The Chicken Parmesan.
Officially the best takeaway on the planet....in my opinion.
Breaded, Processed Chicken. Bechamel Sauce. Cheddar cheese, all topped off with chips and salad with an option of garlic sauce.
Now this is not news to anyone whose tried it, but what is great great news is the fact that it has been factory produced and supplied to Asda's across teesside and stockton. More than this it has reportedly sold around 6,000 a week since being stocked. The plans therefore have been proposed to stock it across britain, assumingly though it will be trialed in several stores to gauge UK wide opinion but if people actually get to try its guaranteed they'll love it. The report below tells more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8163083.stm
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Saturday, 8 August 2009
Passion place
Its all about the passion deep in the gut
the things in life that take you away from the rut
routine gets boring same old same old
your life gets bought and sold
Football mad, Sex obcessed,
but music is my home adress
Football is a matter of pride
with your own city standing by your side
Its more than a game
its more than the money and fame
but i guess if you don't understand
you'll just never ever understand
Football mad, sex obcessed
but music is my home adress
Sex is a great thing
Overrated by many
but underated just the same
A shag is a shag is a shag
if its with any old hag
but picking the right soul
makes it more than a rock and roll
Football mad, sex obcessed
but music is my home adress
Music is something different again
transports you from the world that seems the same
summing up theirs and your emotion
in a wordy, passionate ocean
the beats that change your heart
are what it was all about from the start
A soundtrack to life
to guide you through the strife
help you find a life
and one day a beautiful wife
finally able to enjoy at its peak
football, sex and being a music freak
Football mad, sex obcessed
but music is my home adress
the things in life that take you away from the rut
routine gets boring same old same old
your life gets bought and sold
Football mad, Sex obcessed,
but music is my home adress
Football is a matter of pride
with your own city standing by your side
Its more than a game
its more than the money and fame
but i guess if you don't understand
you'll just never ever understand
Football mad, sex obcessed
but music is my home adress
Sex is a great thing
Overrated by many
but underated just the same
A shag is a shag is a shag
if its with any old hag
but picking the right soul
makes it more than a rock and roll
Football mad, sex obcessed
but music is my home adress
Music is something different again
transports you from the world that seems the same
summing up theirs and your emotion
in a wordy, passionate ocean
the beats that change your heart
are what it was all about from the start
A soundtrack to life
to guide you through the strife
help you find a life
and one day a beautiful wife
finally able to enjoy at its peak
football, sex and being a music freak
Football mad, sex obcessed
but music is my home adress
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
A Bird In a Shoe (poem/song)
You told that story a thousand times,
But it onlt makes sense now your mine,
The story of the bird in the shoe
It made no sense till i met you
One day a bird was looking for food
He was in an explorative mood
He dived into an old shoe
But when he got trapped he just didn't know what to do
Luckily the rain and the falling fruits kept him alive
With life itself being hid only reason to survive
He got bored, lonesome and questioned his existence
But when any troubles came he showed his resistence
One day a bird with a lady like grace
Decided to visit him in this lonely place
When she got trapped she struggled to get out
In her loudest chirp she tried to shout
It was no use though so she made the most
And discovered her love for her delightful host
As long as they were together they were content
In that shoe the rest of their lives they spent
At first there was one trapped in the shoe
Now there were two, its just like me, and you
But it onlt makes sense now your mine,
The story of the bird in the shoe
It made no sense till i met you
One day a bird was looking for food
He was in an explorative mood
He dived into an old shoe
But when he got trapped he just didn't know what to do
Luckily the rain and the falling fruits kept him alive
With life itself being hid only reason to survive
He got bored, lonesome and questioned his existence
But when any troubles came he showed his resistence
One day a bird with a lady like grace
Decided to visit him in this lonely place
When she got trapped she struggled to get out
