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aquagoat - 30-11-2019 at 08:07

So I can only wish you a quick long recovery, then. Patience is a vertue, they say. That's why I'm a sinner. Lol. Anyway, glad to see you back.

BBP - 30-11-2019 at 10:56

Sorry to hear about that Poly... BF and I wish you a good recovery!

polydigm - 1-12-2019 at 01:29

I'm going home this morning!! Just wrapping up a few details and I should be eating lunch in front of my own TV today. I'm not watching TV while I'm in hospital, but I've got a desk in my room and I've been working on my computer during the day.

The surgeons are very happy with how it's turned out. I'm tentatively happy that the difference it appears to be making will persist and that there should be no complications.

Thanks for your good wishes guys.

BBP - 1-12-2019 at 10:51

Nice to hear you can come home so soon and that alll is going well!

Big hug from The Netherlands!

polydigm - 2-12-2019 at 04:08

I have been playing the piano this morning.

I stopped for a little entertainment: The Sisters Brothers. A strange, but compelling movie.

I seem to be able to handle practice on the drum pads (I use two with contrasting sounds arranged one behind the other). I haven't tried a guitar yet and the saxes will definitely have to wait. Drums? Forget it! I guess with guitar, I'll try an electric first, with a strap, standing up.

Anyway, it's really good to be able to play the piano and to try out some challenging stickings on the pads. I will have no trouble keeping busy.

BBP - 4-12-2019 at 00:03

Wonderful to hear, Poly!

In other news I am getting a contract for indefinite term at Belvilla. Hurray!

BBP - 4-12-2019 at 23:11

polydigm - 5-12-2019 at 13:59

Bloody hell Bonny - you and bikes. It's just not fair.

Congratulations on your new contract. In this day and age job security is not easy to come by.

BBP - 5-12-2019 at 17:26

Aw thanks Poly! How are you doing?

Today I took up two hours of leave since it's quiet and I don't feel too well and I still need to write two verses. I could use that since I needed to walk home again - dad'd fixed it but the rear wheel tilted again, so...

St Nicholas today, had a surprise package from work with seasonal candy (kruidnoten, speculaasbrok, chocolate letter, chocolate coins, yum...)

aquagoat - 5-12-2019 at 18:27

Congrats on your new contract, Bonny! Careful with that bike, Bonny!

aquagoat - 5-12-2019 at 18:28

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm  
I have been playing the piano this morning.

I stopped for a little entertainment: The Sisters Brothers. A strange, but compelling movie.

I seem to be able to handle practice on the drum pads (I use two with contrasting sounds arranged one behind the other). I haven't tried a guitar yet and the saxes will definitely have to wait. Drums? Forget it! I guess with guitar, I'll try an electric first, with a strap, standing up.

Anyway, it's really good to be able to play the piano and to try out some challenging stickings on the pads. I will have no trouble keeping busy.
Sisters Brothers is on my to watch list.

Glad to read you can play a bit of music.

polydigm - 5-12-2019 at 22:58

I'm healing very well. I can already do almost everything I ordinarily do and I've even managed a little bit of drums and alto sax, but will stay away from the bari for a while yet. Heavy lifting is what I have to avoid, so no digging in the garden or carrying heavy bags of shopping. We're going away for a week in January, so I'll have to get help with my suitcases.

They seem to have fixed what needed fixing, but only time will tell. I'm pretty happy about the result so far.

BBP - 6-12-2019 at 12:39

St Nick was very good to me! We'll be playing some Ticket to Ride soon!

BBP - 6-12-2019 at 12:41

On the second day of Zappadan my true love gave to me
Lots of seasonal candy!

I also have played YCDTOSA vol 5 in full and part of Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets. Now playing the rest of it. :)

polydigm - 6-12-2019 at 14:05

BBP - 6-12-2019 at 19:35

ehhhhh...

Ticket to Ride is a board game. Relatively new but very popular. You have to place railroad tracks on a map to score points.
It spawned so many spin-offs it makes your head spin. I played the original which takes place in the US, the Dutch version, and now I have the Europe version.

BBP - 7-12-2019 at 07:41

On the third day of Zappadan my true love gave to me
a good night's sleep
a Ticket to Ride victory
the rest of Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets
Hot Rats
Uncle Meat
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
and a large chunk of Chunga's Revenge

Am now playing the next two songs. I'm way behind on schedule, I hope I'll make it...

