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Advantages: It was spontaneous Disadvantages: er...it's not real
Before you start to read I'd like to say that this review is dedicared to mrsxopher for the great laughs, and if you check our guestbooks you'll see why all this came about
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I walk through the door and drop all my shopping bags on the table. “Turkey fillets, mushrooms, cream and butter…got everything”. I walk to the white washed cupboards and get a bag of spaghetti out. As ... ...Sylvia gave me for my birthday and tie an awkward knot behind my waist, the doorbell goes.
I open the door and turn around letting the man with wild hair, wasted jeans and white shirt come in. “You’re early”, I say coldly. He shrugs and follows me into the kitchen taking a sit at the table and lighting a cigarette.
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I walk through the door and drop all my shopping bags on the table. “Turkey fillets, mushrooms, cream and butter…got everything”. I walk to the white washed cupboards and get a bag of spaghetti out. As I put my Cookie Monster apron on, that my friend Sylvia gave me for my birthday and tie an awkward knot behind my waist, the doorbell goes.
I open the door and turn around letting the man with wild hair, wasted jeans and white shirt come in. “You’re early”, I say coldly. He shrugs and follows me into the kitchen taking a sit at the table and lighting a cigarette.
“Where is everybody else?” he asks.
“They won’t be here until later”.
“Oh yes, they are all busy in that place…writing…what’s the name of the thing where you make a few pennies and get a real kick out of it?”
I start melting the butter in the frying pan. The water is also warming up ready to receive the spaghetti once it’s boiling.
“Ciao Jon, it can’t be such a hard word for a half Italian to remember, can it?”
Jon rolls his eyes, stands up and picks up a beer from the fridge, as he mumbles something inaudible.
“Make yourself at home” I retort, as I send the turkey fillets to meet the melted butter. The water for the spaghetti is now boiling and I grab a bunch of spaghetti straps and watch them lowering into the pan.
Jon turns around, grabs the remote control on top of the table and turns the television on. A chubby man and a woman with a squeaky voice come on.
“This is old stuff”…
“Oh no, leave it there, I like it….”
A smile crosses his face before he bursts into a fit of laughter.
“You watch this? “All in the Family”…Come on…And you say my music is outdated?" …” He takes a gulp of his beer and leans back on the kitchen table smirking at the TV, while I concentrate on my cooking.
I check if the fillets are cooked enough to receive the cream and the mushrooms. They are, so I proceed to pour the cream over the mushrooms.
Jon turns off the TV and takes a couple of plates out the closet, carrying them through the white french doors leading into the pateo, ready with a table and two chairs.
I stir the mushrooms, cream and turkey for two minutes as Jon finishes setting the table, carrying a bottle of sparkling white wine and two glasses, before he settles on the chair.
I place everything in a round glass dish and take it through. Jon is already making a start on the wine. “It smells lovely” he says. I take a sit and we start helping ourselves silently.
“You know…” he starts, “I really don’t appreciate you going around criticizing my work. Writing all those things on Ciao is just not good...”.
“Oh come on, I was just being honest…that’s why you hired me as your Executive Marketing Consultant…”
“Yeah, yeah...something like that…” he replies impatiently as he mixes his spaghetti with the cream. “Listen, you really think I should drop the girly musical chorus?”
I rest my knife and fork on the side of the table realising I’m still wearing the Cookie Monster apron. I take it off; place it on the back of the chair before reclining back on it.
“As I said a million times, leave the musical arrangements to Richie and stick to the lyrics. It won’t hurt. We’re all yearning for some good old rock with a modern slant…”
“But the girls chorus…”
“No chorus John…”, I take a sip of my wine.
“Fine…Hey, these fillets are great.”
He eats for a minute or two in silent. I do the same.
“Oh…”, I break the silence as I pick a mushroom lost on the side of the plate, half drowned in cream, “…and that movie you’re considering doing…”
“Yeah…?”
“…forget it. It’s rubbish too.”
Visibly annoyed Jon throws his fork and knife harshly on the plate, with a bit of spaghetti still dangling from his mouth.
“Everything I choose to do is garbage, isn’t it?”
Tracy walks in through the garden gate carrying what looks like a pie carefully wrapped in foil paper.
“Hey, hey, hey…what’s going on here? I can see I lost diner but not the battle…Dessert anyone?”
Jon and I just stare at each other angrily totally ignoring Tracy’s humour.
“Come off it Sue, will ya…COMPULSION, remember?” Tracy glances at me before she disappears into the kitchen with the lovely smelling pie.
“Tracy…”, Jon calls, “do you think my work in the movies is garbage too? Come on, this comes from a woman who watches “All in the Family” re-run -you’re fired Sue.”
Tracy appears at the door holding a knife and considering Jon’s question.
“Well…yeah…you got a point there Jon. But she’s only saying that because she’s written a movie script for you that she would like you to take on.”
At this point the wine in my mouth is spluttered all over Jon’s shirt. Tracy ignores the scene and focuses her attention at the garden gates where other Ciao members are now arriving.
"Look, Sonia is here with all the others..." Tracy announces. Sonia leads the group into the house.
As the night falls, everybody gathers around the pool. Richie Sambora arrives later with two acoustic guitars and together the famous duo begin a private concert for the guests.
