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The Singletrack World Quiz of 2022
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grievoustimFree Member
apparantly they do make nice pets
I heard 3rd most popular in US after cats and dogs (internet fact – may bear no relation to "truth")
grievoustimFree Memberthey've only stopped in the last few years – I certainly remember my kids gettting the occasional cereal packet toy and my eldest is 10
I think it stopped when they stopped advertising kids cereals on TV – as mentioned above I'm not sure how happy meals are able to keep doing it
grievoustimFree Memberis the e-mail lame "funny" stuff, or malicious?
if its the former I would just ignore it/ spam filter it
grievoustimFree Memberthanks MF
so are you saying that by taking my name off the mortgage I am effectively handing over the house to the other half?
renting is an option – but more expensive than what my monthly mortgage payments would be
grievoustimFree Memberhow much bigger is a lossless file than a "normal" MP3.
25%, 100%?
grievoustimFree MemberFilms that have stood out for me over the last year or two
No Country For Old Men
District 9
Let The Right one in
The Orphanage
Up
There Will Be Blood
The Wrestler
Mesrine Killer Instrinct
Gomorrah
Coraline
I'm Not There
4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Gone Baby Gone
In Bruges
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordgrievoustimFree MemberI did actually have that issue (wife lost all the data on her account and returned to default settings)
good to have an explanation – she must have logged into the guest account by accident as its under hers
everything was backed up via time machine though so not a big problem
apple's suggested fix is to delete the guest account and open a new one – but the option to delete the guest account doesn't seem to be available , oh well
grievoustimFree Membera couple of my favourites
If you see her, say hello, she might be in Tangier
She left here last early spring, is livin' there, I hear
Say for me that I'm all right though things get kind of slow
She might think that I've forgotten her, don't tell her it isn't so.We had a falling-out, like lovers often will
And to think of how she left that night, it still brings me a chill
And though our separation, it pierced me to the heart
She still lives inside of me, we've never been apart.If you get close to her, kiss her once for me
I always have respected her for busting out and gettin' free
Oh, whatever makes her happy, I won't stand in the way
Though the bitter taste still lingers on from the night I tried to make her stay.I see a lot of people as I make the rounds
And I hear her name here and there as I go from town to town
And I've never gotten used to it, I've just learned to turn it off
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past
I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
If she's passin' back this way, I'm not that hard to find
Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time.They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
Here comes the blind commissioner
They've got him in a trance
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
The other is in his pants
And the riot squad they're restless
They need somewhere to go
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation RowCinderella, she seems so easy
"It takes one to know one," she smiles
And puts her hands in her back pockets
Bette Davis style
And in comes Romeo, he's moaning
"You Belong to Me I Believe"
And someone says," You're in the wrong place, my friend
You better leave"
And the only sound that's left
After the ambulances go
Is Cinderella sweeping up
On Desolation RowNow the moon is almost hidden
The stars are beginning to hide
The fortunetelling lady
Has even taken all her things inside
All except for Cain and Abel
And the hunchback of Notre Dame
Everybody is making love
Or else expecting rain
And the Good Samaritan, he's dressing
He's getting ready for the show
He's going to the carnival tonight
On Desolation RowNow Ophelia, she's 'neath the window
For her I feel so afraid
On her twenty-second birthday
She already is an old maidTo her, death is quite romantic
She wears an iron vest
Her profession's her religion
Her sin is her lifelessness
And though her eyes are fixed upon
Noah's great rainbow
She spends her time peeking
Into Desolation RowEinstein, disguised as Robin Hood
With his memories in a trunk
Passed this way an hour ago
With his friend, a jealous monk
He looked so immaculately frightful
As he bummed a cigarette
Then he went off sniffing drainpipes
And reciting the alphabet
Now you would not think to look at him
But he was famous long ago
For playing the electric violin
On Desolation RowDr. Filth, he keeps his world
Inside of a leather cup
But all his sexless patients
They're trying to blow it up
Now his nurse, some local loser
She's in charge of the cyanide hole
And she also keeps the cards that read
"Have Mercy on His Soul"
They all play on penny whistles
You can hear them blow
If you lean your head out far enough
From Desolation RowAcross the street they've nailed the curtains
They're getting ready for the feast
The Phantom of the Opera
A perfect image of a priest
They're spoonfeeding Casanova
To get him to feel more assured
Then they'll kill him with self-confidence
After poisoning him with wordsAnd the Phantom's shouting to skinny girls
"Get Outa Here If You Don't Know
Casanova is just being punished for going
To Desolation Row"Now at midnight all the agents
And the superhuman crew
Come out and round up everyone
That knows more than they do
Then they bring them to the factory
Where the heart-attack machine
Is strapped across their shoulders
And then the kerosene
Is brought down from the castles
By insurance men who go
Check to see that nobody is escaping
To Desolation RowPraise be to Nero's Neptune
The Titanic sails at dawn
And everybody's shouting
"Which Side Are You On?"
And Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot
Fighting in the captain's tower
While calypso singers laugh at them
And fishermen hold flowers
Between the windows of the sea
Where lovely mermaids flow
And nobody has to think too much
About Desolation RowYes, I received your letter yesterday
(About the time the door knob broke)
When you asked how I was doing
Was that some kind of joke?
All these people that you mention
Yes, I know them, they're quite lame
I had to rearrange their faces
And give them all another name
Right now I can't read too good
Don't send me no more letters no
Not unless you mail them
From Desolation RowgrievoustimFree MemberI've never seen Bob Dylan live and as much as I like his 60s and early 70s music I don't think I could face it
He does seem to love messing about with his material, melodies, arrangements etc – I suspect I would be dissapointed (see also Van Morrisson)
grievoustimFree Memberalready mentioned on the live albums thread – but the "Live at the Albert Hall" Bootleg (now available on an official CD, and actually recorded at the manchester free trade hall) is amazing. 1CD of Bob on his acoustic, and another electric CD with "The Band", complete with booing audience. Really, really good
Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61, Freewheelin Bob Dylan and Blood on the tracks are my favourite studio albums
grievoustimFree Membermy wife downloaded that temper trap album and is playing it over and over
I can't stand it – sounds like someone trying to turn Bon Iver into stadium rock
grievoustimFree Memberanother vote for "Too late to stop now" can't get enough of it sometimes, incredible band
always enjoyed AC/DC "if you want blood" as a yoof – with the "single entendre" version of "The JacK"
The Bob Dylan "Live at the Albert Hall" (actually recorded in Manchester Free Trade Hall) bootleg thing is amazing
CD 1 = solo acoustic and polite clapping
CD2 = electric with "The Band" as his backing group , booing audience
nob in audience -"Judas'"
Bob "Your a Liar" (to the rest of the band) "Play it loud"
Robbie Robertson and the rest of the band strike up "Like a Rolling Stone"
amazing amazing amazing
grievoustimFree MemberI saw it yesterday
amazing – best Pixar yet and I am a big Pixar fan
the montage of the main characters life up till now is just beautifully done – and some great jokes as well
grievoustimFree MemberMy pet hate is the Whitney Houston version of " I will always love you"
Dolly Parton's original is so much better without all the showing off
grievoustimFree Membercome on eileen is overplayed
but
its the closing track on the really rather fantastic album "Too-Rye-Ay"
IMO Dexys were a fantastic band, unfairly put in a box by that one track
see also "Brown Eyed Girl"
Van has made so many amazing albums – I would be surprised if he has played that one live in over 30 years
grievoustimFree Memberisn't it like a kind of nudge in the right direction?
Obama gets the prize and thinks to himself 'Yes, Peace is great and I am good at promoting it' and proceeds to do what he can to avoid conflict in the future.
