ray-rad's temporary absence will give you time to edit your post and correct the spelling of sentence ;-)
You're certainly in the right place for bongo player hating and grammer advice.
I'm rather woried about what radio station you're listening to though.
Oh, and I agree the price of camping is atrocious. There are still a few reasonable priced sites but they're becoming thinner on the ground. I'm thinking of having a weekend at the Parliament Square peace camp for a cheap do.
I'm not being 'intolerant' of musical taste. Each to their own. people would start running into the streets if they saw some of the stuff on my ipod. Just Eric Clapton. He's a tosser.
While I can tolerate the occasional Clapton track, there can never be any excuse for liking 'Wonderful Tonight'. It's almost as bad as liking Phil Collins!
And there's nowt wrong with Tom Jones - well not much.
On the subject of ear plugs, does anyone know of any decent ones? I had a sleep study recently and it turns out I'm unnaturally sensitive to noise when asleep and, as much as some sleep-deprivation is essential to the experience, I'd like to at least stay awake as late as the headliners each night...
As for hoodies, I shall be bring one, but an acutal one rather than a small person in one. Largely because I got it printed to wear at the Edinburgh Fringe (just back) to advertise our comedy podcast special, but due to the weird heat that accompanied the rain it is still unworn - I have to get some of my money's worth. So if you see someone wandering round with this slightly disturbing picture on their back say hi (and maybe even listen to the podcast!)
That caped figure reminds me of someone but I can't think who at the moment.
I think all the basic foam earplugs are much the same. Roll them up tightly and quickly bung them in your lughole. They'll gently expand to give a good seal. I normally get them fom mates who work in noisy environments but Boots sell similar ones.
I'm afraid I'm the 'putting things down the shed' guy. Except for me it's a huge cupboard, located at the top of the stairs..not having a shed. But it means that I do everything the way I like it to be done, the only thing he has to worry about is buying batteries, trek bars and electrolyte mix, for those pesky hangovers..
'..this shed business, it doesn't really matter at all..the sheds aren't important...' love it...
my Dad had THREE sheds. clearing them out after he died was an eye-opener...so you'd better watch what you put in them guys..someone one day will have to clear them out..
Gosh, I definitely didn't just spend Sunday morning skimming this thread...
I look forward to smiling knowingly at everyone who's wearing an ANDWMW tee. You'll probably wonder who this strange young steward is and what she knows.
Or wonder what this incredibly drunk, off-duty and non-fluroscent wearing steward is on...
Thanks Slugger - Lisa Minnelli indeed. I would have spent hours trying to recall that.
I'm jealous Krasnyi, I wish I had two sheds. Mine is much too small. I've just had to pile all the tent camping gear on top of the folding camper, and will have to move it all again when I get the camper out for GM.
I wonder if I could get away with converting the dining room into a shed? I could claim to have been affected by a mid-life crisis and Mrs Peridot is always telling me to tidy the shed, which I could do if I had a second one to move the stuff into. I mean who needs a dining room anyway?
STUFF will always grow to fill the available space. I have a shed that's really a garrage, plus an attic, with stairs up to it, a plus a large spare room. And WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE. We didn't have enough space when we had a two bed terraced house. And we still haven't got enough. God, the money I've spent on STUFF.
Absolutely with you on that one cyfarthfa - so much stuff I can't even find room to store all my CDs.
I could lay to claim to having three sheds but the third is actually the kids' playhouse. Wouldn't want to be seen to be bragging in front of so many shedless folk.
In danger of dropping down a page - can't have that.
Just going to nip outside behind the shed for a crafty fag leaving kids inside watching cbbc and eating sweets - it's this kind of irresponsible parenting that leads to rioting and looting.
I suppose they must be Krasnyi. But I have the feeling that Wales- even Merthyr- might be a slightly 'gentler' place to live than some parts of England at the moment.
At least your kids are watching the relativly benign CBBC, and not the appaling 'America's Next Top Model' or 'Extreme Home Make-over', which mine seem to love at the moment.
I'm not in anyway trying to imply that his use of this space was admirable, worthy of praise, I was just highlighting the indisputable fact that he his utilisation of space was efficient.
BTW - Cyfarthfa casually mentioned in passing some time ago the novels of Malcolm Price - I'm now on my third. Hugely entertaining - Raymond Chandler meets the League of Gentlemen (in Aberystwyth)
You cannot beat a good bit of Welsh noir. I've only read Last Tango in Aberystwyth and keep meaning to get hold of the rest of them.
I've been recommending a book called Skippy Dies by Paul Murray left right and centre. It made me laugh out loud more than anything I've read for a long time.
