Liverpool got a mention on today, Monday 1, January 2007, CNN news bulletin due to the cancellation of last nights fireworks display.

I'm hoping Brian Reade of the Daily Mirror, campaigns for a four page pull out soveigner edition celebrating Liverpools 2007 .... are you reading Brian lad :D

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Lets hope its covered by our own media and they report exactly what Liverpool is celebrating this year!!!!

Not just a 'big celebration'.

Oh aye agreed... its a lot more than a party aye? We want some history of the Empires 2nd City

The Mirror has a country wide readership,and Brian is scouse, so I'm countingon him to pull some strings at the Mirror and promote Liverpools anniversary around the Nation.

:)


So we all send him an email ? :D

You can get a guide from the 08 place with full listings for 2007 priced £3.99,I reckon this will be a good souvenir.:)

There has been the odd 'vert on Granada promoting Liverpools plans for 2007 too aye ?

souvenir.

Iknew that was how to spell it, but it looked weird when I writ it hahaha :D

This thread should be really interesting over the next 2 years especially,nice one Sloyne great idea for a thread.:PDT_Piratz_26:

I think we get a better deal from the foreign media, although I think attitudes are beginning to change for the better on the domestic front:PDT_Piratz_26:

Last week, the St Petesburg Times, in the 'hobbies section' had a write up for philatelists about the pending 'Beatles Stamp' release in the UK. Among other mentions of Liverpool in the article, it gave an address to write to in Liverpool for those interested in subscribing to the "first day cover" of the issue.

The US Discovery Time channel are promoting a program about the Beatles, to be broadcast at 10:00pm., this coming Saturday, 6, January, 2007. The ad shows some great footage of Liverpool, old and present. I will try and watch it.

The local (Tampa Bay area) cable TV channel Bay News 9 have just been interviewing the manager, Mr Noah Lagos, of St Petersburg/Clearwater airport (PIE) about attracting new business. He identified a number of opportunities for linking PIE with other airports, mostly Canadian, Caribbean and Central and South America. However, he did mention talks with some trans-Atlantic charter carriers and named Liverpool, among other "European secondary markets" mentioned, that are possible links for PIE.

St Pete's/Clearwater airport (PIE) is across Tampa Bay from Tampa International Airport (TPA) and there is about a twenty minute drive between them.

Watching For Your Eyes Only last night (Bond Film) one of the ladies in the film.....well it goes as follows:

Bond - Your dress is slipping and so is your accent. Local girl eh. Manchester?

Lady - No, close - I come from Liverpool! :celb (23):

A small item in the 'St Pete's Times' recognising the 50th. anniversary of the opening of the Cavern Club in Liverpool. It erroniously gave it, the Cavern, the honour of being the "birthplace of The Beatles".

Watched Johnny Mathis, live, last night at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL. He gave Liverpool a plug (Four lads etc.) before singing a medley of Beatles music.

I wonder whether any other UK city, outside London, gets as much press as Liverpool? I know the Beatles connection generates a lot of publicity for Liverpool, but hey, publicity is publicity and i'm sure it gives Liverpool name recognition that most other UK cities would die for.

At least he got it right, unlike Sinatra who used to say 'Now for one of my all time favourite Lennon & McCartney compositions' before launching into Harrison's 'Something' :)

Watched Johnny Mathis, live, last night at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL. He gave Liverpool a plug (Four lads etc.) before singing a medley of Beatles music.

I wonder whether any other UK city, outside London, gets as much press as Liverpool? I know the Beatles connection generates a lot of publicity for Liverpool, but hey, publicity is publicity and i'm sure it gives Liverpool name recognition that most other UK cities would die for.

Hi Sloyne

I recall that Liverpool received some terrible publicity in the early 1980's. Of course the Toxteth riots and the strikes didn't help. I remember at the time of the Garden Festival there was a headline in a U.S. paper "Liverpool Builds a Garden on a Trash Heap" -- which was literally true but still seemed a bit of a slight. I do have some of the U.S. press reports from that time and will try to post them.

