Scottish High Rollers in Barga ?

Nobody seems to know, or if they do they are not telling, just who it was who double parked their Rolls Royce on the Fosso yesterday. The car carried personalised number plates which read "BARGA"  and the tax disc on windscreen was from the UK. A small Scottish blue flag on the plates and what looked like a tartan hat inside all pointed towards yet another Scottish connection with Barga.

What really made it no longer a moot point but a dead certainty was the view from the back of the luxury car - the open boot was full to bursting with crates of Tennant's Lager. 

Various names were circulated as to just who could be the owner ranging from John Bellany the painter (discounted as he does not drink) to the singer Paolo Nutini - yes he does drink but could it really be him returning to his origins with a BARGA plated roller? hmmm  -

Puma announced a new partnership with Scottish singer-songwriter Paulo Nutini and his record label Warners Music International. Nutini will be called upon to make a documentary for the brand, show up for instore appearances and have his single New Shoes advertising the trainers across TV, radio, online and mobile, in return for what one can only imagine is a very large sum.
Nutini is presently working on the follow-up album to 'These Streets', on which 'New Shoes' appears. The ad campaign is seen as a way of keeping his profile up while he is out of the public eye. source

Paolo was awarded the Premio San Cristoforo d'Oro (Golden St Christopher medals) named for Barga's ancient patron, Saint Christopher last year to celebrate extraordinary contributions to the town and its people. (article here)

Other people remembered that a local estate agent has a personal number plated  Mercedes … could he have moved onto a Rolls Royce? 

Tennent's Lager is Scotland's best-selling lager. The lager was first brewed in 1885 by Hugh Tennent and in 1893 it won the highest award at the Chicago World's Fair. Tennent's was the first lager to be brewed in Scotland. Tennent's Lager was first sold in light blue cans which featured "lager lovelies", portraits of semi-nude women covering almost half of the can. This was abandoned in the early 90s in favour of yellow and red cans which had a copper inner lining giving the beer a coppery taste. Modern cans are silver, yellow and red and lack this distinctive copper taste. Cans that feature the lager lovelies are now considered collector's items. source

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7 Responses to “Scottish High Rollers in Barga ?”

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1. Monacu Mar 22 2008 / 7am

   Stai scherzando. That’s actually a Vespa cleverly disguised as a Rolls. Look closely and you’ll see that the entire body is made of molded plastic. The owner? Hint: he is a loyal Celtic supporter and his name is volatile and rhymes with “Hollow Pass.” Of course that’s just a guess on my part.
2. Mainer Mar 22 2008 / 1pm

   I think you all should be a little worried, were the windows tinted?
3. thehindendofadonkey Mar 22 2008 / 1pm

   Monacu says “his name is volatile and rhymes with “Hollow Pass.” hmm are you assuming that we all speak the same English ? — just how are you pronouncing that word “pass” ? It could be pæs, pas, or even more likely if you are using received English - the longer - pahs? …. just thought I would ask.
4. Aldo Rossi Mar 23 2008 / 5pm

   Mmmmmm……you are all a bit slow, i would say he’s a loyal Rangers fan, with access to cheap cars, likes a drink or two, likes a dinner or two, any guesses yet?
5. hallow pass Mar 26 2008 / 1pm

   Aldo Rossi is not stupid he has it in one and all the facts are true,smashin motor though big man pure quality and if ye dont get a burd in that ye can always cuddle up to a can or two and I dont mean burd as in twocans or a cockateel………spellins no that good the day already opened a wee case of the big T see ye soon cheers
6. DrW. Mar 28 2008 / 5pm

   peccato che per ogni rolls del mondo c’è uno stronzo che ci gira sopra…
7. hallow pass Mar 28 2008 / 11pm

   is 5pm not a bit late for you

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