TREND CONTRIBUTORS
Favourite holiday destination and why? Dubai. Great hotels, food, weather and golf. All time favourite movie? All the President’s Men What cd are you listening to? Paolo Nutini - These Streets Favourite indulgence? Spending a weekend at Rocpool Reserve Hotel in Inverness.
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Favourite holiday destination and why? Las Vegas. It’s completely surreal, shops are great, tournament poker is entertaining and they have a restaurant that does 35 types of cheesecake. All time favourite movie? Either His Girl Friday or Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. What cd are you listening to? Mainly things that cause other people to kill themselves, the Bad Seeds, Billy Holliday and bad German heavy metal. Favourite indulgence? Veuve Cliquot and buying wholly inappropriate Christmas and birthday presents for the offspring of friends.
Carol Brown
David Mackie Favourite holiday destination and why? London - Love the vibe of the city. It's so cosmopolitan and has all the things I love: great shops, restaurants and nightclubs, galleries and theatre. Can’t beat spending time there! All time favourite movie? I like lots of films and have heaps of DVDs, but recently really enjoyed Atonement at the cinema. What cd are you listening to? Loving listening to The Twang - they are great, and I just saw them in concert. Also really enjoying Rosin Murphy's new solo album,Overpowered. Favourite indulgence? Shopping for clothes... love it! And going out and away with my friends.
My scene in Aberdeen Favourite holiday destination and why? South Africa. it has everything, amazing wildlife beautiful scenery and great food and wine. All time favourite movie? The original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. What cd are you listening to? Travis, because I’m gearing up to see them for the fifth time later this year at Glasgow Barrowlands. Favourite indulgence? Going to live gigs, 20 by the end of this year - would have been more had I got tickets!
Ray Smith
Derek Ironside
Favourite holiday destination and why? New York. I love how you can never run out of things to do or see. All time favourite movie? Dirty Dancing! I could never get bored of it or Patrick Swayze! What cd are you listening to? Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse. 'Valerie' is constantly playing on my ipod. Favourite indulgence? Having a Sunday off work and lying in bed ‘til one o’clock and watching the Hollyoaks omnibus!
Alison Daniels
Rebecca Curran
Contributors
Favourite holiday destination and why? For interest, Venice. All time favourite movie? Raging Bull or Das Boat. What cd are you listening to? Luciano Pavarotti. Favourite indulgence? Watching my boys play football.
George Tester jointly runs the International Casino in Aberdeen’s Market Street, having moved the business from Queens Road a couple of years ago. Along with his business partner George Stewart, he is well known in the licensed trade. Since 1981 the pair have bought and run a number of hugely successful ventures in the city including Gabriels, Café ICI, Zig Zag nightclub, the Soda Fountain and Café Society. It was widely thought they had made the wrong decision to move their casino to its new premises in a less salubrious part of town but with that area about to undergo a major revamp it appears the astute businessmen are just one step ahead of the crowd. George Tester began his career as a painter at the age of 15 and when he was just 20 he launched his own construction firm. He is now 53 and one of the city’s most successful businessmen. Where will Trend find you having coffee? Carmelite Hotel Where do you love to lunch? My favourite place was Café Society on Queens Road (but I sold it!). Who’s your favourite designer? Versace
Where do you go to be pampered? Marbella
Where do you buy flowers? Sims of Aberdeen
Where’s your favourite spot to read the Sunday papers? My garden on a sunny day – as good as it gets.
Who’s the Aberdonian you most admire and why? Any person that started off life with nothing and worked hard for what they got.
Who cuts your hair? Philip at Ishoka
What about the city makes you most proud? The people and the beautiful architectural buildings.
Where do you work out? I’ve gone to the gym five days a week, two hours a day, for 30 years. I now train at Cannons.
And what would you change? I would like to change people’s attitude towards people that have got off their a*** and worked hard! 09