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Post by Bats on Aug 13, 2018 10:25:04 GMT -8
I always imagined he'd sound more like a staffy... Do you have this 1984 book? It's a fantastic read with tons of great stories of their old days and pre-Maiden days. I guess it's out of print, but I saw copy on eBay. It has a different cover, so it's probably a later print- Mine is a 1st edition.  I don't but thanks for the recommendation. I can see a decent copy on ebay.
Garry Bushell. Now there's a has-been. Back in the 90s, he was more famous for being a TV critic than a musician or music journalist. He's still around but only just.
Ross Halfin. Legendary British rock photographer. A friend of mine at college was lucky enough to spend a day with him at work. She called his office and said she was a budding photographer who wanted to shadow him for a day for a college report. Next thing she knew she had an invite to go up to London. Apparently he was easy going and very informative.
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 13, 2018 11:07:28 GMT -8
I don't deny any of that, but to me the pain of replacing the wallet is more troublesome. You can never find the same wallet or billfold. They're fashion accessories and their shapes and nuances change. I have a Ralph Lauren wallet that costs more than any money I've ever had in it, and of the three compartments apparently made to hold business cards only one is large enough. What do I do with the other two? It's ridiculous. Edit: to clarify, it's not just business cards, but credit cards and such. Will my AmEx shrink if I'm travelling through Europe or China? My wallet has Batman on it   In my defense, my wallet is supposed to be a reminder of who I'm supposed to be at my age. My cloth/Velcro Stussy wallet "died" circa '98 and I thought maybe I should step up my game as far as the details go, just in case someone that might matter was looking. Too your point I'd probably have received greater benefit from having a Superman wallet that people of whom I might have some actual relationship with would notice, but I'm defective, and don't figure this stuff out for many, many years.  |
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 13, 2018 11:15:43 GMT -8
Do you have this 1984 book? It's a fantastic read with tons of great stories of their old days and pre-Maiden days. I guess it's out of print, but I saw copy on eBay. It has a different cover, so it's probably a later print- Mine is a 1st edition. I don't but thanks for the recommendation. I can see a decent copy on ebay.
Garry Bushell. Now there's a has-been. Back in the 90s, he was more famous for being a TV critic than a musician or music journalist. He's still around but only just.
Ross Halfin. Legendary British rock photographer. A friend of mine at college was lucky enough to spend a day with him at work. She called his office and said she was a budding photographer who wanted to shadow him for a day for a college report. Next thing she knew she had an invite to go up to London. Apparently he was easy going and very informative.
Ross Halfin is one of 3-4 names that come to mind when I think "rock band photographer". He must've been in Creem and Spin for me to think like that. I might've only gotten stuff like NME or Sounds every month or so and don't recall the writers or other contributors. |
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Post by Bats on Aug 13, 2018 11:19:09 GMT -8
My wallet has Batman on it In my defense, my wallet is supposed to be a reminder of who I'm supposed to be at my age. My cloth/Velcro Stussy wallet "died" circa '98 and I thought maybe I should step up my game as far as the details go, just in case someone that might matter was looking. Too your point I'd probably have received greater benefit from having a Superman wallet that people of whom I might have some actual relationship with would notice, but I'm defective, and don't figure this stuff out for many, many years. I have various Batman wallets. Velcro, leather, leather effect, pic outside, pic inside (i.e. hidden until opened). None cost over £15 and people like to take the  out of them on the rare occasions I get my wallet out of my pocket. Sod 'em. |
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Post by Bats on Aug 13, 2018 11:21:13 GMT -8
I don't but thanks for the recommendation. I can see a decent copy on ebay.
Garry Bushell. Now there's a has-been. Back in the 90s, he was more famous for being a TV critic than a musician or music journalist. He's still around but only just.
Ross Halfin. Legendary British rock photographer. A friend of mine at college was lucky enough to spend a day with him at work. She called his office and said she was a budding photographer who wanted to shadow him for a day for a college report. Next thing she knew she had an invite to go up to London. Apparently he was easy going and very informative.
