Nov 27, 2020 · Donald Trump plays golf at his resort in Ayrshire, Scotland, on July 15, 2018. Activists projected the word "Loser" in the colors of the U.S. flag onto the …
Oct 15, 2021 · In 2006, the New York real-estate magnate Donald Trump purchased a stretch of coastal land in Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland, for the purpose of building "the world's best golf course." Load Error
Feb 14, 2017 · 5. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) As Scottish as Irn Bru and deep fried pizzas. There can’t be too many souls in Scotland who don’t know …
The "I" stands for institute and indeed it was the Aintree Institute that the song refers to. Sadly it was demolished only a couple of weeks ago. Gary Keenan, Liverpool, UK Is it not where Morphy...
Richard Thompson1952 Vincent Black Lightning / LyricistRichard Thompson OBE is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Thompson first gained prominence in the late 1960s as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the folk rock group Fairport Convention, which he had co-founded in 1967. Wikipedia
In U.S. dollars, the Vincent's current value is $929,000, according to Ben Walker, international director of the motorcycle department for Bonhams auction house. “It will always be on every collector's wish list,” Walker said. “Only 19 all-original bikes are known to exist.”Apr 25, 2020
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings Watch and learn as this Fairport Convention icon performs licks and chords in DADGAD, as well as some hybrid picking virtuosity in open C major 9 tuning – CGDGBE – while playing an excerpt from his 1991 classic, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.Nov 5, 2018
2:2310:581952 Vincent Black Lightning Guitar Lesson - Simplest Version - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipPut your note so far and then you can use your ring finger on the third fret of the B string.MorePut your note so far and then you can use your ring finger on the third fret of the B string.
$929,000In U.S. dollars, the Vincent's current value is $929,000, according to Ben Walker, international director of the motorcycle department for Bonhams auction house. “It will always be on every collector's wish list,” Walker said. “Only 19 all-original bikes are known to exist.”May 2, 2018
Vincent Black Lightning 1951 The Vincent Black Lightning developed from the 1936 Vincent Rapide, a V-twin designed by Englishman Phil Vincent and Australian Phil Irving that was the world's fastest production motorcycle for its time.Jan 8, 2021
The projection was the handiwork of Led By Donkeys, a British activist group formed at the end of 2018 to oppose Brexit. Named after the phrase "Lions led by donkeys," which refers to First World War soldiers being led to their deaths by incompetent leaders, the group raises money from crowdfunding to post billboards and projections.
The front lawn of the Trump Turnberry course in Ayrshire, Scotland, was lit up with the word "Loser" to the strains of the Village People song "YMCA," which was a Trump campaign anthem. As the disco classic played, huge letters were displayed one after the other, flashing in time with the music, in the colors and stars and stripes ...
Donald Trump plays golf at his resort in Ayrshire, Scotland, on July 15, 2018. Activists projected the word "Loser" in the colors of the U.S. flag onto the course. Leon Neal/Getty Images.
Satellite images taken in March 2010 of Foveran Links show the dunes in their full unspoiled form:
Images taken of the course in April 2021 show how many of the sand dune features at the southern third of Foveran Links, where Trump's golf course was built, had been partially destroyed.
Most people in Scotland will be able to recite at least two verses of Flower of Scotland without hesitation. 2. I Love A Lassie. Written by music hall great Sir Harry Lauder in 1905, I Love A Lassie is a perennial favourite in Scotland.
Despite the fact that practically every child in Scotland will have been lulled to the sleep at some point with his tune, Coltard died a penniless man and was buried in a pauper’s grave. Ally bally, ally bally bee, Sittin’ on yer mammy’s knee, Greetin’ for a wee bawbee, Tae buy some Coulter’s candy.
The lyrics make mention of a longing to be reunited with a departed love on the “bonnie, bonnie” banks of Scotland’s largest loch.
Auld Lang Syne. Probably the most famous Scottish song ever, due to it being sung traditionally at New Year around the globe. Auld Lang Syne started life as a poem “borrowed” by Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, who confessed that the bulk of the words were passed on to him from an old man.
There can’t be too many souls in Scotland who don’t know all the words to this one. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was released by Auchtermuchty duo The Proclaimers in 1988 , and went on to score hits around the world.
Largely forgotten about outside of Scotland, In a Big Country became a huge worldwide hit for Fife rockers Big Country in 1983. In a Big Country’s accompanying music video received considerable airplay on MTV, resulting in the song flying up to No.17 on the US Billboard charts - the group’s biggest stateside success.
Touted by many as an alternative to Flower of Scotland as the country’s unofficial national anthem, Scotland the Brave is thought to have originated in the early 1900s, with the first lyrics to the song written around 1950 by the journalist Cliff Hanley.
The referral to "Aintree Iron" is actually the railings that surrounded Aintree racecourse. These were taken down to supply the munitions factories during World War Two, as were all the railings around the Aintree, Fazakerley, Walton, Bootle and other areas. Tony Tib, Liverpool, England.
He was well known for his homosexuality. "Iron hoof" was rhyming slang for "poof" - hence the "Aintree Iron". Stephen Bold, Manchester. AS FAR as I am aware, this was the name given to the gravitational marshalling yard built by the London & North Western Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, in the mid-1870s. The yard, which in 1894 covered ...
The Aintree I was a meeting place for young musicians, poets etc and was in an area of Liverpool called the Black Bull, Aintree. The "I" stands for institute and indeed it was the Aintree Institute that the song refers to.
Janice Hanson, Wakefield. The Aintree Iron is not a 'thing', its actually a person. A well known character in the Aintree area and Liverpool city centre during the Merseybeat era.
