Yep, we get that on either BritBox or Acorn, the two British-themed streaming services we have here.I've been watching reruns of dads army as well. I see they have stopped now. Do you get last of the summer wine?
Russ
Yep, we get that on either BritBox or Acorn, the two British-themed streaming services we have here.I've been watching reruns of dads army as well. I see they have stopped now. Do you get last of the summer wine?
Russ
Do you get last of the summer wine?
The longest-running sitcom in the world (295 episodes). In my opinion a little too long as it deteriorated after the main stars died. Brilliant in the 70s and 80s.
The first European of my dad's family (following the male line, which is kind of pointless, but I digress) came here from the Alsace on a Huguenot ship in 1760, and records aren't clear whether he considered himself German or French, but...his wife was a good ol' Bristol gal!We've been looking at this site:
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Okay, it's a bit of an anorak-ish pastime, but it's fascinating.
Brilliant, ElizabethB! One of my favourite films of all times. I love the sound track too - I have a CD of it in the car. He really was a gem.Watching "Good Morning Vietnam" Robin Williams (RIP) at his best. Such a loss. What would he do to heads of state in this crisis? Just the thought makes me laugh. RW would "Rip a new one" of ALL heads of state. Miss RW. His ripping humor would be greatly appreciated now.
I've got one of those names that isn't exactly common, though it's not rare, either. It's also a name that crops out throughout Britain and Ireland without having any particularly strong connection to one area or region. In Ireland, where my roots lie, the most common instances of my surname appear in very diverse areas; Westmeath and Dublin, which are in what one might call the midlands, Armagh in the north and Cork in the far south. Curious, but interesting.The first European of my dad's family (following the male line, which is kind of pointless, but I digress) came here from the Alsace on a Huguenot ship in 1760, and records aren't clear whether he considered himself German or French, but...his wife was a good ol' Bristol gal!
MrsTasty has a very unique surname, and her family were/are always proud to point out, in a mildly superior way, that if you ever run across anyone else with that name, they must be a relative. It was always said with the unspoken add-on that you wouldn't, of course, ever meet anyone with that name, because it was so unique and special.I've got one of those names that isn't exactly common, though it's not rare, either. It's also a name that crops out throughout Britain and Ireland without having any particularly strong connection to one area or region. In Ireland, where my roots lie, the most common instances of my surname appear in very diverse areas; Westmeath and Dublin, which are in what one might call the midlands, Armagh in the north and Cork in the far south. Curious, but interesting.
...and here's what I did with it:This will be my diversion for the next few weeks:
It's a little personal drum-and-bass machine that I bought 15 years ago, probably, with the intention to use as a practice tool.
While it has tons of preloaded drum-bass loops, I was more interested in creating my own. I spent 15 minutes with it when I first bought it, deemed it too confusing, and stuck it back in its box.
Now, I'm ready for round 2...
Encore! Encore! Really enjoyed your song this morning - Happy AnniversaryOk, at the end of March, I posted this...
...and here's what I did with it:
View: https://youtu.be/sMVFA1HtmBU
Today is my and MrsTasty's 30th anniversary, and I wrote that as a wedding present, so now seems an appropriate time to share it.
That's recorded simply by propping my iPhone up and videoing it, so the sound may be a little iffy, and my voice does it's usual unsolicited croak a time or two, but that's just because, at 53 years old, I'm finally going through puberty.
The drum and bass parts are made with that little rhythm box, and that was very much a pain to program.