In her loudest chirp she tried to shout
It was no use though so she made the most
And discovered her love for her delightful host
As long as they were together they were content
In that shoe the rest of their lives they spent
At first there was one trapped in the shoe
Now there were two, its just like me, and you
Monday, 3 August 2009
A bit about the legend, Sir Bobby Robson (1933-2009)
I don't really know where to start with this but my thinking is to go from my personal feelings to the football side might seem a bit too meaningless but the other way round will give a good overall idea of the man. This man was football through and through, he even said he often put his football before his family which was one of his major regrets but also one of his great prides. He managed clubs and did brilliantly with them from winning the eufa cup with Ipswich of all clubs, to winning 3 out of 4 competitions in his first year as manager of Barcelona. He didn't do too badly with England either coming the closest to winning a cup since 66' with some arguing with the side he had this was a given, however he knew how to get the best out of these players only being beaten by marradona and what some described as the hand of god, Sir Bob quite angrily and quite rightly described as "the hand of a rascal". Moving on to Newcastle, the team I support, when Bobby Robson came to the club we were as usual spiralling downwards, Ruud Gullit had been sacked after leaving the great Shearer on the bench, and Shearer himself had lost his magic touch. It only took a few words from Sir Bob for shearer to bang in the goals in an 8-0 win over sheffield in his first game. The success that followed was a 4th, 3rd and 5th league finishing after an initial 11th, leading the team to the champions league were they didn't fare to badly amongst the elite. Unfortunately Robson was rather unfairly sacked for a what was then "too bad for Newcastle" 5th, however the slide down the league since shows this to be an unwise move, with managers following not having the passion or ability that Robson showed in his tenure. Quite fittingly just days before his passing, Sir Bobby was honoured with a testimonial match between England and Germany, mimicking his days as England manager, whereby we won 3-2 with Shearer ending the scoring with a penalty. All proceeds went to his great charity Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundation.
Now what the man means to me, obviously my interest in him started when he became Newcastle manager, his success here was the first time in my life i'd seen exciting times for Newcastle, as my love for football only really developed after Keegan. One day whilst in Darlington i saw he had come for a book signing, although i didn't read much at the time I wanted to meet the man himself, so was willing to fork out whatever was needed to get the book and ultimately meet him. I'll never forget how I was nervous and inspite having a stupid haircut at the time, when posing for a photo he calmed my nerves by saying "come here" and putting his arm round my shoulder, and standing tall. I read his book and realised why he was such a prescence and how he could stand so tall, with such pride. He was a man who was brought up on working class ethics, you work for your family to support them, but no matter how hard times get you shouldn't grumble, and you should always be respectful and grateful for who and what you've got. He maintained this throughout his life, with no-one having a bad word to say about him on his passing, the man had such grace and such pride that he saw the best in people and could get on with anyone. A few things stick with me, one is something his wife always said to him, which he carried around with him and it has been passed onto me, his wife told him, you should be able to see the seaside or countryside every day of your life. This is a sentiment i think that is powerful and something i try my best to follow. Finally (but not exclusively) one of the great things about him is his determination, which came through in his charity work for and his battle against cancer. He himself had 5 bouts of cancer, beating it 4 times before finally and tragically succumbing, however his fundraising during this time has been immense, raising well over a million for cancer research and treatment. I have heard stories how he defied advice from doctors to not attend, and refused the requests of others to look after his own health when fundraising saying "i will not allow this disease to stop me fundraising". This is a great example to all of what a man is, a man will not be beaten by anything, and a man looks out for the needs of others. You will be sorely missed Sir Bobby, there are two few men like you.
