The first tragedy registered in my mind just before my 8th birthday. I think because the victims were mainly children. 1966 the Aberfan disaster.
I remember walking in to a bar in Spain on Boxing Day and the tsunami was being reported on Sky News. I'm a frequent visitor to Thailand now, but hadn't yet travelled there.
Good times watching Muhammad Ali on TV live via satellite.
What IS the matter with you people? Ever tried proper music?
I was sceptical, but took my best friend to see her at Wembley for her birthday last summer, and it was fantastic.
Now I'm on Vegas sabbatical I've turned into a concert boy, and have a good set lined up for the middle half of the year.
Think I've got 8 or 9 in the next 6 months.
Glad I'm on electric now, and not paying for petrol anymore at these prices!
Pros & cons of electric cars?
I have nothing against them as such except the sort of insecurity of having to stop for a few hours on a long journey to re-charge, the faff of plugging them in every night, & the lack of the "vroom vroom" noise of an ICE.
Incidentally, for those who have not seen them, the Tiny Desk Concerts, all of which are on You Tube, really are very good & feature some great bands.
Sadly, I'm not sure they are making any more, as they were on USA NPR (National Public Radio) & Mr Trump withdrew all funding for PBS & NPR shortly after taking Office.
But, as far as I'm aware, they are all still on You Tube, so a quick search should soon find them.
Agreed, some fantastic finds on there.
Dua Lipa's was great
This one too. So talented.
Nickel Creek?
And Marky went for Dua Lipa, whoever he is.
What IS the matter with you people? Ever tried proper music?
Allow me to rescue this
Better. MUCH better.
At last, someone with taste.
Incidentally, I just went googling & Buddy Guy is now 89, & even Clapton is 80. WTF?
Starting with a weird one, the Tiny Desk Concerts.
Chompy mentioned the Nickel Creek one, then Marky chimed in with some tart named Dua Lipa or somesuch.
I'd never heard of either & had not the slightest interest in finding out.
But here's the thing. As always, last thing that night I opened up You Tube on my TV & the first two listed in "Recommended" were those EXACT TWO videos. What are the chances of that being a coincidence? Very little I imagine. (There are scores/hundreds of Tiny Desk Concerts).
OK, I understand how algos work, but blonde to You Tube is a stretch, isn't it? Are the algos really that all-encompassing?
Gill often sends me an e-mail "do you like this dress/handbag/ornament I purchased?" and for the next week every time I open Amazon or search for something online, those EXACT items are being promoted in adverts. I get all that, but it still seems a stretch that it includes blonde.
It does not bother me as such - my online stuff is all legit & mostly nerdy & geeky stuff - but it's extraordinary, isn't it, how our every written word is being searched?
