PGP: I came, I saw, ....I rocked the Casbah

[VintagePunk]

If anyone's interested, this is what I'm watching, and it's available for free download on this site. Main

 

[Thora]

Woohoo! I always had the feeling I'd fit in well up there .

(I've made note before of how I'm not a sports person, though, and don't care about hockey. Will this be a problem ?)



Will do . I remember checking out songs from In Rainbows sometime back, but it's been a while, so I'll definitely revisit them again.



He worked in pretty much every one imaginable, actually. Classic rock, top 40, oldies, he did talk radio for a bit (he followed Rush Limbaugh's syndicated radio show and gleefully enjoyed poking holes in Rush's, ehem, "logic" ), country...anywhere he could find the work. And he had a genuine love of music and loved studying the history of music, so we had rock and roll encyclopedias around the house and we had records and mix tapes and all sorts of things. So I've grown up with a love of music thanks to him. I can't play an instrument for crap, but I can't imagine a world without being able to listen to music. It'd drive me insane, I think.

You'll be welcome, but not a TRUE Canadian until you at least give hockey a try. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I'm unashamedly a hardcore hockey fan.


That's very cool about your dad! Even though radio wasn't always an option, we always had music in the house too. My mom used to be a professional singer, so there was always (and still is) music playing whenever she's at home. My parents have an amazing record collection which I didn't really appreciate until I was a teenager and became obsessed with music.

 

[VintagePunk]

Also, Sarah just sent me this, and it made me laugh.

 

[VintagePunk]

You'll be welcome, but not a TRUE Canadian until you at least give hockey a try. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I'm unashamedly a hardcore hockey fan.


That's very cool about your dad! Even though radio wasn't always an option, we always had music in the house too. My mom used to be a professional singer, so there was always (and still is) music playing whenever she's at home. My parents have an amazing record collection which I didn't really appreciate until I was a teenager and became obsessed with music.

Oh!!!! I wanted to ask you, do you have another singer in the family, maybe a cousin, with the same last name as your uncle?? I just read some band tour with someone with that name as an opening act. I'm thinking Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea's solo tour, maybe...?

 

[VintagePunk]

You'll be welcome, but not a TRUE Canadian until you at least give hockey a try. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I'm unashamedly a hardcore hockey fan.

They haven't kicked me out, yet.

I do like Olympic and World Cup hockey though. So does that partially count? Maybe that's why they let me stay.

 

[TaraCynara]

If it gets to be too much, you can put one up, and then if you move, you can get a tube of wood filler for a couple of dollars to fill in the screw holes in the doorframe. They even sell it tinted to match various finishes.

I may have to try it.

Thanks in advance, Tara. It isn't until Tuesday, but I doubt I'll be online much that day.

He worked in pretty much every one imaginable, actually. Classic rock, top 40, oldies, he did talk radio for a bit (he followed Rush Limbaugh's syndicated radio show and gleefully enjoyed poking holes in Rush's, ehem, "logic" ), country...anywhere he could find the work. And he had a genuine love of music and loved studying the history of music, so we had rock and roll encyclopedias around the house and we had records and mix tapes and all sorts of things. So I've grown up with a love of music thanks to him. I can't play an instrument for crap, but I can't imagine a world without being able to listen to music. It'd drive me insane, I think.

That sounds awesome.

Also, Sarah just sent me this, and it made me laugh.

 

[VintagePunk]

Omg, I just noticed the tags for this thread...Bri, I love you!!!! :memories:

 

[VintagePunk]

From Radiohead to Elton John. I have varied tastes. Love Lies Bleeding/Funeral For A Friend.

 

[Thora]

Oh!!!! I wanted to ask you, do you have another singer in the family, maybe a cousin, with the same last name as your uncle?? I just read some band tour with someone with that name as an opening act. I'm thinking Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea's solo tour, maybe...?

Yup, I do. It's his son, as a matter of fact.

They haven't kicked me out, yet.

I do like Olympic and World Cup hockey though. So does that partially count? Maybe that's why they let me stay.

Yes, we'll allow you to stay because of that. Doesn't have to be just NHL. All forms of hockey are acceptable.

 

[VintagePunk]

I've been to a shit ton of concerts, but the Elton John show I saw a few years ago is definitely in the top 5. If you have the chance, GO SEE HIM. It was in a 20,000 seat arena, and we got cheap seats because I thought "I don't have to be close to Elton John, that's just craziness!" but then I saw the people in the first few rows on the floor dancing and having a great time, and I was all "WHY AM I NOT DOWN THERE??"

So kids, go see Elton John, and get the best seats you can.

 

[TaraCynara]

 

[VintagePunk]

Yup, I do. It's his son, as a matter of fact.



Yes, we'll allow you to stay because of that. Doesn't have to be just NHL. All forms of hockey are acceptable.