In other news I'm starting to get very excited about Explosions in the Sky. I don't see them getting many mentions on the board though. I hope they get a good crowd.
I'm really looking forward to EiTS too. Wasn't familiar with them but have been listening to them quite a bit and the weather forecast is looking good for a starry sky which should be perfect!
Yes, I think they're pretty good. Oddly realistic in fact. I lived in Aber and surrounding villages for years in the mid 70s, including two years in Borth, which features in a number of the Pryce books. The village really is a three mile long street sandwhiched between the beach, with a petrified forest, an a huge expanse of peat bog stretching for three miles inland. The village was built on a sand spit, and everytime a train ran through the village it would wobble. Like a jelly type thing. There were also dances in the village hall organised by a local nutter called Jed the Shed- he lived in a tin shed with a girl called Mad Lizzie. He got Gong to play one year, and Here and Now. He sat in the corner of the hall with a GeeBees carrier bag full of home grown weed as all hell broke loose amoung the freaks who'd come to town from the hills, all welly boots and home made clothes. It was mad.
I bought 'The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still' to read at Greenman but I got so bored on the Isle of White that I read it in a pub. So instead I'm doing vintage Sci-Fi - The stars my Destination by Alfred Bester and 'Kiteworld' by Keith roberts.
I'm now onto the Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth and am worried about Myfanwy (by the way how should one pronounce Myfanwy - does the y always sound as a u?
I used to wonder about trying to get a job at Aberystwyth Uni (it has a very good politics department) - now I'd be concerned about the druids and Dai Brainbocs.
Yeah, Myfanwy is pronouned with a long 'u'. The last sylable is odd as well, not quite 'wee' , there's a kind of funny 'oy' sound in there too. I'm just re-reading that one.
The International Politics Department was very good. I did International Relations there. Soviet Foreign Policy and German and Soviet Propoganda 1917-39. Good stuff. Didn't get on with Russian though. I'm no linguist
MY LAST DAY AT WORK FOR 11 DAYS....WOOP DE FLIPPING WOOP.
Practically packed. So excited about Thursday, the time has flown over since we bought our tickets. Have been listening to Holy Fuck pretty much non-stop the last 24 hours.....and the weather is looking okay as well. I'm bringing my Captain America frisbee to play with...
myfawny hahahaha. sorry made me laugh. obviously pronouncing it wrong. (very childish i know) yes, holy fuck and the cave singers constantly feeding through my ears. cannot wait.
ray-rad's temporary absence
ray-rad's temporary absence will give you time to edit your post and correct the spelling of sentence ;-)
You're certainly in the right place for bongo player hating and grammer advice.
I'm rather woried about what radio station you're listening to though.
Oh, and I agree the price of camping is atrocious. There are still a few reasonable priced sites but they're becoming thinner on the ground. I'm thinking of having a weekend at the Parliament Square peace camp for a cheap do.
robjones1927 replied on Permalink
Just ordered my ANDWMW
Just ordered my ANDWMW t-shirt. I desperately hope it arrives in time!
It will robjones1927..have
It will robjones1927..have faith.
a little otter replied on Permalink
When could you possibly
When could you possibly enjoy wonderful tonight?
I was gonna try and ignore
I was gonna try and ignore the liking of 'wonderful tonight'...
ho hum..
Now now, let's all be
Now now, let's all be tolerant.
Perhaps '.......1927' was drunk at the time of liking 'Wonderful Tonight'
Perhaps it was youthful folly.
Tastes differ.
I like the occasional Tom Jones track and, indeed, own a CD by him.
I'm not being 'intolerant' of
I'm not being 'intolerant' of musical taste. Each to their own. people would start running into the streets if they saw some of the stuff on my ipod. Just Eric Clapton. He's a tosser.
While I can tolerate the
While I can tolerate the occasional Clapton track, there can never be any excuse for liking 'Wonderful Tonight'. It's almost as bad as liking Phil Collins!
And there's nowt wrong with Tom Jones - well not much.
the editor of a... replied on Permalink
Tom Jones beardy goatee thing
Tom Jones beardy goatee thing is vile. makes me itch looking at it
ljt79 replied on Permalink
On the subject of ear plugs,
On the subject of ear plugs, does anyone know of any decent ones? I had a sleep study recently and it turns out I'm unnaturally sensitive to noise when asleep and, as much as some sleep-deprivation is essential to the experience, I'd like to at least stay awake as late as the headliners each night...
As for hoodies, I shall be bring one, but an acutal one rather than a small person in one. Largely because I got it printed to wear at the Edinburgh Fringe (just back) to advertise our comedy podcast special, but due to the weird heat that accompanied the rain it is still unworn - I have to get some of my money's worth. So if you see someone wandering round with this slightly disturbing picture on their back say hi (and maybe even listen to the podcast!)
www.wearenotalone.co.uk
PS. Apologies for the blatant plug - I must have been infected with the Royal Mile Flyerers disease.
