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I will clarify for all those who have some idea what the words see means actually being there and able to understand what is going baby boomer at 2 would not be able to do that and I arrived in Australia at 3 years of age in 1949 therefore I could never see the 1948 grand finals let alone comprehend what football was children born in the early 30's would have seen 10.

 
  On 26/11/2019 at 10:51, durango said:

I will clarify for all those who have some idea what the words see means actually being there and able to understand what is going baby boomer at 2 would not be able to do that and I arrived in Australia at 3 years of age in 1949 therefore I could never see the 1948 grand finals let alone comprehend what football was children born in the early 30's would have seen 10.

Push the emergency button hanging around your neck and the nurses will be right in. 

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    Turns out that 1964 was not as important  a year as we all may remember. Sure LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act and they caught the Boston Strangler not to mention that Liz Taylor married Richard Burton but otherwise not much.

    Mind you the Beatles did hold the top five spots on the US charts.

    Did I ever tell you all how I almost met the Beatles??

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      On 26/11/2019 at 11:27, Diamond_Jim said:

    Turns out that 1964 was not as important  a year as we all may remember. Sure LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act and they caught the Boston Strangler not to mention that Liz Taylor married Richard Burton but otherwise not much.

    Mind you the Beatles did hold the top five spots on the US charts.

    Did I ever tell you all how I almost met the Beatles??

    My wife was in the crowd outside the Southern Cross hotel!

      On 26/11/2019 at 11:39, old dee said:

    My wife was in the crowd outside the Southern Cross hotel!

    And still couldn't hide from you? After that I suppose she just gave up.


      On 26/11/2019 at 11:27, Diamond_Jim said:

    Turns out that 1964 was not as important  a year as we all may remember. Sure LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act and they caught the Boston Strangler not to mention that Liz Taylor married Richard Burton but otherwise not much.

    Mind you the Beatles did hold the top five spots on the US charts.

    Did I ever tell you all how I almost met the Beatles??

    1964 was a great year, my Grammar School got new French teacher who thought appropiate to show impressionable little Scousers, French films starring such wonderful actresses as Brigitte Bardot, so they coukd get the hang of conversational French amongst other things, will always remember Monsieur Wilkinson with fondness

    Beatles Smeatles   always prefer the Mexican Los Cucarachas, Juan, Pablo, Jorge and Gringo

      On 26/11/2019 at 11:27, Diamond_Jim said:

    Did I ever tell you all how I almost met the Beatles??

    No need. John used to gripe about the missed opportunity every time I hung out with him. Wouldn't shut up about it.

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      On 26/11/2019 at 06:54, Satyriconhome said:

    Jesus, memory lane, I have the advantage, being born in Liverpool and brought up by Liverpudlian parents

    First thing you are taught, boomer or not, is not to give a flying [censored] what anyone thinks of you

    As for the Boom by the players, think that is Neal Bullen again to blame for that     and no training and official function, only time I interact with players

    So for you music lovers

    Have seen in no particular order

    Hendrix at the Isle of Wught

    Beefheart at 4.00am in the morning 

    Pink Floyd doing Dark Side of the Moon including aircraft coming over heads of audience and crashing on stage

    First Australian gig Angels at Bondi Lifesavers

    First Melbourne gig, Rose Tattoo, Pete Wells version, Bombay Rock

    First Aussie Rules game, some Aussie friend, decided as I was used to English soccer crowds, took me to Vic Park to see Collingwood v Carlton in 1978, an eye opener to say the least????

     

    I'm hanging out for part 2 to this story. How, when and why did you become a Demon supporter? Most immigrants I know seem to end up supporting one of the two teams they saw in their very first match. But not you. We know you're a different cat (said with appropriate reverence), but the Saty story isn't complete without this additional bit of info.

     
      On 26/11/2019 at 11:27, Diamond_Jim said:

    ........

    Did I ever tell you all how I almost met the Beatles??

    Luxury!

    I had dinner with George Harrison, Damon Hill, Barry Sheen and Murray Walker. What a great night, George, what a gentleman, Damon was surprisingly classy, Murray can talk and I refuse to speak ill of the dead. The only shame was that they were sitting at the next table and we hardly spoke. :laugh: 

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      On 26/11/2019 at 08:27, kev martin said:

    Miller and White, tough stuff. Talk about open minded, though quite patriarchal in perspective. 

    Love Heller,  Nietschke I'm still wading through. 

    I think if they really want to get into the heads of Boomers then it is PJ O'Rourke or wade through 'the factory', Warhol. 

    Did Patrick White have some of his books censored?  Haven't really read much of his. So retract the tough stuff and patriarchal label. 

    Miller was the censored one. Henry was an early version of men like Prince Andrew...though his 'conquests' were of legal age. Good old Patrick just wrote weird but very compelling stuff and, like writers as Dostoevsky, I'm so in awe of the power of their work that I don't get around to analysing their 'domestic politics'.

    Never had time for Warhol. immortalising cans of soup is for me just a faddish thing. Had and still have much more time for Lou Reed.

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      On 27/11/2019 at 00:11, Roger Mellie said:

    Attention Mods:

    A bunch of old farts have stolen the training thread!

    Bring it back

    Flatulators, you mean....

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      On 26/11/2019 at 23:59, dieter said:

    Miller was the censored one. Henry was an early version of men like Prince Andrew...though his 'conquests' were of legal age. Good old Patrick just wrote weird but very compelling stuff and, like writers as Dostoevsky, I'm so in awe of the power of their work that I don't get around to analysing their 'domestic politics'.

    Never had time for Warhol. immortalising cans of soup is for me just a faddish thing. Had and still have much more time for Lou Reed.

    Thank you Dieter,

    With Andy, it was more about his open house and the eclectic mix of people at the 'factory.'   

    Lou and JJ Cale, made for the time and the changes into the 80's and 90's.

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