From George’s appearance on the Rutland Weekend Television Christmas special aired on BBC2 on December 26, 1975.
“‘The Pirate Song’ was written for the pirate sketch on the Rutland Weekend Television Christmas Show, 1975. It was co-written (words and music) by Eric Idle and myself. [...] All my friends are pirates.” - George Harrison, I Me Mine (1980)
“George lurched on as a truculent and slightly unstable pirate and demanded to know where the Pirate sketch was. As the sleazy compere, I insisted he was only there to sing ‘My Sweet Lord,’ and there was no pirate sketch. But he was having none of that.
‘No pirate sketch? Well, up you then,’ and off he stormed...” - Eric Idle, A Sortabiography (2018)
“I got an e-mail from the Liv the other day [in 2003] saying she thought George performing ‘The Pirate Song’ on Rutland Weekend Television was the bravest thing he ever did and that she wanted to be a pirate, too. Well, his dark sweet lady was the love of his life, and I know how much he loved her; a braver, finer, lovelier companion no man could ever find, and it breaks my heart to think of these last […] years.” - Eric Idle, The Greedy Bastard Diary (2003)
“[P]irate as he is, [George] deserves the word ‘bold’ for he is, in truth, quite the boldest man I have ever met.” - Derek Taylor, I Me Mine (1980)
“He was a naughty boy, you know — an artist, a pirate. But his meditation left him well prepared for his death. He said he was ready to leave his body. He was always a ‘No need to panic’ kind of person.” - Olivia Harrison, Vanity Fair, September 27, 2011 (x)
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When travelling in England, you can always find room at a George Inn
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George: I awoke at five in the morning so I could put spiders in Kipps’ bed.
Lucy: I wish I could care about something as much as you care about ruining Kipps’ life.
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Spent this cold day making A Song of Ice and Fire recipes from the Inn at the Crossroads cookbook. Cooking and baking are some of my favorite snow activities.
These recipes are all from the North so it worked great for today.
Crusty White Bread - The Great Hall of Winterfell was hazy with smoke and heavy with the smell of roasted meat and fresh-baked bread. -A Game of Thrones
Salad at Castle Black - "From the Lord Commander's own table," Bowen Marsh told them. There were salads of spinach and chickpeas and turnip greens, and afterward bowls of iced blueberries and sweet cream. -A Game of Thrones
Traditional Bean-and-Bacon Soup - [Sam] had not eaten since that bowl of bean-and-bacon soup with Pyp and Grenn. -A Feast for Crows
BONUS: My daughter's post-holidays iced sugar cookies. : )
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Episode 383: Between men now
In 1966 and the early weeks of 1967, the Collinsport Inn was an important place on Dark Shadows. The restaurant there, presided over by Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott,) The Nicest Girl in Town, was a place where people could meet each other unexpectedly and characters new to town could be introduced. Dashing action hero Burke Devlin (Mitch Ryan) lived in a suite at the inn, and the place often…
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