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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1412587731' post='2570086'] Out of scope, no..? 'Big names', fumps, 'big names'. Read the title. [/quote] Sorry I had to look him up as well

No one mentioned Paul McCartney's balls up at the olympic opening ceremony........It's ok Macca it's one of your most famous songs & no one was watching really mate ***pats him on his back*** sniggers

[quote name='Bassmonkey' timestamp='1412532165' post='2569679'] Fumps assume was Brudenell? I was there too. Bloody amazing [/quote] Ho yes.....was a belting gig. Wish I knew you were there, could have had a pint together

[quote name='Stu-khag' timestamp='1412080481' post='2565397'] Totally agree. Tis a real shame that's it have you seen this from St Pancras Station? [/quote] I have seen this a few times although I never knew it was him. I'm still dumbstruck how people can be exposed to people playing music to that level & not be stood watching him. I would have missed my train lol

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1412086838' post='2565509'] Just missed out on a ticket for the gig in Bristol tonight. Arse. [/quote] We bought ours as soon as the tickets went on sale. Really chuffed I got to see them.......can you not blag your way in mate ? It would be worth trying

Was a cracking night, although a gig is never the same when your drinking lemonade (school night & I was driving). I'm still semi deaf lol

I went to see The Jim Jones review last night. My giddy ant they were hard rocking guys. My ears are still ringing. The band were great players & brilliant showmen but the piano player was something else. Its a total shame this is going to be their last tour. A great band already gone, which is a real shame, they were a really awesome band.

Watched the film last night, not a fan but the film was outstanding. I know someone who has his old battered Gibson SG that Mr Dury sold to him. its an old battered guitar but he loves it

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My main bass cost less than £300 brand new. I've played other instruments that cost twice that will no impulse to change. My bass is exactley what I want & does everything I need. Its down to the person.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1411463478' post='2559682'] Great post Fumps. On a morning that finds me in a mentally glum place, you have cheered me up. [/quote] Glad I could be of service mate, I had a lovely time that I will never forget. Music to me is still a place of wonder & invention. And I'm going to do my best to never forget that. [quote name='Paultrader' timestamp='1411464383' post='2559689'] I've never seen [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nittin Sawhney but have some of his CDs and I have a huge regard for him, his musical integrity and inventiveness. I wish I'd known about that gig! My wife (who went to uni in Leeds and thinks it's a fantastic place) once went to a talk by him about his life and music, and said it was really fascinating.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]And as a Londoner (although I don't live there now), it's nice to hear good things about the old place - I've just got used to hearing it slagged off over the years. So thank you for that fumps.[/font][/color] [/quote] To be honest I never liked London till now, my opinion was unfair to be honest. I went down with my better half who knows London well, there was no stress & having someone there who knows how to get by was ace. We stayed in Kensington (Close to Earls Court tube station) had a few pints in the Courtfield pub, Went to a few of the little parks around there. London is lovely, I really enjoyed my time there. I even enjoyed the underground. Although I still find it spooky that people dont speak to each other. A game I developed was to speak & say funny stuff to see who smiles lol......I even got an old guy laughing .....It's a nice place. I will definately be going back. The gig was awesome, I also found that the staff who work in the Albert hall were amazing, I asked questions & got the kind of service you just wouldnt get anywhere else. I had one of the bar staff go on a massive adventure for me for some crisps....which was really funny, bless him for the help. Thats not even considering the amazing gig. Nittin Sawhney was nothing short of stunning. Miss F even managed to get us 2nd row centre tickets. When I was sat down for the first time I looked behind me & saw the Hall in it's full splendor, I just stood with my jaw sagging open like a reet northern monkey lol.....The acoustics are amazing in there. All in all I have changed my mind about London, it's a great place, full of lovely, friendly people. It's just differant to where I'm from, but I found if you are just yourself you cant go far wrong.

I'm not sure if there is any love for Nittin Sawhney on BC but the amazing Miss F took me to see him at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night, we were sat on the second row centre, I've never been the RAH before and had my jaw on the floor just sat there in shock lol Anyway the gig itself was just awe inspiring from start to finish. The spport was a young delicate lady called Eva Stone who started by telling us that her last gig was a half full pub & captured the audience with a voice that filled the Hall with her amazing fragile voice that stunned the audience. The musicianship of Nittin Sawhney's band was humbling to the point of making me feel like I should quit playing lol. The guest's included John Martyn's bass player (Danny Thompson) who came on with no pomp at all and proceeded to play the best acoustic slide guitar I've ever seen then later Bjork's right hand man came on and played an instrument I've never seen before & took me to another world. I just spent the whole gig trasfixed and I'm still on a high. I will never forget what I saw there, A totally awe inspiring gig........Wow just......Wow!!! I'll be honest I'm a fish out of water in London, I just spend my whole time there in a fightened silence and completely lost, but Sunday was spent idelly strolling around Kensington with a big smile on my face & met some lovely people who seemed happy to chat to a lost northern weirdo lol, which is a first for me. The whole time I spent down in London was spell binding & the Royal Albert Hall was nothing short of execptional......My whole outlook of London has been turned on its head.....I will not be a stranger again.

