@thane16, @craig

Hi Syzygy the elder–or, indeed Puro (the incomparable),

l seem to to be still courted by Kayla. Not that I want to be, of course.

p.s. Has your name changed as you indicate? Has mine? Mrs Blenkinsop still seems to recognize me, and to be honest, that is all that matters.

@thane16   Well, I’m trying to be up and about! I seem to have some time-management problems nowadays. Love the librarians! I have a fondness for Les Miz, and thought the film was solid, although for me it can never compare to a stage version. Arbutus Jr. did “Stars” for a singing test in choir a few years ago—they had to sing along with a re…[Read more]

ignore my bloated, unsuccessful attempt at an unusual emoji.

@Thane16

xx

@thane16 (the outlier)

The Julie Covington Evita, then?

@thane16 (syzygy the elder)

Apologies, but even after due and cautious reflection I feel an irresistible urge to indulge in a Mudlark nitpick:

our funny, celery wearing, tennis clothed Doctor

wore a cricketer’s outfit and even, if my memory is to be relied on, wielded a cricket bat occasionally. But perhaps it is insensitive of me to remind you…[Read more]

@thane16  (syzygy the elder)

Whatever made you think that I might be annoyed?  🙂

@Roger429

Welcome from me, also.

As @janetteB says, the Peter Cushing films were a spin-off from the original TV show, the first episode of which, featuring William Hartnell as the Doctor, was broadcast by the BBC on 23rd November 1963 – although the debut was s…[Read more]

@whisht  @thane16   Awesome Woodstock content! And the B52’s. I have weirdly fond memories of dancing to Rock Lobster in high school. For some reason, we all had to fall to the floor at one point, and then bounce back up again. I lived in Calgary, Alberta, for my last two years of high school and Calgary was pretty much a disco, rock-n-roll, or n…[Read more]

@thane16   All and any errors are attributed to Syzygy the Younger always and forever. This is why we have children.   I wish I could get away with assigning all my mistakes to Arbutus Jr. This would never fly. I can’t even assign them to the cat and get away with it.  🙂

@thane16

Greeting to you both.  Emily Post wrote arguably the most famous guide on Etiquette in the world–circa 1922.  I appreciate the lesson on use of the hashtag.  You see I’m not on social media, never have been, and can’t see ever being on social networks or platforms.  That’s just me though.  I’m still in need of more instruction; when…[Read more]

@thane16

Later, there came (ahem) different elements I liked.

Is that the deep, rich storytelling drenched in metaphor and turning the mundane into the terrifying…

….or the hot chicks with superpowers?

@roger429

When talking to people it is courteous to tag  them (the “@” tag is under the profile picture). Not only does it make following…[Read more]

@thane16

“Take it hip to hip, rock it though the wilderness”….

Pure filth.

Which for some reason reminds me of the title of the album on which this was the first single. I’ll leave you to look it up:

@thane16 @whisht

Can’t have the B52s without Roam. Not only a bangin’ choon, but quite sensationally smutty:

So syzzrs @thane16 – you wonderfully linked to Sha Na Na at their Woodstock finest (if anyone missed it scroll up now!!).

Slightly amped up 50’s Rock n Roll (and the amps aren’t the hardware!).
First thoughts went here, but then….

…while thinking of something else, I thought of this

Which made me…[Read more]

@thane16 – syzygy – yes yes yes for Sha Na Na !!
Oooooh Mountain – not heard them before – thanks for this, my 60’s/70’s knowledge is sporadic!

@pedant – I know the song but not this performance (need to google harder)!!
It feels mellower than the one in my head – and none the worse for it!
Oh and I saw that news about the couple – that was…[Read more]

@janetteb

@thane16 (the elder and the younger)

Like both of you (janette and the syzygy the elder) I lived through the same years. I too often wonder if our decisions were responsible for the options available to the generation represented by syzygy the younger.

When I think back to my own experience the one thing that always stands out–the…[Read more]

@thane16 Yes “globalisation” was just another tool for the rich to use to exploit the poor.

Norway does not have a deficit. They have made so much money from North Sea oil, which is not a good thing but it is good that the citizen of Norway have benefited. Our government allows corporations to profit from coal and we get nothing in return, not…[Read more]

@thane16 It was actually under Hawke that HECS came in because it happened before my S/O started Uni. We were in Eastern Europe when Keating became PM so didn’t know until we reached London and read an Australian newspaper. Unfortunately Labor in the Hawke/Keating years was swinging ever further to the right, buying the economic rationalist line.…[Read more]

@thane16 .. you got me started.. Having three sons two of whom are now in tertiary education the injustices experienced by their and your generation are very much a constant subject of conversation and concern here.

Yes when I started University, after  taking a very extended gap year/s it was free. I was fortunate to be able to do three years…[Read more]

syzygy @thane16 – Creedence Clearwater Revival !!

Yes Yes a million times yes!
Fantastic song and fantastic performance – I haven’t seen that before!

So – I meant to post this yesterday(!) oops.

For the second day of Woodstock I’ll post these (though other great bands were on too).
Usually I’d say that drum solos and (god forbid) bass solos are…[Read more]

@thane16  (syzygy the younger)

In a moment of absent mindedness I attached the wrong tag to the above post, sorry!