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  1. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in UK Charts
    Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80s ? There'd be a whole decade of imagery and influences to choose from!
  2. How can any kind of penal measure have any real effect on someone if that individual is ALREADY disengaged from the source of that penal measure . . . whether it be their family, their wider social group or society in general???
  3. . . . and individual acceptance before any kind of 'social conformity'
  4. . . . and understanding :heart:
  5. . . . and love :heart:
  6. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in Personal Charts
    :angry: 1. Fergie - Glamorous (yes, hated even more than Akon, that's some going girrrrl) :angry: 2. Dustbin Timberat (credit to Gramz) - (yes, even more than Akon now, I've really had enough) :angry: 3. Akon - I Wanna Love You :angry: 4. Akon - Smack That :angry: 5. The View - Same Jeans (could've put 'em through the spin cycle by the time it took to write this c**p Thanks . . . I feel better now :)
  7. You know, it's alright that Russ :lol: I listened to a few of them. I'm entering a bit of a random Harajuku phase at the moment and things like this are beginning to sound really quite attractive to me!!! :o B) Some kind of Beatles-esque experimental Japanese indie sound? I could imagine playing in it the background while I'm working. Do you know any more slightly random Japanese/Harajuku style stuff . . . I know you're a fountain of knowledge :) (and a fountain that taps straight into my bank account at that :( )
  8. I love The Polyphonic Spree . . . :wub: I might give it a listen for them.
  9. Socio-economic factors are an important point - poverty, lack of education, lack of opportunity, social exclusion etc . . . . . . but me being me I do also tend to lean towards emotional/psychological factors . . . Society has it's benefits for those who can benefit from them, taxes etc go towards a framework that generally supports society members - schools, health, law enforcement, homes etc, things that make people feel safe enough in a society, and supported enough as an individual, to want to contribute constructively to it . . . Now if an individual does not feel safe and supported in a society, they become disengaged from it. This can start early on from childhood experiences of families, and others. There are a lot of damaged people in this country, creating more damaged people, and the vicious circle goes on and on. . . People can live in extreme conditions - very little food, poor housing, disease, little education, and still be productive, constructive members of their society because survival instinct tells them this is still the best way to be as safe and supported as possible in their circumstances. When individuals feel none of the benefits, and feel emotionally/pyschologically unsafe on a deep level . . . they may have felt ignored, unheard, undervalued or experienced even worse from a young age, it is no wonder that they would want to 'attack' the society around them at large . . . anything from grafitti or dropping litter to being rude, socially antagonistic or aggressive or to the more extreme ends of violence or crime. Well . . . that's my own theory any way!
  10. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in UK Charts
    Yours was the original though Russ. But if you are changing it then I am prepared to be astounded (again) :)
  11. Be good to see the old routine! :cheer: My mom made me a Velcro skirt when I was a lttle kid so I could play at being Bucks Fizz! :lol: :lol: :lol:
  12. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in Television
    Oh I see, it was the hyphen that did it . . . otherwise no-one would be able to write p**** Cat Dolls. I was only trying to write 'pussyfooting' :lol:
  13. After all you've put me through . . . you'd think I'd despise you . . . but I want to say thank you . . . . . . because you made me that much stronger XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  14. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    I doubt I could bring myself to buy The Sun even for a free film. I guess I could pay for the paper and just leave it on the counter and take the DVD :lol: It might still scare the pants off me tho :cry:
  15. Today I wanted to check the name of the Cliff Richard film set in Birmingham, where they invent a new type of beefburger called a 'Brumburger'! Wikipedia's total entry was 'Brumburger > Birmingham, UK' :lol:
  16. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in UK Charts
    Could you do a bit of promo? In the Indie & Alternative Rock forum there is a poll thread on Baby Fratelli. Maybe if you posted something in that forum you could pull a few people over to have a go?
  17. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in Television
    JK is direct and can be blunt, but he is trying to shock people out of their attitude and behaviour patterns, he's not necessarily going to do that by p****-footing around and being all nicey-nicey . . . and the show has a counsellor who JK brings in to play the softer role, and who steps in after the show if they've managed a bit of a break-through. I used to watch Trisha before she moved channels but don't watch it anymore, I thought she became a bit more 'americanised' like she was trying to be Oprah, and the production became too glossy - I used to think she was ok on ITV, she's been through a difficult time with depression and so she uses a lot of that personal experience in how she relates to people. As for Jerry, he's just the ringmaster to a freakshow and I wouldn't give it the time of day. * I can't believe this site starred out p**** in the perfectly reasonable context of the phrase p****-footing!* :lol:
  18. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    Another re-make mistake. Why bother? Any tricks of the trade Hollywood could possibly thow at this won't go anywhere near touching the original. Hitcher scared the pants off me when I was a kid.
  19. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in 20th Century Retro
    I used to love this! Jeez I'd forgotten all about it. Back when French and Saunders were funny as a double act . . . French, Saunders, Ullman and Wax were all at a really good stage in their careers when they made this imo. I might go and check this out. Your posts are gonna cost me a fortune at this rate Tigerboy! Grrrrrrr :lol:
  20. snowbaby posted a post in a topic in Television
    I've had the chance to watch it this morning - hadn't seen it for months. It was a good one! Jeremy was well on form! :lol: Go JK :cheer:
  21. Voted! Some of the tracks so far have love and hate in equal measure!
  22. Acceptable in the 80's is a killer track, and working with Kylie is an achievement but . . . Who is he? . . . WhooOOO IS HEEEE??? Seems he's caught a bit of Lilyallenitis
  23. :rolleyes: That's beautiful. There's a lot of love in there :wub:
  24. I'm with you both there :lol: (although I've bopped to Baby D in my time, it would never make it into an ULTIMATE top 20 dance list) oh, and harsh but hilarious Russ :rofl: