Did you ever have...

[Big Dog]

...one of those mix tapes where your favorite song on the whole thing was cut in half on side one and then restarted for side two?

That is how it felt when I got home from work tonight.

Bike was dancing in the street.
Spectacular sunset form a reasonably clear evening.
Bike softly singing my favorite song.
The melodious cachaphony of an excited and ravenous mile muncher.

I couldn't do it.
Eureka, excuse found! Borrowed gloves need to be returned.
Up to Silverdale to return said gloves.
Now the fun begins, pouring on the power as the bike glides around the corner as fluid and silky as Baileys poured over ice cream.

Never before I felt quite so at one with this particular bike.
The pounding race of the engine even at these low speeds almost metronomic in evenness.
The pulse of the engine quickens mine ans miles are devoured with insatiable hunger.


Even made a terrible cup of coffee in Wellsford seem a reasonable price to pay.

My return to Mairangi bay goes via Kaukapakapa, Wellsford, Helensville, Silverdale and home.

There are no words to describe the how much fun that was except to say it is like listening to your favorite song, one where you know all of the words, all of the harmony, one where even when your feeling a little average you still can't resist a smile, the sort of song you share with your lover under a moonlit sky.

A little disjointed perhaps but I'm still buzzing after a couple of hours.

Today I heard the call of the wild and answered.
You owe it yourself to turn that tape over if ever your find yourself in the same position, take your lady in your arms and make the dance floor your own.

[yod]

ummm.....wot??

[Deviant Esq]

ummm.....wot??

You mean "what". The character limit on posts on KB is somewhat larger than the poultry 160 you are allowed on a phone in a text message (though I doubt you use half of those available characters anyway), so there is no excuse purposefully mis-spelling a world just to make it a character shorter. It just looks sloppy. Sorry, rant over, pet peeve. :mellow:

Nice post Big Dog. One of those rare sublime days where it just all comes together and you just want to keep on going, stay in the groove. Good to hear you've had one! :cool:

[fazer]

Can I have some whatever your on?:yes:

[Drum]

Amen BD. I know the feeling. Sometimes it's as if you and the bike are a single entity.

[yod]

Sorry, rant over, pet peeve.

no, i mean "wot"
Can i have a go at you about my pet peeve, which is people moaning about that which is completely irrelevant and, by the way, entirely wrong....ever studied linguistic anthropology? development of language?? eg, colour = color, i rest my case.....

[marty]

Can I have some whatever your on?:yes:

he's on a hayabusa mate. 'nuf said.

(note the use of the ' on 'nuf - slang for enough - but 'nough just doesn't look right)

[yod]

Is that some new flashy term for laziness?

Mate, I didn't even get School Certificate English after 3 attempts, and not even a south Auckland bogan like me likes seeing the intentional bastardising of a perfectly good language.

no it's not, it's reality and since you quite clearly don't know, I fail to see how you can justify correcting me!

but since we're talking laziness (or maybe ignorance), ill correct your grammar for you since I know it's a pet peeve of yours....y'know...for your future reference....me being a nice kinda guy an all that

south Auckland = South Auckland, always use capitals on a proper name
bastardising isn't a word, bastardisation is
3 attempts = three attempts, you should always write the number if it's small

in the future mate, keep your grammatical opinions to yourself - I dont take kindly to being told how to write by anyone....and I'm guessing you dont like it either.

point taken?????

[Big Dave]

Sorry, rant over, pet peeve. :mellow:




get over it - it's a descriptive expression indicating a feigned colloquialism and appropro for the circumstance.

[jrandom]

appropro

Everyone should have at least one thing in life that they're good at, and Dave, you're a fine photographer (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/apropos).

[Joni]

Yup, besides KB is not f***en high school, people can spell things as they like... or have typos now and then... I sure as hell am guilty of the latter often!

[jrandom]

its not f***en high school...

Pity.

I suspect I would have really enjoyed knowing you back then...

