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Quote from: dom on December 19, 2023, 10:30:32 AM

Quote from: captainkurtz on December 19, 2023, 07:52:05 AMWith the baddiel brothers present last night and with their backgrounds clearly having shaped the people they have become....was there no discussion of the political situation in Israel and Gaza?

I don't think it would have been out of line to have raised the topic, myself...

Really?  I wouldn't have like to see it discussed there, it's all about Geddy's life and book.  A chance to escape all that shitty stuff in the real world

Yeah....id like to have heard them all denounce the Israeli govt and the IDF for their continued bombardment and the loss of innocent civilian lives.  Rush were quick enough to denounce the similarly appalling Hamas attack...they didn't even mention Palestinians as Palestinians...it must disgust them, surely?

With the baddiel brothers present last night and with their backgrounds clearly having shaped the people they have become....was there no discussion of the political situation in Israel and Gaza?

I don't think it would have been out of line to have raised the topic, myself...

Quote from: Nick on December 08, 2023, 07:18:23 AMWatched the series on Paramount last night. An enjoyable watch trawling round rich bass players houses.

Did you see Geddys house?  I'd love a wander around that...

Better than Phil Jupitus, that's for sure.

Wish I could do London now...alas, no chance.

Depeche Mode - Glasgow Hydro - 31st January 2024
Goldfrapp - Sage - 22nd February 2024
The Pretenders - Sage - 24th January 2024
Michael McIntyre - Newcastle Arena - 15th March 2024
The Smile - Glasgow - March 20th 2024
Justin Hawkins - Gateshead Sage - 22nd March 2024
Slash - Newcastle City Hall - 31st March 2024
Johnny Marr - Newcastle City Hall 2nd March 2024
Frankie Boyle - Newcastle Tyne Theatre - 19th May 2024
Bruce Springsteen- Sunderland - 22nd May 2024
Tool - Manchester Arena - 1st June 2024
Foo Fighters - Hampden Park - June 17th 2024
Taylor Swift - Wembley Stadium August 17th 2024
PJ Harvey - Gunnersbury Park - August 18th 2024
PJ Harvey - Halifax Piece Hall - August 20th 2024
Steve Hackett - Sage - 19th October 2024

General feeling of unhappiness mixed with a little bit of anxiety.

Quote from: The Picnic Wasp on December 09, 2023, 07:15:56 PM

Quote from: captainkurtz on December 09, 2023, 02:07:18 PMIn the last week I've listened to Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels.  The former really is poor, the latter just as good as I remembered - a fitting swansong.  Shame the mix is so muddy...

It still annoys me that I attended more shows on the S&A tour than any other visits by Rush to the UK. The whole event had a bit of a grim feel which can only be down to the music. Even the meet and greet left me a bit cold.

Lots of things to enjoy on that tour...but the number of songs from S&A played one after the other was a real slog.  I did 6 on that tour, I think.

In the last week I've listened to Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels.  The former really is poor, the latter just as good as I remembered - a fitting swansong.  Shame the mix is so muddy...

Hopefully they can make Eric Singer's avatar look less bored than Singer has looked for the last decade...

Going back to the Nop's original post...it doesn't look like Rush is over...hopefully they'll be shrewd enough to call it something else, a la Page & Plant.

Quote from: The Picnic Wasp on December 03, 2023, 11:07:34 AMAte a cake from Tesco last night. Something in the cake caused a stinging, burning sensation in my mouth. There appeared to be small foreign bodies in the mix. For peace of mind I fired off an email with photos to customer service. It bounced back stating it would not be attended to. Phoned this morning and told to return item to store for a refund, otherwise complain via WhatsApp. Not happy with their attitude to safety.

You need to go higher up.  Find out who the CEO is and email them.

I had Scottish power essentially refusing to pay me £2800 from my solar panels (early adopter, 40 panels, 14 months worth).

I found out who the chief executive was and emailed them and opened an Ofgem complaint - received £2800 without warning 2 days later..

Haven't got to that bit yet...but that's really disappointing and rather depressing.

It's superb.  Let's have another U.K. tour, Pete..

Not a fan of the song or the pogues, but the older I get the sadder I am when a respected artist - even one I'm not a fan of - passes.

Must have been very difficult for his loved ones over the last few years - he looked in pretty awful shape.

RIP, I'll raise a cup of tea to him tonight.

I love the man with every fibre of my being, but I wouldn't wear one of those T-shirts if my life depended on it...

Quote from: Slim on November 24, 2023, 06:08:11 PMI finished it a couple of hours ago. Clockwork Angels, the last tour, Neil's intention to retire, his illness, his death. There are 16 hours, 20 mins of it including the two MFH outtakes tacked on at the end. I started it nine days ago, and I think that must be the quickest I've got through any audiobook, in terms of hous of listening per day.

I didn't enjoy the two previously unreleased tunes personally but then I don't like MFH at all.

I'll start a spoiler thread in a bit unless someone wants to beat me to it. There are a few interesting revelations.

Only about 150 pages in and there's quite a few things that have been revelatory to me...