He'll feel a bit silly if gets the award then starts a war with Iran for example
grievoustimFree Memberi use disposable contacts – and then wear non-prescription glasses over the top (clar lenses at night)
protected from muck in your eyes – and it means you avoid the cost of changing prescriptions. Mine changes every year or 2 and it adds up if you need to replace "normal" glasses and riding glasses. Plus scratched lenses will again cost more to replace if they are prescription
grievoustimFree Memberits important to them that they back the winning horse – they were a tory paper through the Thatcher/ major years, but saw the way the wind was blowing and switched to labour before the 97 election
how much influence they will have on the result of the next election (or the last one) is debateable
grievoustimFree Membercheapest iPod touch? not sure if that would qualify as "cheap" for you – but with a mic, the correct app and the latest version of the operating system I understand you can use them for Skype calls in a wifi hotspot
plus she then gets an ipod touch as well – openening up a world of browsing, music , games etc for her to enjoy from her sickbed 🙂
grievoustimFree Memberyou need the HD box – i suspect the price for the HD box is based on you paying that extra 9.75 under contract for at least a year
grievoustimFree Memberi enjoyed that
his stance has softened. In a previous article he claimed to love the remshakle nature of a PC – claiming it was shat Dr Who would use. And said how much he hated Mac users
now he is at least admitting how useless windows is. He's passed through denial into anger
grievoustimFree MemberI'm with you jonv
10 year marriage seems to be over – 3 kids who seem to be blissfully ignorant at the moment (house is going on the market – we have told them we are trying to move closer to their school – this is true but the reality is I will be getting a flat on my own as close as possible to wherever they end up)
I wanted to try and work things out -she doesn't. We are still under one roof at the moment and its hard, really hard. I'm really angry with her, she gets angry with me back etc etc. I can't afford to pay rent somewhere else though, and we are totally dependent on each other as far as taking kids to school etc. Its such a mess
I'm not sure on the details of your break up – I wanted to do councelling etc, she doesn't. If you are going to stay together you have to both be really commited to trying to make it work. In my case she isn't which means its not worth trying
grievoustimFree Memberi'm usually pretty "live and let live" about pop music, and figure if its in the charts and someone likes it there must be something good about it. evan if its not for me
I can't bear Mika though – that one about "big girls" being beautiful makes me want to stuff a compass in my ears
grievoustimFree Membersince the last operating system upgrade you can now use an iPOD touch to record voice memos and stuff
however unless you are buying a "new" 32gig or 64 gig touch you won't have a mic
a mic can be purchased on kits own though – you can also then use your touch to make Skype calls if you are in a wifi hotspot
grievoustimFree Memberyou are probably more likely to fall over in the shower and break something
grievoustimFree Memberhora – Member
Funny. Woody Allen looks like he should be one and isnt.
Polanski looks 'normal' and isisn't he? I'm not sure having a relationship with your adopted daughter is really cricket
grievoustimFree Memberboardinbob is correct
jonathan king – "annoying man off telly" -0 sympathy when he's banged up
Bill Wyman – "that's fine Bill, you just sleep with a 13 year old, the stones are awesome"
grievoustimFree Memberthe new ones are SS only I think – so no mech hanger
I keep meaning to cut mine off.
I have been runnning ridgids on mine – but I am going to try some rebas this winter for a change
grievoustimFree Memberwhen I was there recently all 3 of my cards (1x debit, 2 x credit cards) required me to call the provider in the UK and let them know that I was indeed travelling in the US before they would allow the cards to be used
once this was done no issues though
grievoustimFree Memberif you pay bills by DD its far more complicated
I used to use a joint account to pay all the bills from – but she would just see money going spare and use it for something, so I had to constatntly check the balance to make sure there was enough there to cover the bills
much easier to keep a single account for important bills, and have another account each for more "fun" stuff
grievoustimFree Memberi regularly get to scoff party rings and iced gems at kids partys. Nothing wrong with them, but the chocolate finger is the king of the party biscuits IMO
grievoustimFree Memberi had a "united" biscuit once that due to a manufacturing fault contained no biscuit – just chocolate and the sugary chunks
it felt like a victory – these things matter when you are 8
any biscuit containing coconut is the worst for me
Nice have some in, as to "Rocky" bars
blurgggg
grievoustimFree Memberisn't that the stuff containing glace cherries and marzipan
<shudders>