kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 16, 2020 12:05:17 GMT
Just reading Mr.Kilmisters autobiography, he didn’t have it easy and yet he became the behemoth that was Lemmy. I’d have loved to have a session with him when at my peak. Some great names there fella. I’ve met and shared 2 spliffs with John Martyn , absolute lunatic but funny as can be, met Roger Waters but I’ve never had the chance to sit and have a pint with anyone famous or infamous, unless we change tack, for gangsters. It was my brothers who got me listening to wishbone ash, Genesis, pink floyd, Santana, Kaz Lux etc. This is why they were merciless with me that I love T-Rex. When I saw T-Rex play it was at a 3 day and 3 night Festival in Weeley 1971, that attracted 110,000 people at a cost of £1.50 entry fee. The band playing when I arrived were Mungo Jerry singing 'in the summertime'. Absolutely awesome line up (worth goggling ) The reason T-Rex were disliked by 'real rock connoisseurs' was because they considered 'pretty boy' Marc Bolan had let the rock community down by appearing on 'top of the Pops I seem to recollect they only sung three songs then left the stage due to verbal abuse and bottles being thrown. Mad! Spot on and why I got called lots of names about sexuality, by my lovely brothers. I still love Mark Bolan.
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Post by trymer on Mar 16, 2020 12:10:25 GMT
Gas have just got a last minute winner over City at the UWE Stadium - Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh shi# it was a dream, now back in a place the world has never been to before. I have been and got a sunday paper, its more doom and gloom. You only have to go back a week or so and life seemed almost normal, take last saturday afternoon me and the toteend4 went into town for a birthday session, i tried to avoid handshakes etc , and offered up my elbow - no chance it was handshakes all round , and one dirty bu##er even licked my hand! The pubs were full of hen parties and we had a right old 'knee's up' even the football was predictable with the Gas losing to bottom of the table team at Southend. Walking the streets today there is a palpable sense of fear in the air - where am I going with this? I don't know - i guess what iam am trying to say is, as none of us had to fight in WW2 This is our chance to show courage and leadership, for the sake off all our family and friends. So Stay Strong Stay Safe we all have to get through this! UTG / SSSS the difference between then and now is how SOME ARE SO FORKING SELFISH and leaving others to struggle to find stuff that SHOULD be readily available .... awkward times ahead but the need to be a bit more thoughtful is also required,,, ...... now is it the Altered Images rendition i need to sing? The 'spirit of the blitz' is a fantasy. When the Café de Paris in Piccadilly was bombed looters were soon there cutting fingers from the dead to get their rings and even taking jewellery from the injured and dying. In other incidents girls were caught taking the clothes from the dead,young boys stealing cash from gas meters in bombed houses,even firemen stealing from bombed shops. Churchill ordered it all to be hushed up so that the nations morale didn't suffer. There have always been people that take advantage of any situation it isn't just modern day behaviour.
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 16, 2020 12:21:23 GMT
Just reading Mr.Kilmisters autobiography, he didn’t have it easy and yet he became the behemoth that was Lemmy. I’d have loved to have a session with him when at my peak. Some great names there fella. I’ve met and shared 2 spliffs with John Martyn , absolute lunatic but funny as can be, met Roger Waters but I’ve never had the chance to sit and have a pint with anyone famous or infamous, unless we change tack, for gangsters. It was my brothers who got me listening to wishbone ash, Genesis, pink floyd, Santana, Kaz Lux etc. This is why they were merciless with me that I love T-Rex. When I saw T-Rex play it was at a 3 day and 3 night Festival in Weeley 1971, that attracted 110,000 people at a cost of £1.50 entry fee. The band playing when I arrived were Mungo Jerry singing 'in the summertime'. Absolutely awesome line up (worth goggling ) The reason T-Rex were disliked by 'real rock connoisseurs' was because they considered 'pretty boy' Marc Bolan had let the rock community down by appearing on 'top of the Pops I seem to recollect they only sung three songs then left the stage due to verbal abuse and bottles being thrown. Mad! I often used to tell my eldest brother ( RIP our RIchard) that I’d have swapped places with him as my age group never had hardly any of the excitement and opportunities that his did. You had the world as your proverbial oyster, could walk into a new job after leaving the other, Elvis, rock n roll, Ted’s and Mods, real skins and all not a copy or second generation of it. I’d have willingly swapped places with our Rich, even knowing his end. I feel kind of mugged by missing out on all of that
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 16, 2020 12:23:53 GMT
Think it could well make us all think twice bout globe trotting like we've all got use to doing most holidays, perhaps the likes of Minehead, the Gower coast and the Devon Rivera etc will start to look attractive again to Bristolians. I certainly won't be planning any cruises in the future! Perhaps CV will do more for cutting global warming than Greta could ever hope to achieve. In fact will the likes of BA and Virgin Airlines even survive CV themselves. living in cheddar, and just back from walking the Schnauzers,,,, 20 minutes from Bristol Airport.............. an ear to the sky and just nothing in the air, no planes at all, people underneath/close to the flypaths of airports must be happy in one sort of way I don’t know if it’s the same where you are but my bird feeder has had no visitors in over 10 days, not even a wood pigeon to be seen and not mating calls that are normally very obvious at this time of year.
