Day: April 7, 2006

A man and his porn…

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It seems that today is a good day for random headlines:

In grave with his porn collection!

Asian News International
London, March 13, 2006

A 65-year old unmarried Russian man is apparently so attached to his stack of porn magazines, that not only has he decided to be buried with them when he dies, but has also designed a coffin with special space for them.

Vladimir Villisov, who survived a heart attack, said that the experience had made him realise that the girls in the magazines had been his constant companions for years, and that he wanted them to be his companions in the afterlife too.

“The girls in those magazines have been my companions for years, and I want them to accompany me to the next life,” Fox News quoted him, as telling Utro newspaper.

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Damn, I want to go there!

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Speyside's finest distillers find 150 into one does go

A UNIQUE collaboration of some of Scotland's finest whisky distilleries has produced a one-off blend using more than 150 bottles of single malts from 26 Speyside distilleries. The blend is being bottled for this year's Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

The finished product is the work of Ed Dodson and Jim Cryle, who between them have 82 years' experience in the craft of whisky making. Mr Cryle, a retired master distiller at The Glenlivet, has the task of “nosing” the blend. Mr Dodson, who retired as a master distiller at the Glen Moray distillery after 42 years in the business, has responsibility for tasting the product.

The finished drink will be the first to bring together 26 of the normally competitive distilleries. The malts used to create the blend range from fully matured ten-year-olds to extra matured 21-year-olds, including some rare ones.

Only one 70cl bottle of the exclusive whisky will be produced and auctioned among enthusiasts of unusual blends. Another 2,000 souvenir miniatures will be available during the festival.

Mr Dodson said: “Throughout my career I've dreamed of the chance to bring together many of the fabulous distinctive pure malts of Speyside into one definitive blend.” Mr Cryle added: “It's likely that the bottle will be bought by a collector, and never be opened.”

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Bookbinding projects

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Sherlock Holmes two-book hardcover set

This project was the first one I took at La tranchefile. It was the restoration of a two-volume hardcover set of the complete stories of Sherlock Holmes. It was in a pitiful state, bearing water stains on the covers, some torn pages and was generally looking quite battered. I started by completely dismantling the book, preserving the original spine lettering and cover pages (that were later used to complete the front and back covers).

The folio pages were trimmed and glued back together, then bound in cloth-covered cardboard. I’m really proud of how this came out, seeing as it was my first attempt. It’s a really strange experience to bash a book with a hammer and then take sandpaper to smooth out the rough edges of the pages. Now granted, paper is basically a wood-fiber product, but still, it’s not your day-to-day experience.

Split-open hardcover memo pad

This was the second project I did. I originally saw something similar at Omer deSerre for a ridiculous price, and shoddy workmanship. I decided to try my hand at making some for myself. I ended up making two (and gave one to someone without taking a picture first, d’oh!). The worst part was figuring out the angles to cut and fold the paper to cover the cardbord backings. The hinges are gray cloth, and the paper was bought at a wonderful paper store on Fairmount, near St-Laurent.

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