Don’t Worry - There are Other Threads
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Topic: Don’t Worry - There are Other Threads
Posted By: Peter
Subject: Don’t Worry - There are Other Threads
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 01:19
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(Don't be scared now. Remember to breathe... left foot...right foot....) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
That's right! If you're a timid newbie
, new-come into the prog-light, and staring much like the proverbial deer in the legendary lamplights, THERE ARE LOADS OF OTHER THREADS WHERE I HARDLY EVER SHOW UP!
Try one of our many polls, on something like: "The Knack -- essential prog, or not?" 
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 01:48
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What do you call a million liberals migrating to Canada?
A good start!! |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 01:50
 OK: What?------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 01:51
http://www.sae.k12.nf.ca/climate/stanthony.htm">
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 02:07
Don't lecture me Peterrrrrrr....I know where you live!
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 02:37
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Obviously NOT. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
gdub411 wrote:Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 11:46
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so.... the knack: personally I've always felt that the II, VIII, MMXV, II chord progression in My Sharona was a radical depareture for the band and a move away from the boogie-based pub-rock of their earlier incarnation as the KNACKered into a more conceptually based, ambient-dub-space rock-raga cum alt-country, proto-punk framework, particularly in the singer's apparent obsession with having illegal sex with underage girls as so eleoquently (and these days convictably) expressed in the song: Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one. and then in the almost tantric refrain: My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona.... My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona... Defintiely I feel they should be in the archives. (idiot s)Avant Prog God |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 12:20
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Click on the map and you find out that Greg got the map from "The St. Anthony Elementary's Grade Six Grass Roots Project!
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 13:03
^ See? That's the very sort of thing oim on aboot when I praise Gaelic wit!
------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 13:18
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 13:32
Pucker up Peter while Arcer reveals his arse so you can lay a big smooch on it.. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 19:51
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Are you ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Was there any real need for that , Gdub?
Posted By: asuma
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 23:01
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my brain just imploded. ------------- *Remember all advice given by Asuma is for entertainment purposes only. Asuma is not a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, or counselor and he does not play one on TV.* |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: November 22 2004 at 05:14
Now the laugh is over - SLAP! bad arcer, bad, bad arcer!!!  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 22 2004 at 16:11
He wants you to chastise him, Peter. He likes it that way.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 27 2004 at 11:20
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 13:09
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Hi all, I am new to this site, Thanks Peter. I see that he is very prolific around here, threading many needles, . Well, for what it is worth, he does have the knowledge to back it up. cheers all.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 14:24
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Fellow progholes, I'd like to introduce you all to a dear old friend of mine. Quacky is my pal from way back to the 70s, and the "old country" from whence we both come. In 78-79 we were sharing an apartment in Calgary, and listening to the likes of 801, Bowie's LODGER, Eno, Gentle Giant, and loads of other great stuff. He's now on Canada's western edge (British Columbia), and I am land-bound in Ontario, but we remain friends. He recently got back in touch via phone, I told him about this site, and the rest is history (or will be....)
Welcome, Sir Q. of Quack! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 14:33
| Thanks, Peter, for that wonderfully verbose introduction. It is good to see that you still retain the sardonic whit you were so notorious for. I am hopeful to gain insight here. I have been reading various threads, and in doing so have come to the realization that the quality of members is of the highest regard. cheers and thanks loads |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 14:38
 ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 15:04
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Now that's enough of the mutual masturbation! Waiting for some juicy gossip about Peter from Ye Goode Olde Days, Quacky! that's all we need on this site another Peteophile! -------------
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Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 21:40
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Hey Reed: There is nothing mutual about my inspiration, |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 22:33
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Good one, Reed! Clever, if risque.... I actually SMILED for a change on here! (Sorry -- I know that you hate to see me compliment people....) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 29 2004 at 18:56
Welcome aboard Quack-meister. I'll have to PM you for some ammo. My Bro is up in the north Washington area. I'm hoping to visit this spring. How far to the enchanted duck pond? I'd be pleased to hoist a brew and listen to me bro's band jam a bit. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 29 2004 at 23:51
Danbo, you, sir, are a gentleman. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 02:35
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------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 05 2004 at 03:43
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Hey Danbo. It is always a treat indeed to meet new people. As for location, if you know where Vancouver, BC is, well I am about a 10 hour drive north of there (brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!) in Prince George. But be warned, i don't just hoist a few, as Peter can attest. You see, I have taken the party animal to a new higher level. To party hearty you have to be cold blooded. Hence the morph into party reptile. Holy, and I though Peter was verbose. Later fellows.
