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Henrik Larsson and the cult of a king
26/02/2016 by Paul Murphy
IT IS THE 1994 WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL and Sweden have 13 minutes to find an equaliser as they trail Romania 2-1. They turn to 22-year-old Feyenoord forward Henrik Larsson, a player who has been used sparingly in the tournament to date.
Kennet Andersson finds the leveller with five minutes remaining to send the game into a penalty shootout. Larsson isn't involved in the move for the equalising goal but he bravely steps up to slot home Sweden's fifth penalty kick, piling the pressure on the opposition. Thomas Ravelli saves and the Scandinavians go through. Larsson is not selected for the semi-final defeat to Brazil but he scores his first World Cup goal in the third-place playoff in a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria.
Twelve years later and 34-year-old Larsson is on the bench again – watching and waiting as his Barcelona side struggle to break down 10-man Arsenal, who lead 1-0 in the Champions League final. This time, Larsson is given half-an-hour to help his teammates retrieve the situation, and he doesn't disappoint.
Larsson's introduction is decisive as his two assists lead to the two goals that break Arsenal's resistance and deliver the trophy to the Spaniards. While not quite the end of his career, it is a fitting reward for a player who had given so much between his introduction to the world stage in 1994 and the crowning glory of a Champions League winner's medal. But, while many modern footballers are hot-housed from an early age, it took Larsson a long time to reach the very top of the game.
He came to the attention of Feyenoord after two prolific seasons with Helsingborg – his hometown club – in the Swedish second tier. But he was not to find happiness at the Dutch club as he struggled to find his best position and best form. After more than three years in Rotterdam, it was time for a change. And the outstanding football journey that followed his move was a testimony to hard work, perseverance, loyalty and, ultimately, reaping the deserved rewards.
Larsson played for four teams who have been European champions – Feyenoord, Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United. And his list of achievements with these clubs and the Swedish national team is remarkable.
With Sweden, he scored in three different World Cups over a 12-year period and, as mentioned above, was part of the side that came third in 1994. With Feyenoord, he earned two Dutch Cup winner's medals. At Celtic, he was top scorer in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) on five occasions and won the European Golden Boot in 2001. At Barcelona, he turned the 2006 Champions League final in his side's favour and, at the age of 35, he went to Manchester United on loan and played his part in helping the Red Devils win the English Premier League title in 2007.
Few players can boast such a list of honours but few would have seen them coming when Larsson arrived at Celtic in the summer of 1997. The Bhoys had just seen Rangers equal their record of nine titles in a row and, while they had come close to breaking the Gers' stranglehold in the previous two years, the close season of 1997 did not promise much.
Tommy Burns was sacked as manager and, following him out of the door were the 'three amigos' – Paolo Di Canio, Pierre van Hooijdonk and Jorge Cadete. This talented but temperamental trio had served up much entertainment in the 1996-97 season but they had ultimately been unsuccessful. Larsson would provide a refreshing contrast of talent and complete professionalism without ego.
Dutchman Wim Jansen replaced Burns and took over a team with a few decent players in defenders Tom Boyd, Jackie McNamara and Alan Stubbs. But the midfield was lacking in quality, Paul McStay having just retired, and after the departure of the 'three amigos', there was very little threat in attack.
The first game of the Scottish Premier League season would be a huge kick in the teeth for supporters and Larsson's introduction to competitive action was nothing short of disastrous as his mistake led to the winning goal for Hibs as they triumphed 2-1.
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The Scotsman's match report summed up the Scottish media's rush to make a negative judgement on the Swede as it read: "The supreme irony for Celtic came when their ace card turned out to be a joker. Henrik Larsson had been left on the bench for fitness reasons and the Swede struggled with the pace of the game when he came on. He was then guilty of misplacing a pass to Charnley, who gobbled it up and set his sights before killing off Celtic with a 20-yard shot."
It may have been an inauspicious start but Larsson would turn out to be anything but a joker. He had already opened his scoring account for the Hoops when he was beset by more misfortune in a UEFA Cup second leg tie at home to FC Tirol. Celtic had just levelled the tie on aggregate to make the score 2-1 in their favour when Larsson got in the way of a cross and turned it into his own net, leaving the hosts needing two more goals.
This did not discourage the Swede and he won the penalty that Simon Donnelly converted to make it 3-2; a minute later he set off on an incredible solo run from just inside his own half. In his latter days as a deadly striker and selfless leader of the forward line, it is often forgotten that Larsson could also be a great dribbler. Against the Austrians, he held off the attentions of the first defender with skill and strength, nutmegged a second as he set off at pace, skipped past a lunging third challenge, evaded a fourth challenge before – sensing the route in front of him was blocked – showing the presence of mind to slip the ball to Craig Burley at the edge of the box and the midfield man's long-range shot found the net via a deflection.
In the context of a UEFA Cup qualifying tie against modest opposition, this moment of magic may not resonate with his future achievements but for many Celtic fans it was the first indication that this guy may be a bit special.
The 1997-98 season ultimately ended in glory after a dismal start. The Hoops had gone head-to-head with their deadly rivals Rangers once again but they finally got the better of them. Celtic blew the chance to clinch the title with a game to spare when they conceded a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Dunfermline. This meant they had to win at home to St Johnstone on the final day of the season to guarantee their first title since the 1988 centenary year triumph. Just as importantly for many, it would also prevent Rangers from making it ten-in-a-row.
It was Larsson who settled the home side's nerves with a superb strike after just three minutes. The Swede picked up the ball on the left wing, cut inside and curled a powerful shot into the right-hand corner from 25 yards. A nervous 70 minutes followed before Harald Brattbakk added a second to seal the title.
It had been a solid first season for Larsson and he had won the hearts of the supporters. But his statistics would not prove nearly as spectacular as they would become. He scored 16 times in 35 league games and 19 times in 46 games overall, but he had failed to score against Rangers – a key measure.
Larsson dismissed any doubts about his ability to score in the big games as he struck twice in a 5-1 demolition of Rangers in November 1998. He then scored the equaliser in a 2-2 New Year draw with the Gers at Ibrox in another close title race. But there would be no happy ending this time as Rangers pipped Celtic to the league and then defeated them 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final. Larsson did, though, score an incredible 29 times in 35 league games and 38 goals in all competitions.
Dr. Josef Vengloš was replaced as manager by the 'Dream Team' of John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish but 1999-2000 would be a nightmare year for Larsson. The season had started well and Larsson was forming a deadly partnership with Mark Viduka – both had helped themselves to hat-tricks in a 7-0 victory over Aberdeen days before they met Lyon in the UEFA Cup second round, first leg in France in October.
Just 11 minutes in the game in Lyon, Larsson fell awkwardly and suffered a severe leg break in the process. His season was effectively over – returning only on the final day but, at this stage, Rangers had long been crowned champions and Barnes had been sacked three months previously as Celtic imploded.
Coming back from such a serious injury would be tough and Larsson would be turning 29 just after the start of the 2000-01 season. There was hope that a full recovery had been made, however, when the striker netted against Italy at Euro 2000.
