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No, I'm a drone, remember... you do some searching and educate yourself. You do know how to use Google I assume.

I'm not really interested in your physical afflictions PD.

What do you expect from a "Drone" DC ;-)

The first three lines in the original post read: "As much as David Bowie's loss was very sad, I think Glen Freys contribution to MOR was sensational! A great musician in his own right he formed with the Eagles that West coast sound which has become iconoclastic to the style of the sensational seventies! The music still is fresh alive and vibrant today as then." The topic started off belittling Bowie's contribution to music as compared to Frey's and then went on to discuss the music of the Eagles. Those three lines invited the discussion the followed regarding the value of The Eagles' music. Yes, his death was a sad thing, but as WYL said, we all die... the only difference is that we non-celebrities will go unnoticed in our passing, except by those to whom we are closest (as it should be).

How about you head off and work as a volunteer in some of these poverty stricken areas... perhaps you might like to look into why they are poverty stricken while you are at it; you might find that it has quite a bit to do with, among other things, environmental degradation. And this is just a wild guess, but I get the feeling that by the way you seem to have a death grip on your finances, I somehow doubt you are contributing much in assistance to these poverty stricken you care so much about.

Yes, there was great music produced throughout the 70's, but following on from the consistently brilliant music produced in the 60's, the 70's was always going to be somewhat "boring".

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/rising-global-temperatures-when-will-climate-change-deniers-throw-in-the-towel-20160121-gman2a.html

Sorry Picket, but The Eagles epitomised almost everything I hated about 70's music which never got interesting until the last 3 years of the decade... the decade that was the 70's I like to think of as music's "beige period".

To my mind, Murder Ballads is one of the greatest albums recorded... however, I'm afraid Queen have never done it for me... in fact, I would go so far as to say their supposed masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the most pompous pieces of crap ever committed to vinyl/CD.

And as I mentioned earlier, the drummer from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Dallas Taylor died the same day as Frey. Speaking of Mott the Hoople, the guitarist in the band I moved to Sydney to become a part of, was the first cousin of their guitarist Mick Ralphs... he was better known for his work in Bad Company. I loved Mott the Hoople.

Was never a fan of The Eagles, but sad none-the-less... another to pass on today was Dallas Taylor, the drummer for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young who died of unknown causes aged 66.

Loved this Ted Richards (Swans) tweet:

I think I heard it mentioned in one of the documentaries or remembrances, that he spent a period of almost 10 years living on and off in Australia... he had an apartment in Sydney's Elizabeth Bay. It was funny hearing the director of Let's Dance talking about the filming in the outback pub... he said that while the people at the bar all appear to be happy and enjoying themselves, apparently they all hated Bowie and the crew and didn't hold back in letting them know what they thought of them.

Speaking of which, whatever happened with regards to that? Being in Sydney we don't hear too much at the best of times.

Same... I saw him at the MCG in pouring rain in 1978.

So you could view them ok? I was a bit worried that maybe Facebook would somehow manage to interfere.

... these are on Facebook, so I'm not sure how successfully people will be able to view these slightly non standard shots. For those who are able to view them, I hope you can enjoy. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.939854492716501.1073741881.100000758763064&type=1&l=dd201a5e5c

No no, you've got it all wrong Jara... weather is what we experience each day as we walk outside and is something that we all love to use as a nice conversation starter. Climate however, is something that affects certain people who have a disposition to issues with their hip-pocket nerve.

I addressed the fact that the rest of the world has chosen to commit to an outcome at the Paris talks. Perhaps you might like to explain why they are all wrong and you are right? Do you have access to more reliable data than they do? Oh, and I would say that your response to my sarcasm was probably showing far more heat than I have managed to generate.

And we lose yet another legend of the Australian music scene...sad news indeed http://www.noise11.com/news/music-news-r-i-p-easybeats-legend-stevie-wright-1947-2015-20151227

http://demonland.com/forums/topic/39495-how-long-is-the-break-over-xmasnew-year-for-the-playing-group/?do=findComment&comment=1194601

What does DAMM stand for?

Definitely true... I went from on iPhone 5 to an iPhone 6 and the battery life is now so much better. If you like the Apples interface and OS and battery life is the deciding factor to you wanting to change, then I would definitely upgrade to an iPhone 6 if I were you, radar.

Thanks mate... looking good so far and he's out of the brace after tomorrow... all tracking well for him to be up and playing by around May.