did anyone go to the van halen concert? how was it?
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did anyone go to the van halen concert? how was it?
Good morning and what a great weekend that was. Got up and off to work early each so I could work on the boat and clear up some paperwork. Steering is all in now, I just to put it all back together again. Saturday night was Van Halen. We went down early to see what Cool & the Gang was like as they had some good reviews and was looking forward to seeing the horn section. Did not like them when they started out and based on Saturday night I was right the first time. Just not my type of music! But Van Halen was. This is only my second time seeing them and the last tour with David’s return was my first. I thought they were great then. But this time they were even better. The sound was clear, and the HD screen was massive so you could see everything. They power rocked from beginning to end, even the new songs did not slow the pace much. When I first saw the announcement in that club in New York I did not think Dave sounded all that great, but on Saturday the voice was back. The rest of the band sounded better too. Wolfgang looked more comfortable, not just standing to the right on the stage looking lost. Alex just keeps that sound pounding right thought crisp and clear. And Eddie, wholly crap can the man play. I grew up with a guitarist. My brother has played since he was a kid and he is very good. But Eddie’s fingers just dance over the strings. When he sat down and played Eruption it was amazing. They also did not go off stage and make the audience clap for 10 minutes and then come back on for the encore. They said there thanks then played the encore and said thanks again and that was it. Would I see them again, you bet your ass I would!
Thanks for the review on Teenage Head, I was wondering what they would sound like without Mr Venom. Glad it was a good time for all. Hteam and Ecat thanks for the pics.
Wolfie I hope you and your sister in law had a nice day and happy belated birthday wishes to her. And I did have a good St Patty’s day and hope you did too!
Agro – Oggie looks like a very nice dog.
Karl Stiel & Heartgirl thank you for the song of the day.
thanks for the van halen review, knottythots! sounds like it was excellent! :)
AN IRISH GHOST STORY
This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though
it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true.
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John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm.
The night was rolling on and no car went by.
The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped.
John , desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door.... only to realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on.
The car started moving slowly.
John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life.
Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared out of nowhere through the window, and turned the wheel.
John , paralyzed with terror, watched as the hand came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength; he jumped out of the car and ran to the pub.
Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had.
A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was crying... and wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the dark and stormy night.
They, like John , were also soaked and out of breath.
Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other....
Look Paddy....there's that idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it!!!!'
AN IRISH GHOST STORY
This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though
it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm.
The night was rolling on and no car went by.
The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped.
John , desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door.... only to realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on.
The car started moving slowly.
John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life.
Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared out of nowhere through the window, and turned the wheel.
John , paralyzed with terror, watched as the hand came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength; he jumped out of the car and ran to the pub.
Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had.
A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was crying... and wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the dark and stormy night.
They, like John , were also soaked and out of breath.
Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other....
Look Paddy....there's that idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it!!!!'
Poo for Tea: China's Pandas Brew a Top Drop
China’s national treasure, the giant panda, will become even more precious if one businessman succeeds in using their dung to grow organic green tea he intends to sell for over $200 a cup.
An Yanshi, an entrepreneur in southwest China, grows the tea in mountainous Ya’an in Sichuan province using tonnes of excrement from panda bears living at nearby breeding centres.
The first batch of panda dung tea will be sold in lots of 50 grams that will cost some 22,000 yuan ($3,500) each, a price An said makes it the world’s most expensive tea. Most people use about 3 grams of tea per cup.
An defended the steep price, saying he would channel profits from the initial batches into an environmental fund. Future batches would be cheaper, he added.
“I thank heaven and earth for blessing us with this environmental panda tea,” the 41-year-old former teacher and journalist said at a weekend event to promote the tea.
“I just want to convey to the people of the world the message of turning waste into something useful, and the culture of recycling and using organic fertilizers.” http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeGlobalnav/invisible.gif
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Dressed in a panda suit to promote his tea, An invited a dozen or so guests to help hand-pick the first batch of tea at his plantation at the weekend.
The fertilizer made the tea a health boon, An said, because pandas only eat wild bamboo and absorb only a fraction of the nutrients in their food.
And pandas make plenty of fertilizer.
g.m. all - have 2 catch up with all the posts later; have a great day
Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for Mark's movie, "Sex after Kids" which came in at number one with a resounding 59+%.
Your support is much appreciated.
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Great review of Van Halen Knottythots! That's really good they were right on! I heard sometimes they put on a good show and sometimes not your lucky you were there on a good night!:top:
Guess I'm gonna miss the song of the day unless they play it at night. Going to play a game of curling - gotta dress warm for the ice and cooler for when I leave since it's so nice out!
"see" ya all later!
one of my fave Beatles songs on the Q now! (taxman)
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bred?.. i have no idea. .but really really cute:top:
Hi all,
Back from the funeral & on my way out in a little while for a late lunch with friends. Just thought I'd check in & let everyone know I'm ok. It was nice that Desiree's pets, past & present, were included in the eulogy. Lots of our neighbours were there (they drove me). A lot of people are going to miss her.
ANDIT - glad you had lots of support, take care.
Glad to hear you're O.K. Andit
saying good-bye is never easy.
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Live at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington 1968-12-30,bootleg.