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Martin O'Neill had replaced Dalglish at Celtic and the atmosphere at Celtic Park was transformed. The gifted but troublesome Viduka had left for Leeds United and in came Chris Sutton after a difficult season at Chelsea. Larsson and Sutton kicked off the season with a goal each in a 2-1 victory at Dundee United and the Hoops rattled off four straight league wins before facing Rangers at Celtic Park. Larsson and Sutton helped themselves to two goals each in an incredible 6-2 home victory that sent out a clear signal that times were changing.
One of Larsson's goals that day remains what many consider the finest of his time at Celtic. The Hoops had bolted out of the traps, taking a 3-0 lead after just 11 minutes but Claudio Reyna reduced the deficit to 3-1 before half-time, making the home fans somewhat anxious.
Despite a two-goal lead, the previous season's failures and the general superiority Rangers had held for over a decade, ensured that such a lead would not make fans comfortable.
At this point, Larsson stepped in to calm the nerves. He picked up Sutton's lay off midway into the Rangers half and attacked at pace. He held off one challenge, nutmegged Bert Konterman on the edge of the box and, in a moment of brilliance, scooped the ball high into the net as Stefan Klos was wrong-footed by the audacious finish.
It was the type of goal that separates the good from the great. It came at a key time in a huge game and demonstrated skill, speed of thought and the ability to do something out of the ordinary. When Klos came out to narrow the angle, he was exposed, Larsson having run through the heart of the defence.
Others may have side-footed the ball into the corner but Larsson seemed to notice Klos making a slight move to his left and, in response, he lobbed the ball high into the middle of the net, leaving him no chance of recovery.
Celtic romped to the title that year with Larsson netting 35 leagues goals to clinch the European Golden Boot. It was also Larsson's season in the domestic cups. He scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 triumph over Kilmarnock in the League Cup final and his brace in a 3-0 Scottish Cup final victory over Hibs then sealed Celtic's first treble since 1967 – the greatest season in the club's history.
Almost a season out injured had not hampered Henrik in any way. He had returned stronger than ever. Another league title followed in 2002 as Larsson ended the season as Scottish top scorer again. He also scored three times in the Champions League as Celtic ended their first campaign in the competition by narrowly missing out on progress to the knockout stages.
That summer, Larsson left for the World Cup in Japan and South Korea and scored three times in Sweden's run to the second round, where they lost to Senegal after extra time. But there followed the huge disappointment of losing in the qualifying stages of the Champions League ahead of the 2002-03 season.
O'Neill's time in charge of Celtic had so far been one of over achievement and upsetting the odds against the likes of Rangers, Ajax and Juventus. Losing to FC Basel on away goals in the qualifying round for Europe's premier tournament was not expected.
The Hoops dropped into the UEFA Cup and met Blackburn Rovers in the second round. With Rovers managed by former Rangers manager Graeme Souness, there was added spice to the clash and Larsson's late goal gave Celtic a fortunate 1-0 win in the first leg in Glasgow.
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Souness was confident that his side would prevail in the second leg but O'Neill worked his magic in the Celtic dressing room and his side went out and totally dominated Rovers, Larsson netting early and Sutton adding a second against his former side.
Larsson was again on target as Celtic squeezed past Celta Vigo to make the last 16. A broken jaw ruled Larsson out of the tie against Germany's Stuttgart but the Bhoys prevailed 5-4 on aggregate in his absence, setting up a quarter-final against Liverpool.
Larsson returned from injury to score in the first leg but a 1-1 draw in Glasgow left Liverpool in the driving seat. In a tight second leg, Alan Thompson gave Celtic the lead and Larsson's lay-off to John Hartson saw the Welshman smash home a memorable clinching goal.
After overcoming the side who would win the Champions League two years later, the semi-final against Portugal's Boavista should have been more straightforward. Larsson scored once again in a nervous first-leg draw that ended 1-1 at home, but the Swede missed a penalty that would have given his side an advantage.
In the return leg, the Portuguese seemed to be playing for the 0-0 draw that would see them through to the final and the plan looked like working until Larsson intervened with just over 10 minutes remaining, scoring the decisive goal. After the disappointment of missing out on the Champions League, Celtic had gone all the way to the UEFA Cup final, where they would meet Porto.
The Hoops started as underdogs, Porto having dismissed Lazio with a 4-1 semi-final victory. And the Portuguese had the better of the first-half of the final, with Deco pulling the strings in midfield and Derlei opening the scoring on the stroke of half-time.
It didn't look good for Celtic but it was once again Larsson who stepped up to the plate, equalising with a superb far-post header before Dmitri Alenichev put Porto back in front. The lead lasted just three minutes as Larsson headed in from a corner.
Following Larsson's second equaliser, Celtic looked the better side for the first time in the game and it began to look like they may go on to win. But the game petered out and drifted into extra-time. Hoops defender Bobo Baldé was sent off in the 95th minute and goalkeeper Rab Douglas's error let Derlei in to score the winner with just five minutes left. It was a heart-breaking end for Larsson, who had done so much to take Celtic to their first European final in 33 years and who had single-handedly kept their hopes alive in the match itself.
Celtic then missed out on the Scottish title on goal difference. The exertions in Europe, combined with a Rangers resurgence, were to cost Celtic on the domestic front as they failed to win a trophy. But most Celtic fans would still agree that the Larsson-inspired run to the UEFA Cup final was an experience they wouldn't swap for domestic silverware.
Larsson's time with Celtic would end on a high as he made the 2003-04 season his Parkhead swan song with his contract set to expire. Celtic made it back into the Champions League but just failed to progress again, despite memorable home wins over Lyon and Anderlecht. Their third-placed finish in the group saw them get another bite at the UEFA Cup and there was a sensational victory over a Barcelona side that featured Larsson's future team-mates Ronaldinho, Xavi and Carles Puyol in the last 16. The Hoops won 1-0 at home before an excellent rearguard action earned a 0-0 draw in Catalonia.
Villarreal put an end to Celtic's European hopes in the quarter-final but the Hoops won back the Scottish title in style and sealed a domestic double when Larsson scored twice in a 3-1 win over Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup final – his last competitive game for the Bhoys.
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Larsson's next move was uncertain and the striker suggested that he would return to Sweden if the right offer didn't come in. He left for Portugal to play in Euro 2004 and scored one of the goals of the tournament – a diving header in a 5-0 win over Bulgaria. Larsson scored three goals in all as Sweden made the quarter-final.
His move to Barcelona was finally confirmed at the end of June, as he signed a one-year deal with the option of a second year. Larsson was now approaching the age of 33 and joining a team of superstars so it would be a real test to see if he still had the hunger and the ability to compete at a higher level. Larsson's record in European competition and international tournaments should have been indicative of his pedigree but there were still doubters who felt that he had taken the easy way out by spending his peak seven years in Scotland.
The truth is that Larsson was always going to be more of a squad player but he made a decent start and one of his first goals for Barça came against the team whose fans had christened him the 'King of Kings'.
