I am interested in lots of things. As I learn to post you will begin to see but to start with I am right in to LFC, cars, Formula 1, sex, nudity, voyeurism, taking religion out of our life and teaching everyone we are all equal regardless of our sex or sexual orientation.
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Latest Posts by macrobbo - Page 2
- 23rd July -
Setlist: Plainsong Pictures Of You Closedown High A Night Like Ths Sleep When I’m Dead Push Inbetween Days Friday I’m In Love The End Of The World Lovesong Just Like Heaven From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea Want The Hungry Ghost Disintegration
Encore 1: Shake Dog Shake Burn A Forest
Encore 2: Fascination Street Never Enough Wrong Number
Encore 3: Lullaby The Caterpillar The Walk Close To Me
Encore 4: Hot Hot Hot!!! Let’s Go To Bed Why Can’t I Be You? Boys Don’t Cry
In bed watching this Turkish kerfuffle. How interesting indeed.
Mmm homemade lunch is the best 🙂
Photography by sunset-wing http://sunsetwing.com/
New Chitose Airport (RJCC/CTS) / 新千歳空港
Watching Top Gear.
Well said 👍🏻👊🏻🍻
OMJOVI!
So the other night my son Fbooked me the link to this video with the comment “this makes me uncomfortable.” He often teases me about all things Jovi so I didn’t take it too seriously until I watched the video and I knew exactly what he meant. It was clear from the first few moments of the band destroying the song that Jon was in a horrible position. Sit and try and act as if what was happening wasn’t his biggest nightmare or get up and try to salvage the situation. It really was a no win situation no matter what he did as the arrangement was just so goddamn awful. Then, he gets the backlash for his less than eager performance. Well duh. He had already, as admitted by the vocalist “graciously declined” singing with the band. Yet there she was sticking the microphone in his face. More than one article has cited that she was surprised that he got up after declining their invitation. Surprised? Really? You were butchering his song and effectively making him appear to be a dick for not wanting to get up and become part of your tacky “wedding singer performance.” And a reminder to those people acting as if he should just love getting up whenever and wherever he is and leading an impromptu sing a long. This is so wrong.
In this case he was supposed to be a guest. Put yourself in his position. When I go to weddings I don’t expect people to put me in a room with the kids as a babysitter because I’m so good with kids so shouldn’t Jon deserve the same respect? Horrific. To make it even better today the media jumped all over it and of course to try and make news out of nothing and cause Jon further discomfort over the matter, had to make a huge thing out of Richie’s performance at a nephew’s wedding. To compare these two performances and name one the victor is just what I would expect from a classy media source like TMZ. Well done TMZ. Kind of a no brainer that a performance where you choose to perform your song the way it’s supposed to be performed is going to come out better than when you’re ambushed and forced to try and save your song from a hack destroying it. Ok. I’m done. I think… LOL.
Tumblr tends to be very America-centric so can we just turn our eyes for a minute to the UK
Specifically to this woman.
Earlier today, Jo Cox, a Labour MP in Northern England, was stabbed and shot at an event in a library.
It has just been confirmed that she has died due to the attack.
She was a great campaigner and humanitarian, and has left behind a husband and two children.
This kind of event happens rarely in the UK, and so this is terrifying and destabilising that such a horrific thing has happened to such a compassionate person.
Can thoughts on Tumblr turn to the UK today please, and turn to remember a woman who has been brutally murdered after a lifetime of trying to build a better country.
You've gone and summed up exactly how I am feeling a bit it all right now. Yep it's gonna be weird but also there'll be some typical Jon gems in there as always. For me Burning Bridges was waaaay better than What About Now. There was only a couple of songs on that one I liked. The last three official albums I could make one great album outta some of those songs. Whatever will be will be.
OMJOVI!
I am so excited about new music from Jon and Bon Jovi.
At the same time I am terrified.
Will it live up to the expectations of us loyal fans or will it reopen the horrible wounds caused by Richie leaving the band?
What About Now was received with mixed reviews by the always nasty critics and fans alike even with Richie contributing. Burning Bridges doesn’t even really count as it was Jon just rehashing tracks that had already been written and not necessarily found worthy of being on a Bon Jovi album.
Personally, I liked several of the songs on both albums but it once again reminded us that the music style of the band has matured and changed from a Rock edge to more Pop. It disappointed and even enraged many.
I expect more of the same. Jon says he’s taking it back but I don’t know if that can be true. He is a different person now than he was in his twenties. As he’s said before and I paraphrase “if I was writing You Give Love A Bad Name” now it would seem silly.
Putting all that aside there is the lack of Richie and his influence on the music. I think with his departure from the band and the tone of the last two albums, we all realize now that his input had been decreasing for awhile. He has made comments to that effect and it probably contributed to why he left.
I read a comment a fan made about “Bon Jovi will never be the same without Richie.” It brought back all the sadness I felt when that all went down. How the brotherhood was broken. One of the things that made our band seem so special.
I agree it will never be the same. I will always miss seeing those two joking around. Sharing their wicked grins. The incredible library of songs they created together that have become our anthems and soundtracks to our lives. Their beautiful harmonies. How they complimented one another on stage. The sad knowledge that when they sang “There’s secrets that we’ll take to the grave, standing here shoulder to shoulder…” now holds a different meaning to all of us…
Sigh.
And after all that I still can’t help but want to jump around the room like an idiot over the news of a new album.
I have complete faith in Jon writing great music with or without Richie and that I will once again love some if not all of the songs.
It is just another step in this journey that began for me over 30 years ago when I fell in love with this band and their music.
And I can hardly wait!
Awesome
The future of fashion is spiders
If you’ve ever looked at a spiderweb, it’s easy to see that spiders have some serious weaving skills. But what’s less obvious is that spider silk, which makes up those webs, is one of the most impressive materials known to man.
It’s five times stronger than steel, more elastic than rubber bands, and softer than wool.
If scientists could harness this material, imagine the things it could be used for: bulletproof clothing; biodegradable water bottles; waterproof bags; and flexible bridge suspension ropes.
Here’s the problem: It’s not easy to get large quantities of the material from actual spiders. So, for years, materials scientists have been studying spider silk to see how it might be copied.
Enter Bolt Threads. The company, founded by three scientists from UCSF and UC Berkeley, discovered a technique that makes mass production of spider silk feasible.
The researchers inserted genes into yeast, which then produces a spider silk-like protein as it ferments. Through a proprietary system, the silk is spun into solid yarn.
The fibers, which are much finer than natural materials like cotton and stronger than nylon, could lend clothes the best qualities of both natural and artificial fibers: they would be soft and light, while durable enough to toss in the wash repeatedly. Imagine a fabric that is tough, durable, lightweight, and petroleum-free.
And not only can they make spider silk, they can customize it. Spider silk could improve the performance of everything from parachutes and climbing ropes to fishing nets and surgical sutures.
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Let’s say you have all the money in the world, what car would you buy?
V8 Supercars 2015.
Just a few racing car pics I have taken over the years. Looking forward to doing it again this year.
