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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 09:19
^ That's four posts in 48 hours. Yep, mankind sucks, make the best of it. The thread is designed to allow everyone to let off steam, but you are starting to resemble a kettle Ermm
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 09:47

I am a kettle if I am forced to go along with the wee man people of this world. Or the "it's all good" logic of the 21st century. You gotta have a mind of your own. To be specific....that would detail yourself being totally unaware of news media, internet surf, facebook, chit-chat, logo phrases, cell phones, and all the other bullcrap that goes along with it. If you're an outcast because of that, then you're dealing with mindless animals Churchill.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 10:23
^ cloistered virtue is no virtue at all. You can still assert your own individuality in the face of the tsunami of modernity that clearly causes you so much anguish. Living in a secluded  cave is NOT an option, the people who share your values will gravitate towards you and those of your ilk. Rejoice in minority sports pilgrim, that's all that's left.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 11:25
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Didn't know they were considered drugs.

Well they don't work by magic.
Vitamins don't work by magic.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 11:34
Some idiot Tory MP decided it was a good use of their time to discuss changing August Bank Holiday into THatcher Day!!! f**king Thatcher Day !!! He shoulf know what a waste of time that is! 
 
(Although, on second thoughts it migh be fun dressing up in witches outfits building and burning models of Thatcher , fighting people on the bus etc)
 
Why on Earth would anyone think this is a  good  idea?  Oh yes some prat Tory would!
 
PPS I have no idea what they decided.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 11:46
^ funny thing is that despite 4 consecutive terms in office it's practically impossible to find anyone in the UK who would readily admit to voting for her (apart from Jim Garten of PA, and kudos to same for acknowledging as much)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 13:33
Fortunately The  Rt Hon Some idiot Tory MP ran out of parliamentary time just as he made his case, and stands virtually no chance of becoming law. I guess that's a bill he flustered.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 13:42
...on the other hand, I do like the idea of burning a Thatcher effigy once a year. Do we Brits really need to celebrate a 400 year old failure every November the 5th - let's rename it Burn The  Hag Night.
 
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 13:52
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

...on the other hand, I do like the idea of burning a Thatcher effigy once a year. Do we Brits really need to celebrate a 400 year old failure every November the 5th - let's rename it Burn The  Hag Night.
 
 
 
I was thinking more of getting rid of 'Halloween' and turning it into a holiday win win situation.  And she would have hated the idea of us having another holiday on her back! Yay!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 13:54
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:57
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:


Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

If I could, I'd like to not rely on drugs



Exercise is a good one. I always sleep better on a gym day.

I've had awful insomnia throughout my adult life and whle there may be some physilogical factors at play here, most insomnia is simply caused by having a lot on your mind and not being able to switch off when you need to. A while ago it got so bad I actually considered getting rid of my bed because it wasn't serving any function anymore. I considered turning my bedroom into another living room or even a studio, and just getting a sofa bed for the lounge so I could crash every now and then when I could no longer stand up! Seriously..

Best to address the things that keep playing over in your mind and are keeping you awake, if thats applicable for you. Speak to your doctor and arrange some talking therapy.
Have you tried listening to Pink Floyd Andy?Seriously DSOTM normally has me gone somewhere on side 1.


I've tried. If I do start drifting off 'Time' wakes me up with a jolt, and makes me jump out of my skin!
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 16:58
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Didn't know they were considered drugs.

Well they don't work by magic.
Vitamins don't work by magic.

No they don't. But surely you must know that sleeping pills  are drugs?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2013 at 20:03
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Didn't know they were considered drugs.

Well they don't work by magic.
Vitamins don't work by magic.
Some, if not most, vitamins work by magic. The human body needs vitamins to function, like all other animals that eat, these vitamins we get through our natural diet. Vitamin supplements are only needed if they are not being obtained through natural diet - taking more than the body needs does not make the body work better.  However, millions of vitamin supplements are consumed every day and the huge profits are made as a result of that even though most of them flush through the digestive system unused (or in extreme cases can cause negative effects if in very high dosage). If taking unnecessary vitamins make you feel better then it's a placebo effect - and that's magic.
 