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Post by trymer on Mar 16, 2020 12:26:38 GMT
living in cheddar, and just back from walking the Schnauzers,,,, 20 minutes from Bristol Airport.............. an ear to the sky and just nothing in the air, no planes at all, people underneath/close to the flypaths of airports must be happy in one sort of way I don’t know if it’s the same where you are but my bird feeder has had no visitors in over 10 days, not even a wood pigeon to be seen and not mating calls that are normally very obvious at this time of year. When you see Vultures circling above your house you know that there's a problem.
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 16, 2020 12:30:20 GMT
When I saw T-Rex play it was at a 3 day and 3 night Festival in Weeley 1971, that attracted 110,000 people at a cost of £1.50 entry fee. The band playing when I arrived were Mungo Jerry singing 'in the summertime'. Absolutely awesome line up (worth goggling ) The reason T-Rex were disliked by 'real rock connoisseurs' was because they considered 'pretty boy' Marc Bolan had let the rock community down by appearing on 'top of the Pops I seem to recollect they only sung three songs then left the stage due to verbal abuse and bottles being thrown. Mad! I grew up disliking T Rex after being influenced by my older sisters , one of whom was (still is) married to the singer with a local band called Jacob Marley who used to do a lot of Wishbone Ash type stuff. Music snobbery is a strange thing although I think many people go through it but grow out of it. Another band I was force fed was Camel although I can’t remember one single track, maybe for the best but I will forever be grateful of being force fed the pink Floyd. Saw them in Montreal in 77 I think it was, I was only a kid but it was the gig where Waters spat at a fan ( although I didn’t see that). Saw them 5 more times post Waters too and many Waters gigs, too many to list or remember. seems I got lucky that my parents allowed me to travel with my 3 brothers, to Canada. What a time that was. Seems like I talk of a different person, when I pass comment or remember the bits I do
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 16, 2020 12:32:13 GMT
I don’t know if it’s the same where you are but my bird feeder has had no visitors in over 10 days, not even a wood pigeon to be seen and not mating calls that are normally very obvious at this time of year. When you see Vultures circling above your house you know that there's a problem. You know my ex then 😂😢
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Post by Delsy on Mar 16, 2020 12:50:01 GMT
living in cheddar, and just back from walking the Schnauzers,,,, 20 minutes from Bristol Airport.............. an ear to the sky and just nothing in the air, no planes at all, people underneath/close to the flypaths of airports must be happy in one sort of way I don’t know if it’s the same where you are but my bird feeder has had no visitors in over 10 days, not even a wood pigeon to be seen and not mating calls that are normally very obvious at this time of year.
I have had lots of birds in my garden, I had a lovely big Jay up in my cherry tree while I was having my brekkie this morning.
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 16, 2020 12:57:32 GMT
I don’t know if it’s the same where you are but my bird feeder has had no visitors in over 10 days, not even a wood pigeon to be seen and not mating calls that are normally very obvious at this time of year.
I have had lots of birds in my garden, I had a lovely big Jay up in my cherry tree while I was having my brekkie this morning.
You have no idea how happy I am to read this. I never waste any leftovers, they get chucked out, onto the garden and between the fox pair and hedgehogs, everything is gone by morning but the lack of birds has had me worrying about them. I love watching them feed. I saw my first sparrow hawk around 3-4 weeks ago. Never ever seen one in a suburban area and the raptors are my favourites. It was wonderful to see and close run thing to seeing a peregrine, catch a bird but in Cornwall. Thank you so much for posting this.
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Post by TaiwanGas on Mar 16, 2020 13:34:57 GMT
I have had lots of birds in my garden, I had a lovely big Jay up in my cherry tree while I was having my brekkie this morning.
