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@miapatrick

You have worked long and hard and done phenomenally well.

I haven’t.

I am drinking because its summer.
Later in the year I’ll be drinking because its not summer.

Hope the iced tea didn’t go down the wrong way causing that hiccup!

;¬)

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So…

A couple of months ago I saw Fringe boxset (first 3 seasons) in the local charity shop.
Obviously I bought it on the recommendation of people here (and ‘cos, well, its for charity so can’t lose really).

Anyway I’ve just seen the first episode.

I was expecting a drama about an experimental theatre company, probably based in Edinburgh (what with the Scottish contingent on this forum).
So I was a little surprised to find a ‘new’ X Files, with a character channelling the great Vincent Price.

However, a couple of good lines, curiosity and the fact that I have a bunch of discs sitting under my TV means I’ll probably dip into episode 2 in a few days time….

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hey – welcome @crieshavoc !

Wonderful! I know you didn’t label it a bonkers theory but its close enough to satisfy the distinct lack of bonkers theories we have between seasons!

I kinda like it as a kinda inspiration for fan-fic.
Young Gallifreyans’ (the posh sort) education includes soldiering and the technique to develop empathy with the enemy.
In war gaming, The Doctor may have played with his great mate The Master, both developing a deep empathy for each other. Of course, that would all get a little messy when The Doctor won’t actually go ‘all the way’ with the Master’s plans for domination [I’ll leave the shipping to mariners].

Running away due to something connected to that relationship is kinda easy to imagine too.

Nice bonkering – thanks and welcome again!

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@jimthefish – ha ha!

Actually that was more interesting than most (must have more heroes as answers methinks).

I’m Ellen Ripley.

and so’s my wife.

;¬)

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Hi @purofilion – ha ha, no worries!

That ‘nose’ (and believe me I’m glad you recognised it as such – I sometimes wondered if it did look like a face to anyone else!) is a character on my keyboard on the row beneath the top row, directly beneath the Esc key.
It also has a ` and ¦ (which I’ve only just figured out how to do while replying here!) and the nose is when you hold Shift.

;¬)

btw I liked the Fleck track. Made me think of League of Crafty Guitarists (a Robert Fripp project) but their music has far less ‘liveliness’ – its very particular and studied, rather than riffing off other musicians (or at least that’s how my ears hear it).
So only an inline link to an admittedly lovely tune rather than a full backhand ping pong!

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[replying to no one’s question about what I liked about Strange & Norrell]

…tell you what I am enjoying about JS&MrN and that is that the writer of the TV version is highlighting how bargains/ contracts/ promises are usually a bad thing.

Especially where Fairies are concerned.

But still, people keep making rash promises and then being held by them.

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Hi @ichabod – completely agree with your GoT assessment.
I’m equally as annoyed by the minor character nudity (not sure if I mentioned but it made it even more obvious that it was for titilation as the main actors now don’t reveal (except for one memorable occasion which could be seen as useful to the episode and what it means for the character*).

My main thought is that I just care less about all the characters. Especially those I was enjoyed in the first seasons (Tyrion and Arya) – perhaps due to their respective verbal sparring and relationships with others.

*I’ve seen all the eps now, but like you am conscious of inadvertent spoilers I might give away, so trying to be oblique.

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bloomin’ ‘eck.

Just been to read some of the comments on the Jonathan Strange Guardian boards after JanetteB’s link.

Some commenters really like the sound of their own keyboard.

I’d say as much but can’t be arsed with having to explain what an opinion is to them.

[sigh]

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Hi @purofilion – earlier last year I had some ‘spare’ time and binged on a massive 4 season viewing of Game of Thrones.
Though maybe that’ the new normal (bingeing hours of TV!)

Anyway, really liked GoT to begin with. Liked the characters, how they develop, die and found it very satisfying where I really wanted to know what happened next.

