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Andrew wrote harry wrote I met lady Di. Vertically or horizontally ? At a hospital new wing opening in Wales. That's when she ended up horizontal when she passed out from the smell of your feet. |
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:08:27 +0100, Robin wrote:
On 10/04/2016 07:44, News wrote: In message , ARW writes He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I volunteer to open the trap door. Trapdoors are only needed for humane hangings. I'm confident Adam's chippy won't waste wood, hinges etc on that when a simpler, old- style "hoist-him-up-lads" gallows will do the job. Of course the apprentice will face a longer and more painful experience but that's life. No, I think you'll find that's death. -- Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box |
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... charles wrote: In article , harry wrote: On Saturday, 9 April 2016 15:47:03 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote: On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 15:24:20 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Brian Gaff wrote: Its probably an Aussie tribute band for Blondie. I'd just like to say. Olivia Newton John, nice thoughts, met her once before she was famous. Very nice person and good to look at too, some people have all the luck! Well if you're name dropping, I worked with a guy who played bass for the Bay City Rollers. Not the original line up - only Les McKeown left in it. More of an old boy band. ;-) I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! And I used to have dinner with C Northcote Parkinson. (of the "Law") I met lady Di. I had a "thank you" wave from a driver coming the other way when I'd pulled into a passing place on a narrow road in Deeside. The front seat passenger was HMQ and the drive the DofE. My long dead dad once told me that many years ago whilst he was loading up a wagon in Manchester the Queen came past and waved at him. He said that he turned his back on the sponging ****. I hope that counts. Trust me - he wasn't your biological Dad. -- Adam |
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... On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:08:27 +0100, Robin wrote: On 10/04/2016 07:44, News wrote: In message , ARW writes He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I volunteer to open the trap door. Trapdoors are only needed for humane hangings. I'm confident Adam's chippy won't waste wood, hinges etc on that when a simpler, old- style "hoist-him-up-lads" gallows will do the job. Of course the apprentice will face a longer and more painful experience but that's life. No, I think you'll find that's death. Deserves it:-) -- Adam |
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... On Saturday, 9 April 2016 15:47:03 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote: On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 15:24:20 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Brian Gaff wrote: Its probably an Aussie tribute band for Blondie. I'd just like to say. Olivia Newton John, nice thoughts, met her once before she was famous. Very nice person and good to look at too, some people have all the luck! Well if you're name dropping, I worked with a guy who played bass for the Bay City Rollers. Not the original line up - only Les McKeown left in it. More of an old boy band. ;-) I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! And I used to have dinner with C Northcote Parkinson. (of the "Law") I met lady Di. So before she was married? -- Adam |
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"Nightjar cpb .me.uk " "insert my surname here wrote in message
... On 09/04/2016 19:16, Bob Eager wrote: On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 18:32:22 +0100, Nightjar cpb wrote: ... My cousin has had tea with the Queen a couple of times. Her son (my cousin once removed) has a habit of being awarded medals for bravery. One of the garden parties? I went to one of those. Bloody thunderstorm, a load of people sheltered under the trees. Six ambulances taking them away after a lightning strike. A private (indoor) tea party for the families of the dozen or so SAS and SBS getting medals, following the awards. And all I get to do is to fit spotlights for Kenneth Noyes S-i-L -- Adam |
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I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! I used to live a couple of doors down from Diana Rigg, and she got an honourary degree from Stirling Uni when I was there. jgh |
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On Sunday, 10 April 2016 12:16:52 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
