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BBP - 12-2-2023 at 20:34

nope that's bollocks from my end, I get horrible nightmares when my period is due and those happen no matter what side I'm lying on. I typically have the pancake approach at night and will fall asleep on any side.

Eddie RUKidding - 13-2-2023 at 03:11

^and what if your Ambidextrous :D

GrayGhost - 13-2-2023 at 07:27

Quote: Originally posted by Eddie RUKidding  
^and what if your Ambidextrous :D


According to a highly respected Cambridge Hotel study, sleeping on the left or right, the dreams of the ambidextrous are largely written and directed by Stephen King, face down; written by Ron Jeremy and directed by William Friedkin…..

Being a shifty bunch no consensus on the face-up/on-yer-back sleep could be reached, the split decision was between Penn & Teller and JK Rowling…..:yes:

Calvin - 13-2-2023 at 11:41

Quote: Originally posted by GrayGhost  
Quote: Originally posted by Calvin  
Quote: Originally posted by GrayGhost  
Waka/Wazoo update…..

Back on the 14th of January I contacted the Amazonians regarding the apparent
return of the album prior to having received it and the double refund…..
They're looking into it…..

While their digital backs were turned, I reordered and received an eta of the 10th of February…..

On the 21st of January the Amazonians confirmed the 10th of February as the delivery date…..

Around midday today, the 2nd of February, Waka/Wazoo arrived…..:yes:

Now for the refund…..


Did you get the deluxe edition with the Blu-Ray?


Yes Cal', I sprung for the deluxe…..


Ah, well I started looking around the web and lots and lots of people already have theirs. When I email them, it's "we'll get back to you when we have an update."

BBP - 14-2-2023 at 22:50

Spent aeons trying to crochet a bunny - first attempt failed, second attempt I'm translating the original from Spanish (which I don't speak) and am double checking every step of the way - and it's looking worse than my first attempt.

BBP - 16-2-2023 at 19:38

Planned for weeks to get BF to come over this weekend (carnaval).

Failed today due to too busy at work - we're with 3 trainers and 2 are now under the weather.

BBP - 17-2-2023 at 21:31

Today's training on our phone programme went catastrophically badly because the vendor neglected to do both its part of the onboarding - checking if all the programmes are on the agent's computers. Was training two newbies nd neither had working software.

polydigm - 17-2-2023 at 21:49

I’ve just checked my post history and discovered I don’t have a post about receiving my Waka/Wazoo blu-ray package. That’s weird, I definitely wrote one out. Anyway, I ordered mine from Amazon US and it arrived on Jan 3. The highlight for me is the full Winterland Petite Wazoo concert. The surround mixes are also pretty cool.

I ordered mine very early. Cal, did you wait till later?

Amazon US have it in stock still and are now offering an 8% discount - rats.

Calvin - 18-2-2023 at 00:53

I ordered mine on December 11th.

I've asked for a refund. I wanted it for the surround mixes, but oh well.

Calvin - 18-2-2023 at 00:56

Amazon eh? I'll order it from them and let Universal/Zappa refund the other money. I can have it by tomorrow with Amazon.

GrayGhost - 18-2-2023 at 01:59

I'd love to buy from Zappa.com but their freight cost awaaaaay on down too NZ is :swear: astronomical…..

It's mostly Amazon for me…..

Plook - 18-2-2023 at 17:31

Due to all this talk I went on-line yesterday afternoon and ordered it on Amazon for $54 and change it arrived on my porch at 7 am this morning, less than 24 hours...we are getting close to the apocalypse...:lol:

GrayGhost - 18-2-2023 at 22:16

Either Amazon have adopted the Santa Claus Delivery System® throughout North America,
or the Target on Butte House Road is an Amazon delivery hub….. :yes:

Plook - 18-2-2023 at 23:58

Very astute observation there Gray ironically I went there earlier today on my goffer run to get some scented candles...Those with flowers, good mood lighting, some great tunes, some medical bud, and a little wine gets the Kat into a romantic frenzy...:guitar2:..or she passes out its a bit of crap shoot she is a verified lightweight...:shocked:

BBP - 24-2-2023 at 23:31

Looks like the hectic is going to die down soon, this monday one of the sickies will be back at work. I'll only hope the other one will be back.

polydigm - 25-2-2023 at 03:11

Hang in there, Bonny!

PS: It's my understanding in English, that it's not compulsory to put a comma in, before ending a sentence with a name, when addressing someone. But the grammar check thinks I should be saying they're, if I don't. What kind of sentence begins with Hang in they are?

