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Post by J Esaj PRA on Aug 7, 2006 12:01:05 GMT
Right people. I want to be in Amsterdam on Saturday night. Your challenge is to find the cheapest way for me to get there and back. I can leave any time after 6am on Friday morning and I need to be in work next Tuesday. The start and end point in the UK is Milton Keynes. I'll be travelling as a foot passenger with a very small amount of luggage. I'm quite happy to slum it and I can do boats, buses, planes and trains. I'm not impressed by the options I've managed to find so far, so I'm hoping someone out there knows something I don't! I'm aiming for under 100 notes, but suspect 150 is more likely at short notice. Unfortunately I'm in a meeting for most of this afternoon, so I've not got the chance to do much more searching. Cheers yooooooooths!  |
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Post by malxscfc on Aug 7, 2006 12:38:11 GMT
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Post by roofless on Aug 7, 2006 17:17:55 GMT
Your challenge is to find the cheapest way for me to get there and back. Walk. Come on you knew some smartarse was gonna say it! |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Aug 7, 2006 18:00:51 GMT
;D OK smartarse. I know I'm god-like* but I've not quite mastered the art of walking on water - yet!   Malx - good call yooooth - I'd not considered flying from Coventry. I always imagine the airport there would have cattle grates on the runway! They've still got some cheap seats left, but I'd have to stay two nights - not sure I can hack that pace. Not sure I can get hold of a ticket for the gig either - they seem to stop selling them online 8 days before the show, which is a bit of a bugger. Keep up the suggestions yoooths - if I can swing a really cheap deal on travel and digs I might just go for the tourism/beers, but if it's gonna cost £100-odd I really want to see some music. * A blatant lie, but some people might be fooled... |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Aug 10, 2006 13:52:15 GMT
Well, my plans to fly tomorrow are looking pretty screwed at the moment.  Maybe I'll try for one of the more exotic locations next week... Not sure I want to risk taking my camera though if it can't go as hand luggage. |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Aug 10, 2006 22:14:36 GMT
Oooo - my boat may have just come in! I might not be forced to watch football on Saturday! I might even get to see two gigs! Bo!
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Post by malxscfc on Aug 11, 2006 0:06:40 GMT
;D Malx - good call yooooth - I'd not considered flying from Coventry. I always imagine the airport there would have cattle grates on the runway! * A blatant lie, but some people might be fooled...Coventry? COVENTRY??!  My link was a flight from BOURNEMOUTH, and given my (random and uninformed) assumption that you were Surrey-esque, I'd guessed you could easily hitch-hike to Bournemouth which is where my link was supposed to lead you......  Loads of holiday-makers beat that tarmac flat on the M3 this time of year. Might send you to said C-word if you hold so little regard for my organisational abilities, new friend! If that's your considered opinion of me you can stick a Schipol up your un-sunned parts!  |
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Post by medibot on Aug 11, 2006 0:33:18 GMT
Welcome to the joys of unfixed links malxscfc  Hope you get there Jase. if only to annoy the yank Kings X fans |
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Post by malxscfc on Aug 11, 2006 0:37:14 GMT
Hope you get there Jase. if only to annoy the yank Kings X fans Ey? Yank Kings? I cannot imagine what that means, MB, but I'm sure I must know a song about something which rhymes with that. |
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Post by coops on Aug 11, 2006 13:04:22 GMT
Hope you get there Jase. if only to annoy the yank Kings X fans Ey? Yank Kings? I cannot imagine what that means, MB, but I'm sure I must know a song about something which rhymes with that. [/quote] Kings X - American metal / prog rock band that Jase likes an awful lot: www.kingsx.net/I think they'r cack but then I'm a twee Indie-pop w*nker apparently! |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Aug 11, 2006 13:07:33 GMT
Malx, I did look at Bournemouth, but it was around £60 each way and flights were at silly o'clock. Coventry was offering flights around a tenner at less than silly o'clock. Coventry is closer to me than Bournemouth, as I live in Legoland. (No, not Windsor, the real one - with concrete cows, grid roads and roundabouts.) My fairly frequent visits to places south of London is mainly due to the Sutton fans being pissheads of a similar calibre as myself! Hope you get there Jase. if only to annoy the yank Kings X fans Ey? Yank Kings? I cannot imagine what that means, MB, but I'm sure I must know a song about something which rhymes with that. Bottyboy is referring to American fans of the (un)popular beat combo King's X. (That's 'ex', not 'cross'.) Let me explain… My continental trip is mainly to go and see