That caped figure reminds
That caped figure reminds me of someone but I can't think who at the moment.
I think all the basic foam earplugs are much the same. Roll them up tightly and quickly bung them in your lughole. They'll gently expand to give a good seal. I normally get them fom mates who work in noisy environments but Boots sell similar ones.
Slugger replied on Permalink
Dinner of death with Liza
Dinner of death with Liza Minnelli ...
Ear plugs..I sleep like a
Ear plugs..I sleep like a baby,so don't use them. The other half does and swears by a brand called 'Bio-Ears'..they are available in Boots.
Does anyone else's partner
Does anyone else's partner have a maniacal obsession with 'putting things down the shed'? Thus doubling the amount of time it takes to do anything.
I'm afraid I'm the 'putting
I'm afraid I'm the 'putting things down the shed' guy. Except for me it's a huge cupboard, located at the top of the stairs..not having a shed. But it means that I do everything the way I like it to be done, the only thing he has to worry about is buying batteries, trek bars and electrolyte mix, for those pesky hangovers..
I have two sheds (there's a
I have two sheds (there's a Monty Python sketch there somewhere)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLjS3gzHetA
'..this shed business, it
'..this shed business, it doesn't really matter at all..the sheds aren't important...' love it...
my Dad had THREE sheds. clearing them out after he died was an eye-opener...so you'd better watch what you put in them guys..someone one day will have to clear them out..
lyra832 replied on Permalink
Gosh, I definitely didn't
Gosh, I definitely didn't just spend Sunday morning skimming this thread...
I look forward to smiling knowingly at everyone who's wearing an ANDWMW tee. You'll probably wonder who this strange young steward is and what she knows.
Or wonder what this incredibly drunk, off-duty and non-fluroscent wearing steward is on...
Thanks Slugger - Lisa
Thanks Slugger - Lisa Minnelli indeed. I would have spent hours trying to recall that.
I'm jealous Krasnyi, I wish I had two sheds. Mine is much too small. I've just had to pile all the tent camping gear on top of the folding camper, and will have to move it all again when I get the camper out for GM.
I wonder if I could get away with converting the dining room into a shed? I could claim to have been affected by a mid-life crisis and Mrs Peridot is always telling me to tidy the shed, which I could do if I had a second one to move the stuff into. I mean who needs a dining room anyway?
STUFF will always grow to
STUFF will always grow to fill the available space. I have a shed that's really a garrage, plus an attic, with stairs up to it, a plus a large spare room. And WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE. We didn't have enough space when we had a two bed terraced house. And we still haven't got enough. God, the money I've spent on STUFF.
Absolutely with you on that
Absolutely with you on that one cyfarthfa - so much stuff I can't even find room to store all my CDs.
I could lay to claim to having three sheds but the third is actually the kids' playhouse. Wouldn't want to be seen to be bragging in front of so many shedless folk.
In danger of dropping down a
In danger of dropping down a page - can't have that.
Just going to nip outside behind the shed for a crafty fag leaving kids inside watching cbbc and eating sweets - it's this kind of irresponsible parenting that leads to rioting and looting.
myphace mcbebobook replied on Permalink
I keep chickens in my shed,
I keep chickens in my shed, they never complain about the noise.
lyra832 replied on Permalink
But WHICH shed do you nip
But WHICH shed do you nip behind, Krasnyi?
The last time there was a
The last time there was a riot in Merthyr it took seven days for the army to regain control.
That was in 1831 mind.
The one that's painted to
The one that's painted to look like a beach hut.
I guess folk in Merthyr are just happy with their lot?
I suppose they must be
I suppose they must be Krasnyi. But I have the feeling that Wales- even Merthyr- might be a slightly 'gentler' place to live than some parts of England at the moment.
At least your kids are watching the relativly benign CBBC, and not the appaling 'America's Next Top Model' or 'Extreme Home Make-over', which mine seem to love at the moment.
I wonder where I went wrong.
Yeah but mine are only
Yeah but mine are only tiddlers. Plenty of time for all that kind of stuff I expect.
On the other hand, thet are
On the other hand, thet are massivly excited about Greenman, so that's something to be pleased about.
Yeah, you've clearly done
Yeah, you've clearly done something right.
My nephews response to the
My nephews response to the riots was to 'tell them all to go home, or he'll get Finn Mcmissile* to sort them out'
Cars 2 character for those who don't speak child.
