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Topic: Post count! |
electric elver
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Forum: Open Tech Support Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:50 pm Subject: Post count! |
It's hardly urgent, but I recently noticed that my number of posts seems stuck at 206. Has the abacus got rusty? ;-) |
Topic: What do we really think about Lil' Beethoven?! |
electric elver
Replies: 49
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:09 pm Subject: What do we really think about Lil' Beethoven?! |
Surely. Always ready for that. And, Sir, I didn't start it, Sir, it woz 'im, honest... |
Topic: What do we really think about Lil' Beethoven?! |
electric elver
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:57 pm Subject: What do we really think about Lil' Beethoven?! |
I read and hear of the genius of 'My Baby's Taking Me Home', that the title is repeated so much that by the end of the song it means something totally different to the beginning.
Can someone explai ... |
Topic: What do we really think about Lil' Beethoven?! |
electric elver
Replies: 49
Views: 116195
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:23 am Subject: What do we really think about Lil' Beethoven?! |
Perusing this thread again as I have time to kill (not sure this day will ever end). Always fascinating to have further evidence of how impossibly subjective music is.
Difficult and challenging? I l ... |
Topic: WOW! |
electric elver
Replies: 61
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:02 pm Subject: WOW! |
At tmb, NO, you are not the only one who was bedevilled by the spinnning-light-show! I had to look down numerous times, fixing my gaze firmly on the feet of the person in front of me. Else I would've ... |
Topic: Sparks mini-live in Tokyo |
electric elver
Replies: 7
Views: 11442
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:57 pm Subject: Sparks mini-live in Tokyo |
Thanks so much for posting and describing it all so vividly. Hope even more now that some footage of the evening makes it into the public domain! |
Topic: Bergman live?? |
electric elver
Replies: 44
Views: 54655
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:47 am Subject: Bergman live?? |
Oh, me too! ;'-( |
Topic: What are You Playing this very Second Name and Rate it |
electric elver
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:55 pm Subject: What are You Playing this very Second Name and Rate it |
'Homeland' by Laurie Anderson - 10/10. |
Topic: A year since the last UK concert |
electric elver
Replies: 4
Views: 9063
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:20 pm Subject: A year since the last UK concert |
Hear hear! Seconded! All that. |
Topic: House Of Culture Helsinki...1975 |
electric elver
Replies: 8
Views: 10542
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:56 pm Subject: House Of Culture Helsinki...1975 |
Did not those very red suspenders ride again at the 21x21 No.1 In Heaven gig?! |
Topic: 1975 |
electric elver
Replies: 22
Views: 26755
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:10 pm Subject: 1975 |
Except that...thinking of the various manifestations of Old Father Time, aka the Saturn principle, aka the Grim Reaper... did Ron have a hood and a scythe? And if not, why not? |
Topic: 1975 |
electric elver
Replies: 22
Views: 26755
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:08 pm Subject: 1975 |
Now that's an even more brain-boggling vision. Heavens, enough...! ;)) |
Topic: 1975 |
electric elver
Replies: 22
Views: 26755
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:53 am Subject: 1975 |
The New Year's baby...? Can you explain what that purports to be...?! The visions it's conjuring up are rather alarming! |
Topic: The Director Never Yelled 'Cut' |
electric elver
Replies: 9
Views: 30179
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Forum: Sparks Polls Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:38 pm Subject: The Director Never Yelled 'Cut' |
Love this track, stood out to me immediately. |
Topic: 21 X 21 + 1 |
electric elver
Replies: 6
Views: 9770
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:14 pm Subject: 21 X 21 + 1 |
I second you re the DVD(s). Was listening to the first two LPs last nite and so wish I'd been able to see them reborn live...but how much was being recorded, and when...? |
Topic: sparks, tokyo, 4/23, 4/24 -- question |
electric elver
Replies: 34
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:06 pm Subject: Re: sparks, tokyo, 4/23, 4/24 -- question |
course I don't know that its anything other than handy a play on words. "Exotic Kimonos" is too obscure for me sugar |
Topic: London Forum Friday 20/3 |
electric elver
Replies: 141
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:12 pm Subject: London Forum Friday 20/3 |
Re this printing-out-your-own-ticket thing - I may be being naive, and have a rollicking good laugh if I am, but what's to stop people printing out / photocopying multiple 'tickets' and flogging them. ... |
Topic: London Forum Friday 20/3 |
electric elver
Replies: 141
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:21 am Subject: London Forum Friday 20/3 |
Nothing amiss with respect, but I bridle at "reserve"!!! |
Topic: London Forum Friday 20/3 |
electric elver
Replies: 141
Views: 169888
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:15 am Subject: London Forum Friday 20/3 |
I only saw Friday mentioned via that link - where has Saturday come from?! |
Topic: 21X21 fan reviews...8)No 1 In Heaven |
electric elver
Replies: 78
Views: 77792
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:49 am Subject: 21X21 fan reviews...8)No 1 In Heaven |
After a wilfully twee joke-support-band, the type that you clap with clenched teeth as you would a relative's posturing six-year-old, it was WAY past time! Thank f*** for a superfast stage reshuffle ... |
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