....does he look like a midget?



Mick at charity banquet for the Soil Association with L'Wren

£1,000 'beggars banquet' stars Mick Jagger
Benedict Moore-Bridger, Evening Standard
14.03.08

It was the charity banquet with a difference, a £1,000-ahead five-course meal made of ingredients all grown, plucked or fished from in and around London.

We can only hope the guests did it justice. As well as Mick Jagger, L'Wren Scott, Trudie Styler, Annie Lennox, Jamie Cullum, Richard E Grant and Colin Firth, the 400 diners at Guildhall included supermodels and It girls better known for picking at their food rather than tucking in. Called the Feast of Albion and masterminded by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the menu included nettles picked from Hyde Park, wild fennel from the banks of the Regent's Canal in Hackney and organic beetroot from Romney Marsh.

Oysters from the Maldon Oyster beds in the Blackwater river, Essex, and venison shot by the gamekeeper at the Windsor Estate were among the highlights of the "eco-banquet" to raise money for the Soil Association.

In order to cut down on the evening's carbon footprint - in line with the Soil Association's ethos - teams cycled the root vegetables from an organic farm in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 50 miles to London in dreadful weather conditions.

The event, with songs from Lennox on piano, was hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby, president of the Soil Association-Chef Mark Hix prepared canapés such as Windsor Park venison sausages, Highgrove mutton and turnip pies, and smoked pollack which was line-caught at Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage.

The night, organised by lifestyle group Quintessentially, aimed to encourage supermarkets to stop flying out-of-season produce across the world and rediscover locally grown, seasonal food.

Fearnley-Whittingstall said: "This is a celebration of our fantastic British produce but in this case it is all about the South-East - it is a cerebration of seasonality for an extremely good cause.

"I am an organic farmer in Dorset myself and I believe passionately that we need more land under organic cultivation. One of the greatest joys is cooking and eating seasonal food."

Mr Hix added: "If you keep an eye out you come across all sorts of things in hedgerows or patches of grass. We've all become so used to going to the supermarket and filling the basket without a thought for where the food has come from."

An auction with lots including a carbon-offset holiday at a Himalayan retreat raised more than £300,000. Jazz singer Cullum paid £20,000 for a fishing and cooking trip with the evening's two chefs in Dorset.

THE FEAST OF ALBION

Canapés

Windsor Park venison sausages with Cumberland sauce; Laverstock Saddleback brawn on sourdough toast; Highgrove mutton and turnip pies; home-smoked Hanningfield Reservoir trout on potato cake; smoked pollack and nettle beer rabbit; raw roots and artichoke fritters with a wild garlic mayonnaise.

Starters

Bay pickled Thames herrings with roast Romney Marsh beetroots; salad of crispy pig's head (Laverstock Saddleback) and ducks' eggs with foraged spring leaves and celery leaf salt; Pangbourne purple sprouting broccoli with pickled walnuts and parsley dressing.

Soup

Nettle soup with wild garlic.

Main course

Windsor Park venison, roast fillet braised shoulder and venison offal faggot with a bay and juniper gravy, red cabbage, sea spinach and four root mash.

Dessert

Richmond maids of honour with a rhubarb compote and east London honey. Organic fair trade coffee and organic herbal teas with Venezuelan black truffles from Willie's Chocolate Factory, Devon.

Digestifs

10-year-old Somerset cider apple brandy

her foot looks bigger than his torso!

His hobbies include mountain climbing and long, romantic walks up the western slope of his gigantic-ass girlfriend.

He has a look on his face in that photo like "Damn, are you 6-foot-9 or is there a midget on stilts hiding in your skirt?" What do you think their sex is like? I bet on more than one occasion she's loomed over him and said "L'Wren crush puny Jagger boy, bwha ha ha ha ha!" I bet he digs it, too.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-03-15 03:53 by ohnonotyouagain.

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that has to be toyed with

he cannot be that small!!!

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It's the angle the photo was shot. Mick's a fairly tall guy.

Is it just me ... or is she one scarey looking woman? Leave aside the height, it's the pallour and frozen expression that would put me off.

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It's the angle the photo was shot. Mick's a fairly tall guy.