Awesome, that's what I thought!! If I could have used your name to get me closer to Alan Doyle pre-his happily married years, I might have tried.

You did see how I got during the last Olympics, so at least I have that going for me.

 

[Thora]

Awesome, that's what I thought!! If I could have used your name to get me closer to Alan Doyle pre-his happily married years, I might have tried.

You did see how I got during the last Olympics, so at least I have that going for me.

Awesome! It's funny, cori saw him in concert a few months back, and asked him if he was related to me and he was all "who??!" when she mentioned my name. That side of the family isn't super close, so I've only interacted with him a few times (at funerals, so it's not an ideal setting) over the years, and at our family reunion 2 years ago, but I doubt he remembers me. His dad knows me, though.

Yes, I do remember that. We'll keep you. For now.

 

[TaraCynara]

I found a bootleg of a casino show Bryan Adams did, I haven't even downloaded it yet, but I'm already extremely excited about, just because of one track.

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - with William Shatner.

 

[GraceRyan]

Wow, there's too much to catch up on. I'm 100% lost. I'm going to bed.

 

[TaraCynara]

G'night Grace! Sleep tight!

 

[VintagePunk]

Awesome! It's funny, cori saw him in concert a few months back, and asked him if he was related to me and he was all "who??!" when she mentioned my name. That side of the family isn't super close, so I've only interacted with him a few times (at funerals, so it's not an ideal setting) over the years, and at our family reunion 2 years ago, but I doubt he remembers me. His dad knows me, though.

Yes, I do remember that. We'll keep you. For now.

I'd be like "here's your family tree...here's you, there's Sharon...now where's Alan?" Actually, I've never had any idea of his marital status, even back when I was a huge fan. But I started following him on twitter a while back, and he now talks a lot of a 5 year old son, so I assume he has a partner? I could be wrong, though.

I found a bootleg of a casino show Bryan Adams did, I haven't even downloaded it yet, but I'm already extremely excited about, just because of one track.

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - with William Shatner.

Ha!

Wow, there's too much to catch up on. I'm 100% lost. I'm going to bed.

Catch up in the morning, it's worth it. Night!

 

[VintagePunk]

I found a bootleg of a casino show Bryan Adams did, I haven't even downloaded it yet, but I'm already extremely excited about, just because of one track.

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - with William Shatner.

Actually, William Shatner is either supposed to be hosting, or at least on, the Junos this weekend, I can't remember which.

I've rarely missed having cable in the past year and a bit, but this is one of the occasions.

Ha, just calculated....I've saved nearly $1,000 in cable bills over the past year. And I haven't missed it $1,000 worth, that's for sure.

 

[Thora]

I'd be like "here's your family tree...here's you, there's Sharon...now where's Alan?" Actually, I've never had any idea of his marital status, even back when I was a huge fan. But I started following him on twitter a while back, and he now talks a lot of a 5 year old son, so I assume he has a partner? I could be wrong, though.

Yeah, our family tree could use a bit of updating. There was a huge and fancy one that was commissioned a few years after my parents were married, so it obviously only goes up to their generation. There have been a lot of marriages/divorces/children since then!

Just because someone has a child doesn't mean they're taken! Go for it!

 

[TaraCynara]

Actually, William Shatner is either supposed to be hosting, or at least on, the Junos this weekend, I can't remember which.

I've rarely missed having cable in the past year and a bit, but this is one of the occasions.

Really? *didn't know that*

 

[Thora]

Actually, William Shatner is either supposed to be hosting, or at least on, the Junos this weekend, I can't remember which.

I've rarely missed having cable in the past year and a bit, but this is one of the occasions.

Ha, just calculated....I've saved nearly $1,000 in cable bills over the past year. And I haven't missed it $1,000 worth, that's for sure.

He's hosting. There have been a ton of commercials about it on CTV. Not that I plan on watching, but yeah.


Damn, that's some good savings! I like watching TV way too much to ever cancel my cable.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

I don't like hockey either, so we can be an exclusive Canadian club. Heh. I actually used to be a hardcore baseball fan, but I kind of lost interest in that, too. Every year I say I'm going to get back into it. Maybe this will be the year.

Phew.

Heh, I don't care about baseball, either .

But hey, if I ever found myself in Canada, Thora, I'll take your suggestion and check out a hockey game or two .

That sounds like such an amazing upbringing!! My brother is 13 years older than me, and was all into the late 60's and early 70's music scene, thus my love for the era. When i was 10, he bought me a shitload of albums for Christmas, including several Beatles and Beach Boys albums. My sister is a couple years younger than him and her sensibilities were more poppy, so from her I got the pop of the day and Motown. My parents were fans of 60s and 70s country, so from them, I learned to love Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and their ilk. And since I was a very young kid, starting school age, I've been exploring, myself. Listening and reading and attending concerts. Anyway, because of all that, I tend to have an appreciation for the history of pop and rock music, and it sounds like you do, too.

