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  • scorpioscorpio Posts: 8,533
    Chohole said:
    scorpio said:
    Mystarra said:

    dreary rainy soggy day out
    just the right kinda day for a cuppa tea and a still life render

     

    do they ever ring the Liberty bell?  wondrin what sounds  like?
    church bells electronic these days?

     

    Not in the uk, we still have bell ringers, my local church is looking for some new ones at the moment.

    Aye, and it is such a lovely sound, whether one is or is not a churchgoer, especially on a cold snowy christmas morning. 

    Of course it can sound mournful as well, when the bells are rung in the sequence used as a funeral cortege approaches.

    Yes I agree, I'm not a church goer at all but really do like the sounds of the bells. There are 2 churches within hearing distance of where I live, the village church I can hear at home and the bells from church in the next village over I can hear when walking the dog.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,261

    Home now.  Trying to take a nap soon.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,857
    McGyver said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Complaint Netflix and the train WiFi are not seeming to cooperate at all.  Not on my iPad nor the computer.

    I'm assuming you are traveling via Amtrak... I have to say I wish you a better experience than I've ever had.

    Having traveled a few times via this form of rail based conveyance, and having grow up using the NYC subway system, I have to say that my personal experiences on Amtrak wasn't much nicer than the subways.

    But at least each experience was uniquely bad and worthy of interesting tales of terribleness... The last of which involved my wife and I traveling from Nebraska to New York via a non winterized train in a huge blizzard (apparently the train was meant to only operate in the Florida/southern region).

    After having broken down (mechanical not stuck in snow) for 8 hours in Illinois and 9 in Ohio the train finally headed on to New York at a greatly reduced speed with no drinks or food and only a handful of working toilets (the rest were literally overflowing). When we go to New York, we had to wait about two hours for our bags to chiseled out of an ice packed baggage car because apparently at some point the baggage car doors were opened and couldn't closed because of ice, so they left the doors open in transit.

    At the time we decided to travel via first class on the train because my wife had surgery and she couldn't fly... As a kid in India she loved taking train trips because it was a fun experience (the ones she took were apparently the older British style trains), and she was hoping to have a similar good time.

    It wasn't.

    Well, I hope your trip is better than any of mine... Good luck and safe travels.

    ...Interesting.  Most of my rail trips were the opposite and very enjoyable compared to more recent trips by air (save for the the one I took to Milwaukee in First.class).  Of course I don't venture east of the Great Lakes much (Milwaukee/Chicago).  In the west the tracks are better maintained as most of the freights travel rather fast (60 mph) to cover the longer distances in shorter time.  My big complaint is it just became too expensive to get a compartment any more.as the cost has nearly doubled from a few years ago. Airlines are getting so particular about what you can and cannot bring on board in the cabin, charging more for luggage (save Southwest but not into their first come "city bus" boarding procedure) and just about everything else (surprised I don't have to slot my card to use the on board loo....yet).   Then there's the whole security game before heading to the concourse and gate which almost makes me feel I'm going though "Checkpoint Charlie" again. 

    I need to find a belt that has a plastic buckle, wear slacks with a button fly, so that I am wearing nothing with metal in/on it. two things I do wear slip on shoes which are easy to get out of and back into, as well as take a small shoulder bag with me in which I put anything that contains metal or chips/magnetic strips that can set off the walk through scanner, before I get to the checkpoint so I can lay it on the scanner belt and not have to spend a lot of time in line emptying pockets. 

    Now if I can only be assured my luggage isn't damaged by clumsy/careless ramp service personnel, or ripped open by TSA agents, I could then sit back and actually enjoy the fight. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,857
    Mystarra said:

    dreary rainy soggy day out
    just the right kinda day for a cuppa tea and a still life render

     

    do they ever ring the Liberty bell?  wondrin what sounds  like?
    church bells electronic these days?

     

    ..yah it is sad.  I was waiting for a bus one time by what was a lovely old stone and brick church in a nice older part of town and when the clock reached half past the hour, the bells that sounded were those synthesised electronic ones.

    In contrast, the old place where I used to live was across the street from an old mission styled church which had the traditional "mission" bell.  That was lovely to hear.

