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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 00:40
Fred, who is your Mesa Boogie quote from?  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 02:28
Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

Fred, who is your Mesa Boogie quote from?  
 
it is from a web site about valve amp biasing by John Beer ;  the tongue-in-cheek-comment refers  to the rivalry between British and American amp manufacturers, drawing a comparison with complaints by British men regarding American soldiers stationed here in the UK during WW2... I thought it was amusing...Embarrassed
 
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 03:09
 ^ my god that guy needs a Valium .. at least you've got Celestion speakers though

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 03:37

^ he seems to have confused Einstein's theory of relativity with Newton's third law and not fully explained why a total anode current of 0.307A would blow a 1A fuse, but hey-ho, an amusing read none the less.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 04:15
I was gonna say that
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 04:27
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

hey I like Ready, Steady, Microwave but we have the American version which, though not as good, is a bit less staid


Ainsley Harriott? ... staid? If only Unhappy
 
 
One of my all time favourite misprints was unfortunate typo in 'Ainsley's Big Cook Out'.
 
He studied at the college where I work - as did Jamie Oliver and Anthony Worral-Thompson. The shame ... Embarrassed
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 04:30
One of my favourite "Harriot's" is this one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 04:37
"You can prick your finger but you can't finger your prick."    -- George Carlin on censorship

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 05:15
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

One of my favourite "Harriot's" is this one.




That's almost as good as Trevor McDonald mispronouncing "Kent countryside" on News At Ten

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 11:02
Just spent a pleasant afternoon digging out an old tree stump. The soil is drying out nicely and crumbly. Can't wait for the clocks to go back and start planting.
 
Rhubarb is beginning to poke through.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 11:39
Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

Can't wait for the clocks to go back and start planting.
 
what, you've got clocks that do your planting for you?...Shocked
 
could I have one?...Embarrassed
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 11:47
it's a long wait until autumn too Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 11:50
^ funny time of year in the garden -  some areas seem neat after pruning, tidying and sweeping, other areas such as my fern border look very untidy indeed!  Smile
 
i recently had to remove my bird table and add extra hanging feeders, nuts and seeds, as the pigeon population has alarmingly increased, leaving a mess of poo and feathers all over one side of my my roof .Angry
 
i understand the little beggars have to live but if things had got  worse i may have received a "knock on the door" from the local council, as there were over 25 in and around my garden at the last count.
 
the bird table in question had to be encased in a piece of old garden fence as the pigeons were muscling in and eating the food i put out  every day, leaving the smaller blue tits, sparrows (hardly see many these days Ermm ) and starlings with nothing.... the fence kept the pigeons out and allowed the smaller birds to feed but the pigeons still managed to get in eventually, scoffing all the grub then finding they were trapped inside, and as the table stood where they could see the pile of food my roof remained as their base.
 
since i removed the table the hanging feeders are being used by the smaller birds and the pigeons are becoming fewer as they have realised there is nothing more for them here, and should stick to Harrow town centre where copious amounts of food are supplied by well-meaning bird lovers - but the mess...Confused
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 11:51
^^ you know, I can't help feeling that 18 months as an Admin has done that to you Dean...take no-one's post at face value..LOL
 
I'd just assumed he'd got it the right way round, 'cos hes a Sheddite...Embarrassed
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 12:03
^ 'tis buggerall to do with Adminitus - I've been tripped up enough times in the Shed by my own gaffs and slips.
 
 
I've just taken a wander down the bottom of garden to release a mouse that foolishly hitched a ride inside the cat's mouth, I couldn't see the rhubarb for brambles - (last year was a bad gardening year for me, but a great autumn for apple and blackberry pie) - I think a decent scything is in order, or an industrial flame-thrower - and raised beds I think (three inches of top-soil, 2 foot of clay and 500 feet of chalk). On the way back up I picked up one of the bird-feeders that was lying in the flowerbed - the grey squirrels (damn tree-rats) had gnawed through the whole branch to get it down, but they still couldn't get the peanuts out - smart, but not that smart - all they needed was a 3mm open-ended spanner.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 16:13
Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

hey I like Ready, Steady, Microwave but we have the American version which, though not as good, is a bit less staid


Ainsley Harriott? ... staid? If only Unhappy
 
 
One of my all time favourite misprints was unfortunate typo in 'Ainsley's Big Cook Out'.
 


LOL LOL
Splutter, choke.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2009 at 22:32
Jared, I am looking to buy a set of Beethoven's symphonies, do you have any recommendations? I was thinking of going with Klemperer, but the endless recordings are deeply confusing.

Also, if you have any thoughts on Mozart's Requiem, Vivaldi, and Chopin, that would be fantastic.


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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2009 at 02:00
hope you don't mind me sticking my oar in here,Embarrassed  but i can highly recommend the Klemperer Beethoven recordings for raw power, also Karajan with the Berlin Philharmoniker on Deutche Grammophon for sheer scale and sensitivity, also the Roger Norrington recordings are highly recommended but haven't yet heard them.
 
as for Vivaldi, all his work is brilliant, 4 seasons (part of il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione) by Nigel Kennedy or Anne-Sophie Mutter , Gloria, La Cetra, L'estro Armonico, La Stravaganza, loads to listen to Big smile
 
 
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2009 at 02:17
Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Jared, I am looking to buy a set of Beethoven's symphonies, do you have any recommendations? I was thinking of going with Klemperer, but the endless recordings are deeply confusing.

Also, if you have any thoughts on Mozart's Requiem, Vivaldi, and Chopin, that would be fantastic.
 
Hi Henry,
 
Beethoven:
 
There are so many on the market these days, that you are spoilt for choice, however most critics still see one of the definitive sets as being Karajan's 1962/3 set on DG.  The recently released Claudio Abbado set, also on DG, is also to be highly recommended.  If you're looking for a budget set, then Zinman's set with the Tonhalle on Arte Nova is as good as they get... when it comes to Beethoven, this guy punches way above his weight with this orchestra.
 
Mozart's Requiem:
 
Try and go for a 'Historically Informed' version (original instruments/ orchestra size) as opposed to a lagre Philharmonic.. the work needs to sound light and crisp, rather than stodgy and syruppy... there are a couple I would recommend... John Eliot Gardiner's on Philips, or Hickox's on Virgin (which happens also to be remarkably cheap).  One legendary recording which breaks the above mould however is Bernstein's on DG.
 
Vivaldi:
 
I'm not sure what you're after, but I'm biased towards Trevor Pinnock, and there is no two ways about it; his 5CD box set of Concerti on Archiv, recorded in the mid 80's is the way to go.  If however, you just want a taster as you haven't got the money, then try:
 
Vivaldi: 7 Concerti For Woodwind And Strings
 
 
Chopin:
 
I must admit, I'm no expert here...but if you're after some Piano music, Vladimir Ashkenazy on Decca would be a good start... I'd ask Ricochet about this one...Wink
 
I hope that has helped... if you need any more info, PM me...Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2009 at 02:21
Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

hope you don't mind me sticking my oar in here,Embarrassed   
 
you fire away, Steve...Clap  see, you come to the Shed, and get loads of answers..LOL
 
(now, I'm waiting for Mr Erg to give us the proper one...Embarrassed)
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