Celtic and Barcelona were drawn together in the Champions League and faced off at Parkhead in mid-September, less than four months after Larsson's Celtic farewell. The Swede started on the bench and Barcelona dominated the first half and took a 1-0 lead. But the introduction of Larsson's old strike partner Sutton turned the game back in Celtic's favour and the Englishman equalised. The hosts were looking the more likely side when Barça turned to Larsson, who replaced Ronaldinho.
The Swede had a hand in the move that saw Ludovic Giuly put the visitors back in front and then turned villain as he pounced on a poor back-pass to clinically put his new side 3-1 ahead. Larsson, ever the professional, showed that there was no room for sentiment.
After the game, Larsson admitted: "It was very difficult for me to celebrate my goal because I had so many great times here, but more than anything I am happy with the three points because I am a Barcelona player now." But Larsson's first season at the Camp Nou would soon be over as he suffered a serious knee injury, having played just 16 games, scoring four times.
Barcelona had seen enough, however, to convince them that Larsson would be an asset in his second season and confirmed that they would keep him for a second year, allowing him to focus on his recovery instead of worrying about his future. Eighteen months later, Barça would reap the reward of this wise decision.
Larsson returned to the Barcelona line-up the following season and soon started scoring again. He was used more sparingly in Europe as the Catalan club made it all the way to the Champions League final, in which they would face Arsenal in Paris.
As was frequently the case in his time at Barça, Larsson started the game on the bench. At the age of 34, in a team that featured the attacking talents of Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o and Giuly, this was hardly a surprise. But despite the quality they boasted, Barcelona struggled to find a way past the Arsenal defence, even though the English side went down to 10 men after just 18 minutes. The Gunners took the lead after 37 minutes but it wasn't until the hour mark that coach Frank Rijkaard looked to Larsson.
Having seen the UEFA Cup slip from his grasp three years earlier, the Swede was determined to end this final on the winning side. Larsson was immediately busy, pulling defenders out of position and making his presence felt physically. With just 14 minutes remaining, his deft cushioned pass from just inside the box released Eto'o, who slotted home at the near post.
Five minutes later, the turnaround was complete and, again, Larsson was the creator. Juliano Belletti found him as he pulled out to the right wing. Larsson controlled the ball, turned and quickly spotted that Belletti had continued his run into to box. With Sol Campbell shaping to jockey Larsson, the defender had no time to react as the Swede's low, drilled pass found its way into the path of Belletti who smashed home the winning goal from a narrow angle.
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After the game, Arsenal striker Thierry Henry identified Larsson as the man who had made the difference when he said: "People always talk about Ronaldinho but I didn't see him today – I saw Henrik Larsson. He came on, he changed the game."
This was Larsson's final act in a Barcelona shirt and he had played a key role in delivering just the second European Cup in Barça's history and their first since 1992. It seemed a fitting end to Larsson's club career at the top level, as he headed for a return to Helsingborg – something he had always vowed to do.
First, though, Larsson had one final World Cup to play in. Sweden advanced to the second round again and Larsson scored in his third World Cup as he netted the equaliser in a 2-2 draw with England in the group stage.
Larsson was now seemingly content to spend the rest of his playing days in the stiller waters of Sweden's Allsvenskan after 13 years away from home. But there was to be one final twist in the Henrik Larsson story. In January 2007, with the Swedish league in its close season, Sir Alex Ferguson tempted Larsson back to the UK but this time it was to play for injury-hit Manchester United in the Premier League on a loan deal.
Ferguson had been a long-term admirer of the Swede and said at the time: "I have always admired Larsson. I made a move for him when he was at Celtic but then they managed to persuade him to stay."
Now 35, Larsson understood that he would be used more as a back-up but duly scored on his debut as United defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in an FA Cup tie. He scored twice more in nine further appearances, including a goal against Lille in the last-16 of the Champions League. United went on to lift the title, earning Larsson another league winners medal to add to those won in Scotland and Spain.
Finally, Larsson's career at the very top of the club game was over. He continued to play for his country and appeared at Euro 2008 but by then Zlatan Ibrahimović had become Sweden's key man.
As a remarkable career was reaching its end, Larsson was a player who had gained the respect of just about all who had come into contact with him. Strong, skilful, selfless and superb in the air for a man who stood at just 5'9'', Larsson was the complete striker.
In the no-win environment of modern football, players are chastised for a lack of loyalty and also for a lack of ambition. Henrik Larsson was sometimes accused of the latter by showing his appreciation to Celtic, with whom he had resurrected a drifting career at the age of 25.
It took time for the King of Kings to become one of the best in the business but his move to Celtic was to prove the making of him. Eventually, he would become Europe's top scorer, a league champion in three countries and a Champions League winner.
By Paul Murphy @PaulmurphyBKK
Tags: barcelona, celtic, larsson, man utd, sweden
Paul Murphy 26/02/2016


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ANTHONY "THOSH" COLLINS is a photographer from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Thosh works as a freelance photographer in the greater LA area and works extensively with the Native communities locally & internationally. Thosh started doing photography at the age of 15 at The New School for the Arts High School of Scottsdale, Arizona, and later attended the San Francisco Art Institute on a full-ride scholarship. Thosh uses various genres of photography like, portraiture, fashion, editorial as a tool to document contemporary Native peoples and their many talents and the realities of Native people as they strive to help preserve their identities in today's world. You can follow more of Thosh's "everyday" photos on Instagram at @thoshographer and more of his work is featured on his website at www.thoshography.com.

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Happy Hogmanay
It's almost a new year, and as usual it seems unbelievable that 12 months has passed so quickly. It's been yet another year of change in so many ways, and much of it not good. However, not only is tomorrow "another day", but it's "another year", and we hope that at least some of the changes to our Group in 2023 will be good ones.
We have a new dancing venue! We are moving to the Phoenix Club for our 2023 dancing season (see directions & location HERE). Not only can we return to our regular Tuesday evening slot, but we will still have access to a bar. Though we'll be without the lovely Gilly, there'll initially be substitutes from the committee, and room for volunteers to take on the role, eventually.
A suggestion has been made that the 'beginners & improvers' session, previously held on Mondays, should be run immediately prior to the main dancing evening. We'll be doing some investigations to see if this is a viable option and if it would be a popular alternative to the previous arrangement. It would certainly mean we are only moving tables, and setting up speakers, once a week instead of twice, so it has Pete's vote!
There are multiple new ideas in the pipeline - from name badges at the dance classes to a new venue for the St Andrew Ball (we have quite a few ideas for modifications in that direction), but the most important thing to mention at the moment is Burns Night at The Elea, it's on Saturday 21st January - tickets will be on sale at the classes or by ringing Irene on 96 48 4500, or email secstandrewgroup@gmail.com. The price is €25 only - heavily subsidised by the St Andrew Group - and as well as your wonderful traditional entertainment the evening will also include a welcome drink and prize draw - sponsored by Blevins Franks, as well as wine with your meal sponsored by Fraser Terry limited - a great evening guaranteed! Happy New Year and I hope to see you soon.


