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Barnfred 55 said:
A few years ago me and Cal were having a meal in Bistro Noir on Lark Lane and we were sat next to this couple on the next table. He was loud and pretty drunk but not in an obnoxious way Anyway we got talking to him and it turns out that it was Ali Score, the drummer from Flock of Seagulls, and he was drunk because he was celebrating his birthday and had been on the pop all day. I didn't recognise him at all, he was very weighty and completely bald. His girlfriend was very attractive and much younger than him, but I suppose who it was explained why he was punching so much above his weight. lol

Anyway we had a good laugh during the meal and he asked us to join them for a drink afterwards on Lark Lane. We ended up spending the who evening with them and bad a great time with him telling some great stories. He could certainly handle his ale.
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I think his brother Mike Score was the founder of the group.

Used to love going out on Lark Lane , Alloutte was great .
 
Barnfred 55 said:
A few years ago me and Cal were having a meal in Bistro Noir on Lark Lane and we were sat next to this couple on the next table. He was loud and pretty drunk but not in an obnoxious way Anyway we got talking to him and it turns out that it was Ali Score, the drummer from Flock of Seagulls, and he was drunk because he was celebrating his birthday and had been on the pop all day. I didn't recognise him at all, he was very weighty and completely bald. His girlfriend was very attractive and much younger than him, but I suppose who it was explained why he was punching so much above his weight. lol

Anyway we had a good laugh during the meal and he asked us to join them for a drink afterwards on Lark Lane. We ended up spending the who evening with them and bad a great time with him telling some great stories. He could certainly handle his ale.
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I love that story!
 
jazzy said:
I think his brother Mike Score was the founder of the group.

Used to love going out on Lark Lane , Alloutte was great .
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Yeah he was. The one with the great haircut. Ali was telling me Mike is pretty much bald now aswell. lol

He was telling me about their numerous fall outs over the years. Liam and Noel have got nothing in them. lol
 
Barnfred 55 said:
A few years ago me and Cal were having a meal in Bistro Noir on Lark Lane and we were sat next to this couple on the next table. He was loud and pretty drunk but not in an obnoxious way Anyway we got talking to him and it turns out that it was Ali Score, the drummer from Flock of Seagulls, and he was drunk because he was celebrating his birthday and had been on the pop all day. I didn't recognise him at all, he was very weighty and completely bald. His girlfriend was very attractive and much younger than him, but I suppose who it was explained why he was punching so much above his weight. lol

Anyway we had a good laugh during the meal and he asked us to join them for a drink afterwards on Lark Lane. We ended up spending the who evening with them and bad a great time with him telling some great stories. He could certainly handle his ale
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Nice memories again Fred .
 

Sassy Colombian said:
Awe thanks @blue1948 I’m a vey visual person and this helps greatly. Is this a tool that you became acquainted with when moving to Finland? Or is an English thing?

I have mentioned it here before (some of you may remember that Karl and I had a conversation about tea and hot chocolate) but in Colombia we use a special tool called a Molinillo to stir our hot chocolate and get a frothy top. Perhaps as long as 2,600 years ago, Mesoamerican peoples began using cacao beans to brew up a bitter drink, and for probably as long, molinillos have been used to beat the mixture into a frothy drink. Taking on various forms throughout Latin America, today the molinillo is still very popular all around Colombia, where chocolate is a daily staple in almost every home.

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We also use a specially shaped pot called a chocolatera to warm milk or water on the stove, then we add the chocolate. After the chocolate melts we use the molinillo to froth the chocolate. The chocolate becomes frothy up the sides of the pot, but the tall round shape that tapered near the top keeps the chocolate from splattering over. Here is a pic of it.

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I find it interesting that each culture has come up with their own kitchen tools to meet their needs and food desires, an evolution of kitchen tool as diverse as our world.
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I also made this for juicing lemons :-IMG_20211226_172827.jpg
 
Sassy Colombian said:
Awe thanks @blue1948 I’m a vey visual person and this helps greatly. Is this a tool that you became acquainted with when moving to Finland? Or is an English thing?

I have mentioned it here before (some of you may remember that Karl and I had a conversation about tea and hot chocolate) but in Colombia we use a special tool called a Molinillo to stir our hot chocolate and get a frothy top. Perhaps as long as 2,600 years ago, Mesoamerican peoples began using cacao beans to brew up a bitter drink, and for probably as long, molinillos have been used to beat the mixture into a frothy drink. Taking on various forms throughout Latin America, today the molinillo is still very popular all around Colombia, where chocolate is a daily staple in almost every home.

View attachment 149527
We also use a specially shaped pot called a chocolatera to warm milk or water on the stove, then we add the chocolate. After the chocolate melts we use the molinillo to froth the chocolate. The chocolate becomes frothy up the sides of the pot, but the tall round shape that tapered near the top keeps the chocolate from splattering over. Here is a pic of it.

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I find it interesting that each culture has come up with their own kitchen tools to meet their needs and food desires, an evolution of kitchen tool as diverse as our world.
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Sassy showing us the tools of her trade. lol
 

anjelikaferrett said:
Another favourite. We share very similar tastes Jazzy. Do you remember a band, probably mid - late 70s called Deaf School. They were massive in Liverpool and were fully expected to make it big nationally. Never quite happened for them but they were excellent too.
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A blast from the past for you Anj, 1976 I reckon, I keep it sandwiched between my Deaf School Lps
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jazzy said:
Anj - you will remember a Flock of Seagulls an 80's Liverpool band.

Well a mate of mine was a singer in the group and left 6 months before they released " I ran " to persue a legal career .

To this day he still isn't sure if he made the right decision.
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anjelikaferrett said:
I loved them. Saw them at Eric's. That's a huge what if moment in your friend's life.
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There were so many great Liverpool Bands from the 80s. We've had The Lotus Eaters, OMD and The Flock of Seagulls, but there was also Echo and the Bunnymen, The Mighty Wah, The Teardrop Explodes, The Icicle works, China Crisis, Black, It's Immaterial, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive, and towards the end of the 80s bands like The Lighting Seeds and The Las. I sure the lead singer from Dr and the Medics was a scouser too. A great band that never made it but were very popular on the local club scene were Alternative Radio. I saw them a couple of times and they were excellent.

The 80s were a great time to be young on Merseyside. We even had the two best football teams in the world. The club scene was brilliant too.
 

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