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It's not often I agree with a Tory
Saturday evening #cocktail is a Martini, made with gin and vodka and a splash of vermouth and the perfect weather outside at a friend's house.
Actually I should have written Campari. A Boulevardier is a Negroni where the gin has been replaced by bourbon
It's the third game of World Cup football I've watched today, so I have treated myself to a late-night #cocktail. It's a Boulevardier, made with Bourbon, sweet vermouth and Negroni. It's a pleasing, warming drink served with ice. Pip pip!
I've had a fun and interesting week. I hope you have too.
I suspect someone has described Billy Connolly as 'tasteless and vulgar' at some stage, so here's his hilarious version of Tell Laura I Love Her youtu.be/_fzg2BiGrGA?...
Tell Laura I Love Her was originally recorded by American singer Ray Peterson and was a top 10 hit in US in early 1960. Decca Records in England decided not to release it on the grounds that it was "too tasteless and vulgar". What do you think? youtu.be/pTjQgkHzbTk?...
Number crunching: Nigel Farage and the BBC
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Who was the first Welshman to have a solo UK No 1 hit?
Ricky Valance hit the top with Tell Laura I Love Her in 1960. Born in Ynysddu, he worked in a coal mine and a factory and served 2 years in the RAF before being a pop star. He died today in 2020 at 84 youtu.be/qfbKhmHBl-I?...