Author Topic: A random thread for small entertainment things not warranting their own thread.. (Read 286774 times)

Deano · « **Reply #1600 on:** 04 April, 2020, 12:00:57 am »

Very good. And led me to this:

https://youtu.be/JR3uz8rq4ng

spesh · « **Reply #1601 on:** 04 April, 2020, 04:49:55 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 04 April, 2020, 12:00:57 am

Very good. And led me to this:

https://youtu.be/JR3uz8rq4ng

The McClintock mash-up of Slayer's "Raining Blood" and The B-52's "Rock Lobster" is a work of deranged genius.

https://youtu.be/mnrfqPoX4WU

citoyen · « **Reply #1602 on:** 04 April, 2020, 05:32:28 pm »

Quote from: Ham on 03 April, 2020, 09:41:29 pm

80's Aerobics meets Rob Zombie.

That is bizarrely compelling viewing.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1603 on:** 05 April, 2020, 03:11:53 pm »

I doubt whether many folk on here have heard of Robert Broberg. He was a Swedish original and impossible to categorise. He had a song, Ingela, which was the name of my Swedish ex and that was the song that got us together in the first place. Anyhoo, I found out yesterday that he died in 2015 of Parkinson's. Somewhere I have a cassette of his, but no way of playing it any more.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #1604 on:** 06 April, 2020, 12:43:20 pm »

Fans of John Finnemore and Cabin Pressure will be pleased, or not, to know that Arthur Shappey is self isolating. Fortunately he's documenting his ordeal on YouTube
First episode is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhTBp1DRfx4&t=134s

Ham · « **Reply #1605 on:** 12 April, 2020, 08:25:11 am »

Mash up of displaying my ignorance (thinking a "cover" of a trad song was actually an original by Grateful Dead) and information for those that weren't listening to the Huey show yesterday and quite like blues, the previous version by Rev Gary Davis (as in, it was he who taught the song to Bob Weir), it is epic . There's a version on Youtube here but the one played yesterday was far superior. Here's the show, it's at around 1:55:40 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000h7ny

The whole show was great music to paint a room by, DNAMHIKT.

citoyen · « **Reply #1606 on:** 22 April, 2020, 02:53:23 pm »

A friend posted on facebook yesterday that it was 25 years to the day since the first episode of Father Ted was broadcast. 25 years! Way to make me feel old.

I remember at the time that the idea of a sitcom about Irish priests didn't much appeal to me, and I only watched it because I'd heard it was made by the same people who made the brilliant and hugely underrated Paris, a sitcom about a struggling artist in 1920s Paris, starring Alexei Sayle, which got canned after one series.

Got to admit that Father Ted has aged better.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1607 on:** 22 April, 2020, 10:23:13 pm »

Yesterday we took part as a family in my son-in-law's online quiz. There was a round on song lyrics and we scored (wait for it)... 9/10! We had to identify the popular beat combo responsible, the songs having an English theme because of it being St. George's day this week. I was amazed that I got at least 3 that the others in my team didn't know, those 3 being a Beatles song (Mean Mr. Mustard I think - certainly from Abbey Road), God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) and Football's Coming Home by Skinner and Baddiel. Jan and I also got Mad Dogs & Englishmen, but that was the only "oldie". The one none of us knew was something involving John Barnes. I can't even remember the name of the group.

This is dreadful! I have a reputation to keep up!

Pingu · « **Reply #1608 on:** 22 April, 2020, 10:33:35 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 22 April, 2020, 10:23:13 pm

Yesterday we took part as a family in my son-in-law's online quiz. There was a round on song lyrics and we scored (wait for it)... 9/10! We had to identify the popular beat combo responsible, the songs having an English theme because of it being St. George's day this week. I was amazed that I got at least 3 that the others in my team didn't know, those 3 being a Beatles song (Mean Mr. Mustard I think - certainly from Abbey Road), God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols) and Football's Coming Home by Skinner and Baddiel. Jan and I also got Mad Dogs & Englishmen, but that was the only "oldie". The one none of us knew was something involving John Barnes. I can't even remember the name of the group.

