phobucket Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi all, Been browsing for a while, thought I'd join in the fun. Very envious of all you Status and Wal players. They are very hard to come by on this side of the pond. Best, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Welcome to Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi Ben and welcome Glad to see you have a suitably iconic British avatar! And maybe someone here might be interested in trading a wal or a status for something on [i]your[/i] side of the pond Hope you enjoy the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Welcome to basschat. I like the avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobucket Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Thanks all. The missus and I are big 80s/90s Brit TV fans (Lovejoy, Wooster and Jeeves, Poirot, Campion); if anyone has recommendations for others we'd be happy to Netflix them. Yeah, I'm just looking for an excuse to hop on a plane to England for a bass trade... And to completely derail my own introduction thread: if someone says he is from Shetland, he means the island and not some area of London, right? Seems like people on this board would probably know Edited March 24, 2010 by phobucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='phobucket' post='785096' date='Mar 24 2010, 08:18 PM']Thanks all. The missus and I are big 80s/90s Brit TV fans (Lovejoy, Wooster and Jeeves, Poirot, Campion); if anyone has recommendations for others we'd be happy to Netflix them. Yeah, I'm just looking for an excuse to hop on a plane to England for a bass trade... And to completely derail my own introduction thread: if someone says he is from Shetland, he means the island and not some area of London, right? Seems like people on this board would probably know [/quote] You've got brilliant taste in TV. I watched so much Jeeves and Wooster not so long back I was going around saying things like "what's a chap supposed to do?" and lots of "bally people". And yes, Shetland is just off Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobucket Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Marvin' post='785138' date='Mar 24 2010, 04:55 PM']You've got brilliant taste in TV. I watched so much Jeeves and Wooster not so long back I was going around saying things like "what's a chap supposed to do?" and lots of "bally people".[/quote] Thanks. Good stuff! We've been running around here saying "What ho" and "Rah di rah di rah di rah, sir?" and singing 47 Ginger headed sailors. We just finished the last Lovejoy disc (wasn't the same without Eric) and are a bit stumped for what to watch next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatEric Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi. Nice to hear from you. I have a good friend in Philadephia, been there a couple of times - great place. I share your taste in good British TV. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednaplate Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Welcome on board the friendliest bass website. I've been to Philadelphia... okay I stopped at the train station en route to Washington DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_D Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='phobucket' post='785192' date='Mar 24 2010, 09:29 PM']Thanks. Good stuff! We've been running around here saying "What ho" and "Rah di rah di rah di rah, sir?" and singing 47 Ginger headed sailors. We just finished the last Lovejoy disc (wasn't the same without Eric) and are a bit stumped for what to watch next.[/quote] Early Taggart was feckin awesome before the main man died. You may seriously struggle with the accent though haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic mac moe Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Welcome friend. You should take a peek at Minder-classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Welcome. How about early Morse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobucket Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Thanks all for the recommendations. I haven't heard of any of them, but I'll check them out. Been to the UK once to visit some friends who went to LIPA..swung up to Scotland to visit the Pass of Killiecrankie and then down to London for a couple of days before heading home. Loved it, but didn't get to spend nearly enough time there. When I worked in the orchestra on cruise ship in the late 90s, my friend was from the Welsh border just south of Liverpool. It took months for most people to be able to understand him. He soon realized he could get away with saying just about anything to just about anyone...funny guy. Anyway, by comparison, the Scottish accent doesn't seem that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Hello mate. You really have to check out Fawlty Towers and Rising Damp if you haven't already. Both are genius writing and performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Cracker! You have to watch Cracker! Brilliant. I'm not sure how many they made (sure someone on here will know) but they were feature-length TV mini-series with Robbie Coltrane (AKA Hagred off of Harry Potter) during the '90's. Anyway, welcome to BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobucket Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 Haven't been able to find Cracker, but checked out Minder and Rising Damp. Good stuff. Thank you. Also been watching the first season of Hustle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 If you're watching sit-coms as well as dramas you should check out Only Fools and Horses. It was hugely popular and is something of a British institution. And +1 for Fawlty Towers if you haven't seen it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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