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Brass Neck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Brass Neck wrote: "Curry goat - we'll make a rasta of you yet."lol!
It was mighty curry"
Does curry goat give you butt problems?"
Nope!
Just back from a jaunt to Newark for a four hour afternoon gig. Had to swing out to Immingham and the kennels I picked the pup up from as Missus Neck hasn't softened much towards her so that was a convenient place to drop her at (the pup not Mrs Neck though the thought had occurred). The Flying Circus at Newark had made the gig as Covid-secure as possible - masks on entry up to being seated, hand san on entry, table service for drinks, masks when going to loo, etc. Wasn't too pleased that a couple took the table behind me and Blind Col and proceeded to bellow at each other over the band!!!!!!!! I've been to the pub before they had the gig room upstairs and when entry was free so you had punters in there with zero interest in the band and the landlord wasn't really in a position to tell them off since no-one had paid to see the gig so I was a bit disappointed that he didn't step in with them. L'enfer, c'est les autres as I keep saying.The support (but playing 90 minutes) was Connor Selby and Joe Anderton, the latter being the rhythm guitarist in Connor's band. Joe played acoustic and at one point mandolin for a take on Loudon Wainwright III's Dead Skunk and Connor played electric lead and both sang. They didn't have a set-list and threw in all sorts of songs and snippets including, at the bar owner's prior request, Big Star's 13 along with Johnny Guitar Watson's Gangster of Love and Ain't That a Bitch. After the first number Joe engaged in a bit of stage bants and asked, "How's everyone coping with this shitshow?" to which I replied, "You're not that bad" which broke the ice somewhat.
Must be the 4th or 5th time I've seen Connor Selby and he mentioned that some of the new tunes would be on a forthcoming album. As he left the stage and passed by I complimented him on the set and asked who was going to produce the new album ........... because whoever produced the 1st and slathered it in keyboards (none have ever featured in his live shows) and generally cut the balls off the sound should be avoided. Possibly a little too forthright perhaps, especially when he said it was his idea to add the keys! Oh well, at least he knows and I know about 4 others who bought the album and wondered where the guts had gone.
Headliners were the Hiding Magpies who I came across at last year's Colne Blues Fest where they were on more as local heroes I suspect because there's sod all that's bluesy about them. They were fabulous; it was as if they'd been cooped up for months, starved of opportunities to play live and then suddenly let out into the daylight ...... oh, wait ..... They roared out of the traps and blazed through the best part of 2 hours of roots rock and Americana while the audience inexplicably dwindled (not like it was free, they'd paid a tenner?). Every member of the band was right on it, especially the bassist who was not at the Colne show and whose work added real texture and extra melodies, apparently he also plays with the latter day version of Atomic Rooster. I was wearing a Rush t shirt and the singer complimented that so I shouted, "Play Working Man" at which he launched into a brief Rush riff that wasn't Working Man and only at the end did it come to me and I shared with him that he'd dabbled in Passage To Bangkok. I'd go and see them again tomorrow but they weren't expecting any more gigs until after Xmas.
I was supposed to have a gig last night with Glory Rd, a Springsteen tribute band, but that and the Ian Dury tribute in a week or so at the same club have been shifted to next year.
Sounds like a good night...or afternoon, Brass.Funny about those keyboards.....ha ha.... there's a Nick Drake album that was ruined by a whole Orchestra, Nick was drowned out by the lushness.
that reminds me of the rush album that was completely ruined.........by sound!
Tech XXIII wrote: "that reminds me of the rush album that was completely ruined.........by sound!"It's good that there some things in this world that can be relied upon and your misguided rubbishing of most of the canon of popular music is ultra- reliable. Keep grumpy and carry on.
Brass Neck wrote: "Tech XXIII wrote: "that reminds me of the rush album that was completely ruined.........by sound!"It's good that there some things in this world that can be relied upon and your misguided rubbish..."
LOL!
Through Corvid, Brexit, and the US Election.
