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56 minutes ago, BigTone said:
Some useless information. I had a house on Macleay Island (off the coast of Brisbane in Queensland) right on the beach. Got if from Franks brother called John.
It's a pity that Apple didn't get into farming a piece of land for tech. Frank might have made some money from his surname.
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10 hours ago, slartibartfast said:
I would have thought he was a tad older (or even gone before) RIP Frank I'll remember you .
I remember him....in panto. I'm sure it was him I saw at the London Paladium mid 60s
He used to live in the sane town as me in Hertfordshire during the 70s.
Never met him though.
Interesting fact about THAT song. It was about Judy's Garland.
BBC News - Frank Ifield: 1960s chart phenomenon dies aged 86 - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0vv1ngrq5yo-
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Is that an international number and do I use 00 44?
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2 hours ago, Robbored said:
This a trip down memory lane for me. I used watch ‘Watch with mother’ at my nans house. My favourite was Bill and Ben and Tales from the river bank. The wooden tops and Andy Pandy were others.
Iirc correctly Noddy was another.
I think Noddy was on 'the third channel' ie ITV.
The Herbs was great as well. Parsley the lion, Dill the dog and I could go on.
"I'm Bay Leaf I'm the gardener,
I work from early morn.
I tidy up the cabbage leaves and tidy up the lawn. Oooh arrrh."
Mr Leaf was obviously a Wurzels fan.
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2 hours ago, RedM said:
Windy Miller was my hero but I always wanted him to miss time stepping out of his windmill
Not just me then!
I still have the windmill rhymical rotation noise in my head.
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7 minutes ago, mozo said:
Just build a team around him
Otherwise known as Murphy's Law!
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11 hours ago, CodeRed said:
Never rated them.
Wasn't one of them (Waters) recently called out for dressing/ appearing on stage as a Nazi?
But if you watch one of his later gigs released on bluray, there's a documentary about him visiting a site of civilian atrocities during the war.
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11 hours ago, redsquirrel said:
i work on his cars
And you're a red squirrel. You like nuts then!
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On 11/05/2024 at 13:56, slartibartfast said:
Ah, Music Time with the delectable Helen Spiers
Slarti,
Is that the series where she would say S I N G rather loudly? Then the basic music notation would appear as a ticker tape and the notes would light up at the appropriate time.
I've had this as a primary school reminder since the mid 60s!
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From our house in County Antrim last night.
I think the Aurora is a City away kit fan!
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1 hour ago, slartibartfast said:
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Steve Albini’s 10 Essential Recordings https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-songs.html
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6 hours ago, slartibartfast said:
My first guitar hero back in the 50's (I was about 7-8 when I first heard him and made me pick up my tennis racket
) , him and the Rebels. RIP Duane........... The Twang's the Thang !
One of the best ever instrumentals
And Johnnie Walker's theme tune for his Radio 1 weekday slot back in the 70s.
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As a drummer, I thought this thread was about this....
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Having lived in Stoke for 5 years, I can give a bit of perspective here.
As soon as you get out of the city boundary you are in superb countryside with the Peak District, The Roaches, Cheshire Plain, Cannock Chase etc..
So name one positive about living in Stoke? The roads leading out of the City!
However, I am still very much in touch with some amazing Stokies. They are genuinely nice people.
A few months ago, I was chatting to 2 of my Stokie friends and a conversation about what Noel Gallagher said at a gig when he spoke to a Stokie on stage. Noel called the place a ****hole or something like that. My Stokie friend immediately lambasted Noel by saying he has no right to say that because only those that live there can call it a ****hole! Stokies know Noel may well be right but...
Part of the problem I think with Stoke is their infrastructure is built on late 1800/ early 1900 designs and that there are 5 towns(or 6 depending who you ask) making up the City of Stoke. Each town with it's own identity.
Whilst we no longer live there, it is always a pleasure to re-visit. Yes, I can even name a great pub or two in Hanley. Yes our only child was born there as well. Will I defend the City of Stoke as a place of beauty and infrastructure? No. Will I defend though the people that live there and at the end of the day, that's what counts? Too damn right I would (with apologies for borrowing one of the great movie lines said by Jack Nicholson. Bonus point to anyone who can quote the exact comment and name the film)!
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3 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:
That took me back. Cheers
Wasn't the slogan 'Mellow Birds will make you smile'? I now have the advert as an earworm. Thanks!
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1 hour ago, Major Isewater said:
They fill that soulless bowl with thirty thousand paying customers in a one team town.
Derby is very much not the worst town in the country and the surrounding areas, including the Peak District are well worth visiting.
I prefer Nottingham but having also lived in Derby , I am not prepared to let uneducated opinions to be formed . We are better than that on OTIB .
Now Mansfield, that’s a hellscape .
Attention.
I am not prepared to let uneducated opinions affect my pedantry.
200 lines from you Major please stating Derby is a city not a town.
As you were.
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Top Tip For Record Decks
If you have an older turntable, don't forget to oil the bearings and motor which can be accessed from the centre spindle (normally pulls out). There used to be such a thing as Turntable oil but Sewing Machine oil (readily available from wool shops etc) is fine to use.
