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It, seems like this thread has become the big nostalgia trip and not so much the first concert.
Never having any problems hopping on a diversion, I’m going to join in.
Anyone who was a college or Uni in the UK in the late 60s-early 70s will have seen, like me, all of these groups, because all played the college circuit:
The Who
The Animals (Erik Burdon and Alan Price)
Traffic (with Steve Windwood and Dave Mason)
Aleksis Korner (with every great English blues player)
The Zombies
Moody Blues
Pink Floyd
Jeff Beck (with singer Rod Stewart and on keyboards Elton John)
Sonny Boy Williamson
Georgie Fame
Them (with Van Morrison)
Fontella Bass
…I’m sure I’ve missed out many, including the hundreds of soul bands who started touring, inspired by the 65 tour I saw at a dance hall in Burnley:
Otis Reading, Sam and Dave, Booker T. etc…
(and if you drove to Watford Gap services on the M1, in the early hours of a Sunday morning, you could meet anyone of the above, having a coffee and a much needed piss)
Like
Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
Dave Dee & the Bostons ( later Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Titch)
The Merseybeats
The Hollies
The Kinks
The Alan Price Set
The Troggs
Seen 'em all at Dreamland. As well as the lot you mentioned. Most of those groups played at the Sunday night Rendevouz Club, before they were mega-famous.
I did see a lot of them again when they were really famous at the saturday night hops at RAF Brize Norton. We used to get the best there.
I forgot about:
The Hollies
The Kinks
The Alan Price Set
The Troggs
but missed the Mersybeats out on purpose, Because I could never work out how popular they really were - also a couple of my mates played with them.
What a musical education we received!
As that Welsh tart sang "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end".
But they did.
Now you are just rubbing it in Thomas and Lampard!
This hasn't been a good day, I awoke to the news that Shane and Simone had split and now I'm reminded of the great musical acts I was never able to see.
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Elwood... Its 106 miles to chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, its dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake...Hit it!
Blues Brothers
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With the six month anniversary of the Tsunami there has been a rash of publicity in the Australian media with followup stories from the effected areas. It has helped highlight the amount of work still to be done in areas such as Khao Lak and Aceh. Hopeful it may rekindle the helping spirit of those who are able to to travel and assist as volunteers. Very cheap package tours to Phuket are being extensively advertised in the press here.
Of concern, the major aid agencies have reportedly only spent 20-30% of the massive funds donated. The rest is sitting in banks earning large amounts of interest for these agencies. Spokespersons have been defending this action in the media stating the money is there for the long haul (5-10 years). Cynics with long memories remember the reluctance of some agencies to release funds donated to the victims of the Bali bombings. Some of the funds were used for other projects.
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When you say rock concert, of course i thnk of sitting in a field for three days watching non-stop music. I was at Shepton Mallett in 1970 for my first. I couldn't remember the whole line up but looked it up and even though I was there it surprised me. And I can vividly remember about 90%;
Pink Floyd
Santana
Canned Heat
Donovan ( came by helicopter)
Dr John ( not the same one)
Flock
Hot Tuna ( part of Jefferson Airplane)
Steppenwolf
Maynard Fergason
Joe Jammer
Hawkwind
Byrds
Colosseum
Country Joe
Johnny Winter
Frank Zappa
Moody Blues ( also by helicopter but were very late)
Fairport Convention
Keef hartley Band
It's a Beautiful Day
Jefferson Airplane
Led Zeppalin
John Mayall
What a line up.
The next music feast I devoured was some years later at Knebworth. The line-up there was;
Genesis
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Devo
Jefferson Airplane ( without Gracie; she was left pissed in Hamburg)
Hot Tuna
Brand X ( Phil Collins's other group)
In my extreme youth 14-18 I had seen dozens of other groups at Dreamland in Margate. In fact most of the top acts of the time. Suppose thats why I love 60's & 70's music
I was at both of those too....
Great weren't they!
!Luck old gits , I would have been 4 at the time , but still would have dug it.
The best era in music and I was too young....sigh.
I concur. I wasn't too young (am still an old git), but was stranded in the then cultural wasteland of Australia. Only a few crumbs came our way.