BBP - 8-12-2019 at 10:43

On the fourth day of Zappadan my true love gave to me
an adorable selfie with his nephew
another Ticket to Ride victory
the last songs of Chunga's Revenge
200 Motels
Fillmore East June 1971
Just Another Band From L.A.
Waka/Jawaka
The Grand Wazoo

BBP - 9-12-2019 at 07:23

On the fifth day of Zappadan my true love gave to me
an overdue joke
an Anti-Monopoly defeat
Over-Nite Sensation
Apostrophe (')
Roxy & Elsewhere
One Size Fits All
Bongo Fury
Zoot Allures
Zappa In New York

BBP - 10-12-2019 at 09:56

On the sixth day of Zappadan
my true love threatened to kick my butt if I make that joke again
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 1
Studio Tan
Sleep Dirt
Orchestral Favorites
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 2.

Got up early so I could get some music played, had Sheik Yerbouti, now onto Joe's Garage!

BBP - 10-12-2019 at 23:05

Day 7 of Zappadan:
Sheik Yerbouti
Joe's Garage
Baby Snakes
Tinseltown Rebellion
You Are What You Is
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
The Man From Utopia
LSO vol 1 and 2
Now onto The Perfect Stranger. Since I'll be working the next few days and will be visiting BF from Saturday to Tuesday, I'm getting some listening done!

polydigm - 11-12-2019 at 21:02

BBP - 12-12-2019 at 09:04

Well, I got tired of the joke.

Anti-Monopoly is Monopoly's darker brother. The version we played is also played on a monopoly board, with the following differences:
-At the beginning of the game, players decide whether they are monopolists or competition.
-Monopolists are allowed to ask double rent for all property in cities where they have more than one street.
-Competition is allowed to build on any street they buy. Monopolists need a monopoly (2 streets in a city or more)
-Instead of the Inland Revenue and Chance cards, on these spaces you roll dice and act accordingly.
-In prison, competition is allowed to charge rent, monopolists aren't.
-The Free Parking space is a place where a competitor may win a small amount of money, and where a monopolist will always lose a lot of money.
-Rolling double means you get to go again, but you're only allowed two turns in a row. If you throw double again, it is still your last turn. This means you will spend a lot less time in prison, making the "orange" streets less desirable and the green ones more desirable.

As competition your main job is to prevent monopolists from getting a monopoly. Since my sister (monopolist) had 3 out of four train stations early in the game competition Dad and I couldn't nearly make enough revenue to compensate for the amount of money we would invariably lose when we land on a station.

The building of houses if you only have one street seems fun, but ingame the house prices are 10 times higher than the rent, so they're not usually worth the investment (save for the streets you can get on through the dice rolling spaces).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Monopoly

BBP - 12-12-2019 at 09:06

Day 8 of Zappadan:
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore vol 4
Shut Up N Play Your Guitar
Frank Zappa meets the Mothers of Prevention
Francesco Zappa
Them Or Us
first disc of Thing-Fish.

Now onto disc 2 of Thing-Fish.

BBP - 12-12-2019 at 22:46

On the 9th day of Zappadan
my true love gave to me
Some help with the AIVD Christmas Puzzle
The Rest Of Thing-Fish
Jazz From Hell
Guitar
Broadway the Hard Way
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 4

polydigm - 14-12-2019 at 04:34

AIVD have an English version of their website, but it doesn't include the puzzle.

polydigm - 14-12-2019 at 06:48

I've posted another recording on Soundcloud.

Palindromatically Inclined

BBP - 14-12-2019 at 08:46

You can find it over here:
https://www.aivd.nl/onderwerpen/aivd-kerstpuzzel , click the top link under the header "Opgaveformulier downloaden".

Don't worry about not speaking any Dutch, it actually will help with some of the questions! Question 2 should be doable without any knowledge of Dutch (the accompanying text reads "it's of all ages but not always as extreme"). I would like to recommend against finding the answer to 2e though. :lol:

So far I have solved questions 1a, 2 and 30. I even managed to solve question 2 while listening to the FZ concert with John and Yoko and that's not even the worst headache I had yesterday, since it was company christmas party, and I am no good with loud music or strobe lights.

On the 10th day of Zappadan
the Guardian printed a nice FZ article
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/13/fank-zappa-hot...
And I sorted my FZ collection
Does Humor Belong In Music?
Playground Psychotics
Make A Jazz Noise Here

Now listening to YCDTOSA 6/1. I play a lot of songs on here a lot.

aquagoat - 15-12-2019 at 08:26

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm  
I've posted another recording on Soundcloud.

Palindromatically Inclined
Sounds really cool, Geoff, I'm looking forward to hearing it with the piano and sax parts added.

BBP - 15-12-2019 at 13:12

On the 11th Day Of Zappadan
I went to visit my BF
and listened to YCDTOSA vol 6 just before leaving.

