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Topic: where are you all from
Posted By: laztraz
Subject: where are you all from
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 09:54
| Just curious. U.S.? Europe? |
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Posted By: Gaston
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 09:57
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Canadadahanahanahahadadadahahadacahanahanaha!!!!
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Posted By: dolina vila
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 09:58
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I,m from USA, Houston Tx, ugliest city in the world. |
Posted By: Scrambled_Eggs
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:04
I live in a small town near Allentown, Pennsylvania in the good ol' US of A. Sadly, I'm the only prog fan that I know of around the area. Oh, well. NEARfest is just 21 days away! Hooray!------------- And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime. I never said I was frightened of dying. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:11
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Poland, Saturn. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:13
Nope, sorry. Dallas is. Houston is nice compared to what's up here. |
dolina vila wrote:Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:22
I'm FROM Pine Bluff, AR, grew up in south Texas, and currently residing in southern Vermont. 
------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:22
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The picturesque Herefordshire countryside, England... an area completely bereft of fellow proggers.. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:32
| Cape Town, South Africa (although currently I'm in Uppsala, Sweden until the end of the month). |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:42
I can't agree more! Dallas is probably worst place on Earth. I even got arrested there one day. You cannot drink or smoke where and when you want, and they also killing presidents out there. I am from Ukraine, and although it's not the best place in this world (apart from my home town - beautiful Odessa) but Dallas is still worse. ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Alfi
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:42
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Europe, Austria, Salzburg anyone else ?? |
Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:48
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Holland, MI, United states. Home of the annual Tulip Festial. About half of the kids at my school (including me) hate the whole thing and all the obnoxious tourists that fill up our city. A few prog fans, and a record store that has plenty of prog vinyls make up for all of that though. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofbizzare/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: radiognome3
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:49
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Kassel, Germany>>>Portland, Oregon>>>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (since 1999) ------------- Vive Gong! |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:53
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Atlanta, Ga. Think there are no prog fans where you live? Try living in the bible belt! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:56
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J-J-J-Jersey...and that New not Isle of ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 11:05
Helsinki, Finland 
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Posted By: Cluster One
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 11:53
From Montreal, living in Calgary
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 12:24
| Chicago, Il |
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 12:30
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Solon, Ohio, United States. Its about 20 minutes highway drive south and east of Cleveland, the sh*ttiest city in America.
------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 12:35
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Stockton-On-Tees. It's in North East England near Newcastle and Middlesbrough. |
Posted By: abyssyinfinity
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 12:39
Vicenza, Italy, good place for music, yesterday night at a local open air contest I listened to an official Led Zeppelin cover band with flute and viola... 
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Posted By: Hammill
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 12:55
i am from Greece (you know the eyropean champions of 2004 in soccer  ) and i live in Crete which is the largest Greek island.
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Posted By: plodder
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:00
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I'm from Cardiff, Wales. Iechyd da!! |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:03
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Norrtälje, Sweden ------------- 
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Posted By: proger
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:17
| i am live in a "Kiboch" its like a vilige.. in israel, our lovely country... |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:25
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Miami, Florida. Boating capital of the world, South Beach, Salsa and Mojitos.
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Posted By: sideways
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:26
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Long Beach, SoCal
------------- "Who would wish this on our people?..And proclaim that his will be done" Sacrificed Sons - Dream Theater |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:28
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Why don't you all add the information to your profile, so we can all see where everybody is from (if you haven't already done so)? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:30
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San Francisco area, CA ------------- 
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Posted By: felixxx
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 13:58
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GREECE FOR EVER I live in Athens!
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 15:59
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Bath, England.
