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  1. dr greg

    martial music

    I was thinking the other day that most of the music we associate with WW2 is upbeat stuff like Bugle Boy or Glenn Miller, and the occasional tear-jerker like Lili Marlene, but there seems to be no 'post-war' stuff that addresses the past conflict, unlike say the Vietnam war, which has countless...
  2. dr greg

    Exciting archaeological discoveries....

    wiki wak l also saw an interesting doco on Gobekli Tepe that said the carvings can only really be appreciated by firelight, leading to the idea that the place was a sort of entertainment centre, so that tribes would come from far and wide to see and hear tales told at the foot of the stone...
  3. dr greg

    Kipling Flynn

    our jack Going by the fall of the brim, my money is on the Featherweight Squatter
  4. dr greg

    SMAAAALL akubra

    Anybody got a retro-child with a 53cm scone? I found a lovely Akubra the other day, a 'Springtime', which is a new one on me, but even my 8-yr old nephew is too bigheaded for it.
  5. dr greg

    Cadillac Records

    mr wolf I'm an old blues man, and I think that I understand...the man be sayin smokestack LIGHTNING :)
  7. dr greg

    Kobe Beef

    beerbeef What's the beef called in Japan where they get the beast totally stonkered on beer for days before killing it so it doesn't have any adrenalin in the flesh and is supposdly more succulent...cause let me tell you, as an old slaughterman from way back, they KNOW they are gunna die, and...
  8. dr greg

    The World's Oldest Champagne

    the widow's peak I kept a bottle of 76 Veuve in the fridge for 24 years, and drank it with my bro-in-law when he made the Olympic team in 2000, it was bloody nice, and he, being French, said it was the best he had ever experienced, much to his surprise.
  9. dr greg

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    and more Sonny Bono, at least one Kennedy, various royals in Europe etc etc, I'm glad it don't snow here!
  10. dr greg

    Does leather burn?

    the circle Well, I started out like this in the 60's, so I must have just reverted to form :)
  11. dr greg

    Is anyone here a Journalist?

    lowest of the low well according to Zappa anyway, I was a rock journalist for about 6 years
  13. dr greg

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    too cold Is it just me, or does it seem that a lot of famous people get killed skiing? A dangerous biz by the sound of it.
  14. dr greg

    Does leather burn?

    times change My mum always told me to age gracefully, I'd look rather silly if I still had that hair in my mid-50's, although lots of old rockstars might not agree! lol
  15. dr greg

    hi I am new here

    better late Belated post here but I always thought that the BTM's hat was known as a cassowary block http://www.unfamiliar-image.co.uk/photos/cassowary.jpg haven't been out to Broken Hill and surrounds for about 30 years, but guess what, it looks like nothin's changed much ;)
  16. dr greg

    movie hats that inspired you...

    without a doubt http://www.imdb.com/media/rm571055104/tt0049291 A great look
  17. dr greg

    Akubra Overload

    mark this Keep us posted, it might not be that old as the Renmark is still made today (occasionally, they tell me), and they still do the cavanagh edge, which is good to know. Does anyone else?
  19. dr greg

    maikai yourkai

    Anyone here know anything about the history of the UI MAIKAI hawaiian label, they produced one of the most recognisable designs ever, seem to have a huge range going back at least 40 years, and yet they are completely ignored in all three major reference tomes on the subject, and nothing...
  20. dr greg

    Akubra Overload

    factor this in They are still made at the factory in Kempsey, probably the last Aussie made anything these days, they even export to China!!!!!!Whoever heard of such a thing! and that one above looks like a RENMARK.
  21. dr greg

    The Martini

    twist again Isn't there supposed to be some zest in there as well? And by that I don't mean the physical peel, but the fine spray of oils released by reverse squeezing fresh lemon rind over the drink.
  22. dr greg

    Spam

    spamalot not I ate it ONCE in England, and like McDonalds, have never NEVER NEVER eaten it since, if it does in fact taste like long pig, I'd cheerfully start on that before I'd go near a tin of that devil's doo doo...:p
  23. dr greg

    Equestrian 1959 R M Williams Catalogue

    lost? Fantastic, I like the look of those 'stock agent' boots, never seen a pair, what a find that would be!

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