Plook - 25-2-2023 at 16:21

^^^

Poly I can give a perfect example:


Scene - Two surfers at the beach in treacherously large conditions one has a bad wipeout and is being taken away in ambulance...


Hang in there dude you went for some tasty waves with a cool buzz but got totally gnarled doing battle some humungous waves it was so bitchin...hang in there Bra!




BBP - 26-2-2023 at 23:09

Finished crocheting a lamb using fluffy yarn.

Fluffy yarn, for the benefit of the laymen, is about the most impossible stuff to crochet with because you cannot see what you're doing. Am very happy with the end result and wondering what on earth I could do with the rest of the yarn, since I don't intend to work with it ever again. :D

polydigm - 27-2-2023 at 01:51

Sorry Plook, but they're examples of what I wanted to say (hang in there), not what the spell check was trying to make me say (hang in they're).

BBP - 27-2-2023 at 10:58

There their they're, no need to suffer anxiety over grammar... :D

Plook - 28-2-2023 at 01:00

Poly I am not known for being a top tier speller so hang in their...:)

Eddie RUKidding - 28-2-2023 at 07:36

Were their waves still hanging by the time they got in there? .............:biggrin:

BBP - 28-2-2023 at 18:32

nono it's were they're waves still hanging by the time they got in their.

Plook - 1-3-2023 at 01:39

Now I'm totally confused dudes and dudetts...:freak:

Eddie RUKidding - 1-3-2023 at 03:05

There's waves in them there hills or are the hill waves?

change of topic
Pic of my stuff at home ready to rock - basically remaining gear less that taken by sons- (the 79 cherry red fender strat was off limits :guitar: )


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GrayGhost - 1-3-2023 at 21:48

^^^^^ Very nice! ^^^^^

Made me look across the room at mine, then reach for my dusting cloths…..:yes:

BBP - 1-3-2023 at 23:09

Came down with a bad cold affecting my voice - of course right at the start of the new batch training when we're one woman down.

(looks at picture)

Ooooooo 12-string!

Plook - 2-3-2023 at 02:20

I hope you feel better Bonny, my older daughter caught Covid Monday but is already on the mend, she is vaccinated and had it some time ago...Having a 5 and 7 year old is like living in a petri dish with school and day care...The good part about being a grand parent is you send them back or don't let them come over...:lol:

Eddie RUKidding - 2-3-2023 at 03:09

Hope your feeling better soon Bonny.
Yeah the 12 string is nice, had it for a long time since early 80's, (its Itaiian, early 70's sold in Oz under Eston name) with pickup.
i broke the headstock on it about 10 years ago and it cost me $800 bucks to get it fixed but it was worth it.

BBP - 2-3-2023 at 20:50

hahaha my voice is kaputt and Im using every opportunity to throw in gratuitous Zappa references. What really bugs me is my sense of taste is gone and I'm hungry but food doesn't taste good. You know the feeling.

BBP - 2-3-2023 at 21:55

Well, I avoided it for almost three years but I contracted COVID. Tested negative two days ago and had a bright pink test stripe popping right up today.

And to think I only bought an extra box of tests because it had these cute biohazard ziplock bags that I now use for the Pandemic board game cubes.

GrayGhost - 3-3-2023 at 08:04

^^^^^ Bugger! get well soon BPP, I know you'll kick Covid in the butt! ^^^^^

tinkamok - 3-3-2023 at 14:21

Quote: Originally posted by GrayGhost  
^^^^^ Bugger! get well soon BPP, I know you'll kick Covid in the butt! ^^^^^


Thats bad news .
Get well soon Bonny .

BBP - 3-3-2023 at 21:27

Hoping it's not getting any worse for us - of course if my current state of feeling would be the worst I'll experience all year I'll take it.

Currently I have a fever, sore throat, stuffed and running nose, crackling voice, headache, loss of taste and a terrible taste in my mouth. Oddly, my bladder appears to be affected as well. Even if I drink less, I have to get out at night (last night even twice) to go to the bathroom which I never had to do before.

Plook - 4-3-2023 at 01:11

You have all the symptoms except extreme exhaustion, drink plenty of fluids and rest, get well soon Bonny!

BBP - 4-3-2023 at 14:34

Read half a year's worth of Donald Duck magazines yesterday and am already quite far in the next batch. Hope I don't run out :)

polydigm - 4-3-2023 at 19:33

Crap Bonny, I hope it’s not getting any worse and that you recover soon!

