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The hott soundman has grown a beard and split up with his girlfriend (thanks, Ed, for telling me this very loudly, in his earshot!). I remain too shy to even talk to him beyond saying hello. He didn't say goodbye to me, though, he went back to packing up his soundboard after saying goodbye to Ed, so this means he hates me.

I find this all terribly depressing. It's kind of worse knowing someone you really fancy is available, but you still can't have them, than knowing that they are unavailable. It could be the lack of sleep, though, making me want to boil my head.

Wait, is that the American Kaleidescope, Dada? Actually, Ed, you would like them. They combine 60s psych with crazy Eastern European folk.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:44 (nineteen years ago)

Quattro Formaggi is what it is all about.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:44 (nineteen years ago)

He did not hear, he could barely hear me when I leant back.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

He did not hear, he could barely hear me when I was up close, let alone when I leant back

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

Anyway, you hate banjos.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

It does not matter. It's not like I'd ever actually have the confidence to even talk to him. Let alone get near his banjo.

Who took my confidence away? Can I have it back please?

Oh, depressio. I need some coffee. And I'm going to see if I can find a picture of the cool yellow train. Did you get a chance to listen to the Groanbox Boys CD?

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:52 (nineteen years ago)

I did, there is not as much of that lovely bass, but we were sitting right by both his left hand and a bass bin, but it is very good, recorded in harefield hospital.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:56 (nineteen years ago)

I assume it wasn't this one:

The Track Measuring HST

― Forest Pines, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:56 (nineteen years ago)

Morning all.

Anyone seen Onimo about lately? I miss his posts.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

I don't think that is in gauge for much of the southern suburban network.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

Yes! This was the one!

http://images5.fotopic.net/?iid=yc6wv4&outx=0&quality=90&noresize=1

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

it even has its own Wikipedia page

― Forest Pines, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not bitter :)

onimo on Thursday, 29 March 2007 09:46 (1 hour ago)
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― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

BAH!!!

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:59 (nineteen years ago)

is the HST the shabbiest train on British mainline services these days? the last time I used one it was awful. Indeed, what would be the oldest train on mainline services these days (preserved steam locos and their carriages excepted obv).

HST dates from, what, 1975? 32 years old!

― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:01 (nineteen years ago)

It was a really nice old-looking one, not the shiny bullet-pointed new one.

Also, for the past week, we've stopped at Herne Hill to let either a Eurostar or some lovely old Orient Express train go by. I get my jollies in the most pathetic ways on the morning commute.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

HST is 30 years old and still one of the best trains on the network. Recent refreshes by some operators have been good (Not on great westerner and there high capacity let's take away all of the bay tables).

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:03 (nineteen years ago)

yes it was a Great Western one as you prolly guessed.

am still curious abt the oldest non-preserved trains on the network.

― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

It is probably going to be one of the measurement trains. I think the oldest in scheduled service passenger ones will be the Lymington shuttles (if you don't count the isle of white 1930s tube stock)

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:09 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't been on the Isle of Wight tube stock since 1982!

the Havenstreet railway joins up with that line now I notice.

shame they never extended the line to Ventnor.

― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

[link This has made me so happy]http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/41620594[link]...

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:16 (nineteen years ago)

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/1737/toyyoda4sn.jpg

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:22 (nineteen years ago)

I remember that story!

― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:24 (nineteen years ago)

Bwah hah hah hah hah, that's great.

How can she work at Hooters when she's so flat-chested?

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:26 (nineteen years ago)

once she left the restaurant, she reverted to her former comfy bras which weren't designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

I can't tell if I like Kaleidoscope or not from all music's shonkily encoded .wmas.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:28 (nineteen years ago)

I have a CD at home, Ed.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:28 (nineteen years ago)

Freak emporium has a triple CD of their 3 60s albums for a tenner.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:31 (nineteen years ago)

That's a good deal. Though I wasn't aware they had 3 albums worth of songs!

What was their big hit? "Beacon From Mars"?

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:33 (nineteen years ago)

A lot of Kaleidoscope is nonsense but when they're great they're really great. The last album is total rubbish tho :(

― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:33 (nineteen years ago)

I assumed the network measurement HST would have short swing-link bogies to put it in-gauge for third-rail lines. I could be wrong.

― Forest Pines, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:34 (nineteen years ago)

Three good albums: Side Trips; Beacon From Mars; Incredible!
One terrible one: Bernice

But even the good ones have crap on them - all that jug band stuff, David Lindley's fault

― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:35 (nineteen years ago)

... actually their singles, b-sides, outtakes are arguably better than their albums!

― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:36 (nineteen years ago)

I'm trying to remember which one was Kaleidescope UK, I seem to recall that I really liked them, too. I though they did Path Through The Forest, but that was The Factory (also awesome).

Ah wait, yes, Freely Faintly Blowing...

[image]http://photos1.blogger.com/img/221/3997/1024/kaleidoscope_uk2.jpg[image]

Kind of a proto-Circulus, IIRC.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:40 (nineteen years ago)

freak boutique page

I like the sound of jug band stuff, I noticed they had a version of the hesitation blues on one album, which I love to sing.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:40 (nineteen years ago)

I am having no luck with the coding today, what is wrong with me? No awake.

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/221/3997/1024/kaleidoscope_uk2.jpg

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:40 (nineteen years ago)

I got a new job, people. I am now a features editor. Hurrah! Am not going to have to work in my bedroom any longer. YAY!

― Nobodysprawn, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

Oh god, the Freak Emporium have that, too. I cannot start shopping there, this could get very dangerous for me.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

Congratulations!

(Apparently there was/is a mexican kaliedoscope as well)

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

x-post to prawn! Hurrah! Congratulations! We should drink to celebrate!

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

I like the sound of jug band stuff, I noticed they had a version of the hesitation blues on one album, which I love to sing

They do, on the first album, I always used to skip all that stuff when i listened to their albums, but I do like that song. Is "jug band/ old timey" stuff one of the last genres never to be revived? There's an ILM thread if ever there was one...

― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

We had a lot of that stuff last night at the folk with the groanbox boys. I've been singing a lot of it all my life.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

You want old timey jug band - do you have any 13th Floor Elevators, Ed?

They had an Electric Jug. I kid you not.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:46 (nineteen years ago)

Fairfield Parlour!

― Mark G, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:46 (nineteen years ago)

xpost the electric jug bloke wrote the songs!

― Mark G, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

Stop mentioning names of bands whilst I have freak boutique open in another tab.

― Ed, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

He wrote the lyrics, to be exact (xpost) I like when Lovin' Spoonful do jugband stuff - more pop versions

― Tom D., Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:49 (nineteen years ago)

I must warn you I am listening to Donovan right now, so I may be feeling a little light on my feet.

It must be spring! I want to dig out all the groovy Psych/Freakbeat albums! Can't find The Factory anywhere, though - I had a taped copy off my rare vinyl collecting ex-boyfriend.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:49 (nineteen years ago)

The Factory single was part of the John Peel box, so there's a number of ILXors that'd have it close to hand.

As I would, but I'm away from base.

― Mark G, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

It's also on the UK Nuggets box set. (Which I still don't have, like a nidiot.) But this ex had about six songs by them, which were all fantastic!

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

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