#refectory

[postcard-from-the-past]

Refectory of the Benedictine monastery Solesmes Abbey, French Hainaut region of northern France

French vintage postcard

[princetonarchives]

Foodways for Princeton Students, Part I: The Refectory, 1760s-1855

This post is the first in a two-part series examining daily foodways at Princeton. Today, most Princetonians are likely to take it for granted that they can have a bagel with cream cheese and lox i…

Menu Monday: “Our regular routine in the refectory is bread (stale oftener than fresh), beef, potatoes, and again (by way of variety) potatoes, beef, bread.” --Charles Colcock Jones, Class of 1852

The entire Menu Monday series

[moviesandfood]

Black Narcissus

[music2liveby]

DAY 83: Magic Bus by The Who

Album: Live at Leeds Release: May 23rd, 1970 Genre: Rock

Personally, I am not a fan of the concept of live albums. Sure, it’s as close to experiencing a real concert as it gets, but with a live performance comes imperfections, lower quality recordings, and songs that just don’t seem to translate well into a live format. There is something to be noted though about The Who’s recorded set on Valentine’s Day 1970 at the University of Leed’s Refectory in West Yorkshire, England. A legendary performance from a legendary band, there’s a different energy that spawned from their onstage delivery that brought more life to the studio versions of each song played. Eventually released as Live at Leeds, this captured moment in history is considered to be one of the greatest live albums of all time. What makes this one different from the others though? Let’s start with The Who themselves. In the prime of their line-up: lively frontman Roger Daltrey, guitar and windmill enthusiast Pete Townshend, bass virtuoso John Entwistle, and the eccentric drumming legend Keith Moon, the band found themselves in the limelight following the release of their latest studio release Tommy. Following a tour circuit for Tommy which included a handful of recordings, the group was not as pleased with the live sound produced from the album’s more sentimental and operatic feel. In turn, The Who booked two gigs with the specific intent of using the recordings for a live album: one at the University of Leeds, and another at the University of Hull. Ultimately, the recordings from Leeds struck a chord among the band and would forever associate the two entities together. Although Leeds’ University Refectory had seen acts such as Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, only The Who have a live album from the venue. What an album, indeed. Live at Leeds is jam packed with extended versions of The Who’s hardest rocking tracks at the time, closing with a medley of songs featuring My Generation and a grand finale that features the band at their best: Magic Bus. Wait a minute...a show by The Who that doesn’t conclude with the epic Won’t Get Fooled Again? Although it seems like the logical choice, the song’s album Who’s Next would not be released until more than a year after Live at Leeds. In its place, Magic Bus shatters expectations, laden with jaw-dropping guitar solos, clamoring drum fills, and harmonica accompaniment by Roger Daltrey that transforms this simple song into a true encore performance. Live at Leeds has changed my perception on live albums, embracing the mistakes and differences as part of the authentic musical experiences which bring new life to songs we may have overlooked in the repertoire.

[yolandagrayantiques]

Vintage Welsh 8ft 10” Solid Oak Farmhouse Kitchen Refectory Dining Table (Circa 1980) - Yola Gray Antiques

Here is a vintage Welsh 8ft 10” solid oak farmhouse kitchen refectory table, circa 1980, with exceptional build quality, in excellent original condition.

[castlesandmanorhouses]

Refectory of the Knights Hospitaller of St John,   Acre or ʻAkko, northern extremity of Haifa Bay, Israel.

www.castlesandmanorhouses.com

In crusader times Acre was known as St. John d'Acre after the Knights Hospitaller of St John who had their headquarters here. The knights, like the Templars, were military monks, the crack forces of the Crusaders. Historically, Acre was a strategic coastal link between western Europe and the Levant. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the world.

[sternwomen]

The teacher on duty in the school refectory had sent me to look for the Headmistress for punishment. I had unintentionally dropped a bit of water form my glass, over the skirt of Diane, the girl who was seated by me. It was really nothing serious, but taking advantage of it, and in the mood to tease me knowing how the incident would end, she made a fuss of it and tattled to teacher, saying that she was sure that I had did it on purpose.

As a matter of fact, the incident ended as she guessed. I was expelled from the refectory and sent to the Headmistress for a caning, while Diane giggled at the teacher's back.

When I finally found the Head in the staff break-room, she had already eaten her own luch and was reading some papers. They didn't look like being too interesting, because when I was allowed to enter and explained the situation to her, she smiled like if I had made her day.

- Well, Johnson, so I have some spare time before go back to work in the afternoon I think we can deal with your punishment right now, then. I am sure you will enjoy quite more the lessons in the afternoon, sitting on a well bruised and striped bottom. Don't you think?

- Errgh, I am not really sure, ma'am

- Silly boy, it was not really a question. Let's go to my office. I have a whippy cane there, longing to bite some fresh flesh.

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