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Freedom means the ability to decide to no longer read any more of this largely plagerised w##k.
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Rolling Stones supported by Roy Orbison about 1964. (really showing my age)
Roy nearly stole the show.
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A typical soccer Hooligan, albiet on the wrong side of the fence.
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AFP.
Australia shocked the sporting world by recording a cricketing victory over England in Durham today.
Scientists have put it down to the Lunar conjunction with Saturn and say that normality will soon return.
Sport stories
Australia beats England by 57 runs
Date: 24/06/05
Australia has its swagger back thanks to an awesome performance with the ball and in the field in their 57-run win over England in the tri-series cricket match at the Riverside Ground.
Brett Lee made a brilliant return from injury and Glenn McGrath bowled beautifully as Australia won its first match of the tri-series to overtake Bangladesh on the table and put its Ashes tour back on track after four straight losses.
Chasing 267 to win, England finished on 9-209.
Allrounder Andrew Symonds also got back into his teammates' good books after serving a two-match suspension for drinking into the early hours before last Saturday's loss to Bangladesh.
Man-of-the-match Symonds top scored with 73 from 81 balls in Australia's total of 5-266, and with Damien Martyn (68 not out) put on 142 for the fourth wicket.
Lee and McGrath ensured England was never a chance of reaching the target by restricting the home side to 3-17 after 10 overs with lethal spells of accurate fast bowling.
What were you saying about the Aussie bowlers fart???
It was only a last wicket gutsy, record breaking piece of batting by the venerable Gough that prevented the result from being a complete slaughter.
I loved his Casper the friendly ghost impression in Shane Watsons face when he came out to bat.
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Yes lamp, I left the comp on desktop scoreboard,got up at 4am to water the horse and saw the poms wanted 90 off 33 balls with only 1 wicket in hand. mission impossible ,Gough did a fine job bat and ball though.
Yeah ...I watched the Aussie scores on ecb.com, but you have to reload all the time, it doesn't do it automatically. Do you know a better site. I got up earlt too, but when I saw we were 198-9 I went back to bed.
RTEngland v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street
A terse statement of intent
The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller
June 23, 2005
Andrew Symonds: muted but effective © Getty Images
On Tuesday, Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood spanked 349 runs from 279 balls as England rattled along to a monstrous total of 391 for 4 against Bangladesh, the second-highest one-day score in history. On Thursday, the same three batsmen mustered a paltry three runs between them from 30 shaky deliveries, as Australia restored some normality to this most surreal of NatWest Series.
ry www.baggygreen.com.au,reloads every 2 balls
(Totster clone)
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In an effort to stay out of trouble Warne has thrown away his phone. He was advised on this by Russell Crow who unfortunately had a far different result.
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Paint it Black---- Stones
Stairway to Heaven----- Zepplin
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Thought I'd check to see when England last won an Ashes series.
Turned out to be several decades ago. 1986/7 to be exact.
Back then Totster would have been a todler and ProffesorFart just a fart in a bottle.
No wonder they're getting exited before the event even starts!
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Hey Admin. Can you lift the ban on Aussie posters to this thread. I guess they must be banned, cause before the tour started no-one else could get a post in edgeways with them telling us how <deleted> we were, and how great they were.
It's amazing what a difference 2cm can make to a cricket game and a million long suffering Poms around the world. That was how close Englands current South African superstar, guest player was to being run out when Ponting threw the stumps down early in his innings. He then went on to smash 330 off the next eleven balls!
Okay we're getting serious now. All players are going to turn up sober and Ponting is going to use his bat when next he starts his shuffle across the crease!
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Just a pity our gloating pommy posters can only make reference to the team that lost and not the team that won
Well done Bangladesh!
You can't deflect your misery that easily mate!
Aus need that Lee pace back sharpish but Flintoff will only bounce him out again.
Ponting has screwed up here big time as far as morale goes. Something is wrong and he is not backing his players.
He's no AB. Those days are gone.
There is mutiny afoot in the ranks of the team. Expect to see Gilchrist or Martyn as captain for the tests.