"harry" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 9 April 2016 15:47:03 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote: On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 15:24:20 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Brian Gaff wrote: Its probably an Aussie tribute band for Blondie. I'd just like to say. Olivia Newton John, nice thoughts, met her once before she was famous. Very nice person and good to look at too, some people have all the luck! Well if you're name dropping, I worked with a guy who played bass for the Bay City Rollers. Not the original line up - only Les McKeown left in it. More of an old boy band. ;-) I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! And I used to have dinner with C Northcote Parkinson. (of the "Law") I met lady Di. So before she was married? -- Adam No, It was at the time she and /Charlie had separated. We chatted for about five minutes I suppose. She was gorgeous. |
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On Saturday, 9 April 2016 15:24:44 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Brian Gaff wrote: Its probably an Aussie tribute band for Blondie. I'd just like to say. Olivia Newton John, nice thoughts, met her once before she was famous. Very nice person and good to look at too, some people have all the luck! Well if you're name dropping, I met Nina Hagen outside a pub and she took me to her recording studio, well she said she had drink back there. When we got there she presented me with a carton of bloody orange juice ! |
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"pamela" wrote in message
... On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. The only reason he is not dead is because he liked Kate Bush:-) -- Adam |
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pamela Wrote in message:
On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Or maybe he just likes to wind people up :-) IME of current teenagers, they generally have wider musical tastes than we did, and a particuar style of music seems less integral to their identity. Not because they are inherently more open, but just becuase it's more accessible. With the ease of sharing digital music, bitorrent, YouTube, Spotify etc. You have a vast range of music available free or very cheaply. I'm enjoying it as well, Me and eldest share a Spotify account, I was never really into buying lots of records when younger,and I'd mostly stopped listening to music other than the radio. But now I probably listen to a wider range of music now than I have done for a long time. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. Some is good, lots is passable or crap, much as it always has been. -- -- Chris French |
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"Chris French" wrote in message ... pamela Wrote in message: On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Or maybe he just likes to wind people up :-) IME of current teenagers, they generally have wider musical tastes than we did, and a particuar style of music seems less integral to their identity. Not because they are inherently more open, but just becuase it's more accessible. With the ease of sharing digital music, bitorrent, YouTube, Spotify etc. You have a vast range of music available free or very cheaply. I'm enjoying it as well, Me and eldest share a Spotify account, I was never really into buying lots of records when younger,and I'd mostly stopped listening to music other than the radio. But now I probably listen to a wider range of music now than I have done for a long time. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. Some is good, lots is passable or crap, much as it always has been. Yeah, I download quite a bit of it for a 13 year old whose system doesn't allow him to get it for himself. I don't normally listen to any of it, but when this one wasn't available on torrents, but was on youtube where he found it for himself, and since I was extracting just the audio from that, had to listen to it a little, was surprised at how decent it was to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPolaCOajQ Not quite in the same class as the Beetles or Abba, but pretty decent. |
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On 11/04/16 20:14, ARW wrote:
"pamela" wrote in message ... On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. The only reason he is not dead is because he liked Kate Bush:-) Are you sure he said Kate Bush. Or Kate's bush? |
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On 09/04/2016 15:46, Bob Eager wrote:
I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! Ah, Pan's People. Lovely Babs. Can't remember her name though. (Barker) Andy |
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On 11/04/2016 00:35, pamela wrote:
On 08:48 10 Apr 2016, polygonum wrote: On 09/04/2016 15:46, Bob Eager wrote: I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! And I used to have dinner with C Northcote Parkinson. (of the "Law") And I went to school with Ted Tudor-Pole - same year and for several years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpole_Tudor Looks like a nice boy. I liked him and he was very entertaining even then. -- Rod |
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:57:26 +0100, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 09/04/2016 15:46, Bob Eager wrote: I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! Ah, Pan's People. Lovely Babs. Can't remember her name though. (Barker) This one was Mary Corpe. |
