Named after Ed Schild’s grandson, Angus, and the Scottish word for ‘Brae’ meaning a steep hillside. Aroma: Blackberry extreme. Palate: Blackberry and black currant extreme complimented by dark chocolate. A rich and powerful full-bodied pedal to the medal red wine. This does not impede its silkiness. Long lingering finish. Personality: Not known for modesty theseContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Schild Estate 2020 Angus Brae Vineyard Shiraz”
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The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (the Final Version) :Chapter 33: Attacked by “Cyclops”: The Execution of Two 14 Year Old’s
Ginevra told me all involved in the Neapolitan narcotics trade had nicknames as a matter of pride and to assist in obfuscating identification by law enforcement and tax authorities. You remember that notorious American gangster Al Capone who visited the “big house” not for murder but tax evasion! The names were colourful and of courseContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (the Final Version) :Chapter 33: Attacked by “Cyclops”: The Execution of Two 14 Year Old’s”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version) : Chapter 32: Scampia, Naples: Down and Dirty in the Cocaine and Heroin Factory and Price Club Distribution Centre
Don Lupara and I left the family compound after a hearty breakfast of fruit, smoked ham and Napoli croissants loaded with Malvagia’s stupendous orange marmalade made from oranges from the family orchards in Ischia. With food like this perhaps the “Fat” in “Fat Fox” might have referred to the effects of all the tremendous NeapolitanContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version) : Chapter 32: Scampia, Naples: Down and Dirty in the Cocaine and Heroin Factory and Price Club Distribution Centre”
RKS 2025 Wine: More Token Romanians
A few Romanian wines have limped into Ontario of late. Should the Trump administration impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods flowing into the United States the Premier of Ontario has threatened to have the state liquor monopoly (Liquor Control Board of Ontario aka LCBO) refrain from selling United States wine in the province ofContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: More Token Romanians”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 31: My One on One with Don Lupara (the Fat Fox): Invited to Join the “Family”
I knew Don Lupara wanted a private conversation with me. Hopefully it was not to slit my throat! After dinner one night at the “family compound” Don Lupara “invited” me for a chat, just him and me! We had yet another coffee and grappa. Boy those Italians drink coffee like water and just as fast!Continue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 31: My One on One with Don Lupara (the Fat Fox): Invited to Join the “Family””
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 30: Meeting Don Lupara in Naples: Better Toasted than Being Toast!
Ginevra and I flew to Naples via Frankfurt in mid November. Naples was almost warm when we arrived at 11 a.m. We were met by two burly men in the arrivals area. And wouldn’t you know one of the men was that heavily tattooed man with a scar on his face and Iroquois haircut thatContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 30: Meeting Don Lupara in Naples: Better Toasted than Being Toast!”
RKS 2025 Documentary Film: “Mediha”: ISIL’s Genocidal DNA
ISIL is a genocidal force bent on the annihilation of “non- believers”. There is no middle ground for fanatics. They can’t destroy all non-believers so they pick away here and there whether that be New Orleans, Paris, Moscow and many other urban centres with easy civilian targets. On 3August2014 ISIL commenced its attack on theContinue reading “RKS 2025 Documentary Film: “Mediha”: ISIL’s Genocidal DNA”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 29: All Shook Up! The Fat Fox aka Don Lupara Backs Down
I mean how would you feel receiving a severed goat’s head via Fedex! Ginevra and I were all shook up. Ginerva requested we not talk about it until our Saturday “Discover New York Day”. She had a few calls to make and set somebody straight. And when Ginerva is mad, as I saw with herContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 29: All Shook Up! The Fat Fox aka Don Lupara Backs Down”
RKS 2025 Film: “Vermiglio”: Idyllic Decomposition
Pietro (Giuseppe De Domenico) a Sicilian deserter from the Italian Army assists a local fellow deserter, Attillo, to return to the latter’s mountainous home village Vermiglio. It is 1944 and the Second World War is drawing to a close. Vermiglio appears untouched by the war with an occasional plane flying overhead being the only tangibleContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Vermiglio”: Idyllic Decomposition”
RKS 2025 Film: “Young Werther”: A Canadian Reverse Romcom Classic
Werther (Douglas Booth) a prepped out overconfident and shallow young man from the ritzy Anglo Montreal suburb of Westmount arrives in Toronto with geeky germaphobe buddy Paul (Jaouhar Ben Ayed) on a family errand. Once completed Werther will journey to Europe “to write his memoirs” but being so young what memoirs could this pompous assContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Young Werther”: A Canadian Reverse Romcom Classic”
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