Oz doesn't turn captains over every five minutes like England Mr Fart! Congratulations to Bangladesh and particularly Ashraful. Even I, a rabid Aussie supporter, was barracking for his century and his team to win once they got past 200! Crash Ash's celebration was something to see!
Was discussing with some mates over Friday drinks how our team is aging and the cupboard is relatively threadbear in the bowling ranks. The selectors won't give the likes of Lee or Tait a go in the tests preferring the aging McGrath clone, Kasprowitz. The chickens may be coming home to roost.
The fact that our best allrounder turned up for the game pissed gives some indication of where there minds are at the moment.
(thought for the day.... what sort of country produces so many convicts they have to export them all over the world?)
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Looking for information of wholesale shops and galleries in Bali selling art, home decor, local garments and jewelry.
Got only 3 days there and will stay in Ubud.
Any idea will be handy.
Thanks a lot.
There are large fixed price department stores in Denpasar and Kuta. Handycraft centres are the villages of Batubalan, Celuk (silver jewelry), Mas (woodcarvers) and Ubud itself for art. The villages are on the road to Ubud. Garmets, trickets and everything can be found in the many thousand small shops and markets everywhere. They will come to you. The friendly Javanese traders will gently lead you through the bargaining process.
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I'm off to Bali for few days next week after long time.
In Indonesian Forum there's a Bali boycott after the 20 years jail sentence for an Ausie girl bust.
Anybody been there recently? Is it safe there and still friendly like years ago? Want to stay in Ubud. Maybe any good hotel advice?
Thx
Don't bother with the place. I've been there about 12 times since 1976 when it was completely natural and unspoiled. I won't go again. It's not just the Corby verdict that I'm concerned about (I'm not entirely convinced she's innocent, but the process of her arrest, trial and sentencing was barbaric!) Bali remains a beautiful island, and Ubud a jewel, but the people you encounter now as a tourist do not resemble the special Hindu Balinese of the past.
As it became the richest part of Indonesia the Javanese flocked there in their thousands to take advantage of the tourist riches. They hassel you to the point of madness in their attempts to seperate you from your rupiah and it completely spoils the whole experience.
Another Aussie has just been set up by the drug dealers for a very small amount of hashish and faces 10 years inside. The system allows the dealers to operate untouched, but jumps on the young, dumb druggies who blunder around the world completely forgoing any modican of common sense. This has taken away the charm of interaction with the special, friendly local people. Best to spend your dollars (or what ever) in LOS where the people have and will always retain their own special identity, friendliness and independancy.
Interesting post there croc.
Although not to wish anything bad on Bali's tourism (particularly as we have had our share of troubles in Thailand) lets hope that the tourist and long term expats alike follow you & opt for the wonderful LOS.
In every loss there is a gain !!
G'day Kid. Bali was once a strong consideration as a venue for my retirement years. I, fortunately, realised it couldn't compare with Thailands overall package. Perhaps I was a bit harsh on Bali (its amazing what a six pack of Hahn Premium and a bottle of Goundry Unwooded can do to your memories of a particular place.) I've had some great times in Bali. Everyone should go there for a look VooDoo. It is a special part of the world.
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I'm off to Bali for few days next week after long time.
In Indonesian Forum there's a Bali boycott after the 20 years jail sentence for an Ausie girl bust.
Anybody been there recently? Is it safe there and still friendly like years ago? Want to stay in Ubud. Maybe any good hotel advice?
Thx
Don't bother with the place. I've been there about 12 times since 1976 when it was completely natural and unspoiled. I won't go again. It's not just the Corby verdict that I'm concerned about (I'm not entirely convinced she's innocent, but the process of her arrest, trial and sentencing was barbaric!) Bali remains a beautiful island, and Ubud a jewel, but the people you encounter now as a tourist do not resemble the special Hindu Balinese of the past.
As it became the richest part of Indonesia the Javanese flocked there in their thousands to take advantage of the tourist riches. They hassel you to the point of madness in their attempts to seperate you from your rupiah and it completely spoils the whole experience.
