Now and again, along comes a thread that reminds me of why I'm never going to get married/co-habitate again.............
...........and b r e a t h e ...............
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I'm on a forum which encourages outspoken debate -
it is monopolised by the same dreary long winded posters all the time & is totally tedious..........
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I thought Selecter were fun,
Caught a smidge of UB40 - nice
Billy Ocean - what on earth was the suit & hair about?????????? Dreads & jeans please........
And that was that..........
I saw an item (BBC news) the other day that stated that the majority of vynil is sold to hard-core fans,
the implication being that the current 'boom' is not going to last (?)........
I've cut my cd's down to around 500, still buy the odd one........I've got a proper dj deck set up, so I hadn't
noticed the retail demise of the cd player - besides I use a pc, which will always play the medium
(along with YouTube).
Being old & crumbly I distrust the cloud stuff - I hate being dependant on third parties.
So back in the late 70s I had bills to pay, and started doing function stuff.
(hated it, but needs must).
I get a lead to a large pile in Oxford that wanted someone to handle all their
function disco work..........sorted (?)
I am informed that the first gig is a birthday bash for some Scottish country music
mob - I inform the venue that we don't carry that sh*t (sorry, music) but will be happy
to play what the organisers bring.
Come the night, the hotel hasn't said a word, & I'm faced with a barrage of insults.........
........end of those gigs then..............
I've just managed to turn down a plea from a local lady
who was really keen that I come out of retirement (not happening)
and play 'some reggae' for her wedding.........
I suspect that she means dubstep/Marley/Althea & Donna (at a push) -
not Lee Perry/I Roy/Bunny Wailer...........
(sigh.......)
We, of course, are the generation that spawned Melting Pot, Young Gifted & Black,
The Times They are a'Changin', Eve of Destruction & more latterly
I'm too sexy for my gerbil............but, whatever.............