Chris

Watching For Your Eyes Only last night (Bond Film) one of the ladies in the film.....well it goes as follows:

Bond - Your dress is slipping and so is your accent. Local girl eh. Manchester?

Lady - No, close - I come from Liverpool! :celb (23):


she clearly doesnt have a scouse accent tho which was a bit worrying :shock:

Does getting in today's Sunday Mirror count? :celb (23):

Wrote to Quentin Willson on his car page via E-mail about my new purchase and it was put in today!

The following appeared in the US magazine Mother Jones.http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2002/07/liverpool.html?welcome=true

The following appeared in the US magazine Mother Jones.http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2002/07/liverpool.html?welcome=true

Thanks, Sloyne, for this link to the Mother Jones article "Liverpool's Heart of Darkness" by Verlyn Klinkenborg from the magazine's July/August 2002 issue with the rather scathing subtitle blurb "News: It was strictly business: The city's era of prosperity rested on the profits of the transatlantic slave trade. Today its idle docks are home to the memories of an ancestral crime."

Why do I feel this is a slap at the city? Even though it's true. Even the author's sentence "I recently stood at the edge of the Mersey River, trying to imagine the July day 195 years ago when the Kitty's Amelia worked her way into the tide" seems a bit of an accusation with the name "Mersey River" like a barb compared to the usual "River Mersey" as a resident would say.

By the way I see there is a new movie coming out called "Amazing Grace" which would tell the story of the famous hymn by the Liverpool slave trader turned southern clergyman John Newton. Here's the poster for the film

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Amazinggraceposter.jpg

From Wikipedia "Amazing Grace (2006 film)" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(2007_film))

By the way I see there is a new movie coming out called "Amazing Grace" which would tell the story of the famous hymn by the Liverpool slave trader turned southern clergyman John Newton.Thanks for the information. I have seen the original manuscript for the hymn 'Amazing Grace' and know the biography of John Newton, so I can now look forward to seeing the movie.

The French language network of the CBC have, on a sports program, been airing a segment about 'The Habs' owner George Gillett. Some excellent shots of Liverpool (the city) and surrounds and references to the passionate supporters of Liverpool FC. Everton FC also got a mention but I couldn't quite make out just what was said. I know there was mention of friendly and good natured rivalry ("bon ami etc.") between both sets of supporters. The segment lasted about six minutes and centered around whether or not George can divide his attention, and money, between the Habs and the Reds and do both justice.

Wish my French was better.

Thanks for the information. I have seen the original manuscript for the hymn 'Amazing Grace' and know the biography of John Newton, so I can now look forward to seeing the movie.

Hi Sloyne

Actually I realize now that despite the title of the movie and actor Albert Finney appearing as John Newton, from the Wikipedia writeup the film is about the abolitionary movement overall so the story of "Amazing Grace" is but a part of the whole tale. So I wonder how much Liverpool figures in the flick.

Thanks for the heads up of the CBC French language network coverage of the Liverpool FC takeover. In terms of what they said about Everton maybe it wasn't "bon ami" they were were saying but "bon bons" for Toffees ha ha. :celb (23):

Chris

In terms of what they said about Everton maybe it wasn't "bon ami" they were were saying but "bon bons" for Toffees ha ha.But football supremacy, just like military supremacy are fleeting things. Empires come, empires go and some day even the mighty Manchester United will lose it's present hegemony. But the Liverpool's, Chelski's, Arsenal's and Man U's just go to prove that money can buy success.

In today's (Fri. 9, Feb. 2007) business section of the Globe & Mail (Canada) newspaper, appeared an article concerning the expansion of the Port of Vancouver container terminal to handle a 20 million teu throughput by 2020. The item named some international port operators who are in the running to operate the port including Dubai Ports and "Peel Ports who operate a number of UK ports including the very succesful Port of Liverpool".

In today's (Fri. 9, Feb. 2007) business section of the Globe & Mail (Canada) newspaper, appeared an article concerning the expansion of the Port of Vancouver container terminal to handle a 20 million teu throughput by 2020. The item named some international port operators who are in the running to operate the port including Dubai Ports and "Peel Ports who operate a number of UK ports including the very succesful Port of Liverpool".