[Big Dave]

but since we're talking laziness

It's degrees of effort too isn't it - dribbling on in a thread like this ain't exactly my opus - it's like 3rd down the list of stuff I'm doing 'right now' - and it gets that kind of effort.

If i'm writing something for publication on the presses - then I bother - and even re-read - for internet dribble that you dicks are reading - i don't particularly care if there be typos and mistooks and shortcusts - as long as can be understood. And the same with the inwards.

Hitcher's having kittens.

[jrandom]

Hitcher's having kittens.

... and they're all wearing cute little Tron suits.

[Big Dave]

Everyone should have at least one thing in life that they're good at, and Dave, you're a fine photographer (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/apropos).

And I thought you understood irony. Read it like Pete and Dud.

[Big Dave]

... and they're all wearing cute little Tron suits.

Should be something like the PR 'no hats' rule for politicians made apply to mods.
Black leather only. Tint visor.

I know what a babe Joni is and she doesn't scare me either.

[Waylander]

And this thread started so well.....

[ManDownUnder]

LOL Big Dog - I know EXACTLY what you mean. It hit me a couple of Thu nights ago on the ride...

I rode the first 1/2 crap... no tyle, no tempo, no timing... kicked off the 2nd half ... still the same till we hit a favourite stretch of the Coatseville R'head highway. I felt everything just click. Literally.

EVERYTHING came back in one hit as soon as I lined up the first corner. I went from riding a bike, pushing it around corners and working on it just to stay on the road, to being one with it.

Shame we stopped at the pub but I still smile when I remember that. It's hard to describe that moment when it all just "clicked" but it was as real as the feeling of stepping into a warm shower.

Brilliant write up chap.

[Big Dave]

And this thread started so well.....

wot - an then you gets 'ere.

[Kinje]

mmm sounds like a great night Big Dog. Gotta love those rides.

Been getting that sort of buzz from my 250 lately- harmony- love it

Enjoy it man, long may it last :Punk:

[yod]

exactly.....i hope the word policeman is reading your post too

[Sniper]

Well written BD, well written

[Waylander]

wot - an then you gets 'ere.
Hey man, my grammer and spelling have improved since I first joined the site.

But did a thread about riding really need to be hijacked into this?

Nice write up Big Dog, I know the feeling aswell and if I hadn't taken part of my engine appart and wasn't feeling crook I would be out there riding right now.

[Deviant Esq]

in the future mate, keep your grammatical opinions to yourself - I dont take kindly to being told how to write by anyone....and I'm guessing you dont like it either.

Fuck's sake. Talk about striking a fucking nerve! That's why I said "pet" peeve, it's something that I personally find irritating. Couldn't give a damn if you did it on purpose or not, it still looks sloppy. Didn't ask for anyone else's opinion on the matter, and I do recall saying sorry right before I said pet peeve. Keep my grammatical opinions to myself? Now who's telling who how to write?! And while we're being picky, there's a couple of letters you haven't capitalised up a couple.

No doubt you have your pet peeves as well, but you don't need to go off the deep end because I've voiced mine. Your original post was a bit of a nothing post - nothing there to indicate you'd studied linguistic anthropology, you'd have to agree.

Maybe there's too much picky picky on KB with spelling and grammar, but I don't see any of the others that point out such things (and there are many) getting flamed. So I'll stand my ground, thanks. :angry2:

[jrandom]

I don't see any of the others that point out such things (and there are many) getting flamed.

Ah, well, hmm, that's mostly because we're large and smelly, own lots of guns, and know where most of the other members live.

You, stuck all the way over there, are fair game, I'm afraid.

Don thy asbestos longjohns, old bean.

[Sniper]

Easy there fellas. Dont turn Big Dogs damn fine thread into a pissing contest

[Beemer]

You mean "what". The character limit on posts on KB is somewhat larger than the poultry 160 you are allowed on a phone in a text message (though I doubt you use half of those available characters anyway), so there is no excuse purposefully mis-spelling a world just to make it a character shorter. It just looks sloppy. Sorry, rant over, pet peeve. :mellow:

Ah, so that's why you chose poultry over paltry, merely to inflate your character limit? That's just fowl.