BBP - 4-3-2023 at 20:26

hahaha fortunately I feel better today than I did yesterday, I didn't spend too long in bed and hope to be back cycling in a few days' time.

Eddie RUKidding - 4-3-2023 at 23:17

Had the Zappa documentary by Alex Winter on TV last night, first time I'd seen it - made me think if only the original Mothers could have gone on for an LP or 2 more- apart from the 'posthumous' Mothers releases Burnt Weeny and Weasels Ripped My Flesh...... I guess we got Hot Rats that we might not have otherwise got....
For me Uncle Meat was a Zappa high point.

BBP - 8-3-2023 at 07:20

Today I'll be working again, from home. On the mend but I'm still tasteless.

GrayGhost - 8-3-2023 at 08:00

All the best from the bottom of the world…..

Has C-19 effected your sense of smell as well BBP?

polydigm - 9-3-2023 at 02:15

Bonny's sense of smell as well? She probably can't smell as well as she did before?

BBP - 9-3-2023 at 19:05

Yup, can't smell very much now. I'm tasteless. Otherwise I have only few symptoms left, the occasional cough once per hour or so.

BBP - 10-3-2023 at 19:58

Scored 21 points and got a shared 131th spot out of 283, so in the top 50%, which is what I was aiming for.

polydigm - 10-3-2023 at 20:58

AIVD?

BBP - 10-3-2023 at 23:19

Yup.

Oh boy I need to pay more attention at what I write.

BBP - 13-3-2023 at 10:02

Dentist later today... oh dear...

BBP - 13-3-2023 at 20:13

I'm allright but my jaw does hurt a bit.

Plook - 13-3-2023 at 23:56

Bonny it's good that you are taking care of your teeth real good they are key to a healthy life...:)

polydigm - 14-3-2023 at 01:33

I'm pretty sure your sense of smell comes back. You may not want it, of course.

Here's another grammar check anomaly, it wanted me to say off course, and ironically, here, it wanted me to say that as of course.

You can satisfy it by putting certain commas in, which ordinarily are not necessary.

BBP - 14-3-2023 at 20:23

That is weird, the grammar check can steer your message off course.

Sense of smell appears to be recovering but I'm still tasteless.

(plays another 90s album)

polydigm - 16-3-2023 at 06:03

You made that joke for yourself I see. :lol:

BBP - 16-3-2023 at 20:08

haha I'm a living joke :) if you can't laugh with yourself, what can you?

BBP - 16-3-2023 at 22:22

Local accident - truck bumps into the truck in front om him and its load spills on nearby cars and tarmac.

The load? Offal.

And there is a video! Yu-um!
https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4246996/zo-verloor-een-v...

Plook - 16-3-2023 at 23:34

OMG Bonny what is that butchered animal remnants???:shocked:

Eddie RUKidding - 17-3-2023 at 07:13

Not Uncle Meat I hope :devil:

BBP - 19-3-2023 at 17:38

;) Exactly, Plook!

I am currently staying at my boyfriend's for the long weekend, will go back home tomorrow. Petted bunnies and played a cute board game called Calico, a tile placing game with kitties.

polydigm - 19-3-2023 at 19:49

Long weekend? Had one of those a week ago and my son from woop woop was visiting.

Plook - 19-3-2023 at 21:10

Bonny saw a Sunday Morning TV show and they covered an exhibit at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam museum, it is the largest exhibition ever by the famous Dutch painter Vermeer.


Although I knew of his work from being an artist it wasn't that much until seeing Girl With A Pearl Earring movie. I became interested in his technique of use of light and his experimentation with colors.


Just out of curiosity is this something you would go see or would interest you?


Also Americans are known for our horrible understanding of the geography of other countries, I am no exception so my dumb question is this near you?


Sorry if I am being to nosy just thinking out loud...:)

BBP - 21-3-2023 at 20:10

Haha Plook, I could go and yes I'm very fond of the arts, but the tickets are already sold out :D

Vermeer is lovely but his work isn't as one-of-a-lifetime for us to see here the way Bosch was. I'd seen several paintings of his before in the Mauritshuis, National Gallery, Rijksmuseum, Louvre and when they were exhibited there, The Hague. Bosch I'd never seen because the only one that was at the Louvre was not in Paris at that time.

I now have a permanent long weekend scheduled, from Saturday to Monday. This means now Tuesday sucks.

