General Chat

If I ever get back to the UK I'll avoid all my old 'childhood' happy memory spots and visit places that I have never seen before.

Tec I fobbed off the Agent by saying that I only donate to Charitable Organisations ad ha mumbled something about ASIO which I think is an acronym for Australian Sanitary Inspectors Organisation :0)

Allan

I've spoken to Mike Love of the Beach Boys too. I went to a small concert in 1970 and Mike wandered through the crowd chatting with people including my friend and I. It was very exciting - he kissed my hand:-))

Sue xx

Sue ...... your trying to make me jealous aren't you .....lol

I don't care much for Mike Love , he was a good front man for the band but I think he is a bit of an ego ........Brian was the back bone ( even if he was mad ) .

I am still a bit envious though ....lol

Allan .....you wouldn't have to avoid all your old haunts ...... my Cornish woes probably just stemmed from being bogged down with children .

Mike Love has a massive ego Amanda:-)) I have a great dvd of Brian Wilson singing some new songs. At the end he sings Good Vibrations and it brings you to tears - it's so beautiful. He is mad but they say genius is only one step from madness:-))

Sue xx

Sue - I bet you've not washed that hand since lol.

Allan, I would think just to mention ASIO to M15 would throw them into disarray, and you would be treated with the greatest courtesy.

Amanda - I once had a friend in the pop industry - Graham Bonney - famous in Germany - he threw a party that I attended and who should be there - but the Beach Boys - all gathered in the kitchen having a laugh. Then later they popped up on a ship I was working on, on the West Coast of America, so we were aquainted - they were very nice lads, very sociable.

Tec.

Tec ......I'm impressed : )) and I'm glad they seemed like " nice lads " , I would have been sad to hear otherwise .

Sue ...Brian Wilson did a concert in England to promote his long awaited " Smile " album , my brother went ( lucky beggar ....lol ) . Brian has lost none of his talent over the years and as you say , has in fact become more poignant if anything ....bless him .

That's the dvd I have Amanda - the Smile concert. My eldest son bought it for me after he'd bought one for himself. I watched an interview with Brian awhile back and his wife answered most of the questions for him. She's very protective. He's like a child - a very clever one.

I'm very jealous of you Tec:-))

Sue xx

I have the Smile Cd but not the DVD ....... I have probably seen the interview you mention Sue , he is a fragile man , yes , like a child is a good analogy .

If it wasn't so late at night here I'd be tempted to put some of their music on and have a listen but the house is settling down for the night and one has to be diplomatic : )

Please don't be jealous Sue - I've met a lot of famous people in my life, and it has always struck me how once out of the spotlight how "ordinary" they are - there were a few exceptions of course, and one or two obnoxious ones - but on the whole famous people are just like everyone else in private, when they get the chance to "switch off the limelight"

Tec.

Good Evening CC,

You do have a frantic life - I wish I could keep up - well not the Pole Dancing bit of course.

Graham Bonney had the hit Super Girl, in the 60s - he went down a storm in Germany at the time. I knew his family very well - his Grandmother encouraged him in the music business - a lovely lady.

Tec.

Hi CC. I love Donovan - he was a huge favourite of mine. One of my favourite songs is Catch the Wind and I have requested that this be played at my funeral - many many years from now:-))

Sue xx

Well it's almost the witching hour and I need my sleep so I'll be you all a good night .........it's been an interesting evening on here .

CC ..... Brian Wilson is a perfectionist I think , that would probably make him shout a lot if other people get getting it wrong . Mike Love was the one with the over puffed Ego ...........lol

Well as Amanda has said - tis the witching hour - so I too must go to bed perchance to dream.
Enjoy your day Sue, Allan, Berona who will be along just now.

Where is Diane today?

sleep well CC, and Amanda,

Goodnight,
Tec.

Goodnight Miss Amanda - sweet dreams.

We went to a Chris Isaak concert and after the show he signed a CD cover for me. He was very pleasant but when I leaned over and touched his hand and said how much I enjoyed the show a very tough looking woman stepped forward and said "no touching". I looked at Chris Isaak, he looked at me and we both giggled. I heard him say the word "gestapo" as I walked away:-))

Sue xx

Goodnight Tec - sleep tight.

We asked Dick Emery for his autograph after a show he gave here in Aus. He was most unpleasant and very impatient if someone didn't speak quickly enough and give a name for the autograph. I went right off him and never watched his show on telly after that. I was also annoyed when we went to see Gerry and the Pacemakers a couple of years ago. He put on a great show and brought back some great memories but after the show he disappeared and left a line of people disappointed because he didn't want to sign autographs. I had a booklet from the ferries on the Mersey that I thought would be good to have his autograph on.

Sue xx

I must be off and start my day. I've put some washing on the line and made the bed and washed breakfast dishes but there are still a few things to do.

Good night to you CC and have a good day Aussies.

Sue xx

Crumbs......... the thread had slipped to page three !

Good Evening Amanda,

How are you?
It has been absolutely pouring with rain all day, and finally stopped about an hour ago. I feel sorry for all the holiday makers, some are in caravans and tents around the coast - must be hard to be stuck like that with children.

Thank you CC for the YouTube address.

Tec.

Good evening Tec ..... I am well thank you , enjoying a peaceful evening .

It must be looking very lush and verdant in your area , with all the rain . It is a bit miserable for the holiday folk : ( we did well to come to Wales back in April and not get a drop of rain .

Have you been to Copper Mountain ( on Anglesey ) ? It was one of the plases that I just had to see...............I was mightly impressed : ))

Good evening Amanda and Tec

How are you both?

Sorry that it is still raining Tec.

We had a small caravan when we lived in the UK, but we were never worried by the wet weather. Our daughter was only a baby, so never really knew anything about it. Our son was a toddler and always found plenty of things to keep him amused. Or else I would read to him. I could get through "The Hobbit" in a week!!

Allan