Pie Minister replied on Permalink
I don't have a shed, but I do
I don't have a shed, but I do have a cellar. I make a lot of use of this convenient space, but not quite as much as Josef Fritzel did.
Creepy
Creepy
Pie Minister replied on Permalink
I'm not in anyway trying to
I'm not in anyway trying to imply that his use of this space was admirable, worthy of praise, I was just highlighting the indisputable fact that he his utilisation of space was efficient.
Creeepier...mind you it will
Creeepier...mind you it will be angel dust if I don't have my t-shirt sorted..
just saying..
robjones1927 replied on Permalink
Is this thread about to take
Is this thread about to take a sinister turn? I hope not.
I don't have a shed but I aspire to one day owning one.
I should never have brought
I should never have brought sheds into it.
BTW - Cyfarthfa casually mentioned in passing some time ago the novels of Malcolm Price - I'm now on my third. Hugely entertaining - Raymond Chandler meets the League of Gentlemen (in Aberystwyth)
They sound really
They sound really interesting, might have to check some out..
ljt79 replied on Permalink
They're great - well worth a
They're great - well worth a read. I may have to revisit in fact.
robjones1927 replied on Permalink
You cannot beat a good bit of
You cannot beat a good bit of Welsh noir. I've only read Last Tango in Aberystwyth and keep meaning to get hold of the rest of them.
I've been recommending a book called Skippy Dies by Paul Murray left right and centre. It made me laugh out loud more than anything I've read for a long time.
In other news I'm starting to get very excited about Explosions in the Sky. I don't see them getting many mentions on the board though. I hope they get a good crowd.
I'm really looking forward
I'm really looking forward to EiTS too. Wasn't familiar with them but have been listening to them quite a bit and the weather forecast is looking good for a starry sky which should be perfect!
Yes, I think they're pretty
Yes, I think they're pretty good. Oddly realistic in fact. I lived in Aber and surrounding villages for years in the mid 70s, including two years in Borth, which features in a number of the Pryce books. The village really is a three mile long street sandwhiched between the beach, with a petrified forest, an a huge expanse of peat bog stretching for three miles inland. The village was built on a sand spit, and everytime a train ran through the village it would wobble. Like a jelly type thing. There were also dances in the village hall organised by a local nutter called Jed the Shed- he lived in a tin shed with a girl called Mad Lizzie. He got Gong to play one year, and Here and Now. He sat in the corner of the hall with a GeeBees carrier bag full of home grown weed as all hell broke loose amoung the freaks who'd come to town from the hills, all welly boots and home made clothes. It was mad.
I bought 'The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still' to read at Greenman but I got so bored on the Isle of White that I read it in a pub. So instead I'm doing vintage Sci-Fi - The stars my Destination by Alfred Bester and 'Kiteworld' by Keith roberts.
I'm now onto the Unbearable
I'm now onto the Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth and am worried about Myfanwy (by the way how should one pronounce Myfanwy - does the y always sound as a u?
I used to wonder about trying to get a job at Aberystwyth Uni (it has a very good politics department) - now I'd be concerned about the druids and Dai Brainbocs.
buckaroo replied on Permalink
Got T-shirt Got
Got T-shirt
Got FUCKING earplugs
Got three more nights sleep before I'm there
I'm happy
Yeah, Myfanwy is pronouned
Yeah, Myfanwy is pronouned with a long 'u'. The last sylable is odd as well, not quite 'wee' , there's a kind of funny 'oy' sound in there too. I'm just re-reading that one.
The International Politics Department was very good. I did International Relations there. Soviet Foreign Policy and German and Soviet Propoganda 1917-39. Good stuff. Didn't get on with Russian though. I'm no linguist
For any Kindle users 'Last
For any Kindle users 'Last Tango in Aberystwyth' is available for 99 pennies -
www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Tango-in-Aberystwyth-ebook/dp/B004BSFMBO/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1
MY LAST DAY AT WORK FOR 11
MY LAST DAY AT WORK FOR 11 DAYS....WOOP DE FLIPPING WOOP.
Practically packed. So excited about Thursday, the time has flown over since we bought our tickets. Have been listening to Holy Fuck pretty much non-stop the last 24 hours.....and the weather is looking okay as well. I'm bringing my Captain America frisbee to play with...
the editor of a... replied on Permalink
myfawny hahahaha. sorry made
myfawny hahahaha. sorry made me laugh. obviously pronouncing it wrong. (very childish i know) yes, holy fuck and the cave singers constantly feeding through my ears. cannot wait.
Thanks for the Myfanwy
Thanks for the Myfanwy advice cyfarthfa - I just hope they find her. Russian's bloody hard, i gave up on it years ago.
Hope you are not posting
Hope you are not posting spoilers Krasnyi...
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