Rich

Isn't it 40 degrees plus on parts of the continent at the moment? I know which I would prefer.

I just want a break in the rain. The air show was a washout last weekend, I've got two outdoor events to go to on Saturday and oh look, surprise fvcking surprise, it's going to be hammering down. Again.

I've been caught out a couple of times when walking the dogs but at least you can get out. I can't bear it when it gets above 25 - really hot days are the same as wet ones - you can't go out!!

this is a good status update - I approve 

What time do you want me round for dinner rich 😁

Second batch will be hitting the oven in the morning. This time the marinade is syrup, kecap manis and Jack Daniels.

Hi Rich, I have the same headphones and although the ear cushions and headband on mine are still ok I'm curious to know more regarding their replacement (for future reference).

Hi,

Here's what mine look like now. I bought both the ear cushions and the headband cover off fleaBay for not very much at all.
The cushions went on with a minimal amount of swearing -- after destroying the old ones to take them off, the new ones have to be stretched so that the retaining strip slips into a small gap round the outside. Easier done than explained, actually   
The headband cover really is a knitted woollen thing held on with poppers... looks like something your nan might make but it's really very comfortable, especially when you're a bit short of thatch up top like I am  

Hehe, thanks for that. Yeah, I see what you mean about the granny-knitted headband but have to say it looks good and I can imagine they would be much more comfortable now. Good job!

Which one's yours Rich?

Friday 17th June

Cool band name.

I'll have to keep a look out for mince pies in Sainsbury's soon...

Oh dear!

Soon be Easter...

Managed to resurrect some stuff, thankfully. Everything I've been working on for the last 2-3 weeks has gone though. Absolutely gutted. If there's one thing I absolutely hate, it's having to do something twice through no fault of my own. The company will be buying me an external drive this afternoon, whether they want to or not.

I was just listening to the Dean Martin - "That's amore" video on @SpondonBassed post and automatically went into "when your worktop laptop crashes...." when I saw this....

Gotcha.

Heeheehee

I'm just working on a parts project and I bought a purple Squier PJ body pending getting a Fender Jazz one at some point.

Yes, it was much the same colour as that. Imagine it with a maple board. Lovely looker.  

This one's not in the best condition, but it'll do to hold everything together whilst I'm getting the parts.

Good lad. Engaged to a petrol head 👊

Yep, they're well suited in that respect. Every xmas and birthday present they get each other is a driving experience of some sort. His one this year was a day in a Cobra. He's now totally addicted to the noise of a big-block V8.  

There are far worse things to get addicted to. Can be an expensive hobby tho.

Ancient History Day...  IIRC that was 1972.

1978

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_182

TBH this is one of the most chilling photos I have ever seen. One can only guess at the sheer unadulterated panic and terror inside that cabin. 

Yes.  I have seen (once, and never found again - I have a professional interest) a photo of a cloudscape over an American city; with an airliner in a 90-degree bank and its lower wingtip below the silhouetted buildings.  The photographer caught the airliner by accident.  There is no way that aircraft was capable of recovering.  So, everyone in it was about to die.  It is probably from one of the crashes which exposed the existence of clear air turbulence; so maybe 1975.

Well that's Rich, isn't it!

Try the live version from the "Song Remains the Same" soundtrack. Even duller and more morose than the studio recording. Plus the added bonus of 4 extra minutes 😂

Always love playing Reggae and Ska. Even I can (almost) dance to it. Such feelgood music  

Had an audition for a half decent Ska band last week, got the job - originals with freedom to put my own flavours down...smitten, but need to get fitter

That's fantastic @Raslee, Facebook links etc when you have them plz 😎

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.

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. 

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

I’ve got the Star Wars Holiday Special and it is beyond dire 😂

Never seen this before but I'm enjoying it so far 

I knew it was to good to be true. Drummer has announced that he can't rehearse the same night as everyone else, and doesn't want to do any covers but wants to do original material. None of us have ever met, never mind played together, but already he's diving straight into compositions. Surely it'd be better to do one cover to start with, to make sure we all get on and are capable? We've got to walk before we can run.

He'll want to put a 30 min drum solo in your set next 😂

Honestly, the more we heard from him, the more red flags he raised  so we've said "yeah ok, maybe not then"..!

I think she's alright actually, as far as they go on that station.  Plays some good tunes too.

We obviously have a different interpretation of "good"   

The Thursday morning quiz is the only thing I like about her show.

Thurs morning quiz is good, but I find ZB a tad overly excitable for a morning show, which is strange as I liked Chris Evans when he did the morning show and he`s no sloth in those areas. But imo Radio 2s gems are Ken Bruce & Sara Cox (and used to really enjoy the late night shows with Huey Morgan and Ana Matronic on the way home from gigs).

Twinned with Bristol City?

Mulligan and O'Hare's follow up to Tittybiscuits?

Sexbierum says hi! 

Undescended testicle?

Retailer tells me that it's being delivered from the manufacturer on the 25th. So I now have probably 3 weeks of agonised waiting. Arrgh.

It's as if you were buying from a furniture shop...

Totally worth watching just for Maria Doyle Kennedy's sultry, wonderful performance of "Never Loved A Man".
https://youtu.be/kSIiw7iofwU?si=9tJqR83hzb3dbp3-&t=3

We watched it in our hotel room at the weekend. Knackered after a day walking around Camden. It's one of those rare movies I can watch repeatedly and never get tired of. A perfect film.

...with the best closing line of any film, ever.

"I'm f*cked if I know, Terry!" 

You have my sympathies Rich, back pain = not good

Got one of those. The dogs were both in season recently and weren't allowed off the lead. Didn't stop them having "disorganised dog fights".

I'm all right when I'm upright - getting  up and sitting down is a different matter.

I have been recovering from a lower back issue and tweaked it yesterday. You have my sympathy Rich. I couldn't roll over in bed last night and was concerned I might never move again it was so bad. Luckily my back support was within reach and I managed to get it on. This at least enabled me to move again.

Pass the peas?

Remember the days when the worst thing about our PM was that he was a bit boring.. 

Yes... who would have thought that one day we would look back on it as the good old days.  

Ideal for playing on four Fenders, friend!

I fitted a laminate floor in our bedroom and replaced all the skirting at the same time, rather than going the beading route. 2nd time I've done skirting. A satisfying job if your walls are square and plumb like they were on my 1st attempt, not so much when they aren't like, my 2nd attempt in a much newer house... But decent wood filler, decorators caulk and some patience with a paintbrush covers a multitude of sins!

Oh god, I feel your 2nd-attempt pain... this house doesn't have a flat wall or a 90 degree corner or a rectangular doorway in the entire place. The whole building is a Friday afternoon job. The walls are ~ and the doorways are \ / and the corners are \_ . 

That works.

First gig with the ramp last night, love it. Definitely staying, albeit in a different form... My planted thumb wore right through all those coats of lacquer and paint some 5mm acrylic sheet is now in the post.

Last year for me £270

This year £367 was the renewal quote, which I managed to get down to £336, and couldn't get anywhere else for cheaper.

But your quote 😳

Pretty sure your current insurer doesn't want you on their books next year with that quote.

Mark

I was expecting a big jump, but it actually went down a few quid!  This is an Admiral Multicar policy for me, my good lady wife, and my 23yo daughter.

Sorry to hear that. I'm afraid this is just going to be part of our lives for a while now.

Sadly I fear you are correct. Things will never be completely the same again for live music. A few of the places that were regular gigs of ours before The Event have disappeared permanently from our calendar.