Now I still have Ahead Of Their Time, Best Band, Yellow Shark and CP3 left. I'll make it this year! :bouncy:

aquagoat - 16-12-2019 at 19:05

Great, Bonny. I thionk I'll listen to all my Zappa records during the holidays, next week.

BBP - 17-12-2019 at 11:28

On the 12th day Of Zappadan
I didn't get much listening done

On the 13th day of Zappadan
BF and I listened to:
Ahead Of Their Time
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life CD 1

BBP - 18-12-2019 at 17:06

On the 14th day of Zappadan
BF and I listened to The BestBand You Never Heard In Your Life CD2

And when I came home I played Yellow Shark!

Today it's been Mystery Disk, right now Trance-Fusion...

BBP - 19-12-2019 at 11:34

On the 15th day of Zappadan
My true love gave to me
Mystery Disk
Trance-Fusion
Feeding the Monkies at ma Maison
Lost Episodes
Imaginary Diseases.

polydigm - 19-12-2019 at 15:32

BBP - 19-12-2019 at 23:03

Cool! Will you let us know how it is?

On the 16th day of Zappadan
my true love gave to me
Dance Me This
Hammersmith Odeon

BBP - 21-12-2019 at 07:55

On the 17th day of Zappadan
My true love gave to me
Zappa Wazoo!

polydigm - 21-12-2019 at 14:17

Still haven't listened to much of Hot Rats Sessions, but so far some very interesting items.

BBP - 21-12-2019 at 23:11

How's the board game? Invited the missus for a round yet? Maybe we could set up a video conference so we can play together!
I really liked how they used guitar pics as tokens. :)

On the last day of Zappadan
my true love gave to me
the answer to one question of the AIVD puzzle and a lot of headway in another one
A new Betty recipe
Civilization Phase III

BBP - 21-12-2019 at 23:56

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm  
I've posted another recording on Soundcloud.

Palindromatically Inclined


Finally have a chance to listen to this...

Very nice and sunny! ('course 6/8 is the key you get the girls with... :lol: )

polydigm - 22-12-2019 at 22:28

There's something in there for everyone. There's also 4/4, 6/4 and 10/16.

BBP - 23-12-2019 at 21:40

Nice!

BF's coming over for Christmas. (looks for the steam shovel)

aquagoat - 25-12-2019 at 09:17

Merry Christmas, guys!

polydigm - 25-12-2019 at 12:41

Indeed, merry christmas!

Steam shovel???

BBP - 25-12-2019 at 14:49

Well, BF grew up with both parents and has a mother who cleans up all the time - our house is a lot more chaotic by comparison.

We're having a nice time, solving lots of puzzles!

BBP - 27-12-2019 at 21:53

He's back home but I'll be visiting him over new year's! Hurray!

BBP - 28-12-2019 at 00:30

Allright, confession time ladies and gentlemen...

I was a huge fan of Cats for a brief period of time after seeing it in London in 2000. When a new film was made of the show it did get my interest.

There was a film version from 1998, a direct-to-video edition that had sort of the master-cast you'd want for such a production (with Elaine Paige and John Mills) that in spite of all the cutting that was done ("Growltiger's Last Stand" aka the pirate bit was cut in its entirety, numerous songs miss a verse and many dance sections have people appearing and disappearing) I really enjoyed, thanks to the great production values. Until there was a point when I realized I never saw it in full from start to finish. Even the show itself was just too much at points.

A new film has just come out - after the trailer was released last July there was a Twitter storm on how incredibly off-putting, hideous and kind of scary it looked. Like the 1998 video there's big stars - Judi Dench and Ian McKellen among them - but you really don't want to see them like that.

I was curious to see how it pans out - but after seeing the second trailer, the third trailer, hearing the film version is to be replaced ASAP with an updated version... I think I'll hold off. After reading a few hilarious reviews and seeing some stuff no man was ever meant to see I am doing my best trying to bring back the fond memories of finally getting to see the show way back when...

aquagoat - 28-12-2019 at 08:40

Not a Cats person, myself, but I've heard about this new version with Dame Dench. I've even seen a few clips of it. It doesn't look good indeed.

BBP - 29-12-2019 at 13:46

polydigm - 31-12-2019 at 14:47

aquagoat - 1-1-2020 at 08:39

Happy new year to you, guys! Hope it'll be a great one for everybody.

BBP - 1-1-2020 at 23:41

Happy new year to everybody!