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Posted By: DarHobo
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:09
wow, I live in yorktown, virginia. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:18
| New Milton. Rubbish little town in Hampshire, England. Don't go there. |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:20
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Are you in the Milton Keynes constituency? -------------
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Posted By: Biggles
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:42
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I'm from Spain, but I'm living in London right now. ------------- The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe. http://www.last.fm/user/sbonfiglioli/?chartstyle=red"> 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 17:49
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Baltimore,Maryland-USA.Born here,raised here,and will die here...I love Maryland. -------------  |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:15
Hey! Protokaw is playing the American Music Festival in Harrisburg July 3 I think. I believe it is a free concert! I will be at Nearfest Pre Show too and BB Kings in New York July 5th. Coming all the way from California. ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:17
| Leeds, West Yorkshire. An up and coming little place with a history. |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:20
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How's the Pay-As-You-Drive scheme working? What is Leeds famous for? -------------
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Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:40
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Sorry Paradox. You're asking the wrong person here about pay-as-you-drive. I'm a public transport user myself. But I understand it's not yet operational. We do have a lane priority for multi-occupancy cars though. Don't if sucessful. Wrong part of town for me. Leeds is famous for lots of things. Tetley's Breweries, Leeds United (Ahem!), the only city outside London to have a Harvey Nicks and also the site of the first ever motion picture footage. Crown Point Bridge over the River Aire to be precise. In fact a very progressive city. Perhaps Neo prog. Not metal - more like stone, glass and brick |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:41
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Wow,Protokaw is playing a free concert in Harrisburg?I live not to far from there.I will definitely have to check it out. ------------- |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:00
For those of us living in the states and not being familiar with Pay-as-you-drive, could you tell us what it consists of?
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:04
Manchester has a Harvey Nicks too! I think... well it's not the kind of thing you fall out over.....however i am a Man U fan.... |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:05
Paying whilst you drive,,,,,,,, Dont beat me again Gleamo!
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:06
Nowhere near! Milton Keynes is the midlands, New Milton's on the south coast. And no, despite that it's still rubbish. |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:08
Very funny wise guy, seriously what's it about.
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:09
better than living among the dark satanic mills.........
I'm waving from the 4th floor with the sacrificial virgin.... |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:09
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Except there are no virgins in Bolton....
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:14
Your car would have a "black box " fitted which would record your mileage and which kind of road you drove on...and you would be charged accordingly.. Currently we pay between £110 and £155 per year "road tax" plus an extraordinarily punitive tax on fuel. Fuel prices are so high that we pay by the litre in Britain! Average price,near me,is 80p per litre... |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:19
Pay-As-You-Drive is a plan being considered by the Government where you pay around £1 (about $1.80) for every mile that you drive. This will allow Fuel Tax and Vehicle Tax to be lowered. At the moment, around 40% of the cost of petrol in the UK is tax. I am more happy with the status quo (yes, they're a good band This is in violation of civil liberties, and if this plan goes ahead, i think i might just buy a motorbike. -------------
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:19
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You got there before me Tony R -------------
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Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:26
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Incredible! Is this a test or are there actually plans to roll this out on a national basis. Is the road tax in addition to pay tolls? I pay $2.29 a gallon which is about 1.25 pounds. How do you pay a punitive tax on fuel? Do you mean it's already in the price. |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:27
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Thanks Paradox, I sent the previous note before reading yours.
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:29
Yes! 83p = $1.40 (?) for a LITRE!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:29
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At the moment the Government plans to introduce the system in a few cities, to see how it works out. Leeds is the chosen city, hence the original comment. Road Tax would still be around (i think), but it would be substantially reduced. Fuel tax is already included with the price, thats why it is so expensive to buy at the pumps. -------------
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Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:30
Agreed, I don't like the idea of my every move being recorded, specially with the purpose of sticking their hands in my pocket. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:34
It does sound rather 1984-ish....... You'd get charged extra for your boat and vast income |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:36
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Ok, you got me.
