 
I held you, you felt me, I touched you, you kissed me.......
Though I was watching one of my fave programmes Foyles War....and saw a rather nice poster, I shall drag/take the kids to the Imperial War museum just incase they're missed it ;D
anyway won't say where I saw it 