Here's a link on Peel Ports (http://www.peel.co.uk/peelholdings/peelports/ports.html), wherein it is stated:

"Peel Ports Division is the second largest ports group in the U.K. handling over 40 million tonnes per annum. Peel Ports operate the ports of Mersey Docks & Harbour Company, Clydeport and the Manchester Ship Canal, providing a broad range of port facilities and services to shippers and cargo owners."

Chris

BBC Canada reporting the football results last night, Saturday 10, February 2007 mentioned every result with great emphasis on Man U and Chelsea's win and Newcastles "come from behind" over a "Liverpool team whose European credentials are to be questioned", win. The only game and result not mentioned was the Everton v Blackburn game. But of course Everton, a Liverpool team, won that game. Good old BBC, true to form.

Golfer Tom Watson gave Liverpool a plug in an interview with the St Petersburg Times after he won the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am which was played at Lutz in the Tampa Bay area. Tom said, "I've never even been this cold in a British Open, neither Carnoustie, Liverpool or Royal Troon was as cold as this". I think Tom was getting Birkdale and Hoylake mixed up as I don't believe Tom ever played in an Open at Hoylake unless he played in the 1967 Open. But hey, a plug is a plug.:)

In todays St Peterburg Times, Sunday 25 February 2007, appears a column about the growth in attendance at Britains Catholic religious services. The columnist attributes the increase in attendance at Catholic churches to the influx of Catholic immigrants from EU countries like Spain, Portugal, Poland, France, Italy etc. Liverpool was mentioned as being "Britains largest Catholic diocese" which, "due to the archdiocese historic immigrant tradition is no stranger to offering services in the many different languages of their new parishoners". The article goes on to mention that Britain Catholic church, with only about 4.2 million adherents, equals the Sunday attendance of the Church of England which has 26 million baptized Anglicans.

From todays, Sunday 4, March 2007, Toronto Star newspaper, a very interesting and, mostly, factual read. Enjoy.http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/187963

Thanks Sloyne, an interesting read.

Hi and Here's a question:
Last Saturday, just after the Liverpool Manchester game, we were coming back from the Wirral through the King's? tunnel (the more northern of the two), and before we knew what was happening, off we shot in the wrong direction and there was Bootle coming into view. As shocking as that was, there too coming into the road was a phalax, a real neon yellow security jacketed wall, of police officers arms linked, marching toward the city, escorting, evidently, a band of about 50 t-shirted, I thought, men, not rowdy or shoving, just striding along, with a line of police on horse-back in the vanguard. People had come out of their houses. Women in little bunches with their arms folded and children running to see. Helicopters circling. We couldn't pull over to leap out and ask anybody what was going on. I saw nothing on the news. What happened? Do you know?

Hi and Here's a question:
Last Saturday, just after the Liverpool Manchester game, we were coming back from the Wirral through the King's? tunnel (the more northern of the two), and before we knew what was happening, off we shot in the wrong direction and there was Bootle coming into view. As shocking as that was, there too coming into the road was a phalax, a real neon yellow security jacketed wall, of police officers arms linked, marching toward the city, escorting, evidently, a band of about 50 t-shirted, I thought, men, not rowdy or shoving, just striding along, with a line of police on horse-back in the vanguard. People had come out of their houses. Women in little bunches with their arms folded and children running to see. Helicopters circling. We couldn't pull over to leap out and ask anybody what was going on. I saw nothing on the news. What happened? Do you know?The sh!te from up the East Lancs stole the three points off Liverpool. The cops were escorting their fans to the railway station. I think that's what it was.

Nice write up in the online Toronto Star:PDT11
Empire Builder
http://www.thestar.com/Travel/article/196937

Mike Myers, the Canadian comedy actor, was interviewed tonight (Monday 7, May 2007) on Global TV here in Toronto. He mentioned Liverpool numerous times. His parents emigrated to Canada from Liverpool, he learned his humour from his parents and sundry other relatives from Liverpool. He returns as often as he can to Liverpool to replenish his batteries. All in all a great plug for the city.

