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Mar 26, 2021 - 9:49 AM
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Thor
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By the way, the link is the same as it's always been, so you'll find it at least 10 times in this thread. 
I'm staying true to my promise. I only opened the first bottle of beer now. As opposed to earlier meetings, where I've opened it two hours prior to now. Will try to drink slowly and rationally.
That being said, I have a great haul in my fridge (or out on my balcony, which doubles as a fridge at this time of year): A bottle of Camp, a sixpack Tuborg bottled beer, a Hansa Chili. But most of all, I look forward to the specialty beers: A Gulden Draak, a Brugge Trippel, a St. Bernadus 12, a Brewdog Hazy Jane and an Amundsen Ink & Dagger. Won't get through all of this, but some of it.
See you in 3 hour-ish.
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By the way, the link is the same as it's always been, so you'll find it at least 10 times in this thread.
I'm staying true to my promise. I only opened the first bottle of beer now. As opposed to earlier meetings, where I've opened it two hours prior to now. Will try to drink slowly and rationally.
See you in 3 hour-ish.
Good man.
Sorry you cant make it thomas. Thor are we seeing Falkirk B back tonight?
Hope so.
Thanks onya.
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Mar 26, 2021 - 3:54 PM
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Graham Watt
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...going to bed now Thor...to answer your last question....and Bill's....semi-professional....just means self-empoyed, no contract with the...institution I mentioned....cash in hand...no wonder the world's in such a state.
And it's a pity that I had to bail out. It's nearly midnight here, and I have to get up early to take the dog for a walk. So nice to see that new man, his name's Steven, such a lovely boy. And I still think that Howard L bases his speech patterns on Rod Serling. Not many humans speak that way. I didn't have the chance to show you all my book - "Introducción a La Historia de la Música en el Cine - La Imagen Visitada por la música" by Carlos Colón Perales. It's published through Seville University, and addresses music and image from the early days, meaning "pre-history" in India, Mesopotamia.... The first reference to film is - I think (I'm scanning) - the music for piano cited by Henri Colpi, from 1888 (Lumiére, Grand Café...)
But what's that got to do with drinking? Well, I've had to stop for the night due to...an appointment with a pint of gin in the park. Tomorrow (today!), 0600 sharp. Shhh. Cash under tree stump.
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Great to see everyone today. I am sorry I wasn't able to stick around as long as I would have liked.
OnyaBirri: That tiki bar located in San Diego that I mentioned is The Grass Skirt, which is fortunately still open. https://www.thegrassskirt.com. Recommended if you find yourself in San Diego. I remember the Lava & Ice cocktail being quite good.
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Bloody spambots, peddling their tiki bars!! Lol
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Graham it wasnt semi-professional
I shot him with a semi-academic machine gun. Lol
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Mar 27, 2021 - 3:03 AM
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Thor
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I have to say that last night's Cheers meeting was absolutely perfect, one of my favourites so far. Thank you to everyone!
I was inebriated towards the end, but not pissed. I'm hung over today, but not unconscious. I don't remember everything, but most of it. We talked about film and film music, but also other, sometimes personal issues. After you all logged off, I had a whole hour (from 1 AM to 2 AM) with a one-on-one with Howard. That was great too -- getting to share our mutual memories of 24 years at the board. And having the great Jim Phelps back!
Would it be better to do a Saturday next, for Graham, Michael, Howard?
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Bloody spambots, peddling their tiki bars!! Lol
Curses! My motivation for joining the board finally revealed.
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I have to say that last night's Cheers meeting was absolutely perfect, one of my favourites so far. Thank you to everyone!
I was inebriated towards the end, but not pissed. I'm hung over today, but not unconscious. I don't remember everything, but most of it. We talked about film and film music, but also other, sometimes personal issues. After you all logged off, I had a whole hour (from 1 AM to 2 AM) with a one-on-one with Howard. That was great too -- getting to share our mutual memories of 24 years at the board. And having the great Jim Phelps back!
Would it be better to do a Saturday next, for Graham, Michael, Howard?
Saturday is much better for me. Hopefully it works for others as well.
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Mar 28, 2021 - 7:58 AM
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Graham Watt
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Would it be better to do a Saturday next, for Graham, Michael, Howard?
In my case Thor, it honestly doesn't really matter. I'll be able to make some of some, but never all of all, and probably not even some of all. Whatever. I'll pop in whenever I can, like a spontaneous trip to the pub to see my mates. That's the way I like to see the Cheers Zooms. But just as in "real life", I sometimes have last-moment commitments, or I'm just tired, or my wife will suggest a film to watch together. And I haven't really got an awful lot of free time.
I know that this is all me me me, but I don't know anyone as well as I do me myself I, so let me continue PULEEEZE -
This is kind of relevant to my latest comment on the Zoom thread on the other side, and also tangentially connected to Kev's recent thread about our changing drinking habits... Anyway, when I was a youngster, and even up until about the age of 35 I used to do quite frequent all-nighters. Then I'd sleep all the following day. I know that it's not absolutely necessary to have a drink with the Cheers meetings (actually it is, but it's not obligatory to get pished oot yer heid), but regardless of drinking or not drinking.... (to be continued)...
...(continued)...I actually find myself now wanting to go to bed before midnight, even on Fridays and Saturdays. Then I get up at 7 in the morning and walk into town for the newspaper.
And then there's the fact that I don't usually finish work until about 9, after starting at 9 in the morning. All day stuck to a computer screen, only taking time off to post comments on the FSM board. Then I have dinner until about 10. Then I often need to get some fresh air, even if it's just going for a walk around the block to stretch my legs. Then it's bed time.
No wonder I've only had time to hear THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO once.
I trust that this has been interesting for you all. A lot of hard work went into it, and it took me as long to type as it would to hear an episode score from the SAN FRAN set.
I hope to see you all somehow, someday, somewhere.
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Mar 28, 2021 - 8:45 AM
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Graham Watt
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Cripes, I had no idea your days were so jampacked, Graham. Working from 9 to 9....is that even legal?
As I'm self-employed, I decide the hours I do Thor. A lot of that is unpaid time too (researching the right exam for the right people and all that, marking papers...you know what "semi-professional, or semi-academic academia" is like). The best way to understand it would be to think of the owner of a bar. I don't know about Norway, but here the owner is (or was, pre-Covid) working his bollocks off from opening time at about 10:30 in the morning until the last customers left the restaurant at 2 or 3 in the morning. Then he'd be cleaning up until about 5, along with the rest of the staff (who would have part-time hours of course).
Anyway, enough of me. Although I think it's too late.
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Mar 28, 2021 - 8:51 AM
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OnyaBirri
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Cripes, I had no idea your days were so jampacked, Graham. Working from 9 to 9....is that even legal?
As I'm self-employed, I decide the hours I do Thor. A lot of that is unpaid time too (researching the right exam for the right people and all that, marking papers...you know what "semi-professional, or semi-academic academia" is like). The best way to understand it would be to think of the owner of a bar. I don't know about Norway, but here the owner is (or was, pre-Covid) working his bollocks off from opening time at about 10:30 in the morning until the last customers left the restaurant at 2 or 3 in the morning. Then he'd be cleaning up until about 5, along with the rest of the staff (who would have part-time hours of course).
Anyway, enough of me. Although I think it's too late.
So are you able to drink while you work?
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