Sunny Dave and Gness have made no secret of the fact that they're now holed-up in Sneem, County Kerry. As always, the Irish have their own take on things. I thought you might like to see this. (Scroll...
I recently changed my broadband provider from eclipse to Shell Broadband. I've kept my email account with Eclipse because I pay separately for a domain and my own **************.com email address. I...
Obviously this isn't to Buenchico alone, but he mentioned refurbished PCs, and that he was thinking of getting one. I just wonder how good they are. Is storage all SSD now, so no moving parts for...
Heard at the tail end of University Challenge recently .............
"Jesus ... you may well be coming back ... "
Does Paxo know something that we don't?...
I've been in love with Greta's mum for years. Now it's out there ;o) One of Sweden's best mezzos. Here she is with the best known tune from Handel's opera Rinaldo. Take a moment to let this wash over...
I'm sat here compiling a quiz for when it's my turn next at the pub. Very difficult to gauge the difficulty sometimes, so I thought I would try this question here. Complete this sequence... Niece;...
Played at a rather smart wedding on Saturday. Everyone nicely turned out, including the inevitable kilt or two. However, one elderly kilt wearer was taking advantage of the warm sunshine for a bit of...
Tractor drummer (yes, really)
As a part-time musician, I know something of drummers.
Nothing beats this tractor though...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbN-jO11vKg&t=72s
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For Mr King, because he'll like the music (vintage Stones with a Willie Dixon tune.)
For Calico, because I know she'll appreciate the dance.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bTW8tPL6qY...
The Constituency of Answerbank South. As your officially self-appointed candidate for The Monster Raving Loony Party, I hereby give notice that I shall be standing in the next General Election;...
Not a question... just a bit of info for anyone who uses one of those things where you put your finger over the end while trusting that they haven't got wet... or failed. There have been several...
Been pretty busy lately, so Part 2 is a little overdue. There were some great responses to Part 1, so we'll continue into the wonderful world of Bel Canto. They always say that Mozart has all the best...
Right, replying to Eve's question with a bit of Mozart this week made me think that we could do with a bit more opera on this site. So, exploring a little of the world of Bel Canto, this could be fun....
Went on site this morning and found this dead bird lying on the ground.
Anybody have any ideas?
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq36/TheBuilder_photo/DSC00063.jpg...
Discussion in the pub last night. Which words in this sentence should begin with a capital letter ........... "The commanding officer asked the flying officer if he had seen the commander." Not a...
I always thought Donna Summer's was the best version of Jon & Vangelis' "State of Independence". Then I heard Chrissie Hynde's ............. Now, I've come across this, recorded a few years ago...
RIP Tim Hauser. Not everyone's bag, I know, but he started Manhattan Transfer over 40 years ago.
Here they are just five years ago with their classic take on Weather Report's "Birdland"
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Just had to mention this. British sax player Raf Ravenscroft died today. For those who don't know............ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Ravenscroft Saw him only recently when he sat in with...