Go For It's Lucky 7 tips on how to Pass your Driving Test (from 4/12/17)!
Read the Highway Code and Driving the Essential Skills thoroughly. All the answers are in these books.
Practice tests at home. Answer correctly over 46 (out of 50) consistently and over 55 (our of 75) Hazard Perception points.
Make notes of any questions you don't understand and discuss with your driving instructor.
An example of what the exam room looks like is pictured right. It's not scary!
Arrive at the test centre 20 minutes early and go to the toilet before you report to reception.
Take a bag with you and empty your pockets into it. A storage locker will be available to you. You don't want to be fiddling with this just before your test.
Don't forget your photocard. Without it you can't take your test and you will lose your test fee.
When you have passed the theory test, you can book your practical test.
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The Theory Test is in 2 parts. A theory test where you must answer 43 of the 50 questions correctly. A Hazard Perception Test where you must score 44 points out of 75.
The Test is in English or Welsh languages.
Never book a driving test without discussing it with your driving instructor.
If your instructor is still instructing you, you are not ready.
Discuss pre-test routines for you (thinking time, smoking time).
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Watch test videos from the DVSA youtube channel.
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to perform 1 manoeuvre - parallel park, bay park forwards or reverse, park on the right, reverse, then rejoin traffic.
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Ocean Governance is increasing in importance to order to enable responsible use of marine estates, allowing the development of marine resources for today and stewardship of the marine environment for future generations. To this end the Marine Geoscience Group is compiling a number of elements that will enable the UK's Overseas Territories recognise what data and information is redilly available for use in ocean management. Marine Spatial Planning is fast becoming a valuable approach to balancing the many competing demands in the use of marine space, and recognising the framework and data demands is of key importance to sustaining successful marine plans.
To this end we are developing an on-line GIS which includes information relating to the UK's Overseas Territories in the Caribbean (other OTs will be added) where details of current maritime limits and boundaries and multibeam bathymetry data can be found (once the web page loads, be sure to click the contents tab to view additional layers). Each feature layer has associated brief metadata with links to more information.
This programme will continue to develop and provide more information relevant to enabling sustainable use of the marine environment. However should you have any information that you regard as relevant please get in touch.


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My introduction to music
My first encounters with music: composing in reverse
Towards the end of my teenage years, a mystery man moved into my village, into a small house next to the church. I think most of the village frowned upon him, this mysterious, shady individual that hardly mingled with the locals, and kept the curtains drawn all day. Dark long hair. Shifty eyes and the longest fingernails I had ever seen on any man's hand. He was just a couple of years older than me, but seemed to be in a parallel, other-dimensional world from me. I was wildly intrigued by him. I cannot quite remember how we met for the first time, but I do remember fragments of the days and nights we spent in his darkened living room, drinking Kronenburg beer, smoking cigarettes and listening to music. Prince, mainly. He was obsessed with Prince. I wasn't. At all. Never made a connection with this weird musician. But my friend was. Obsessed. With Prince and classical guitars. Did I not make a connection with the music of Prince, and did I not ever like classical guitar music all that much, I did learn so much from my new mystery friend. He was instrumental in the way I hear music today. He taught me how to listen to music in a whole new way. He taught me, for the very first time, to isolate instruments and melodies in a song. To strip down the totality of a song into its building blocks. "Listen to the bass," he would say. "Zoom in on the organ," he would suggest. "Hear the hi-hat?" he would whisper as not to interrupt the sound. I listened like the eager learner I was, and felt exhilarated at finding my first key to understanding music. It probably was my first introduction to the layered technicalities of music, an understanding that would be instrumental in anything I would do later in music, but particularly in my music producing efforts. It was the opposite of composing, a mirror to layering melodies and rhythms, deconstructing a composition to its building blocks. Composing in reverse. I left my small village at the age of 18 to go and study, and haven't heard of my mystery friend since. I hope he reads this one day, and accepts the role he's played in my life. Thank you.
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Some Muskerry schools – Boys and girls in Clondrohid on October 19th.
Indoor Hurling entry forms will be online early January. Competition will begin late January.
Hurling/Camogie Leagues will begin in March. Hurling meeting will be in February.
Mini sevens Hurling/Camogie will go ahead in March/April.
The following dates were decided at the AGM.
19th, 23rd, 26th and 30th Nov with finals in the week of 3rd Dec.
Indoor hurling and camogie blitz days.
Has been changed to 2nd class this year. They will be non competitive days.
2 blitz days after Wed 20th March to prepare for County sciath na scol hurling and camogie.


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In Cuba, It's About the Journey
In Cuba, It's About the Journey January 2016
By Travel Impressions
Cuba's beaches are unmistakably beautiful; the packed white sands of shorelines like that of Cayo Santa Maria and its glassine waters, melting into the sky, are a perfect example. Its cities, like historic Old Havana, which curves around a five-mile Malecón along the sea and feels more like Naples than the Caribbean, lend themselves to days of inspired wandering. Its estates—such as Xanadu in stunning Varadero—and resorts provide grandeur that has transcended time. Its countryside lights up your travel with bright greens and small, quaint homes that give a glimpse into a simpler life.
On their own, all of these are plentiful reasons to visit this once-forbidden island nation …but together, they combine to create an experience that resonates unlike any other. With a location in the Caribbean but a feel that is European and a soul that is New Orleanian, Cuba is a country where the journey is paramount. A multidimensional destination, a People-to-People tour—one of just a handful of permissible categories of travel from the U.S. at this time—is the best and only way to do it justice. With handpicked, exclusive excursions led by insightful, expert guides, these escorted tours provide a breadth of adventure visitors would otherwise not have access to.
For example, Travel Impressions offers two specially curated itineraries crafted specifically for their clients, who prefer deluxe accommodations, high-touch service, and experiential activities. Within those tours are lunches at privately owned paladares for a taste of authentic Cuba; rides in impeccably refurbished classic cars; guided walks through UNESCO World Heritage Sites; salsa and danzon dance lessons; talks and demonstrations with local artists, musicians, and teachers; steam train rides from an old sugar factory; art studio visits; and so much more. These moments are what memories are made of, and the key emphasis of these culturally immersive tours.
Because in a place where connectivity is scarce but connections, whether with its people, its culture, or its landscape, is plenty, there's nothing better than being fully present, deep in wonder at a journey you won't want to end.
Havana, Cuba | Travel Impressions


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Attorney for MAGA rioter trots out the 'blame Trump' defense |
Attorney for MAGA rioter trots out the 'blame Trump' defense
Supporters of President Donald Trump near the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, Tyler Merbler
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August 29, 2021Trump
To hear his attorney tell it, accused rioter Kyle Fitzsimons was merely "caught up in the frenzy of the rally and protest" when Donald Trump incited his followers to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
It is a defense that first started getting noticed in the weeks following the insurrection. But even though Trump certainly incited the riot that day, it's not clear that it is a winning argument when it comes to the exoneration of the rioters.
