Albert Tatlock

30 minutes ago, bböp said:

Tatlock will likely be occupied with the ruggers through the weekend

Ta. Ha! Pre match nerves mean I'm up early. 

Thanks for some great tour reporting. Hope you enjoyed yourself as much as we all appreciate your work.

P.S. Only (public school) English use the term 'rugger'. For Welsh it's a definite no-no and liable to get you some funny looks in the pub, if not an outside-round-the-back beating. It's been good so far. Initial glee at an Englishman being sent off after 3 minutes last night gave way to a growing disappointment with the Pumas (still best kit in rugby after Cardiff RFC and old memories of seeing Hugo Porta play for the Barbarians against Cardiff run deep) until I was probably supporting England to some extent - the support the underdog gene always makes its present felt and anyone who is a fan has to admire the determination that saw then win in that situation. If we get out of our group we'll be playing one of them (unless Argentina loose again - maybe to Samoa or Japan if they don't get their act together) so the fact that neither were great (England did nothing in attack) is a positive. Fingers crossed for tonight. We are a team in transition - need things to start to click. a couple of hours before Scotland have a stern test against the Springboks.

Ta(p of the morning to you).

22 minutes ago, bböp said:

 

Will the Tatlock be making an appearance in Le France? I hear Toulouse is nice this time of year. Best of luck to your ruggermen!

I have a week in Croatia starting in the middle of next week, so it is not in the plans unless Wales get to the very latter stages and the mania sweeps me up. Got to get past the tricky Fijians first on Sunday. Opening match was a good one last night. 

The Pyrenees/south west France area is my spiritual home in France - which is their rugby heartland. Nice castles too - which is a thing of mine. Cardiff played Toulouse in the first European cup final. I was there (though it was held in Cardiff not Toulouse), and I have met (twice) Thomas Castaignède!

21 minutes ago, gogo said:

 

If it had been Derry, those farmers waiting for the cattle auction to begin would have for sure been my relations.

2024 edition due soon I suppose.

4 hours ago, gogo said:

So I should be lodging my complaint about "Northern Ireland"

Could have been worse - if they had played in Derry.

Also @bböp I may be neglecting you in the next month or so (weekends anyway) - it's RWC time! Hurrah!

Ta(tanic)

TLA at the museum?

23 minutes ago, bböp said:

so the inevitable will happen.

What, I'm going to spend 15 minutes a day with a cup of tea staring at a blank screen?

P.S. I don't mind any format as long as you get the numeric days and months the RIGHT way around (so month as month name is best).

3 hours ago, Glenn's Stick Bag said:

I bumped into Glenn outside

I'm wondering what the odds are on you having told him that you model yourself after his stick bag?

Ta(tlock). Did you see the ghost of Tatlock around Manchester? His legend lives on!

9 minutes ago, bböp said:

 

Oh, I'm VERY aware! You are a maniacal fellow, Tatlock, and you know me too well. H.R.H., though? Well, I say...how dare you?

Not as well as some who've shared a bathtub with you obviously. Anyway, you'll be back . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgiyq7rqWhg

Ta all.

I'm sure H.R.H. will barge in and complain about the thread naming not adhering to convention though (in his usual good-natured way so don't panic about it).  

EDIT: According to the online users list he may be very well creating a parallel thread as we speak unaware that you've nipped in first.

4 hours ago, Analogman said:

 

Is that a Green Man costume?

I'm no expert but I thought the Green Man usually has antlers on his head and a bit more greenery. But then there are so many local variations on things in the UK who knows. Looks more like the Beige Man to me, or Ye Olde Lord Buckethead (you might have to google Lord Buckethead).

Wow, Noddy has really knocked me off my stride. Three posts in before I get to it.

Ta

P.S. I did see Slade on an early 80s 'revival' tour. They still had it, and still just about the loudest show I've ever been to.

Also, for a general vibe from the event:-

https://www.birminghamworld.uk/whats-on/birmingham-moseley-folk-arts-festival-photos-4278687

From which this takes the biscuit: Mikael with a secret guest spot (not to mention that is plainly Glenn in a dress and hat)?

57 minutes ago, bböp said:

Wilco's first-ever performance in this part of the country (West Midlands)

It's not Wolverhampton, but it's not far. So the Midlands finest (eat your heart out Robert Plant):-

With thoughts for 'Big Tone', a Uni friend of mine from Wolverhampton who looked like the Hulk but was the gentlest of giants, and could do a great Lemmy Ace of Spades rendition.

Back on subject - Cali Stars is the go to collaboration song but is a bit predictable. Just the easiest to play I suppose. Somewhere in a parallel universe they did Unwelcome Guest which would have made a parallel me very happy indeed. Still my favourite song from MA I just for the JT harmonising towards the end. I often request him to do the whole song. I think it would work well for solo/TWEEDY outings. Maybe 'someone' could request it at one of the Vic charity shows one day. In another parallel world that might be me.

I've posted this before, but it doesn't make it any less funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdjY6oy4Y2c

Ta(rtan)

I am not going to believe the tenuous JT ancestry myth until I seen photographic evidence of knobbly knees and a big hairy sporran swinging between his legs. Until then he’s not my Celtic cousin. If he wants to ‘go Welsh’ then it’s a lot simpler. Just slap a leek somewhere about your person and you’re done.

17 hours ago, bböp said:

But since they don't sell daily tickets, it's basically impossible to catch just one day of the festival

Don't beat yourself up about it too much.

Ta

Glad you made it after the recent flights nightmare. Maybe you got a ferry or used the Chunnel. 

For various reasons I was not there. Bad, bad fanboy. A double shame as it was your birthday then. I shall aim to make up for it on the rousing Cousin tour.

Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

1 hour ago, bböp said:

gaggle of grey-haired groupies

No, some mistake, was not there.

Ta

Hope it's not the Wilco tourbus on an unfortunate detour. 

I think a lot was down to not being able to identify with suburban brats in sunny California (or wherever in the USA) and why they were moaning when in the UK there was Thatcher, future unemployment, and rain. That is of course a naive and very biased view (and your comment above indicates a different reality) but it is essentially what adolescent me was thinking. Very quickly it felt like a lot of the 'punk' bands were just poseurs (file under Billy Idol). That's why I liked so few like The Undertones so much. They were literally just like me (plus musical ability). Same was true for The Jam that carried me through until U2 and R.E.M. But that's another story though.

10 hours ago, bböp said:

Also, it just dawned on me that Wilco totally missed the opportunity to play Someone To Lose. 

Ha! Good one.

13 hours ago, tinnitus photography said:

punk albums i consider great. maybe some of these are considered hardcore? 

The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
The Sex Pistols - Bollocks (yeah that entire band/scene comes with a lot of baggage but the record still holds up)

Ramones - S/T
The Ruts - The Crack
The Adverts - Crossing The Red Sea
Black Flag - My War 
Dead Kennedy - Fresh Fruit
The Clash - S/T (American version, sorry! "Complete Control" is a face ripper!)
The Adolescents - S/T
Circle Jerks - Group Sex
The Avengers - S/T
Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material

 

Really don't know anything about US punk apart from the Ramones and from hearing Dead Kennedy's back in the day on the John Peel show from time to time. 

Of the UK acts plus Ramones, for me still singles only from them and the Adverts (Looking Through Gary Gilmore's Eyes was one of the first punk songs I remember on TOTP)/Ruts/Damned.

Big SLF fan and The Clash's first comes close, but still stick with my ears not allowing any enjoyable full album listens there. Not going to argue with your ears - just saying what mine tell me if you are interested. Probably not LOL.