| David Tennant in Burke & Hare? |
[Oct. 29th, 2009|01:38 pm] |
This seems to almost confirm rumours that DT will co-star with Simon Pegg in John Landis' upcoming film about Edinburgh's famous murdering duo.
ANAL ALERT - The article makes the common mistake of calling Burke & Hare grave-robbers. They never robbed a grave. They were too lazy! At that time in Edinburgh, there was an illegal trade going on in which "Resurrection Men" would rob graves to supply corpses for anatomical research. But Burke & Hare came up with a cunning way to cut out all that tedious digging. They simply murdered people, and sold their bodies instead!
Anyway, it should be an interesting film, and it would be nice to see John Landis back on form. |
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| Edinburgh's American Civil War Memorial?? |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|02:46 pm] |
El was working out in the city yesterday, when two American tourists approached her and asked if she knew where the statue of Abraham Lincoln was. She had to confess that she had no idea there was such a statue in Edinburgh. Neither did any of her co-workers. They had to apologetically send the tourists away, none the wiser.
El came home and told me about this, and I had no idea about the statue either, but a quick Google search revealed this. It's in the Old Calton burial ground, not that far from where El was working!
Sure enough, it turns out that Edinburgh is the only place outside of the USA to have a memorial to the American Civil War. I wonder how many Americans know about it. I'm pretty sure there are damn few Edinburghers who do.
Anyway, El & I will remember, and the next time either of us is approached by American tourists, we'll be a bit more helpful. |
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