800 who put liverpool on the map

• Posted by Catherine Jones at 9:17 AM | add or read comments (0)

I've had quite a bit of response about the 800 Scousers supplement.
Some have suggested people we left out, some have complained about people we put in, some have pointed out the odd error, and others have simply said what an interesting read it is.
I'm just pleased it has sparked debate and people have been interested enough to look through it.

britain's favourite view

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We're up against the Lake District and the White Cliffs of Dover.
But this weekend Jamie Redknapp will try and convince Britain our World Heritage waterfront is the country's favourite view.

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bill drummond

• Posted by Catherine Jones at 8:51 AM | add or read comments (0)

I went to the latest Late at Tate last night.
Unfortunately, I managed the Tate bit but not the late which was a shame.
And the closest I got to seeing star turn Bill Drummond was standing next to him in the foyer.

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800th birthday

• Posted by Catherine Jones at 8:01 AM | add or read comments (3)

I don't know about Liverpool being 800, but that's about how old I feel this morning.
And yes, I'm vowing never to touch anything stronger than tap water ever again.
But if you can't celebrate a whole city's birthday, what can you celebrate?

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birthday

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I'm running late for the birthday dinner at Liverpool Town Hall.
But see Culture Chat tomorrow for errant banners, Pete Price sing-a-longs and all the party news.

myth-ew street

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Many years ago, before I moved to Liverpool, I used to dream of coming to the Mathew Street Festival.
Then when I became an 'adopted scouser' five years ago, that dream became a reality.

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outspoken late at the tate

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After the Sir Peter Blake/Tracey Emin double act, the Albert Dock art gallery hosts its next Late at Tate next week.
And Tate bosses are promising the event on August 30 will "take a closer look at Liverpool's creative legacy".

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the curse of macbeth

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Liverpool Shakespeare Festival organisers tell me they have solved the acoustics problem with Macbeth which meant I dubbed the production "Mac-deaf".
Sound engineers have now come to the aid of Lodestar a Liverpool theatre group which fell under the curse of Shakespeare’s "Scottish play".

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liverpool in film

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I've just returned from watching the special screening of Liverpool in Film at the Odeon in London Road.
The new film DVD has been put together to celebrate the city's 800th birthday.

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slavery museum

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A sneak preview of the new International Slavery Museum today with a media pack from London.
It's got to be good that it's getting national and, no doubt, international coverage.
Then again, we'll have to wait and see what they actually write.

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mac deaf and the long arm of the law

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The inaugural Liverpool Shakespeare Festival started last night with the bloody tale of Macbeth.
Lodestar theatre company is performing the tragedy half in, and half out, of Liverpool Cathedral.
And in addition to the paying audience it excited the attention of several local dog walkers....as well as officers of her majesty's constabulary.

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mathew street 'rescue'

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So Mathew Street is happening, but only indoors.
It was something the Echo realised was the only real (if not brilliant) solution a week ago when the cancellation debacle first broke.
Even Warren Bradley, who was bullish on the phone from his ruined family holiday about saving some or all of the outdoor stages, finally had to admit after three days of negotiations that it couldn't be done.

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magical history tour

• Posted by Catherine Jones at 8:31 PM | add or read comments (0)

Leaving aside the Beatlegate Mathew Street Festival fiasco for a moment, let's talk city birthday.
And particularly the new Magical History Tour exhibition which has opened at the Maritime Museuem.

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mathew street festival

• Posted by Catherine Jones at 9:42 PM | add or read comments (3)

A lot of column inches have been filled chronicling the cancellation of the Mathew Street Festival over the last 24 hours.
I should know - I've written many of them.
In fact, my head is still spinning from the information, accusations, demands for answers, criticisms, condemnations and explanations.
One thing is certain - it's a cock-up of epic proportions and has done the city real and lasting damage.

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