Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
As usual, Prog Ears folks were ahead of the curve on them!
http://www.progressiveears.org/forum...y-Keep-Silence
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
There's no way the British could match the massed ranks of regimented automaton 'volunteers' that China had, or the $$'s they had to throw at it. So they went with the British approach of self deprecating humour, bizarre oddness and unique British institutions no-one else would understand. Personally I thought it was the right approach and well done.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
unreal
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
This was the best tweet about the Winter Olympics I saw and pretty much sums up my curling experience:
[watching curling]
after 1 mins: ugh this is dull
10 mins: he's overdone the turn on this stone
30 mins: three in the house means nothing if your centre guard is ripe for a hit and roll
1hr: SWEEEEEEEP MOTHERFUCKER
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
That and the Women's Hockey gold were probably the most exciting events I saw live (stayed up late to watch both). On the downside, and this will be sacrilege for some, but is it just me or is Lindsay Vonn one of the most overhyped and overmarketed Olympians ever? I know she is considered one of the best skiers ever, and I could never do what she has done, she has won a lot of world titles/cups, but looking strictly at her Olympic record, 1 gold and 2 bronze medals over 4 Olympic games has got to be disappointing isn't it? I know she has had some unfortunate injuries and missed the last games, but her Olympic career seems filled with falls, DNF, and coming up short of expectations relative to the massive marketing hype, endorsements and 'face of the US Winter Olympics' marketing she always seemed to get. I was very surprised when I read that over all those Olympics games, it was 1 gold and 2 bronze.
Well she was a star at one of the legitimately great sports at the Winter Olympics, the Downhill, competed in all the alpine events, won World titles, is very easy on the eye. I think she's the real deal. I found it kind of irritating the amount of press she gets but then I think most American athletes are over hyped, the number of times I heard someone was a contender to only finish 5 minutes behind a Norwegian was ridiculous.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Womens figure skating free skate was insane!
The last two Russians providing the drama.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
That would number three for me, the second being the women's cross country gold medal (which I don't think I saw live, but did see without hearing about the results so it was like it was live to me).
And I suppose it depends on much stock you put on the Olympics, and I do tend to agree with Nogbad above that American athletes get overhyped (obviously in America atleast).
Please don't ask questions, just use google.
Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
I'm only here to reglaze my bathtub.
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