BBP - 21-3-2023 at 20:50

Woot, came back from boyfriend just in time. If I had still been there, it would've been at least 2 weeks before I could go back home. Reason?
Badgers have buried their sett below the very busy railroad track Den Bosch - Eindhoven, which is the gateway to the north and a very busy route - the trains now will not ride for at least a week via this section.

I love animals, it's sad that these poor creatures have no place to live anymore. This is not the first case this year - at a not-so-busy track in Friesland train traffic is now halted until June - but for the busybusy Den Bosch - Eindhoven route this is not an option.

Plook - 22-3-2023 at 01:07

The Badgers my European cousins...:lol:


Bonny I was extremely influenced by Bosch in my early works, he and Roger Dean were my biggest influences...Never got to stand in front of a Bosch myself.

BBP - 22-3-2023 at 21:34

Minor tragedy at the inlaws. Their daughters, now 10 and 12, had 2 young rabbits they were both very fond of. BF and I looked after them a few times.
Unfortunately one of the bunnies got ill about two months ago and died very suddenly. The girls were upset. The bunny breeder that sold them to the family felt so sorry for the girls, that she gave them a gorgeous prize-winning bunny, Milo. And on top of being gorgeous and prize-winning, the new bunny also loved cuddling, so the nieces spent hours holding and petting him. It's rare for bunnies to allow that.

Thing was, Milo was male and his would-be companion female, so he had to be castrated. Which he did not like one little bit, he had to be cared for at home and stay warm and dry and stuff. Then he got an abcess, so he was needing antibiotics. My sister-in-law had to inject them.

This weekend I got to meet the new bunny. I didn't hold him, but he did let me pet his soft nose. Such a charmer.
Sunday happened to be the birthday of the other bun, and Monday the birthday of Milo. The nieces apped us asking to congratulate them with their birthday (we couldn't miss it, it was on all the calendars)
I had crocheted 2 look-a-likes of the dead bunny to give to the girls, which they appreciated. The oldest, who owned the dead bunny, was still struck and didn't want to go to her aunt's birthday so she could spend more time with them.

On Monday we received pictures of the birthday bunnies - complete with bunny cake, little presents (chill teepees) and of course party hats. Tuesday afternoon, mom gives Milo the next antibiotics shot - and Milo snuffs it.

The girls and their mother are very much in shock - according to the vet it was a heart attack due to all the medical treatments, so not her fault, but it must be horrible to watch your daughter's beloved pet die in your hands right after you gave it its medicine.

On one hand I try to be rational but my heart bleeds for the girls.

polydigm - 22-3-2023 at 23:17

Sad indeed.

Plook - 23-3-2023 at 00:19

Any loss of a pet is tragic especially for children...:(

BBP - 23-3-2023 at 23:03

In bunbun news my sister-in-law bought another bunny, primarily to aid the kids through the mourning process (the youngest is the biggest bunny fan and was there when Milo died, the oldest was the owner of both dead bunnies).

The new bunny is 12 weeks old, cute, brown and called Mowi.

Plook - 24-3-2023 at 17:38

Just an FYI Gray has not been on this Site for 11 days when he left for the coast, we have communicated thru email before so I sent him an email about a week ago and another Tuesday with no response.

BBP - 24-3-2023 at 20:28

Oh dear, I hope GG's allright...

Eddie RUKidding - 24-3-2023 at 22:39

Hope we hear something soon, oops

polydigm - 25-3-2023 at 02:28

Seconding that (hearing that is)!

Plook - 26-3-2023 at 01:23

I heard from Gray he just got back from a major adventure he needs to sleep and I am sure will excite us all with his mighty tale...I am relieved...:cool:

polydigm - 26-3-2023 at 07:43

I was going to say, I hope we here, hear something soon, but Plook has let us off the hook. Good news!

BBP - 26-3-2023 at 13:11

Oh wow, a tale to test the ages! Make us proud, Grey!

Yesterrday I had a wild night - woke up at 6 AM because my dad said good morning to me - except he didn't, he was where most clever people are at that time, in bed. So I was awake and shortly after noticed my duvet had really sunk low in the inen, so I sat up straight in bed to put it back - and thud my head really hard on one of the Tomado shelves. Had a headache for most of the day, am feeling better now but should keep my fingers away from the sore spot.

polydigm - 27-3-2023 at 02:49

I remember doing that as a child on holiday. I was in the top bunk and the space between it and the ceiling was very narrow. When I woke up in the morning I sat up as though I was still at home and bang.

