Watched the Auld Firm gemme last night...



Celtic looked slick, knocking the ball about beautifully, but
lacked a bit of their usual deftness upfront; this could have
been due to the fact Chris Sutton wasn't playing or that Rangers
had 11 men in their own half for a lot of the game. To be fair
Rangers came into the game a bit more in the second half & had
a few chances, courtesy of some dodgy marking in the Celtic penalty
area. Thompson's goal was a peach - world class. Hugh Dallas looked
like he might have been on the Rangers books at times - alex rae
getting away with murder.

Juninho was magnificent; It might be the wee laddie in me but,
it's a real treat to watch him running at players & scaring the
shit out of the Rangers defence. Camara looked keen but has yet
to gel with the other players. The rest of the team played well
with Lennon in particular marshalling the midfield with his usual
aplomb. A few training sessions & a few more games and we might
see just how good this Celtic team can be.

looking forward to the rest of the season...

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night



Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

From a man who lived by his words...

More on Doris Clare Zinkeisen...


Self Portrait - 1929

Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898-1991)

Superb Art Deco painting - captures the zeitgeist of the 1920's.
Doris Zinkeisen and her sister Anna were professional artists and
fashionable figures in London society. Both exhibited regularly at
the Royal Academy. Doris also designed for the London stage, and
later for Hollywood films. This is a self-portrait exhibited at the
Royal Academy under the title of Zinkeisen's married name. In the
theatrical spirit of the age, Zinkeisen poses as if about to
go on stage herself.

Born in Kilcreggan, Scotland...

GROUP F - The Group of Death...



After studying the teams drawn in the 8 groups of The Champions League,
I have to agree with Martin O'Neill - I would have preferred any group
other than the one Celtic ended up in. Nevermind. After the last couple
of sojourns in TCL when Celtic were very unlucky not to have advanced
to the last 16, maybe their luck will change - as this time all but the
faithful will certainly write off their chances of progression.

The upside being the return of Henrik Larsson & a chance for the Celtic
support to take a reality check & move on. Time to let go & establish the
fact that CELTIC are a team, not one player - yes, EVEN Juninho!

Let's give Camara the chance he has dreamed of & see if he can prove himself
in The Champions League. I'm sure Juninho will relish the chance to shine in
Europe. Look & the squad and the stats for Celtic & there will be no team in
Group F that will be particularly happy in having to face The Hoops.

Underdogs in Europe? What's New? - Bring it on...

Found a Superb portrait of Elsa Lanchester...

Elsa Lanchester

Painted in 1925 by Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898-1991), Painter and stage designer.
With her sister Anna, Doris Zinkeisen was a familiar figure on the artistic scene from the 1920s. Best known for society portraits, horse paintings and murals of regency scenes, she was also an official war artist for the St John Ambulance Brigade and her drawings of Belsen are held in the Imperial War Museum.

The Beautiful Bride of Frankenstein...

The Magnificent Seven - Revisited...



Juninho takes Henrik shirt

Bring on the Brazilian Bhoy...

Gentlemen - choose your weapons...



After 'Banjo' was sent aff in Sunday's gemme, the vast majority of
the sporting press want Neil Lennon tied to a post & burned for heresy.
Of course, this crusade is being led by The Daily Rangers, that totally
unbiased Scottish tabloid - aye, right! Talk of video evidence & bans
were the hot topic at TDR until the SFA burst their bubble. Never seen
the incident but it sounded like handbags tae me - 'Banjo' probably
a wee bit unlucky to be sent aff - although the campaign by a few of the
ICT players to try & maim Lennon afterwards might have seen another dismissal.

Not only that, but Lennon had to suffer the Boo Boys for the remainder of the
match. Now, think about it; do you really think a few Sheep Shaggers booing are
going to put him off his game, after all he's been through - c'maan.

Talking of Bans, alex rae - who tried to kick Serghei Dadu's brain out through
his ear, has been lauded by TDR & the staff at Mordor ibrox as -wait for it -
the kind of player rangers need - someone who's playing for the shirt. For Fucks
sake, he tried to kill the Russian - and I did see this one, it would have
been attempted murder if he'd done it in the street. I see he has been banned
for 5 European games - d'you think he'll still be playing for rangers in 2007?
So while the press harangue Lennon like a priest during the reformation,
TDR continue to treat alex rae like an Egyptian boxer at the Olympics.

Some things never change.

I bags(sic) the one wi the yella butterfly...

I think I've only seen Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd...



Gloria Swanson

But she was Beautiful as a young woman or a fading star...

The Whole point of no Return...



The lords and ladies pass a ruling
That sons and girls go hand in land
From good stock and the best breeding
Paid for by the servile class
Who have been told all lie in state
To bow down forth and face their fate
It's so easy.
So, so easy

All righteousness did build thy arrow
To shoot it straight into their lies
Who would expect the mighty sparrow
Could rid our world of all their kind?

Rising up and taking back
The property of every man
Oh it's easy.
So, so easy

Rising up to break this thing
From family trees the dukes do swing
Just one blow to scratch the itch
The law's made for and by the rich
It would be easy.
So, so easy.

Mr Weller at his post Jam best...

Sir William Russell Flint 1880-1969...



WRF Official Site

Born in Edinburgh you know...