Tech is a reliable constant throughout,
no, that's young people speak for a porn clip,as in, " the boy is going to have a ham shank whilst watching a corvid!"
derek,.............................................................groan
Tech XXIII wrote: "no, that's young people speak for a porn clip,as in, " the boy is going to have a ham shank whilst watching a corvid!""
Why is that in the third person? Is it the observation of a proud parent?
Brass Neck wrote: "Corvid? What's he got to say about crows and ravens?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvidae"
Have you not been following the news, Brass?
There's a worldwide crow epidemic, the little feckers are infiltrating every nook and cranny.
Brass Neck wrote: "Tech XXIII wrote: "no, that's young people speak for a porn clip,as in, " the boy is going to have a ham shank whilst watching a corvid!""
Why is that in the third person? Is it the observation ..."
Scottish family parlour game.
Parents look on lovingly with a bottle of bukky, while offspring crack one one off.
aye, 'n' the heat fae the friction saves pittin' the heating oan!
"with a bottle of bukky" - is that an abbreviation of bukkake?
"are infiltrating every nook" - and a few rooks I shouldn't wonder.
We seem to have ventured into childish games again.
Lez wrote: "We seem to have ventured into childish games again."Usual culprit(s) too.
Tech XXIII wrote: "aye, 'n' the heat fae the friction saves pittin' the heating oan!"It's that kind of practical no nonsense living that's the reason Scots are world leaders at..................................erm...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................summat..................
Brass Neck wrote: "Lez wrote: "We seem to have ventured into childish games again."Usual culprit(s) too."
Halo boy sparks irony riot.
Serial wrote: "Brass Neck wrote: "Lez wrote: "We seem to have ventured into childish games again."Usual culprit(s) too."
Halo boy sparks irony riot."
Infamy, infamy....... they've all got it infamy!
Tim wrote: "Brass Neck wrote: "The answer to which is to ramp up test and trace, proper-like, by getting a national (UK) organisation with long-standing health expertise to organise it with zero input from Tor..."https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politi...
Orange sunrise this morning, dry and cold.No more visits for anyone to any other home anywhere.
For the whole of Ireland from midnight tonight.
Serial wrote: "Orange sunrise this morning, dry and cold.No more visits for anyone to any other home anywhere.
For the whole of Ireland from midnight tonight."
Those nuns' bushes will have to remain untrimmed. More time to lob a few homophobic tropes around though, eh?
Brass Neck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Orange sunrise this morning, dry and cold.No more visits for anyone to any other home anywhere.
For the whole of Ireland from midnight tonight."
Those nuns' bushes will have to r..."
People are obsessed with being offended.
And those that aren't, are as obsessed with being outraged, ideally publicly.
I like to be offensive to all groups of people, equally. Now that's true equality.
Everywhere I walked today all I hear is women saying, "Aah, how cuuuute". Not that that's owt new but the frequency has increased - definitely getting jealous of the Minnie-ture one. So many questions about her breed - she's a Romanian rescue mutt, Heinz 57 varieties, just happens to have produced a diminutive, calm, human-centric and, yes, cute pupper. She's so blessed to have me!
Just came back from from Dublin, have to visit Latvian embassy once a year from now on to prove that my spouse is still alive and kicking in order to continue to receive age pension from our country. To get this done right, notarial signature etc cost us 60 euros, exactly half of wife's Monthly(!!) pension amount. Plus count parking cost, diesel for driving 200 miles and my working day salary. Hilarious, should be on bollocks thread.
Post Soviet wrote: "Just came back from from Dublin, have to visit Latvian embassy once a year from now on to prove that my spouse is still alive and kicking in order to continue to receive age pension from our countr..."Is that a full Latvian pension? 120 euro a month?
Serial wrote: "Post Soviet wrote: "Just came back from from Dublin, have to visit Latvian embassy once a year from now on to prove that my spouse is still alive and kicking in order to continue to receive age pen..."Yes, a month, there are bigger ones too, not much though. So my wife was surprised as she expected less and we are making fun of that, really, it's not that bad here in Ireland with my wages and with a prospect of receiving some Irish pension in two years time. If retirement age doesn't come up again. But yes, it would be tough over there.