Another Aussie has just been set up by the drug dealers for a very small amount of hashish and faces 10 years inside. The system allows the dealers to operate untouched, but jumps on the young, dumb druggies who blunder around the world completely forgoing any modican of common sense. This has taken away the charm of interaction with the special, friendly local people. Best to spend your dollars (or what ever) in LOS where the people have and will always retain their own special identity, friendliness and independancy.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 15 — Six masked men with shotguns seized dozens of students and teachers at an international school in northwestern Cambodia on Thursday, demanding that authorities give them money, weapons and a minivan, the government and police said.
The men took about 70 people hostage but later released 30 of them, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said. Three of the hostages were teachers, Deputy Military Police Commander Prak Chanthoeum said.
The attackers ''were armed with shotguns'' and stormed the Siem Reap International School about 9:30 a.m., demanding $1,000, six AK-47 assault rifles, six shotguns, hand grenades and a car, Prak Chanthoeun said.
The information minister said that the hostage-takers wanted a 12-seat minivan.
Authorities were communicating with the hostage-takers by mobile phone, the deputy military police commander said.
Foreign students also appeared to be among the hostages, Seim Reap police official Ou Em said.
Further details about the incident were not immediately available.
Siem Reap, a town 140 miles northwest of the capital Phnom Penh, is Cambodia's top tourist destination and has a number of expatriate residents. The ancient temples of Angkor, one of the world's man-made wonders, are located just outside the town which has mushroomed in recent years thanks to the tourism boom.
Their demands consist of: $1,000, six AK-47 assault rifles, six shotguns, hand grenades and a car (a 12-seat minivan) ?
There are probably TV members here that would have an interest in this.
Yes, absolutely interested!
The gf's international school travelled there to compete with them in a sports tournament with Thai/foreigner student athletes and US/Canadian coaches.
This is really terrible news. It shows how desperate some people are... and I wouldn't put it past for something similiar to occur in Thailand, although less likely.
Admittedly, their demands are whacked.... Take 70 hostages and demand a thousand bucks and some guns and a visa-run bus?
Hoping everything ends peacefully....
Will certainly attempt to stay abreast of developments.
Apparently there is at least 1 Australian child aged 4 or 5 among the hostages
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I think age should be considered if everybody going to take the p##s out of us larger types. (fatties)
In my younger footy playing days I was 85 kilos of solid muscle and no one got in my way. These days I'm considerably larger (and a crock) and every a/hole tries to walk through me in the street.
Reminds me of a story. I once got upgraded to business class on longish flight out of Perth and was sitting there in 1A feeling pretty happy with my self when a forklift pulled up to the door of the plane. The biggest guy I've ever seen lumbered from a platform on the forklift and dropped into 1B! He spilled over into half of my seat and I had to sit on one cheek jammed against the window for the entire flight. I couldn't even get downgraded to economy because the plane was full!
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The problem is human. We already have lots of flying vehicles. They are surrounded by stricter regulations than ground-based vehicles because most people can't handle the responsibility of driving a normal car.
There was a flying vehicle pulled over in NSW the other day. The driver was a Chinese student on P plates and was timed doing about 230 kmh. His excuse?
He's never driven in the dark before and was scared and wanted to get home!!
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Speaking of birds of prey, are there eagles in Thailand? What kinds of eagles, and in which provinces?
I've seen many white sea eagles on the inaccessable limestone islands in Phang Nga Bay. Unfortunately, I've also seen far too many in Soi Bangla posing for photos on tourists shoulders!
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I don't have a province in Thailand yet, but this flag is close to where I am.
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I'm not game to descibe myself, but Tornado recently described me as:
Old
Fat
Crippled
Ugly
At least I can count
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I just moved here. Seems nice but if I keep spedning my money like I am doing then I will either have to leave or even worse, get a job.
As someone who is tidying up loose ends with the idea of moving early next year, I would be interested in knowing what the hidden money traps you're finding are. One of the main reasons for moving there is to gain more spending power for the dollar (or pound). You post is worrying.
Whatever happens don't contemplate work!
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What Is The Toughest Thing You Have Faced In Life?
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Good post Burnsy. I was on the thread at the same time as you trying to verbalise my life and times. I chickened out. Perhaps not the best, or safest place for me.