“It's a hot night, the natives are restless We're sweating by the light of the moon There's a voodoo mojo brewing at the go-go That could knock a witch off her broom We slither on in and shed our skin Make our way into the bump and the grind So I'm passing by, she gives me the eye So I stop to give her a light (One wild night) Blinded by the moonlight (One wild night) Twenty four hours of midnight (One wild night) I stepped into the twilight zone And she left my heart with vertigo One wild, one wild night” Bon Jovi
And so the Algarve Ciao party goes. The alarm clock makes me jolt in bed. I stretch and look around the empty bedroom with a long sigh.
Advantages: I get to meet the man of my dreams Disadvantages: It's unlikely ever to happen
...Café and came across this Celebrity Dinner Party Challenge. I thought that whiling away an hour or so, whilst daydreaming about my dinner guests might provide the de-stress that I’m looking for. I’ll try and have a mixture of males and females, although that could be quite difficult as there’s not that many female “celebrities” that I would like to meet.
What is celebrity? “A dictionary definition of the "celebrity" describes he or she whose image ... ...fame may be limited.
The celebrity includes the film-star, the television star, the very wealthy, the politician, the villain, the victim, the beautiful, the grotesque, the artist, the writer, the bizarre, and the funny. In fact, anyone who can provide the media with a sensational story has a right to celebrity-hood.” (hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk). True celebrity is attained when the “celebrity” retains the status of immortality and the image outlasts ...
fantasybeliever 25.10.2004
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Advantages: Dreaming Disadvantages: none...but fun
...So the celebrity I am having over for dinner is the great Elvis Presley…I just loved this man when he was alive, he was a god in his day.
()()() Elvis Presley ()()()
Elvis born on 8th January 1935 named Elvis Aaron Presley. His twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was stillborn. In 1954 he started his singing career with sun records, in 1956 he was a well-known star. Starring in 33 film and 149 albums and singles, plus serving his country by joining ... ...on August 16th 1977 he died…a day I will never forget..
It was my dream to one day see this man in concert, Now all I have is my numerous amount of films and songs to keep me happy..
That’s until today, I have my Elvis comeback cd on, Phwoar him in leathers…sorry back to what I was doing. Were having fried banana and peanut butter sandwiches, I know he liked these plus I cant afford a chef as I cant cook, Knock knock…
Oh my god he is here, panic. ...
Redbitch 02.10.2004 (06.10.2004)
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Advantages: It's My Party SO I Decide Who is a Celebrity Disadvantages: I was cooking in a bedsit so I only had room for one...
...become a bit of a celebrity - he has felt the pressure of his new status so much that he has put dark glasses over his profile picture (so as to speak) and thought about changing his name. As he is a valued member of my CoT, I thought I'd try to cheer him up, so I paid him a very special visit the other evening (I have asked his permission to quote him):
Hey, Stu - Tesco have "chicken legs and thighs" pack on special BOGOF so I bought two packs ... ...with a tub of ASDA hot salsa sauce over them - I sprinkled some chilli powder over the drumsticks in the top pan but resisted the temptation to add extra horseradish before cooking. ≈≈≈≈{; -)-{{:::::|||||<
"Jesi, that Chicken sure sounds good, what time should I arrive for dinner then? S x"
I think it's just about ready now - there's a nice smell coming from the kitchen - and I put a layer of baby veggies down to roast to ...
jesi 14.09.2004
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...seeing her on I'm a Celebrity and looking more like Katie rather than Jordan, I started to see a new side to her and I would love to actually get to know the real Katie, who is a mum and a very down to earth girl. She has a Charisma which would bounce well with Ant and Dec so at least we wouldn't be fighting.
**Geri Halliwell**
I always thought of Geri as being Brash and bold from the Spice Girls, but since I've seen her on popstars and read her ... ...I love to have a girlie chat with her about life, men and love and really get to meet the Real Geri. I think she would fit in well as she is honest and understanding. Plus she may bring a freebie copy of her next autobiography. Hehe, there's always an excuse with me lol!
**Pete Waterman**
Now a few years ago I would never have dreamt of inviting him but I do like Pete. He's a right father figure. I love his quirky attitude and the ability to speak ...
Groovee 21.10.2004
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Advantages: An Invite to dinner. Disadvantages: None, just a challenge.
I saw this challenge and could not resist it because there are many Ciaoers out there that I would like to meet in the flesh, and throwing a dinner party could be fun.
Of course, we need equal amounts of males and females, so let's make a start on the list of invitees.
JILL MURPHY- Jill makes me laugh online, and I think she would really be a party animal and great fun, with a good conversational flow.
THE MAD CABBIE - Ken is a good laugh, and ... ...a super guest.
THE CHOCOLATE LADY - Now here we have a real poet. I think we would get on like a house on fire and I really believe that she would brighten up the conversation too, and could even supply the dessert.
LIZARD LOVER - Here we have a member who likes a laugh, so I guess that we would have fun and she's a sarcastic woman, but sarcasm in a nice way and I think her dry wit and humour would be rather refreshing. Plus she knows more about ...
thingywhatsit 21.10.2004
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You might decide to chase me, maim me, kill me, quarter me, bury me, then dig me up and throw me into the sun. You meanies. May offend the blind, and (*)