    Back when I was growing up in Milwaukee WI, Sunday mornings were almost a symphony of bells from the numerous churches in the area (all "real" bells).   Really miss that.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,090
    edited December 2018

    America lost its love for trains after the Interstate system of highways was built.  Trains in the US suck royal swamp water except for the more modern subways in a couple of cities. indecision

    Yay, I had my mini-adventure to Erie.  Yum, red meat & sweet potato.  Browsed the bookstore but didn't find what I wanted.  Rode their escalator down to the lower level but when I wanted to leave I discovered that the up escalator was stopped and blocked.  Saw one guy trying to walk up the down escalator but he finally gave up.  Found the exit to stairs was an alarmed door with big red warning sign advising so. frown   This is where people in Erie disappear to... the basement of Barnes & Noble. surprise  Finally found a button next to a single sized door that turned out to be an elevator.  No sign, just a plain white single sized door with no knob or handle, with a single button beside it. frown

    During my trip I lose contact with the Buffalo classical radio station so I always take along my CD travel kit.  This time I picked out "The Gadfly Suite" by Dimitri Shostakovitch.  Interesting set of 12 pieces.  There are 6 that I like but 3 that I really like.

    In list below they are numbers 1, 3, and 6.  Use the times in the list below.  They are not links so you'll have to manually scan to the time.

     

    Shostakovitch:  "The Gadfly Suite" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWReGCOFCGo

    Piece #1 "Overture" (0:00) Conjures images of men in armor and leather on horses marching to battle. 

    #3 "Fête folklorique" (5:13) Is just fun, or Pixie fun. 

    #6 "Galop" (12:52) Is more fun, but perhaps Elvish fun.

    A piece that might be familiar to some of you is #8 "Romance" (19:32).  A quiet romantic tune.

    Piece #11 "Scène" (34:11) would work well as background music after Gandolf fell into the pit and the rest of the party are stumbling out of the mine into the light, freaked out at the loss of Gandolf.

    Piece #12 "Finale" (37:04) would work well as background music for a scene of war cannons.

     

    Full list of all 12 sections: 1) Overture: 0:00 2) Contredanse: 2:27 3) Fête folklorique: 5:13 4) Interlude: 8:06 5) Valse à l'orgue de Barbarie: 10:41 6) Galop: 12:52 7) Prélude: 14:56  8) Romance: 19:32 9) Intermezzo: 24:14 10) Nocturne: 30:01 11) Scène: 34:11 12) Finale: 37:04

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  • ArtAngelArtAngel Posts: 1,942

    Non-Complaint: Just got two replacement boxes but only paid for one, so one goes back. Which should I keep?

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,857

    ...agreed, rail travel isn't what it used to be, even in the 50s and 60s.  WHile the AUtomobile and Intrastate highway system was the biggest culprit, airline dereguation was the "final nail" for long distance rail travel. Airlines could set fares however they pleased (remeber the "fare wars" of the 90s?), enter/exit routes on a whim, and often priced flights by how busy a certain market was, not just mileage travelled.  If you lieved in a second or third tier city, you often lost service, and paid more than flying form a major hub or on a highly popular route like Chicago - New York or Chicago Los Angeles.  

    Decent fast rail service here is still a possibility but limited to certian corridors like the California coast, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes/Upper Midwest. Intra Florida, and Intra Texas.

    Sad that what was such a comfortable and relaxing way to travel has to give way to the insanity and indignity that is air travel today.  I find riding a transit bus or tram a more enjoyable experience than flying today (unless it's in the front cabin).

  • ArtAngelArtAngel Posts: 1,942
    kyoto kid said:

    ...agreed, rail travel isn't what it used to be, even in the 50s and 60s.  WHile the AUtomobile and Intrastate highway system was the biggest culprit, airline dereguation was the "final nail" for long distance rail travel. Airlines could set fares however they pleased (remeber the "fare wars" of the 90s?), enter/exit routes on a whim, and often priced flights by how busy a certain market was, not just mileage travelled.  If you lieved in a second or third tier city, you often lost service, and paid more than flying form a major hub or on a highly popular route like Chicago - New York or Chicago Los Angeles.  

    Decent fast rail service here is still a possibility but limited to certian corridors like the California coast, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes/Upper Midwest. Intra Florida, and Intra Texas.

    Sad that what was such a comfortable and relaxing way to travel has to give way to the insanity and indignity that is air travel today.  I find riding a transit bus or tram a more enjoyable experience than flying today (unless it's in the front cabin).

    I was once engaged to an Air Canada pilot and what I learned form that relationship was walk, bike or get a car and drive.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    torn.  got avengers infinity war dvd in my hand but havent seen capt america 3.

    they made a new grinch and a mary poppins sequel?  lol,.

    did they start the last season game oh thrones yet?

