rubecula Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 my new one arrives today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, rubecula said: my new one arrives today Make sure you're at home mate, it won't fit through the letter box! Romey 1878 and rubecula 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 2 hours ago, MikeO said: Make sure you're at home mate, it won't fit through the letter box! Don’t you dread it when you get a new phone and you transfer this and that make sure you’ve got stuff stored in your cloud, I always seem to lose something lm not techi at all, still use an abacus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 37 minutes ago, Palfy said: Don’t you dread it when you get a new phone and you transfer this and that make sure you’ve got stuff stored in your cloud, I always seem to lose something lm not techi at all, still use an abacus. Got the bloke in the shop to do it all for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 hours ago, MikeO said: Make sure you're at home mate, it won't fit through the letter box! That reminds me. Back in the 1980's I was at Windsor station waiting for the train up to London. There was a guy in the waiting room wearing a long grey mac, just like Del Boy. He had a phone just like the above in one hand and a Fileofax in the other. I started quietly whistling the Only Fools and Horses signature tune and the whole waiting room was laughing. The guy was completely oblivious to what was going on. Cornish Steve and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 My first "contact" with a mobile phone was in the late seventies when the studio I was working in was being visited by a very high profile (and wealthy) guy in the industry, Rupert Neve his name was. He was a bit late and I got a phone call from him saying he couldn't find us and could I give him directions, turned out he had a phone in his Rolls. Unheard of back then. Funny thing about the day was that our studios were on the top floor of three and we'd spent days making them absolutely pristine for the great man.....and he never got beyond the second floor; just had a meeting and a long lunch with the directors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 what studio did you work in mike? did you guys have a neve console? if so which model? the 1073 and 1272 are legendary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: what studio did you work in mike? did you guys have a neve console? if so which model? the 1073 and 1272 are legendary. Small one that you'd not have heard of Mark, long since out of business. We didn't have a Neve sadly, had two custom built Alices with Penny & Giles faders, Neumann mics (can't remember the model numbers) and Studer A80 sixteen track two inch.....among lots of other stuff obviously but they were the main weapons. Really enjoyed my time there, was about seventeen years in all. Funny thing is that even today, twenty-four years after I left, 90% of my dreams are centred on that period of my life. markjazzbassist and pete0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 47 minutes ago, MikeO said: Small one that you'd not have heard of Mark, long since out of business. We didn't have a Neve sadly, had two custom built Alices with Penny & Giles faders, Neumann mics (can't remember the model numbers) and Studer A80 sixteen track two inch.....among lots of other stuff obviously but they were the main weapons. Really enjoyed my time there, was about seventeen years in all. Funny thing is that even today, twenty-four years after I left, 90% of my dreams are centred on that period of my life. Alice are still well regarded today, a lot of the vintage stuff is being hunted down (for good reason, they built it right back then). Studer A80 rolls royce of reel to reel. neumann i'm gussing u47 u67 u87 types, those are the big ones. cool stuff. i still record all analog to reel to reel. it's so much easier for me to just throw a reel on, press record and go. otherwise it's turn on the computer and click around and wait for programs to load, and then the song idea is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: what studio did you work in mike? did you guys have a neve console? if so which model? the 1073 and 1272 are legendary. Jeez that's me completely at a loss are any better than Gana and Schneiderlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 31 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: i'm gussing u47 u67 u87 Was 87's, you jogged my memory. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 23 hours ago, MikeO said: Make sure you're at home mate, it won't fit through the letter box! I was and it didn't lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 I'm a couple of time zones and about 1500 miles away from some do in Windsor tomorrow. When his dad got married (first time) I couldn't escape; was sat in a studio waiting for the recording of the fakery ceremony to arrive to go to work on it. Got a letter a while later from the royal household thanking me for my contribution, binned it; did it for the extra pay not the glorification of the hateful buggers. Having said that Harry seems a decent bloke and his intended is easy on the eye (and also seems like a good person) so I wish them no ill, I just want no part of it. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 24 minutes ago, MikeO said: I'm a couple of time zones and about 1500 miles away from some do in Windsor tomorrow. When his dad got married (first time) I couldn't escape; was sat in a studio waiting for the recording of the fakery ceremony to arrive to go to work on it. Got a letter a while later from the royal household thanking me for my contribution, binned it; did it for the extra pay not the glorification of the hateful buggers. Having said that Harry seems a decent bloke and his intended is easy on the eye (and also seems like a good person) so I wish them no ill, I just want no part of it. What was so special about James Hewitt's wedding that you needed to work on it? rubecula, MikeO and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 14 minutes ago, johnh said: What was so special about James Hewitt's wedding that you needed to work on it? Naughty John, Theresa will cross you off her visiting list with that sort of talk. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, johnh said: What was so special about James Hewitt's wedding that you needed to work on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeO Posted June 1, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just watching (at my brother's suggestion) the 2017 film How The Beatles Changed the World and about seven minutes in they're talking about the UK music scene in early sixties in general and this photo popped up; it's of Larry Parnes (left) who was "the first major British rock manager, and his stable of singers included many of the most successful British rock singers of the late 1950s and early 1960s" (Wikipedia). No idea who the chap in the middle is, presumably a singer, but the cool looking dude on the right is my dad. markjazzbassist, Matt, pete0 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 very cool mike, was he an engineer as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: very cool mike, was he an engineer as well? No Mark he was an exec; A&E, marketing etc. Spent seventeen years at EMI (hated George Martin) before being headhunted by MGM as MD when they started up a UK record company arm. We were seriously rich for about two years but he fell out with his US bosses and resigned. Then set up on his own (could've been Richard Branson) but lost it all and narrowly avoided bankruptcy. Got back into the business at a much reduced level at CBS but by that time had in his words "made too many enemies" to progress back up and eventually jacked it in to do other stuff. I only ever heard his side of the story though so maybe he was the awkward bugger. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 14 hours ago, MikeO said: No Mark he was an exec; A&E, marketing etc. Spent seventeen years at EMI (hated George Martin) before being headhunted by MGM as MD when they started up a UK record company arm. We were seriously rich for about two years but he fell out with his US bosses and resigned. Then set up on his own (could've been Richard Branson) but lost it all and narrowly avoided bankruptcy. Got back into the business at a much reduced level at CBS but by that time had in his words "made too many enemies" to progress back up and eventually jacked it in to do other stuff. I only ever heard his side of the story though so maybe he was the awkward bugger. If he was anything like you then I reckon "awkward bugger" would be quite likely Matt and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 16 hours ago, MikeO said: Just watching (at my brother's suggestion) the 2017 film How The Beatles Changed the World and about seven minutes in they're talking about the UK music scene in early sixties in general and this photo popped up; it's of Larry Parnes (left) who was "the first major British rock manager, and his stable of singers included many of the most successful British rock singers of the late 1950s and early 1960s" (Wikipedia). No idea who the chap in the middle is, presumably a singer, but the cool looking dude on the right is my dad. Bloody Nora, you’re a carbon copy of your dad aren’t ya! Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Back home for 2 weeks, first visit for a year. My girls are off with the in laws for 2 weeks (C managed to get a flight transfer which saw her land in New York 5-6 hours earlier, so she finally got to see some of the city with Eleanor in tow before heading off to their final destination today) so I’m completely responsibility free for 2 weeks! Just family and food on the cards MikeO, Sibdane and rubecula 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 11 hours ago, Matt said: Bloody Nora, you’re a carbon copy of your dad aren’t ya! I wish, in that pic he was 25 odd years younger than I am now (and he had a better suit than I ever did). Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeO said: I wish, in that pic he was 25 odd years younger than I am now (and he had a better suit than I ever did). Wasn’t sure if i was complementing you or giving your dad a hard time with the comparison mate Honestly though, the resemblance is uncanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 World Cup eve, quite excited for it all to begin now, even better for me is my missus absolutely loves footy and hates soaps etc. so there will be no disagreements on what is on the TV for the next month! markjazzbassist, rubecula and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 hours ago, aaron said: World Cup eve, quite excited for it all to begin now, even better for me is my missus absolutely loves footy and hates soaps etc. so there will be no disagreements on what is on the TV for the next month! Never is here either aaron my missus hates footy but I am the telly boss (except when EastEnders or corrie is on ) aaron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 3 hours ago, aaron said: World Cup eve, quite excited for it all to begin now, even better for me is my missus absolutely loves footy and hates soaps etc. so there will be no disagreements on what is on the TV for the next month! No disagreements here either, wife has virtual total control of the remote (she backs down for F1 and if Everton are on live....and Game of Thrones) but that's largely because of Josh. My eyesight makes things much easier & clearer to watch on my laptop so lack of access to the TV is no bother. Plus she doesn't watch any soaps either so any rescheduling of them won't bother her. aaron and rubecula 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I’m a huge fan of karma... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5920565/Three-poachers-EATEN-lions-trying-hunt-rhinos-South-African-nature-reserve.html MikeO, pete0 and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, c1982 said: I’m a huge fan of karma... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5920565/Three-poachers-EATEN-lions-trying-hunt-rhinos-South-African-nature-reserve.html so am I. well done to the Leos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, c1982 said: I’m a huge fan of karma... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5920565/Three-poachers-EATEN-lions-trying-hunt-rhinos-South-African-nature-reserve.html I hope they get a few more. Can’t have those lions going hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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