I feel the same way. A few times a week I hear a song or find an artist on here and then I start googling them and ask myself why I’ve never heard of them before.
Well when one travels to Europe it's somewhat easy to hit several countries in one trip.
My country math is complex or really my UK math is complex as I've been to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland but I count that as one country and not three but I've been to Guernsey, Gibraltar and Bermuda but I list them as separate but they are UK territories. It confuses me. :fp:
Don't feel bad, besides trips to Canada I rarely had time to travel until about fifteen years ago. After the Covid situation dies down, maybe poor choice of words, but there will be a real thirst for travel again. The passport is the most important thing, good for a decade.
I do miss her. Keep that between us though cause I don’t want it to go to her head. I got so used to all of you now. I think I chat with some of you more than my own family.
I know what you mean cause just this morning I discovered a thread on a British pop group called Five Star that I had never heard of. But then I looked up some of their songs and I realized I knew them better than I thought.
Don't feel bad, besides trips to Canada I rarely had time to travel until about fifteen years ago. After the Covid situation dies down, maybe poor choice of words, but there will be a real thirst for travel again. The passport is the most important thing, good for a decade.
That’s what I’m hoping for. Hopefully we can get back to normal, well whatever normal is now, and start traveling again. I was actually making plans to finally go to Italy in early 2020 when the pandemic hit. Obviously the rest you know.
The funny thing is every week I say to myself I’m going to say no this week because I’d like two days off for once. But then I see how much the overtime makes a difference and I end up working.
I see. Well I’m hoping that means you at least get two days off during the week? But I do agree that weekdays off just aren’t the same as having Saturday and Sunday.
Great song! I had never heard of Massive Attack but now I know and like them. I learn so much about music from this forum.
I was looking at information on Bristol and see they have a large suspension bridge. Wow, that is worth seeing. It makes me want to visit England again.
It pleases me that you enjoyed Unfinished Sympathy, and by extension, Massive Attack. Their work is first rate. Their first album Blue Lines is often featured in "best album of...." music
Positive feedback of one's tastes is kinda nice.
The bridge you mentioned, do you mean the Cilffton suspension bridge spanning the Avon gorge?
Again, I’ve learned something on this site as usual. I had never heard of Massive Attack til now. I see that Blue Lines came out in 1991? I didn’t realize they were around so long.
Again, I’ve learned something on this site as usual. I had never heard of Massive Attack til now. I see that Blue Lines came out in 1991? I didn’t realize they were around so long.
Coalescing in the mid 80's as a sound system (DJ's and MC'S spinning up in carnivals, street parties, etc) called The Wild Bunch.
If memory fails me not, one guy left the pursue a solo DJ career, I can't recall his name. The other guy that left Wild Bunch to pursue a career behind the mixing boards was Nelle Hooper. He has been super successful in his endeavors producing for Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. Smashing Pumpkins, The Material Girl and All Saints et al.
Following their departures from The Wild Bunch, and as many have done previously, they took stock and decided to continue their efforts but labour as a band instead of a sound system. Massive Attack materialised.
I will now get of my soapbox, drop mic and exit stage left.
Have we reached our goal yet? and if not, why not? ....
I'm so sorry I abandoned you and left you all to it. We have been away on holiday/vacation, supposedly for one week, but one week turned into a few more extra says.
Meanwhile , The Enforcer has been off somewhere on a secret mission
Its great to be back and I will catch up on all your gossip on here soon...
I'm so sorry I abandoned you and left you all to it. We have been away on holiday/vacation, supposedly for one week, but one week turned into a few more extra says.
I hope you had a great vacation!! And you did not abandon us. Left us for dead? Okay, maybe but you definitely didn’t abandon us.
(Just kidding my friend)
Sometimes when the scattering nature of the winds deposits one in a place, one is grateful that place was Hampshire UK England is a beautiful island in the main, but England has fair share of problems. That said I have been blessed by everything the UK has done for me and the opportunities provided are plentiful, working hard to achieve them the cost.
For giving my big sister, dear mama, and myself a safe place to put down roots and flourish, I call what I do "passively contributing back to society" by that I mean doing the right thing, be law abiding, be nice to people (until such a point that they prove themselves repugnant)basically by not being massive ring piece... Jesus WTF.... but every morning I get on hands knees to look under my vehicle as next door's cat likes to shelter there.