That's very cool about your dad! Even though radio wasn't always an option, we always had music in the house too. My mom used to be a professional singer, so there was always (and still is) music playing whenever she's at home. My parents have an amazing record collection which I didn't really appreciate until I was a teenager and became obsessed with music.

As you guys, and Tara, noted, yeah, it was a pretty cool upbringing . My dad was always the hard rock/metal/alternative guy, and my mom loved '60s pop music and pretty '70s stuff (what might be considered "cheesy" to some people), so I heard a lot of music from before I was born that way. And I used to watch a lot of MTV as a kid for more current things. But, thankfully, my parents never subscribed to the whole, "Oh, this isn't from my generation, I won't listen to it" thing-either they liked it, or there were some artists here and there they may not have been keen on themselves, but they understood why my sister and I liked them and never told us we couldn't listen to this or that (my parents were pretty liberal with my TV/movie/music habits. If they didn't want me watching or listening to something it was back when I was really little, and they only feared I'd have nightmares. Not 'cause they thought I'd turn into a serial killer because I listened to Marilyn Manson or something. I never was banned from listening to something because it had cuss words or sexual references or whatever-my parents remembered that, oh, yeah, their era had stuff like that, too, and they survived!). They never brought into that musical snobbery BS, they gave all sorts of stuff a fair shake.

And then I'd just read the aforementioned encyclopedias and absorbed all the information about bands and who sang what and when they were around and who was in what band and such. And on Saturday nights my dad would put on records or play tapes, or in later years, go online and just start playing music and taking any requests we wanted to hear.

(My dad also told me once about how, when he was a kid and living in California, he actually got to see the Beach Boys rehearsing in their garage once. He was going somewhere and saw them performing. This was well before they hit it big. He may have loved him some Stones and Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and whatnot, but he also loved the Beach Boys, too)

It also probably doesn't hurt that I live in the town where the infamous Buddy Holly/Ritchie Valens/Big Bopper crash occurred, and the town right next door is where the Surf Ballroom resides. Sad history, yes, but it's part of our history. Music's kind of in our town's blood.

I don't have a very extensive album collection myself, because I'm not rich and I don't have cool CD store options with a wide variety. But as time goes on, I'm slowly working on fixing that.

Also, Elton John is awesome . "Your Song" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" are tied for my personal favorite songs of his, but hell, he's got lots of other wonderful ones.

 

[VintagePunk]

Yeah, our family tree could use a bit of updating. There was a huge and fancy one that was commissioned a few years after my parents were married, so it obviously only goes up to their generation. There have been a lot of marriages/divorces/children since then!

Just because someone has a child doesn't mean they're taken! Go for it!

Heh, so I could still use your name to try my luck with Alan? My niece would be PISSED, she was the one who introduced me to GBS, and had a huge thing for Alan. I go between thinking he's hot to thinking he's somewhat Neanderthal for my tastes. It's confusing.

He's hosting. There have been a ton of commercials about it on CTV. Not that I plan on watching, but yeah.


Damn, that's some good savings! I like watching TV way too much to ever cancel my cable.

It all started when Sarah went to university and was in residence the first year. There is a student network that' not exactly legal, for downloading. She could download complete seasons of shows in 20 or 30 minutes! So she got a ton of shows then, and had an external hard drive to store them on. So then I got used to waiting till she came home to watch the shows we'd always watched together. Then as new shows came out, I'd never think when they were on, and I'd just download them, and watch them whenever, with no commercials. And even if i didn't download them, 90% of them are available to stream online. About 6 months before I cancelled cable, it occurred to me that I could count the number of times I turned on my tv to watch live tv in the previous 6 months on one hand. And I was paying $70+ per month for nothing. It still took me several months after to cut the cord, but then reading about the UBB stuff with the big companies last year dd it for me, and I cancelled. Been watching everything since then either on dvd, or streamed online. And saved a ton of money.

 

[Thora]

Heh, so I could still use your name to try my luck with Alan? My niece would be PISSED, she was the one who introduced me to GBS, and had a huge thing for Alan. I go between thinking he's hot to thinking he's somewhat Neanderthal for my tastes. It's confusing.



It all started when Sarah went to university and was in residence the first year. There is a student network that' not exactly legal, for downloading. She could download complete seasons of shows in 20 or 30 minutes! So she got a ton of shows then, and had an external hard drive to store them on. So then I got used to waiting till she came home to watch the shows we'd always watched together. Then as new shows came out, I'd never think when they were on, and I'd just download them, and watch them whenever, with no commercials. And even if i didn't download them, 90% of them are available to stream online. About 6 months before I cancelled cable, it occurred to me that I could count the number of times I turned on my tv to watch live tv in the previous 6 months on one hand. And I was paying $70+ per month for nothing. It still took me several months after to cut the cord, but then reading about the UBB stuff with the big companies last year dd it for me, and I cancelled. Been watching everything since then either on dvd, or streamed online. And saved a ton of money.