You have no idea how happy I am to read this. I never waste any leftovers, they get chucked out, onto the garden and between the fox pair and hedgehogs, everything is gone by morning but the lack of birds has had me worrying about them. I love watching them feed. I saw my first sparrow hawk around 3-4 weeks ago. Never ever seen one in a suburban area and the raptors are my favourites. It was wonderful to see and close run thing to seeing a peregrine, catch a bird but in Cornwall. Thank you so much for posting this. We have two pairs of Sea Eagles hovering over our community most days, looking for snakes and small creatures in the open, they are huge birds with mighty wingspans!, every year they return, it's a good thing they do as we have lot's of snakes in summer, even Cobra's.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 16, 2020 14:04:29 GMT
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Post by swissgas on Mar 16, 2020 14:40:14 GMT
Here in Central Kentucky this morning there are Turkey Vultures soaring high above but we are looking forward to the return of the exquisite Humming Birds so we can enjoy watching their fluttering and hovering around the flowering shrubs planted specifically to attract them. On and around the Winter bird table there is a group of brilliant red Cardinals strutting about but they are soon scared off when the scruffy and noisy Blue Jays arrive with their familiar call of "Come and ave a go at the Tote End Aggro"
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 17, 2020 10:40:23 GMT
You have no idea how happy I am to read this. I never waste any leftovers, they get chucked out, onto the garden and between the fox pair and hedgehogs, everything is gone by morning but the lack of birds has had me worrying about them. I love watching them feed. I saw my first sparrow hawk around 3-4 weeks ago. Never ever seen one in a suburban area and the raptors are my favourites. It was wonderful to see and close run thing to seeing a peregrine, catch a bird but in Cornwall. Thank you so much for posting this. We have two pairs of Sea Eagles hovering over our community most days, looking for snakes and small creatures in the open, they are huge birds with mighty wingspans!, every year they return, it's a good thing they do as we have lot's of snakes in summer, even Cobra's. You lucky bugger. That would be so wonderful for me to see. I get such near schoolboy pleasure from watching the raptors
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 17, 2020 11:19:53 GMT
Here in Central Kentucky this morning there are Turkey Vultures soaring high above but we are looking forward to the return of the exquisite Humming Birds so we can enjoy watching their fluttering and hovering around the flowering shrubs planted specifically to attract them. On and around the Winter bird table there is a group of brilliant red Cardinals strutting about but they are soon scared off when the scruffy and noisy Blue Jays arrive with their familiar call of "Come and ave a go at the Tote End Aggro" Whenever I visited my brother, in Chicago’s suburbs, I got huge pleasure in seeing the various and brightly coloured cardinals and other birds, the magpies are different and the birds that are akin to our blackbirds, much bigger and more blue in amongst the black. I was a member of the young ornithologist club and have kept the interest. Our next door neighbour, Fred Hayward ( RIP) had huge aviaries, full of various canaries and finches, he would ask us to get linnet eggs and he’d breed mules, they would sing so beautifully. I remember using a big water pistol and thinking I was being naughty, by using it by aiming above the aviaries but Mr Hayward said you carry on young man, they love the spray and bathe in it lovely memories indeed. The world was a much nicer place, as an 11 yr old boy.
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Post by eppinggas on Mar 17, 2020 12:51:50 GMT
Just reading Mr.Kilmisters autobiography, he didn’t have it easy and yet he became the behemoth that was Lemmy. I’d have loved to have a session with him when at my peak. Some great names there fella. I’ve met and shared 2 spliffs with John Martyn , absolute lunatic but funny as can be, met Roger Waters but I’ve never had the chance to sit and have a pint with anyone famous or infamous, unless we change tack, for gangsters. It was my brothers who got me listening to wishbone ash, Genesis, pink floyd, Santana, Kaz Lux etc. This is why they were merciless with me that I love T-Rex. When I saw T-Rex play it was at a 3 day and 3 night Festival in Weeley 1971, that attracted 110,000 people at a cost of £1.50 entry fee. The band playing when I arrived were Mungo Jerry singing 'in the summertime'. Absolutely awesome line up (worth goggling ) The reason T-Rex were disliked by 'real rock connoisseurs' was because they considered 'pretty boy' Marc Bolan had let the rock community down by appearing on 'top of the Pops I seem to recollect they only sung three songs then left the stage due to verbal abuse and bottles being thrown. Mad! Not so much TOTP... Marc Bolan hosted a music show one of the ITV afternoon kids slots. That really wasn't good for his street cred. History has been kinder to Marc Bolan. Shame people weren't a bit nicer to him when he was alive. Same old, same old.
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Post by toteend3 on Mar 17, 2020 14:56:25 GMT
When I saw T-Rex play it was at a 3 day and 3 night Festival in Weeley 1971, that attracted 110,000 people at a cost of £1.50 entry fee. The band playing when I arrived were Mungo Jerry singing 'in the summertime'. Absolutely awesome line up (worth goggling ) The reason T-Rex were disliked by 'real rock connoisseurs' was because they considered 'pretty boy' Marc Bolan had let the rock community down by appearing on 'top of the Pops I seem to recollect they only sung three songs then left the stage due to verbal abuse and bottles being thrown. Mad! Not so much TOTP... Marc Bolan hosted a music show one of the ITV afternoon kids slots. That really wasn't good for his street cred. History has been kinder to Marc Bolan. Shame people weren't a bit nicer to him when he was alive. Same old, same old. I remember he wore similar flailed velvet loons to me, they looked better on him tho!
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