People die from overdosing on sleeping pills, surely you must have worked out they were a drug from that alone.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2013 at 10:15
^ So true,,,,,,,we are meant to get our vitamins from food
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2013 at 10:37
Years ago..I recorded a narrative story on to cdr. A few mates on P.A. expressed interest in hearing it. I mailed copies to them and one particular individual posted the story and created a vid for it on Y.T. A few months later a "metal monster" contacted the P.A. members and informed them that they were walking through the forbidden jungles and if they didn't remove the vid...they would have a lawsuit to face. The vid was removed. Mrs. Metal Monster took her chances and scared off the interested party by applying macho power tactics. A confrontation between me and her revealed her frantic notion to produce a vid herself and we agreed that she should. She acted as if she had a position of power with a full blown ego minded attitude and she had convinced herself that she had scared off the young members of P.A. LOL  She had created independent vids for my film oriented compositions. It was evident that she had been following me around to every website I visited, kepping tabs on my private business or my personal friendships with P.A. members. She had information that only a hacker could know. She attempted to crush and break ties with myself and friends I conversed with on P.A.
Eventually...all skeptics who disregarded the story as farce, freaks who supported the story etc...began to contact her and express their views.
 
She then contacted me and suggested that the vid...once again be removed. I responded by demanding that she removed all of her vids. She did and now I have my life back again. She was a threat to my family for 2 years and now the metal monster has become the dying dinosaur. Keep in mind my friends...(and even though you may assume this already), hackers are on a mission to abuse and control another's life pattern. They feel quite safe , but think like a shark. They will never know you as a person. Sometimes you might make a promise and you're forced to decide because of a whim.  We are all unpredictable and the computer , internet, etc, is seperate from our searching for that one special thing inside ourselves that no one can give or take away.They cannot control your life and add it up to one great big sum. Have a nice day!Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2013 at 02:46
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

^ funny thing is that despite 4 consecutive terms in office it's practically impossible to find anyone in the UK who would readily admit to voting for her (apart from Jim Garten of PA, and kudos to same for acknowledging as much)



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2013 at 04:56
my beef?.....people at gigs who insist useing their mobile phones to film/take rubbish photos of gigs continuously through out a gig......idiots of the highest order.......end up missing the experience of the whole package of a live concert as been looking at it through their t**t mobiles....then after insist days later showing off the grainy shakey footage with awful sound to those who weren't there....... 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2013 at 07:35
Originally posted by Ady Cardiac Ady Cardiac wrote:

my beef?.....people at gigs who insist useing their mobile phones to film/take rubbish photos of gigs continuously through out a gig......idiots of the highest order.......end up missing the experience of the whole package of a live concert as been looking at it through their t**t mobiles....then after insist days later showing off the grainy shakey footage with awful sound to those who weren't there....... 
 
 
A worthless situation for the musician. Like the moron I just mentioned in my last post....she would show up to your gig and get mobile happy. Problem is..you've got ignorant spiteful degenerates who follow Prog, are members of Prog websites, F.B. etc.....that would defend the garbage you've just pointed out to everyone. They want to be a star on YOU TUBE and a majority of the world doesn't care. Today...it's more about the audience than the band/act. Let us make statue's of audience members and place them in front of the stage. Let us find the band's set list on line and prepare all the pencil-neck geeks for what's in store that evening. No more surprises.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2013 at 10:23
It would be one thing if cell phone recordings could actually be good and worthwhile. But they all are terrible. Every one. It's a waste of time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 11 2013 at 09:49
The major problem with prog websites is the wide variety of fans who will always disagree with each other...just as they did in 1979..but..it was easier to deal with then. One person may have stumbled on to King Crimson at age 16 when 2112 by RUSH was released. They have more interest and respect for King Crimson's RED than the early material. Another person may only desire to hear Crimson in 81' and have total disrespect for the 69' line up. A Classical snob may make insulting remarks about Crimson etc....Get them all together to post on a thread and it's like having Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore together in the same room.
 
Then you have an abundance of people who like to follow the rules of being politically correct. Everything is a job. Even being a journalist ...so why believe everything you read? You don't have to trust the goverment, but why mistrust them to a fanatical degree? Much of the mistrust revolves around writing a book to make profit anyway. It is difficult to find a person who can shrug their shoulders once in a while and say..."I don't know?" We are not suppose to know but wonder and without the pondering life becomes a bore. Internet is a bore because it sometimes contains many unanswered questions....which...over the last 10 years I have discovered wrong answers/information on Wikipedia. Their facts are sometimes wrong and mislead people to believe in something that I know for a fact in 1972 was not true.
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