Posts posted by hardtack
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5 minutes ago, Demonstone said: Toots & The Maytals do a cool reggae version. "Almost heaven, West Jamaica ..."
Loved Toots & the Maytals ever since I first saw the film starring Jimmy Cliff, ‘The Harder They Come’, when they did Pressure Drop. Since then I’ve seen them a couple of times: once in London’s Hyde Park and then at the Phoenician Club in Sydney. They were such a fantastic band.
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3 hours ago, DubDee said: It’s the Kolt that chose Cher, which kinda makes more sense with his cheeky don’t give AF vibe?
I reckon they are told to pick soft upbeat karaoke classics/terrible songs so the public can get into it
but agree some of them are horrible.
And has Maxy found god? Or maybe he is god? wtf either way
I think I’m going blind… and no, not for reasons some might think (I put it down to age). You might be right about the freedom (or lack thereof) of choice; probably a limited range. And yeah, I hope to go…er, the deity of choice, that Max was taking the pizz.
What they should have done was have every player choose Country Road just to completely ruin it for Brisbane. The only time I’ve ever even slightly enjoyed that song was in the Studio Ghibli film Whisper Of the Heart, where it is sung in Japanese.
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13 hours ago, RalphiusMaximus said: Interesting game tonight. Very evenly matched teams, but Richmond just seem a tiny bit more rusty. Almost as if Carlton had played an extra match to shake the cobwebs off. 🤔
I wonder if any of the "bye" teams from last week will win (except North vs PA).
Yes, why aren’t the AFL aware enough to have all of the Round 0 teams play each other in Round 1, to give the rest a chance to catch up? Seriously brain-dead at AFL headquarters!
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1 hour ago, Demonland said: 


How old is Langford?? ‘Believe’!!?! Ok, I’m sure there must be a few Cher fans out there, but what’s a young fella like Langford doing listening to that stuff? And as for Max, what the hell?? or should I say heaven?
To me there are just three, two of which I give a barely passed mark… Daft Punk nearly had me until the god awful autotune kicks in… Titanium with Sia is pleasant enough, but JVR, who appears to have been raiding his parent’s record collection, wins with Rock the Casbah (although there are 50 Clash songs I’d probably pick before it😉).
If you’re going to go through the parent’s collection, Verve’s ‘Symphony Bittersweet’ is a good ‘un as are songs like Itchykoo Park (Small Faces), Iggy Pop’s Passenger, Bowie’s Life on Mars or Heroes… I know everyone has different tastes, but, well, er, um, jeebus…I don’t know…
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20 minutes ago, Robbie57 said: As a slightly more mature dees supporter I am amazed at the recovery time for some broken bones.
Maybe hairline fractures heal faster? I had a broken arm right at the shoulder (fell out of a tree) and that felt like it took forever to heal; also modern surgery techniques probably accelerate the healing process.
The worst thing about my broken arm though, was that while I was waiting to go for surgery (Children’s Hospital in Melbourne), Rolf Harris came through giving all the kids wobble boards and promoting Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport!
And as for the ‘wobble boards’ they were just a piece of friggin’ Bernie Board, that he hadn’t even bothered to sign! Was a scumbag then, and right up to the end!
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5 hours ago, DeeSpencer said: Sounds like Culley is a lock, but that is injury related.
I’m not sure the likes of Sharp, Laurie and Kolt got enough out of 6 quarters of fairly low quality practice games to cement them in. Especially if others are doing more in match sim drills that have been held routinely for weeks now.
It’s probably just me, but I thought Kolt looked a lot more comfortable in a defensive role, but if he is picked, I’m guessing it would be to rotate in the forward half… but I doubt he will be picked; Culley yes, but Kolt no.
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On 10/03/2026 at 18:11, Demongirl35 said: Last one from me before the game!
First bounce:
B: Jiath Turner Lever
HB: Rivers Petty Lindsey
C: Langdon Steele Langford
HF: Chandler JVR Sharp
F: Fritsch Mihocek L.PIckett
R: Gawn K.Pickett Windsor
I/C Culley Howes Kolt Salem Sparrow
I’d rather that Rivers is played in the midfield, not back. I’m sleepless in Dulwich Hill, and totally wired out of necessity, so, at the risk of making a fool of myself, I believe that Howes could be useful, based only on his pre season, which I thought was not too bad at all…he attacks the ball and provides run and carry; I’d love to see him and/or Jiath(?) linking up with Windsor, to get the ball quickly into our forward fifty.
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4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said: Paul Kelly, Missy Higgin, Kasey Chambers, Cat Empire, The Cruel Sea, Jess Hitchcock.
Useless factoid: the guitarist/pedal steel player in my band, Ged Corben, along with his brother, were founding members of the Cruel Sea. They started out as an instrumentals band.
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6 hours ago, BLWNBA said: Bring me a sensical example and I'll get back to you. As I said, I'm agnostic on the issue, though I hardly think excerpts of music is beyond the decorum of an AFL match.
It could be worse I suppose…they could have that god awful Kiss-Cam like they have at American baseball games during the breaks in play.
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2 hours ago, bing181 said: As a songwriter perhaps, but I'd always underrated Gilmour as a guitarist - my loss. He's a beautifully soulful player.
Yes Barrett was probably a better songwriter than musician, but I loved the way he sung with a real innocence/naivety to his voice… a shame he dropped a little too much acid.
Gilmour is a great player, although my favourite British guitarists are Peter Green, Albert Lee and Robert Fripp.
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6 hours ago, Roost it far said: I'm hoping it's the opposite. Caulfield is looking good so we're prepared to move to an interim location.
Is it at all possible that we’ve struck a deal with Caulfield and so have signed on for Waverley as an interim solution? Could there be further announcements coming soon?
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1 hour ago, bing181 said: Lucky you.
It's odd how with the passage of time there are groups that you wished you'd seen, even if you weren't particularly into them at the time. Floyd are one. My interest/respect for them has grown through more exposure to David Gilmour.
I was actually a big fan of Syd Barrett.
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37 minutes ago, Tarax Club said: 
hardtack in my misspent youth Ummagumma was an absolute favourite.
Double Album live set and a studio set. Recall this side as probably from the studio set.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun a stunning climax.
Never saw them live back then envy those that did.
It was my favourite album back in the very early 70’s… Careful With That Axe Eugene which was used in the film Zabriski Point, was my favourite track.
I was fortunate enough to see them live at Knebworth in the UK in 1975, performing Dark Side of the Moon complete with a Spitfire (3 of them) fly past right on the stroke of sunset. Despite the fact that I’m one of the few people who aren’t particularly impressed by DSoM, it was a brilliant show.
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3 minutes ago, DiscoStu17 said: How about the [censored]? The [censored] is still alive!
He was at a con only a couple of weeks ago.
I would love to have been at that show… considering that he (Leonard Teale), died on the 14th May, 1994.
Edit: saw your edited post… yeah, Shhh…atner would be an excellent substitute.
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NON-MFC: Round 01
in Melbourne Demons
Not to mention that they haven’t had a one goal second half since 1968! 🤣