I spent it with the inlaws. Two years ago I spent NYE with them and it was good fun, gourmetting with the family, lighting fireworks with the kids, and at midnight, go to their roof and watch the fireworks from there. Since they live in the middle of nowhere (sister-in-law lives in a village with a church, primary school and that's it) their roof offers a terrific view of the next few villages - plus the people there tend to spend more on fireworks since there's little else to do. :)

I told my dad how amazing the view was from the roof there, but as night fell, there was a heavy fog that was so dense that we couldn't even see the fireworks from three streets away. :shock:


It was a scary cycling trip back, I can assure you! My inlaws were slightly more laconic since apparently 2008 was even worse - to the extent that my sister-in-law and her husband got caught, hubby walked in front of the car to lead it since even the pavements were hidden by the fog. Still we're all happy that we're all back home in one piece.

polydigm - 2-1-2020 at 22:34

BBP - 3-1-2020 at 22:35

New York Times posted a highly critical article about OYO, which is the company that bought Belvilla.
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/2020/employees-cla...

polydigm - 5-1-2020 at 09:29

I'm building a shed and it's more than half finished. It's a pretty substantial one with a solid, garage like structure. It will be my new workshop - somewhere to put my work bench and all my tools, plus all our gardening tools. The small room in the house that is currently my workshop is about to be incorporated into a master bedroom renovation. It was a very strange tiny room, open on one side, that made no sense at all and we've come up with a plan that involves knocking a wall down and putting a couple of others up that will result in a layout that makes perfect sense all around.

BBP - 5-1-2020 at 16:17

How's stuff with the fires, Poly? It's worrying news what seeps through here...

aquagoat - 6-1-2020 at 17:32

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm  
I'm building a shed and it's more than half finished. It's a pretty substantial one with a solid, garage like structure. It will be my new workshop - somewhere to put my work bench and all my tools, plus all our gardening tools. The small room in the house that is currently my workshop is about to be incorporated into a master bedroom renovation. It was a very strange tiny room, open on one side, that made no sense at all and we've come up with a plan that involves knocking a wall down and putting a couple of others up that will result in a layout that makes perfect sense all around.
That sounds like a nice project. Any before/after pics, so we can see the evolution of the work?

polydigm - 9-1-2020 at 14:58

BBP - 9-1-2020 at 16:44

I guess you knew that before the fires started...

Been having medical minor issues here of the embarrassing kind, hope it pans out to be nothing...

BBP - 9-1-2020 at 20:34

Just saw a Red Cross ad, collecting money for the fire victims and evacues in Australia. Followed by money collecting for starving kids in Yemen.

polydigm - 13-1-2020 at 14:38

BBP - 15-1-2020 at 18:14

Handed in the AIVD puzzle and had a breakdown at the dentist. Wisdom tooth needs extraction. :(

BBP - 22-1-2020 at 20:31

BF came over two days ago to make me feel better, which he did! Love him to bits!

polydigm - 23-1-2020 at 18:40

BBP - 24-1-2020 at 17:57

I sure hope so...

Having a weekend all to myself since BF has an elementary school reunion. (lays back)

aquagoat - 25-1-2020 at 13:00

I've never had any wisdom tooth problem, but I've always heard people say it's awful and painful. Hope you'll be fine, Bonny.

BBP - 27-1-2020 at 20:44

Bought bus ticket from Dortmund to EIndhoven (not the other direction since that one was either leaving at 20:00 or at 1:30) and had a frustrating time trying to buy tickets from DB. (German railways)

polydigm - 28-1-2020 at 20:16

You might have to explain that.

BBP - 28-1-2020 at 21:22

BBP - 30-1-2020 at 19:28

Dortmund's up tomorrow!

polydigm - 31-1-2020 at 15:34

Have a good trip!

BBP - 2-2-2020 at 15:55

Back home safe and sound. Busy writing review. Not fun show. :(

polydigm - 5-2-2020 at 19:35

Sorry to hear about how the concert went for you.

BBP - 5-2-2020 at 21:10

I could go to the Paris one on Feb 8th... :)

BBP - 6-2-2020 at 20:01

And what do you know, I can get Saturday off... getting to Paris is more costly than Dortmund but I could do it...


...Edit: the tickets appear to be sold out.

Edit 2: there are still tickets but getting there can't be done without staying somewhere and it's just too tricky to do by bus. Unless I can hitch a ride, which probably will not happen, no Paris. I think I'll pass.

BBP - 8-2-2020 at 19:51

Pretty rough day today at work...

BBP - 9-2-2020 at 22:32

There's currently a pretty violent thunderstorm in The Netherlands.

BBP - 10-2-2020 at 20:09

Unfortunately our fellow Zappa.com and Packardgoose.com member KillUgly (KUIII) has passed away... very sad to hear this...

aquagoat - 11-2-2020 at 17:11

Ho, bad news indeed! How old was he?

