Mekong

9 hours ago, bust said:

Just thought it worth mentioning, the doco is not about Blondie

I never said that is was

20 hours ago, Mekong said:

Not sure that I would TBH, checked the IMDB write up 

U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure

Blondie were mentioned in the IMDB write up. I chose Blondie as an example, you know a particular instance of something that is representative of a group, or an illustration of something that's been generally described, rather than go through each band individually.

Parallel Lines (1978) broke the band into the rock mainstream thanks to hits such as “Picture This,” “One Way or Another,” and the disco-influenced “Heart of Glass.” Eat to the Beat (1979) was similarly successful

Blondie were mainstream in America in 1978

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The one that always tickles me is that a UK radio DJ Sarah Cox named her son Isaac.

Fortunately for the poor little blighter she later married the boys father and he took / was given his surname 

Well Talking Heads and Blondie were American, are you trying to tell me a “Cutting Edge” radio station in NYC  had only just picked up on them in 1982, doesn’t sound very “finger in the pulse” to me unless checking the pulse of a corpse.

in 1977 when the Buzzcocks released Spiral Scratch  on their own label was the birth of Indie, half the bands listed were pop music not new wave.

Typical American pap 

14 minutes ago, bust said:

Kong would enjoy this based on many discussions we have had over the years.

Not sure that I would TBH, checked the IMDB write up 

U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure

1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City.

By 1982 U2 had already released Boy and October, Talking Heads had previously released Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime the Eno years were over, Blondie had already split up as did the Clash in 82 after  6 years. The Cure had also been together for 6 years by then, so far from being visionaries WLIR were essentially playing mainstream UK pop music since that is what Depeche Mode, Duran Duran and Tears for Fears were.   

Indie music 1982 included The Smiths and Durutti Column (that’s just Manchester) or REM stateside 

5 hours ago, Old Hippie said:

Well yeah, that is more less what I meant

I realise that, just wanted to clear it up I case bust didn’t understand 

15 minutes ago, Old Hippie said:

 

I am not a big fan of steak, most beef in general really. I think past a certain point, there is a big snob appeal when it comes to “wine and cuisine” with most people really not knowing the difference between good and bad… 

I wouldn’t go that far, in Thailand there is a marked difference  in quality between local and imported beef and even I can tell the difference between a $2 Bottle of wine and a $20 Bottle.

People can tell the difference between good and bad, but they cannot tell the difference between good and alleged better than good, i.e. Aussie Beef V Wagyu or a $20 Bottle v $200 Bottle of wine 

4 minutes ago, Old Hippie said:

Too fat?

It was a play on the a court scene with the glove

“it doesn’t fit” 

A Vietnamese man and a Jewish man are waiting in the Doctor’s office for an appointment and as the time goes on they become more and more irritated until finally the Jewish man says, “I hate you Vietnamese people!”.

Shocked, the Vietnamese man says, “What in the world would compel you to say something like that? Why do you hate Vietnamese people?”

To which the Jewish man replies, “Because you bombed Pearl Harbor!”

The Vietnamese man goes, “You idiot! That wasn’t the Vietnamese, that was the Japanese!”

To which the Jewish man shrugs and says, “Vietnamese, Japanese, what’s the difference?”

Stunned, the Vietnamese man says, “Yeah, well I hate all you Jewish people!”

To which the Jewish man replies in great indignation, “That’s anti-Semitic! Why would you hate all Jewish people?”

And the Vietnamese man says, “Because you sank the Titanic!”

“You idiot,” bawls the Jewish man, “That was an iceberg!”

To which the Vietnamese man replies,

“Iceberg, Goldberg, what’s the difference?”

I was going to reply “More Money than Sense” ten I realised that someone with a couple of Cents would have more money than the sense of people paying this much.

I just heard they tried to put him in a coffin but it doesn’t fit

OJ Simpson, NFL star acquitted in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76

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And to prove a point

On 4/9/2024 at 6:59 PM, buffalo_bill said:

What is this all about?

Tik Tok Generation, they can’t even take a piss without making a song and dance about it.

No, no video but I’m sure if you searched you’d soon find one 

According to the Secretariat of the Prime Minister's letter to the Transport Ministry and relevant agencies, the communication followed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's suggestion during the Cabinet meeting on April 2.

The suggestion aims to ensure efficiency in the port development, which is under the Port Authority of Thailand's supervision, the letter said, adding that it is also in line with the national agenda on dealing with air pollution

The Transport Ministry and relevant agencies have been ordered to:

• Accelerate the study on the feasibility of moving Bangkok Port, also known as Khlong Toei Port, away from the capital, covering the relocation of nearby oil silos.

• Prepare a plan to develop the Bangkok Port area to tackle issues such as the slum community, traffic jams and air pollution.

The development should be clear, appropriate and complete as soon as possible based on benefits of Bangkokians," the letter said, adding that relevant agencies must submit progress to the prime minister.

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Call me a cynic, but when the Prime Minister of Thailand owns one of the major property development companies in Thailand , Sansiri orders the freeing up of prime river side land for development, I smell major corruption, Chewit was right about this snake

4 hours ago, bust said:

Could apply that to the Trump supporters equally 😊

And the difference is?

There is a hole in the road and authorities are looking into it

8 hours ago, drogon said:

Worldfun: went out a few times with him

Did you know Worldfun was in Spain around the same time you and I were? I had a fun night out in Madrid with him.

I had met him on numerous previous occasions in Bangkok

Double post 

Admin did issue an Apologt all be it slightly sarcastic then later agreed the sarcasm was uncalled form

6 hours ago, buffalo_bill said:

" Man from Greenland " another gem, does anybody remember?

A few days back Old Hippie was talking about KSR crusties and his dislike for such, and I posted a link to an old thread of a mate of mines “KSR World Records”

Now it just so happens that Rick was also responsible for the Classic “Man in Greenland”  This is my copy from the original forum he posted it on

The actual events took place in Pattaya in 1999, if you story is a funny read, then try being one of the guys who was sat with him when this shit went down, Rick was a classic piss taker but this one took the biscuit and how I kept a straight face is beyond me to this very day.