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"pamela" wrote in message ... On 20:42 11 Apr 2016, Rod Speed wrote: "Chris French" wrote in message ... pamela Wrote in message: On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Or maybe he just likes to wind people up :-) IME of current teenagers, they generally have wider musical tastes than we did, and a particuar style of music seems less integral to their identity. Not because they are inherently more open, but just becuase it's more accessible. With the ease of sharing digital music, bitorrent, YouTube, Spotify etc. You have a vast range of music available free or very cheaply. I'm enjoying it as well, Me and eldest share a Spotify account, I was never really into buying lots of records when younger,and I'd mostly stopped listening to music other than the radio. But now I probably listen to a wider range of music now than I have done for a long time. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. Some is good, lots is passable or crap, much as it always has been. Yeah, I download quite a bit of it for a 13 year old whose system doesn't allow him to get it for himself. I don't normally listen to any of it, but when this one wasn't available on torrents, but was on youtube where he found it for himself, and since I was extracting just the audio from that, had to listen to it a little, was surprised at how decent it was to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPolaCOajQ Not quite in the same class as the Beetles or Abba, but pretty decent. Interesting but my thing. My taste can be pretty esoteric. I'm into Glass and Reich for example. Those vocalists are struggling to hit their notes. So how do you feel about the Beetles and Abba in that regard ? I think there are golden ages in popular music and we saw several in the latter half of the 20th century. Also some dire patches too, such as when hip hop was dominant. And **** like Elvis etc. I'm not sure digital compression, free streaming music libraries, narrow casting and music videos are sufficient to pave the way for another golden age. IMO they are for the reasons that Chris mentioned. And the other massive difference now is that anyone can do anything they like with very little capital outlay and can get it into the situation where anyone can listen to it without any gatekeepers involved at all anymore. |
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writes "pamela" wrote in message ... On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. The only reason he is not dead is because he liked Kate Bush:-) Why are you using the past tense? -- Tim Lamb |
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writes IME of current teenagers, they generally have wider musical tastes than we did, and a particuar style of music seems less integral to their identity. Agreed in spades. My own son, now 15 and an active guitar player, grew up listening to me playing anything pop/rockish from the late 50s to the 80s or 90s, which I think gives him a good background. Now, his taste is more modern rock, but he still appreciates the older stuff. Most of what he plays is fairly modern, but he also plays House of the Rising Sun, Smoke on the water, Don't fear the Reaper and other classics from my era. I think it is terrific fun. We introduce each other to music. I lost interest in modern stuff years ago, but he has rekindled my interests, and I find myself enjoying music I would otherwise not have heard. What is interesting though is his attitude to physical property. He doesn't have records or CDs whereas at his age, my modest record collection was my pride and joy. Even today, I still have thousands of 45s, LPs, cassettes, CDs etc., most of which are never played. Most of the CDs have been copied to hard disk, and, if a particular track or LP comes to mind, a couple of clicks and I can play it via my hard drive or YouTube, cast to the 'hi fi'. -- Graeme |
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On 09/04/2016 15:24, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Well if you're name dropping I went to school with Matthew Corbett and Harry used to give a lift to me and a couple of other cubs to Kirkstall Swimming Baths. -- F |
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On Monday, 11 April 2016 22:23:31 UTC+1, polygonum wrote:
On 11/04/2016 00:35, pamela wrote: On 08:48 10 Apr 2016, polygonum wrote: On 09/04/2016 15:46, Bob Eager wrote: I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! And I used to have dinner with C Northcote Parkinson. (of the "Law") And I went to school with Ted Tudor-Pole - same year and for several years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpole_Tudor Looks like a nice boy. I liked him and he was very entertaining even then. -- Rod Swords of thousand men was one of teh first things I tapped on my second tape recorder which I still have and use. |