Anyway, our shed is full with pickled stuff, wild mushrooms, pumpkins.... In short doing alright.
Added a few pics of our garden & polytunnel on my profile.
I'd be wary of opening a jar of pickled stuff.
Gordon wrote: "I'd be wary of opening a jar of pickled stuff."Ah but stuffed pickles......
Post Soviet wrote: "Serial wrote: "Post Soviet wrote: "Just came back from from Dublin, have to visit Latvian embassy once a year from now on to prove that my spouse is still alive and kicking in order to continue to ..."Great pictures and a VERY neat garden/tunnel!
https://www.newstalk.com/news/fungi-c...Fear and disquiet in Kerry.
Heard a good one today
" They're so nosy in Kerry they even know when a fish is missing for 48 hours"
Thanks, SussexWelsh! And (in cheery voice and strange accent) ....12 points goes to... my dear wife. She is from country side and is, what you call - with green fingers. I am just big city numpty able to distinguish carrot from dills only after long training. But really enjoying watching things growing (and eating!).
Gordon wrote: "I'd be wary of opening a jar of pickled stuff."No worries Gordon, we are using face masks.
Serial wrote: "https://www.newstalk.com/news/fungi-c...Fear and disquiet in Kerry.
Heard a good one today
" They're so nosy in Kerry they even know when a fish is missing fo..."
Hi Serial, I think last time I visited forum was before my summer holidays. In brief - Connemara was gawwwgess! Climbing Diamond Hill was tough though, but view from there! Biggest surprise probably came by driving over sandy beach when visiting Omey Island. Unreal experience...
Lovely garden beds, Post Soviet, and greenhouse too. Like the way those pumpkins or squashes are grown up high.
Ireland wide lockdown on the cards today.Imo a massive waste of time.
Virus is obviously so contagious that it'll just surge again afterwards.
It's unstoppable, we're all going to get it.
Ditto Wales. "Seventeen day circuit breaker lockdown" - doesn't seem likely that it will work this time, any more than last ... but I can't claim any expertise in the matter.
Serial wrote: "Ireland wide lockdown on the cards today.Imo a massive waste of time.
Virus is obviously so contagious that it'll just surge again afterwards.
It's unstoppable, we're all going to get it."
It's not about stopping it; you're absolutely right that it can't be stopped. It's about lowering the infection/hospitalisation/intubation rates so the health care system can at least provide intensive care for all those who need it currently and in the near future. There is very real doubt about that if the exponential rate of infections continues unabated. The alternative is bleaker than the circuit breaker (at least IMO for those who have some degree of rationality as opposed to those governed solely by their impulses - Bozza and his cabinet of mediocrities not so much then).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcbR1...
Shopping mayhem in Ireland.Just seen photos of people queuing down the road, outside Toy Shops and other retail places.
Government has said the closure of all but essential retail will happen midnight on Wednesday.
Initiating a mass Christmas shopping panic.
These restrictions are meant to be lifted on December the 1st, so imagine how packed the shops will be then, likely igniting a massive Covid third wave.
So sick of it now.
Brass Neck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Ireland wide lockdown on the cards today.Imo a massive waste of time.
Virus is obviously so contagious that it'll just surge again afterwards.
It's unstoppable, we're all going to..."
I see your point, Brass.
Not sure what the answers are though.
There's certainly little appetite from people I've spoken to, to be injected with a new and quickly assembled vaccine.
"So sick of it now" - better that than sick FROM it."Not sure what the answers are though" - viruses often become less infectious over time ..... but that may take lots of time. Then there's the possibility of effective vaccinations, though certainly not as soon nor as effective as your orange gobshite soon to be ex-Pres makes out. I wonder if the people you choose to speak to ends up self-selecting a bunch of anti-vaxxers or at least vax-skeptic?
