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OriginalGriff5-Jan-14 1:20

OriginalGriff

5-Jan-14 1:20

Didn't they do a runner with everyones money a couple of years back?
Or was that another "good-savings-idea-if-you-have-the-IQ-of-cheese" hamper mob?

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DaveAuld5-Jan-14 4:32

DaveAuld

5-Jan-14 4:32

It was Farepak that went awol in 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6124406.stm[^]

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OriginalGriff5-Jan-14 4:58

OriginalGriff

5-Jan-14 4:58

Yes, you're right - my bad.

I do find myself wondering how many ex Farepak directors there are on the board of Parks - they have a similar modus operandi...

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Espen Harlinn5-Jan-14 2:37

Espen Harlinn

5-Jan-14 2:37

OriginalGriff wrote:
Christmas is now just around the corner

You may have noticed that as the years go by, each seems a bit shorter than the previous one ...

So, depending on age, Christmas may be just around the corner ... Laugh | :laugh:

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Mike Hankey5-Jan-14 3:02

Mike Hankey

5-Jan-14 3:02

The only literate person in the company left and this is what the sales people had left?

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Espen Harlinn5-Jan-14 9:21

Espen Harlinn

5-Jan-14 9:21

Probably

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Peter_in_27805-Jan-14 16:52

Peter_in_2780

5-Jan-14 16:52

Simples. Some 'merican said "Send it out a week before 12/1". Poke tongue | ;-P

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Ron Nicholson6-Jan-14 10:21

Ron Nicholson

6-Jan-14 10:21

Didn't you know that all delivery's are slow at Christmas time. Poke tongue | ;-P

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Dave Kreskowiak4-Jan-14 18:00

4-Jan-14 18:00

Just finish watching Brit Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute band, on Paladia. It was...not entirely an empty performance. It's hard to describe. All the notes are there, but the soul of the sound is missing. The subtle inflections in tone, in the "story" of sound, ... is missing. It was kind of like eating celery...you know?? More energy goes into the experience than you get out of it.

Now I have to go dig up a Pink Floyd Live album to go get a fuller experience...

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Ron Beyer4-Jan-14 18:11

Ron Beyer

4-Jan-14 18:11

The only Pink Floyd cover I actually enjoyed was Staind Comfortably Numb[^].

Dave Kreskowiak5-Jan-14 4:04

5-Jan-14 4:04

The sound is very Staind. If you're going to do something like this, make it your own. This one has some feeling to it! I likey.

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Pete O'Hanlon4-Jan-14 22:39

Pete O'Hanlon

4-Jan-14 22:39

I recently went tow see this[^] version. They really captured the live experience.

Dave Kreskowiak5-Jan-14 4:13

5-Jan-14 4:13

Much closer than what I saw last night. There was a bit of flare in the playing.

It's kind of like cooking. You can make the meal according to the recipe, but a personal touch is missing.

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Pete O'Hanlon5-Jan-14 4:28

Pete O'Hanlon

5-Jan-14 4:28

It's the difference between watching them live and on YouTube. Live , they feed off the audience and this gives us a richer experience. If you get the chance to go to one of their shows, I would take it.

Dave Kreskowiak5-Jan-14 5:44

5-Jan-14 5:44

They have to come over to my side of the pond first. Smile | :)

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Dan Neely6-Jan-14 4:38

Dan Neely

6-Jan-14 4:38

If it's the same tribute band I think it is they already do, and have given a few shows in my area over the last few years. I'm not sure though, whoever recorded their radio adverts didn't speak clearly and I thought he was trying to say something like Rick or Bret, but Brit would fit as well.

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Septimus Hedgehog5-Jan-14 5:27

Septimus Hedgehog

5-Jan-14 5:27

I can't comment as I've never seen a tribute band of any kind. But anyone who does his bit to promote the Floyd to a wider audience deserves a pat on the back.

I just recently discovered a video on YouTube featuring Gary Moore and BB King. Bloody 'eck! To hear two guitars talking to each other like Moore's and Lucille is something special. It reminds me what we lost when Gary Moore died and it reminds me what will be lost when BB King says goodbye to Lucille. Smile | :)

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Dave Kreskowiak5-Jan-14 5:51

5-Jan-14 5:51

Got a link?? I've got a couple of Gary Moore albums sitting in the library. Fantastic stuff there!

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