Stagtime

First stop in London, some old pub opposite Liberties

Just now, ketteringram said:

Quite like that traveling separately idea?

We do it a fair bit, at least I can pick my own seat and I sleep most of the way so I’m not much company.

My bus for the next 18 hours 

28 minutes ago, Boycie said:

You on your Jack mate?

Missus went yesterday, has just arrived at Heathrow. Her flight was over 5 hours late making it a 36 hr flight all up.

Flight no 2 head north from Melbourne to Darwin 4 hrs and then flight no 3 Darwin to London 17.5 hrs arriving 5am Monday 

Flight no 1 Brisbane to Melbourne 2.2 hrs the wrong direction.

On 20/05/2022 at 02:28, Boycie said:

Nice Beaver!

I got the nickname Beaver after my drawing playing Pictionary ?

1 hour ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Are you ever not on holiday?!

Living the life mate, making up for the early years.

Start our UK trip on Sunday. Have to fly south to Melbourne-2.20hr flight then north to Darwin-4hr flight then Darwin to London a 17.30 hr flight! Thanks for the change Qantas.

Off to Scotland for 7 weeks starting at Inverness on Tuesday night, spending the whole of June in Edinburgh then doing the West Highland walk from 3 July.

The final 4 weeks will be working our way down to Southampton then back to London. We should be in Derby July16. Hopefully there’s a pre season game on around then.

1 hour ago, Boycie said:

Is that bush I can see?

No bush around here mate, just light vegetation. ?

The beautiful Samford Valley area north west of Brisbane. We’re of to the UK for 10 weeks on the weekend so I guess the outlook is going to be a bit different!

Last clean of the pool till we’re back in August 

10 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

Not long to wait this year 

I’ll actually be over there for the first game. Leave here Sunday and fly home August 3.

8 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

So how will Wayne show he is chuffed as he walks into court tomorrow? Black file covered in sequinned rams? Sombrero? Beard shaved off as he vowed not to shave until this point? First time doing bounce? CK badge? 

How about doing a Melania Trump with a big fck the EFL on the back of his jacket.

7 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

So 69 members on here now. How many are there grumpily asleep after a disappointing Monday? No idea how many members there are

Just after 10 am here CBR so it’s nearly crack open the bubbly time.

Sad to hear of his passing in a car accident this morning. Great cricketer for Queensland and Australia.

A good doco about Bon Scott on Australia Story the other night.

6 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

Your man got through to Saturdays final, so a few more days partying for your daughter are in order... ?

I’m still trying to figure out how we’re in Eurovision.

My daughter is in Turin for Eurovision at the moment. 

Grandads team - don’t know, only met him once but living in Derby I’ll go with the  Rams.

Dads team - sent over here as a kid so ended up playing for and supporting  Geelong (Aussie Rules). Western Suburbs Brisbane (rugby league).

Mums team - whoever I was playing for or managing.

Everyone at school - being a army brat too many schools around Oz to mention but here in Brisbane, Western Suburbs Panthers (rugby league)

Your local side - Samford Stags (rugby league) Samford Rangers (“soccer”)

Your kids team - Melbourne Storm, Canberra Raiders (rugby league)

11 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

50000 killed must have been traumatic indeed for such a young country. 

Has remembrance been extended to all wars, as it has in the UK? 

 

All wars mate, my father served in Malaya and Vietnam and marched while he was able but a injury he sustained in Vietnam has slowed him down the last few years.

8 hours ago, TuffLuff said:

Nearly did a thread on Chris Bailey’s passing.

I honestly think The Saints are the epitome of what punk is. Even more than some of NY bands, Iggy, Clash etc. In that you are trying to emulate what’s gone before on your budget. How do you emulate Phil Spector’s wall of sound without the production value? You turn up the guitars to sound bigger, you play a little faster to hide any mistakes etc. That’s The Saints to me and it’s why I bloody love them.

Brisbane at that time was a quiet backwards town that was starting to become a city with all the problems associated with that. Throw in a religious far right State Premier and a police force that was way over the top, you could feel it in the air even as a 14 year old.

With Chris Bailey of the Saints  passing away yesterday I have been tossing up between the classic I’m Stranded and Know your product. One of Brisbane’s greatest acts.

My ride for the next 2 weeks down in Melbourne.