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Then I realised that you Stateside guys are well ahead in that show and I almost spoilt it for myself! So I'll just have to clock my 500 up .....

Read it here he's persistent if nothing else.

My sincere condolences Randy.

I hang my head. Needless to say, the local secondhand store found it amongst their stock not long after.

You all know the saying, if you've got no talent, wear a big hat. And NO.... he's not proud of it!!!

I don't know which bank's ATM you were using, but I know that with most all of the banks I've ever been involved with, if you press "Yes" to "Make another transaction", etc. it always asks you for your PIN again, precisely to prevent these kind of mistakes. I'm not sure, but I wonder if the teller's cool reception to your honesty had something to do with this - as in you couldn't have done much with the situation anyway. Hopefully, our banks will soon conform to this standard, but for the time being, most of the UK ATMs don't require the PIN for a follow up request.

No. But I've had the opportunity to take money from an ATM before. About 10 years ago, I approached an ATM just as a guy was walking off. As I went to put my card in the slot, the screen was asking if I required another service. I hesitated thinking, "God, have I just out my card and typed in the number or am I daft holding this other card in my hand...???" I obviously realised what had happened, it was only seconds really, but I turned to see the guy getting in his car and driving off. Now I could have just pressed YES and made off with the ATM withdrawl limit (balance permitting). Of course I didn't and when I took the card into the branch and explained to the counter assistant, I got a brusk "Thanks", that was it. She actually said it whilst turning away from me. I didn't expect her to go overboard but when I mentioned this to the manager she was a bit more interested and said she would try to illustrate, to her employee, just how important things are like this when it comes to customers fretting over money missing from their accounts.

Funnily enough, having those 4 albums would also enable you to start a "Best Beatles Song Ever..." thread!

I checked the HMV UK website just out of curiousity for prices on the forthcoming repackages and they stated that on the original boxes there was an 'Import Ban'. I'm assuming that most other big chains will have this in force, therefore avoiding having to sell of the 'deluxe' boxes at sale prices. It'll be interesting to see how the smaller shops with existing stock handle this.

As a Wyatt fan from the early 70s I bought this as a single and was never too sure if it had any success in the wider world, being completely out of touch with the rock world by the early 80s (I wouldn't recognise a Fall song if it bit me!) But I keep hearing it on the radio - and it made No.68 in Mojo's recent 'Political Songs' poll. So it must be quite well known! It maybe helped the song's profile as it was ressurected by Suede, I think, as part of the 'Help' War Child album from about 10 years ago.

Well done to your wife, and congratulations to you all. I work with toddlers and believe me, the little girls are fantastic, they say the best things and make the most sense --- more than us grown ups. All the best to your family for the future. Btw, the pic has just loaded and she is gorgeous.

Was that Thomas Dalby? If so, i think I had that album. I remember a track called 'Flying North', that may have been 12" single though. Great stuff.

Stop reading bios. In all honesty, I think this is probably good advice. Or listening/reading interviews. Let musicians speak with their music. Let authors speak with their books. I was just thinking about this. If an 'artist' is espousing anti-social or plainly ignorant actions in their lyrics -- you may not listen to them. I would switch off if a neo-nazi punk thrash band came on TV. But if I hear a beautiful rendition of one of my favourite tunes, then the guy goes home and does some evil stuff in his spare time, I would never know. You're just hearing the notes, it's a bonus if they seem a nice bloke too. There may be one jazz musician that surfs dodgy web sites or kicks the neighbours dog for every ten that comes across as curt or nasty off stage. I've been sworn at and threatened by some of the best riders in Europe (and one from the States, but he was a complete twat anyway!) but at the end of the day, they were probably feeling under pressure and you get along fine afterwards... most of the time.

Oh, can I change my mind and put Kraftwerk's Tour de France in there, and 'Kiss Them For Me' by Siouxsie & The Banshees. Blimey, there was some decent stuff during the '80's.

This is killing me. Easy choice for No. 1 though; Marvin's 'Sexual Healing' Second, something by Terence Trent D'Arby, of that first album of his. Third....... 'Unforgettable Fire' by U2. If I think long and hard there would be some long forgotten faves I'm sure.

'Trane's solo on Teo from Someday My Prince Will Come, or come to think of it Mobes on Old Folks from the same album. Byrd does a pretty good job following 'Trane on Lush Life, but it was a big ask.

I thought it was "hookah, hookah, everybody smokes pot..." ********************************************* BTW, your avatar is "Humpty, rhymes with a Bumpty"! Oh yeah! I always thought it was "Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper.."associated with the little orange blokes from Roald Dahl's 'Willy Wonka' book.

My little boy thinks Walrus is the greatest song ever (closely followed by the opening bass riff to Dex's 'Cheesecake'), but he's only 2. He substitutes the word cornflake for other brands of breakfast cereal, which he thinks is hilarious, so we get "sitting on a Weetabix" and so on. This song really does transcend generations and taste doesn't it? PS. Paperback Writer and Day Tripper, two of the greatest 45's ever IMO reflecting the times perfectly.

Why don't I sound like Stan Getz yet?

Are there any board members intentionally ignoring this thread?

Firstly I am a fan of the Beatles, but not the type who thinks they were totally infallable and incapable of producing a bad record; they made some real crap ---O Bla Di, Fool On The Hill, Hello Goodbye, much of it McCartney's excursions into trite and glibness. I like stuff from all of their 'periods' but mainly the stuff from where they got themselves together, became a bit more selfish and workmanlike and ultimately fell out: ie. some stuff from Let it Be and Abbey Road era. Don't Let Me Down is gorgeous, as is Something (obviously). Long and Winding Road (the non - Spector version) is fantastic proving McCartney wasn't a complete nerd. I do like the 'White Album', even though I made a passing comment elsewhere on the board. Julia is sublime. All in all, too many favourites, too many turkeys.

Has anyone actually read all the posts on this thread?

In order of success...ahem. I would say 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye is a 'sure thing'. Try these out though, you may hate them, but if they work you won't hear them anyhow. Zero 7 -- Simple Things Air -- Moon Safari Everything But The Girl -- Amplified Heart. Go, do your stuff.

Apart from a handful from the 'White Album' one easily springs to mind....that Michael Jackson one...Earth Song or whatever the fucking hell it was. That didn't even have 'funny' to redeem it.

Avant garde a clue...