you lads haven't seen bad weather until you've spent a winter on Orkney, it's not the snow that gets you, it's the 120mph+ wind and rain
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you lads haven't seen bad weather until you've spent a winter on Orkney, it's not the snow that gets you, it's the 120mph+ wind and rain
Love Orkney - been there, but not in the winter!
Loved it around Scapa Flow, and Kirkwall was a lovely little town. The brochs were also fab, as were all the textile shops (Del has a degree in fashion and textiles, and her own loom, which she weaves fabric on, so she was in heaven!) and the Italian chapel and the Standing Stones of Stenness.
One of my abiding memories, however, was of the amazing seafood - probably the best I've tasted anywhere in the world!! :eek:
Marco.
I used to live at the Bay of Skaill and Finstown, i did my last years of school on Orkney, a great place to visit but a bad place to be out of work and bleak as hell in the winter
Can't remember if we visited there or not. I've been trying to remember where we stayed when we were there. It was in a really nice country house hotel, near the beach, somewhere north of Kirkwall, if I remember.
Any ideas?
Bleak actually doesn't really bother me, as I find such weather conditions 'atmospheric'. As long as I'm inside in front of a nice roaring log fire, candles lit, and with a bottle of malt and some nice munchies (and Del) beside me, I couldn't give a flying f*ck what the weather was like outside! ;)
Marco.
Me too. So many people moan about our lovely temperate weather. When they go on about it being effin' cold I just say it's wonderfully bracing or some such flippant remark ;)
Indeed - I don't think that I could handle living in a climate where one was baking in the sun for nearly 365 days of the year. I like to experience different weather conditions, and watch how the colours of the landscape change accordingly...
Oh, and at least we're safe from earthquakes and such like! No, there's a lot to be said for the good old British weather! :)
Marco.
Ahh summer I rember as if we're yesterday, in fact it was...just the one day in the year lol
Marco I will have you know that there is nothing better than the sweet feel of a silk stocking against ones plums.
Don't I know it, girlfriend! :eyebrows:Quote:
Marco I will have you know that there is nothing better than the sweet feel of a silk stocking against ones plums.
Marco.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...200_1319_n.jpg
Me at my Bro's Gothic Wedding... I'm second from the right in the frilly shirt. :D
That looks like a cool day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Artifolk
Regards D S D L
Clearly the membership has a few axe murderers within. :donk::chainsaw:
Well, what did you expect - normal?? :lol:
Marco.
Oh...of course!! :eyebrows:
Grinding my axe on an LP12, only the best for a sharp edge... :lol:
Ok, here's me yesterday before I got rat arsed :)
http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...066/photo1.jpg
I can explain, honestly :rfl:
The icons on my mates smart phone probably give the game away :D
Hahaha... Love the double-chin, fattee! :D
The pic makes you look about 15 years older!!
Marco.
Hehehe, yeah I was put though an App, curiously called Fatify :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Unfortunately I reckon I look like Chris Moyles, so I'll have to keep myself in decent condition as I can't stand the bloke :rolleyes:
Yes well it's quite convenient not looking your proper age innit :lol:Quote:
The pic makes you look about 15 years older!!
desperate dan more like...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
I like cow pies :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us
ATB David :)
That's who it reminded me of before I read your comment Mark, so yes - best not let yourself go downhill! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
Me!! doing what I love doing...as usual:)
http://theartofsound.net/forum/pictu...&pictureid=914
I'm scared :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
Boredom + Wig + Hat + Camera = Dodgy Picture!!
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Just a few things i can't get into my head regarding this Gothic Lark. Since they are usually called 'Goths' for short! & it's obvious they have zero to do with the Germanic tribe of the same name from way back in Roman times, so i count out the influence on that part.. The other term 'Gothic' is what i refer to as architectural Church designs circa approx 13th-16th century!!.. This where i then draw a blank, somewhat puzzled!Quote:
Originally Posted by Artifolk
The only other thing is maybe Dracula, Frankenstein type fictional, this maybe so with the style of cloths these people seem to wear!
So what is the influence? is it just an image because they like this side of Sci-Fi or are they attracted to the subject of death, occult etc maybe? for what it's worth, my brother-in-law is one, (btw: the music he listerns to is so crap it's not worth mentioning so we'll not go to that dept). :lol:
Just intrested that's all.
I must admit im not impressed one bit about the long hair being part of the fashion, in the same way i wasnt impressed in heavy Rockers from the 80's having long hair :doh:
I think the reference is to 19th century 'Gothic' literature - Dracula, Frankenstein which was named after the architectural style.
These days it is important not to confuse the Goth kids with the Emo kids as these are, apparantly, two very different things. To make matters worse, 'Twilight' has commericalised and mainstreamed the whole thing so now it is difficult to tell the difference between the serious Goth/Emo and those who are just playing at it. :mental:
BTW I was a long haired eighties rocker :ner:
Me too!
I've never had long hair in my life, as I've never thought that I'd suit it. When I was younger, if I let my hair grow a bit, it just used to curl up annoyingly at the back and sides, and I'd look like Shirley Temple - not a good image! :nono:
I think that long hair can look good on some guys, providing that it is thick, healthy, straight and scrupulously clean, preferably tied back in a neat ponytail. There's nothing worse than thin, lanky and greasy long hair, which was in evidence all too often with guys in the 60s and 70s! :spew:
However, IMO, you can only get away with long hair up until a certain age, before looking like a tit (as it starts getting scraggly and grey), rather like 50+ year old men walking around in bikers jackets (who don't own a motorbike)! :D :mental:
Marco.
Youll not like me much im on my way to the Gandalf all grey look :lol:
Lol - but you've got pretty thick hair, and are still relatively young, so can get away with it for now... ;)
No grey hair here yet, but it's slowly getting thinner! I just keep it super-short (cut every 3 weeks by a salon-trained female hairdresser I've known for years, who calls at home), and use a little bit of wax or gel.
Marco.
I had shoulder length dreadlocks for a couple of years, believe it it or not. Sadly no pictures survive!
Lol.. Those would've been belters! :eyebrows:
Marco.
I have shaved my head for the last 17yrs and this will probably continue till i don't need to!! :lol:
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Originally Posted by seoirse2002
Who's the jockey on your back :lol:
Me
Beards, that's what real men grow whilst listening to their hifi:D
...waiting for their valves to warm up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
;)
That'll be me as well then!
:thumbsup: i aint had a shave for 2 months :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
Pic!
Archie and I with the portable hi fi.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89...5/IMG_1130.jpg
:hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Beechwoods
:lol:
Me, almost, but at least the dog is in focus.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89...5/IMG_1130.jpg
I have not shaved for 37 years , Lazy Git :lol::lol::D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
Me in long beard mode :lol:
Nobody's posted on here for ages and I've only just found the thread. Here's me the other day:
http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/image-17.jpg
And again Today (yes, I changed the T shirt!
http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/image-21.jpg
http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/image-20.jpg
Bloody hell....Newcastle looks better than i thought.
No it's still a sh1t hole - no disrespect intended LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by chelsea
None taken:) some lovely countryside not too far out of town though and I do like the Quayside and Grey Street area. And, it's way prettier than Gateshead, Sunderland or Middlesbrough!
Long time since we had any piccies on here so here is the only digital picture of me that I have. This was from a couple fo weeks ago, charity hike with the works. (Only 10 miles with a stop at the cricket club for a pint half way along).
I'm the skinny looking kid second rank first from left:
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/a...XP70603512.jpg
You mean you the bloke with the lanyard around his neck?
That me.