Fitzsimons, 37, of Lebanon ME, was bloodied by an officer's baton on the front lines of the riot, but "lowered his shoulder and charged at the line of officers" according to the FBI. The criminal complaint against him cited multiple witnesses who told agents of his "vocal right-wing beliefs," including frequent references to firearms.
"Fitzsimons has been held without bail since Feb. 4, when authorities arrested him at his Lebanon home. He was indicted on 10 charges, including rushing at a line of officers, disorderly conduct and assault on a federal officer," the Bangor Daily News reported.
"When a judge denied him bail in April, he rejected Fitzsimons' contention that a crowd pushed him from behind into a line of police at the Capitol.
"'I saw you charge at the officers, you were beat down but then got up and went back at them,' U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey said at the time," the Daily News reported.
In court Friday, however, Fitzsimons' public defender Natasha Taylor-Smith argued for his release pending trial "due to his "minimal" criminal history that includes a drunken driving offense and "no history of substance abuse or mental health issues." She said he is not a flight risk and poses no threat to the community," the newspaper reported.
"Mr. Fitzsimons had no prior intent to enter the Capitol building or engage in violence, but the energy of the crowd that day is well-documented, and the mood shifted from one of purported patriotism to agitation," Taylor Smith said. She added that his mother has offered to open her Titusville, Florida, home to Fitzsimons, who worked as a freelance butcher in York County and has no passport.
But the Portland Press-Heraldreported this:
"Federal prosecutors have a very different portrayal of Fitzsimons in their arguments to hold him in jail pending trial. Prosecutors had not yet responded Saturday to Taylor-Smith's latest request, but among the reasons they cited in earlier filings were threatening calls Fitzsimons allegedly made to the office of a member of Congress later identified as Maine's Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-District 1.
"He was reported to be very aggressive, shouting and yelling," prosecutors wrote in a motion filed with the courts in March. "Fitzsimons said that he was going to 'give it to her hard' and that 'we're coming for her' (referring to the Congressperson)."
"Fitzsimons allegedly called back the next day to say the Electoral College vote is "corrupt and total garbage. 'He urged the Congressperson to dispute the election results in January,' prosecutors wrote. "He stated that Biden is a corrupt skeleton and that this is going to be civil war." In another call, Fitzsimons identified himself as 'Kyle Fitzsimons, the man who wants to start a war' as he demanded a number for Chinese President Xi Jinping."
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The World's expensive and rarest Foods
The World's Most Expensive Foods: If You Can Afford It (21 Foods You Need To Try)
Food is the fundamental necessity of our lives. Every living thing uses energy to form and energy is employed at work – the cycle continues.
Some things are worth beyond our comprehension in a world in which appalling food is hardly available to most.
There is a wide range of understanding of the term 'priced food.' It means red salmon for some; truffles for others. There are, however, a whole range of food products that you'd never imagine could be price tags.
However, what other foods would offer the spice you want a ride for your money? What makes these items so expensive? They worth their price tag, are they really? Here are some of the most expensive foods on Planet Earth. So many were you trying? How many?
Most Expensive Foods In The World
TheKingPrudence presents 21 of the world's most expensive foodstuffs, whose rareness and taste justify outrageous costs.
1. Caviar
Caviar is one of the most exquisite delicacies of the world and is the pickled roe of the sturgeon cod. It is difficult to manage and package but it's incredibly uncommon, more importantly. Beluga Sturgeon, found in the Caspian and the Black Seas, is the most popular caviar. Very little of its eggs can now be legally sold as critically endangered. The beluga sturgeon takes up to two decades to mature and is an adult! The roe of the albino sturgeon is now less common-it is now almost extinguished in its home setting. The most expensive caviar recorded is an albino beluga sturgeon aged 100, perhaps, whose white caviar sold for about $34,500 per kilogram according to the Guinness World Records. This is my cod!
2. Matsutake Mushrooms
These mushrooms are so rare that they now have a price of up to $600 per kilogram. Native to Japan, Matsutake mushrooms also grow in various Asian countries. However, their number has decreased considerably because of the effects of insects and invasive trees on the shady areas where mushrooms are growing. Since Matsutake mushrooms can not be cultivated there is a great risk that they will be completely killed in the future.
The saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, originally from the Middle East and well known as 'red gold' with a 1 pound price varying from $5,000 to $10,000 for retail. The production of the crocus sativus or "saffron crocus" flowers requires plenty of patient care and several hours of manual labor. 150 flowers produce just one gram (0.05 ounces) of dry saffron to add some sense!
4. White Truffles
This is one of the costly foods in the world, usually used in luxury dishes. Found abundantly in Italy, it sold up to EUR 7000 per kg. Say, this food is something special when you take a dick with your teeth. Restaurants around the world prefer to serve it with chopped eggs. Too unexpectedly, people are not drawn easily.
5. Taco
Some people come to Mexico for the nice and inexpensive street food, and some of them come to Grand Velas Los Cabos for the world's most expensive taco. The taco costs $25,000 with the lobsters, Kobe beef, the caviar of Almas Beluga, and the black brie truffle. Even the salsa, made from Morito peppers, ultra-premium tequila, and civil coffee, are extremely high. Their salsa is very severe.
Of course, you can't pair a $25,000 taco with a Corona, but the restaurant offers a helpful mix of white tequila with a high-quality silver bottle of wine, for only an additional $150 000.
6. Lobster Frittata
Lobster is cash. Lobster is food. The fact that it is delicious isn't denied, but it certainly costs an arm and a leg. It's certainly meant for special occasions, be it lobster roll or lobster tail. Sweet, Norma's in NYC has figured out a way to make the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata a little more enjoyable. It has a total of 6 eggs, 10 oz. sevruga (it costs $65 an oz) and an ounce of both lobster and cream and chives, considered the most expensive omelet in the world at $2750 and is made from six eggs. A smaller version of the dish that costs 100 dollars is also available.
7. Cured Iberian Ham
The black Iberian pig is a rare species except wherever it is cured in Spain and Portugal. If it walks openly in the oak forests, the pig is nurtured solely with corn and grains. The ham is then sold to high bidders and cured for 3 years.
Until 2005, because of its rarity, this ham was unlawful in America to sell. Exports of this rare ham could not, legally speaking, be sold outside Spain, but a slaughterhouse was approved in 2007 in Spain to cure and sell these hams to people in the United States. The cost varies year after year but typically ranges from $170 to $600.
8. Densuke Black Watermelon
Watermelon is not uncommon, but it most certainly is Densuke from Japan too. Densuke watermelons, only grown on Hokkaido's northern island, are stripeless, deep, dark green with a sweeter taste and different from their domestic counterparts. They are also extremely common at incredibly high prices, grown in small loads, and known for selling a few melons early harvested for more than $6,000.
9. Oyster
Today considered a luxury, the food of the filthy rich was not always oysters. Oysters at the beginning of the 19th cent. were inexpensive as chips and a significant source of food for the working classes in coastal communities.
