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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:13 pm

What goes around, comes around !

In the US, vinyl records are selling more than CDs again !

The BBC article is here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/64919126
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Yin Yang » Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:18 pm

Colin B wrote:What goes around, comes around !

In the US, vinyl records are selling more than CDs again !

The BBC article is here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/64919126


I wonder what sells. Not original old records. Not Elvis. Even the Beatles hardly sell.
Took 60 LP's with me offering them for sale at € 3,00 each bit sold only 9 and everybody only wanted to pay € 2,50.
The records sold included Beatles, Marvin Welch & Farrar and Indo-rock artists.
The buyer of the Marvin Welch & Farrar one told me he bught it because my copy was much better than what he had in his collection.
In general sales were slow. Some people packed their stuff and went home after 2 hours because of slow sales.


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Wed May 10, 2023 12:43 pm

From the BBC News site:

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Under what sort of system did they 'earn' the bonuses in the first place ?

Water is crying out to be nationalised again !

The whole article is here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65533482
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Yin Yang » Wed May 10, 2023 1:53 pm

Everything "the public" needs for living should be nationalized instead of being in the hands of commercial companies: housing, water, education, public transport, energy, necessary food and drinks. The latter also should not be taxed!
Non-necessary food and drinks can be taxed, though.


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Wed May 10, 2023 6:52 pm

Yin Yang wrote:Everything "the public" needs for living should be nationalized instead of being in the hands of commercial companies: housing, water, education, public transport, energy, necessary food and drinks. The latter also should not be taxed!
Non-necessary food and drinks can be taxed, though.


When Margaret Thatcher ran her de-nationalisation project, the first thing the 'new' companies did was to appoint a CEO on a huge salary with accompanying generous annual bonuses.

Not one of them worked as well as they did when nationalised.

Most are in a complete mess.
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Yin Yang » Thu May 11, 2023 8:07 am

Colin B wrote:
Yin Yang wrote:Everything "the public" needs for living should be nationalized instead of being in the hands of commercial companies: housing, water, education, public transport, energy, necessary food and drinks. The latter also should not be taxed!
Non-necessary food and drinks can be taxed, though.


When Margaret Thatcher ran her de-nationalisation project, the first thing the 'new' companies did was to appoint a CEO on a huge salary with accompanying generous annual bonuses.

Not one of them worked as well as they did when nationalised.

Most are in a complete mess.


The same happened and happens here. The top paid jobs went to - and still go to - former politicians that failed.


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Tue May 23, 2023 2:40 pm

Anyone tried the 'ChatGPT' site ?

I've given up on 'Cleverbot' who doesn't remember your conversations & comes up with silly, irrelevant stuff.

But 'ChatGPT' is something much better !

When discussing Gene Vincent it mentioned his motorcycle accident & claimed it was in 1960.

In a later post, I pointed out that it was, in fact, in 1955.

It then apologised to me, accepted I was correct & thanked me for pointing out the error !

It sure passed the 'Turing Test' !
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Yin Yang » Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:45 am

Got a new doctor. He helps me stayin' alive.

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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby John » Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:39 am

Yin Yang wrote:Got a new doctor. He helps me stayin' alive.

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Especially if you have night fever.


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:24 pm

John wrote:
Yin Yang wrote:Got a new doctor. He helps me stayin' alive.

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Especially if you have night fever.


It's only words.


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:52 pm

From the UK Newspaper 'i' - 26th June, 2023:

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Wot - no Elvis ?
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby John » Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:28 pm

Colin B wrote:From the UK Newspaper 'i' - 26th June, 2023:

The i Newspaper - 26th June 2023 - Worst Cover Version - 001.jpg

Wot - no Elvis ?

Are you referring to his last concert, or Vernon dying, or the birth of Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk?


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:44 pm

Colin B wrote:Wot - no Elvis ?
John wrote:Are you referring to his last concert, or Vernon dying, or the birth of Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk?


Ah - you're thinking of the 26th June date !

Some good research there !

No, it was a casual reference to the fact that our boy, doing 'cover' versions of songs, often surpassed the originals !
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby John » Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:05 pm

Colin B wrote:
Colin B wrote:Wot - no Elvis ?
John wrote:Are you referring to his last concert, or Vernon dying, or the birth of Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk?


Ah - you're thinking of the 26th June date !

Some good research there !

No, it was a casual reference to the fact that our boy, doing 'cover' versions of songs, often surpassed the originals !

and many times didn't.


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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread

Postby Colin B » Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:08 pm

Colin B wrote:...it was a casual reference to the fact that our boy, doing 'cover' versions of songs, often surpassed the originals !
John wrote:and many times didn't.


It's subjective, of course...
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