Dad3353

Vintage ones : yes. Reissue ones : no.

@ped, @wateroftyne, @Woodinblack Undergoing updates..? Broken..? Lost in space..? It's not been responding for the last day or so. Any explanation, please..?

I've never been a believer in this 'intellectual property' and 'royalties' thing. When someone makes a chair, no monies are due from anyone sitting on it once it's been sold. A musician writes a song, gets paid for recording it and the disk gets sold. He/she gets paid; end of. Those growing tomatoes sell tomatoes; those selling music sell their music. I don't hold with sitting by the pool with a long drink whilst the millions roll in from sales, often decades since the original 'creation'. It's virtual, and makes very little sense, except to specialised lawyers. Time to end it all and get back to getting paid for one's honest work, based on actually doing that work, not on having, once upon a time, having done it. Just my tuppence-worth; I know it's unpopular here, but...

@bnt :

Dummkopf..! You've posted the Feb Pdf, not the May one..!

If there was a demonstratable likeness to any Muppet character, one would have to argue one's case against a battery of highfaluting Disney lawyers with deep pockets. Whether one wins or not could be independent of the rights or wrongs of the case, just the finances engaged. Such is Justice in these realms.

The term 'Muppet' is owned by Disney and/or Henson, and anything that resembles any Muppet character could be subject to litigation.

Fixed.

No..? Aw, chucks; I'll log out then.

Another vote for 'Mr PC'. A solidly Good Read.

As did I, but I returned them. I could never get a signal; I didn't have this problem with my previous Sony Ericsson, with Orange as provider. The SIM kept falling out, too. ...

Fixed.

There had been signs in the 'Depression' topic; her latest post, end of November, showed cause for some optimism, but it would seem that the Black Dog would not let go. RIP, Sam.

There is precedence; in the dim and distant past, there have been one or two slightly longer entries proposed. There is, of course, the 'normal' treatment, to have a fade-in/fade-out; that's the simple way to reduce the length. There is, in any case, a little-known subsidiary rule, that listeners only listen to no more than the first five minutes of any track, however long it may be. There is a special 'Lemmy's entry' clause reducing this to one minute, maximum, for obvious health and sanity reasons.

S'what I said, a bird scarer. ...

Or maybe 'busk' your own 'concert' quite close to theirs..? It won't take long for them to take the hint, with a suitable choice of instrument ...

A bit lightweight, methinks, for a 200+ capacity disco club, and definitely overkill as a bird scarer. Thinking of upgrading the car stereo, maybe..?

That's quite severe; you're allowed a bit more than seven seconds. ...

That's never stopped Lenny. ...

Our nearest neighbour runs a plumbing/heating business. I 'phoned him a while back, asking if he could look at our water pressure. He popped round one day when I was out, and the pressure regulator was changed (pressure restored...). No invoice, or fee. He was surprised (and pleased...) when I dropped in to offer him a bottle; he had refused the money I had offered. Sometimes there are other concerns than one's professional or otherwise status. Just sayin'.

My other pet peeve is apostrophes. ...

Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've never worked for money, I've always chosen work that interests me. It has helped that I'm rather broad-minded in the field I choose, and learn very quickly. From avionics to IT, audio manufacture, professional gardening, lab instrument manufacture, jukebox and video game repair, musician (of course...), technician in a music shop, freelance programmer, short spell on a building site (between jobs...), pool-table manufacture, disco installation, back to IT, teaching, programming production systems for various French, Dutch and US companies as IT manager, then retirement. None of these posts were highly paid; all were rewarding. When playing music (drummer...) professionally, I got paid a pittance, but enjoyed the whole process, and have fistfuls of anecdotes and memories from those days that, to me, are priceless. Whilst working, I also played weddings and functions as a duo with a buddy for several years, and helped a local rock/punk/ska band get off the ground by doing their transport, sound, then their lights, for a few years more. Again, all unpaid, but a further store of unforgettable moments. Now retired, of course, I have a very modest income and a very modestly confortable lifestyle. I would not have had such enjoyment of my life had I gone looking for fame or fortune. No regrets, and I still play for free when asked.

Almost. The drummer is, for the most part, playing to a 'click' track, so, although there are solo spots and (much..!) improvisation, the whole show is pretty strictly timed, with short 'free' passages in between numbers. If the spots don't fall on the right person at the right time, the effect is lost, and if the frontman changes his posture (leaning forward menacingly into an eery green footlight...) when it's on, it can't be rolled back. It's a matter of 'loose' synchronising, along with pre-planning for all concerned. Much like a lot of backing tracks, I think.

No, the lights stayed in time with the band.