I could bore you even more on how to clean your vinyl to get rid of the pops and scratch noises....
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My first and only turntable which is still going strong, was bought in 1983. I bought the Scottish made Ariston RD80 from a small shop on the slipway leading to the Colston Hall/Beacon (opposite the BRI). The ADC ALT tonearm was cheaper than a Linn (can't remember their cheapest model). I was on a budget. Amazingly, 40 years on, the ADC is worth more than a Linn. Can't remember the name of this shop.
In those days, HIFI Markets was the place to be in Union St unless you had mega dosh, in which case Radfords in Gloucester Rd was your venue.
I bought the then recently released NAD 3020 from Hifi Markets but just after the price had gone up to £83.00 (original price I think was £68).Their vinyl reference was usually Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds!
I eventually made it to Radfords and spent some redundancy money on upgrading my amp. I had already upgraded from the NAD to A and R Cambridge A60 (later to shorten their name to Arcam) and purchased the Arcam Delta 290 which I still have but used for its phono board*. Radfords were kind enough to let me spend even more money on upgrading my CD player! I purchased the Arcam CD 170.3 Transport only player plus the Arcam Black Box 3 (DAC).
My Arcam P77 cartridge for the record deck is still used. The stylus (again Arcam) has been replaced over the years normally with Arcam! They are no longer made but courtesy of a stylus dealer on the Web, he sold me a Japanese equivalent which I received 2 months ago. It is fantastic and fits snuggly into the P77.
Then there's my passion with Surround Sound Processors that first entered into my life in the early 90s! Let's not go there!
If I had saved all my money instead of buying HIFI and all things AV (including projectors) and watching City, I'd be wealthier but a lot more miserable!
*The 290 was upgraded in the 00s to believe it or not to an Arcam Pre Amp and an Arcam Power Amp.
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BBC News - Terry Anderson: US journalist held hostage in Lebanon for years dies at 76
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5 hours ago, 1960maaan said:
When I was starting out buying my first Amp & speakers, they told me not to worry about cost or name, if you like the sound the equipment is right for you. So I always tell anyone thinking about new stuff go and listen to it. Richer Sounds are usually good for selection and they have some good quality , cheaper end stuff .Some stores have a listening room which is a big help. When I was looking for my first upgrade many years ago, the guy suggested better quality cables , that made a difference I didn't believe. Taking my own equipment and hearing how cables and different speakers sounded was a great way to spend a day. Also saved me a load of money from what another audio shop wanted to sell me.
Absolutely correct.
Analogue is reliant on getting a decent audio feed and cables are so important.
Before upgrading your speakers, check your cables. If you have Bell wire then you have a major issue! :laugh:
I made my own cables using Cat5 and it was very interesting and cost saving when comparing the market. I've now upgraded to Audioquest for interconnects.
Regarding speaker cables though, I have had a few in my time. Monster Cable was the big thing early 80s, then QED 79 strand late 80s. I can't remember what I replaced those with but 5 years ago I went to my local hifi store for a demo.
What I ended up purchasing was not what I thought I was going to initially buy. Chord Cables have always been deemed as really good but expensive. However, when listening to their range, the Sarsen cable from Chord really amazed me. It's deliberately thinner than most cables and is designed to go round corners and for hiding out of sight. Yet, the quality was unbelievable.
I bought more than 20 ft per speaker. More than enough to run my front speakers from where the amp is.
I have given you the length to emphasise just how good they can handle the load required to drive my floor Standers.
Take your favourite CDs etc with you as you'll know the tracks and how they sound.
Upgrading speaker cable is far cheaper than upgrading the speakers themselves.
FWIW, my speakers are over 30 years old. I've replaced the rubber rings once 6 years ago. They still sound great. The cables have added a new life to the speakers and saved me money!
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2 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:
I bought them second hand in 1975/6? for £100 from a charming old chap in Clifton, used them in the UK for a few years, took them with me to the Middle East for a few years, back and forth from/to the UK/France until two years ago, when I sold them to a relatively young man, who bought them for €400 and told me that, as far as he was concerned, he had bought some quality speakers at a bargain price.
Whatever, we shook hands on a mutually satisfactory deal.
The rubber ring which connects the speaker cone to the metal ring (which is screwed into the speaker cabinet) can be the first to suffer wear and tear. However, the ring is fairly easy to replace and fix yourself.
My beloved custom built speakers from the late 80s, were suffering badly. New rings which included the glue, cost me £30 on ebay. Who'd have thought that clothes pegs could also be used as mini vices to glue together the ring to the metal?
Don't throw out any speakers just because the ring is starting to disintegrate. A cheap fix is available.
did Bristol City actually invent VAR?
in Football Chat
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Hence that old joke about a City fan spotting (name any Rovers manager during the 70s and 80s) coming out of Rediffusion with a boxed colour TV.
The City fan asks him what's in the box.
"I've got this new colour TV for the team."
The City fan replies,"Sounds like you got a great deal."