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,857
    ArtAngel said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...agreed, rail travel isn't what it used to be, even in the 50s and 60s.  WHile the AUtomobile and Intrastate highway system was the biggest culprit, airline dereguation was the "final nail" for long distance rail travel. Airlines could set fares however they pleased (remeber the "fare wars" of the 90s?), enter/exit routes on a whim, and often priced flights by how busy a certain market was, not just mileage travelled.  If you lieved in a second or third tier city, you often lost service, and paid more than flying form a major hub or on a highly popular route like Chicago - New York or Chicago Los Angeles.  

    Decent fast rail service here is still a possibility but limited to certian corridors like the California coast, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes/Upper Midwest. Intra Florida, and Intra Texas.

    Sad that what was such a comfortable and relaxing way to travel has to give way to the insanity and indignity that is air travel today.  I find riding a transit bus or tram a more enjoyable experience than flying today (unless it's in the front cabin).

    I was once engaged to an Air Canada pilot and what I learned form that relationship was walk, bike or get a car and drive.

    ...well the first two I already do locally (as well as use transit) but not viable for any long distance at my age.  A car, with all the added expenses many don''t think about, is just not feasible on what i make.  Even when I was working full time I couldn't justify the cost. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,857

    ...the new Grinch film is not a sequel, just another a re-telling of the original Grinch poem stretched out somewhat to include the backstory of the foul green "nasty wasty skunk".   Better than the Ron Howard version of a few years ago according to just about all critics but for some not as enduring as the original Chuck Jones animated version with Boris Karloff.   The visuals are quite good from what I've seen in previews and promos and as true to the illustrations as 3D CG can be. There are also a number of scenes I've read about , particularly the heist itself, that apparently are very well done. The songs seem to be a mixed bag, including a hip hop take on the classic "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch". 

    For myself, it is still the original Chuck Jones version which essentially was the book set into motion, but probably will check it out after it plays out it's run in the cinemas. 

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,090
    edited December 2018

    Speaking of Boris Karloff...  I've discovered the old British TV series "Colonel March of Scotland Yard".  Somewhat watchable by old TV buffs.  And it's a side of Boris Karloff not many think of.

    Speaking of cars...  Since the recent (like just a few days ago) announcement that General Motors is killing off their big sedan style automobiles like the Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac CT6, and the Buick LaCrosse, I've come to appreciate my 16 year old Buick LeSabre all the more. heart She's starting to rot in the side panels and undercarriage but I take care of those problem when they become visible or functional.  Nice big American luxury-ish comfortable car with half decent gas milage, clean styling, and still working accessories.  Sure it is half again as big as a typical modern runabout and doesn't have a built-in navigation or backup camera or backseat TVs or Bluetooth anything.  It does play CDs and the leather seats are still in good condition and the A/C still works and I have a Garmin navigator and a DashCam that I've stuck onto the windshield (although I admit a backup camera would be nice).  It has plenty of power, rides like a cloud and is completely paid for.  Insurance is minimal because it's so old.  I couldn't possibly think of getting a new car even if I could afford the payments because I couldn't afford the insurance too.

    The mini-adventure to Erie today reminded me how fortunate I am.  I will surely miss her when the time comes.

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  • ArtAngelArtAngel Posts: 1,942
    kyoto kid said:
    ArtAngel said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...agreed, rail travel isn't what it used to be, even in the 50s and 60s.  WHile the AUtomobile and Intrastate highway system was the biggest culprit, airline dereguation was the "final nail" for long distance rail travel. Airlines could set fares however they pleased (remeber the "fare wars" of the 90s?), enter/exit routes on a whim, and often priced flights by how busy a certain market was, not just mileage travelled.  If you lieved in a second or third tier city, you often lost service, and paid more than flying form a major hub or on a highly popular route like Chicago - New York or Chicago Los Angeles.  

    Decent fast rail service here is still a possibility but limited to certian corridors like the California coast, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes/Upper Midwest. Intra Florida, and Intra Texas.

    Sad that what was such a comfortable and relaxing way to travel has to give way to the insanity and indignity that is air travel today.  I find riding a transit bus or tram a more enjoyable experience than flying today (unless it's in the front cabin).

    I was once engaged to an Air Canada pilot and what I learned form that relationship was walk, bike or get a car and drive.

