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  1. Rich
    He can do crooner stuff because there aren't too many high notes, and his voice is too shot to do his own back catalogue... a friend of mine saw him live a couple of years back, and said some of the old songs had been transposed down so far they were almost unrecognisable. Personally I think he should retire and stick to making model buildings -- from what I've seen, he has an astonishing talent for it. I haven't seen a single second of the Hootenanny so I can't comment on it specifically. From the sound of it however, I would have watched Rick Astley instead anyway. His voice these days is fantastic. I was dragged to see Take That a couple of years ago, Rick was the support and for me he stole the show completely.
  2. Rich
    Great night in Bradford on Avon with the ska band. Half judgment half luck, we managed to time it just right with the last song of the set finishing a couple of minutes to midnight... countdown, skanky 'Auld Lang Syne' and then straight into a few more tunes. Crawled into bed at five to three. Too old for this sh*t I'm getting.
  3. Rich
    Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three / the Go-Gos
  4. Rich
    Land of Confusion- Genesis
  5. Rich
    I Touch Myself - Divinyls
  6. Rich

    In various locations across the country, railway workers are sacrificing their family Christmas time in order to perform vital upgrades to lines and infrastructure, improving efficiency and services to freight and travelling public alight. Spare a thought for these folks, up to their elbows in ballast and wiring and paperwork, as you tuck into your festive feast. I'll certainly be raising a glass to all my hardworking colleagues.👏🏻

    And just in case anyone thinks I'm being sarky, no I'm 100% serious. I've done Xmas commissionings, and it's bloody hard work.

    1. jezzaboy

      jezzaboy

      One of my co workers is working boxing day doing such work. The payment? £835!

       

      As you say Rich, he will work bloomin hard for it.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      We had one-off bonus payments for working over Xmas/NY, but only if we worked a load of shifts. Not for just one. Although we did get T+50% (or 75% for night shifts) for all hours. It does pay well, but then it bloody should. 

    3. LowB_FTW

      LowB_FTW

      This is the first Christmas I haven't worked it for the last 8 years.

      Granted, it's not up to my elbows in ballast, I support an NHS trust OOH  for IT support, by my thoughts are never very far away from people that have to give up public holidays as part of their shift rotation.

       

      Mark

  7. Rich
    Outstanding. My favourite BJH. I saw that lineup in the 80s, first laser light show I'd ever seen. Mind blown.
  8. Rich
    Saturday Night Fish Fly - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Hive
  9. Rich
    I've got a great idea. How about we (and it's a radical plan, so concentrate) How about we (here goes, deep breath) get back on topic and stop this ridiculous feckin Laurence Logic arguing over pointless, irrelevant, nitpicking minutiae? Good plan, yes?
  10. Rich
    My Wal Pro 2E sounds like nothing else. Other than another Pro 2E, perhaps. All my other basses sound a bit generic to a greater or lesser extent, due to their standard pickups, eqs, etc. The Wal, though, is on its own. Idiosyncratic and characterful. It doesn't get a lot of (i.e. any) gig action these days, as its soaring value means I'm wary of taking it out. Maybe this year I'll give it a whirl.
  11. Rich
    Skint & Minted - Libertines
  12. Rich
    More to the point, which BJH? The original lineup, the post-Woolly one, or one of the two acrimonious-split versions?
  13. Rich
    Abso fuppin lutely.
  14. Rich

    Happy Rush Day (21/12)!
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    1. Daz39

      Daz39

      And at precisely 21:12 it will be the Rush Equinox! 

    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Bit of a wait for Happy Rush Year though.

  15. Rich
    Breaking into uncontrollable laughter at the merest sight of the phrases "best for metal?", "waste of TIM" and "Mark King or Flea?", none of which make any sense to anyone outside these premises.
  16. Rich
    It's no worse than the Sadowsky headstock, and a bazillion times better than the Alleva-Coppolo one. IMO anyway.
  17. Rich
    Going, Going, Gone - Luke Combs
  18. Rich
    My only substantial musical purchase this year has been my Spector Q4, and its subsequent upgrade bits (bridge, Gotoh tuners, full-fat EMGs yet to be fitted). To say I am chuffed with it is a maHOOsive understatement. It's now my go-to 4 string, in fact other than my Shuker (go-to 5 string) everything else is gathering dust... figuratively anyway.
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    Diamonds and Pearls -
  20. Rich
    I've been using the same set of Sennheiser HD280pro cans for nigh on 30 years. They're on their second headband and third set of padded ear bits, but they still sound the absolute business. I would recommend them highly.
  21. Rich
    Another great ska night at my local social club. Everyone else's turn to do the long drive normally I'm the one with the 2 hour round trip. Utterly lovely sound from the SpectorGenzBarefaced trio of doom, as ever. My send/return stomp has developed a fault, so there's a little job for some point before NYE.
  22. Rich

    What's the difference between The Polar Express and HS2?
    One's an improbable fantasy about a train, and the other is a film with Tom Hanks.

  23. Rich
    I'm trying not to, but Mrs Rich keeps showing me these houses she's finding at the other end of the bloody country...
  24. Rich
    I'm lucky enough to be in two completely brilliant bands. My great fear is that if I lose them for any reason (e.g. moving out of the area), I'll never find anything again. My age is against me, for starters.
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    In Memoriam

    Rich replied to Kiwi's topic in Site News

    @mckendrick. Long time lurker but a supporting member. I understand he'd been very unwell.
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