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Question
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Answer
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Name |
Davy Allan
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Birthplace/Date |
Musselburgh
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Age |
Ok I'm old
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Where Do You Live |
Tonbridge
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Status |
Engaged to Profile no 32!
Wee Leithy/Poco
One cat.
Biff who's going back going grey and deaf.
Hey just like his owner!!
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What do you do |
Data Architect ( Don't ask me either).
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What have you done in the past |
Started a maths degree which mutated into a general science degree.
Worked as a bus conductor did the last shift ever in Musselburgh.
Ran fish business with Pete Smith which must qualify for the least succesfull fish emporium ever.
Various "other" jobs.
Moved to London in 1984.
Computing with the MET, developer DBA etc.
Joined PPP in 1997.
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How long have you known Davy |
Over 30 Years
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How do you Know Davy Allan |
No-one can know him.
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Favourite Colour |
Red.
Maroon and White.
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Favourite Animal |
Hey it's gotta be cats.
Biff the one I own or is it the other way about!.
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Favourite Clothes |
I suppose when abroad it's my kilt.
Especially good at entertaining women.
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Favourite Music |
In the beginning there was Bob Dylan.
John Martyn - seen him more often in concert than anyone else. In fact on his 'live at The Shaw Theatre' CD you can hear Janice's wolf-whistle.
Waterboys - And a Bang on Your Ear
Blues - Chess era stuff
Bowie - Love the early 70's stuff - but my favourite is Young Americans.
Punk - Clash
Joy Division / New Order it's what 12 inches were invented for. (Note to younger readers - that was a single)
David Gray
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Favourite Films |
Apocalypse Now - "Never Got Off The Boat" -
Remember Chig had to go to the toilet after the Tiger scene.
Restored version coming out summer 2001. More scenes more Brando more ...
Animal House - Toga Toga Toga
Big Sleep / Maltese Falcon - Any sort of Bogart stuff
It's a Wonderful Life - is that really a tear in my eye.
Toy Story 1 & 2 - is that really another tear in my eye
Shawshank Redemption - A really Feel Good Film
Blade Runner (1982)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Casablanca (1942)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre(1948)
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Favourite TV |
Working forward in time.
The Singing Ring Tree (And it was in colour!)
Noggin The Nog - Great Sunday time viewing
Tin Tin - How many bands took their name from this series.
Dr Who - Saturday tea times spent watching the teleprinter followed by 25 minutes behind the sofa.
NEVER liked those hairy Yeti for some reason.
Star Trek - Original Did play Mr Spock at school
Boys from the Black Stuff
The Singing Detective
Our Friends in the North
The Sopranos - Badda Bing!!
The Simpsons
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Favourite Authors/Books |
John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids 1st Science Fiction Book I read
Then read the classics HG Wells,
Isaac Asimov,
Arthur C Clarke
Fred Pohl
Then got more into the modern stuff through compilations like The Hugo Winners
Ursula K Le Guin - Especially The Dispossed
Recently been reading a lot of Detective Fiction
Ian Rankin - Rebus.
Particularly good as its set in Edinburgh.
Always know that something bad is going to happen if he goes into a Pub that doesn't exist.
Michael Connolly
Lawrence Block
Robert Crais
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Favourite Quote |
"Never Get Off The Boat" - Chef in Apocalypse Now
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Favourite Food |
Mince 'n' Tatties - Ultimate comfort food
Chicken Soup
Haggis
Anything Thai - ahh lime leaves and Coconut
Crispy Aromatic Duck
Fried Egg rolls. Gotta be those Scottish ones you get out of newsagents.
Drew's mum's roast beef rolls. Perfect for the journey back on a Sunday morning after watching Hearts.
MMM! MMM!
Very nice with a rich red.
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Favourite Drinks |
Champagne
Drew's Wine Selection
Czech Lagers
Guinness
Belguim Beers - every one in it's own glass
Expensive Whiskey - cheap stuff just doesn't work
Dark Rum and Coke - Once tried to get through the complete selection in Staggs.
Ended up with Duncan having to drive Spade's Dad's car home after Spade was rather ill over the Harbour wall.
Irn Bru - Of Course ultimate hangover cure
And of course White Port .....
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Favourite Bars/Restaurants |
Stags of course
The Sir Alan Thomson (Ardmillan Hotel)
Golden Rule - Ah Hogarden in a Frosted Glass
The Old Bank Turku
The Thaliand at New Cross (great in the 80s)
Vong - Thai ish
The Blue Elephant - Expensive Thai - Great for that special occasion
Yo Sushi!
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Favourite Places You've been |
Florence
The Parthanon
Nassaou in Paros Greece
Ephesus
The North of Pakistan
Prague
Edinburgh - The view of the Castle when you get off the train
The beach at Musselburgh on a cold windy day
Amsterdam
Tallin
New York
Australia
Turku Finland
Egypt
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Places You'd like to go |
Thaliand
Grand Canyon
Cuba
Mexico
South America
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Favourite Hobbies/Sports |
Watching Hearts
Running the Web sites
Cooking - Don't do as much as I used to
Setting Quizzes
Foood, Drink, Reading, Music
see above
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Best Time(s) of Your Life |
1 month travelling Europe with William Fleming in 1978
The day I got married (anything to get my own kilt)
Nasau Paros Greece drinking retsina and eating sun dried fish with Janice
Indinapolis 500 Janice won a prize to go there in 1993
Pakistan
Hearts winning Scottish Cup
Being abroad watching Hearts or Scotland anything to wear my own kilt.
Australia 2000
And of course right now
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Anything Else |
"Live Long and Prosper"
"If I Kissed the Sun right out of the sky for you ..."
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Email | davy.allan@btinternet.com
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