it's funny you should mention that...i went out and bought 2 pairs of trousers, one from Asda and one from Tesco, now i've been wearing size 34 waist since i was 20 (honestly) but the Tesco one's were too tight yet the Asda one's fitted really comfortably. even though i still wear the same size trousers, round the waist, it seems my legs have grown, because 34 legs (which i've worn since i was 20...honestly) seem to be a lot shorter than they were. i wonder if it has anything to do with my butt growing bigger?

i only really listen to music in the car. so i decided (on a long journey) to listen to all my Beatles CD's. it was great hearing all those songs again in order. on another trip i thought i'd listen to all my Yes CD's. then my Jethro Tull one's etc etc. how can anyone listen to just one band/singer for the rest of their life...unless they only had an hour left to live....

got to agree, i bought my crafter semi-acoustic 3-4 years ago, i walked into a guitar shop just to pass the time saw the crafter sat and strummed for a couple of minutes when my mobile started ringing. it was the wife. i'd been there over an hour! i also have a fender acoustic (f90 i think) and a 12 string. both sound good, but the crafter is the one i pick-up to practise and record on.

i've also tried ashton guitar strings. sound great new but they fade pretty quick. by bass still sounds good with them though.

i think it was me who removed the link, to be honest i didnt check out the posts, just saw the link followed it and saw it led to an on-line shop, to me that meant spam. i'm obviously wrong here so i apologise for my error

phillip

hi lee, i see your from the uk so i would look at on-line shops in the uk/europe first!

thorsmanns from germany are good. i bought a vocal harmoniser from them. good service)

i found music matters are also good and prompt. (i bought a recording program from here, so i dont know if they do amps)

there are others but i cant remember their names at the moment, so just "search" an amp brand (vox etc) to find out the best price, then try one out at your local dealer (which will probably cost more but they will give you good advice) then when you've decided what suits you best, go for it.

let us know how you get on

phill

no great grand kids yet but i've got 2 that are nearing the age, 17 going on 35 you know what i mean?
as for us, it seems we've always got a house full, my daughter lives just 3 doors away so we see her and her 2 kids daily. the 2nd oldest son lives in the next street, he's just produced my youngest grandson, which we see every day, he has 2 older kids too. my youngest son lives about a mile away his oldest (9) can find his own way here and does at least twice a day, my son brings his 3 year old daughter down to see us every other day. so it's a good life and seldom quiet.

MC

phill

further to my post above, it seems the "missing plug in" has infected me too.

phill

sorry cam, i haven't got it. try updating your browser?

Hi Robert, I've just had good news from my oldest son in Australia, I'm becoming a grandfather for the 11th time in August/September next year, so your song has that little bit more significance for me.

A happy Christmas and festive season to your good self and your family.

Phill

following on to what jerome said above, the first time i went on holiday to turkey was one big eye-opener for me. this was about 15 years ago and after getting off the plane at dalaman airport (which is  or was a military airport) and travelling for 4 hours in a rickety old bus, all i remember is the poverty, the broken down homes, cars that were left overs from the american bases and were falling apart, but mainly how friendly these people were. i'd never had any contact with muslims before and i was very apprehensive as to the welcome we'd get. apart from watching the men so they'd leave the wife's bum alone they were great, we made friends and when we returned the following year they'd actually remember us even our names. i've had holidays since in spain and greece and felt like something they cleaned off their shoes. one of my fondest memories was walking down the main street in kusadasi and seeing an ox cart with the farmers wife pulling the ox, the cart full of water mellons and the farmer sitting with the reins in one hand and his mobile phone (cell phone) in the other! at that time i didn't even have one my-self!

i thought i'd share this cos the religious theme has overtaken the thread somewhat.

to finish off, i think we are all religious in one way or another, even pagans. god may have been invented to explain how we got here, to give laws and teach how to live in peace. unfortunately theses ideals have been used and abused by the religious hiarchy for their own ends. governments would have us all illiterate and innumerate if they could. they got away with it for hundreds of years, a time we call the dark ages. the poor only get dangerous when they have a little knowledge and can think for themselves. then we would stop being cannon fodder for the rich, powerful and royal.