    ...well the first two I already do locally (as well as use transit) but not viable for any long distance at my age.  A car, with all the added expenses many don''t think about, is just not feasible on what i make.  Even when I was working full time I couldn't justify the cost. 

    In 1980 I bought a car for $50.00 bucks but later found out the chassis was broken. I was devastated, heartbroken and broke. I bought a can of car paint and painted it with a roller and sold it for $500.00 dollars. Am I proud of that? No. Did it get me out of a dark hole? Yes.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,335

    Complaint: Holiday Sale page shows 3 free items...but one isn't showing as free in the cart, the C3D Appliances.  It comes up as $6.97.  It seems to be in the free section of the holiday sale page, just below the MD Desk Set and FLO Makeup.  Maybe it will come up correctly after I have a good night's sleep.

    Non-Complaint: it got to 61 F today!  Still 56 F at 2:38 am!  the rest of the week we will have highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s.

    Dana

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,857
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Speaking of Boris Karloff...  I've discovered the old British TV series "Colonel March of Scotland Yard".  Somewhat watchable by old TV buffs.  And it's a side of Boris Karloff not many think of.

    Speaking of cars...  Since the recent (like just a few days ago) announcement that General Motors is killing off their big sedan style automobiles like the Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac CT6, and the Buick LaCrosse, I've come to appreciate my 16 year old Buick LeSabre all the more. heart She's starting to rot in the side panels and undercarriage but I take care of those problem when they become visible or functional.  Nice big American luxury-ish comfortable car with half decent gas milage, clean styling, and still working accessories.  Sure it is half again as big as a typical modern runabout and doesn't have a built-in navigation or backup camera or backseat TVs or Bluetooth anything.  It does play CDs and the leather seats are still in good condition and the A/C still works and I have a Garmin navigator and a DashCam that I've stuck onto the windshield (although I admit a backup camera would be nice).  It has plenty of power, rides like a cloud and is completely paid for.  Insurance is minimal because it's so old.  I couldn't possibly think of getting a new car even if I could afford the payments because I couldn't afford the insurance too.

    The mini-adventure to Erie today reminded me how fortunate I am.  I will surely miss her when the time comes.

    ...yes

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339
    ArtAngel said:

    Non-Complaint: Just got two replacement boxes but only paid for one, so one goes back. Which should I keep?

    Hey, someone you know could get a cuisinart for Christmas! One less gift to buy. smiley

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    edited December 2018
    ArtAngel said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ArtAngel said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...agreed, rail travel isn't what it used to be, even in the 50s and 60s.  WHile the AUtomobile and Intrastate highway system was the biggest culprit, airline dereguation was the "final nail" for long distance rail travel. Airlines could set fares however they pleased (remeber the "fare wars" of the 90s?), enter/exit routes on a whim, and often priced flights by how busy a certain market was, not just mileage travelled.  If you lieved in a second or third tier city, you often lost service, and paid more than flying form a major hub or on a highly popular route like Chicago - New York or Chicago Los Angeles.  

    Decent fast rail service here is still a possibility but limited to certian corridors like the California coast, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes/Upper Midwest. Intra Florida, and Intra Texas.

    Sad that what was such a comfortable and relaxing way to travel has to give way to the insanity and indignity that is air travel today.  I find riding a transit bus or tram a more enjoyable experience than flying today (unless it's in the front cabin).

    I was once engaged to an Air Canada pilot and what I learned form that relationship was walk, bike or get a car and drive.

    ...well the first two I already do locally (as well as use transit) but not viable for any long distance at my age.  A car, with all the added expenses many don''t think about, is just not feasible on what i make.  Even when I was working full time I couldn't justify the cost. 

    In 1980 I bought a car for $50.00 bucks but later found out the chassis was broken. I was devastated, heartbroken and broke. I bought a can of car paint and painted it with a roller and sold it for $500.00 dollars. Am I proud of that? No. Did it get me out of a dark hole? Yes.

    So, was you!!... After all these years of searching, after all these years of vowing revenge on the one who did that... I've finally found you!!!

    You thought that your snazzy roller paint job would magically fix the chassis, did you?

    Well, it didn't... And I'll tell you it's no fun diving half a car down the highway!