There were clubs called mashies and niblicks (and mashie-niblicks); cleeks and jiggers; baffies and spoons, among others. Today, we call such clubs "antique golf clubs" or "historical golf clubs," or obsolete or archaic clubs. Perhaps the better name, though, would be "pre-modern clubs.". You can think of modern golf club sets as those containing ...
The Old Names of (Old) Golf Clubs 1 Play Club (grass club, long club): The historical equivalent of the driver. Golfers used the "play club" to "play away" from the teeing ground. 2 Brassie: The closest equivalent in use to modern 2- or 3-woods. It had that name because of a brass plate on the sole. 3 Wooden Cleek: Used in the manner of a modern 4-wood. 4 Spoon: Used as one would use a modern 5-wood. When spoons first appeared (going back to the 18th century, perhaps earlier), some had concave faces. Shaped like a spoon, in other words, giving them their name. 5 Baffie (baffing spoon): Equivalent to a higher-lofted wood (such as a 7-wood) or even a hybrid. In fact, some modern golf manufacturers have used the "baffie" name on hybrid clubs. It's sometimes spelled "baffy."
It was a higher-lofted iron such as a modern 9-iron. Some golf manufacturers still break out the "niblick" name for wedges and chippers, when they want to try to capitalize on club nostalgia. Jigger: You can think of the jigger as an old name for what today we call a chipper.
Mid Mashie: Used in a manner of a modern 3-iron, and occupying that space in the golfer's bag. One of the several lower-lofted irons. Mashie Iron: Used like a 4-iron. Mashie: One of the better-known of the old golf club names, the mashie most closely resembled today's 5-iron in its function.
Shaped like a spoon, in other words, giving them their name. Baffie (baffing spoon): Equivalent to a higher-lofted wood ( such as a 7-wood) or even a hybrid. In fact, some modern golf manufacturers have used the "baffie" name on hybrid clubs. It's sometimes spelled "baffy.".
Golfers used the "play club" to "play away" from the teeing ground. Brassie: The closest equivalent in use to modern 2- or 3-woods. It had that name because of a brass plate on the sole. Wooden Cleek: Used in the manner of a modern 4-wood. Spoon: Used as one would use a modern 5-wood.
One clubmaker's mashie, in other words, was roughly the same as another's (but not necessarily identical in playing characteristics) by the early 1900s, and companies began making sets with the following names and relationships.
Many resorts are beginning to put in short courses including Sand Valley (the Sandbox), Pinehurst (The Cradle) and Bandon Dunes (The Preserve).
They’re called parkland courses because they look and feel like you are playing golf in a park. It’s usually the case that parkland courses are well-manicured, and are full of man-made features like dug bunkers, ponds and built-up rough. Parkland courses are often built in places that don’t have ideal conditions for golf.
Some of these courses include The Old Course at St. Andrews, Royal Troon, Lahinch, and several of the courses at Bandon Dunes golf resort. The 18th hole at the Old Course at St. Andrews. But this doesn’t tell the whole story.
The terrain is often undulating in a similar way to links and the sandy soil is similar as well. Many of the best courses in Britain are heathland courses, including Woking Golf Club, Sunningdale Golf Club, and Alwoodley Golf Club. Woking Golf Club in the UK. Woking Golf Club.
When most people think of links-style golf, they are picturing golf that can be played along the ground with lots of undulation, plenty of dunes and little to no trees. These courses also usually feature pot bunkers as opposed to the larger sprawling American-style bunkers.
Links course. First up is the most famous type of golf course, the links course . The term derives from the Old English word hlinc meaning rising ground or ridge and refers to sandy area along coast.
Short courses are great because they take up less land (which makes them cheaper and environmentally friendly), are quicker to play and can be playable even for a first-timer.
Answer Smash: The teams are given a category and a picture relating to that category appears on the screen. Below the picture is a general knowledge question. The players have to "smash" the answers together to create one answer. (e.g. A picture of Mr. Stink and, if the answer to the question was Tinky Winky, the answer the players would have to give is "Mr. Stinky Winky".) A point is given for a correct answer, but a point is deducted for an incorrect answer. If there is a tie for first place at the end of Answer Smash, one additional question is played with only the tied players taking part. In some Series 4 episodes, broadcast in 2021, the question was shown first, followed by the picture.
Highbrow Lowbrow ( first played on Series 2 , Episode 2 ): The players are given two questions with the same answer, however, one of them is highbrow (a more academic question) and the other is lowbrow (a more pop culture question).
He then explains what the round is about and in what format it will take place (i.e., whether it is a buzzer round, a pairs round or one where the players require use of their tablet computers ). Five rounds are played each day, with the second round being played in pairs, and the final round always being "Answer Smash". In most games, a point is awarded for each correct answer, but in "Answer Smash", points are also deducted for incorrect answers.
Password123 ( first played on Series 4, Episode 15 ): Each team is asked to pick from a choice of 4 celebrities, and are asked to guess their "password", which is a combination of the answer of 2 questions about the said person.
The weekly winner receives the "House of Games" trophy (a silver cup with the Osman depiction on it) from Osman. If there are 2 players tied for first place at the end of the week, both players are declared joint-winners and win a trophy each.
Broken Karaoke ( first played on Series 1, Episode 1 ): The "House of Games" fictional karaoke machine is broken and can only show the first letters of each word of a particular song. The players must buzz in when they know the answer.
Mouse of Games ( first played on Series 1, Episode 4 ): The team are shown a short description of something like a film, TV show or book title, which has had one letter from its original title changed. The players have to give the answer to the description of the changed title for a point.