Faces to Names...

[ALPHA]

I'm deeply touched, Alpha. 'Linguistic master', indeed...the 'blarney' comes from a love of James Joyce, Monty Python, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, and Richard Cheese..not to mention several degrees in postgraduate Bullshitting. I would describe myself as an 'enlightened pessimist', or an open book-.. (albeit a tricky one to read according to an old hippy pal of mine.)..There's also the scottish/Irish love of the 'blether' pocheen induced hallucinations, and great music. Currently, though, this website is a treasure trove of charming oddballs and wits. and people rich in anecdotes (to come). You're the most eclectic from a media standpoint, and an enjoyable distraction from the vagaries of a broken ankle (it 'F**king hurts) and being housebound for weeks. Keep 'em coming!!!

Hear you loud and clear 43 and I do wear the moniker of eclecticism rather proudly....have a reputation for it lol...Just like you My influences came from elemental readings of Dick and Jane....all the way to the studies of Sun Pin /Sun Tzu ....from Glenn Miller to the new age of Kpop
I also agree with you on this website....everyone walking go their own drummer....some run in to others...but the best thing ...The beat keeps Keeping on


ALPHA

[43rdRecceReg]

Well, that's the spirit, Boys! Hey Stuart, aka Tiger Tiger, I hope you don't mind me saying it- and maybe you've heard it before, but you bear a passing resemblance to wegie Jim Kerr, of 'Simple Minds'.
I was a biker many years, my steed being a BMW R80 RT (ex-police model). The left Pot, and massive fairing, on that heavyweight saved my left leg, when some numbty came out of a side turning, and gave me a broadside. He claimed he 'hadn't seem me! (High viz on an old Police bike, what's not to see?). I don't ride bikes in the Highlands, as there's a real danger of hitting something large and wearing antlers Great photos, by the way. That said, I managed a double break of my ankle just slipping on wet grass; so maybe a Norton Interpol would be safer
And Alpha, for musical eclecticism (Cher: the Beat goes on?) how's this:- I go from Chopin's "Berceuse" to Captain Beefheart's 'Big eyed beans from Venus"; and from 'Fats Waller's 'Your feets too big', to Richard Cheese's 'I'd like a virgin", and Sandy Denny's 'Who knows where the time goes' (With Airport Convention): all points of the musical compass. I can also play most of McCartney's Beatles bass lines, on my old Hofner!
A fellow Camaro, fan, eh Gary? Looks like an interesting New Year coming up..

[ALPHA]

Well, that's the spirit, Boys! Hey Stuart, aka Tiger Tiger, I hope you don't mind me saying it- and maybe you've heard it before, but you bear a passing resemblance to wegie Jim Kerr, of 'Simple Minds'.
I was a biker many years, my steed being a BMW R80 RT (ex-police model). The left Pot, and massive fairing, on that heavyweight saved my left leg, when some numbty came out of a side turning, and gave me a broadside. He claimed he 'hadn't seem me! (High viz on an old Police bike, what's not to see?). I don't ride bikes in the Highlands, as there's a real danger of hitting something large and wearing antlers Great photos, by the way. That said, I managed a double break of my ankle just slipping on wet grass; so maybe a Norton Interpol would be safer
And Alpha, for musical eclecticism (Cher: the Beat goes on?) how's this:- I go from Chopin's "Berceuse" to Captain Beefheart's 'Big eyed beans from Venus"; and from 'Fats Waller's 'Your feets too big', to Richard Cheese's 'I'd like a virgin", and Sandy Denny's 'Who knows where the time goes' (With Airport Convention): all points of the musical compass. I can also play most of McCartney's Beatles bass lines, on my old Hofner!
A fellow Camaro, fan, eh Gary? Looks like an interesting New Year coming up..

Well 43...You are definitely the Walrus....and I'm the Monkey King

Spoiler: show

ALPHA

[tiger tiger]

Well, that's the spirit, Boys! Hey Stuart, aka Tiger Tiger, I hope you don't mind me saying it- and maybe you've heard it before, but you bear a passing resemblance to wegie Jim Kerr, of 'Simple Minds'.
I was a biker many years, my steed being a BMW R80 RT (ex-police model). The left Pot, and massive fairing, on that heavyweight saved my left leg, when some numbty came out of a side turning, and gave me a broadside. He claimed he 'hadn't seem me! (High viz on an old Police bike, what's not to see?). I don't ride bikes in the Highlands, as there's a real danger of hitting something large and wearing antlers Great photos, by the way. That said, I managed a double break of my ankle just slipping on wet grass; so maybe a Norton Interpol would be safer
And Alpha, for musical eclecticism (Cher: the Beat goes on?) how's this:- I go from Chopin's "Berceuse" to Captain Beefheart's 'Big eyed beans from Venus"; and from 'Fats Waller's 'Your feets too big', to Richard Cheese's 'I'd like a virgin", and Sandy Denny's 'Who knows where the time goes' (With Airport Convention): all points of the musical compass. I can also play most of McCartney's Beatles bass lines, on my old Hofner!
A fellow Camaro, fan, eh Gary? Looks like an interesting New Year coming up..

well 43not sure about the resemblance but yep hurts when u fall off for sure, fell off a few times when a teenager on a cossack voshkod that had very tractor like tyres and rubber as hard as iron, came back to riding a while back but as having back and neck problems a trike is best way to roll. must admit i miss my yank muscle cars tho.

[Max-U52]

There was a time when one of my biggest problems was deciding which one of these two to drive to work that day. Those were the days, Eh?

[tiger tiger]

Sweet rides max, when i was a kid i grew up on the films like smoky and the bandit, two lane blacktop, bullitt, the original gone in sixty seconds, american graffiti and where i lived here in england was near a big us airbase saw all the classics growing up in my teenage years, in my small village half the houses were rented to usaf families, i remember a hot young busty wife who had a cherry red new mach 1 mustang, a customised metallic green olds cutlass all sorts of muscle car. of course lmao Rockford files and starsky n hutch . A neighbour and family friend who was in the usaf helped me with my interest in cars and mechanics and he was a serious drag racing guy back in the usa so that just fuelled my interest even more. As u say happy times.

[43rdRecceReg]

..And these days, Max the agonising choice is:- Panzer 4, Tiger, I, King Tiger, Sheman...and an Aladdin's cave of others...never mind the Camaro and Mustang (?).. Still, if you built a 1/6 Sherman you could go to work on that, eh?!! By the way, has anyone even built a flame- throwing scale model tank? One of those would provide an excellent way to cut though traffic jams, or have a novel beach barbecue!

[Max-U52]

Here ya go, Roy

[43rdRecceReg]

And I thought I'd seen it all That must be the ultimate pyromaniac's plaything. All you need now, is one fitted with a water cannon.. to undo the forest fire you've just started!!
Happy New Year, Gary

[ALPHA]

This has turned out to be one heck of a fun topical thread....I have to thank 43 for creating it...Jack Tiger and Max (who I shall refer to as firebug now ) for participating....and hope you guys have a SUPER NEW YEARS EVE



ALPHA