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  1. BrianB

    [Football] Crawley Town no longer officially exist

    Out of interest - how are they going to pay the players?. If these things go down as well as up in value would a player who could acquire 5 cans of beans in wages on matchday but finds it only funds 4 cans on cashing in stick with the team ? ... Asking as someone with a soft spot for Crawley town...
  2. BrianB

    [Music] A thread full of Bob Dylan covers

    One from the record box .. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HsXLrivjeEo
  3. BrianB

    [Drinking] Where did you go for an Underage Drink ?

    The Heath , Haywards Heath, 1969 aged 14 , was it called the Triangle back then ? ... A bit later - the Hayworthe , Pilgrim, Hassocks Hotel and many others .
  4. BrianB

    [Music] The Piranhas collected works

    I stumbled across this in a charity shop years back ... https://www.discogs.com/release/11279487-Benoni-Flute-Quintet-And-The-Alexandra-Shamber-Boys-And-Girls-Kwela-From-South-Africa/image/SW1hZ2U6MzE3NjkzMTU= And some while later found this ...
  5. BrianB

    [Music] Musical Mash ups

    Berry vs Perry.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AT3eXWfsRGk
  6. BrianB

    [Music] Music Sub Genres You've Possibly Never Heard Of?

    Yacht Rock was a new one for me , then there was a BBC 4 prog about it iirc.
  7. BrianB

    [Misc] Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance

    Could be that ' the powers that be ' want to bury a particularly controversial alteration to the Northern Ireland Agreement ?. I guess we'll just have to wait and see .
  8. BrianB

    [Music] A thread full of Chris Blackwell’s Island records songs

    The earliest Island ( UK) record in my collection... 1963 https://www.discogs.com/master/592537-Wilfred-Jackie-Edwards-The-Most-Of-Jackie-Edwards#video A fascinating character who worked as a van salesman for Chris Blackwell before Island went ' rock ' ...
  9. BrianB

    [News] There's no need to panic buy petrol

    We could tap into a ready made skilled qualified workforce who will still retain a proper job after Xmas ... Hmmmm, Like the German and French army ? ��
  10. BrianB

    [Music] Music Completist

    Did D.E.B. Set his record label up in Thornton Heath ?.. I've wondered if there's connections with Ariwa (sp?) Near selhurst ? .
  11. BrianB

    [Music] Music Completist

    I do buy reggae 45s as well , my latest in that field a very obscure Maytals Studio One ( Brooklyn press) Helpine Ages ( I've no idea either!) .. Cw Don Drummond Addis -Ababa. . I couldn't imagine trying to buy every Gregory Isaacs 45 .
  12. BrianB

    [Music] Music Completist

    I go through periods when I am slowly working towards increasing my collection of James Brown 45s, a crazy dream ��. Luckily I have his biography with a discography that I tick off , it gets further complicated by duets, sidekicks and backing bands..
  13. BrianB

    [News] What was the first news story you remember?

    The Beatles arriving in America . As a kid I hadn't realised that it snows there as well.... No idea why I've always remembered that either .
  14. BrianB

    [Music] The band/artist you never saw, never will, and regret the most because of it

    James Brown in his early 1970s prime ..
  15. BrianB

    [Misc] What are these holes in our laminate flooring?

    Underfloor heating or ventilation, There should be an expansion gap under the skirting board to allow the floor to move . It does look unfinished, probably waiting for a cover to be fitted ( if it's a New build )
  16. BrianB

    [News] Could be a very big day for RNLI donations

    Done, had help from them on a ship I was working on . If anyone's interested I subscribe to this coffee supplier. https://frontlinecoffee.co.uk/products/rnli-morning-rescue-coffee
  17. BrianB

    [Other Sport] Are you actually interested in the olympics?

    Enjoying the gymnastics, the ��of these guys is phenomenal . The most pointless sport - horse dancing - skinny rich bloke employs a fat guy to teach horse a dance then gets on animal and it bounces higher and impresses judges .... Hmmmm
  18. BrianB

    [Football] Sussex - reality check ...

    Listening to Jeremy Vine about all the celebration going on. I've driven 80 miles through central Sussex this morning , shortly after starting I spotted a car adorned with flags and wondering how many I'd see I kept a mental record - 3 ! . Pubs festooned with flags - 0 . A few houses with a...
  19. BrianB

    [Music] One for the musos - record subscriptions.

    Slightly different but could be of interest, I quite like Jazz but have limited knowledge so subscribed to DeAgostini's Jazz at 33 1/3rpm series , well pressed facsimiles and interesting albums generally not too far 'out there' ( except the bonkers Charlie Haden Liberation Orchestra ��)...
  20. BrianB

    [Misc] Containers

    There seems to be one thing missing ,- investment in manufacturing , the UK seems to be infatuated with property at the expense of manufacturing , just an opinion with no data to back it up

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