But over the four seasons there’s probably been diminishing returns and the last season I binged over at the weekend. And its dour stuff. Big battles, petty deaths. Less memorable dialogue, more memorable nudity and swearing (a bad thing as it stands out for being utterly unnecessary as opposed to ‘real’).
hey ho. Maybe its an arc or something.

As for Strange and Norrell – I wasn’t utterly taken at first and still find it good in parts. Its as if I’m liking it reluctantly. I can’t tell if its because I remember liking the book (and as Blue says its very abridged though maybe tighter than the book). Maybe its a slightly stilted approach to the acting (though certainly similar to how non-genre TV takes this period and who knows maybe realistic!).

But I do like Mark Warren’s Gentleman (not as I imagined but I enjoy what he’s done – almost forming the words as someone who doesn’t speak English very often; or someone drunk if I was being cruel) and Arabella. I don’t know the actress, but I’m as taken with her as the Gentleman is – she’s intelligent, and has several small moments (a kiss she begins, a look in the eye) which give her a sense of being more ‘real’ than Carvel’s Strange (maybe she’s just a better actor – dunno; happy to be told I’m wrong!).

But Paul Kaye…. ffs. Either he should get some range in his acting or people should find actors who can ‘do’ “madcap” [deliberate word] tramps. Good luck to him but he’s never a surprise.

hm – enough of my pointless blathering. Strange & Norrell can wait I’d say in terms of when you see it as its less spoilerable imo.

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sheesh – so that was season 5 of Game of Thrones.

No spoilers from me, but its dour stuff, with the pieces moved a bit around the board.

To my mind, that’s all this season was. But I’m not really a great ‘reader’ of episodes or series and this is just my “phew” off the back of a two-day marathon of 10 episodes. But it did still feel like “learning to govern” and “learning to be hurt” (neither being mutually exclusive).

I’m also not a great fan of ‘zombies’, so I think I might find declining rewards from GoT.

FWIW the tits&arse aspect for this season was far more obviously gratuitous. Completely no need for it and interesting that all the major actors didn’t flash too much (so all the T&A was left to extras). When the main characters did do nudity, you could argue it was actually powerful.

Anyway, now just got to cleanse my palette so I can watch Strange and Norrell for this week. I’m still a bit ‘punchy’ from GoT (lots of big-battle fighting and death this season).

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@purofilion et al

I’ll admit that when i saw the first Farscape, like @fatmaninabox I thought “aww no, another Henson thing/ muppets in space”.
I saw a few episodes here and there and enjoyed, but enjoyed mainly as there was nothing better to do/ watch in those minutes.

Now I think I should give it another chance.

BTW a few weeks ago I bought (after spotting and on the advice of the esteemed company here) a box set of Fringe.
Best way to buy for me is at a charity shop (Oxfam in Angel London is getting a lot of my CD custom!). That way, even if its shite I feel good!
;¬)

I’ve not seen an episode of it yet. Probably I’ll binge on Game of Thrones first (I’m avoiding spoilers) and then dive in when the weather pulls in. So there’s a box set that will stare at me for months!

;¬)

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Hey @mattsmith1983 – to be honest a reviewer/ podcaster going through the “touchstones of Sci-fi” is probably an interesting approach.

“This week, we have our first contact with [Dr Who/ Dune/ Watchmen/ More than Human/ Bradbury etc etc etc]

At the very least its either a “this week the whole podcast is about…” or a small segment to fill a gap “first encounter – Dune. Its beloved but a bit stodgy. The mince pies of Sci fi?”

or whatever
(i only say this as I only recently heard Back in Black for the first time and thought “I can’t think why I haven’t bothered to hear this before. Hey ho. I’d love to hear other people’s first thoughts on something that I know well”)

have fun!

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@purofilion – ha ha yeah, well, meeting wimmin who lunch was never top of my menu agenda.

Its kinda funny looking back as the conversations we had weren’t unhindered by not having women in the group – or at least I didn’t think so. They weren’t “laddish” conversations (ie about women or cars etc) but I guess it was more an ‘escape for some of them to chatting as we had before they were a couple (and parents). For me I always wanted to hear what their partners thought of the books and music (I knew them and they were smart women!)

but don’t let Boy Ilion listen to Mars Volta. I listened to it again on the way to work this morning (its a good thing to walk) and its everything I remembered – earnest, ‘thinky’, clever, accomplished, lots of ideas, ambitious, uncompromising, not afraid of failure…. ie perfect for the teenager (in all of us).

;¬)

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just to add to the bouquet of hurrahs

Well done @fatmaninabox !

Its fantastic to be doing something that you enjoy doing, enjoying learning more about it and even having validation that you’re great at it!

Hope the fine weather adds to it and you don’t have hayfever!

;¬)

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@phaseshift

Actually I chose Reviewing the Situation as it was a song that was mentioned in an obituary of Ron Moody, where he said how much he gave to it.
Glad you liked the Ornette Coleman – to be honest he’s at the very edge of my jazz listening tastes but this was the one that I heard first and really liked, making me give the rest a chance (I wouldn’t have if I’d heard them first!).

@fatmaninabox – thanks for that. I listened to it. Honest. But…. its actually quite interesting that I really like heavy rock but don’t connect to heavy metal. There’s something about the production (too clean?) or maybe the earnest vocals. Or maybe the fiddly guitar… but then again….

…years ago I was in a Book Club with mates (long story but essentially “shall us lads meet up every 3 months without the wives and girlfriends? Lets do a male-only book club! With music too!”*

Anyway, this album was chosen by a friend and we reconvened months later and there was an admission from the person who chose it that it wasn’t what he’d thought it’d be and a mumbled “sorry”.
When we went round the pub table saying whether we’d listened to it there was a nod of “heard the first track, didn’t get any further” “life’s too short” “a bit” etc.
On my turn I said “erm, I’ve listened to it about 30 times. Its exactly the same length as my walk in to work.”

And its everything above that I said I don’t usually connect to – over-earnest vocals, fiddly guitar, over-clean production, etc. Maybe its the sheer bravado of throwing-the-kitchen-sink at it. Not sure.

Haven’t heard it for years but dipped back in to find a track to link to.
Reckon I’ll try it on Monday for my walk again!

:¬)

* the irony being I was single and thinking “but book clubs are where you meet women aren’t they?”

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@phaseshift

@whisht has already posted a musical tribute to Ron Moody on the General Music thread, and mentioned that one of his regrets was that he turned down the role of the Third Doctor.

Well, to be honest I wasn’t born at the time the role was being offered, but I’m flattered you think I could have played it.

;¬)

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Hi @phaseshift –

Wow. Wow wow wow wow wow.

That is literally what i said after watching that!

Though midway I thought “hm, rocky horror has a lot to answer for” though thankfull Lee wasn’t made to wear suspenders!
;¬)

so cheers!

or as the Irish toast goes…. “May the road rise with you and the wind be ever at your back, and the Lord God hold you in the palm of His hand.”

which makes me think of this.

btw I actually tried a few seconds of Lee’s Charlemange tracks on AllMusicGuide but… just thought they didn’t grab me enough to listen to whole thing and then share with y’all.

btw again – though I may not like metal, I do love heavy guitar!
And I even bought ACDC “Back in Black” a month ago for the first time!
I smiled as I thought you’d laugh that I’d only just bought it, and had a chance to listen for the first time. It almost made me think of a Music thread for “albums/artists/songs we’ve only just heard for the first time (incl those we didn’t know were covers)”

;¬)

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well, kinda sad day as first I read that Christopher Lee had passed away and then that so had Ron Moody.

As far as connections to Who, apparently Ron Moody turned down the chance to play the Doctor, and as for Christopher Lee, well…. he’s Christopher Lee. ’nuff said.

And then I hear that Ornette Coleman has also died. Bloomin’ ‘eck.

[I’ve refrained from Lee’s music although he loved opera. and heavy metal it seems…]

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Well there was me thinking how to get across my thoughts on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and fortune smiles as @bluesqueakpip has done it for me!

Completely agree! Now….. get out of my mind!!

`8¬\

Though I did think they tried to get across The Gentleman’s self centredness and character (rather than ‘pure evil’ flatness) when he was surprised that Strange could hear him.

And I’m getting over the fact that my visual key for him was his hair and I always thought his hair was of the frizzy “Irish Afro*” type, yet (obviously) the colour of thistledown.

*I survived this by going bald shaving it all off.

Who says baldness is a problem?

;¬)

(and @purofilion – me making faces?? Only cos I forget how to do emoticons properly!)
🙂

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There’s been some lovely chats about gardening recently.
Also, for @Purofilion.
In some ways nothing much happens in this. Its quiet, its beautiful, its something I used to listen to while lying down.

[personally I’d ignore the video – if you close your eyes, the visuals are a treat]

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Hi @Purofilion – you’ve reminded me how lucky I am for not having a long-standing illness.

Truly hope you start feeling better soon.

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@lisa – as Alice says “ooh that was lovely!”
but Dave Thomas – that was excellent! Really really lovely! the most lyrical thing I’ve heard without words in ages!
thank you for that – its something I would never have come across without you.

And as for your music listening skills.. pleasepleasepleaseplease never defer to me (or anyone)!!
I’m a complete windbag and was trying to poke fun at myself, but I sometimes struggle getting the right tone across in black-and-white characters.
I won’t try and write what i was trying to get across as it will get muddled again, but listen to whatever gives you pleasure and blow a big raspberry to anyone who tuts!

😉

Funnily enough i rarely listen to the lyrics of songs, but this one always stuck in my head – perhaps as they are quite vivid {cough} yet sweetly and earnestly sung (and having a gorgeous melody helps!).

@thekrynoidman – enjoy your freedom! But then again, hope you’re able to go back!

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I owe a couple of people a reply {shameface}

@arbutus – lovely lovely Creedence!
Without thinking too hard I thought of a Little Richard album I have and so here’s a link:

pin-pong! ;¬)

@lisa – thanks for the coldplay.
that track won’t play for me in my region but – even though i’m a massive muso snob (much to my discredit) I still hunted it down and listened to it.

I really have to say that I still much prefer Elbow who tread a similar road, but I trust their singer more (just in terms of vocal delivery).
Also production wise – everything in the Coldplay track seems to have been balanced down to something without any clear ‘edges’ and my ear (personally) needs some edge (or quite a lot!) at times.

But that’s my opinion and those that work with me will attest to the fact that I say “I don’t give a shit about your opinion -I only care about the insight”.
Granted, we’re usually talking about webdesign and granted I sometimes don’t say this to my CEO (maybe I leave out the swearing) but I love being challenged, I love discovering I’m wrong (because then I know I’m more close to being right) and I love learning something new!

So, even with my stoopid snobbery, I love being prompted by friends to give a band or choon a chance if someone I like suggests it.

thanks!

I suppose I should ping-pong with an Elbow track but I can’t think of one close to that….
so here’s a random one {shameface}

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@fatmaninagardenbox – congratulations!!!!!
so sorry I’m late in wishing this but, y’know, it doesn’t hurt being told again that its great that this has all worked out brilliantly!

So – a couple of “plant related songs” which in itself, could become a series (??!??!)

;¬)

first, lets remember that things die in order to make other things live, the endless cycle and all that.
Also – some kids smoke stuff that really they shouldn’t {cough} and that ends up with…. erm…. y’know…. hey look, purple clouds…. cool.

{cough}

And here’s another that popped up on the search of my hardrive for plant-related-things

No idea if same topic.

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hey @purofilion – that’s ‘noice’ (I’m struggling to find something appropriate to ping-pong back with, but will somehow find a ‘good’ Eugene Chadbourne track!)
(and I’m still struggling to find a way to thank you for mentioning me with kind words, when there are so many others to namecheck – rest assured it has gone to my head and am now walking like a panther).
;¬)

hey Lisa – that’s niiiiiiiiice. soft and slow now, lets get it on… [ahem, not erm together mind, just erm, y’know, erm politically an’ all]

[ahem]

hey @jimthefish – ah, now that’s an anthem!
(weirdly sounds a bit ‘thin’ musically for Pulp – I realise this is from his solo album, but then again, maybe its my shit-headphones-as-I-broke-my-others)

hey @arbutus – thanks for the Dobie.

I’ve heard it before, but this time I thought “ooh, its a bit like Neil Young…. its maybe country soul…. or maybe its soul reaching out to and crossed with Rock….. why am I thinking of Lynard Skynard..?

and those are the kinds of random brain meanderings I like!

;¬)

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ok – if people are like me then they’re just getting out of the “oh shit, really?” phase, yet without much hope or humour.

So I thought I’d lighten the tone and link to a guy who once sang for his country’s police orchestra.

Honestly, its funky.
And I mean funky like James Brown rather than smelly.

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dunno why, but this song about a character being told of impending doom in 5 years, sprang to mind.

Tonally doom laden, a feeling that “the centre cannot hold” and a repetition of the words “Five years” sung in a dispirited horror-filled way.

endure enjoy

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well @denvaldron if you will use that grey standard avatar, that confusion is likely to happen.

;¬)

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For those of you in the UK, you may have missed this piece of news.
I haven’t come across any mentions of this in the local media but it seems we’re having an election tomorrow.

Yeah – who knew huh?

Well, obviously I could link to the nominatively appropriate The Who, but thought I’d link to this one instead (cos I like it):

From the scarce reports I’ve come across, it seems we may be heading for a “hung parliament”.
Now, some unsporting souls may say hanging’s too good for ’em, but that’s unfair on people who work hard for us. But will that stop me from stooping low for an easy gag?

Hell no!

So here’s some heavy-blues and an ode to the politician who’s literally trying to screw his electorate:

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Just wanted to say I enjoyed this. Certainly far more than the Pertwee we also just watched! (just couldn’t get into the high-handed Doctor I’m afraid).

The music here (blaring snyth pomp) as well as some of the lighting and sets, remind me of Hitchhiker’s Guide (especially the lowering ramp for some reason!).
I can see why stories featuring the Timelords could get a tad stale, but I did like the way that a phrase The Doctor uses (“its an expression from Earth”) gets copied later by the Castellan.

And its just dawned on me but this may be one of the few Doctor stories I can remember without companions.

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Ben E King died – I thought I’d link to a couple of songs he sang.

A sad occasion, but made me think how amazing it is when anyone gets the opportunity to make a positive difference to million of lives.

and the one everyone else linked to (quite rightly as it is a great tune!)

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#104 in the series “Music that reminds me of an episode”

I give you “The Idiot’s Lantern” and this piece of pop thinkery:

(well, it was popped into my mind when it popped up on my walkman the other day!)

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@jphamlore – ahhh at last! Some bonkerising!!

lovely!

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wow – just wanted to say thanks for everyone leaping in with some absolutely fantastic ‘songs of the day’!

Still got a few to listen to as well.

truly music is the gift-that-keeps-on-giving!

;¬)

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hey @craig – apologies that I missed your birthday! Obviously I hope you had a good one (will try and find something relevant that I haven’t played before.. may take days!)

As for Sunday, could’ve sworn I’d linked to this before (but can’t find where) and know I’ve linked to this piece of glory, which links Gospel and the Duke (ie Mahalia Jackson in glorious a cappela).

But never linked to this lovely ambling, rambling piece methinks.

But will try and lift the gloom that Jim has brought ( 😉 ) with this bit of happiness.

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ah- so many great tunes!!

Will have to listen tomorrow (have my brother ’round yesterday and today).

And apologies for no Friday song from me.
So here’s an even more specific track than my Thursday offering, here’s Friday Night, August 14th

@jimthefish – your post could’ve been written by me! had that one prepped and agree that they get cloying after a couple of tracks, but great every now and then.

Here’s Saturday here already? Well this one popped up as soon as I started typing Saturday into my iTunes and I can’t really say no.
Though she did.

The Saturday Boy.

“and la la la la la la laaa meee-aaans I love yoooooooouuuuuuu”

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btw – @thekrynoidman – I didn’t say ‘Hi’ good to see you again!

I am a massive fan of Bugsy Malone and am now seriously late for stuff after listening to other choons from it (bit naughty of you going with the finale!).

So, in keeping (a bit) with this week’s theme…

(I may not be able to put Friday tunes up due to where I’ll be tomorrow but will try!)

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@arbutus – it was only morning and you’re pouring yourself wine… ok. erm. That’s fine.

But what is it with jazz and Thursdays?
When i was looking for Thursday music I found a lovely bit of jazz here from Bobby Hutcherson who seems to have had a thing about Thursday.

@fatmaninabox – its quite a busy mix isn’t it? Its got (literally) everything. I should complement with some Mars Volta but…. another time!
;¬)

Only other Thursday tune I found that i vaguely thought worth sharing was something a bit more… robust.
2 things – 1, if you’re gonna take your shirt off at a gig… erm…. well there’ll be comparisons (I’m looking at you lead guitar) and also whenever I think of Rollins I remember my very meek friend telling me how he found Henry sitting on his wall waiting for him (actually his girlfriend) when he got home one time in Leeds.
Just…. mind boggling imagining Rollins waiting for someone sitting on his terrace-house wall.

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ah @lisa you’re still going strong!
(will have to listen tonight as gotta go to work now!)

Unfortunately the Thursdays I was finding on my library were all a bit underwhelming and has left me linking to something I’ve linked to before (apologies).

For Thursday a highly specific Thursday from Brian Eno

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oh @arbutus I say “Bless these time zones” as they mean people are forced to look into the dustier corners of their collections!

Not to say that The Guess Who aren’t forever on your system…

;¬)

And @jimthefish – ah, John Lee Hooker. Always fascinated by what he does, but completely impossible for me to play harmonica along to! ah well, serves me right to suffer.

and @lisa – yes those other vids! This morning when I saw your vid I saw that there was a Lurch one at the end and thought I must see that this evening!!
And truly, it doesn’t disappoint.

ahh… what will Thursday bring? If ‘only’ nice choons I’ll still be happy after seeing that awesome dancing!

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@lisa FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!

That has made my Wednesday!!

😀

and here’s all I had to offer… its an obvious pick when I plugged “wednesday” into me iTunes

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here’s another choon for choosday.

Its a bit of a dance number, which I’ll admit isn’t my forte but the kidz like this kinda thing (do they still have glow sticks?)

Its connection to the day? well, seeya is a remix of the fuller titled song about seeing someone a week hence on a Tuesday. as in Tuesday next.
and that’s as far as I’ll spell it out for anyone.

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Thanks @jimthefish – didn’t know of that B&S project though heard he was making a film).

And, well @purofilion , you really scraped a few barrels there!!

;¬)

(and yes that first one ends with a link to woolworths.com.au so maybe an ad you had over there..?)
and I suppose its ok to be 3 hours early… well, as long as its a good song! 😉

I’ll admit the cheekie-chappie-Bowie was just hilarious when I found it – sorry if it killed today’s Tuesday choons.

I did find these two as well which kinda pass the time (though sadly for you are now yesterday’s tunes).
I came across this rather bittersweet bit of country called Sun Comes Up its Tuesday Morning from the Cowboy Junkies.
Bizarrely (for me) I came across a Tuesday song I don’t have by the Durutti Column (though he does tend to release rather a lot of stuff so maybe not surprising?).

so, any more Tuesday choons before we get to Wednesday? Any Matthew Sweet fans? I’ve not got anything by him and don’t tend to post if I’ve no connection to the music at all but this is tangentially Tuesday…

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Well, obviously @jimthefish has already snuck in with a cracker. Nice work!
(and a great Moody one from @lisa )
I’ll have to admit my library was rather mean in terms of Tuesday songs so I actually had to do some research(!)

I searched (and found stuff) far and wide, mulled over a few and then I came across two gold-plated wonders.
There are Tuesday songs and there are Tuesday songs.
Not wanting to close the discussion before it begins but here hey are:
Duane Eddy and the Rebels (with added Weld!)

and the guy with the greatest antennas for talent the world has ever known, though here its like a pastiche of himself!!

ok – the bar is high – lets hear your Tuesday tunes!

🙂

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See jim, see??

Lisa already has a song for each day this week! Each day!!
and she’s not spoiling the fun (though its no fun for her, granted).
btw did I miss us doing this song-a-day before? sorry if I did. I just thought of it due to thinking “oh its Sunday and there’s a lot of God chat so how about a couple of choons?” and then thought “well, now its monday…”

Anyway – nice song Jim – not heard that before.
I’ll listen to your other song tomorrow.

🙂

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@lisa – yayyyyyy!!!!

See jimthefish – Lisa knows how to play!

😀

That poor Hoffs woman – never able to look straight ahead. Terrible affliction.
Mind you, like the Who xmas special, I think I was sharing the same dream as her… remember it vividly…

[ahem]

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Not really News, but more of a deep wish on my part (that I mentioned here a long time ago).

Armando Iannucci has said he’d like to write an episode of Doctor Who but can’t for at least a year due to commitments.

pah! “commitments”?? ditch them! Break your promises! Write that script – I demand it!!

[eek- got a bit ARSE-y there… must’ve been that coffee; best lie down for a bit…]

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@jimthefish – thanks but its not Tuesday yet!!

Sheesh, you just see rules as things to break!
Won’t catch me doing that..

[ahem]

😉

So – know any good Monday songs…? 🙂

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Thanks guys (“thanks gals” just sounds wrong!)

So apropos of absolutely nothing, how about a week of ‘relevant’ songs?

Today is Monday so that means we could have the awesome Blue Monday or possibly something that will raise a smile for anyone whose dancing is ‘loose’ (this made me smile with blurred memories of the Hacienda but be warned it has loads of strobing so just listen if that affects you).

No strobing here (except in the head)…

But here’s one I’ll embed. A bunch of chancers, lads getting a video done and thinking “hey – we can get models to dance with us?? Yes!” but compared to the club video its all a bit… awkward.

Great lyrics mind!

Happy Monday people!

Any more Monday songs?
and yes, tomorrow will be Tuesday…

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I’ve been a bit rude and not acknowledged a couple of people so (knowing I will now rudely forget to mention even more people), welcome @summersmith Hi @scaryb , thanks @craig (I really appreciated that as I’ll admit after writing it I hung my head in shame as to my rambling lack of point – I blame the rugby and inevitable liquids consumed during it!).
Hi again @whohar – sounds like an interesting script! Where will you ‘submit’ it to? I’m not a writer so is it a bit like in medicine where things get submitted for peer-review, or is it just a general “I will now spam submit to publishers”?

I’ve absolutely nothing to add to the religion/theology discussion though it is interesting. The only thing I can add, is that years ago I read a page of a novel over someone’s shoulder while travelling on the tube. Very rude of me I know, but imagine – I managed to read the whole page between stops and it was execrable. Really terrible writing about ‘the mountain Assassins’ that reminded me of Robert Anton Wilson (though far worse).

When she closed the book to get off at the next stop I saw that it was by Dan Brown.

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