I always thought I had quite an eclectic taste in music & knew my stuff but I've just been found out. The guy being discussed was Mark Murphy & the album Bop For Kerouac. Never heard of him I said, cue an uncomfortable silence and a look that said "oh dear" on the assembled faces. They won't be inviting me out again.
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For an old fuddy duddy I thought I was cool some years ago because I liked Lady Gaga, my young colleges had never heard of her at that time.Originally posted by wurzel View PostI always thought I had quite an eclectic taste in music & knew my stuff but I've just been found out. The guy being discussed was Mark Murphy & the album Bop For Kerouac. Never heard of him I said, cue an uncomfortable silence and a look that said "oh dear" on the assembled faces. They won't be inviting me out again.
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostI always thought I had quite an eclectic taste in music & knew my stuff but I've just been found out. The guy being discussed was Mark Murphy & the album Bop For Kerouac. Never heard of him I said, cue an uncomfortable silence and a look that said "oh dear" on the assembled faces. They won't be inviting me out again.
Sophisticates my bottom. Pretentious nerds by the sounds of it. Ignore them....bunch of losers.
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WHS.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostSophisticates my bottom. Pretentious nerds by the sounds of it. Ignore them....bunch of losers.
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Bunch of Losers are playing Glasto this year, btw
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Glasto? What's that?Originally posted by Zippy View PostWHS.
Bunch of Losers are playing Glasto this year, btw
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Ain't that the truthOriginally posted by Clippy View PostBig pharmaceutical company.
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I can normally hear it from my garden when the wind's in the right direction (or wrong direction, depending on who's playing)Comment
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We used to get the cheapo day tickets when my folks lived nearby.Originally posted by wurzel View PostI can normally hear it from my garden when the wind's in the right direction (or wrong direction, depending on who's playing)"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Not so cheap now, about £75 IIRC.Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostWe used to get the cheapo day tickets when my folks lived nearby.Comment
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