Yet overfishing and contamination have impacted oyster reserves and their value has risen. A dozen of you will get around £51 at a top London seafood restaurant.
Many people are content to fork out for a slimy mollusk or two. Of course, the notorious aphrodisiac properties of the oyster are also purchased. Pay attention to who you dine with!
10. Kopi Luwak
Throughout Indonesia, the Philippines, and South India, this coffee is processed throughout large quantities. Kopi luwak is the world's most expensive coffee. Its cost ranges from 250 dollars to 1200 dollars per kg. It is known for its highly specialized way of handling it.
11. Kobe Beef
Kobe meat of the Tajima race is one of Japan's most popular national treasures. The increased marbling of the meat gives exceptional resilience and increases the taste of the beef. And because all the good stuff is worthwhile, Kobe beef sells for about $100 a pound.
12. Vanilla
Consider what it's made of every time you make a sully face of vanilla ice-cream. Not just Vanilla, but also the cost of around $4000 lbs. It's known to be a costly food and only blooms for a couple of hours over the next 12 months. It is not commonly available on any market, too.
13. Foie Gras
Foie gras is a costly pastry made of fattened duck or goose liver (up to 10 times the usual size). The flavor is sweet, buttery, and delicate and the commodity costs money, but the birds pay higher than normal – the gangs and ducks are maize fed by food pipes.
This is a tradition from 2500 BC when ancient Egyptians discovered that many birds could be fattened by forced overfeeding. Many countries today have anti-practice legislation, and foie gras production, import, or sale.
14. Wagyu Steak
We're going to have to admit that these cows are treated a lot more than we would want to, but we like to believe that our 'fin.' Such Japanese cows yield such costly meat, as both automatic and hand- massaged cows. They are really hygienic, washed, served top of the line meals.
Of their meats, these beers and sakes are fed daily to produce such a beautiful marbled effect, which also makes these magnificent creatures feel content and relaxed.
The meat comes out with a popular buttery flavor with all these pampering techniques, so it is so expensive. This meat cost $450 per Ib.
15. La Bonnette Potatoes
Oh yeah, potatoes. You have the impression that these are not commonplace potatoes, but taste it like anyone else. They are a rare object that is only available and threatened with extinction in Noirmoutier, Western France. Demands for these potatoes have been growing throughout Europe and they can be sold at incredible prices in leading department stores. The potatoes cost up to $1600 for a kilogram of La Bonnette.
16. Bluefin Tuna
See this delicious red meat. The view is almost bizarrely satisfactory. Several ecologists have cautioned that the bluefin tuna is vulnerable, but the availability of it has not been obstructed. A pound of bluefin tuna is priced more than $4000 and its foods are particularly pricey.
17. Bird's Nest (Red)
A Chinese platter, made from saliva, presented in soup (SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE ...). Serve usually in three colors: red, white, and yellow. Naturally, the red soup is popular for its quality. They are harvested from farms in South East Asia and sold at amazing prices. The taste is very rare and delicious, and many times you wouldn't give your tongue. The red soup has normally priced a bowl for more than $10,000.
18. Yubarki King Melon
After black watermelons, present a melon you would not compare with your local melon. It is still orange inside, but the flavor is thousands of miles away from a typical one. There is a difference in the proportion of sweetness. Melons from Yubari cost a piece of around $5000. This food is widely demanded and requires auctions to sell. For this offer, an entrepreneur was custodial for this prized melon after his offer reached up to 23,000 dollars.
19. Moose Cheese
A moose, which is made in just one place: at the Moose House farm in Sweden, is one of the world's most expensive cheeses. To produce it, moose milk is needed. Moose is white in color and has a feta cheese appearance. It costs approximately €1,000 per kilogram ($1,074) and has been manufactured in a very limited quantity.
20. Matcha Green Tea
This component is linked to good health. Most of Matcha Green Tea's main nutrients are mainly anti-oxidants. This is also caffeinated, though it is used in ice creams and gourmet desserts to add a supreme flavor. Customers can expect Matcha Green Tea to pay more than $180 per kilo.
21. Christmas Cake
It took 6 months for Jeong Hong-Yong, a pastry chef in Tokyo, to plan this sumptuous cake, and another month to revive the fruit cakes covering marzipan. It has drawn questions with 223 diamonds of a total of 170 carats, including 5-carat stones, but no serious customers (hmm, any guesses as to why?
At $1.7 million, it is displayed and guarded 24 hours a day in Takashimaya, Tokyo's department store. In the meantime, we average people should just continue to enjoy regular cookies, tarts, and Christmas cookies (Costco pie is the best of the best, just kidding).
It was difficult to curb your appetite and excitement for these luxury food products, should you say. If you don't have any in mind, you will make taste your achievement for them.
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said the ferry worker who greeted us at the ramp gate this morning, and we all chuckled as we boarded. It had been pretty blustery out at the gangway, but once we all got settled inside we opened our books and papers and sipped coffee like usual, and the ride up the estuary was uneventful.
I know You're in There!
Our old dog, Vinnie, loves nothing more than his den-away-from-home, the back seat of our car. So much that he would rather hang out there than in the house. After all, if he is already in the car, we cannot easily leave without him, can we? So sometimes, on nice days, I get home from running errands and just leave him in the car, parked in the driveway, drowsing in the backseat.
How well does online connecting work?
I've practiced the moves. I've strung together the words, I've got some lined up — they're the next few things I'll post.


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Home > News > Press Releases > 'Big Data' to open up wealth of treasures in the RTÉ Archives
'Big Data' to open up wealth of treasures in the RTÉ Archives
RTÉ Archives announce an ambitious collaboration with the newly announced SFI "Big Data" Research Centre called INSIGHT and the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), which will be carried out in DERI (NUI Galway) at INSIGHT, to develop an innovative semantic content discovery platform to open up the treasures of the RTÉ Archives.
From L-R: Prof. Mark Ferguson, Brid Dooley, Prof. Stefan Decker, Dr. Sandra Collins, Minister Alan Shatter, TD
Tuesday, 9 April, 2013: At the 2013 European Data Forum in Dublin, Head of RTÉ Archives Bríd Dooley, together with Professor Stefan Decker (INSIGHT and Director of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute at NUI Galway), and Dr Sandra Collins, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland, announced an ambitious, ground-breaking collaboration to develop an innovative cross-archival semantic content discovery platform as part of the new SFI INSIGHT data analytics centre, a joint initiative between UCD, NUI Galway, UCC and DCU.
Opening the event, Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, said: "A key part of the Irish Government's plan for growth and jobs is identifying areas where we believe Ireland can compete and win on the global stage."
Minister Shatter added: "One such sector where our ambition is to be amongst the world's best is in 'Big Data' and its analytics. The Irish Government believes that given our climate, educational and skills base and our existing major strengths in ICT, we can benefit significantly in terms of quality jobs and growth from the global expansion of this sector."
"Analysing this explosion of data will revolutionise industries such as manufacturing and pharmaceutical production to further develop Europe's data economy and create good sustainable jobs in Ireland."
