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Post by Mr Whippy on Dec 17, 2023 17:33:18 GMT
Forget about how long has the US Government had a crash retrieval programme for collecting downed non-human craft?...
What's For Tea?
Toasted muffins and some tasty Apple and Blackcurrant Crumble Cakke, for me. Might force an Almond Finger down... Washed down with a mug of me Yorkshire's Toast and Jam Tea. Oh yes...
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Post by MartinT on Dec 17, 2023 17:59:50 GMT
I've just bought some brandy infused mince pies. Don't mind if I do, washed down with a white Rioja.
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 17, 2023 18:13:27 GMT
Love a mince pie or two ... and the M&S Collection brandy butter is just heavenly.
I'm enjoying a bottle of Kopparberg Sweet Vintage Pear cider.
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Post by Slinger on Dec 17, 2023 18:32:49 GMT
Tea is dinner, and it will be (very shortly, as the footy has just finished) soup and a pasty. Dessert will likely be a Hartley's 10 Cal Jelly Pot.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Dec 18, 2023 20:02:15 GMT
Has All The "Classic" Music, Been Made?
In 10... 20... years and more, will any of today's or that of the last 10 or 20 years music be viewed as being "Classic"?
I just don't see it, myself.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 18, 2023 21:16:00 GMT
Has All The "Classic" Music, Been Made? No, I think we're making "future classics" today - identifying them is a little more difficult. |
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Post by Slinger on Dec 18, 2023 21:53:25 GMT
When I was a lad, back in prehistoric times, one could hardly turn around without tripping over a classic song, a large proportion of which I believe have stood the test of time. My parents, on the other hand, insisted that many of them were "rubbish," or worse. We now think the same about the majority of the records ("Records", Grandad?) populating today's charts. There is still good, and original, music out there, but it seems to be a lot more difficult to find. Whether there are still "classic" tunes being made is another story though. Music has been made a lot more disposable. Whether that's deliberate or not, I don't really know, but disposable artists recording disposable, conveyor-belt tunes doesn't churn out classics. Looking at the current singles chart, and ignoring all of the Christmas dross, I don't see "Lovin On Me" by Jack Harlow or "Spring Day" by BTS (isn't that a sandwich?) being played in 20, 30, 50 years time, which is the true mark of a classic tune. As for "DNA (Loving You)" by Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn, in the charts for 17 weeks - peaking at #12 - well, make your own minds up.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 18, 2023 22:02:45 GMT
There has always been disposable music. If you look at the charts when we were lads, there's an awful lot of shite as well as the songs we now think of as classics. I am certain that some songs now will become classics while the majority is forgotten. So it has been for a long time.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Dec 19, 2023 22:11:34 GMT
Well yes, music has always been seen as disposable and having a short shelf life, but being digitised seems to have ramped that up. It's just another commodity for many now and just doesn't appear to have the relevance to many that it once had, having to complete with other entertainment forms.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 19, 2023 22:16:26 GMT
I sometimes think that poor attention spans in the younger generations have relegated music as a primary passion.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Dec 19, 2023 22:37:23 GMT
Probably true. I'm just glad I was born when I was. Growing up there was radio, TV & film - of quality. I listen to Radio 4 and what passes for comedy now... It just doesn't amuse me. I don't think it's just me being an old fart. The quality just isn't there. Why that is, I've no idea.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Dec 20, 2023 14:16:17 GMT
Is The £6000 Pay Rise Next Year For MPs Well Deserved?
Perhaps they need it. With people struggling with the cost of living and energy costs one Tory MP did proclaim that:"We're all struggling." Well on nearly £87K a year he's probably "struggling" a lot less than others. Then again, even those on £200K a year are said to be "struggling" likewise in the current economic climate.
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Post by HD Music & Test on Dec 20, 2023 14:43:42 GMT
Yesterday myself and the good lady were having a nice meal in Windsor when a group of zoomers where placed on ther table behind us. I must admit up until that point the local entertainment had been sparse.
One comment I feel you may find very apt for the thread, they were discussing tick tok in general and they felt that their parents watching television for over 30 minutes counted as an intellectual activity.
Ladies and gentleman of the jury, the case for the prosecution rests
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Post by Slinger on Dec 20, 2023 15:00:25 GMT
MPs? Generally speaking, they are nothing but skidmarks on the underpants of Britain. Put them in a small flat for three months (preferably with mildew on the walls), a pay-as-you-go electricity & gas meter, withhold their pay and make them live on benefits for three months, and whoever survives wins a pay rise. They could even be allowed to take a job as, say, a hospital porter if they want to take themselves out of the benefits system.
For once, let them experience "how the other half lives" instead of flaunting their wealth and forcing us to endure watching how they live for a change.
It would be an education watching them work harder to circumvent the system than live under its constraints though.
The only problem is, that the few who might agree to take part in such an experiment are already the polar opposite of the reprobates who require the experience.
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 20, 2023 16:28:44 GMT
I sometimes think that poor attention spans in the younger generations have relegated music as a primary passion. Depends on the punter - my son has a scary number of hours racked up on Spotify this year. Listening and playing music is definitely up there for him. |
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