Mmmm Cheesecake….
On the breakfast show today PG and I discovered that a chef in Mexico had created, with 55 other cooks, a new world record by cooking the world’s largest cheesecake weighing 2 ton – it was deocrated with succulent strawberries too. This giant cake used nearly a ton of cream cheese, the same amount of yogurt, 772 pounds of pastry, 551 pounds of sugar and 331 pounds of butter-if you can believe that and it took 66 hours to cook. It was then divided into 20,000 slices and given out around Mexico City - ahh nice...
Now I don’t know about you but I love Cheesecake with a capital L and funnily enough indulged in some of the divine dessert over the weekend – it was chocolate – which to me is always a slight let down in flavour; I much prefer an original cheesecake lightly peppered with some kind of additional flavouring, lemon, blueberry or maybe even the American Cheesecake which is slightly thicker and creamier…ooh my mouth is watering… After hearing about this amazing feat PG has tasked me with the opportunity to find a new world record that PG and I can break live on The Peter Gordon Breakfast Show and that's where you come in. I would like to challenge you to think of something for us to do and we’ll attempt to create a brand new World Record based around your idea! I’ll keep an eye out for some kind of bizarre challenge as well – not too horrid though – and we’ll keep you updated as and when we’ve decided what to do - how exciting, PG and I might go down in the annuls of history.
Happy Thinking
Posh
Monday, 26 January 2009
Monday, 19 January 2009
Enough is enough!!
Who would have thought it. Finally, after all this time, in the dying mists of the first decade of the 21st century, I've done it! I'm going to lose weight...and, with the help of panto, have already started. The thing is, for me, as for so many, its not about diets or even too much exercise......all that stuff just puts me off. No, what I've actually decided to do is just be sensible. Well, most of the time....
To be honest, as per usual, I'm a little late to the "responsibility" party. As a diabetic (type 2) I've, for some time, been getting my head around the fact that I need to knuckle down and do something about weight, eating the wrong foods, cutting down on sugar and just trying to balance everything out a bit. And, finally, I think, probably, for most of the time....I've got there. I have opened the door (with a "welcome to getting your head right" sign above it), walked in, hung my coat on the "get on with it, man!" hook and made myself comfortable at the "actually I'd like to live for quite a few more years yet" table. And, do you know what? It's not that bad. The chair feels quite comfortable. I actually feel quite good. I'm thinking about other things like trips away, what book to read next, what on earth have the banks got us into? That sort of thing. Once upon a time it was "curry or chinese tonight?" or even "shall I have have half or the whole packet?".
Everyone is different of course. Thank whoever's responsible for that. But if you're still thinking about giving something up, I've discovered that its actually not about that at all. It's about deciding by yourself something that YOU want to do.....no lifestyle gurus or even doctors needed. Its a control thing. In a positive way. And don't get me wrong, every biscuit, burger, bag of chewy gum sweets will be a challenge to say "no" to. But, it's my decision now to say "no". And thats the way it is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sting once wrote the line "everybody has to leave the darkness sometimes". And I'm just settling into the sun room!!
Good luck with whatever you need to do.
PG
To be honest, as per usual, I'm a little late to the "responsibility" party. As a diabetic (type 2) I've, for some time, been getting my head around the fact that I need to knuckle down and do something about weight, eating the wrong foods, cutting down on sugar and just trying to balance everything out a bit. And, finally, I think, probably, for most of the time....I've got there. I have opened the door (with a "welcome to getting your head right" sign above it), walked in, hung my coat on the "get on with it, man!" hook and made myself comfortable at the "actually I'd like to live for quite a few more years yet" table. And, do you know what? It's not that bad. The chair feels quite comfortable. I actually feel quite good. I'm thinking about other things like trips away, what book to read next, what on earth have the banks got us into? That sort of thing. Once upon a time it was "curry or chinese tonight?" or even "shall I have have half or the whole packet?".
Everyone is different of course. Thank whoever's responsible for that. But if you're still thinking about giving something up, I've discovered that its actually not about that at all. It's about deciding by yourself something that YOU want to do.....no lifestyle gurus or even doctors needed. Its a control thing. In a positive way. And don't get me wrong, every biscuit, burger, bag of chewy gum sweets will be a challenge to say "no" to. But, it's my decision now to say "no". And thats the way it is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sting once wrote the line "everybody has to leave the darkness sometimes". And I'm just settling into the sun room!!
Good luck with whatever you need to do.
PG
Monday, 12 January 2009
What a buffoon!!!!!
Well, that's panto over for another year! Aladdin has left The Arnaud.67 shows, 8 weeks (including rehearsals) and I even lost half a stone! Good grief.....