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Vir Campestris wrote: On 09/04/2016 15:46, Bob Eager wrote: I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! Ah, Pan's People. Lovely Babs. Can't remember her name though. Barbara Lord. (I had a misspent youth working on TOTP, when I should have been doing something useful) ;-) (Barker) Andy -- *The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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F news@nowhere Wrote in message:
On 09/04/2016 15:24, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Well if you're name dropping I went to school with Matthew Corbett and Harry used to give a lift to me and a couple of other cubs to Kirkstall Swimming Baths. Probably best to stop there..... -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 12/04/2016 16:20, jim wrote:
F news@nowhere Wrote in message: On 09/04/2016 15:24, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Well if you're name dropping I went to school with Matthew Corbett and Harry used to give a lift to me and a couple of other cubs to Kirkstall Swimming Baths. Probably best to stop there..... Thought it might elicit a comment like that. No hanky panky with Harry. On the other hand, Savile was the DJ at the drill hall a mile up the road when he first started out... -- F |
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"Tim Lamb" wrote in message
... In message , ARW writes "pamela" wrote in message ... On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. The only reason he is not dead is because he liked Kate Bush:-) Why are you using the past tense? Because the joiner and myself played him some of our favourite "old" records and he liked "Running Up That Hill". -- Adam |
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"pamela" wrote in message
... On 20:14 11 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: "pamela" wrote in message ... On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. The only reason he is not dead is because he liked Kate Bush:-) That's a bit of surprise because some of her experimental stuff was, er, challenging. Maybe he liked the visuals. A customer the other day told me that he was a "delightful well mannered young man". I totally agree with her. -- Adam |
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"pamela" wrote in message ... On 23:56 11 Apr 2016, Rod Speed wrote: "pamela" wrote in message ... On 20:42 11 Apr 2016, Rod Speed wrote: "Chris French" wrote in message ... pamela Wrote in message: On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Or maybe he just likes to wind people up :-) IME of current teenagers, they generally have wider musical tastes than we did, and a particuar style of music seems less integral to their identity. Not because they are inherently more open, but just becuase it's more accessible. With the ease of sharing digital music, bitorrent, YouTube, Spotify etc. You have a vast range of music available free or very cheaply. I'm enjoying it as well, Me and eldest share a Spotify account, I was never really into buying lots of records when younger,and I'd mostly stopped listening to music other than the radio. But now I probably listen to a wider range of music now than I have done for a long time. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. Some is good, lots is passable or crap, much as it always has been. Yeah, I download quite a bit of it for a 13 year old whose system doesn't allow him to get it for himself. I don't normally listen to any of it, but when this one wasn't available on torrents, but was on youtube where he found it for himself, and since I was extracting just the audio from that, had to listen to it a little, was surprised at how decent it was to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPolaCOajQ Not quite in the same class as the Beetles or Abba, but pretty decent. Interesting but my thing. My taste can be pretty esoteric. I'm into Glass and Reich for example. Those vocalists are struggling to hit their notes. So how do you feel about the Beetles and Abba in that regard ? I think there are golden ages in popular music and we saw several in the latter half of the 20th century. Also some dire patches too, such as when hip hop was dominant. And **** like Elvis etc. I'm not sure digital compression, free streaming music libraries, narrow casting and music videos are sufficient to pave the way for another golden age. IMO they are for the reasons that Chris mentioned. And the other massive difference now is that anyone can do anything they like with very little capital outlay and can get it into the situation where anyone can listen to it without any gatekeepers involved at all anymore. I think Abba and most of the Beatles could sing. Depends on what you mean by sing. Most opera singers wouldn’t agree with you on that. Elvis too before he went into decline. Problem was the **** he was singing. not how well he sang. |
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The apprentice can use his own energy to get up there, otherwise it would only go to waste when he died.