BBP - 11-2-2020 at 18:26

According to his account here he was 58 when he succumbed to his pancreatic cancer. Dean joined last September but he never logged in, so he doesn't show up on the member list.

Dean lived in Paradise, CA for a long time. Last year he lost his home, including FZ collection, in the Camp Fire. A lot of Zappa forumers pulled together to send him Zappa records, which was lovely to see.

aquagoat - 13-2-2020 at 09:29

Ho, ok. I wasn't aware of all this, since I don't go to Zappa.com anymore. He was still very young.

BBP - 15-2-2020 at 18:54

I know... we miss you there...

am feeling better fortunately!

polydigm - 17-2-2020 at 16:09

Crap ... that's really sad about KUIII.

Sorry, I haven't been around for a while, this renovation is driving me nuts. We've been living in the lounge room since 27th January and there's still a couple of weeks to go.

BBP - 18-2-2020 at 16:20

Sorry to hear that Poly... it's for a good cause.

I went to the dentist again because of the pain I have been having - this time to good old Leo who has been my dentist for some 30-odd years. I thought my wisdom tooth was going to be extracted, but my dentist thought otherwise. He couldn't explain the cause of my pain either - teeth and gums are all looking fine and there are no infections. He did think we should wait half a year with the cleaning so my teeth can heal, if something's wrong with them, and that extracting the wisdom tooth now was not a good idea (since it is not urgent).

I was also supposed to visit a colleague in hospital today but as it turns out the hospital doesn't allow visitors on Saturday.

polydigm - 18-2-2020 at 23:46

No visitors on Saturday - that's nuts. I can't imagine being in hospital and having a day when no visitors are allowed.

BBP - 19-2-2020 at 08:35

...I meant Tuesday actually. But it's nuts, such limited visiting hours.

polydigm - 19-2-2020 at 14:01

Yeah, the day doesn't matter.

BBP - 19-2-2020 at 16:27

I remember there were two visiting hours per day when I was up with my ankle - and that it was a bit tough that I didn't have anyone come by for one morning (but then again I could leave that evening).

BBP - 19-2-2020 at 22:41

Went to visit him today with another colleague. He's doing a bit better and was very happy to see us.

BBP - 22-2-2020 at 19:30

I have Sunday and Monday off, which is fun. It is carnaval, is even more fun. Unfortunately most parades are being cancelled due to wind - basically all the major ones and the ones near me. :duh:

BBP - 23-2-2020 at 23:54

Sister's sent me on a wild tune chase, looking for a specific tune played often in football matches. I haven't found it yet but I have found this brilliant write-up on the Simpsons theme:
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film...

polydigm - 24-2-2020 at 13:03

A good piece of music - I've always liked it.

BBP - 24-2-2020 at 18:34

https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/3160854/Tientallen-teleu...

Unfortunately due to weather conditions over 50 carnaval parades were cancelled over the weekend - most parades in the south-east region where I hail from. This is very nasty for the groups who spent half a year building a float and making costumes, only to find their hard work won't be shown at all.

So the provincial channel Omroep Brabant gathered photos of as many floats and groups as they could. Have a nice look at the above link and enjoy!

(I'm partial to that elephant!)

polydigm - 1-3-2020 at 16:20

BBP - 1-3-2020 at 22:22

The south of the Netherlands, primarily. Though I went to Drogeham up north with BF, but that one was so tiny compared to the stuff I've seen...

BBP - 5-3-2020 at 16:05

Went to visit BF where I went bowling and baked 2 batches of peanut brownies for my colleagues. And I didn't even get injured! :bouncy:

polydigm - 7-3-2020 at 20:09

BBP - 7-3-2020 at 23:32

Had bad luck with my bicycle again - I left it about one third of the way to work and had to bring it home on the way back. The rear wheel wasn't secured well enough and was loose to the point it couldn't be rolled anymore.So I walked to my work, walked back from my work, and had to lift my poor bicycle home.
Upside down since the wheel wouldn't stay in.


At work a guy ringed whose wife had booked a home the night before and had failed pretty miserably - it was in a home that was too large since there would only be 2 of them, it was a stay of 28 days which was too long - but more importantly the arrival was today (!) and the home itself was on a holiday park that was 10 minutes away from the client's house.

'Course since a complete payment had already been made there was nothing I could do - and with arrival today it was 100% cancellation costs. With cancellation costs that high we need a manager to accept a request for cost-free cancellation and of course during the weekend they actually have weekend and are unavailable. Guy decided to keep his booking.

polydigm - 10-3-2020 at 19:39

You must be dreaming of getting another bike by now!

BBP - 11-3-2020 at 23:51

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