This is dreadful! I have a reputation to keep up!

New Order, m'lud.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1609 on:** 24 April, 2020, 08:34:00 pm »

The John Barnes rap marks the high point of English football.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1610 on:** 24 April, 2020, 08:57:19 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 22 April, 2020, 02:53:23 pm

A friend posted on facebook yesterday that it was 25 years to the day since the first episode of Father Ted was broadcast. 25 years! Way to make me feel old.

I remember at the time that the idea of a sitcom about Irish priests didn't much appeal to me, and I only watched it because I'd heard it was made by the same people who made the brilliant and hugely underrated Paris, a sitcom about a struggling artist in 1920s Paris, starring Alexei Sayle, which got canned after one series.

Got to admit that Father Ted has aged better.

25 years! Cripes!

ian · « **Reply #1611 on:** 24 April, 2020, 09:11:09 pm »

I've never actually seen Father Ted.

Jaded · « **Reply #1612 on:** 24 April, 2020, 09:35:07 pm »

Go on, go on, go on, go on!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1613 on:** 24 April, 2020, 10:11:47 pm »

Quote from: ian on 24 April, 2020, 09:11:09 pm

I've never actually seen Father Ted.

You haven't lived

Jurek · « **Reply #1614 on:** 24 April, 2020, 10:17:37 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 24 April, 2020, 10:11:47 pm

Quote from: ian on 24 April, 2020, 09:11:09 pm
I've never actually seen Father Ted.
You haven't lived

Srsly?

ElyDave · « **Reply #1615 on:** 24 April, 2020, 10:20:49 pm »

that has to be the best Horizon I've seen in years, just for the Hubble images, absolutely amazing to see back to the dawn of time

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1616 on:** 25 April, 2020, 09:41:56 pm »

I don't know who'd been elected or what had taken away their hope, but hey, Led Zep were talking to cyclists!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xcOZghoZZY

Pingu · « **Reply #1617 on:** 26 April, 2020, 12:23:35 am »

RIP Hamilton Bohannon. I only knew him from a friend of a friend

Who needs to think when your feet just go!

citoyen · « **Reply #1618 on:** 26 April, 2020, 08:25:45 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 26 April, 2020, 12:23:35 am

RIP Hamilton Bohannon. I only knew him from a friend of a friend Who needs to think when your feet just go!

Ah! I first knew of him from that Tom Tom Club track. Disco legend.

ian · « **Reply #1619 on:** 27 April, 2020, 11:25:16 am »

Quote from: Jurek on 24 April, 2020, 10:17:37 pm

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 24 April, 2020, 10:11:47 pm
Quote from: ian on 24 April, 2020, 09:11:09 pm
I've never actually seen Father Ted.
You haven't lived
Srsly?

In my defence, I was living in the US at the time, and they didn't, to the best of my knowledge, have it.

Kim · « **Reply #1620 on:** 27 April, 2020, 12:46:53 pm »

Father Ted corresponds with the time when I wasn't really watching a lot of television. I discovered it late, and have only seen a few episodes all the way through. (I completely missed Spaced in similar circumstances.)

Ham · « **Reply #1621 on:** 28 April, 2020, 07:33:28 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 26 April, 2020, 12:23:35 am

RIP Hamilton Bohannon. I only knew him from a friend of a friend Who needs to think when your feet just go!

He and I had a special relationship

DaveJ · « **Reply #1622 on:** 28 April, 2020, 10:17:26 pm »

Quote from: ElyDave on 24 April, 2020, 10:20:49 pm

that has to be the best Horizon I've seen in years, just for the Hubble images, absolutely amazing to see back to the dawn of time

Yes. Fascinating. The BBC at its best. So much of its output has been dreadful recently, that its helpful to be reminded how good it can be.

I'm not sure I like being able to remember the highs and lows of the story from personal experience. It certainly makes me feel old.

James Webb next year hopefully.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1623 on:** 30 April, 2020, 02:47:53 pm »

Play the theremin with today's Google doodle!

Pingu · « **Reply #1624 on:** 09 May, 2020, 12:24:22 am »

A Spinal Tap moment