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 19:38
We love to mock the USA,but you cannot imagine how much our civil liberties get abused,every day-no matter which political party is in power. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 20:18
OK so you pay 1 pound per mile and pay the road tax (even if lowered) and still pay this enormous amount on Fuel? Thats crazy! In the states our road taxes are part of the gasoline taxes and property taxes but My God you Brits are getting Raped!  -------------
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 20:39
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Fuel tax would be lowered as well, although i'm not sure by how much. This won't be introduced into every area of the UK for at least another 5 years. Yes, we're taxed an awful lot George Harrisons song "Taxman" works well in this situation. -------------
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 21:58
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 22:08
| I'm from Landing New Jersey and am also the only person I know who likes prog. Then again I don't know that many people. |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 11:49
I didn't know Poland is on Saturn, Manunkind  It's such a beautiful country, isn't it? ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 12:03
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Sacramento, CA Nice town, gets hot, but cools down too. Arnold Schwartzenegger works here. Conan the Governor. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: Borealis
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:11
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I love to see how many people from different country are here. Funny to see how many americans seem to hate their country... I'm from Lac-st-Jean in Québec, not canada. Lac-st-Jean is a 99% french region (the other 1% being the different indians languages) five hours away from Montréal. I'm a Québecois, proud of it. ------------- Vive le Québec libre!... |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:22
Gothenburg Sweden 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:28
I didn't see anyone say they "hated their country." They may not like the city or town they live in, but that's a whole 'nother thing than "hating their country" for chrissakes! ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:32
Both Peter Hammill and Peter Gabriel have their studios in Bath. By the way, I live in Cologne, Germany. Was born in Dortmund, another German city. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:35
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I never take a bath
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: SomethingGood
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:40
| Just outside London, England (near Watford, to be more exact). |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:42
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I was born in Oakland California, but moved to Cologne Germany in 1993 because of a job offer. As you may have guessed from other posts meanwhile, I live with BaldFriede. I met her in 1994 and married her Sep 14th 2001, shortly after it had become legal. -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 14:44
Cologne, you must smell rather nice then 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: firth_of_Fifth
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 15:40
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I'm from beautiful Belfast In the north of Ireland... ------------- http://www.myspace.com/chrisblackwell" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/chrisblackwell |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 15:48
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[/QUOTE] Peter Gabriel's Ashcombe Studios is about a 3 minute or under drive from my house. It was the studio used to record Birdy and So, not sure about his other albums from earlier/later periods. -------------
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Posted By: Borealis
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 16:11
Sorry, I meant city... ------------- Vive le Québec libre!... |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 16:19
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One of us (Jean) has a natural smell of lemon, and I am supposed to have a natural smell of vanilla (it is difficult to recognize ones own smell). ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 16:41
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Poland is on Saturn, because the women here are unearthly... Actually so are the politicians and I hope they're sent back where they belong immediately Although a black hole would do even better...
------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 16:49
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Polish women are great, I wish I was one!! I live in Kent, England via San Francisco, but born in Lismore in Republic of Ireland. ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 23:18
Both Peter Hammill and Peter Gabriel have their studios in Bath. By the way, I live in Cologne, Germany. Was born in Dortmund, another German city. [/QUOTE] Peter Gabriel's Ashcombe Studios is about a 3 minute or under drive from my house. It was the studio used to record Birdy and So, not sure about his other albums from earlier/later periods. [/QUOTE] So ist that like the Prog Mecca?
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 07:30
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Between Llanelli and Swansea in the South West of Wales.
