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BTW - there are vague rumors (again) of Porsche getting into F1.

I was sad when BMW left.

Only Ferrari, and McLaren are 100% true factory teams. Both companies started as race teams, then developed expensive cars to finance their race operations.

The owner of Aston Martin (cars) is...

Eddie Yessongs has just rejoined PE

I like the look of the Aston Martin, and love that they're back in the game as a company. And I'm thrilled that they've found a big sponsor - despite the fact that I truly hate Cognizant as a...

I agree - I wasn't complaining about the Euro circuits. they're classics! It's going to be fascinating to watch the new driver lineups.
How will Vettel manage in a mid-pack team?
How will Sainz...

Thanks for posting the pics. Aston Martin has a nice new (almost) British racing green color scheme too.

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That schedule is VERY Euro-centric - 12 of the first 15 are...

And it's on FB - above all places - where I avoid any political opinions.

My rationale:
What's the use?
There is no way in hell that I will change anyone's opinions
And no one on FB will change...

Which is why I do not share opinions. I just zone out while people spout off about their liberal, conservative, or neutral views - and keep in touch with (almost) everyone. :)



Correct.

I say all this - yet when a friend of mine (i.e. not me) posted a somewhat far-right-wing conservative post in a thread of mine on Facebook, 'Oog' unfriended me :D

It's bugged me for years, though...

Nice to "see" you again, Jen!

Following the "Damn I'm Old" theme of this thread - my wife and I are celebrating our 40th anniversary today.

That's 40 whole years!

Damn she's old :bad

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Happy to hear you all came out of it okay. I have no doubt that your healthy habits helped your recovery.

Very sad.



Nope - the Canadian Hugues - he and I shared interests in prog, photography, Formula 1, and cycling. Cantankerous old bugger, an uber-liberal, all-round good guy, and I was sad I...

:D :D

:rofl

Mine gets stuck in weird places - I don't know how T F it finds those places - all I know is that I can never find it, and I can usually not get into those places to rescue her!

Remember...

David,

I've used the Lowas on some pretty hard surfaces and they were very good. Did the "Hike Across Delaware" twice on a paved surface, and did a 33-miler on the C&O Canal towpath. However I...

Steve, REI is a co-op, not a regular store. I.e. they are "not for profit". They do make a profit, but at the end of the year, the distribute that profit back to customers proportionally, based on...

Definitely enjoying this - thanks for posting.

@Battema / @Frankie / @Others who can stand death growls and modern, adventurous, slightly avant garde metallic music.

Good point about the insoles. Even on my $260+ Lowas, I replace their insoles. But I just get the $20-or-so Dr. Scholls athletic insoles. They work for me. Another point about my Lowas : I've...

Steve, I use very high-quality hiking boots. They cost a lot (over $200) but I'll guarantee that I would have rolled my ankle and had other severe injuries dozens of times without those boots.
...

When I was traveling to Miami for business in 2015, I called Ken. He still had the same cell phone no. and email address. We had a drink - in the same bar he'd entertained my wife and me about 10...

...and as a consequence, the band has officially been discontinued :(

^^^ There are some excellent memes on the Interweb with comments like that.

If I owned a coffee shop, I would make posters of as many as I could find and line the walls with them :D

^^ That's way cool - acts like Dream Theater, Opeth, Lacuna Coil are being brought to a mainstream audience.

I've often thought that at festivals, we should all wear name tags with both - a real name, and a PE handle

Bums? Who ya callin' a bum, ya bum!

Said with my best ... you talkin' to me ... DiNiro impersonation :lol

I've been lucky enough to meet many dozens of PEers in person.

Not many in the recent years, but that's been my fault - business travel, family life, sports activities, etc. have take up my...

I'm with you there, John! Bought it.

That's different!

And different is good, IMO.

Definitely worth a spin on Bandcamp - I think I'll splash out on it.

Many thanks, Jed.

There were several posts about Chris. I merged them into this one, and didn't remove any posts.

I hope it doesn't cause any confusion - the purpose was to to maintain continuity.



RIP,...

Thanks for your good wishes, everyone.



Sorry to learn your sad news Todd.

My brother-in-law just died 2 hours ago.

He had severe cancer and the sad truth is that he probably wouldn't have survived it. Then he picked up Covid in the hospital!

Impossible (and...

:lol@Chris :)

I agree. She's my age (I think) - and I'm damn-sure not as good looking or sexy. It's good to see them letting loose.

And by "them" I meant Robert and Toyah :p

Depends on how Bandcamp sets it up.

Every album is supposed to have a number, and every track is supposed to have a number. If they get lazy and only put the track no. in the URL, we're SOL :(
...

I can make it work if I change the logic.

Specifically :

If everyone now enters "album=xxxxxxxx" instead of just xxxxxxxx - then entering "track=yyyyyyyy" would work. BUT - then all of the...

Some interesting points about Toyah:
1) She keeps fit by riding a stationary bike indoors
2) She can sing
3)
4)

(watch the video and feel free to fill in points 3 and 4 if you like

...

Can you send me the URL for that album / track?

Can be done, but iot's more complicated.

Eg : This album:

https://stevekatsikas.bandcamp.com/track/sleep-is-for-longer-days


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I took one track:

My heart is filled with pride!

LOL

I'm sure someone will correct me - or -agree - but as I understand it, not all Bandcamp artists agree to allow their music be streamed. This album (Singularity by RAIN) is only available from...

Will definitely give it a try, John - thanks for the recommendation.

I see it's on Bandcamp:

2418906544

No. But I didn't expect one.

In a similar vein, several people here praised the latest Fiona Apple album. I gave it a spin - not my taste, but good. I characterized it as Ani diFranco Mark-II ... which is not necessarily a bad...

Once again, Battema shows his ability to make up weird band names ;)






Remember - this is a guy who actually likes Sun0))) :O

My Dad was conned.

"Microsoft" called him, and for just $400, they "fixed" his laptop so it would stop spamming everyone on the Interweb. It was "Microsoft", so of course he gave them his security...

:( :(

Yep - that Marianna van Zeller series of TV shows is very impressive - if disturbing



There are companies that help with this. My neighbor works for one - I'll see if I can find details, if...

Sorry to read about your loss, Gary :(

Great pictures! ^^^

So sorry to hear that, Renate.

Best wishes - and I hope you find comfort soon.

Quite agree, Ian. I really Hope Perez doesn't fall victim the the Red Bull #2 driver curse (Kvyyat, Albon, Gasly...) and that he starts showing Verstappen some real competition.

I'm thrilled for...

Steve, it was an excellent movie - in its day. It hasn't aged well, though the racing scenes and teh on-track competition are still classic, and a lot of fun.

But the acting... :meh

Probably the best ever auto racing movie was "Le Mans" (Steve McQueen).

I was able to watch it again recently - big excitement, I would be re-kindling great memories, and enjoying a classic.

Oh...

My whole collection fits on a 2 by 4 by 1/4-inch device.

So because I'm extravagant, I have 4 of them, copied, just in case one or more of them die.

So my whole (duplicated) collection is the...

We're all hoping for the best for her!

Fiona Apple-





i gave her a listen on YouTube.

I'd describe it as Ani DiFranco Mark-II. Not exactly, obviously, but it's in the same kind of genre.

I've seen this mentioned a number of times.

My normal instinct is to roll my eyes and gloss over it, but it's appeared so many times on this thread that I'll have to give it a try...