Since my ex-employer started doing free flu jabs I had one annually in the Autumn and didn't have any significant flu-like illnesses during that time although I usually experienced a weekend of feeling a bit sub-par as my body started tackling the dead virus cells newly introduced. People can choose to have one or not but it doesn't seem particularly rational to me to shun something that, by the time it is made available, will be safe and ought to be more effective than not taking it although, of course, the proof of any vaccine is only in the infection rates suffered by those who take it compared to those who don't. Again only time will tell. Mebbes be thankful you aren't one of those given a terminal diagnosis and only months to live in March?
New stuff from Minnie - she's not only an inveterate sniffer, she'll pick up and try to eat anything. Yesterday she ate something on the morning pee peramble and instantly vomited. Thereafter on local wee walks she kept wanting to go back to it. This required some frequent application of pressure on the lead and her response is now to bite the lead and or do a sit-down protest. Got puppy training classes next week. Went down on Cleethorpes beach again where she found a large seagull feather and proceeded to chomp on it which is par for the course. She then put the feather down and started to dig furiously excavating a decent hole in no time which she then lay in, luxuriating as she continued to chomp the feather. Those short legs are quite powerful.
When we returned Missus Neck was round at a friend's so it was an opportunity for some 'what's this sh**?' music. Having selected a Youssou N'Dour compilation, the first disc being some of the roughly recorded stuff produced on and probably mastered from cassette, which dominated the Senegalese home market in the 80s I out it on. Immediately Minnie looked at the tweeter on one speaker and started howling along with it! Since she rarely makes any utterance beyond the odd little whimper when redirected on walks, this was quite a shock. Really don't need another music critic in the house!
Got her a harness to stop her garroting herself when she suddenly sets off after dogs to play and runs out of lead after 5m. It offers more control over where she can go sniff and pick up crap (sometimes literally the latter) so she doesn't like that and keeps trying to bite and chew it. 6 months must be the onset of the dog equivalent of her teenage years?
"6 months must be the onset of the dog equivalent of her teenage years?"Multiply by seven, it would make... three and half human years?
Brass Neck wrote: "New stuff from Minnie - she's not only an inveterate sniffer, she'll pick up and try to eat anything. Yesterday she ate something on the morning pee peramble and instantly vomited. Thereafter on lo..."Do you ever wonder just what you did with your life before you got the Dog?
:)
Serial wrote: "Brass Neck wrote: "New stuff from Minnie - she's not only an inveterate sniffer, she'll pick up and try to eat anything. Yesterday she ate something on the morning pee peramble and instantly vomite..."No, I know how empty life sometimes felt pre-Minnie. As a teacher I was either working, not to deliver better lessons but to satisfy the ever-changing fashions in education and the shifting goalposts of OFSTED demands, or worrying about work. The rest of the time I went to as many gigs as possible tearing along motorways to Leeds or Sheffield doing 150-200 mile round trips which I can't currently do - I've managed precisely 6 gigs, none of them household names, 3 of them tribute bands since the mid-March lockdown began. There's currently a decreasing chance of further gigs as Bozza's inadequately funded tears/tiers are imposed (negotiated my arse) on more and more of the country. I also drank more heavily though still with 4 dry days a week and didn't really know what to do with my 'teachers' long holidays'. I hardly saw or talked to anybody if the missus wasn't also off.
She's a godsend - I've been to so many places I've rarely visited in the last 4 decades, talked to many complete strangers and been perpetually amused by Minnie's little quirks and how much delight she brings to so many passersby with her human-centric attention-sponge ways and super-cute appearance (yes I really must take some snaps). Now, if only the cats could settle down - she ignores them but their eyes are on stalks and pupils as wide as saucers if they're in the same room and they run outside or up to the bedroom at the first opportunity. Oh and if the missus would start talking to me again ......... no, wait, erm .......
"She's a godsend"you're not wrong, and you're doing right! it's a whole new world opening up when you have a dog (and take on the responsibility of such - cat's will do what they do, but dogs need major input, and it appears you've bought in big style). soon you'll know people as (as i do) as buster's daddy, kiera's mummy, sheldon's daddy, daisy's daddy, etc. with only a vague idea what their human's names are!
and you post pictures all over the joint - please refer to a new one of lux i put up today!
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