Minister Shatter also spoke of the "need for a coherent and practical set of Data Protection rules at National and European Union levels". Referring to the "new, and increasingly common, risks for privacy" that arise from technological advances, he emphasised the importance of ensuring "that Data Protection standards keep pace with the emerging technologies and new business models". Progressing the new EU Data Protection regulation and securing agreement on its content he stated is "a priority of the Irish Presidency of the European Union."
Minister Shatter concluded by saying: "Importantly, Big Data will have a huge societal impact with projects such as that proposed by the new Insight research centre in partnership with RTÉ Digital to explore the RTÉ archives, and open up avenues to investigate our cultural, historical, sporting and linguistic heritage and provide us with deep insights into what it means to be Irish."
Speaking during the Opening Session of EDF2013, Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland, said: "The Big Data sector is growing by 40% annually and as a nation we must ensure that we are developing the specialised skills needed to remain globally competitive. INSIGHT is a new national research centre in the field of data analytics that brings together the leading players from academia and industry in Ireland.This new SFI Research Centre will undertake research and develop new technologies that will attract dynamic partnerships with industry, further leverage investment for Europe, and ultimately help create high value jobs in Ireland and deliver economic and societal impact."
Big Data is a global challenge that asks us to turn vast quantities of ubiquitous raw data into knowledge that will inform people and improve society, business, and health. The Irish Government, under the stewardship of Science Foundation Ireland, is making a major investment in Insight, the mega research centre that will use world-class data analytics to address Big Data. Minister Bruton, TD and Minister Sherlock, TD, announced this ground-breaking initiative in February 2013.
RTÉ is a partner in the INSIGHT research centre, and Bríd Dooley will work with Professor Stefan Decker (INSIGHT) and Dr Sandra Collins (Royal Irish Academy) to bring together the skills and experience of the internationally recognised semantic web and linked data centre and the national trusted digital repository, with the rich essence and curation skills of RTÉ, to open up the wealth of treasures in the RTÉ Archives.
Commenting on the project, Bríd Dooley, Head of RTÉ Archives, a division of RTÉ Digital, said: "Our key priorities at RTÉ Digital are to meet the needs of audiences now and in the future through innovation and technology, and by playing an active role within the Digital Economy. As RTÉ Archives is a national resource and a hugely valuable asset to the public, we cannot underestimate the significance of this partnership with the INSIGHT Centre and the Digital Repository of Ireland. Our vision is to enable RTÉ to further step-change its ability to meet audience needs and to provide a much richer discovery, analysis and access gateway to this culturally and historically important material through digital means."
Dr Sandra Collins added: "This is a very important collaboration for the Digital Repository of Ireland. Preservation and access to our nation's cultural and social heritage is our mission, and a critical part of this is the technology solutions to discover archival content – the essence that informs the narrative. In the age of Big Data, discovering the content, information and knowledge you want requires cross-disciplinary research, and partnering with RTÉ and INSIGHT is a wonderful opportunity to advance the state of the art."
Professor Stefan Decker, also speaking at the conference, added that: "Linked data technologies are enabling the liberation of value out of archives. We are excited to do this research with RTÉ, transitioning the technologies into practise and contributing to society."
Click here for full details of SFI Research Centres announcement on 25 February 2013.
For further detail contact:
Dr Natalie Harrower, Digital Repository of Ireland, n.harrower@ria.ie
Caroline Stephens, RTÉ Digital Communications Manager @rtedigital, caroline.stephens@rte.ie 086 8422151
Ruth Hynes, Press & Information Executive , NUI Galway, ruth.hynes@nuigalway.ie, 091495695
Stefan Decker


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This dynamic and powerful way of looking at the motives that drive behaviors aids in building effective communication and productive work relationships.


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Motio is proud to offer the most convenient booking process available. You may call, text, book online, or simply visit us at our studio.
We require a credit card to be on file at the time of the booking to reserve your spot. If you do not have a credit card you may put a 50% deposit down for your service by cash or debit.
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The brief was to create an identity and internal promotional campaign to showcase the collaboration between the Design & UX team. The team was called Design Lab. With the plethora of internal comms hitting all 800+ employees across the 8 offices around the world the challenge was to create a marketing strategy that grabbed attention and left people with a keen sense of interest in the importance of Design. The additional request was for the identity to be square in some shape or form and that the logo wasn't elaborate. To me, this limited the design style for me but a brief is a brief! I'm not a fan of the final choice by the client. Some battles you just need to leave and deliver the job.
My cunning plan was to launch a guerrilla marketing campaign where we would launch the Design Lab branding in all 9 global offices simultaneously. Design Lab would take over the offices with wall stickers and table stickers in all locations. I designed the wall mural that highlighted keywords to describe Design and UX. The design and execution of the mural must be immaculate so as to demonstrate the beauty of design. Typographic posters formed the inspiration for the mural. Alongside the eye-catching work, an A5 postcard was left on employee's desks along with a tea coaster which had quotes about design and UX. This ensured the message hit home every day.
Why? because everyone loves a cup of tea/coffee!
ROLE: Identity design. Art direction. Interior Design. Marketing strategy. Print production.
Feeling: Like Gigi Hadid's boyfriend 🙂
A selection of concepts for the new identity. Some work better than the final design itself.
A5 postcard placed on the desk of every employee across the 8 global offices
Artwork for the wall mural that displayed keywords to describe Design and UX.
The final artwork placed on the kitchen wall of the London office
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HELEN MIRREN AND THE ART OF AGEING DISGRACEFULLY
You don't get to be a National Treasure without putting in a lot of legwork. Helen Mirren might be a junior member in today's triumvirate of Great British Dames – she was born a decade after Maggie Smith and Judi Dench – but her current fame, like theirs, is only the tip of a very large iceberg. It took years of work before she emerged as a fully-fledged triple threat – scooping up awards in film, TV and theatre. In fact, it's quite sobering to be reminded of how random Mirren's early cinema career was – peppered with misfires and cult hits that would find their audiences only many years later.
Mirren was born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironoff in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. She's a beguiling mix of the everyday and the exotic – working-class English on her mother's side, aristocratic White Russian on her father's. While she can't speak the language, she has played Russians several times – as cosmonaut Tanya Kirbuk (Kubrick backwards, almost) in 2010, belated sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey; in White Nights, directed by her future husband Taylor Hackford; as Tolstoy's wife Sofya in The Last Station, set in the final year of the writer (Christopher Plummer); as the eponymous Empress of Russia in the sumptuous HBO/Sky mini-series Catherine the Great (2019).
In her early theatre work she made the kind of splash nowadays reserved for starlets and pop singers, getting middle-aged male theatre critics hot under the collar with her stage work for the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She wasn't conventionally beautiful, but had attitude and intelligence to spare, and a very un-English upfront allure. A profile in the Sunday Times magazine labelled her, "Stratford's very own sex queen". "The headline was to haunt me for the next 20 years or so," she wrote in her autobiography.
