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[Sandra, Moderator]

Sounds like a pain in the neck, Janice.

[KimeyDiann]

I just bought tickets to see Pop Evil, Disturbed, and Rob Zombie in Atlanta in May!

Now I have to get online and order tickets to the "I Love the '90's" concert that is next month locally. Salt 'n Peppa, Tone Loc, Vanilla Ice, Coolio, and Color Me Badd. (And Kid N Play, but I don't know who that is).

In case you can't tell, I have very eclectic tastes in music. :)

[[deleted user]]

Thanks everyone. :) I am gradually starting to feel a bit of improvement and am actually going to leave the house today.

Janice, you crack me up!! I hope you are feeling much better now.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm not sure, Lisa Ann. I was sneezing a lot yesterday. I woke at 3:00 with a headache and, in spite of taking Tylenol, I still have it. I hope you haven't given it back to me. :)

As to my Audible wish list - it's still lost in cyberspace.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I didn't know you weren't feeling well, Janice. I hope you feel better soon.
We'll need to start using a shut mouth here ate YLTO.

[Janice, Moderator]

I was sick during the Toppler. I'm hoping that I'm not getting a relapse. I had weird dreams all night about being sick. I recall part of the dream where I was lamenting because I haven't had a virus in several years, and this year I've had it twice.

I don't feel overly sick - just have a headache and feel a bit achy. Weird.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I never go sick, but this year I got the flu and a relapse, and the winter wasn't even that wintry.

[Lisa]

I still haven't shaken off my flu either. I thought it was starting to get better over the weekend but these last couple of days, my temperature has been quite high again, the aches have come back and my throat is really sore. I have also started sneezing which I wasn't doing before :(

[Janice, Moderator]

Damn viruses!

[Cherie]

I hope the two of you get well soon!

[Mariab]

Janice wrote: "Damn viruses!"

Yeah... they are though little things...

Get better!

[Travis]

KimeyDiann wrote: "I just bought tickets to see Pop Evil, Disturbed, and Rob Zombie in Atlanta in May!

Now I have to get online and order tickets to the "I Love the '90's" concert that is next month locally. Salt '..."


Kid n play were in the movie house party. You would recognize them if you saw it I'm sure

[Travis]

Just had a reflection this morning how much I have fallen ibto the bipartisan trap. Therefore I am part of the problem aren't I. When I was 18 I voted for Ralph Nader who I think was Green Party. I'm thinking that was the most honest to myself vote I ever made. Now I feel like becoming an independant party member but it means giving up a vote in the primaries. The system really sucks when you feel like stepping away from bipartisan you give up everything.

[Joan]

Travis I think some states, Michigan maybe, have open primaries so you can vote in whichever one you wish. Maybe we should push for it in New York, though I am not sure Albany can pass anything.

[Travis]

Personally I'd like one election. No orimarues. Just fuels bipartisan ways. Besides how is it fair that the first states had 11 republicans to pick from now its down to 3. Aoril when NY gets a turn may be down to 2. Why don't I get to choose from 11. Whole system is stupid

[CFDeeDee]

Hi everyone!
It's been so so long since I checked Goodreads and my books!

Life got in between for good this time. Couldn't even spare some time for the book challenge of last month!
But I hope it's all good now. I'm done with preparing for the art gallery I'm having next week .. Pretty excited about it.
And 80% done with my other project.

So all I have to do now is grabbing my old book and finish reading it.

Miss you all ..

[Stephanie]

Welcome back, CFDeeDee :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

Hi, CFDeeDee! Glad to know everything is going fine with your art gallery.

[[deleted user]]

Janice wrote: "Damn viruses!"

Hoping everyone is feeling better and shaking off those darn virus bugs.

[KimeyDiann]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Whole system is stupid."

I whole heartedly agree!

[Sarah]

Awww, quite a few people are ill lately. I hope you all get better soon.

KimeyDiann, I love Disturbed, I hope you enjoy them live, I saw them in 2008 in Birmingham, UK. They are only doing Download Festival here this year and can't afford those prices =[ When is it?

[Travis]

All is well in the world. I am 0-2 on my bracket so thats typical. I'm gonna get back to work now

[CFDeeDee]

Thanks guys .. And hope everyone gets well soon, hate the flu.

[Sarah]

Placebo tickets go on sale tomorrow so i have to get up earlier and get online to try and bag a couple. It's a bit expensive than we used to paying for gigs but i do love them and it's their 20 year anniversary.

[Sarah]

Mine! They're mine! The tickets are all mine! :-) I'm a happy bunny.

[Peggy]

Yay Sarah!