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Posted By: flippedcanvas
Date Posted: December 05 2004 at 17:09
------------- all the knots get back to the comb. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 07 2004 at 12:22
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Ha. 10 hours north of Vancouver? You must have great sunsets, every six months. Obviously beer is not your drink of choice, it'd be frozen solid. You must like the heartier brew. Something from the Sixteen Men of Tain, I'd guess. I'm happy to have met you. Now tell me, does Peter wear argyle socks and sweaters with elbow patches? hehehehe |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 07 2004 at 13:21
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And does Peter have a pocket protector?? Just curious.. You may party harder being cold-blooded, but I understand we taste better when warm blooded... I'm from a southern climate, I get really cold in NYC when it goes below 50F ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: December 07 2004 at 14:36
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Wait just one minute, Quacky. I'd be remiss if I didn't make a didactic observation (given your forum contact, I'm sure you're well prepared If it's so cold up there, how can any sort of reptile survive? From the little I know about zoology, there's precious few reptiles that can thrive in even a normal Canadian winter, let alone the tundra you must inhabit. I think you may have to consider changing your species...might I suggest 'Party Walrus' ? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 07 2004 at 16:47
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Thanks all for welcoming my old pal -- youse guys iz tops! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
For the record, geographically-challenged Yanks, 10 hrs north of Vancouver = temperate climate. (4 real seasons) Also, he gets the ocean = slightly cooler/wetter summers, milder winters. I am in the middle of the continent = hotter summers, long, very cold winters.
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 07 2004 at 16:59
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Welcome Quacky! Any friend of Peter's is welcome here!! I live in Southern California so I have a hard time with 300-400 miles north of Vancouver is temperate! I freeze in San Fransisco. |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 03:28
But didn't Quacky specifically refer to the coldness of his surroundings? or is there another meaning for "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!"? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 05:30
I used to think it was cold in the UK (and it is) but that was nothing compared to the xmas' I've spent in NYC. BBbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 10:03
Check your calendar, James: 'Tis a little-known yearly phenomenon that meteorologists call "winter." It's called.... (drum roll, please)....
FEBRUARY! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 10:10
Britain! Ha! You weaklings New Yawk? Ha! All those buildings & smog trap the heat! Try minus 30-35 C. (also around minus 30 F., for you backward, non-metric Americanos) for days, even weeks on end! COLD! Time to put another log in the ol' woodstove.... ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 10:50
It's not our fault you Cannucks can't find the thermostat But in all honesty, that sounds far, far too cold for me. No wonder Rush tours are so long ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 11:01
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I lived in Upper Michigan for 4 long, cold, frigid, years. NEVER AGAIN, I say! 30 below for weeks on end, no sh*t. I was totally unaware that nostril hairs could actually freeze. Spit would crack. And that's if you could open your mouth wide enough to emit a stream or curve your frozen leathered lips into the appropriate "oh" shape to expectorate the liquid. The worst thing about living in the Great White North though, was the idiots from Florida who got stationed at the Air Force base, buy four-wheeel-drive trucks and think that makes sh*t difference on ice. I helped more truck drivers get unstuck then anyone else. I drove a sh*tty little 4 speed Chevy Chevette in the early 80's and I never got stuck. That lil' car had balls. |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 16:14
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OK let me get one thing straight. I HATE the cold. And I am not that far north to get 6 months of night or day, lolol. But I do get some amazing sights of the Northern Lights. When they are out, they are right on top of you, pulsating with every colour you could imagine. Truly spectacular!!! And in the summer, it is still light out, so to speak, at midnight. The sun, however comes up at 2:45 every morning. I am a beer drinker, there is no doubt. But then again I will drink, and have drunk, almost anything alcoholic As for what Peter wears, lolol. I haven't seen him in about 5 years, but he never wore a pocket protector sinse I have known him. |
.Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 16:19
