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this evening i am off to see Santana at the Millennium Dome  02 Arena,  hope to do a review of the old smoothie Cool   tomorrow! 
 
 
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Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

sounds like an amazing experience, Lee, much more civilised than my usual morning scrape'n'sting self-torture session - i might partake the services of messrs. Trumper myself,  though how much beer money do they charge....? Ermm

 

 


Not cheap.About £30 for a shave and hot towels plus a bit of a face massage.! Worth every penny though.

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Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 07:52
Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

sounds like an amazing experience, Lee, much more civilised than my usual morning scrape'n'sting self-torture session - i might partake the services of messrs. Trumper myself,  though how much beer money do they charge....? Ermm

 

 


Not cheap.About £30 for a shave and hot towels plus a bit of a face massage.! Worth every penny though.
 
 
..with beverages included ! Big%20smile
 
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Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

this evening i am off to see Santana at the Millennium Dome  02 Arena,  hope to do a review of the old smoothie Cool   tomorrow! 
 
 
 
Santana was in Singapore on a week when I was back in Oz. I had a bit of a long face over that one! Cry
 
And Ravi Shankar's daughter (can't think of her name at the moment) is doing a concert in Singapore this coming Saturday ... and I head back to Perth on Friday. Another miss!
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That would be Norah Jones.
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The other Shankar girl, Anoushka ... The Anoushka Shankar Project Tongue
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Points: 2696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 13:25
Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

this evening i am off to see Santana at the Millennium Dome  02 Arena,  hope to do a review of the old smoothie Cool   tomorrow! 
 
 
 
 
ooooh! Jealous of that one, (the shave idea wasn't really my thang!)  I'd love to see Santa on a big ol' stage Wink
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 15:21
Time for a photo of the 2 1/2 sheds that sit down the bottom of the garden.  My camera 'phone is a bit odd when it comes to processing bright weather. LOL




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the shave idea wasn't really my thang! Wink
 
ooh I don't know...how about a Brazilian with your Assam....LOL
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Points: 20030 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 15:56
Originally posted by T.Rox T.Rox wrote:

The other Shankar girl, Anoushka ... The Anoushka Shankar Project Tongue

Oh I didn't know there was another one!
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

the shave idea wasn't really my thang! Wink
 
ooh I don't know...how about a Brazilian with your Assam....LOL
 
I'd definitely need the brandy option if I was going to let some cranky old barber near me with a cut throuat razor! 
 
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^^yeah, and the aftershave might sting a bit, too....Pinch
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Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

just saw a story about the artist in England who went blind later in life and kept painting.. his work is incredible
 what is his name, David?
 
i can  recall a German composer who went deaf in later life and continued  composing and conducting....also incredible. Wink


yes I didn't think of the Beethoven comparison..  here he is, Sargy Mann, though you have to sit through a crummy but short commercial first
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/a-blind-artists-vision/2350987247

there have been quite a few artists with sight loss, but his method is unique
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Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 01:45
amazing story about the blind artist - his work is brilliant, thanks Dave i hadn't seen this.  Much of our news is taken up with the American (and Zimbabwe) election these days...... LOL
 
..and there's much more to come  Confused
 
 
 


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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 03:26
Originally posted by darqDean darqDean wrote:

But it wasn't quite like Jim's post described it in the 60s and 70s - my Mum had to work because money was tight and two children at Grammar school (uniforms, school trips, books, etc.) - cost money we didn't have


Oh, believe me Dean - not all the examples posted were true for me either; both my parents had to work to make ends meet, but even then they often didn't ('ang on, this is going to end up as the 4 Yorkshiremen sketch if I'm not careful...) - although, it does point up one more thing which I daresay rarely happens these days: in case I got home before my parents, the front door key (I never had my own) was always under the doormat by the front door... how many people are happy to do that now??

And incidentally, I never blew up frogs either (that was Andrew Pink & John Honeychurch ), my forte was tying 4 or 5 bangers (which I bought from the toy shop) together, pushing them into the rankest, most disgusting cow-pat I could find until only the touchpaper poked above... lighting it... then seeing which of us had the nerve to stand the closest.

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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 03:36
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:


Originally posted by T.Rox T.Rox wrote:

The other Shankar girl, Anoushka ... The Anoushka Shankar Project Tongue
Oh I didn't know there was another one!


I was saying about the George Harrison tribute concert CD a couple of pages ago; the first CD in the set has a 25 minute Indian classical piece 'Arpan' written & conducted by her - also has a superb sitar solo by her 'In Your eyes'

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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 03:38
Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

^^yeah, and the aftershave might sting a bit, too....Pinch


That sounds painful, Fanny Fandango

There are so many things I could say at this point, but I'll content myself with repeating Jared's summation:


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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 07:30
Just noticed this little post...

Originally posted by darqDean darqDean wrote:

Originally posted by T.Rox T.Rox wrote:

Is this the right place for an old fart to have a rant Question

Yep. And vice-versa when Jim's around Wink


Oi!

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^^well, there's no smoke without a fire, Jim...Stern%20Smile
 
(or is that no gas without a fire.....Ermm)
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Points: 20030 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2008 at 09:35
I'm still in shock over the news that Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves had a "fling" when they were both on Blue Peter. What is the world coming to?
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