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 07:57
Peter Gabriel's Ashcombe Studios is about a 3 minute or under drive from my house. It was the studio used to record Birdy and So, not sure about his other albums from earlier/later periods. [/QUOTE] So ist that like the Prog Mecca? [/QUOTE] Yes, we kneel on our praying mats each morning and evening, facing Bath, and worship Peter Hammill. ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Azrael2112
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 08:31
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[QUOTE=Scrambled_Eggs] I live in a small town near Allentown,
Pennsylvania in the good ol' US of A. Sadly, I'm the only prog fan that I know of around the area. Oh, well. NEARfest is just 21 days away! Hooray![/
QUOTE] I live in the area...well southwest of Allentown, between Reading and Pottsville. I missed out on my tickets for NEARfest this year. ------------- http://www.flywithjet.com"> 
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 14:42
So ist that like the Prog Mecca? [/QUOTE] Yes, we kneel on our praying mats each morning and evening, facing Bath, and worship Peter Hammill. [/QUOTE] Lol. Not prog mecca as such, but some inspiring sights in the region. -------------
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Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:45
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Lima - Peru ------------- [IMG]http://www.travelwithachallenge.com/Images/Travel_Article_Library/Sacred-Travel/Machu-Picchu-350.jpg"> [IMG]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63/panchopc1/machupicchu-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 17:10
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Kerkrade-The Netherlands |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 18:34
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Rotterdam - The Netherlands I lived in Utrecht - The Netherlands, for 10 years I'm living in Menen now: a town on the Belgian - French border, not very far from Kortrijk (Belgium) and Lille (France). |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 19:45
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I'm from Ohio in the U.S. But living in Queens, New York. Hey I don't hate my country. I may hate it's leaders sometime, but not my country. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 19:46
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Well, I should celebrate. With that last post I went from Newbie to Groupie. That calls for a drink. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: synthguy
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 19:59
Hey Doctor! I live on Long Island also... for those who tuned in late.... Queens is on Long Island. I love NY. Best of all worlds in a small area. From Baldwin, Cheers!! ------------- Wearing feelings on our faces when our faces took a rest... |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 20:08
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Hey Baldwin, I love NY too. Could never imagine myself going back to Cincinnati to live after living here. I think I'll be staying awhile, especially since I have no interest in taking the bar exam again. Cheers! Chester
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Posted By: lynton samuel
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 09:04
 OSLO, NORWAY ------------- [IMG]http://www.denness.net/rpi/u/arners/bc/FFFFFF/bg/FFFFFF/bg1/FFFFFF/bg2/FFFFFF/ac/CC00CC/tc/ff9933/dc/CC00CC/nc/CC00CC/tic/CC00CC/rpi.png"> |
Posted By: Arran
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 10:30
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Aboyne, Scotland! Anyone else from Deeside? The Highlands? Scotland!?
Check out the met office web cam and notice the temp this week! http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/webcam/aboyne/ - http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/webcam/aboyne / |
Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 14:30
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IN Holland, The Hague, the government city
Bad football team, mostly boring city |
Posted By: Gluonio
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 17:01
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I am from greece and i live in Athens ------------- ...But my dreams are for dreaming and best left that way-and my zero to your power of ten equals nothing at all... |
Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 07:39
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Tasmania, Australia. If you look it up on a map, some say it looks like the shape of the pubic hair on a woman. The west coast of Tasmania reputedly has the cleanest air and rainfall in the world. The predominant westerly trade winds blow straight off the Southern Ocean without crossing any other landmass. ------------- Eternity |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 10:42
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hello Barbs from Adelaide
I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT TASMANIA ALL THOSE LOVELY MOUNTAINS ITS LIKE THE ALPS IN MINIATURE...BEAUTIFUL.. THIS THRAED HAS BEEN DONE IN A NUMBER OF FORMS BUT OH WELL!! I AM FROM ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA(NOT FAR FROM BARBS) THE GATEWAY TO THE OUTBACK AND YET I THINK TASMANIA IS A MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE(AND GIVEN BARBS DESCRIPTION OF ITS LIKENESS,... FREUD TAKE NOTE |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 14:34
Good heavens, we're virtually neighbours! I'm from Stevenage (a quaint little market town  ), known by us posher residents as St.Evenage Sur Merde!------------- 
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 15:00
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From Pittsburgh, PA. I go to college at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 06:04
Hey Dude, u de man. Come from the city of churches, Barossa wines (and port ), Port Adelaide the champs. I think you can get designer knickers in tassie style but u need to wax'Felona' is from Adelaide Dude. Have you looked her up? ------------- Eternity |