WOW, three fates, you would freeze solid up here. We just had 3 straight days of -22C (sorry, not exactually sure of the F conversion), and that is nothing up here. We normally get about 2 weeks a year of -40 to -50C. And -50C is -50F. It is currently -6 and snowing 
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Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 16:22
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Very astute of you James Lee. But you are forgetting one important fact. You see to be considered a party reptile, your blood has to be made of alcohol. So I am more GOLD blooded than anything else
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Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 16:24
| Actually, Pedro, I am in the geographical center of the province. I am 10 hours from the ocean. SO I get short summers and excruciatingly long cold winters too |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 16:46
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Hi Quacky, Just come across you and Peter's introduction, good to have you here! You live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, the Canadian Rockies are stunning. How far are you from a a decent record shop though? |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 17:00
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You really should have got a cab back from the pub that night,Quacky!
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Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 17:05
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LOL Are those bulls in the background? |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 17:09
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 17:13
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I'm frozen just thinking about it. I grew up off the coast of North Carolina where the Gulf Streams makes it pretty close to impossible to even get snow. Winter for me was usually 30-50F. Even after 30 years in NYC... I'm still not good with the cold, but I've learned the strategy of layering....
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 08 2004 at 17:16
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Ah, the Northern Lights... I've seen them during my years in Upper Michigan. Truly something to behold. I used to drive along a road until I found a nice snow covered open field (not a lot of open fields in Upper Michigan, nearly all woods) and watch the reflected lights play on the snow. Permanent Waves (It was a new release at the time... cassette) pouring from the speakers.... Oh the memories. Once, traveling north across the Macinac Bridge, I broke through a fog bank into the brilliance of the Aurora Borealis and was so awestruck I forgot I was driving. If you've ever driven across that bridge, you'll understand how dangerous losing your train of thought can be. Over twenty years have past and it's still a strong memory. No pocket protector? Wow, blows that image away. How about a uni-brow? Ya know, one eyebrow that crosses the entire forehead. |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 14:49
| Hi East Living. Thanks for the welcome. yeah this is a beautiful part of the world let alone Canada. But I do miss home. And as you all know, home is the most beautiful place bar none. Unfortunately, I am in a town of about 70,000. There are cd stores but nothing big or spectacular. I am also about a 3 hour drive from Mt. Robson, the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. But I am on a plateau here, so I am about 3 hours drive from any mountain in all directions. And I would much rather be in a more temparate climate, say Vancouver. I am also about 4 to 6 hours drive south of Dawson Creek, Mile zero of the Alaska highway, but haven't been there yet. Any folks rock on. |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 14:50
| Actually Reed, your ice sculpture is not far from the truth sometimes up here, lol. Good one though. |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 14:52
| Hi threefates. Yeah it does freeze up here, but you would be surprised how quickly ones becomes acclimated to the climate. I have seen people walking around in shorts when it is 20 below up here. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 15:01
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Danbo. Nope, no unibrow either. As intelligent as Peter is, and he is very intelligent, he had many nicknaes but was never called the Professor, WOW your bridge experience sounds scary. I have never even heard of that bridge let alone traversedd it. |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 18:48
| Wow!!!! My spelling is atrocious. |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 18:55
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Yeah, but you are a real-life talking duck. That's an achievement in itself. Spelling, pah that's for the bees!
I wash my hands of all responsibility for this post..... -------------
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Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: December 11 2004 at 21:42
Yeah those arrogant pompous bees. 
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