In 1971, Michael Parkinson introduced her on his TV chat show with the quote, "She's especially telling at projecting sluttish eroticism". If you watch the interview now, his fixation on the young actress's physical attributes makes you cringe – though, to be fair, it was par for the course in that era. "I think for a long time it was very hard for people to see past my physical outward appearance," Mirren told drama critic John Lahr. "I was a blond girl with big tits. I hated that image. It was so uncomfortable for me, and distasteful."
Teeth 'n' Smiles (1975)
By 1976, when I saw her live on stage as a debauched singer in David Hare's Teeth 'n' Smiles (the play wasn't great, but she rocked – literally), she was still better known for theatre than for film, even though she'd worked with some of British cinema's most singular talents. She played a free spirited artist's model in Age of Consent (1969), Michael Powell's penultimate feature; gauche as a spoilt rich girl in Savage Messiah, Ken Russell's biopic of sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska; Ralph Richardson's daughter, another rich girl, in Lindsay Anderson's picaresque allegory O Lucky Man!
In the late 1970s, with the British film industry at its lowest ebb, Mirren picked up some of her oddest credits. She was a horny high priestess in Tinto Brass's porny Caligula; a call-girl in Hussy, a flawed but fascinating snapshot of London lowlife of that era; weirdest of all, a policewoman who impersonates Queen Mary and sings "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow" in The Fiendish Plot of Fu Manchu, the last film Peter Sellers made while still alive (there was a posthumous Pink Panther to come).
Then came a couple of films that would become more popular with age. Bob Hoskins' Cockney gang boss in The Long Good Friday is now unthinkable without Mirren's Roedean-educated moll, and she was slinky and enchanting as Morgana in John Boorman's bonkers but bewitching Arthurian epic Excalibur. She played an RUC widow in Pat O'Connor's drab but critically acclaimed Cal (she would revisit the Irish accent in 1996's Some Mother's Son); Harrison Ford's earth mother wife in Peter Weir's The Mosquito Coast; the wife in Peter Greenaway's decorative but dramatically inert The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989).
Unexpectedly, it wasn't film but TV that propelled Mirren into the premier league. The character of DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect (1991) was a world away from Miss Marple or The Gentle Touch; she was a new kind of female detective, having to face her own demons and bigotry within the force as well as investigating the crime du jour. There had been plenty of mixed-up male cops before, but never a female one of this complexity, and Tennison paved the way for the likes of Sarah Lund, Stella Gibson and Ellie Miller. Over the next 15 years, Mirren would play her six more times, adding even more depth and nuance on each occasion. Tennison earned her BAFTA and Emmys galore; it was her signature role, turned her into a household name, and helped pave the way for the latest and most illustrious act of her career.
Excalibur (1981)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989)
Calendar Girls (2003)
Pauline Kael noted in 1985, "Probably no other actress can let you know as fast and economically as she can that she's playing a distinguished and important woman." They were prescient words, even if DCI Tennison said more than once, "Don't call me Ma'am! I'm not the bloody Queen!" From Mirren's first Oscar nomination, at the age of 50, for The Madness of King George's Queen Charlotte in 1994, her parade of royalty has been unstoppable.
There were a few plebeian interludes – as the female presence in Fred Schepisi's understated but elegant Last Orders, the tight-lipped head housekeeper in Robert Altman's Gosford Park, and as one of the no-nonsense Yorkshirewomen getting their kit off for charity in Calendar Girls.
But in the space of a single year she not only won a Primetime Emmy for her performance as Elizabeth I in the Channel 4/HBO mini-series of the same name, which tackled themes of power, personality and ageing so movingly it turned the 2007 Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age (sequel to the much livelier, Reine Margot-inspired Elizabeth, 1998) into a lightweight also-ran. She also collected every award that was going (Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAS) for her sublime performance as Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' The Queen, written by Peter Morgan.
The Queen (2006)
The performance is so subtle and uncanny I forgot it was an actress and kept thinking, "Blimey, I never realised the Queen was such a looker." I don't suppose we'll ever know if Her Majesty snuck a peek at it, but if that were me, I'd be flattered. But Mirren's portrayal goes beyond mere impersonation to dip into the essence of royalty itself, and the role of monarchy in the modern world. In 2013, she played Elizabeth II again, this time facing 60 years' worth of Prime Ministers in the West End in Morgan's stage play The Audience, for which she won an Olivier.
With Smith and Dench, Mirren appears to have cornered the market in female authority figures of a certain age – a type so thin on the ground in today's cinema it it makes you wonder how many are left for actresses other than Meryl Streep. Mirren's recent alpha-females include Russell Crowe's editor in State of Play, a former Mossad agent sharing a guilty secret in The Debt, revisiting Shakespeare in a gender-realigned The Tempest (and reminding you that all those years in theatre have given her an unrivalled ease in delivering his dialogue); a sharp but sympathetic portrayal of Alma Reville, the power behind the director's chair in Hitchcock.
For someone who once confessed to being lazy, Mirren's workrate is astonishing, and she doesn't appear to be slowing down. Last year she could be seen as an imperious French restaurateur in The Hundred-Foot Journey; this year she's a Jewish former refugee trying to reclaim her heritage in Woman in Gold. But she also won a different set of fans for the shoot-em-up action movies RED (2010) and RED 2 (2013) , in which she showed she was no slouch at firing a machine-gun, dissolving a cadaver in acid, or sharing a Lotus Exige Coupé with Lee Byung-hun, best looking actor in the world right now.
"I've never been worried about getting older," she told Amy Wilentz of More, "but I do recognize that I've been incredibly lucky. I've been able to keep working and working, and how cool is that?"
Except that in Mirren's case, it's the growing older that has been the making of her – on screen, if not in the theatre. She wasn't the first young actress whose thespian skills have been twinned with awesome sex appeal. But there haven't been as many who have not only accepted the changes wrought by time on the female physique, but have actively embraced them, wrinkles and all. It's that confidence that continues to make her attractive, as much as any other physical attributes. Though I daresay those don't hurt either.
Last week she said her great ambition was to appear in a Fast and Furious movie. Let's hope Vin Diesel is on the case.
This piece was first posted on the Telegraph website in July 2015.
Two years later:
With Vin Diesel in The Fate of the Furious (2017)
And another two years after that…
With Jason Statham on the red carpet for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
With Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
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2 thoughts on "HELEN MIRREN AND THE ART OF AGEING DISGRACEFULLY"
Matt P (movingtheriver.com, soundsofsurprise.com) says:
This is great, but don't forget 'The Comfort Of Strangers' too. Always thought that was one of her most interesting performances. She does Pinter really well.
THX 1139 says:
No, don't be "fair" to Parky, it's a horrendous interview and he treats her like she's some kind of prostitute. My dad is a 1970s guy and even he would never have spoken to a woman that way. Parky tried the same thing on Meg Ryan decades later, and she came off the worse, though she didn't deserve to.
Anyway, Helen Mirren – yay.
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This is the limited edition, which has a different cover and full-color disc art, and also includes a holographic sticker of the cover and the postcard shown below.