And another great plug for the City of Liverpool, this time in tonights Hamilton Spectator newspaper. Unfortunately the story following it concerns dog sh!te, something that would be more suitable to a piece about Manchester. :) Read and enjoy.
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=1014656316146&c=Article&cid=1178512484486

This article appeared in todays, Thursday 10, May 2006, Toronto Star newspaper travel section. http://www.thestar.com/article/211625

I have been listening to the local (Toronto) sports radio station The FAN phone in. The major topic today was the problems at Athens at the Liverpool v AC Milan soccer game. Liverpool FC and it's fans came in for a right sl@gging for their behaviour prior to the game. Most people blamed the LFC fans for the problems with forged tickets, no tickets, rushing barriers and drunkeness. One person who claimed to be a Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter said that trouble doesn't follow Liverpool Football Club, the fans "take trouble with them". There was lots of anectodes and the old Heysel and Hillsborough affairs were dragged up. All-in-all not a very good press i'm afraid.

I have been listening to the local (Toronto) sports radio station The FAN phone in. The major topic today was the problems at Athens at the Liverpool v AC Milan soccer game. Liverpool FC and it's fans came in for a right sl@gging for their behaviour prior to the game. Most people blamed the LFC fans for the problems with forged tickets, no tickets, rushing barriers and drunkeness. One person who claimed to be a Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter said that trouble doesn't follow Liverpool Football Club, the fans "take trouble with them". There was lots of anectodes and the old Heysel and Hillsborough affairs were dragged up. All-in-all not a very good press i'm afraid.

the Greek police i.e. the people who had to deal first hand with the occasion, said they were pleasantly surprised with the behaviour of the Liverpool fans and that the Milan ones were more boisterous and difficult to deal with.

I dont condone the actions of those with forgeries or rushed the gates at all, but the inconsistency of the reporting pisses me off no end. When Man United suffered serious overcrowding at Lille in the champions League it was all the behaviour of the French police and inadequate stadium that was blamed by the media. The fact the overcrowding was caused by a large number with forged tickets was hardly mentioned.

Here's some more prejudice from the Irish Indepdent, in relation to the writer justifying his initial piece after a flood of emails. This has also been well debated in a long thread on skyscrapercity.

http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/ispy-and-they-say-they-dont-take-offence-693205.html

http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/now-heres-an-offer-you-really-cant-refuse-691296.html

I snatched this from a thread on the SSC forum. The article needs no comment from me. :rolleyes:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/display.var.1181717.0.liverpool_why_do_we_need_it. php

I snatched this from a thread on the SSC forum. The article needs no comment from me. :rolleyes:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/display.var.1181717.0.liverpool_why_do_we_need_it. php

Pity it doesn't warrant a comment.

I only needed to read a couple of lines to see what a bitter piece of nonsense it was.

I suppose this kind of thing appeals to some more than others.:disgust:

In todays, Sunday 17, June 2007, edition of the Brampton Guardian appears an item concerning a new soccer themed reality type TV show based along the lines of the Canadian Idol show but with the twist that a two year pro contract, worth six figures, with an English Premiership club being the prize. That team is the Everton Football Club. The competition is open to male players between the ages of 14 and 19 and auditions will be held across Canada in the following centres, Vancouver, PEI, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Toronto. Further information can be found at; www.soccerdreams.ca

PS: I originally posted this in the Sports section under Everton sub title but I think it qualifies as an item for this section.

Expect an influx of austrailans after they al read this

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,21924337-27978,00.html

That's some write up, I couldn't have put most of it better myself. I see they mention the Anlican cathedral being the biggest in Europe? and the militants idea to do away with St. Georges Hall - both topics covered on here recently, I wonder if it's here where they got some of their info :unibrow:

That's some write up, I couldn't have put most of it better myself. I would have mentioned horse racing and the Grand National in particular and the world class golf courses fringing Liverpool Bay. But all in all, a good write-up.:handclap: