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Hi @drwholover835 – not sure myself but thanks to whofangirl73 I’m sure you can find out here.

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Well, its Sunday so here’s a couple of tracks.

@purofilion ‘s description of a balloon on a wrist made me think of this lyric of a Heart on a string:
Dear God Please Help Me – Morrissey

and though Morrissey is hardly the Devil – this proves he doesn’t have the best tunes (though he does possibly outscore with lyrics):
My God is Real – Mahalia Jackson
(cracking performance throughout, which is my first link btw)

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hi all,
apologies for not being active lately, but I have been constantly lurking (though not in the creepy way that suggests!). ‘Lurking’ in the “enjoying everyone’s comments without time or anything to add” kind of way.

Its been a funny couple of weeks with troll-like questions etc. Whether from people who are actually ‘trolling’ (knowingly baiting people, asking for people to do-the-work-for-them pretending to nota speeka eeenglissh) or simply being rude or naive.

The thing I hate about ‘trolling’ is that it destroys trust. It makes anyone asking an innocent question, or writing in a language that is not their first, look like a piss-taker simply because these attributes are typical of trolling activities.
As someone who works everyday with people whose first language isn’t English, this annoys me particularly.
And as someone who enjoys reading people who are genuinely sharing their thoughts and experiences and knowledge of writing and Life, it is also distracting.

What does amuse me is that one of the tropes of trolling (I assume its a trope after reading the thoughts of people here who have run sites and forums etc in the past) is that they want people to get people to write stuff and score a ‘win’ for making them do so.
However the quality of the writing here on this forum is so high that its actually a ‘win’ for the readers not the trollers.

As I say, I’ve nothing really to add, just wanted to mention.

Especially for those who’ve never posted and thought “ooh, is this a nasty place? that person said it was and that person was rude about that person…”. Yes, people sometimes are rude (eg I’ve said @pedant was rude sometimes) but if you’re even vaguely compassionate or intelligent then your insight is massively appreciated.

Personally I think the ‘friendliness’ of the place here is shown by the fact that imo some trollers have ended up having more fun simply talking with people here – its a nice place to discuss and chat.

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I feel bad.

I’m off to the ‘Naughty Step of Rassilon’.

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ah… the Untempered Schism. Also known as ‘The Omphalos’ or ‘The Navel of Rassilon’.

So-called as it was the constant staring into his own navel, contemplating his own existence, that sent him mad.

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@bluesqueakpip

Very true…. I’m forever musing on my place in the universe.

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So – its Mother’s Day.
Which is a bit like that sign on the London Underground above the seat near the doors that says “This seat is for people who may need it more than you [ie pregnant women/ older people/ people with crutches]” because… we need reminding of that. And just the one seat, mind.

Or could it be just commerce seeing an opportunity… but rather than get distracted about the commercialisation of emotions, I’ll play ball and use the opportunity for a couple of songs for Mothers!

First I’ll try Mother of Pearl by Roxy Music – which also seems to be about finding love which isn’t all “love and glory/ its a pantomime”.

And Requiem for My Mother – Durutti Column (because its beautiful and poignant).

But I’ll be deliberately tangential (moi??) and link to this wonderful album I seem to have misplaced.
Delicate, Scandinavian, all little bits and twiddlings.
Probably best on headphones, but what the hell – blast it out of some good speakers!

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@arbutus – well thankyou thank you thank you!

That description of Phrygian as “ending on the mi” is great for people like me who’ve never studied music. I really appreciate that.

I really enjoyed the music but must admit I prefer the sung version.
But it happily reminded me experiencing the Hilliard Ensemble’s Officium with Garbarek last year, which was amazing.
I’d gone off the album after hearing it a few times when I first came across it. It just was a bit… cold or something. But when I heard that the Hilliard were retiring and this was the last concert, I forlornly went to buy tickets and was surprised that there were some left!!

Live it was an incredible experience. The difference between a recorded and a live experience was vast.

(no one’s uploaded that last concert – !!!? – so here’s a link to the album version without the wierdly sexist video imagery that was on the first link I found!)

As for Tina – well that was my track for Amy so yes yes yes!
I really should try again to get people to nominate songs for other companions!!

;¬)

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oh, and btw puro – the “what 3 songs would you like to listen to right now?” was my rather-better-version-of-me’s better question to the standard (and crap) “what’s your top 5 songs?”.

I only vaguely remember mentioning it, so staggered that you do! Not sure what 3 songs I thought of back then (and now I’m too scared to choose 3 in case they’re the same 3!)

but I really should choose something….. so…. erm….. well I read this today and chuckled.
And here are the described performances. Not sure which he was on for which.

as it were.

I love the description of how they finally captured/mixed the carnage they were trying to get (especially as production at the time seemed to want to clean up the sound) but tbh at the time I just loved the energy (which I now realise had a lot to do with the driving bass, though I didn’t know it at the time!)

and just to have something to embed, here’s the video (god it starts brightly – like Roxy Music*, songs that just start after the intro is jettisoned!)

* a nice Roxy list on the Guardian here too.

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well bloomin’ heck! @purofilion – you remembered that around this time last year was my birthday????

That’s amazing! Thank you!

Now, “Hello My Darlin’s” wasn’t by Bernard but by this little fella – and bizarrely (and completely unrelated to anything in the song) there are plenty of Who references in the video!

Hope you ‘enjoy’ (tbh I endured it!)

;¬)

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yeah @nick1235 = trolls.

Don’t you just hate them?

I know I do.

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yep – Daemons for me too!

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well, its March 1st so……….

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So…. I was thinking of putting something here for @pedant who it seems is going through the hell of moving.

So obviously I thought of Professor Longhair but realised it wasn’t as good as I’d remembered (memories huh?).

But it made me think of Jools Holland who introduced me to Professor Longhair through a casual mention in a programme I had taped on a VHS. Mine was as dodgy after multiple re-watching as this guy’s (though thank the gods he uploaded it!).
The first snippet has a great bit of boogie woogie followed by more…

anyway, this has nothing to do with moving, nor anything for pedant. So, instead of Houses in Motion or anything I thought of Home by LCD Soundsystem – a band I had completely ignored until @craig made me think I should listen.

glad he did.

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actually, that guy Garvey list on Desert Island Discs reminded me of this and its actually an interesting companion-piece to the Morricone piece I linked to.

hm – that’s two romantic pieces in one night. Best stop at that. Next one will have to be some deathpunkthrashgeetarstomp.

or maybe this slice of romantic gloop-pop – dried out on a hot bit of corrugated iron, turned over, stamped on and coughed up by a bunch of yoiks.

ah yes – here’s one for all you romantics out there….

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Ah – have been lurking and reading but not had chance to post anything.

In terms of Leone, I think we’ve posted before on his stuff and have to agree with Craig on the marvelousness of Once Upon a Time in The West.
[sigh….. Claudia Cardinale… and aching (heart)strings.]

ahem.

also there was mention of “Bite me” and where it came from. Again I’ve posted this before, though that time it was for @Shazzbot. fershure fershure! gag me with a spoon!

So, where were we? Oh yes, @barbaralefty mentioned Elbow and that reminded me of Guy Garvey’s appearance on Desert Island Discs.
I’ll admit I really like Guy Garvey. His “I’m a normal guy, me” shtick may be well rehearsed now but I believe it.
and I like most of their music.

Anyway, he also nailed why this is such a great song. He was talking (if memory serves) about artists who get to the stage where they can write a simple great song.

Its romantic (Valentines coming soon and in case I don’t get to post before then), and its got Tom Waits.
Me playing to the gallery again?

you bet!

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@bluesqueakpip @jimthefish @pedant – holy hell.

I’m…. stunned by what the guardian have done. After they’re redesign some years ago, they were someone I’d point to as ‘getting it right’ (hierarchy of information, legibility, ability to ‘ignore’ information, innovation etc).
Over time they kept adding stuff and it destroyed what they’d had (happens to all designs).

But this? This is…. this is like an agency pitch from the B team.
Or ‘recommendations’ from a research company.

Funnily enough the basic ‘grid’ is similar to one we’re thinking of for our new site at work.
I’m gonna have nightmares now thinking “how do I stop that grid doing this to us??”

8¬0

🙂

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ah – been meaning to post but stuff getting in the way.

And now the conversation has moved on, but… haven’t (knowingly) read any fanfic but like several here, I just care whether I end up enjoying what I read.

And as with most categories or genres, they’re handy for initial navigation in terms of “what type of thing should I read/listen to next?” but pretty useless in terms of “what will I like?”.
Even a genre you’ve not found anything good in is unlikely not to have something you’ll like (as I discovered with Country music!).

When the discussion was around Marketing and not finding the right ‘place’/genre/category for something, I thought that this was typical for a profession that has evolved to segment its audience in order to better communicate to them. To find the right message that a segment of people will respond to.
But the danger is if this is aligned with a conservative approach of not taking risks, not disrupting (as they say) by putting stuff to a segment that doesn’t necessarily align with what they’re perceived to like.
It also occurred to me that we’re segmenting ourselves through our filtering of information (I’m sure Clay Shirky has written about this, but looking at his wiki page can’t find the right link – anyway its not new thinking on my part and just pondering as I walked to work and now can’t remember the key points!).

Not sure after how I’d define fanfic – it can’t just be “did you get paid?” and if its taking already existing characters and having fun with them, then Alan Moore has been doing that for years. Characters from some of his best works (Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as well as Swamp Thing) were not ‘his’ originally, though what he did with them was original.

As for sci-fi – that was my escape as a kid. I used to devour scifi from the local library (2-3 books a week).
Good, bad and indifferent stuff. I took a look at the wiki list and it is interesting that I didn’t see any Ray Bradbury (maybe he’s fantasy… ah, genres…) but I think best scifi I’ve read recently was The City and The City by China Miéville (not sure if its really sci fi but…). Luckily I didn’t know what the conceit of the novel was so it was a fantastic reveal for me (I’m hopelessly anti-spoilery so I didn’t even read the back cover – I liked Perdido Street Station – an early book of his – and simply looked for something he’d done since hoping it wouldn’t have some of the faults of that one and picked The City up – lucky me!).

blimey – I’ve rambled, sorry!

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yep – thanks for the heads-up @phaseshift

Funnily enough I did watch the programme and realised how out of touch I was with digital artworking, when I saw her painting vertically onto a screen, just as you would with liquid paints on an easel.

And there’s me thinking of tablets and screens as separate elements (not for the pros obviously!).

It was also great to see the genuine enthusiasm of fans. The sheer joy they have in sharing something.

And of course, I think I could hug the girl with the “Keep Clam…” T-shirt (so glad she wasn’t too embarrassed by it).

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Hi @purofilion – yeah, a guy called Ramblin’ Jack Elliot.
I knew (and know) nothing about him but he was on an anthology CD I got of ‘American Folk’. Some cracking stuff on it.
Sorry link didn’t work, maybe this one (same song different link)?

I was actually going to use this song (Pretty Boy Floyd) on the Robot of Sherwood thread as an example of mythmaking.
(and because its a cracking tune!)

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I watched this last week so my memory of it is a little vaguer than it was, but the thing that sticks in my mind is that the acting from Ian, Barbara and Susan suggests that they are in fact possessed, whereas it turns out that they aren’t (unless I missed something – highly likely!).

I’ll admit that the “I’m shouting to increase tension” type of acting leaves me cold (it gets a tad shrill), but it is interesting to me that the Doctor was actually not the hero but in fact the “mysterious stranger” who is untrustworthy and with other agendas (would I be right in thinking like Prospero?).

hey ho – also good to see how this compares to Quatermass so enjoyed watching.

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Only just now able to post any kind of thoughts on this.

This ‘new’ or ‘pop’ country certainly puts the ‘something’ into ‘Country’.

Not that Country or any genre isn’t formulaic, but I just don’t ‘believe’ in the music that’s referenced in that great mashup.
Mind you don’t get me started on the bs that is “authenticity”.

But, let that not be an excuse not to paste some Country here – it was a genre I used to hate until I got over myself.
Its impossible to hate an entire genre – there’s always something you’ll find you like.

Actually I’ve no idea about the definition of the genre. I have this and its called ‘American Folk’ – is that Country?

As a toddler I used to tap away in my cot to a couple of Johnny Cash albums (Orange Blossom Special and another I think) but sadly not this one

and this is…. well, I have no idea where they were in their relationship, but he has intentions and its… well its not the same look back from Rita.

I always find it a bit awkward watching this

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@thekrynoidman pedant may be right, may be wrong but please don’t get annoyed or worse leave if what he said came across as a whole bunch of patronising twaddle.

Keep voicing opinions – it is after all what everyone else is doing.

On a separate but related note generally, it struck me that only the trolls that come here occasionally, ever use the “I saw Hartnell at the start and now standards.. blah blah absolutist blah”

The people here who have seen it from the start tend to merely say how happy they are it’s still around and never use it as a badge of “my opinion is better than yours”.

Which is one reason I like it here and a good way to spot a variety of troll.

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hey @ichabod – I think we may have seen those US Doctors before (but always interesting) but…

that Peter Griffin guy is frickin’ hilarious!

And one of the rarer times where a piece of journalism isn’t there simply to snidely mock geeks and cosplay but to show why people do it and how much fun they’re having. If I can remember I’ll post it the nexttime they have a Comic Con article with pics of busty wimmin in cosplay and slightly “why do they do this? [snigger]” and say – mybe this tells you why.

Frickin’ A

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hat?

ok, I’ll through mine in the ring (is that even an expression? Did anyone do it?).

I think the ‘villains retrospective’ sounds inspired. Maybe the Master is a bit fresh in the mind but I’m really thinking Davros. Mainly as Julian Bleach (in my rose-tinted memory) was so… memorable. But so is the Davros from Baker era.

Comparing Mondas Cybermen to recent stompy versions, or how Sontarans went from scary to comedic (due to one Dan Starkey?) might be interesting. maybe

As for a Capaldi retrospective – well its interesting work that he’s done, so no bad thing (and I’ll learn some more stuff about acting and writing and acting).

Early Who? If its the ‘interesting’ or ‘important’ episodes then I’m in!

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enjoying this thread!

Hi @ichabod – I have a vision of you trying to catch your thoughts in a butterfly net with them fluttering away on their rather beautiful wings. And like all butterflies, they’re rather wonderful thoughts! With you on board the coming months may fly by (and I mean all this in a good way)!

btw I think I agree with you @lisa that Clara tried to resist the Doctor’s warnings on the blackboards at least for a bit.
Now, I really must go to bed and dream of…. sheep?

hmm, maybe angry dubstep-Dalek sheep…

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btw @arbutus – loving the music!

Also (and not why I liked them) but both had small elements that reminded me of the Irish music I’d try and learn when I was a kid (I was rubbish! I never practised!).

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Hi @purofilion – not sure about that doc (I do enjoy watching music docs but don’t remember that line at least!).

One thing I enjoyed that was on iPlayer were the Dave Grohl/ Foo Fighters films that followed the making of their latest album.
The actual music itself wasn’t that interesting(!) but his obvious interest in people and their stories, his openess and sheer delight in stuff is very infectious.
He deliberately wanted to shine a light on specific studios as he wanted to show how the culture of music was fuelled by these places where creativity, commerce and slightly odd characters intersect.
Its rather touching in places as he delivers portraits of these studio managers, engineers and producers with their dogged single-mindedness.

Anyway, glad you liked the cleaning music! I was also thinking of linking to this Dirty guy, but thought I’d linked enough.

😉

I just find his delivery extraordinary and really interesting. Its patchy stuff (ie maybe 2 or 3 great tracks off an album) but what he did manage to put down is certainly unique (at least to me).
The track above also makes “Jump around” sound a tad… safe, though I still like it!

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hi @reprisal – nice!

As seems to be the way with Doctor Who related stuff, it needed a second listen.

Or to turn my headphones up.

But I enjoyed the opening (nice choice of quote); liked the way you tempered the way the harsh sounds and then brought it on after ~3mins (I liked how at this point it got to a sustained ‘annoyance’ – and I mean that in a good way!).

I guess Dubstep (or other ‘nasty’ electronica – apologies my knowledge of subgenres is a tad rubbish, and I guess I’m into more of the ambient/dancey stuff like Autechre or Aphex Twin or whatever) is close to being music Daleks would actually listen to!

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Thanks for sharing!

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ah @purofilion – Music to Clean to – I love a challenge! (al;though apologies as you’ve probably finished by now)

Well, lets get the obvious out of the way shall we?

Grimes is an artist I know nothing about and this performance is sweeter than I thought her music was, and a little weak at times but she’s still far more talented than I so who am I to argue (but yes – chosen because of her name!).

Thinking of dirty houses I always liked this line “yer got eggs on the drainboard; got pie on the walls”

Of course you may want to not think of cleaning the house but instead be thinking of cleaning something else… like a city area, or yourself (or Yrself even).

But really – honestly, the ONLY album you should be listening to is “Goo” by Sonic Youth (as its better than “Dirty” by the same band 🙂

(jeezus – listening to Goo would mean some furious hovering… – and I now realise I don’t have it on my pc so I must’ve lent/lost it – must buy again today!)

After all that cleaning you’ll want something calming and serene – so here’s something I heard after reading the brilliant Julian Cope’s album review.

ahhhh……. and breathe out…… and reeeellllaaaaxxxxxxxxx

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@phaseshift – thanks fo that – it left me with the vision of a motley group of people all eyeing each other up suspiciously but ending up walking down the street arm in arm 🙂

Nice choices @barnable – you managed to make them relevant too!

(I still can’t as anything I think of may have tenuous links to conversations and episodes, but are odd songs to link to).

And @purofilion – I hope its not that rare an album to own as otherwise your brother is either a guy who drove a dodgy Hillman Imp in Hertfordshire (where I first came across the album), or one of my mates who I foisted it on as part of that month’s Book Club (it was my turn to suggest the CD and it was surprisingly divisive!).

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nice point @bluesqueakpip as to Clara’s arc now (almost certainly) being one of leaving one way or another.

Out of staying put in a time and place that need her or becoming an idiot in a box… hm, I don’t really see her as an idiot in a box (though maybe more like Jenny).

Maybe she’ll find her Christmas to stay and defend. Or somehow go to Gallifrey to show them how to care.

Or maybe she’ll sacrifice herself one last time for the Doctor {gulp}

As for The Magician’s Apprentice, I actually thought of TH White’s book The Sword in the Stone (can’t remember much about it now, but which apparently even references Robin Hood /Wood).

Those darn Myths again… apprentices destined for greater things….

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So, while pointlessly looking for great music to post about new year’s, next year being better etc etc (and failing as the Beatles was just a bit.. anyway) I obviously looked up what animal represents 2015 in the Chinese zodiac and found that:

“…Therefore, 2015 is the Year of Green Wooden Sheep”

Which is my hope for the next great (and unexpected) new monster for the next series.

Or plot device.

I’m hoping someone will inform me that “Chekhov’s Green Wooden Sheep was lampshaded in series 7” or something (I’m still to look up lampshading…).

Also, is it too much to hope that Nick Frost as Santa will come back on April 4th?

“Wot? You expectin’ the Easter Bunny?”

😉

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so – nearly the new year.

And I’ve been looking for something appropriate. however, even after looking for choons with “Happy” that I’ve not posted before, “new” “year” “better” etc etc etc I couldn’t find anything that felt like “fuck it – lets just get the hell down and get on with the next year already!”

So, I’ve ignored a lot and have just randomly selected a tune that makes me smile, tap, dance, nod my head ever more vigorously and then get the damn hell down.

this album btw is one of the most awesome things in the whole world and I really must find a book about how the hell it came to be (I’ll scan the liner notes if anyone’s interested!)

(one of the coolest album covers too!)

Happy New Year everyone – its been a pleasure reading all your thoughts and looking forward to bonk(eris)ing with you all next year too!

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awww @scaryb – you always say the nicest things ( 😳 )

@juniperfish – is it wrong to wish for a January Special?

🙂

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doh!

darn hussy – and there was me feeling I was special!

[mind you, I also wondered if I was going to get tips on erm…. things and erm… how to get um… things… and well, anyway, glad you cleared that all up scrayb and blenkinsopthebrave]

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Me? Playing to the gallery?

[ahem]

anyway, after listening to a few other versions (hoping to link to something more surprising) I now realise why this version is so loved. Its slightly faster and less gloopy, as well as being pitch perfect.

Now, must run (waddle) out and burn off at least some of these christmas calories!

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loved it – an episode that I kept saying “you’re having your cake and eating it!” and enjoying it all the same!

And really glad Jenna’s been convinced by the writing to stay for another series (oh I’m sure there are other factors involved and others making decisions, but if she’d still been limited by “impossible girl” I think she’d have left).

the most chrissmassy-wissmassy thing I’ve ever seen – no. But then do I care? no! I enjoyed it and will probably enjoy it more the next time I see it!

;¬)

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While buying christmas presents a day or so ago, I saw this on a stall which made me smile (as well as a couple of the other towels which I bought for my brothers).

Seemed like a nice guy as well!

from a site called TannenBrown.com

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you’ll have finished wrapping by now, but y’know – you can never have too much rapping

(just in case my last one was a tad earnest)

😉

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Hi everyone.
People have said words on the Sofa that I can only sigh and agree with and hope that one day I can think and say things as well as that.

So I thought I’d try and link to some xmas music.