[yod]

Didn't ask for anyone else's opinion on the matter

i dont recall anyone asking for yours...but you still gave it didnt ya??
just like i did.....

get it!?!??!?!!?

you're your own worst enemy really.....you write the ammo for me to shoot you down with bwaahahahahaaa

[yod]

Easy there fellas. Dont turn Big Dogs damn fine thread into a pissing contest

apologies to all about the vomit that sprung up as a result of deviant's pathetic judgement call - but i dont back down from young uneducated pricks who decide they're free to pass pointless judgement on whomever they choose and then get snotty because their target throws it back in their face

[Deviant Esq]

Mate - it's an internet forum. People do get to pass judgement on whatever they choose. I wasn't judging you, just disagreeing with your choice of text. Call it a pathetic judgement call if you want - like I said, many a KBer has nitpicked over spelling and grammar before. As for the personal attacks, they weren't necessary. Nowhere in my posts did I make personal attacks based purely on assumption, as you have just done. But as this thread has now turned into a seething mess (as a result of only my post? Can't argue on your own...), I'll refrain from further comment.

[Kinje]

Thanks for the apologies. I really enjoyed reading the first few posts about a great riding experience. I hope future posts will be relevent to the initial subject of this thread.

[Sniper]

apologies to all about the vomit that sprung up as a result of deviant's pathetic judgement call - but i dont back down from young uneducated pricks who decide they're free to pass pointless judgement on whomever they choose and then get snotty because their target throws it back in their face

Fair enough, but you are as guilty as he in trying to get the last word in.


Mate - it's an internet forum. People do get to pass judgement on whatever they choose. I wasn't judging you, just disagreeing with your choice of text. Call it a pathetic judgement call if you want - like I said, many a KBer has nitpicked over spelling and grammar before. As for the personal attacks, they weren't necessary. Nowhere in my posts did I make personal attacks based purely on assumption, as you have just done. But as this thread has now turned into a seething mess (as a result of only my post? Can't argue on your own...), I'll refrain from further comment.

Devient, you are causing this to be ongoing maybe switch to PM's if you wish to continue the conversation with yod.

[Joni]

Hmmm, ok what was this thread about again? :spudwhat:

The KB tradition continues....

[gijoe1313]

And now for something completely different... back on thread topic! :gob:

Big Dog, that was a fulsome and effervescent extrapolation of your synergetic harmony of zen and motorcycling! I was moved and carried along on the tides of emotion, I could feel it in your writing and could mentally see myself riding there...

The extended metaphor of the existential confusion we find in our busy, modern lives is nicely juxtaposed by your poetic allusion to a favourite lyric. It is that unbidden music woven in our soul that yearns to be unleashed... and as bikers, I think we touch on that elusive silver cord now and then (and more often than the hoi polloi inured to the joys of two wheels of freedom).

I for one, wholeheartedly embrace the spirit you have professed and love that "being in the moment" heart and soul melding. The schism we have between those intangibles that make us people, conflicting with the material attachments we have is a paradoxical situation. We are free in our minds, but with our bikes, we are freer more often in not thinking when we are in the spirit of the ride...

Dizzam :o I think I'm on what BD is on at the moment :eek5: :sweatdrop all good!

Carpe Diem Excelsior!

[Waylander]

Hmmm, ok what was this thread about again? :spudwhat:

The KB tradition continues....
I'm still waiting on a good beer thread. Or maybe a bourbon thread. I've got a particular rant on that one. Went to a pub on The Strand here in Tauranga the other day nd had a Barrel51. The other bars I uually go to only shrge me $4.50 but this one charged me $7.50... WTF?

[ManDownUnder]

Hmmm, ok what was this thread about again? :spudwhat:



The love of a good hard ride when everything comes together.

... on a bike...!

[Joni]

... on a bike...!ahem...:doh:

[yod]

umm....WOT??....anyway.....


