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21 July 1999
e-mail from jcebula@mistral0.demon.co.uk -
I like your homepage! Mistral ROCKS!
Well Jaco, Mistral is so glad that you like it!
Early August 1999
Mistral has lately been wondering about whatever happened to that Craig
Ferguson who might be remembered among other things for his TV show "The
Ferguson Theory" which was on BBC something or other in the early
1990's. He seemingly went off to America in a huff and became quite famous
there in a TV soap but is he ever coming back to Britain?
His sister, Lynn, is presenting a show at the Edinburgh Fringe - Venue 38 -
The Gilded Balloon 6 -12 August - so if anyone happens to go could they ask
her about her brother just to satisfy Mistral's curiosity?
18 August 1999
A reliable (?) source of information on Craig Ferguson has come to light
surrounding a fish supper bought recently at Pittenweem fish bar!
This was actually a Sunday Post (you know that's where
you can also find Oor Wullie and the Broons?) dated 16 May 1999 and it states
that the aforementioned Scottish comedian who came to fame as the character
Bing Hitler has recently finished his first Hollywood picture "The Big
Tease" in which he stars as Crawford MacKenzie, a Scottish hairdresser
with big dreams.
When he's invited to The World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship in
California, he thinks his big break has come.
But the invitation is not all that he thinks it is.................it's his
first American film but according to the Sunday Post, Craig has been a
well-known face in the States since he moved there in 1994 and landed a job
in the sitcom "Maybe This Time". He's now a regular in The Drew
Carey Show but will be back in Britain soon to film "Saving Grace"
with Martin Clunes and Brenda Blethyn.
20 August 1999
It hardly seems possible (although don't you find that life is just amazingly
full of such remarkable coincidences?) but the world premiere of "The
Big Tease" was actually yesterday evening at the ABC in Edinburgh
and Craig Ferguson was there and also there was a huge article about him in The Scotsman as well and he was on the telly too so there is
no mystery at all, about him or his whereabouts, any more!!!!! Well, that's a
relief.
 Craig Ferguson as
Crawford McKenzie in 'The Big Tease'
21 August 1999
Mistral wonders if it is worth even attempting to figure out which Edinburgh
Fringe productions to go and see because whatever is chosen, there is always
that sinking feeling that some other unchosen event would have been so much
better and as it is physically impossible to see more than a tiny fraction of
the shows on offer it is nothing but a source of endless stress and
frustration!
Boo! hoo!
By the way, he hopes to see "The Big Tease" when it goes on release
in Scotland on the 27 August so do come back for his genuine, unbiased
impressions!
29 August 1999
Mistral is reliably informed that "The Big Tease" is a big laugh
and well worth going to see. Unfortunately, he was unable to visit the cinema
personally but his informants were quite adamant that they were laughing
hysterically a lot of the time and very much enjoyed the film! Mistral would
like to point out that he can take no responsibility for other people's
opinions and begs you to go and see it and make up your own minds.
You can read more about "The Big Tease" at the Internet Movie Database.
9 September 1999
Mistral would like(?) to report that the fireworks on Saturday in Edinburgh
were the best ever! From their vantage point on Calton Hill his informants
enjoyed an amazing spectacle on what must have been one of the mildest
September evenings in living memory. Mistral very sensibly stayed at home as
the noise would certainly have been far too stressful for such a sensitive
soul!
 This
picture may give you some idea of what they looked like!
10 September 1999
Mistral cannot surely be alone in wondering why the Scottish Parliament is? Any suggestions
would be gratefully received. But don't go on and on about it - less is more
and all that - OK?
12 September 1999
e-mail from
tamzincebula@theponies.freeserve.co.uk -
Re the Scottish Parliament - Is this a typo or an unfinished
sentence, Mistral??????
No, it
is a perfectly sensible question and I expect some sensible replies sometime
or other if that is not too much to ask? Waash!!
Tamzin's reply -
It is because some people were not happy with the status quo
that the Scottish Parliament (hereinafter referred to as the 'SP')* was
created. Many Scottish people cling to a romanticised notion that all would
be well if we could only 'get rid o the English and rule ourselves'. This
view is erroneous as I propose to demonstrate in my 347678-part article 'Why
the Scottish Parliament is a Fools Paradise'. I will send each part to you,
as and when I write them. I look forward to your comments. Professor IG-88
Millennium Falcon - * unless, of course, I choose not to do so!!!!!
I am eternally grateful for your excellent reply and will be communicating
with you forthwith! (Well he would do if he hadn't got bored with the whole
thing !!)
6 November 1999
When that well known item formerly known as Oil of Ulay suddenly started
calling itself Oil of Olay, Mistral was not the only one to think that
something was amiss! No explanation was forthcoming and it was almost as if
Oil of Ulay had been a figment of all our imaginations (a bit like Marathon
bars or Opal fruits, if you recall them!)
However, an explanation was forthcoming this morning on Radio 4's "Home Truths" with John Peel. Some
other sharp-witted person had actually taken the trouble to write quite an
amusing letter to John Peel about this very same thing and apparently it's
all to do with the name in the United States being different so of course we
all have to be the same as them so that's the explanation and goodness knows
why Mistral did not think of that himself! Must be because the clocks have
changed and he feels like he should really be hibernating!
e-mail from tamzincebula@theponies.freeserve.co.uk -
Ulay/Olay or Ole - I see a bullfight! I wondered about Olay as
well - just like Marathon and Snickers, or Opal Fruits and Starburst. We
should keep our own names thanks very much. At least Coco Pops were changed
back - who wants Choco Krispies anyway?????
Moral of the story - complain to the manufacturers!
You are
so right and of course I voted for Coco Pops to keep their real name. It is
just a shame that the cat food called Munchies had to be changed to Brekkies
because it's a stupid name and Pippin doesn't just eat them for breakfast so
it's plain daft and that's final!
9 November 1999
Whilst flicking through an old book Mistral came across this illustration and
can't help but wonder why Fry's Five boys chocolate disappeared many years
ago, never to be seen again?
Come to think of it, there were loads of great sweets that just disappeared -
e.g. Merrols, Olde English Spangles, Cadbury's Triple Bars and Duncan's
Orange Cream to name just a few.
Also, what about those Aztec bars which have suddenly reappeared
again? It is all very puzzling!
continue on to 2000
go back to idle curiosity
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