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[Monkeys Fist 45126]

2 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

That fuckin prick Lydon supported Brexit ffs.. 

I have never liked him, or anything he’s done musically,or otherwise, since the Pistols, and even that was a wind up. 
 

 

[PaddockLad 18998]

2 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I have never liked him, or anything he’s done musically,or otherwise, since the Pistols, and even that was a wind up. 
 

 

Weeeelllll… I was too young for the pistols but PIL were another early obsession. Thing about them is Lydon was dragged along by some utterly brilliant musicians in PIL and I think most of what they’ve done really stands up to this day. Am toying with seeing them in May because this will probably be the last chance to see them play these songs. Individually their bassist Jah Wobble is just about my favourite live act. His gigs are an astounding sonic experience….this is a pretty straight take on my favourite film soundtrack, it’s just fuckin brilliant…

 

 

 

[Monkeys Fist 45126]

Aye, I agree PIL had some solid muscle in the band itself, but I cannot bear Lydon, his voice is like nails on a blackboard to me. 
 

Leftism is one of favourite albums form the early 90s, but I always, without fail, skip the track on it with Lydon screeching over it. 
 

That video btw, excellent- both the choice of song and Mr. Wobble. 

[PaddockLad 18998]

Just now, Monkeys Fist said:

Aye, I agree PIL had some solid muscle in the band itself, but I cannot bear Lydon, his voice is like nails on a blackboard to me. 
 

Leftism is one of favourite albums form the early 90s, but I always, without fail, skip the track on it with Lydon screeching over it. 
 

That video btw, excellent- both the choice of song and Mr. Wobble. 

Yeah mate if Wobble is up the Cluny or somewhere I’d definitely recommend, his band are great, the drummer is phenomenal 👍

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4266]

Paul Weller is a wanker who stole mine and the wife’s table at a party. I mean it was an after show party we weren’t invited to but Ross Noble snuck us in but he’s still a wanker.

[Dr Gloom 23607]

37 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I like some of what Mr. Weller has done, musically, but I hold him entirely responsible for every single bloke who still sports the absolute tonsorial abortion that is…

 

I can’t take a middle aged man with that haircut seriously. It looked shit when you were young ffs  

[Alex 36695]

Jah Wobble is a great bassist. Seems like a decent fella too. 
Somehow being able to put his own unique style of funky dubby baselines on tunes by artists as diverse as Bjork, Sinead O’Connor and The Orb

Edited November 18, 2024 by Alex

[Monkeys Fist 45126]

I’d always assumed his name was some mysterious reference to Rastafari and whatever, and when I found out the actual origin of it a few years ago I genuinely laughed out loud- Sid Vicious was too fucked to pronounce his real name “John Wardle” and Jah Wobble was born 

[Alex 36695]

18 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I’d always assumed his name was some mysterious reference to Rastafari and whatever, and when I found out the actual origin of it a few years ago I genuinely laughed out loud- Sid Vicious was too fucked to pronounce his real name “John Wardle” and Jah Wobble was born 

 I knew that. Must’ve been in some article I read ages ago. Although the spelling of ‘Jah’ obviously references Rastafarianism 

[Renton 23625]

A lot of my idols turned out to be wankers, none more so than Morrissey king of incels. Not gonna stop me enjoying their music. Lyrically the Jam are hard to touch. I don't remember mods being nationalistic back in the 70s and 80s, but admit some of the old timers now are more like that. 

 

Also, peer pressure is so immense at that age that most people into musical genres become sheep, definitely not just a mod thing. 

 

Finally, personally I can still happily listen to the Jam today thanks to the lyrics. The specials too. Can't say the same about the Clash in my case. Oh aye, and talking of peer pressure, Quadrophenia nailed it and I would have fucking loved to have nailed Lesley Ash. 

[Alex 36695]

I can’t really listen to the smiths anymore. I like sone songs musically, because of Marr mainly, but I couldn’t take Morrissey’s lyrics seriously once I got beyond teen angst and discovered the joys of MDMA. Nowt to do with his politics or terminal misanthropy at the time. Although that obviously makes me  now realise what a sad cunt he is. Also liked the point Taylor Parkes made that he never wrote a decent lyric once he stopped using his pre-fame notebooks, etc. See Bigmouth Strikes Again 

Edited November 18, 2024 by Alex

[PaddockLad 18998]

10 minutes ago, Renton said:

A lot of my idols turned out to be wankers, none more so than Morrissey king of incels. Not gonna stop me enjoying their music. Lyrically the Jam are hard to touch. I don't remember mods being nationalistic back in the 70s and 80s, but admit some of the old timers now are more like that. 

 

Also, peer pressure is so immense at that age that most people into musical genres become sheep, definitely not just a mod thing. 