But yeah, if the opportunity to visit England turns up, take it.
That is very good. I always transfer my moss orchids to bark. It's much less likely to rot their roots. The moss is good for the store where they sit for weeks or months without waterings but can kill an orchid if not treated in short order. I partial blame the deaths of my Gem and Lumina for being in moss for far too long.
Well this brings me to my blue orchid adventures last week. I stopped my by local hardware/garden center last week (Lowes) and they had a large selection of new dyed blue orchids. They also had about seven or eight that were past their blooming and were on discount. As you know I couldn't let them be forgotten and wanted to have one of these mutated orchids. Well one became three.
Oh good, more Orchid adventures this will make another chapter for your best selling book, but, but .......... "one became three!!" why does this not surprise me?
Top, the discount orchids in the store. $7. The broken leafed orchid is on the far left. In the middle is the group of new blues orchids in the store. At $29.95 I don't know how many will find a home. At the bottom is the first one of the trio to make it home with me.
If memory fails me not, one guy left the pursue a solo DJ career, I can't recall his name. The other guy that left Wild Bunch to pursue a career behind the mixing boards was Nelle Hooper. He has been super successful in his endeavors producing for Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. Smashing Pumpkins, The Material Girl and All Saints et al.
How are things now my friend? its been all over our news how Hurricane Ida is blasting through and it made me think of you. The scenes look terrifying, I so hope this is passing you by.
I guess every country has its issues. We sure have ours here in the US. But like England I think it’s very beautiful as well. I’ve traveled all around the US over the years and I’ve found so many great, interesting places that I never even knew existed. So I know how much I love this country and can’t wait to see others someday.
Arguably the four best words in the English language in my opinion. I think that’s my biggest regret about going and see other countries someday. I wish mine were here to tag along with me but that’s okay.
How are things now my friend? its been all over our news how Hurricane Ida is blasting through and it made me think of you. The scenes look terrifying, I so hope this is passing you by.
Thank you for ur concern Lashes! I was concerned too but luckily Ida missed us completely. It’s baring down on Louisiana as we speak and Mississippi and Alabama have also declared a state of emergency. It’s a powerful storm and I think it’s going to be very bad. I keep putting on the weather channel to check it out but then it starts getting to me and I turn it off.
@Long Lashes the three things I hold most dear that mama gifted me with. My existence. Guiding me through infant days, some challenging teenage years and making me the man I am today. And the $2 radio she bought for me. That radio started something in me that mama and big sister no longer try to understand. But, yes I am pleased that my tastes are wide and varied. The $2 radio has morphed into this laptop and my iPhone. But my amorphous process honed with the radio still continues.
Ever heard of T>I? He's doing some special with drum 'n bass. Listening now, the sample of Lisa Stansfield works amazingly well.
I once dated a squeeze called Helen, I was dumbstruck that her music collection was about 15 CD's with the majority being Now That's I Call Music compilations. I'd did right by her and dropped Wu and Cube on her. She was quite mad was our Helen.
@DallasFanForever Big sister and dear mama are my example of strong women. My life has reason because of them. Big sister has two degrees, and an intelligence that is second to none. When she shoots down my ideas and looks at me as if I'm the family idiot... I say thank you. Everyday I know that I'm beyond blessed that I've got both of them in my sphere telling me how to do everything.
My arc nemesis, the miniature lion that moved his staff into next door, has won over the village elders. The village elders care not for me at the best of times, and running over the cat would not sit well with the gossiping elders. The battle for control of the garden rages on.
From one family idiot to another, that’s what you should say to her. I didn’t meet big sister til I was 21 and I didn’t have her in my life very long unfortunately but her calling me an idiot are some of my fondest memories.
My arc nemesis, the miniature lion that moved his staff into next door, has won over the village elders. The village elders care not for me at the best of times, and running over the cat would not sit well with the gossiping elders. The battle for control of the garden rages on.
Yeah, I don’t think running over the cat is the best idea. I see this has become quite a battle and I am entertained by it but just remember that cat does mean well. And you don’t want the village elders aligning against you. That can get ugly. They may move slow but they can hit hard in my experience.
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why does this not surprise me?