On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 15:01:23 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote: No Gravity is not free, you have to work to get an object up to the desired height. Now where is my Entrope calculator... Brian -- Someone stole all my credit cards, but I won't be reporting it. The thief spends less than my wife did. |
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On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 13:22:53 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:
On 09/04/16 12:17, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. Little heathen spotty git - I hope you give him the Megger-a-100m-reel-of-cable demo. On the 1000V setting... Miley's twerking bony arse vs Debbie Harry - pleeeesse, there's no competition. I'd give Miley a 10 and Debbie a 7. -- Reality is only an illusion that occurs due to a lack of alcohol. |
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On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:17:41 +0100, ARW wrote:
He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. Buy a very powerful stereo and play only those three all day every day on site. -- Hit the button marked 'STOP' with remaining hand. |
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"pamela" wrote in message ... On 21:55 12 Apr 2016, Rod Speed wrote: "pamela" wrote in message ... On 23:56 11 Apr 2016, Rod Speed wrote: "pamela" wrote in message ... On 20:42 11 Apr 2016, Rod Speed wrote: "Chris French" wrote in message ... pamela Wrote in message: On 12:17 9 Apr 2016, ARW wrote: He said that The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Bondie were **** and only old people liked them. The joiner on site has started to build a gallows for him. I thought that old music was really popular once again. Not with your chappie, I see. Or maybe he just likes to wind people up :-) IME of current teenagers, they generally have wider musical tastes than we did, and a particuar style of music seems less integral to their identity. Not because they are inherently more open, but just becuase it's more accessible. With the ease of sharing digital music, bitorrent, YouTube, Spotify etc. You have a vast range of music available free or very cheaply. I'm enjoying it as well, Me and eldest share a Spotify account, I was never really into buying lots of records when younger,and I'd mostly stopped listening to music other than the radio. But now I probably listen to a wider range of music now than I have done for a long time. Maybe you could post his favourites, so we can have a listen to what passes for music these days. Some is good, lots is passable or crap, much as it always has been. Yeah, I download quite a bit of it for a 13 year old whose system doesn't allow him to get it for himself. I don't normally listen to any of it, but when this one wasn't available on torrents, but was on youtube where he found it for himself, and since I was extracting just the audio from that, had to listen to it a little, was surprised at how decent it was to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPolaCOajQ Not quite in the same class as the Beetles or Abba, but pretty decent. Interesting but my thing. My taste can be pretty esoteric. I'm into Glass and Reich for example. Those vocalists are struggling to hit their notes. So how do you feel about the Beetles and Abba in that regard ? I think there are golden ages in popular music and we saw several in the latter half of the 20th century. Also some dire patches too, such as when hip hop was dominant. And **** like Elvis etc. I'm not sure digital compression, free streaming music libraries, narrow casting and music videos are sufficient to pave the way for another golden age. IMO they are for the reasons that Chris mentioned. And the other massive difference now is that anyone can do anything they like with very little capital outlay and can get it into the situation where anyone can listen to it without any gatekeepers involved at all anymore. I think Abba and most of the Beatles could sing. Depends on what you mean by sing. Most opera singers wouldn’t agree with you on that. Elvis too before he went into decline. Problem was the **** he was singing. not how well he sang. I've noted your dissatisfaction with Elvis's singing. It isn't the singing, it’s the **** he howls that is the problem. I used to think that too but I had been watching only the older Elvis and saw him as a Rhinestone greaseball rehashing old songs to old ladies in Las Vegas. Then belatedly I saw his early material. Oh wow. It's truly electrifying. Such a very real talent. Amazing material but I don't suppose you agree. Yeah, wouldn’t listen to any of his **** even if you paid me. Meanwhile, here's a singer I like. Celia Cruz is far from being everyone's cup of tea. The Afro-Cuban salsa song is tremendous and the derivative themes they include are, to me, very lovely. However I know the rhythm can be hard to tune into if you're not fond of this sort of thing and might feel hopelessly disjointed. It's great party music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apEzngNqIJo No thanks, but then I'm not into opera either except when done by Glass. For a toe curling cringe, here's the video version. I can only hope the negress stripper, dayglo wig and all the bizarre rest of it are one big awful tongue in cheek spoof and wonder why a major salsa singer like Celia Cruz ever did it. Presumably for the same reason Elvis did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imeXSRNRMeg To be honest, I'm not expecting anyone at all to like it but I don't care and, anyway, my deflector shields are up. :-) A Jap would at least have the decency to disembowel itself. Don’t make a mess of the carpet |-( |
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OT Apprentice really did it this time
On 11/04/2016 00:35, pamela wrote:
On 08:48 10 Apr 2016, polygonum wrote: On 09/04/2016 15:46, Bob Eager wrote: I'll bring this one up again. I used to live next door to one of Pan's People! And I used to have dinner with C Northcote Parkinson. (of the "Law") And I went to school with Ted Tudor-Pole - same year and for several years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpole_Tudor Looks like a nice boy. You be the judge (chappy with the flag):- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AywIL5_eYM |
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