 

Finally, personally I can still happily listen to the Jam today thanks to the lyrics. The specials too. Can't say the same about the Clash in my case. Oh aye, and talking of peer pressure, Quadrophenia nailed it and I would have fucking loved to have nailed Lesley Ash. 

Between the ages of 18-22 Weller wrote some lyrics which, for his age, class and education, are fucking astounding 👍

[sammynb 3919]

20 hours ago, Gemmill said:

 

 

Strummer fans! £1200 gets you one of these, complete with accurate "relic" job. 

 

 

Better to just buy a telecaster and play the shit out of it than pay for a pro relic finish, imho.

 

As for the Weller/Strummer discussion. Joe wins, Weller did some great stuff but in general is a bit of a cunt. Joe towards the end had lost his voice and moved back to his pre-clash folk/skiffle, whereas Weller has been lucky with his voice and has never really strayed to far from his mod/soul roots.

But you just know who you would rather have a beer with.

 

Lydon is an even bigger cunt that, like Morrisey, you'd love to punch if you had the chance, and remind them, where they came from.

PiL are amazing, as for reason stated above, Lydon just happened to be the lucky one to do their vocals.

Edited November 19, 2024 by sammynb

[Monkeys Fist 45126]

Mrs. Fist this morning,

” We need a new door for the bathroom cabinet, from IKEA”

 

*shudders. 
 

 

From parking at the Hell Shop, in, ordered, out, collected. 
 

35 minutes*
 

 

* only possible as I engineered a solo trip. 

 

[Dazzler 11755]

25 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Mrs. Fist this morning,

” We need a new door for the bathroom cabinet, from IKEA”

 

*shudders. 
 

 

From parking at the Hell Shop, in, ordered, out, collected. 
 

35 minutes*
 

 

* only possible as I engineered a solo trip. 

 

 

35 minutes? You clearly have not learned of the ikea shortcut doors. I could have shortened that solo visit down to 8 minutes, tops.

 

[Monkeys Fist 45126]

6 minutes ago, Dazzler said:

8 minutes, tops.

 

Shite. 
 

Used two of available three shortcuts - entrance, 1st shortcut to said door dept, short hop to next shortcut to Market Hall (bait cabins), thru fire exit next to the lifts, past the tills, out to the car and up to the Collection Point. 
Actual time in the shop was 15-20 minutes max, including time spent fucking on looking for staff to check stock/order/pay. 
Add on time getting a response at the collection point, and loading, 35 minutes is top bombing. 
 

Don’t be bringing your swinging bollocks to a Fist fight 

[The Fish 11313]

Explore Our Click & Collect Service - IKEA

[RobinRobin 12475]

3 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Explore Our Click & Collect Service - IKEA

[The Fish 11313]

49 minutes ago, RobinRobin said:

Why, in the name of the deep blue sea, would you ever choose to trek into the Swedish hellscape when you could just click & collect?

[RobinRobin 12475]

Just now, The Fish said:

Why, in the name of the deep blue sea, would you ever choose to trek into the Swedish hellscape when you could just click & collect?

Adventure? 

[Monkeys Fist 45126]

5 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Why, in the name of the deep blue sea, would you ever choose to trek into the Swedish hellscape when you could just click & collect?

Because the queue for C&C was massive, whereas there was nobody at the other Collect point that I went to, after my tactical raid in to the store itself. 
 

Also, picking up a couple of bags of meatballs to feed the Fistlets addiction. 
 

 

Edit; for clarity- at the Gateshead store there is the C&C which has its collection point just inside the exit, after the tills, and another, separate collection point for instore and online orders. 
It’s past the entrance on the way out. 
 

It’s never as busy as the C&C which is always chokka with identikit couples buying soft furnishings and shit pictures for their identikit new build on an identikit estate, to load in to their Audi suv. 

[The Fish 11313]

1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Because the queue for C&C was massive, whereas there was nobody at the other Collect point that I went to, after my tactical raid in to the store itself. 
 

Also, picking up a couple of bags of meatballs to feed the Fistlets addiction. 
 

 

Edit; for clarity- at the Gateshead store there is the C&C which has its collection point just inside the exit, after the tills, and another, separate collection point for instore and online orders. 
It’s past the entrance on the way out. 
 

It’s never as busy as the C&C which is always chokka with identikit couples buying soft furnishings and shit pictures for their identikit new build on an identikit estate, to load in to their Audi suv. 

 

That's a lot of words for "Cunts"

[Renton 23625]

1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said:

is chokka with identikit couples buying soft furnishings and shit pictures for their identikit new build on an identikit estate, to load in to their Audi suv.

 

 

Ooooohhhhhhh.........

 

Choose life. 

 

[Sonatine 11917]

Captain Tom’s family personally benefited from charity they founded, report finds

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/21/captain-tom-family-personally-benefited-from-charity-they-founded-report-finds?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu

 

[Dazzler 11755]