    Okay, it was a little fun until it burst into flames, but that's not the point... The point is if the front half didn't roll into a fire house there could have been serious problems... Luckily I was in the back, fishing my sandwich out from under the seat when it broke in half so I wasn't in the burning half... And luckily the firemen were able to put out the fire before most of the firehouse and the orphanage next door burned down... And luckily the fire distracted the police cars chasing me long enough for me to escape into the sewers where I was adopted by a tribe of C.H.U.D.s whom I helped learn to overcome their cannibalistic urges...(mostly), which ultimately led me to write my best selling book (amongst CHUDs) "CHUDs in the Mist"... 

    Actually in retrospect... The whole thing was kinda fun and a great learning experience.

     

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  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    "I am either an angel or a star...actually I'm both. Meow."

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    Tjohn said:

    "I am either an angel or a star...actually I'm both. Meow."

    Now I remember why I don't have a christmas tree  

     

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    Chohole said:
    Tjohn said:

    "I am either an angel or a star...actually I'm both. Meow."

    Now I remember why I don't have a christmas tree  

     

    Was it the tinsel laced poops or the tinsel laced hairballs?... My cat used to love tinsel... She made the most festive Christmas poops.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 2018
    McGyver said:
    Chohole said:
    Tjohn said:

    "I am either an angel or a star...actually I'm both. Meow."

    Now I remember why I don't have a christmas tree  

     

    Was it the tinsel laced poops or the tinsel laced hairballs?... My cat used to love tinsel... She made the most festive Christmas poops.

    I used to have an old cat,   he would look at the christmas tree, maybe tap a bauble or two for memories sake,  and then ignore it. 

    unfortunately we lost him  (well he was going on 19)   and after a couple of years we rescued 2 catlings.    The trouble with them is they were young, energetic, full of fun, once they settled down,  and not bothered about going outside,  would rather be indoor cat and trees are fun. I did try a fake tree with fibre optics and no baubles or tinsel. Well actually I got two, smallish ones.  I put one in each window  (the house is open plan downstairs and double fronted).  They looked very pretty, but one of the cats wants to try everything that looks interesting and maybe faintly edible,  to see if it tastes nice. Window sills are no challenge to get up onto for young cats.  It wasn't too bad when she tried sampling a vase of flowers, except for the time that himself though to move the vase out of her way and put it on the shelf over his computer. Luckily we only had to replace the mouse as the keyboard shelf was pushed in at the time, and the box itself was out of the way.
    To cut a long story short, after she tried eating the fibre optics I decided that maybe it would be better not to have a tree, before she eletrocuted herself.

    PS    she even tries eating artificial flowers. 

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    trying to start a new christmas tradition this year
    instead of tree, 2 dozen red / white mixed bouquet of roses
    but i want the roses that smell like roses
    roses they selling in stop n shop had no scent

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,090
    edited December 2018

    My mini-adventure has left me feeling not so grumpy and I remembered one of the few Christmas songs I don't mind hearing over and over 'til about a week before Christmas.  It's by Leroy Anderson a prolific writer of popular tunes during the 50s.  Many of which I'm sure you know but have no idea where they came from.  So without further delay, here's "Sleigh Ride" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRFmn_KqfA smiley

    Another of Leroy Anderson's peppy tunes is "Promenade" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odqrQRoZuw yes

    And of course there is the ever curious "Typewriter" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlqDFPLUhig  HOWEVER, unfortunately, all the recordings of it on YouTube are really poor and nearly impossible to hear the typewriter.  I checked them all out and the link I provided is the best I could find. sad Perhaps it's the digitization or the computer audio reconstruction but the typewriter clacks vanish into nearly nothing.  I've heard better over the radio or from CDs. indecision

    Now, back to DAZzing and regaining my normal grumpy composure. devil

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  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    Mystarra said:

    trying to start a new christmas tradition this year
    instead of tree, 2 dozen red / white mixed bouquet of roses
    but i want the roses that smell like roses
    roses they selling in stop n shop had no scent

    It's $60 extra for scented roses... Well, rose scented roses... Not skunk scented roses.

    Just buy a spray bottle of something rose scented from Bodyworks or Bloodbath & Beyond or Candlerama... Or whatever those fancy smelling places are called.

    I noticed a while ago that it's kinda hard to find good rose scented roses anymore... And even when you do find them, they only really smell good when they start to open more... But at that point they no longer have that iconic rose shape and they are closer to croaking.

