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1 hour ago, lemmywinks said:

I use Facebook almost exclusively for bass marketplaces and sharing Viz Top Tips so I'm not all that clued up on what everyone else does on there. Most of the permanently outraged posts I see are from more right wing Daily Mail type folk, usually about how immigrants are eating poppies or something.........

Viz top tips are some of the best things ever. I always enjoy my top tip facebook feeds

5 minutes ago, JellyKnees said:

My what really are what? Also, I don't recall mentioning the Daily Mail anywhere in this thread! Perhaps you should go and have a little lie down.

Well, in that case, I certainly apologise. I thought it was you, but it was someone else. Sorry, I will have my little lie down

4 hours ago, JellyKnees said:

I doubt that.

Yours really are . You say that snowflake is the most tedious, but you have used Daily Mail as a cliche. So many people use it that it is the ultimate cliche. 

I sent my first post on here thinking it was Off Topic. On the topic of old songs, I have heard Olivers Army played on the radio  the other day with the original lyrics. I was quite surprised. Maybe they got it mixed up with the radio edit, or has anybody else heard it recently, and seems to be ok. 

8 minutes ago, itsmedunc said:

Surely you would notice if you had been buggered? 😂

Am I the only person in the world not to have heard the term 'snowflake'? Well, I tell a lie, I've heard it on Love Thy Neighbour in the 70's. Best not mention that though...

I think that might be a different meaning today 

On 29/01/2018 at 12:58, JellyKnees said:

Nah, it's just a pathetic cliched insult thrown around by (usually) right wing pseudo-macho keyboard warrior types in a fit of pique at their inability to deal with the rapidly changing modern world, which they perceive as threatening their way of life, their fragile little egos, and ultimately their complete lack of self worth. It probably gives them a little frisson of excitement when the say it, they may even become mildly aroused and as they verbally lay into someone they perceive as being less tough than them, in the same way they probably enjoyed pulling the wings off flies when they were an unhappy child.

That's the problem I have with it.

I don't think I have ever seen so many cliches in one paragraph

17 minutes ago, BassAgent said:

And another LBGS regular announced: Peter Hook!

I am not too bothered about getting the same people as long as it is at least 5 years between. Hook and Jah Wobble have both been very recently

Nice riff. I am having a go now

6 hours ago, JellyKnees said:

Swearing at people in work isn't professional though, irrespective of what kind of environment you are working in. You certainly wouldn't get away with it in my workplace. Sounds like this person you choose to label a snowflake stood up to some typical alpha male bs macho behaviour, and you don't like it. Good.

We are not professionals, we work in a factory, and believe me, the women are worse. The bloke asks us if anyone knows if anyone here can supply heroin, and constantly swears, then cries to HR is a bit rich really. Yup, a snowflake. If he said at the start that he didn`t like swearing, and refrained from it, then I would say he would have every right to go to HR, and I would say fair play. There is a difference. I think he is a bit of a strange one, as he has had 5 jobs in 2 years. The last one was Honda, and he told us that he was asked why he was doing , whatever he was doing. He quit on the spot because they questioned what he was doing, and why he was doing it, but he said he wasn`t doing anything wrong. I don`t think he likes to be told what to do and how to do it. If it gets really busy, he said he will walk out on his crew

4 hours ago, JellyKnees said:

Please, not the tedious snowflake cliché, it's so boring. The rest of your post seems to be mostly gibberish.

I think that is gibberish. I really believe that there are snowflakes. I am a bit angry as 2 colleagues nearly got sacked because he would not take instructions. He went to HR to tell them that they weren`t professional as they swore at him. Sure, it is a male dominated area where people get frustrated,  and heated conversations come up and people swear, then we ask what is for dinner after, and forgotten about. This snowflake, which I will use, swore in front of the hearing , which was overseen by a women in HR, with the complainer constantly swearing and using the C word, and said that he would walk out if it ever became busy again. That is a definition of a snowflake. and don`t care if anyone tells me it is a cliche with 3 likes. 

In 50 years time, we will be looked at as intolerant. People will always be offended. You have to look at the time and the circumstances before we criticise the previous generation. There were awful things going on, but I would never judge my grandparents.

4 hours ago, Steve Lawson said:

indeed I will. I'll be around the whole time - looking forward to catching up with many of you  

Good. I saw your performance at the South East show, and you offered a deal on your albums on a  USB drive. I wanted one, but didn`t have the cash. Are  you offering a deal similar? If you are , I am there on the Saturday, and will seek you out to buy one

I came looking for a programme. I downloaded Audacity as it was free, and just couldn`t get it too do anything. I have downloaded Reaper for a 60 day trail. I got that working easily(at least sound through the bass) . So looking at the comments, it is looking like Reaper and Logic. I only downloaded Reaper because of some bloke  on Youtube called Glenn Fricker highly recommended it. It looks like a lot of you agree

Thanks. I am doing ear training, but trying to familiarise myself to sounds of the interval. 

I see Jah Wobble is signed up. As much as I enjoyed his slot last time, i would have preferred someone different as it was only a couple years ago. I am feeling a little underwhelmed by the artists so far. 

7 minutes ago, MoonBassAlpha said:

As long as a jazz band, or an orchestra on radio three?

If I so desire At the moment it is some soul train on the internet. The dancers always amuses me

The best solution is too build a shed at the bottom of your garden. I used to get complaints, but now I can play till 3 AM , or longer if I desire

I have to do the inevitable and learn ear training. The examples are so boring, like Star Spangled Banner and Ode To Joy etc. Has anyone got any better, enjoyable examples please.

 I so far have

Maj 2nd That`s The Way I Like It... KC and the Sunshine Band

Min 3rd Smoke on the Water...Deep Purple

Maj 3rd Lady Madonna.... Beatles

Perfect 5th I Wanna Be Adored.... Stone Roses

Octave Pusherman .... Curtis Mayfield

 Anyone able to fill the gaps of proper songs? Everytime I try to think of something, they all seem to be 5ths and octaves. Preferably descending at the momnent

41 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

When the essence of something suffers, I think it's fair comment.

I understand the reason for being critical. Just that the general listener  listen to a band differently. I think non musicians just don`t hear what musicians do. I am in the same category. 

Sorry about the S on the end.

 I am wondering if a lot of musicians are unlucky. Instead of enjoying a show, musicians are seem to be looking to find fault. I don't tend to be too critical as I am not a good enough musician.

I am really enjoying his show. The London fireworks were also fantastiv

Are we still on the merry go round?

For me, it makes no difference as i would never buy second hand. What i am against is you wanting the forum to change to Fretboard whatever , because you like it better. 

16 minutes ago, prowla said:

You seem to be fixating on questions you are chucking into the mix.

Thinking about it, I know two people who've bought fake Rics; one via gumtree and one from "a friend".

 

You seem to be bad luck

1 minute ago, prowla said:

Did you see the recent ebay thread?

Does it matter whether I personally know them?

I do know someone who bought a Rickenbacker copy thinking it was a real one.

Not much the mods can do on Ebay. If they were, i reckon your mate would not have bought it