It's so stressful nowadays to get tickets for festivals or concerts of popular bands. I'm not sure if you have the same problem, but here the black market is a big issue. Even though the restriction is set to 4 or 6 tickets max per person, companies and often individuals manage to buy loads of tickets for events that will likely sell out in minutes or hours, which are then put on second-hand websites for almost double the price. I think there's going to be a new law in effect soon which prohibits reselling tickets for more than 120% of the price. I also hate that 4-ticket rule (I understand why it is enforced though), because if you plan to go somewhere with more than 4 people chances are that half of your group finds one and the other half can't go. Or even worse, when you're with 5 people and 4 get tickets and 1 doesn't (or the other way around).

[Tejas Janet]

You guys are dear, and your problems I can relate to but they also seem so young now to me.

I have one 75-year-old husband, not getting any younger, one 14 year, 4 month old, large dog. And 5 cats, all getting up there in years.

Plus, there's the 14-month-old triplet nephews!!!

I work my ass off just taking care of the husband, the dog, the cats, the house, the yard. I'm so tired!

I don't even have a paying job. But all I do is work, and when I can, I read.


I'd love to go rock at some good concert, but never get to.

[Lisa]

Sarah wrote: "Mine! They're mine! The tickets are all mine! :-) I'm a happy bunny."

That's great, Sarah!

[Tejas Janet]

Whoo!! That's fantastic, Sarah!!!

[Sarah]

Tell me about it Peggy! Most of the time I don't even bother trying to get tickets for things. I remember when getting tickets for gigs was easy, even for the bigger bands. Now you have to set alarms, get up early, turn your computer o, constantly refresh browsers, keep everything that can be crossed crossed, and pray to everyone and everything in the hope you'll get a ticket. Then there is the countdown clock on the screen which tells you your tickets are held for you for just mere minutes so get a move on filling in your details or they'll go to someone else. There is a big black market on tickets here too. I guess there always has been to some extent but it's got a lot worse with the use of the internet I guess. It always used to be touts outside the gigs on the day. You still see the odd few but it's mainly online now.

And I'm well aware this is a rather trivial stress. First world problems and all that. I'm treading carefully at the moment as really bad things seem to be happening to friends and family around me at the moment. Deaths, disease, disputes, mental health problems. I'm just gonna hide away on my boat and hope this string of bad luck doesn't come my way.

Focusing on the good things I have going on is what's keeping me sane. Even if I don't get to go to the gig until December!

Another positive for my day is that Amazon have agreed to give me a refund on a pair of boots I bought back in October which have got holes in now. I loved those boots. They were fantastic for walking along the towpath and keeping my feet warm and dry. But they developed holes in the same place on both boots up around the ankles. I got wet feet this week :-( I emailed them not expecting any joy but they've agreed to refund (as they don't have any more of them in stock). Now the hunt is on for new boots.

[Peggy]

Haha, exactly the same process here Sarah. I usually set up my computer, take my work-laptop home, and turn the tablet on as well. All at slightly different time points but well before the actual sale starts, and then just keeping my fingers crossed. Here they say you should never refresh because that puts you back at the end of the queue. And such a disappointment when you miss out :(

I remember 10-15 years ago when I went to festivals for the first time, we were able to just await line-ups of 3 or 4 different festivals and then in April or May decide which one to go to and buy tickets. Now you have to decide the minute tickets go on sale, and for some festivals (almost) none of the bands have even been announced!

[Peggy]

On another frustrating note: I feel so ashamed of my fellow Dutch-people sometimes. Soccer 'supporters' in particular.

A while ago a Dutch club played a soccer game in Rome, and during riots the Dutch supporters destroyed a 400-year old Bernini fountain in the city centre, while throwing beer bottles at the police. Thankfully a lot of people here felt ashamed and like they had to do something, so a fund was set up for Dutch people to make a donation which was sent to Rome to (partly) cover for the costs of repairing the fountain.

Just now I read on the news that before a soccer game in Madrid a few days ago, Dutch supporters who were having a beer at the Plaza Mayor humiliated women who were there begging. They pretended to give the women money but than threw the coins away so the women had to run after them, they burned money in front of them, and made them do push-ups in exchange for money, all while they were standing in a circle around these women making fun of them. I just don't get it. How can people act like that? What is wrong with them? I really feel ashamed for the way these people behaved.

[Sandra, Moderator]

That's certainly awful, but I can say it's not only dutch people, Peggy.

[Janice, Moderator]

I remember the day that we had to line up to get tickets for major events. There'd be people camped out overnight on the sidewalk hoping to the be the first in line.

I understand the sentiment, Tejas Janet. My issue isn't so much time but physicality. My knees and hips don't allow for too much walking. I bought tickets to a 3 day folk festival this summer and I'm wondering how I'm going to manage it. But, I'm going even if I have to get my mother's walker next time I go to visit my dad. It will ease getting to and from the car, and I'll have a guaranteed seat.