    Its probably something like how regular store tomatoes taste like dirty water... Mass production kinda ruined them.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,090

    Roses smell best on the bush where they can have sex and make baby roses.  Lopping their heads off kinda spoils the mood. frown

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    McGyver said:
    Mystarra said:

    trying to start a new christmas tradition this year
    instead of tree, 2 dozen red / white mixed bouquet of roses
    but i want the roses that smell like roses
    roses they selling in stop n shop had no scent

    It's $60 extra for scented roses... Well, rose scented roses... Not skunk scented roses.

    Just buy a spray bottle of something rose scented from Bodyworks or Bloodbath & Beyond or Candlerama... Or whatever those fancy smelling places are called.

    I noticed a while ago that it's kinda hard to find good rose scented roses anymore... And even when you do find them, they only really smell good when they start to open more... But at that point they no longer have that iconic rose shape and they are closer to croaking.

    Its probably something like how regular store tomatoes taste like dirty water... Mass production kinda ruined them.

    almost a lost cause.

    a pine air freshner would be more christmassoer.  or festivusier

    wonder if they make air freshners that smell like new car  tee hee

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,335
    LeatherGryphon said:

    My mini-adventure has left me feeling not so grumpy and I remembered one of the few Christmas songs I don't mind hearing over and over 'til about a week before Christmas.  It's by Leroy Anderson a prolific writer of popular tunes during the 50s.  Many of which I'm sure you know but have no idea where they came from.  So without further delay, here's "Sleigh Ride" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRFmn_KqfA smiley

    Another of Leroy Anderson's peppy tunes is "Promenade" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odqrQRoZuw yes

    And of course there is the ever curious "Typewriter" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlqDFPLUhig  HOWEVER, unfortunately, all the recordings of it on YouTube are really poor and nearly impossible to hear the typewriter.  I checked them all out and the link I provided is the best I could find. sad Perhaps it's the digitization or the computer audio reconstruction but the typewriter clacks vanish into nearly nothing.  I've heard better over the radio or from CDs. indecision

    Now, back to DAZzing and regaining my normal grumpy composure. devil

    LG, this one seems to be good, I can clearly hear the typewriter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IN60o3vhSs&list=PLu8W_W5D5AC7AcE-vA0SbMwvOVLjpsdXi

    Dana

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    infinity war was like yuuuck movie

    stink stank stunk

     

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,090
    DanaTA said:
    LeatherGryphon said:

    My mini-adventure has left me feeling not so grumpy and I remembered one of the few Christmas songs I don't mind hearing over and over 'til about a week before Christmas.  It's by Leroy Anderson a prolific writer of popular tunes during the 50s.  Many of which I'm sure you know but have no idea where they came from.  So without further delay, here's "Sleigh Ride" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRFmn_KqfA smiley

    Another of Leroy Anderson's peppy tunes is "Promenade" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odqrQRoZuw yes

    And of course there is the ever curious "Typewriter" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlqDFPLUhig  HOWEVER, unfortunately, all the recordings of it on YouTube are really poor and nearly impossible to hear the typewriter.  I checked them all out and the link I provided is the best I could find. sad Perhaps it's the digitization or the computer audio reconstruction but the typewriter clacks vanish into nearly nothing.  I've heard better over the radio or from CDs. indecision

    Now, back to DAZzing and regaining my normal grumpy composure. devil

    LG, this one seems to be good, I can clearly hear the typewriter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IN60o3vhSs&list=PLu8W_W5D5AC7AcE-vA0SbMwvOVLjpsdXi

    Dana

    Hmmm... then perhaps the trouble is my D/A converter in my computer because I can hardly hear the typewriter from that one even if I turn the volume up. frown

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,335
    McGyver said:
    Mystarra said:

    trying to start a new christmas tradition this year
    instead of tree, 2 dozen red / white mixed bouquet of roses
    but i want the roses that smell like roses
    roses they selling in stop n shop had no scent

    It's $60 extra for scented roses... Well, rose scented roses... Not skunk scented roses.

    Just buy a spray bottle of something rose scented from Bodyworks or Bloodbath & Beyond or Candlerama... Or whatever those fancy smelling places are called.

    I noticed a while ago that it's kinda hard to find good rose scented roses anymore... And even when you do find them, they only really smell good when they start to open more... But at that point they no longer have that iconic rose shape and they are closer to croaking.

    Its probably something like how regular store tomatoes taste like dirty water... Mass production kinda ruined them.

    I read something a few years ago, in a scientific journal, I think, that said it's because of all of the hybridization.

    Dana

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