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An incredible band. Brilliant songwriters, the Finn brothers both. Great hooks and melodies. I was too young to see them live. But i can only imagine the response at the Matthew Flinders hotel in in the mid seventies given the first time I went there in 1985 it was well and truly bogan central.

Apologies for my overreaction rjay.

You can listen to Spotify for free on both mobile and desktop (i assume you have to create an account). But like youtube, the free version includes ads and has reduced functionality (eg limited skips and shuffle-only playback on mobile). The sound quality is not as good on free either (it's now 'lossless' on premium subscriptions, meaning Spotify no longer lags behind Tidal for sound quality - lossless is better sound quality than both vinyl and cd). In any case, I didn't create a playlist for rjay alone. So not sure why it's an issue rjay doesn't have a Spotify account, or why it was nessesary to make that point. By the by having to endure ads means, like 'free to air' TV, YouTube and free spotify is not actually free.

No you don’t.

No it doesn't.

I'm not on youtube 'rjay'...

I predominantly listen to recently released music - music by recent/new bands, or new music from bands that have been around for a while. One of my go to sources for new music, particularly from new artists, or artists I don't know, is the line-up at Golden Plains each year. It's announced in aprox mid November, and I do a deep dive on all acts for aprox 5 months (GP is in March, on the Labor day weekend). Those i really dig stay on my listening rota post GP. I've been to all but one Golden Plains and IMHO next year's line-up is one of, if not the best, ever. If interested in hearing some new music, the line-up includes some terrific newish international and local acts. This sequnced playlist has a track from each of the 28 acts playing at GP 2026*. Each track, bar 2 or 3, was released in the last year or so. (* as a card carrying pedant, I'll note that i couldn't find a track by two of the DJs playing, Ok Williams and Pacquito Gordon, so i selected a deep track for each from a set list from one of their gigs).

The ox is slow.

Pay that.

Yep, you're right about needing to find fitness. Even if he does come back by mid-season, he'll be miles off optimal condition given he's now lost half the preseason.

Good combo, or so i've heard........

I may well be wrong Cranky, and apologies if I am, but I'm guessing you and your wife are not currently elite athletes plying your trade in a billion dollar competition. And if that's the case your experience dealing with your lis franc injury, whilst certainly giving you real insight into what Bowser will go thru, is of limited value in terms of estimating the length of his recovery period. That's to say a young elite athlete in prime condition with access to cutting edge, expensive medical treatmwnt support and a full time medical team guiding his rehabilitation is likely to recover more quickly than Jo and Joanne public who have had the same injury.

Yep.

Perhaps a dees jumper with his name on the back draped over the players race at the G all season?

Yep. About 50 times a (9 hole) round to find another mi**** ball.