Thats ace

Yeh I'm glad you have seen the posative in this. All experiences can be useful, as long as you have learned something it's only a good thing. I too have met & have received emails from people who speak better than they play (I'm crap at both lol) the musical underworld is littered with failed dreamers & wannbe stars My work mate bought a guitar off a dude a few weeks ago who had a vast collection of guitars (He estimated about 20-30K's worth of instruments just in his livingroom) and felt a bit intimidated by him. until the guy picked up a vintage Fender & played a few badly timed blues licks at a beginner level to him whilst beaming a massive confident smile......my mate just stood there stunned at how bad he was. My mate bought the guitar backed away ....lol

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1410864022' post='2553934'] What happened to the OP? I thought there was a question coming! [/quote] Not to worry I think I sorted it with him

I used to live in a shared house with 4 other young lads, we were propper party animals (Tame in the way that all our neighbours used to regurlaly ask us for favours, climbing through windows when keys were lost & student girls who asked needed leaking pipes fixing.....ooo matron) we were loud but approachable lol Anyway all summer we used to sit in the back garden drinking beer, listening to someone playing a famous jazz tune on clarinet (Dont ask me the name of it, but I could hum it for you) .....all summer it was getting better & better. One day when we were all listening, the person got it perfect......we all cheered & clapped when it stopped......then in the distance we heard a "thank you" lol .I love hearing anyone practicing & I think it's a shame that less people play instruments. ......apart from bagpipes.....thats not a good noise

So the BBC have confirmed that the kids playing bass will be very bloody busy later in life. Jammy buggers

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1410763248' post='2552713'] Show her some Haim videos. She'll not complain again... [/quote] She does look like she is trying to eat her own head at times lol

[quote name='Ross' timestamp='1410523832' post='2550349'] It's a skill well worth learning, it's easy enough if you have some basic tools. Especially on Bass, much easier to set up than guitars in my opinion. Guitars are a pain in the arse - less margin for error. [/quote] Yeh I was reading this thread thinking "Why have I never bothered to learn this? " lol

THis thread has kind of prompted me to get off my as*e and learn. Something I've never needed to do before but it's a skill I definately should have

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1410417627' post='2549138'] Yup I like them. They haven't been up to much recently though have they? [/quote] There last album "Yeh Ghost" (2009) was a little darker & more experimental and I dont think this sold as well as their other three. Shame really as I love their work with Sia as vocalist. I love that ladies voice

THe fuinniest book I have ever read was Spike Milligans re-writing of the Old testiment. That book made me literally laugh out loud on busses which lead to some very funny looks by people. If you have a daft sense of humour, I cannot recommend this book enough

I think I should re-phrase the above quote to I dont think I've ever heard of any child learning how to tie shoelaces in classes.....Any good Parent should teach their kids that. For instance my son started secondary school & was worried about catching the bus on his own. So I spent several hour's catching the bus up & down his school run on Saturday so he felt confident enough to do it himself. Being a parent isnt rocket science you just have to care enough to try. Back to the OP. I suppose I was slightly iffy not reading through the point at the start. I dont think it should be a set subject but given it as an option i think is fine. Although in practice I doubt it will work. Schools are struggling with budgets as it is & although I think certain kids would be good and benefit from music the funding will always be an issue. I asked my boy if he wanted to play an instrument & he just shrugged and told me he would rather play football.......dammit! I will get him soon enough !!!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1410354865' post='2548469'] Seriously, though, did anyone watch that TV programme on this subject last night? The shockers for me were, firstly, the 'music teacher' who didn't like music and just f***ed about self consciously with some djembes (waste of her time and the students) and, secondly, the school's budget for literacy (£200 a YEAR for the WHOLE SCHOOL of 160 pupils!!!) FOR LITERACY!!! Same school's budget for music = zero. WTF are they doing with our taxes? [/quote] Ho I know the answer to that. My best mate is a joiner, he was contracted to build a stage for a local primary school. once the stage was built to the education standards (Basically over engineering it to beyond its needed build quality to meet standards set by the EU etc) they had no more budget for anything like music or drama. The budget was spent building the stage to show events that the school could not afford to develop to show on the stage they had built.......makes sense to erm no one.