Or maybe a bourbon thread
absolutely.....Bookers iz da bom.....but it's a leeeeeetle pricey......

[Joni]

Yum Im having a damn good feijoa cocktail tomorrow with MDU! :yes:

[yod]

I just believe that those who use the english language, especially those better taught than myself, should use it to the full, and stop hiding behind abbreviations and colloquialisms to justify being a pack of lazy shits.

you have no idea what you're talking about mate, so just stop talking about it

[Her_C4]

And now for something completely different... back on thread topic! :gob:

Big Dog, that was a fulsome and effervescent extrapolation of your synergetic harmony of zen and motorcycling! I was moved and carried along on the tides of emotion, I could feel it in your writing and could mentally see myself riding there...

The extended metaphor of the existential confusion we find in our busy, modern lives is nicely juxtaposed by your poetic allusion to a favourite lyric. It is that unbidden music woven in our soul that yearns to be unleashed... and as bikers, I think we touch on that elusive silver cord now and then (and more often than the hoi polloi inured to the joys of two wheels of freedom).

I for one, wholeheartedly embrace the spirit you have professed and love that "being in the moment" heart and soul melding. The schism we have between those intangibles that make us people, conflicting with the material attachments we have is a paradoxical situation. We are free in our minds, but with our bikes, we are freer more often in not thinking when we are in the spirit of the ride...

Dizzam :o I think I'm on what BD is on at the moment :eek5: :sweatdrop all good!

Carpe Diem Excelsior!

bewdefool - jist bewdefool :dodge: :shutup:


Yum Im having a damn good feijoa cocktail tomorrow with MDU! :yes:

I recently had the opportunity to have some feijoa wine (NZ of course), but damned if I can remember the name. Very interesting - have you tried it? :sunny:

[Joni]

I recently had the opportunity to have some feijoa wine (NZ of course), but damned if I can remember the name. Very interesting - have you tried it? :sunny:Oooo yum Chrissie... if you think of the name please let me know, I have not tried it, but pretty keen on feijoa anything....:D

[Her_C4]

Oooo yum Chrissie... if you think of the name please let me know, I have not tried it, but pretty keen on feijoa anything....:D

Ha ha well damn it all - I will ring the restaurant and let you know!! :yes:

[yod]

Whatever pal, back down in a derogatory fashion, good for you.

so sory m8, ur jus perfect rnt ya, no snide implikashins in ne of ur posts wer ther??

whatever mister holier than thou....good for you chief....u tha MAN

aye WOT????

[Waylander]

Oooo yum Chrissie... if you think of the name please let me know, I have not tried it, but pretty keen on feijoa anything....:D
Never could stand wine but then my experiance of it so far has only been that cheap nasty shit you get in a box.

I'll stick to my bourbon lol.

[Joni]

Ha ha well damn it all - I will ring the restaurant and let you know!! :yes:Thanks babe... :sunny:

[phantom]

Never could stand wine but then my experiance of it so far has only been that cheap nasty shit you get in a box.

I'll stick to my bourbon lol.

had a taste of Jagermeister (sp ?) last weekend at my brother's stag do. Now that is nasty shit

[Waylander]

had a taste of Jagermeister (sp ?) last weekend at my brother's stag do. Now that is nasty shit
Havn't tried it myself but been meaning too. Don't think I will now lol.

[Sniper]

so sory m8, ur jus perfect rnt ya, no snide implikashins in ne of ur posts wer ther??

whatever mister holier than thou....good for you chief....u tha MAN

aye WOT????

Whens your birthday, we need to buy you a large stick. The one you are stirring with isnt handling it well at the moment


Havn't tried it myself but been meaning too. Don't think I will now lol.

Nothing wrong with Jagermeister.