American funk-rockers Living Colour, who are playing a short European tour that mysteriously avoids the UK. I wouldn't normally make this much effort to go, but this is an ultra-rare tour. Corey Glover, the regular front man with Living Colour is currently playing Judas in a major US production of Jesus Christ Superstar and is unavailable for this tour. dUg Pinnick, front man with King's X, will be taking over vocals for this tour. It has never happened before and it is very unlikely to happen again. I'm a major King's X fan. They hardly ever come over the pond - last time was Sept 2003 - and although I've been listening since 1989, I've only seen them live twice. I've got money to spend and no other commitments - I can't believe it took me so long to decide that I really needed to go and see these Living Colour shows. I was probably being distracted by the fact that King's X will be coming over in October (London, Sun 22 Oct - you all need to be there). Anyway, as this Living Colour tour is fairly short notice, virtually none of the American King's X fans will get the chance to see it. For some of the more obsessive fans in the States, this tour is a real (wet) dream come true. They have the luxury of seeing KX tour every 6 months, so this is a little bit of 'payback' for any of the Euro fans that can get to the shows. Sorry for the LAS! --------- LOL! The security check code for this post is spooky: UKEXKPY. UK Escapey - get it? ;D |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Aug 11, 2006 14:08:34 GMT
I'd have to disagree when Coops says KX are "metal / prog rock" - they are technically 'power-pop', although they blend in so many sounds and styles it gets hard to categorise. They are guitar based rock and do use a lot of 'heavy' and 'metal' riffs. They popularised 'drop-d' tuning in the mid-late 80s, which inspired the likes of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden to develop 'grunge'. That deep, grinding, close bass-guitar sound is almost a KX trademark, although you'd not notice it so much in their early work due to the 80s-style production. They also use 12-string bass on some stuff - one of those instruments designed to make your balls twitch! The 'prog' label comes from their first 4 albums, all produced by Sam Taylor, which have complex layers and textures. They do lots with the vocals too - think The Beatles and the Beach Boys for structure and harmonies. Their latter work has added a brutal edge (especially live), but they are never far away from melodic pop. None of this is 'prog' to me, but I'd not object to 'progressive' - they were definitely years ahead of their time. Twee - "excessively or affectedly quaint, sentimental or mawkish, sometimes coupled with words like nauseatingly" - I find a lot of KX stuff will fit that category, particularly in their lyrics. I guess they just don't jangle their guitars enough for Coops! Anyway, I've ripped a couple of contrasting tracks - not quite the extremes of their catalogue, but markers of the range they regularly cover. None of their recorded stuff really compares to their live show though - I could rip a few bootlegs if anyone wants to hear, but obviously the sound quality isn't perfect on those as they're not pro-recorded. King's X - "Please Come Home... Mr Bulbous" - 2000 08 - "Bitter Sweet" - 2':13" www.4shared.com/file/3003602/e23697ca/kingsx_pleasecomehomemrbulbous_08_bittersweet.htmlLight, melodic effort with guitarist Ty Tabor on vocals. King's X - "Dogman" - 1994 01 - "Dogman" - 4':02" www.4shared.com/file/3003618/1bf84f95/kingsx_dogman_01_dogman.htmlBall-busting crunch and huge riffs, with dUg Pinnick on vocals. Password is 'tinpot', without the quotes. The folder link is: www.4shared.com/dir/688261/7f65520a/TTsharing.htmlDrummer Jerry Gaskill also sings, but has only done lead on 2 KX tracks (plus a killer solo album). I might add "Six Broken Soldiers" later, just for the mad lyrics. |
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Post by coops on Aug 11, 2006 15:03:50 GMT
I'd have to disagree when Coops says KX are "metal / prog rock" - Thought you might! You got that right! Jangly guitars and wah-wah pedals are where it's at. |
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Post by davetscfc on Aug 11, 2006 16:30:22 GMT
Hope you get there Jase. if only to annoy the yank Kings X fans Ey? Yank Kings? I cannot imagine what that means, MB, but I'm sure I must know a song about something which rhymes with that. Kings X - American metal / prog rock band that Jase likes an awful lot: www.kingsx.net/I think they'r cack but then I'm a twee Indie-pop w*nker apparently![/quote] Yay for twee indie-pop w*nkers. |
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Post by malxscfc on Aug 11, 2006 17:36:33 GMT
I understand the word "twee." I'm fine with that bit. It's all the other words I'm struggling with....  |
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Maybe I'll try for one of the more exotic locations next week... Not sure I want to risk taking my camera though if it can't go as hand luggage.
Loads of holiday-makers beat that tarmac flat on the M3 this time of year.
