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Useful tips for guitar beginners!

This is what I was after, thank you Neil and Mark:cheat - don't use every finger on every string like the books suggest in strange cramped positions.if you want open chords 90% of songs are D C and G2 bar chord shapes and don't worry about extending ...

The three rules of vegetarian food

From Neil, I hope he doesn't mind me reproducing this here, it's spot on. We were discussing pies:A veggie one would be possible, were it not for the first of the "foodindustry 3 laws of vegetarian food", i.e. "don't make it any fun", so unfortunatel...

Neil Young and The Mighty Boosh

It's all kicking off at the Hop Farm this year isn't it? Neil Young is there on the 6th, and according to the NME, there's a Mighty Boosh festival the same weekend. No tickets on sale for that yet I don't think, so could all be a lie,keep an eye on e...
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Are you sure Hazel didn't register in both your names?

I wouldn't think the BBC would spam out invitations for something like this. We both registered (in our own names) though I didn't go for the competition aspect of it, so I won't get some researcher from Radio One seeing if I'm fun enough (and young ...
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RE: Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure

You can download The Colour of Magic at UKNOVA.org...I have and so far its rather good.

Space food!

A couple of future-food links from friends, to share... first actual astronaut food from Rob, and then also Hot Pack Self Heating Meals from Neil.Massive lunch today of sausages, ratatouille, and baked potato, an extra serving that Clare made up yest...

Festive Fun

Welcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma...

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I knew I'd heard somewhere Neil Gaiman was from Portchester

It says so in this Time article... He's 11 years older than me, so I'm not likely to have bumped into him around the town.

JOHN TIMEWELL CLARKE

My gr-gr-grandparents were John Timwell Clarke ( 1800 ) and Jane Darch who were married on 21 Jan 1829 in London. They had a son John Timwell born on 8-12-1832. He was christened on 30-12-1832 at Old Church. Saint Pancras. London. Englan...

RE: Damp and other delights

My flat has subsidence which scares the hell out of me - although the survey said it was ok for now.In other news, I'm in that there London this week for the Neilson Norman Useabilty Conference - staying in Westminster. Any pub recommendations?...

Back into the routine

Properly tired today, like a zombie, but I did sleep well last night, and was tired when I got up, and did sleep again on the train, so everything's back to normal now...Some links for the day, from chums:Hot Fuzz a new Simon Pegg / Nick Frost thing ...

Weekend, in reverse order

Hmm, from an email from Doctor Neil:Then went to look at the boat, the boat is OK, though the water is still a bit too shallow, hopefully my Rain Dancing will fix thatNice dancing skills mate, it's pleuting it down like nobody's business in London an...

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RE: Summer's here!

These little macs are the business - we have a few at work - is software dear though? Or does a load come for free?

It's evolution in action I reckon

Would the same people who're encouraging the extermination of greys to protect the reds also call for the death of all rock musicians so as to protect bagpipe music? Hmm, yes, probably.Perhaps if I saw more reds, I would like them more. I went on a q...

BBC NEWS | Politics | Stags should pay for embassy help

What on earth is this all about? I've been on lots of stag do's abroad (and have another two lined up, woo!) and no-one in any of our parties has been in trouble with the law. Where do they get this 24% figure from? Who did their research, was it the...

RE: Double squirrel update

Good morning Pauly, I did see the squirrel and thought of your interest.Did you know that Formby (near Liverpool) has a Red Squirrel reserve? http://www.redsquirrels.info/formby_squirrels.html.It's a lovely place where I grew up and shall be going to...

RE: Professor Predicts Human Time Travel This Century

Of course the time machine already has been invented, which is why we know it will be possible. In 3 years time it will be 2003, by which time I will have already invented the time conehttp://ftoing.blogspot.com/2005/07/message-from-2003.htmlHope th...

RE: On my own today

Going Underground (jam)Sound of the Underground (that girl band)Tunnels of the underground (men at work) "Jump off the Eiffel tower,just have a look around!Move FAST in the tunnels of the underground"And of course our very own the 22 Metre Band's Cen...

RE: Cheers

Sorry, yeah, it needs at least 2.5. Not sure if you like football, but I bought FIFA06 and took it back and got Pro Evo 5, which is truely amazing by comparison. Don't bother with Prince of Persia...it's bug ridden and frustrating as hell!I bought a ...

IPOD pants

IPOD pants, Levi's possibly making a pair of fully wired jeans. There are a few things like this around already, but a pair of jeans is more practical around the home / office / high street than a bulky snowboard coat or rucksack. Oh and there's a ne...

RE: I thought it was only the 1.0 or previous that could do the unauthorised stuff?

Anything upto version 2.0 is downgradeable (is that a word?) anyway it wont be long until 2.6 is cracked...although 2.5 is taking a while.My friend has hacked his and now has pretty much every game for it! Although at the present he cant play GTA as ...

RE: PSP update

Hi Paul, I am a friend of Nic P and often check your website from the link from his. My link is there to.Anyway, you probably know this, but if you had left Clare's PSP with an earlier O/S there are loads more things you could have done with it.Have ...

RE: Lone Star Comedy Update - it's a double header

Regarding Neil Mooney, he's performed in various spots (including Open Mic nights) around Southampton as well as having done a stint on the London circuit. His material is thought provoking as well as funny.

Lone Star Comedy Update - it's a double header

REGINALD D HUNTER (returning to the club after a revelatory headline performance last year, Reginald D. Hunter is the epitome of American cool, often described as the 'Samuel L. Jackson of stand-up'. His material, his stage presence and all round ge...
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Danny's not compering the Lone Star Comedy any more :-(

DANNY JAMES makes his last appearance as resident compere at the Lone Star Comedy Club for the final show of the year on Saturday December 17th when the acts are REGINALD D. HUNTER, GEORGE EGG and NEIL MOONEY.DANNY JAMES offers an explosive mix of we...
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Nice one Neil!

Looks like Folkestone Invicta made it into the FA Cup... This update from www.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk:Club Secretary Neil Pilcher, has advised the following admission prices for the Chester game and that entry tickets will be available on match day :...

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Re: what you said

From the site: "I decided to give steganography a try on Flickr�s system, wondering if they somehow sensed altered images"Altered Images ROCKED - all 80's new wavers ought to make a comeback - look at how well the Gang of Four are doing on the R6 pl...

2 points about that

1. Related point - Bricks eh? are you sure it's not the vault of a victorian sewer? That would explain the pong, possibly coming through a crack in the brickwerk2. Less related point - I just had a samosa that tasted a bit of vinegar - it was not unp...

if i had known you needed an answer to c-draw

would have reccomended a google for inkscape - it's the OS answer to c-draw, works really well - it'stry it if gimp drivbes you mad vgbaoi vector based not bmp

Lots of IPOD battery packs

Cheers Neil.

Bull and Gate

I dragged Neil and Camilla, of The Face and Popbitch along. IT WAS ME THAT MADE THE DARKNESS POPLIAR!