The Official Music Banter Old Fogeys Thread

[DianneW]

We had in the 80's a Spectrum ZX Clive Sinclairs inventions...


way way before that about the 50's then, we played in the Street Marbles ,Hot Scotch and Rode our Bikes, always 2nd Hand and My late Dad had done them up by repairing and painting them...
we loved them...

We had no Fridge or Freezers and used a cool box which was filled with cold water at the top and kept food slightly cool....similar to the cool boxes for camping that have gel freezer packs...It was kept in a Pantry which is a really small room for baking goods mainly and stores of tin foods.

Holidays were taken in South Devon a SW Coastal Area, Places mainly were Torquay, Paignton or Brixham, that last one was a favourite, rugged and hilly town.
...Can remember by Sister buying a Elvis Presley Mirror there with a Black Frame.
... We went by Train as never had a Car until quite soon before I got married in 1967 at the age of just 19.

[Plankton]

Apparently I’ve been banned from the gas station for playing ‘The Who’ too loudly on my car stereo...


I won't get fueled again.

[rubber soul]

Originally Posted by Plankton

Apparently I’ve been banned from the gas station for playing ‘The Who’ too loudly on my car stereo...


I won't get fueled again.

You know, I think Trolls has a bad joke thread somewhere too

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by rubber soul

You know, I think Trolls has a bad joke everywhere

You don't say!

[DianneW]

Originally Posted by Plankton

Apparently I’ve been banned from the gas station for playing ‘The Who’ too loudly on my car stereo...


I won't get fueled again.

[SGR]

It sucks that pinball has gone the way of the dodo in terms of popularity. I love pinball. There's something so exhilirating about physically hitting the flipper buttons, feeling the vibration of the bumpers, watching the ball fly up the ramps, and seeing the lights go crazy when you hit all the drop targets, and of course, the crushing dread as you slowly watch your last ball inevitably hit the outlane, with the only feeling left being: "Just one more go...", as you drop another quarter in. It's a perfect time and a wonderful way to waste away a few hours, especially when you have multiple machines to play with.

Digital pinball has gotten much better (Pinball FX3, Zaccaria Pinball, etc.), and it even has digital recreations of classic machines, but it just aint the same as standing in front of the real deal.

[DianneW]

Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

It sucks that pinball has gone the way of the dodo in terms of popularity. I love pinball. There's something so exhilirating about physically hitting the flipper buttons, feeling the vibration of the bumpers, watching the ball fly up the ramps, and seeing the lights go crazy when you hit all the drop targets, and of course, the crushing dread as you slowly watch your last ball inevitably hit the outlane, with the only feeling left being: "Just one more go...", as you drop another quarter in. It's a perfect time and a wonderful way to waste away a few hours, especially when you have multiple machines to play with.

Digital pinball has gotten much better (Pinball FX3, Zaccaria Pinball, etc.), and it even has digital recreations of classic machines, but it just aint the same as standing in front of the real deal.

[a] version


[b[ version]

interesting....

[SGR]

^Thanks for the tip about Stern machines Dianne, but if I ever get around to buying a pinball machine, I'm more of a Bally-Williams guy anyways.

[DianneW]

Those that made it this far surely must be old fogeys by now...figurabley speaking...

[Trollheart]

I was born an old fogey.