Ross Halfin is one of 3-4 names that come to mind when I think "rock band photographer". He must've been in Creem and Spin for me to think like that. I might've only gotten stuff like NME or Sounds every month or so and don't recall the writers or other contributors. Halfin started in Sounds and moved onto Kerrang! |
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 13, 2018 11:30:13 GMT -8
Ross Halfin is one of 3-4 names that come to mind when I think "rock band photographer". He must've been in Creem and Spin for me to think like that. I might've only gotten stuff like NME or Sounds every month or so and don't recall the writers or other contributors. Halfin started in Sounds and moved onto Kerrang! Kerrang! was awesome. Do kids read nowadays or is everything a video podcast? I can't figure out where the content comes from, despite knowing how it's delivered. I guess that's the generation gap in a nutshell. |
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Post by Bats on Aug 13, 2018 11:39:56 GMT -8
Halfin started in Sounds and moved onto Kerrang! Kerrang! was awesome. Do kids read nowadays or is everything a video podcast? I can't figure out where the content comes from, despite knowing how it's delivered. I guess that's the generation gap in a nutshell. Kids still read Kerrang magazine! I don't. It's full of sucky bands and bite-sized, chat mag interviews. |
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Post by Bryan on Aug 14, 2018 8:59:21 GMT -8
eBay header for comic LOT - "NM 9.4"...I click on the item to view description and it reads like this..."I am not a professional grader, comics and grades listed below...F+, VG, F, NM-", etc. Ok, no 9.4 going on anywhere for any of the comics listed in the LOT!! SO ABSURD!
Oh yeah, I was irritated cause I wasted my time.
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Aug 14, 2018 10:10:49 GMT -8
No, they wasted your time. I don't think I've ever seen that tried before |
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Post by FiveZero on Aug 14, 2018 18:17:37 GMT -8
eBay header for comic LOT - "NM 9.4"...I click on the item to view description and it reads like this..."I am not a professional grader, comics and grades listed below...F+, VG, F, NM-", etc. Ok, no 9.4 going on anywhere for any of the comics listed in the LOT!! SO ABSURD!
Oh yeah, I was irritated cause I wasted my time.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll update the header to reflect the true grades in the lot. JK.  |
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Post by Bats on Aug 16, 2018 23:52:19 GMT -8
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Post by Bats on Aug 16, 2018 23:55:29 GMT -8
Always avoid listings which start "I'm not a professional grader but..." Oh and the ones that state "Mint condition"  |
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Post by Jeffro on Aug 17, 2018 4:41:34 GMT -8
You'd think that people would take into account the downstream effects of their decisions - Nope
You'd think that people would proactively reach out and include the people who have valuable knowledge and experience to add to the project - Nope
You'd think that after this stuff happening over and over again that I'd get used to it - Nope
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Aug 17, 2018 14:12:15 GMT -8
Just cause you don't understand what's going on ...don't mean it don't make no sense And just cause you don't like it, ...don't mean it ain't no good And let me tell you something Before you go taking a walk in my world, ...you better take a look at the real world Cause this ain't no Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Can you say "feel like ?" Yea maybe sometimes I do feel like I ain't happy about it, but I'd rather feel like ...than be full of ! And if I offended you, Oh I'm sorry But, maybe you needed to be offended But here's my apology and one more thing... you! Cause you can't bring me down |
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Post by Bryan on Sept 4, 2018 8:38:05 GMT -8
ANOTHER EBAY RANT!!
So the listing header says this..."High Grade NM 9.4 9.6 9.8"
Then, as we venture deep into the actual item description we see this..."Nothing lower then 9.0"!!   |
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In my defense, my wallet is supposed to be a reminder of who I'm supposed to be at my age. My cloth/Velcro Stussy wallet "died" circa '98 and I thought maybe I should step up my game as far as the details go, just in case someone that might matter was looking. Too your point I'd probably have received greater benefit from having a Superman wallet that people of whom I might have some actual relationship with would notice, but I'm defective, and don't figure this stuff out for many, many years.
out of them on the rare occasions I get my wallet out of my pocket. Sod 'em.