You can try! Not sure if it will work, though! I hear ya on the confusion about him, though.

Yeah, it's awesome how much you can watch online. I definitely do that too, especially for shows I've never watched, if I miss an episode, or if they're on channels I don't get. Streaming and Netflix are awesome.


Twitter is hilarious. I posted about reading the Hunger Games books tonight, and some spambot tweeted me that if I haven't read them, I can order them from some site. Oh, Twitter. Never change!

 

[VintagePunk]

Phew.

Heh, I don't care about baseball, either .

But hey, if I ever found myself in Canada, Thora, I'll take your suggestion and check out a hockey game or two .





As you guys, and Tara, noted, yeah, it was a pretty cool upbringing . My dad was always the hard rock/metal/alternative guy, and my mom loved '60s pop music and pretty '70s stuff (what might be considered "cheesy" to some people), so I heard a lot of music from before I was born that way. And I used to watch a lot of MTV as a kid for more current things. But, thankfully, my parents never subscribed to the whole, "Oh, this isn't from my generation, I won't listen to it" thing-either they liked it, or there were some artists here and there they may not have been keen on themselves, but they understood why my sister and I liked them and never told us we couldn't listen to this or that (my parents were pretty liberal with my TV/movie/music habits. If they didn't want me watching or listening to something it was back when I was really little, and they only feared I'd have nightmares. Not 'cause they thought I'd turn into a serial killer because I listened to Marilyn Manson or something. I never was banned from listening to something because it had cuss words or sexual references or whatever-my parents remembered that, oh, yeah, their era had stuff like that, too, and they survived!). They never brought into that musical snobbery BS, they gave all sorts of stuff a fair shake.

And then I'd just read the aforementioned encyclopedias and absorbed all the information about bands and who sang what and when they were around and who was in what band and such. And on Saturday nights my dad would put on records or play tapes, or in later years, go online and just start playing music and taking any requests we wanted to hear.

(My dad also told me once about how, when he was a kid and living in California, he actually got to see the Beach Boys rehearsing in their garage once. He was going somewhere and saw them performing. This was well before they hit it big. He may have loved him some Stones and Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and whatnot, but he also loved the Beach Boys, too)

It also probably doesn't hurt that I live in the town where the infamous Buddy Holly/Ritchie Valens/Big Bopper crash occurred, and the town right next door is where the Surf Ballroom resides. Sad history, yes, but it's part of our history. Music's kind of in our town's blood.

I don't have a very extensive album collection myself, because I'm not rich and I don't have cool CD store options with a wide variety. But as time goes on, I'm slowly working on fixing that.

Also, Elton John is awesome . "Your Song" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" are tied for my personal favorite songs of his, but hell, he's got lots of other wonderful ones.

That is SO cool!! I'm guessing your parents are probably around the same age as my brother and sister. I love Buddy Holly so, so much. Got that from my sister, who, like your mom, was into more "cheesy" music, and for her, Buddy Holly was an oldies artist. But I've loved him big time since I first heard him. Amazing, and anyone who thinks he's too "old" is missing out. And an idiot.

 

[VintagePunk]

You can try! Not sure if it will work, though! I hear ya on the confusion about him, though.

Yeah, it's awesome how much you can watch online. I definitely do that too, especially for shows I've never watched, if I miss an episode, or if they're on channels I don't get. Streaming and Netflix are awesome.


Twitter is hilarious. I posted about reading the Hunger Games books tonight, and some spambot tweeted me that if I haven't read them, I can order them from some site. Oh, Twitter. Never change!

A few things in the past few weeks have me really missing cable. The NDP Leadership convention last week, although that was pretty easy to follow online. Still, I would have been glued to my tv. And the premiere of Mad Men...that one was tough. Found a link to download Sunday night just before I went to bed, and was able to watch on Monday when I got home from work. And the Junos. But honestly, there have been many years I've had cable where I haven't bothered to tune in, so I'm not sure I even would if I had it.

 

[VintagePunk]

I always feel bad when I watch this. He goes in to the intro of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight," and I'm all "no, I CANNOT feel the love tonight," and I skip it. I don't like Broadway Elton.

But then the next song is Daniel, and all is forgiven.

 

[VintagePunk]

And then next is Rocket Man, for all you U2 fans out there..

 

[VintagePunk]

And all this science I don't understand,
It's just my job, five days a week...

 

[TaraCynara]

Rocket Man....

On Family Guy, Stewie completely copied William Shatner's version of the song and it was hilarious!

Rocket man - YouTube