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Mick Dempsey

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  1. I know the Americans do that a bit (wrap the cut ‘root’ of the mistletoe in a tape to prevent light getting to it) I’d just walk away.
  2. Agree, the music hasn’t aged that well.
  3. BBC so desperate to get a same sex couple to win it it’s a joke. Bobby pulling his dead mum out to try and win it. Hoping Ellie wins it.
  4. Well, in this case your tree officer is your friend. A lot of peeps on here can offer guidance, the most obvious is @daltontrees
  5. You should have thrown a plastic bottle of piss at them, firm but fair.
  6. New Wave or New Romantics?
  7. I’m pretty sure you were the target.
  8. Agreed. Re, Duran Duran. I mostly ignored them in the 80s as a they were girly favourites. A few years back I saw them on the recent reincarnation of TFI Fridays. Simon le Bon was duetting with the lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal doing ‘Rio’ I think (a week before the Bataclan thing) they both started and Jesse Hughes was crap in comparison, and I realised SLB was actually a very good singer. Subsequently I have listened to DD with new ears. Underrated if anything.
  9. At that price it’s not worth sharpening them, three turns and chuck em.
  10. Watching Totp on bbc4. UB40 stole a living for years as well.
  11. I know what you mean, couple of good songs, great hair, died at a the right time.
  12. Apart from ‘Imagine’ (which is so so) John Lennon as a solo artist did nothing of note. Who would actually put a JL record on? Goes down in the overrated column.
  13. That’s a big call.
  14. Even The Monkees?
  15. Just a bit of Friday evening fun. Give me a band or bands (ideally from the past) that in hindsight are really very poor and shouldn’t have been so popular, reasons are good as well. 3: Frankie goes to Hollywood. Totally overhyped and over produced, listening to them now makes me wonder how they got so big. In those days pure hype and radio play could keep a band current. 2: The Thompson Twins. Total rubbish, start to finish, you hardly ever hear their songs on the radio these days, you know why? Cos they are all crap ‘We Are Detectives’ one of the worst songs ever. 1: The Foo Fighters. I don’t get it, I’m not averse to a bit of post Nirvana thrash, but everything they do leaves me cold, maybe it’s because Dave Grohl is such a nice guy. What bands have you furrowing your brow, thinking HOW?
  16. Imagine being the instructor!
  17. Nothing too noteworthy, a horrible acacia to re-top over some cables and stuff and couple of oaks to dismantle. But……today is my 60th birthday! So next time some 28 year old starts moaning about how arb is destroying their body etc. Point out how to the callow youths how (after nearly thirty years) I am still a Greek god of a man, body like sculpted marble, agile, strong like lion, fearless and skilled! Anyway a good day was had, happy to be above ground and still on the job.
  18. Always think of this classic when you guys are talking about Gypsy Tarts.
  19. Watching “make it to market” atm which is just about that!
  20. All hangs on the US funding. If not, peace will have to be made about where they are now, only to resume in a couple of decades.
  21. I’m older than you, and WhatsApp is very good, free calls, better bandwidth (?) to send videos and stuff. It’s a piece of piss. Just download it.
  22. Ok, I’ll put it in the diary. What if it doesn’t happen though?
  23. Privately through eBay, earborist, Facebook marketplace etc. Depending on budget If you’ve a better budget there are dealers who sell top quality used machines.
  24. 15k will get you a useable truck/chipper combo. Throw that at the bank and see if it sticks.

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