There are many stories I could tell of course, such alot happens in these shows, on and off stage! But I will simply hold my hand up to the one occasion when I actually lost control entirely in front of a full house and my thespian colleagues. It was the word "buffoon" that set me off. Something about the word did it. It raised its ugly head during a scene in the show where I am on stage all the time, but actually have little to say. This is dangerous as it gives me more time to look and think at what others are doing. In this case, one of them said the word "buffoon" (its still making me chuckle now).....then another one did.....then another one did.......and then even Mr Havers did!!! Well that was it......the shoulders started rising and falling, the tears started flowing down my cheeks and the rest was simply embarrassment. I then became know for the rest of the run a chief "corpser" (to corpse is to giggle on stage!)....and I was fair game for anyone who wanted to have a go at making me laugh. Luckily, I was on my guard and nothing quite took me over in the same way again.
But really.....a grown man (well physically anyway).....dressed in a silly golden gown......with a hat that looks like a space ship.......laughing at one silly word. What a buffoon....!
PG
There are many stories I could tell of course, such alot happens in these shows, on and off stage! But I will simply hold my hand up to the one occasion when I actually lost control entirely in front of a full house and my thespian colleagues. It was the word "buffoon" that set me off. Something about the word did it. It raised its ugly head during a scene in the show where I am on stage all the time, but actually have little to say. This is dangerous as it gives me more time to look and think at what others are doing. In this case, one of them said the word "buffoon" (its still making me chuckle now).....then another one did.....then another one did.......and then even Mr Havers did!!! Well that was it......the shoulders started rising and falling, the tears started flowing down my cheeks and the rest was simply embarrassment. I then became know for the rest of the run a chief "corpser" (to corpse is to giggle on stage!)....and I was fair game for anyone who wanted to have a go at making me laugh. Luckily, I was on my guard and nothing quite took me over in the same way again.
But really.....a grown man (well physically anyway).....dressed in a silly golden gown......with a hat that looks like a space ship.......laughing at one silly word. What a buffoon....!
PG
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
It’s time to be resolute about my resolutions.
Whilst I sat in the dressing room at The Princes Hall, Aldershot waiting to go on for the bench gag in Act 2 of the panto, I decided to make notes on some potential resolutions for 2009. I came up with quite a list; I’m not sure why, but clearly I was telling myself something needed to change about my life!
When I wrote my list, whilst listening to ‘What time is it?’ being sung for the 36th time, I was determined that I would change certain aspects of my 31st year so as to enrich my life and develop my character, challenge myself and make me a better person!
As I sit here now, rapidly approaching the 8th day of January, you probably won’t be too surprised to learn that I’ve still not started any of my resolutions; lose weight (eat healthily and exercise) learn a new skill (dance, a language,) and be a better and less lazy cook (i.e. actually cook).
Somehow the New Year, that I thought would be so productive and change my life for the better, appears to have foxed me and actually all that happened was that one day changed into another and didn’t miraculously give me a new and more inspiring life – I think this might mean that I have to change things for myself – DAMMIT!
That was the conclusion I came to last night and as yet still only one thing has changed – I ate a healthy breakfast and haven’t snacked on anything, yet, at least one thing's going to plan. Later tonight though I plan to look for a local dance or Yoga class and may even stretch to finding an evening class in French. I shall let you know how I progress next week; it will be slow but that’s better than not at all and at least I know my limits.
So good luck to all of you that will stick wholeheartedly to their New Year, life changing resolutions and I will do my best to stick to mine and my life will be enriched for it I'm sure
Happy New Year
Al x
When I wrote my list, whilst listening to ‘What time is it?’ being sung for the 36th time, I was determined that I would change certain aspects of my 31st year so as to enrich my life and develop my character, challenge myself and make me a better person!
As I sit here now, rapidly approaching the 8th day of January, you probably won’t be too surprised to learn that I’ve still not started any of my resolutions; lose weight (eat healthily and exercise) learn a new skill (dance, a language,) and be a better and less lazy cook (i.e. actually cook).
Somehow the New Year, that I thought would be so productive and change my life for the better, appears to have foxed me and actually all that happened was that one day changed into another and didn’t miraculously give me a new and more inspiring life – I think this might mean that I have to change things for myself – DAMMIT!
That was the conclusion I came to last night and as yet still only one thing has changed – I ate a healthy breakfast and haven’t snacked on anything, yet, at least one thing's going to plan. Later tonight though I plan to look for a local dance or Yoga class and may even stretch to finding an evening class in French. I shall let you know how I progress next week; it will be slow but that’s better than not at all and at least I know my limits.
So good luck to all of you that will stick wholeheartedly to their New Year, life changing resolutions and I will do my best to stick to mine and my life will be enriched for it I'm sure
Happy New Year
Al x
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