I have so far raised nearly £350 pound for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation for my Bungee Jump, but as fundraising should never stop and especially since his passing I would still like to raise more despite having already done the jump. If you would like to donate here is the link:
www.justgiving.com/matthewjeffries
If you would like to see the jump itself this is actually the link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAl_rm62t18
Now what the man means to me, obviously my interest in him started when he became Newcastle manager, his success here was the first time in my life i'd seen exciting times for Newcastle, as my love for football only really developed after Keegan. One day whilst in Darlington i saw he had come for a book signing, although i didn't read much at the time I wanted to meet the man himself, so was willing to fork out whatever was needed to get the book and ultimately meet him. I'll never forget how I was nervous and inspite having a stupid haircut at the time, when posing for a photo he calmed my nerves by saying "come here" and putting his arm round my shoulder, and standing tall. I read his book and realised why he was such a prescence and how he could stand so tall, with such pride. He was a man who was brought up on working class ethics, you work for your family to support them, but no matter how hard times get you shouldn't grumble, and you should always be respectful and grateful for who and what you've got. He maintained this throughout his life, with no-one having a bad word to say about him on his passing, the man had such grace and such pride that he saw the best in people and could get on with anyone. A few things stick with me, one is something his wife always said to him, which he carried around with him and it has been passed onto me, his wife told him, you should be able to see the seaside or countryside every day of your life. This is a sentiment i think that is powerful and something i try my best to follow. Finally (but not exclusively) one of the great things about him is his determination, which came through in his charity work for and his battle against cancer. He himself had 5 bouts of cancer, beating it 4 times before finally and tragically succumbing, however his fundraising during this time has been immense, raising well over a million for cancer research and treatment. I have heard stories how he defied advice from doctors to not attend, and refused the requests of others to look after his own health when fundraising saying "i will not allow this disease to stop me fundraising". This is a great example to all of what a man is, a man will not be beaten by anything, and a man looks out for the needs of others. You will be sorely missed Sir Bobby, there are two few men like you.
I have so far raised nearly £350 pound for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation for my Bungee Jump, but as fundraising should never stop and especially since his passing I would still like to raise more despite having already done the jump. If you would like to donate here is the link:
www.justgiving.com/matthewjeffries
If you would like to see the jump itself this is actually the link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAl_rm62t18
Top 20 albums to be listened to as albums (every song is good)
1. Kings of Leon-Because of the Times:
-Kings of leon are a favourite of mine and i personally think everything they touch turns to gold, however following their musical path their first album, Youth and Young Manhood was a raw raucous affair, whilst their most recent album, Only by the night, saw them taking up their stadium rock/pop mantel in the public eye. This album was just after the band had toured with the likes of U2 and Bob Dylan, teaching them the ways of applying their skills to the big arenas and stadiums, with sparse arrangements creating great sonic treats, however the band maintained their raw "volume up to 11" sound leaving a melting pot of great songs which work together as a great album where the band finally seem comfortable
2. White Stripes-Elephant
-Just as many others such as pulp before had discovered, it can take a bit of time to hit the mainstream these days. White Stripes did so with a bang, their album elephant taking the world by storm with romping single Seven Nation Army being played to death, but being one of those tracks that when actually listened to its still hard not to stomp your feet to the beat. The album itself is a major achievement, with the boy and girl pairing of Meg and Jack (brother and sister? husband and wife?) whipping out an eclectic mix of rock and blues, with the occasional folksy song and spoken word fable making this album a treat from start to finish.
3. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm:
-This is the debut album by bloc party, a true indie album which took indie fans by the scruff of the neck and showed them something exciting and fresh for the first time since the strokes. The Jangly guitars mixed with the incessant drumming and Kele's distinctive London vocals make this a unique offering, with lyrics which conveyed a little more depth than the crowd around them at the time. Their Live offerings more than matched this debut album which held great critical acclaim for all the right reasons, offerings since have seen them detatch a little from this succesful debut, though not entirely losing their hooks this has to be their best to date.
4. Pulp - Different Class
-A Brilliant Brit-pop album telling tales of youth in the 80's and 90's with stories of sex, drugs and rock n roll. With songs names "Sorted for E's and Wizz" and "Underwear" we can see this is a seductive, sleezy album but with catchy indie-pop hooks to make for an album which is often forgotten in britpop, drowned out by the way between Blur and Oasis, however in my opinion this album is just as good.
5.The Streets-A Grand Don't Come For Free
-As with all great albums this tells the tales of the generation the artist born of, as Skinner tells in an unusually mature, witty way the tales of drug taking, alcohol and and his way with the ladies. Despite these so called "chavvy" and somewhat pointless topics, Skinner has a way of telling a story in a way that can be greatly emotionally affecting as in the great song "dry your eyes" as he tells of the breaking of a romance, in a true to life way (dry your eyes mate, there's plenty more fish in the sea). The album itself is truly to be appreciated as an album as well, telling of how he gained and lost £1000 pounds and the turmoil and trepadation that this can bring on friendships and romances throughout, ending with the epic "empty cans".
