Meg
@meganht
Dec 26
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Government to universities:
- Remember PREVENT at all times and vet your speakers
- hate speech is a crime so don't allow that
- we'll fine you if you don't allow controversial speakers
- have fun working out the exact line between it all
- sorry what's a student union?
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 10:15 am
by SpinningHugo
Creasy or Pidcock on socialising with Tories?
(I hope we can all unite in loathing Shed Seven. Move on from dire indie music ffs. Grow up.)
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 10:31 am
by citizenJA
Good-morning, everyone
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 10:41 am
by frog222
""So the question has to be put: has the Empress Treeza given Dacre the knighthood he has craved for so many years? She’s given him the unique privilege among editors of one-on-one meetings, even hosting a dinner for him at 10 Downing Street. Yes, favouring the Mail’s editor sends the worst possible signal and legitimises some appallingly bad behaviour. But that hasn’t stopped some deeply unsavoury individuals getting gongs.
My Occam’s Razor says Dacre is getting a gong this time. Pass the sick bucket.""
frog222 wrote:""So the question has to be put: has the Empress Treeza given Dacre the knighthood he has craved for so many years? She’s given him the unique privilege among editors of one-on-one meetings, even hosting a dinner for him at 10 Downing Street. Yes, favouring the Mail’s editor sends the worst possible signal and legitimises some appallingly bad behaviour. But that hasn’t stopped some deeply unsavoury individuals getting gongs.
My Occam’s Razor says Dacre is getting a gong this time. Pass the sick bucket.""
One thng life has taught me is to leave my teenage music tastes behind. Creasy's clngng on to hers make her look juvenile.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 12:31 pm
by refitman
SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:
Grim, imo.
One thng life has taught me is to leave my teenage music tastes behind. Creasy's clngng on to hers make her look juvenile.
Good god, you're a miserable arse.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 12:43 pm
by SpinningHugo
refitman wrote:
SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:
Grim, imo.
One thng life has taught me is to leave my teenage music tastes behind. Creasy's clngng on to hers make her look juvenile.
Good god, you're a miserable arse.
I *love* music. I have radio 3 or my own music on all the time. A joy of life.
But 90s indie??? Fun for kids back then who knew no better. Just sad to be listening to this stuff once grown. So much more joyous music out there.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 12:52 pm
by refitman
SH has spoken. 90s indie music shall be struck from the annals. 'Tis beneath us to listen to it.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 1:02 pm
by SpinningHugo
refitman wrote:SH has spoken. 90s indie music shall be struck from the annals. 'Tis beneath us to listen to it.
It is for the best.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 1:21 pm
by PorFavor
I don't think much of Shed Seven - but to consign all my musical memories to the bin on the back of a dislike of certain bits of them is very extreme and, well, very SpinningHugo. I mean, I don't like Mahler, either, but where does that lead me?
For the record, I spent part of yesterday evening listening to Crowded House - mindless drone that I am.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 1:24 pm
by PorFavor
Speaking of sheds - where's HindleA? And when's tinyclanger2 due to rejoin us?
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 1:32 pm
by tinybgoat
SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:SH has spoken. 90s indie music shall be struck from the annals. 'Tis beneath us to listen to it.
It is for the best.
I understand your pain, yes mistakes were made & some attrocities committed.
It needs to be remembered & understood for what it was, to try and prevent it happening again.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 1:32 pm
by PorFavor
@SpinningHugo
Thanks (genuine) for the "imo", by the way. It didn't go unnoticed.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 1:42 pm
by citizenJA
PorFavor wrote:Speaking of sheds - where's HindleA? And when's tinyclanger2 due to rejoin us?
They formed a garage band in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and are touring with great success
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 2:10 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
SpinningHugo wrote:Creasy or Pidcock on socialising with Tories?
(I hope we can all unite in loathing Shed Seven. Move on from dire indie music ffs. Grow up.)
I'm more bothered about SC still being mates with Dugher tbh.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 3:16 pm
by AngryAsWell
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Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 3:18 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:[youtube]5w7huOZuZ3M[/youtube]
Grim, imo.
One thng life has taught me is to leave my teenage music tastes behind. Creasy's clngng on to hers make her look juvenile.
I was a punk once
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 3:22 pm
by AngryAsWell
I was into Flower Power, bells, ribbons, music an all.
