Re: Will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

by tricycle Sat 02 Jun 2012, 14:02

Big Dog wrote:Any of you going to the Concert on Monday?
Just had a look at the lineup. Some big names there as well as some i have never heard of. (who or what is a Lang Lang?)
Should be a good night out anyway.

Lang Lang's a pianist, one of the best around nowadays, and the beeb loves him, or at least did a few programmes featuring him.

by Big Dog Sat 02 Jun 2012, 22:26

tricycle wrote:
Big Dog wrote:Any of you going to the Concert on Monday?
Just had a look at the lineup. Some big names there as well as some i have never heard of. (who or what is a Lang Lang?)
Should be a good night out anyway.
Lang Lang's a pianist, one of the best around nowadays, and the beeb loves him, or at least did a few programmes featuring him.

Oh..ok. So its nothing to do with THIS then/

by The One Sun 03 Jun 2012, 03:21

lang lang is very very good, but also too much of a showman for some. saw him back home a couple of years ago

thankfully i will be leaving the old smoke early monday morning. hard to miss the jubilee here, its freaking everywhere

by Brass Monkey Sun 03 Jun 2012, 04:33

The One wrote:lang lang is very very good, but also too much of a showman for some. saw him back home a couple of years ago

thankfully i will be leaving the old smoke early monday morning. hard to miss the jubilee here, its freaking everywhere

Really? What, parties and general celebrations?

by Big Dog Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:31

Looks like its going to rain on Liz's parade anyway. Looks like its chucking it down in London at the moment.

by Brass Monkey Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:35

Big Dog wrote:Looks like its going to rain on Liz's parade anyway. Looks like its chucking it down in London at the moment.

Yeah, it's f*cking freezing too. Good times.

by Basil Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:40

P!ssing down here too. 22 coming for lunch as well - bang goes the barbecue

by taipan Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:42

Brass Monkey wrote:
Big Dog wrote:Looks like its going to rain on Liz's parade anyway. Looks like its chucking it down in London at the moment.

Yeah, it's f*cking freezing too. Good times.

Normal summer day then.

by Brass Monkey Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:42

Basil wrote:P!ssing down here too. 22 coming for lunch as well - bang goes the barbecue

Jebus. You'll have to get the brolly out!

by Brass Monkey Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:43

taipan wrote:Normal summer day then.

No way man. A normal summer day is like October - today is like November.

by Basil Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:45

Brass Monkey wrote:
Basil wrote:P!ssing down here too. 22 coming for lunch as well - bang goes the barbecue

Jebus. You'll have to get the brolly out!

I'll have to do the cooking indoors unless the weather clears by 2ish - half expecting it anyway as the forecast has been fairly consistent for the last few days.

by taipan Sun 03 Jun 2012, 08:47

Brass Monkey wrote:
taipan wrote:Normal summer day then.

No way man. A normal summer day is like October - today is like November.

Bit chilly here as well and the powers that be have cut off the electricity from 8-4.

by Mick Sawyer Mon 04 Jun 2012, 00:59

taipan wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:
taipan wrote:Normal summer day then.

No way man. A normal summer day is like October - today is like November.

Bit chilly here as well and the powers that be have cut off the electricity from 8-4.

What elevation are you at taips, 1,000 metres?

by horace Mon 04 Jun 2012, 01:07

media here full of all the jubilee tosh...nice how the germans really have taken over the empah...ER even looks like an older version of Angela Merkel

by taipan Mon 04 Jun 2012, 05:14

Mick Sawyer wrote:
taipan wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:
taipan wrote:Normal summer day then.

No way man. A normal summer day is like October - today is like November.

Bit chilly here as well and the powers that be have cut off the electricity from 8-4.

What elevation are you at taips, 1,000 metres?

Closer to 2 000 Mick. Just shy of 6 000' if I recall my geography correctly.

by Mick Sawyer Mon 04 Jun 2012, 08:38

taipan wrote:

Closer to 2 000 Mick. Just shy of 6 000' if I recall my geography correctly.

sheeet. I bet a golf ball flies forever. That's gotta be fun.

by taipan Mon 04 Jun 2012, 08:41

Mick Sawyer wrote:
taipan wrote:

Closer to 2 000 Mick. Just shy of 6 000' if I recall my geography correctly.

sheeet. I bet a golf ball flies forever. That's gotta be fun.

Um, no. You haven't Seen me play.

by Mick Sawyer Mon 04 Jun 2012, 08:44

taipan wrote:

Um, no. You haven't Seen me play.

I'll get you sorted when I get across there.

by taipan Mon 04 Jun 2012, 08:59

Mick Sawyer wrote:
taipan wrote:

Um, no. You haven't Seen me play.

I'll get you sorted when I get across there.

Don't think I've hit a ball in 25 years but still good at the 19th.

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