Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

Not garlic, but
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That actually doesn't sound half bad.

 

[MCF]

B-B-B-Benny and the Jets. 2 bars and I change the channel.

Yep.

 

[bobyoung53]

An Elton fan for the most part.


It's probably one of the first Elton songs I ever heard (knowingly).
I was probably only about 11 or 12 yo and a friend of Dads put Don't Shoot Me album in one side of a C90 cassette, (and Red Rose Speedway on the other side) for me.
I played the snot out of that cassette!

One of my girlfriends was a big Elton John fan and I ended up really liking this tune, it wasn't the first that I had heard, I think that was Tiny Dancer which she also loved, I thought ehhh, but this song I thought was really good.

 

[GonePlaid]

That actually doesn't sound half bad.

I only drink porters/stouts. This is the best tasting porter I've ever had. Many "flavored" beers have a hint of the flavor. This is a great porter on its own with all the other flavors totally recognizable.

 

[Stealth57]

That actually doesn't sound half bad.

You stopped at "beer."

 

[MCF]

Saw that in 76…

I can't stop laughing. I don't recall that from back in the day, but SNL was a dorm ritual back then.

 

[MCF]

One of my girlfriends was a big Elton John fan and I ended up really liking this tune, it wasn't the first that I had heard, I think that was Tiny Dancer which she also loved, I thought ehhh, but this song I thought was really good.

McCartney was once quoted as saying he wished he'd written Your Song. We laughed and figured he dropped a bad tab of acid.

 

[RedVee]

Saw that in 76…

Aunty Jack was a very weird show on the national broadcaster (only one who could get away with it in those days) about a large moustached woman that rode in a motorcycle with side car and wore a single gold coloured boxing glove. Her catch cry was "I'll rip yer bloody arms off!". She had a couple of odd sidekicks. Thin Arthur, Kid Eager, Kev Kavanagh and Flange Desire. Prob more I don't remember. It was early 70s and B&W, they killed it off just as colour tv came in. They had an episode which featured the colour seeping across the screen colourising them. That might have been their farewell show. It was a must see show just because you couldn't believe what you were seeing. Pretty tame these days.

They, well Thin Arthur (Rory O'Donoghue), did a farewell single which became a bit of a hit record, so an album came out. Which I bought and would still have tucked away.

 

[Stealth57]

I can't stop laughing. I don't recall that from back in the day, but SNL was a dorm ritual back then.

Freshman year…should have called it puke-o-matic.

 

[BklynKen]

 

[bobyoung53]

McCartney was once quoted as saying he wished he'd written Your Song. We laughed and figured he dropped a bad tab of acid.

Old Paul has written a sappy tune or two in his time too.

 

[MCF]

I like that. Great piano.work from EJ. The only one missing on that set is Bowie.

 

[5StringBlues]

Non radio stuff was better. I like most things Ray Cooper has a presence on tho.

 

[RedVee]

I only drink porters/stouts. This is the best tasting porter I've ever had. Many "flavored" beers have a hint of the flavor. This is a great porter on its own with all the other flavors totally recognizable.

I'm a bit boring. I like plain stuff, so if you offer me a beer with added coffee or chocolate or whatever, I'd probably prefer the original beer.
I guess I like stuff that tastes authentic to itself. This is "whatever" but it tastes like "whatever else" leaves me a bit cold.

Exceptions of course, chocolate, strawberry or vanilla flavoured ice cream or milk shakes.
But not coffee flavoured yet I drink coffee…
and I can't stand vanilla flavoured Coke yuck! or even "vanilla tones" in a wine - that gives me a slimy mouth feeling which I hate.

Beers, I like the no preservatives, no additives (I can't handle much added sulphite as a preservative - allergic) commercial beers (mostly) but haven't really found 'craft beers' that I'm crazy about. Hate IPAs - they border on undrinkable.

I know, I'm an odd duck.

(But there is plenty I do like so I'm not in danger of starving or dying of thirst.)

 

[bobyoung53]

It's surprising to me how much more confident Ringo seemed after The Beatles broke up.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Gas powered pellet guns are pretty silent….

No such discussions are allowed, IIRC.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm a bit boring. I like plain stuff, so if you offer me a beer with added coffee or chocolate or whatever, I'd probably prefer the original beer.
I guess I like stuff that tastes authentic to itself. This is "whatever" but it tastes like "whatever else" leaves me a bit cold.

Exceptions of course, chocolate, strawberry or vanilla flavoured ice cream or milk shakes.
But not coffee flavoured yet I drink coffee…
and I can't stand vanilla flavoured Coke yuck! or even "vanilla tones" in a wine - that gives me a slimy mouth feeling which I hate.

Beers, I like the no preservatives, no additives (I can't handle much added sulphite as a preservative - allergic) commercial beers (mostly) but haven't really found 'craft beers' that I'm crazy about. Hate IPAs - they border on undrinkable.

I know, I'm an odd duck.

(But there is plenty I do like so I'm not in danger of starving or dying of thirst.)

Hops were supposed to be a preservative, not the dominant flavor. Now, oatmeal stout is one combo that can't be beat. The oatmeal mellows the bitter from the dark roasted malt and adds a smooth texture to the tongue. Tops on my home brew list.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

He probably did. He played with anybody and everybody. He's such a great guy. Beloved in the industry. And in my book, one of the best, most versatile drummers in history. He may not be as technically proficient as a Gene Krupa, Bruford, or Baker. But who else than Ringo would you want to lock in and grove with?

Keith Moon but he doesn't return my calls.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

In 1976, I failed 6th grade. Instead of doing homework, I would listen to SGT PEPPER, which I had found a copy of, on headphones while pretending to do homework.

I had heard most of the songs on radio, but this was the first full album for me.

Failing school was actually sheer boredom. We moved to the country when I started 5th grade. What I had learned in 3rd in the city was what we were being taught in 5th.







That Elton version is fantastic, and I loved it at the time.

My biggest problem with school was often boredom. I was reading at a 4th grade level when I started 1st grade, and could do the four basic math operations. My teachers typically had no idea what to do with me. There were a couple of awesome exceptions.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I was in the third grade when Kennedy got killed, I still remember the announcement over the loudspeaker, I saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald live on TV.

Ditto.