Good times...but long, long ago.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 3:46 pm
by frightful_oik
@por favour
Thanks for the name check the other day. I still browse from time to time but rarely post. Compliments of the season to one and all.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 4:11 pm
by citizenJA
frightful_oik wrote:@por favour
Thanks for the name check the other day. I still browse from time to time but rarely post. Compliments of the season to one and all.
Good to see you, thank you!
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 4:27 pm
by citizenJA
AngryAsWell wrote:I was into Flower Power, bells, ribbons, music an all.
Good times...but long, long ago.
"...I realised that people cannot be relied upon to make rational choices. We would have fixed global warming by now if we were rational. Instead, there’s a stubborn refusal to let go of the idea that environmental degradation is a “debate” in which there are “two sides”. Debating is a great way of exploring an issue when there is real room for doubt and nuance. But when a conclusion can be reached simply by assembling a mountain of known facts, debating is just a means of pitting the rational against the irrational."
This is good. Other statements made I'm uncertain about
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 5:01 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
frightful_oik wrote:@por favour
Thanks for the name check the other day. I still browse from time to time but rarely post. Compliments of the season to one and all.
Keep on lurking
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 5:10 pm
by tinybgoat
citizenJA wrote:
AngryAsWell wrote:I was into Flower Power, bells, ribbons, music an all.
Good times...but long, long ago.
Not all that long ago
1967 - Summer of Love
Literally, A lifetime ago
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 5:21 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Good interview with Laura Pidcock in today's Graun, if anybody has missed it.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 5:35 pm
by SpinningHugo
PorFavor wrote:I don't think much of Shed Seven - but to consign all my musical memories to the bin on the back of a dislike of certain bits of them is very extreme and, well, very SpinningHugo. I mean, I don't like Mahler, either, but where does that lead me?
For the record, I spent part of yesterday evening listening to Crowded House - mindless drone that I am.
Crowded House. Or Mahler.
TBF to Andy Burnham, a useless politician in many ways, he was good on outgrowing The Smith's
One thng life has taught me is to leave my teenage music tastes behind. Creasy's clngng on to hers make her look juvenile.
I was a punk once
The right tense.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 5:47 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Like most people I grew out of it in a few years, it was still an important event though.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 5:58 pm
by RogerOThornhill
I was a teenager until the back end of 1979. There's a lot I listened to in those years I wouldn't bother with now but still listen to Steely Dan, Graham Parker, Patti Smith, early Ramones, Wire, Magazine, PiL, Siouxsie, Gang of Four, Warren Zevon etc etc.
I even saw Muddy Waters when I was a teenager - hopefully no-one will suggest that listening to him now makes me a wrong 'un. And don't even think about sneering at Duke, Charlie Parker, Mingus etc...
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 6:07 pm
by SpinningHugo
Again, I think we can build a consensus around Charlie Parker not being Shed Seven.
Anyone who has ever had editor's comments on a piece of work they've submitted will like this...it's from documents submitted to court for the book by Milo which was cancelled. You can kinda see why...
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Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 7:36 pm
by HindleA
PorFavor wrote:Speaking of sheds - where's HindleA? And when's tinyclanger2 due to rejoin us?
At the time of writing having cardboard boxes thrown at me.I may or may not have headbutted one or two.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 7:37 pm
by Bonnylad
PorFavor wrote:I don't think much of Shed Seven - but to consign all my musical memories to the bin on the back of a dislike of certain bits of them is very extreme and, well, very SpinningHugo. I mean, I don't like Mahler, either, but where does that lead me?
For the record, I spent part of yesterday evening listening to Crowded House - mindless drone that I am.
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Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 8:03 pm
by HindleA
Cultural snobs are the the most juvenile of all.Hopefully with maturity they may develop.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 8:09 pm
by PorFavor
@Bonnylad
Thank you! I really enjoyed that.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 8:25 pm
by citizenJA
RogerOThornhill wrote:Anyone who has ever had editor's comments on a piece of work they've submitted will like this...it's from documents submitted to court for the book by Milo which was cancelled. You can kinda see why...
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I'm much encouraged after having read the editor's comments.
Re: Thursday 28th December 2017
Posted: Thu 28 Dec, 2017 8:42 pm
by howsillyofme1
AngryAsWell wrote:Talking golden oldies
Dr John Cooper Clarke is on R4 right now reading his poetry
He wrote a good one about Hugo...will let you guess which one
