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    Movies

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, ezbass said:

    :facepalm: These are doubtless the same youth who have a number of ‘sleeps’ until their ‘holibobs’. No so much evolving as dumbing down.

    Old man rant over. :D 

    Ha ha, obviously I disagree about slang as an evolution of (a part) of language being a dumbing down as such and, slang aside, they were perfectly erudite and reasonably intelligent young gentlemen. I suspect they might cut your throat for an ‘enry. Equally, as a old man who enjoys a good rant, why not.

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    Movies

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    1 hour ago, Jus Lukin said:

    Personally I love the flexibility of language, written and spoken, and that while they all convey a slightly different connotation, Films, Movies, Flicks, and Pics are essentially interchangeable terms. So, I put it to your good and honourable selves that on the matter of linguistic pretentions, I ain't got none.

    Absolutely (if I can briefly derail it further) this flexibility is vital to the development and indeed survival of a language. I like that there are extensive formal linguistic rules but that is balanced by the rich and deep rabbit warren of slang. I referred to the police as Five-O the other day and was tutted at by a youth, “Feds?” I offered, more tutting. I was informed that the current nomenclature round these parts is Po-Po. Not in my yard, flatfoot or rozzers... innit.

    Movies

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Frank Blank

    Frank Blank’s Idiotic Facts #2

    Having just looked up the words Movie and Film (in its cinematographic sense) it turns out that the first recorded use of the term movie was in 1909 and the first recorded use of the word film, in this sense...

    A representation of a story or event recorded on film or, in later use, in digital form, and shown as moving images in a cinema or (latterly) on television, video, the internet, etc.; a motion picture, a movie.

    ...was in 1905.

    Movies

    in General Discussion

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    Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (2017) - a documentary about the Bataclan shootings and the after affects on the band, a difficult watch but an excellent documentary.

    Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) - interviews with fans outside a Judas Priest concert, much, much better than it sounds.

    Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008) - funny and heartwarming.

    Lemmy (2010) - a documentary about the guv’nor, full of his sardonic yet incisive wisdom, what a dude.

    The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005) - another tough watch, you will have to decide if he’s a bona fire genius or an exploited madman. Intensely interesting but challenging in several ways.

    Stop Making Sense (1984) - imho the best concert film ever made, Talking Heads at their absolute best, funky as f***.

    Oil City Confidential (2009) - Essex innit, Julien Temple’s documentary about Dr Feelgood.

    One More Time With Feeling (2016) - another tough watch (I’m seeing a pattern) Nick Cave recording his first album after the death of his son, painful but superb.

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    Would You Stay Or Would You Go?

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    8 hours ago, tauzero said:

    A few years ago, I got kicked out of a band which had started to pick up some momentum because another bassist who was a friend of the lead guitarist and drummer saw them getting more successful and said he wanted to be the bassist. I thought that he was a sh!t and the lead guitarist and drummer were sh!ts too. Eventually I forgave everyone, but I can understand the distinction and sympathise with your drummer mate's POV.

    I’ve now put myself in your shoes and reverted to option #1.

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    Anyone in London got a Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass I could try out?

    in Bass Guitars

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    Aerodynes get a rough press and its undeserved in my opinion. In fact there are two second hand Aerodynes at Bass Direct at the moment which is one of the reasons I’m organising a trip up there soon so I can try them out. I used to own one but sold it on here, one of the basses I regret selling. They are light, look good and sound excellent in my humble opinion... Damn I wish I hadn’t sold it!

    Would You Stay Or Would You Go?

    in General Discussion

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    #4 for me, #5 is just a more diplomatic version of #4 if you ask me, in fact one where you can shift the choice/blame back on to the other band members. If your ideal situation is being in that band with a different singer then don’t p155 about around the edges of that, aim for it. I was a drummer who was usurped in exactly this fashion, the band was better after my replacement stepped in and I have usurped a bass player in the same fashion too, I have remained on good terms with both. I realise this is down to being unbelievably lucky that there were very little ego problems in either band and equally lucky that they were all very reasonable and not inclined to willy wave...

    Oh, hang on, I’m an ‘orrible bastard. 

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    Weird string question

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    Or possibly they are are counterfeit, many brands are faked and the fakes are sometimes coated with unpleasant and (I think) dangerous substances. Last time I was with the luthier who sets up my instruments he was telling me all about this very subject but I can’t remember very much of what he said apart from some fake strings having iffy gunk on them. I seem to remember him saying something about the fakes emanating from China.

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