Naw, I wouldn't say any of the Stones are fairly tall (depends what your definition of fairly tall is). I would have to say that TOPS Mick's 5 ft. 8 in (maybe 5'9" ) with lifts or thick soles (like in the photo above).I consider "fairly tall" as 6 feet or taller. All I know is years and years ago I stood next to George Harrison (backstage at a Dylan Concert and he was tiny) I'm 6'2" and my Girl Friend is 5'9" and she thought Harrison was tiny (and all those guys in the Beatles and the Stones were pretty close to the same height except for Ringo which was the shortest by far) Was also on a flight from Sao Paulo (Brazil) to Dallas the day after Dylan did his show with the Stones in Rio (had NO IDEA he was gonna be on the flight - in economy and dressed very "normal" ) My Girlfriend stood next to him in the "waiting for the toilet" line and they were the same height (or she was slightly taller). If you watch the duet from the Rio show in 1998 (LIKE A ROLLING STONE on YouTube) Dylan and Jagger seem to be about the same height. Also remember that JERRY HALL was an official High Fashion Model and they HAVE TO BE at least 5ft 8 inches (but more likely 5' 9" or 10" ) and she always seemed a tiny bit taller than Mick. So , I would say he's 5'8" and maybe even slightly less bare foot. You can also tell how tall a performer is if he's been on DAVID LETTERMAN. LETTERMAN is 6 ft 2 inches SO check out how tall these guys are when he goes to shake their hand. Robert Plant seems to be around 6 ft or 5'11" and Eddie Vedder, Bono, and John Mellencamp seem pretty short when on his show. Man, that picture Beast put up is FREAKY, must be the angle or something....PS Now Scorcese's one short guy, but that's for another Helter thesis....

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Beast
....does he look like a midget?

Tis da haffect of da lense on da camera dat took da pic cherie. Don't vorry, Herr Jagger ist fine !!

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Is it just me ... or is she one scarey looking woman? Leave aside the height, it's the pallour and frozen expression that would put me off.

I have pondered this and I truly believe that she is of "The Undead."

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....does he look like a midget?

NO! No midget, that is so un-PC.
LEPRECHAUN! It is that time of year, Especially with that green-ish suit he's wearing!

what's his bloody insistence on wearing those massive american sneakers!!

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what's his bloody insistence on wearing those massive american sneakers!!

Good question.
With that very low center of gravity, one would think he would not need much added stability.
But man, they are comfortable!

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trainarollin
It's the angle the photo was shot. Mick's a fairly tall guy.

no sh!t Sherlock, are you sure his girlfriend isn't a behemoth circus freak?

"venison offal faggot" !!!!

This chick is even scarier than Miss Scott.



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Thanks for the link yapyap5. My search is now over. I'm booking a one way flight to Holland as we speak.

perhaps "she" is a transvestite,no?


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that photo is hilarious - i know we've been through their heights before (and l'wren's appearance - remember we found a pretty picture of her once?) - i'd say mick is about my height 5'7" (don't know how many cm that is) - he was no taller than me when i met him at the meet and greet.

martin scorsese is the midget!

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perhaps "she" is a transvestite,no?


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I wouldn't, in any, shape or form, piss this woman off by calling her names. YOU ASK HER!

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casinoboogie
what's his bloody insistence on wearing those massive american sneakers!!

I've heard a couple times that he has problems with his feet.

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casinoboogie
what's his bloody insistence on wearing those massive american sneakers!!

I've heard a couple times that he has problems with his feet.

Get outta here!
He runs as part of his fitness program. Even has a special running area set up at concert venues for his pre-show warm up.
Looks like he gets around the stage pretty well also, though not as much in recent years.
I've never heard of foot problems with Mick.

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casinoboogie
what's his bloody insistence on wearing those massive american sneakers!!

I've heard a couple times that he has problems with his feet.

Get outta here!
He runs as part of his fitness program. Even has a special running area set up at concert venues for his pre-show warm up.
Looks like he gets around the stage pretty well also, though not as much in recent years.
I've never heard of foot problems with Mick.

Running around like a madman on stage for over 45 years takes a toll on your feet. I think he wears sneakers because they cushion the impact on his feet.