[yod]

Whens your birthday, we need to buy you a large stick. The one you are stirring with isnt handling it well at the moment

well i do try...*blush*

[Sniper]

well i do try...*blush*

:niceone: Good on ya :p

You are also going to need better practise with the quote button. Although you seen to be doing OK at the moment. :lol:

[yod]

had a taste of Jagermeister (sp ?) last weekend at my brother's stag do. Now that is nasty shit

yup, pretty evil when mixed with velvet (which is kinda like kilkenny)...we wrote off a m8 in prague with that stuf....cuz we're nice guys and he had to be on a bus at 7:30 in the morning....you kno how it iz

[Waylander]

Nothing wrong with Jagermeister.
Mate even my brother says it's nasty.

[Sniper]

Mate even my brother says it's nasty.

Pah, you Yanks have strange tastes anyway :p

[yod]

You are also going to need better practise with the quote button

hey...i build websites....i didnt see anything in the fine print that said i had to kno how to use em!!!

[Waylander]

Pah, you Yanks have strange tastes anyway :p

Just cause I don't like beer doesn't mean I have strange tastes. You grow up drinking home-made stuff see if you can drink beer lol.

[Sniper]

hey...i build websites....i didnt see anything in the fine print that said i had to kno how to use em!!!

You don't "build" websites. They are not of physical nature. You "create" websites, as most are a form of art in a weird binary way.

You need to insert a name when quoting otherwise KB doesnt PM me and tell me that you are talking to or about me.

(Excuse the strange form of written text above, its 1445 and Im at work with a minor hangover courtesy of the father in-law, his brother and 2 bottles of Chivas)

[Waylander]

You don't "build" websites. They are not of physical nature. You "create" websites, as most are a form of art in a weird binary way.

You need to insert a name when quoting otherwise KB doesnt PM me and tell me that you are talking to or about me.

(Excuse the strange form of written text above, its 1445 and Im at work with a minor hangover courtesy of the father in-law, his brother and 2 bottles of Chivas)
Ooh now see when someone admits to having that PM alert for quoting that means you need to go on a massive spree of quoting that person until they get so sick of the PMs they turn it off.:yes:

[Sniper]

Ooh now see when someone admits to having that PM alert for quoting that means you need to go on a massive spree of quoting that person until they get so sick of the PMs they turn it off.:yes:

Ahh, you see I dont really mind that, I enjoy the attention

[Big Dave]

You don't "build" websites. They are not of physical nature. You "create" websites, as most are a form of art in a weird binary way.



I build web sites.

[Sniper]

I build web sites.

I know better than to argue with that. Besides, Australians have a different langauge to NZ don't they? :dodge:

[jrandom]

2 bottles of Chivas

You're a bigger man than I am.

I wouldn't have admitted to it being Chivas...

[Sniper]

You're a bigger man than I am.

I wouldn't have admitted to it being Chivas...

It was special reserve (At least thats what I think the shiny box we attempted to kick around said)

I didnt know it until my 5th or 6th or 7th glass, by that stage I wasnt in any form to protest

[Big Dave]

I know better than to argue with that. Besides, Australians have a different langauge to NZ don't they? :dodge:

Oxford: establish and develop (a business, relationship, or situation) over a period of time

But you're 'Virgo' correct too.

[Sniper]

Oxford: establish and develop (a business, relationship, or situation) over a period of time

But you're 'Virgo' correct too.

Ahh cheers. Mind you, Im not really one to talk, I use a bastardised version of NZ England and Souf African speek.

[jrandom]

It was special reserve (At least thats what I think the shiny box we attempted to kick around said)

Friends don't let friends drink Chivas.

At that price point, Glenlivet is an appropriate getting-pissed tipple.

[Sniper]

Friends don't let friends drink Chivas.

At that price point, Glenlivet is an appropriate getting-pissed tipple.

Ahh, that could have been the problem, this was my future father-in-law. Hmmm.

On that note though, It was duty free Chivas... And I didnt pay for it, that somehow abstains me from most "Nancy Chivas Regal drinking poofta" comments doesnt it?

[Joni]

Fish - does Dimple single malt suit your standards?

[jrandom]

duty free Chivas... And I didnt pay for it

You are excused, but consider yourself on warning.