Well I’ve tried, I’ve really tried. Tried finding either something fun or traditional or obscure or…. just good.
and nothing strikes me as the right music for tonight.

So – some gospel. At a jazz festival.
(nothing to do with xmas though!)

sorry its the closest I get.
(and how the hell did I miss this Heaven reference to not link it before!??)

(btw – if you need transporting somewhere else, put down what you’re holding, sit back and be prepared to go to another place.
This is one of her most powerful pieces – the a capella version of Come Sunday with Duke Ellington)

Hope everyone has a fantastic break, and that you have the pleasure to give one more smile than you’re given.

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Hi @arbutus – Charlie Brown Christmas is my xmas music too!
I was never that into the cartoon or comic strip (although maybe it seeped in), but when I first heard that music many years ago, I had to get it!

I now play it every year and when I played it at work on last Friday, it had the typical reacion, where unexpected people say “omg – is that Charlie Brown? Vince, erm… Vince… whasssisname Guaraldi!”

@barbaralefty – Where’s me Jumper is a classic though one I rarely hear, so thanks!

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@fatmaninabox – I’ve been a bit elusive too and really glad you’re enjoying what you’re doing (and learning)!

Don’t let the “whatever – everyone else is doing something else” put you off what’s actually more important – learning and enjoying!!

🙂

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I got the fourth Doctor (hooray!).
I actually bothered to answer as honestly as possible (dithered over “do you want to snog the Doctor?” thinking “but if the Doctor was female would I want to snog?” and decided “erm, actually no”).

I feel…. well, ok. Better than if I’d had to snog 6 at least!

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Hi @purofilion – not exactly sure which thread the discussion on Buffy was but… will answer you here!

Yes, I saw some Buffy. I seem to remember seeing early episodes and then sort of drifted away/ missed a few and didn’t return to it. Not because it wasn’t good, just me (can’t remember where I was – if very early 90’s at Uni).

So perhaps I should join you on your early Buffy binge!

As well as other things people have been telling you to watch (eg Deadwood). I’m pretty rubbish really. If I miss an episode of something or think I can’t sustain watching something I don’t bother continuing (including Sopranos which is/was truly excellent but I missed a few and didn’t want to watch aain without seeing them… and then a season drifted by…).

Truly I’m someone who has “boxset” and “time to watch” written on his xmas list!

🙂

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Hi @Purofilion – to quote Pedant “is that some kind of test?”

😉

so, a song about a salesman. Off top of me head. ok, so its Waits and so has lots of fans on this forum, but I love this song.

“something for the little lady, sumfingforthelittlelaydee sumfingforthelittlelaydeeeeeee ”

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good to hear that @purofilion

And though its a bit soon to be quite happy enough to cakewalk into Brisbane city centre, this also has some tuba (and you can never have too much tuba)

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@Purofilion – I’m really, really sorry to hear about your dad.
And general crappiness that Life seems to be dishing out.

I think I’ve shared this track before but it jumped into my mind when I thought of “something that will make walking through crowds of shoppers and general shit easier”.

I always think its uplifting, beautifully played and importantly silly.

Armouring oneself with lightness rather than steel perhaps…

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So – massive apologies for neglecting this thread (and the forum).
Will blame work but ‘reasons’ and ‘excuses’ are different things, and work is an excuse. My new job is in retail and so xmas is a “big effing deal” (ie upwards of 50% of profit for the year) but still.
No matter how busy, I should always make time for friends.

@phaseshift an Boy Ilion – just wanted to say happy (albeit very belated) birthday!

Obviously we’ve had this before (and I really dislike Wonder’s song) but it would only leave me with Bjork and I know she’s an acquired taste.

And Claire Grogan is perfect for people-of-a-certain-age at a varieties of age!

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Ok – I don’t think I saw any of this when it was first broadcast (or since). ‘ve heard of it, but nothing I’ve seen is ringing any (cloister) bells.

So – excellent! I’m seeing it fresh!

I like the pace but wish the incidental music was toned down – is trying way too hard and (because of its nature) is far too abrasive.

Love the underwater shots and agree with Phaseshift that those shots are almost out of step with the other shooting for being more atmosphenric.

The one moment of tension I had was when I thought (and I think McCoy did too) that Sophie Aldred hadn’t handled a baby before and wasn’t cradling her head!! Maybe I’m sensitive to this as I remember all too well cradling my day-or-so baby niece and the nerves of cradling her head!!

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Looking forward to next week!

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