Jimi Hendrix- Are you Experienced
Red Hot Chili Peppers-By the Way
Rolling Stones-Beggers Banquet
Morrissey-You Are the Quarry
Arctic Monkeys-Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobious Pip-Angles
Maximo Park-A Certain Trigger
Jamie T-Panic Prevention
The Prodigy-Fat of the Land
Mystery Jets-Twenty One
White Lies-To Lose My Life
MGMT-Oracular Spectacular
Mr Hudson & The Library- A Tale of Two Cities
Paul Weller- Days of Speed
The Kooks- Inside In, Inside Out
-Kings of leon are a favourite of mine and i personally think everything they touch turns to gold, however following their musical path their first album, Youth and Young Manhood was a raw raucous affair, whilst their most recent album, Only by the night, saw them taking up their stadium rock/pop mantel in the public eye. This album was just after the band had toured with the likes of U2 and Bob Dylan, teaching them the ways of applying their skills to the big arenas and stadiums, with sparse arrangements creating great sonic treats, however the band maintained their raw "volume up to 11" sound leaving a melting pot of great songs which work together as a great album where the band finally seem comfortable
2. White Stripes-Elephant
-Just as many others such as pulp before had discovered, it can take a bit of time to hit the mainstream these days. White Stripes did so with a bang, their album elephant taking the world by storm with romping single Seven Nation Army being played to death, but being one of those tracks that when actually listened to its still hard not to stomp your feet to the beat. The album itself is a major achievement, with the boy and girl pairing of Meg and Jack (brother and sister? husband and wife?) whipping out an eclectic mix of rock and blues, with the occasional folksy song and spoken word fable making this album a treat from start to finish.
3. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm:
-This is the debut album by bloc party, a true indie album which took indie fans by the scruff of the neck and showed them something exciting and fresh for the first time since the strokes. The Jangly guitars mixed with the incessant drumming and Kele's distinctive London vocals make this a unique offering, with lyrics which conveyed a little more depth than the crowd around them at the time. Their Live offerings more than matched this debut album which held great critical acclaim for all the right reasons, offerings since have seen them detatch a little from this succesful debut, though not entirely losing their hooks this has to be their best to date.
4. Pulp - Different Class
-A Brilliant Brit-pop album telling tales of youth in the 80's and 90's with stories of sex, drugs and rock n roll. With songs names "Sorted for E's and Wizz" and "Underwear" we can see this is a seductive, sleezy album but with catchy indie-pop hooks to make for an album which is often forgotten in britpop, drowned out by the way between Blur and Oasis, however in my opinion this album is just as good.
5.The Streets-A Grand Don't Come For Free
-As with all great albums this tells the tales of the generation the artist born of, as Skinner tells in an unusually mature, witty way the tales of drug taking, alcohol and and his way with the ladies. Despite these so called "chavvy" and somewhat pointless topics, Skinner has a way of telling a story in a way that can be greatly emotionally affecting as in the great song "dry your eyes" as he tells of the breaking of a romance, in a true to life way (dry your eyes mate, there's plenty more fish in the sea). The album itself is truly to be appreciated as an album as well, telling of how he gained and lost £1000 pounds and the turmoil and trepadation that this can bring on friendships and romances throughout, ending with the epic "empty cans".
Jimi Hendrix- Are you Experienced
Red Hot Chili Peppers-By the Way
Rolling Stones-Beggers Banquet
Morrissey-You Are the Quarry
Arctic Monkeys-Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobious Pip-Angles
Maximo Park-A Certain Trigger
Jamie T-Panic Prevention
The Prodigy-Fat of the Land
Mystery Jets-Twenty One
White Lies-To Lose My Life
MGMT-Oracular Spectacular
Mr Hudson & The Library- A Tale of Two Cities
Paul Weller- Days of Speed
The Kooks- Inside In, Inside Out
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