[[deleted user]]

Sandra wrote: "That's certainly awful, but I can say it's not only dutch people, Peggy."

Agreed! With all the stuff going on in the US, we have more than our fair share of trouble makers and people behaving badly.

I thought it was nice that at least some of the Dutch people set up a fund to help repair the damage but am wondering if any of the offenders helped contribute to the fund? What is it with the mixture of sports and alcohol? Somehow it seems to bring out that worst in people sometimes.

[KimeyDiann]

I don't know who Placebo is (at least not off the top of my head) but congrats on getting your tickets, Sarah!

@Other Sarah (lol), Disturbed concert is the first weekend in May. I've never seen them live before so I'm really looking forward to it. Pop Evil too. I think I may have seen them at a festival a few years ago, but I don't particularly remember. We went to this same festival every year for several years, and I can't remember who all played at it anymore. I'm quite honestly a little intimidated about seeing Rob Zombie live. I might be a little bit scared of him 8-| I mean, have you seen his movies! LOL.

@TJ, the husband and I (both in early 30's) don't have any human kids but we have 4 fur babies. We either find babysitters for them or, as much as I hate to do it, board them. I already feel like so much of my life is wasted sitting at a desk, when the opportunity arises to get out and experience something new or fun, I'm going to take it.

[Tasha]

Sandra wrote: "That's certainly awful, but I can say it's not only dutch people, Peggy."

Absolutely, it's people everywhere, it doesn't matter where you are from.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

placebo? Nice!!!

miss you all. have WiFi for 5 mins (island WiFi is worse than Aus. Who would have known somewhere had worse internet than us!) On St Maarten for another day. loved the French side. on the dutch side now and much more touristy and kitch and full of dodgy casinos.

the waiter just asked us to finish up so he can go home before dinner service (??) but will check in soon.

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "placebo? Nice!!!

miss you all. have WiFi for 5 mins (island WiFi is worse than Aus. Who would have known somewhere had worse internet than us!) On St Maarten for another day. loved the French side..."

We stayed on the Dutch side, at Oyster Bay. I wonder if the fact that the cruise liners pulling in on that side add to the kitsch and touristy feel. Our resort was right on the border between the Dutch and French side so we weren't all that affected by it.

I agree about the casinos! The "cocktail waitresses" wandered around offering grilled cheese sandwiches and the drinks were watered down.

[Mariab]

@Sarah! Yay!.
@Janice/Sarah/TJ
Last time I bought a concert ticket (Scorpios, last tour, 3 years ago), they could not perform because the weather conditions (hurricane). I was a long time in line to get in -in the middle of the storm...- waited almost 3 hours to hear the concert would be cancelled. I was very angry. I had broken my back -literally - to attend (I have very bad issues with my back), and after that I was ill 1 month long .
I didnt go to big rock or pop concerts anymore, since then
@Sandra
You are very right...
@ Peggy
I think it is the rush they get from having power (regardless how brief) over other people... It make them forget how small and powerless they ordinarily are

[Janice, Moderator]

That was brutal, Mariab!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Sounds painful, Mariab. :(

[Peggy]

Ouch Mariab! :(


There's no thread for recipes, is there? It's my birthday next week and I have 15 people coming over on Sunday afternoon. I want to give them something simple to eat but I'm not sure what. I'm thinking soup (because I can easily prepare that the day before) but something has to go with it. Something easy and quick to make, not too messy to eat, preferably something I can largely prepare a day before. Bruschetta maybe? Or some other nice bread or sandwiches? Suggestions are very welcome!

[Janice, Moderator]

I think there is a thread. Let me check.

[Janice, Moderator]

Here it is. "Share Your Favourite Recipes"

[Peggy]

Great! Thanks Janice! :)

[Stephanie]

My husband I went and saw an Elton John concert tonight. It was fun. I'm pretty tired and the concert didn't start till 8pm but I was able to stay awake ;)
Elton John puts on a great show and his piano playing is insane!

[Janice, Moderator]

Stephanie wrote: "My husband I went and saw an Elton John concert tonight. It was fun. I'm pretty tired and the concert didn't start till 8pm but I was able to stay awake ;)
Elton John puts on a great show and his p..."

I saw him in Edmonton a number of years back when he did his unplugged tour. It was just him and his piano. He was amazing.

[Stephanie]

Ooh!! Unplugged would be awesome! How cool, Janice :) such an awesome performer!

[CFDeeDee]

Sounds like fun, Peggy.
Happy birthday.
All the ones I have in mind are dinner/lunch.
Which reminds me, have to cook lunch now!