Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on June 16, 2023, 11:47:15 AMHawkwind - Royal Albert Hall 29th September

Celebrating 50 years of Space Ritual. Taking Mrs S as she's never seen Hawkwind and she's never been to the RAH, she's prepared to put up with Captain Brock and crew for that...

Balked at the prices for that, but to be expected I suppose. Want to catch them once more live before DB retires, but would prefer a regional/theatre gig.

The QotSA set was incendiary, must get a ticket to see them live. Gn'R looked bored, yet they played pretty well (despite Axl's hyper-ventilating yelps). Elton was utterly fantastic, and looked genuinely happy and pleased to be there. Very doddery though, probably the right decision to retire. What an incredible crowd though, estimates were 120,000? My other highlights were the Manics, Rick Astley and Blossoms doing The Smiths set, and Maggie Rogers.

Quote from: Nick on January 01, 2023, 05:54:12 PMAlso said next years PT shows will be the last.

"Likely to be" their last I think is the direct quote

I always felt it was a bit of a Swan-song, and even after their triumphant Wembley gig it never felt like a new beginning to me. Guess we're lucky that it happened at all?

After not doing many gigs the last few years (2022; Pearl Jam twice in Hyde Park, Nick Mason in Guildford; both Covid-affected rescheduled dates, and PT at Wembley) I've got a few smaller gigs booked for 2023 already:

Jan. 31st - Kula Shaker @ Brighton Chalk
Mar. 23rd - Paul Draper @ Boiler Room, Guildford (doing Mansun's 'Six' live)
Apr. 23rd - Reef @ Boiler Room, Guildford (with When Rivers Meet supporting)
May 1st - Jorge Drexler @ Barbican Centre, London

Plus my usual slew of pub gigs with 3 different bands! 

No 'big' gigs booked yet. I have to say that nothing's really appealed, and if it has I've been put off by the ticket prices (£112 for a GA ticket for Gn'R in Hyde Park?! Too much). Hoping to add to the list though.

Quote from: pdw1 on March 20, 2022, 12:23:17 PM

Quote from: Neillwith2Ls on March 20, 2022, 08:16:23 AMI too was disappointed that the RS touring machine would continue without Charlie. I looked at the ticket prices for Hyde Park on Wednesday, £99.95 for a GA? Nope!

I remember when the Bridges To Babylon tour was announced at the soon to be demolished Wembley Stadium, I said to my then new girlfriend (now wife), "we'd better go see them before they stop touring. This was 23 years ago, in 1999. The gig ended up being fantastic, Keef even trotted out his ever-present contractual, "It's good to be hear... it's good to be anywhere" quip.

Ticket price in June 1999 was £30.

Was that the show with The Black Crowes and Lenny Kravitz supporting? Fantastic show. Was it really 1999?
I remember thinking, like you, I had better see them before they drop dead/stop touring. Little did I know they would be still touring 20+ years later.

Nope, we got Cheryl Crow as support who was also excellent!

I thoroughly enjoyed this re-boot, everything about it screams cinema blockbuster. Even the Cruiser turns in a decent performance. The scene with him and Iceman was a nice touch too, quite moving actually. But it's essentially the same film as the 80's version right, surely everyone sees this?

Aw, RIP Angelo 

As a huge Twin Peaks fan I had the OST CD to the series back in the 90's, which featured a lot of jazz and blues tinged instrumentals - well worth a listen if you've not heard it. I used to play this CD whilst driving late at night; the perfect setting!

I saw this on the big screen shortly before Christmas and thought it was a pretty decent instalment. The film is essentially the same story again (Sky people vs. Pandora blue peeps), but with a focus on Sully's new family. Some interesting themes touched upon, a few daft ones too, but we're really here for the James Cameron touchstones of military tech and stunning visuals. The design dept. have outdone themselves with the underwater flora and fauna of Pandora, which is visually stunning. I found the 3 hours runtime flew buy in a blur of blue, explosions, violent deaths and expensive special effects but is it really any good? It's no cinematic masterpiece but it's lovely screen-candy; if you enjoyed the first one I'm sure you'll enjoy this one.

There seems to be a lot of clones and variants now, but this musical intros one is keeping my attention:

https://www.heardle.app/

You get a 1 second snippet of a song intro, you make a guess or can skip, then you get another second etc. You get 6 attempts before it's game over, like in Wordle. No strategy involved however, you either know it or you don't!

I too was disappointed that the RS touring machine would continue without Charlie. I looked at the ticket prices for Hyde Park on Wednesday, £99.95 for a GA? Nope!

I remember when the Bridges To Babylon tour was announced at the soon to be demolished Wembley Stadium, I said to my then new girlfriend (now wife), "we'd better go see them before they stop touring. This was 23 years ago, in 1999. The gig ended up being fantastic, Keef even trotted out his ever-present contractual, "It's good to be hear... it's good to be anywhere" quip.

Ticket price in June 1999 was £30.

Quote from: Hugh on March 19, 2022, 10:50:07 PM

Quote from: Neillwith2Ls on March 09, 2022, 09:40:56 PMI got two books for Christmas; the Dave Grohl (sort of) autobiography/journal, and Billy Connolly's autobiography. I haven't started the BC one yet, but devoured the DG one in about a week - a really great read.

Does DG's book tell the tale of his lost wallet? It would be worth the cover price for that story alone.

It sure does, most amusing! 

I got two books for Christmas; the Dave Grohl (sort of) autobiography/journal, and Billy Connolly's autobiography. I haven't started the BC one yet, but devoured the DG one in about a week - a really great read.

Am enjoying the series, but haven't read any of the books.

The Jay Foreman channel is great, thanks for the link. The Tower Bridge video was great, and I just watched a brilliant one on English Counties.

I subscribe to a lot of YouTube channels now, the vast majority being guitar related. However I've also found some fantastic content on all sorts of subjects like outdoors, camping/walking vlogs, properly nerdy Tolkien scholars, and old school desktop RPG reviews.

Two fantastic channels I regularly visit are:

That Pedal Show
A wonderfully detailed and exhaustive look at guitar effects pedals primarily, guitars, amps, and the endless quest for tone.

Erwin Saunders
An absolutely delightful channel about a guy who films pixies and other woodland faerie folk. Sounds (and is ) preposterous, but is truly wonderful and is great for the soul. He really brings the magic back, if you've a mind.