BBP - 27-3-2023 at 08:31

Funny, I did the exact same thing when I went to London in 1999 with my father and sister.

polydigm - 28-3-2023 at 04:38

How's the new bunny?

I was almost too afraid to ask.

BBP - 28-3-2023 at 06:17

Haven't heard anything about dead bunnies, so I guess that's good. I understood Mowi fell asleep in the little pup tent that was gifted to Milo the day before his demise, and that it was apparently a very cute sight. But I didn't see the video. :(

Plook - 29-3-2023 at 18:56

I emailed with Gray again and he is back at work (The Coal Face...lol) and trying to get some sleep so all is well...:cool:

BBP - 29-3-2023 at 20:14

Good to hear...
(but I do still want that tale to last the ages)

Plook - 30-3-2023 at 02:15

Trust me it's worth the wait and I only saw the preview, but I do not want to be a spoiler...:)

ursinator2.0 - 31-3-2023 at 18:33

Good to know the good ghost being alright and expecting a nice story as kind of bonus material.
;-)

Plook - 1-4-2023 at 00:18

Man, he has us waiting longer than for a pre-order Zappa release...:lol:

BBP - 2-4-2023 at 12:36

It'd better not be an April Fool's joke!

BBP - 4-4-2023 at 18:50

40 today, got lotsa gifts and brought cookies and brownies to the office.

Plook - 4-4-2023 at 22:04

Happy Birthday Bonny!!!...:drums::guitar2::guitar::singer:


tinkamok - 4-4-2023 at 22:48

A very happy birthday to you Bonny :bouncy:

ursinator2.0 - 4-4-2023 at 23:05

Happy birthday!
:cool:

polydigm - 5-4-2023 at 11:09

I hope you had a great birthday, Bonny!!

BBP - 5-4-2023 at 21:04

Thanks guys, it was great!

Stay I'd booked couldn't happen, booked a new one, but had to pay it straight away. Hope I can still get my staff discount now.

Plook - 5-4-2023 at 23:10

I forgot to mention that I spoke with Penguin In Bondage (Scott Fisher) a couple weeks ago and he was touring for a second time with Furious Bongos a very good Zappa Cover Band playing keyboards and singing.

Scott is on the left front



I just went on their website and the they wrapped the tour, they next will be playing Zappanale in Germany this summer and Scott is slated to go!


I told him some of refugees are here at the Goose hopefully Bonny can get him in the cult...LOL...:lol:


You can check them out here at their website: https://thefuriousbongos.com


They have a lot of YouTube videos linked there, enjoy!...:cool:

Eddie RUKidding - 6-4-2023 at 04:00

^Nice

BBP - 7-4-2023 at 06:22

Wonderful!

I still miss the Zappa forum - haven't checked if there was any replacement lately, but I doubt it.

Got staff discount on the new booking, hurray - almost time to go, cases are packed...

tinkamok - 7-4-2023 at 08:31

I think we have seen the end of the FZ forum .
I mailed Zappa.com regarding this several months ago and recieved no reply.
A shame because it was a great forum .
Zappa.com haven't updated the FZ discography since the release of Erie .
oh well, at least we are getting some great FZ releases .:bouncy:
Have fun y'all :bouncing:

Plook - 7-4-2023 at 23:26

I agree but the message is still up and the link is there, therefore hope springs eternal...:grin:

Eddie RUKidding - 8-4-2023 at 00:59

I think that packardgoose is about all there is.

I'm on Zappateers but it makes "tears began to fall" for me - think I even manage to get banned from its old version once :biggrin: To me that site is way too self-righteous :bald:

BBP - 8-4-2023 at 08:10

See you in a bit guys! Hopefully with lovely photos!

polydigm - 8-4-2023 at 20:44

Have a good one Bonny!

Plook - 18-4-2023 at 01:18

Just an update on Gray Ghost I last heard from him a little over two weeks ago, I reached out to him again when he had not posted here about a week ago and received no reply, I suspect he had to head back out to the Coastal Colony. He mentioned there is no internet or reception even for a phone you have to drive to make a mobile call.


Without creating a spoiler alert one person out there had a problem and he left the Little Lady there while he made a trip home and return to work, my guess is he had to go back because the wedding invite received no response either.


Sorry I do not have more news but if a message comes in ai will let you all know...:cool:

Eddie RUKidding - 18-4-2023 at 04:12

Good to know Plook, thanks for keeping us posted
I was thinking the Hippies had kidnapped GG :freak:

polydigm - 18-4-2023 at 19:41

I hope he’s okay.
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