[jrandom]

Fish - does Dimple single malt suit your standards?

Dimple? I thought that was a blend. Haven't tried it.

Hell, girl, I'm not actually fussy. I've been known to go camping and drink a litre of Jameson's in one sitting.

The whole whisky-snob thing, well, it's more about upholding traditional standards in public.

Get me alone in a dimly-lit room, and you'd be surprised at the levels I'll sink to...

[The_Dover]

it is a blend.

based on the Glenkinchie lowland malt.

[Joni]

The whole whisky-snob thing, well, it's more about upholding traditional standards in public.I would not actually know... at the risk of sounding like a non cultured SA'can... I dont drink scotch of any kind :sick:

Get me alone in a dimly-lit room, and you'd be surprised at the levels I'll sink to...and with whom you would it with too I presume? :bleh:

[jrandom]

... with whom you would it with too I presume?

No, no.

I don't think that would surprise you.

[Sniper]

You are excused, but consider yourself on warning.

I shall remember this for in future, many thanks.

What about Jamesons? Ok, or not (To be taken to a BBQ or similar gathering in the essance of socialising)

[Big Dave]

it is a blend.

based on the Glenkinchie lowland malt.

Co-pilot does the expensive Brandy thing. I think it ALL tastes like avgas.

[jrandom]

What about Jamesons?

Jamesons is the best of the low-priced whiskies. Nice and smooth. Even goes down a treat neat. I prefer it, in fact, to JW black and a number of the other middle-shelf blends.

It'd be my first choice for a BBQ take-along where hard likker was called for.

[Joni]

it is a blend.

based on the Glenkinchie lowland malt.As I said before, what do I know... I just remember my ex telling me that was what he drank... so I was trying to see if its crap. :mellow:

[Sniper]

Jamesons is the best of the low-priced whiskies. Nice and smooth. Even goes down a treat neat. I prefer it, in fact, to JW black and a number of the other middle-shelf blends.

It'd be my first choice for a BBQ take-along where hard likker was called for.

I shall remember that. Im not much of a hard likker drinker, but that makes me a cheap date Ive been told.

I do like sitting down to a good drink once in a blue moon though. I do have a Bookers hidden at the back of the cuboard for just that occasion.

[The_Dover]

If you want a reasonable but cheap blended scotch you can't overlook Grants.

[Sniper]

If you want a reasonable but cheap blended scotch you can't overlook Grants.

I have had it once, seemed OK.

Hmmm, I had best research this blended stuff

[jrandom]

If you want a reasonable but cheap blended scotch you can't overlook Grants.

I concur. I was on the verge of editing my Jamesons post to give Grants an honourable mention.

In my book, though, the Irish still have the edge there.

[The_Dover]

the irish always have the edge when it comes to being cheap. that's all they've got.

that and potatoes.

and lucky charms

[Sniper]

Ahh, a good old thread becoming a good alchol related discussion. Its been a while

[jrandom]

the irish always have the edge when it comes to being cheap. that's all they've got.

that and potatoes.

and lucky charms

Mmm, potatoes.

Fortunately, someone's already made the perfect T-shirt (http://imgs.t-shirts.com/clipartitems/large/154568.jpg) for the favourite Irish girl of your acquaintance...

[Big Dave]

the irish always have the edge when it comes to being cheap. that's all they've got.

that and potatoes.

and lucky charms

The Corrs.

[Sniper]

The Corrs.

As in "'Corr Blimey!" or The Corrinthians??

[The_Dover]

The Corrs.

musical mashed potato

[Big Dave]

musical mashed potato

served with sugar.

[Her_C4]

Oooo yum Chrissie... if you think of the name please let me know, I have not tried it, but pretty keen on feijoa anything....:D


....and speaking of alcohol and all things sweet :-) .......

I am reliably informed (by the cafe/ restaurant worker reading off the bottle label!!) that the feijoa wine that I referred to earlier is from the 'Riverhead Estate Winery' (SH28 - Kumeu) :done:

:Punk:

[Hitcher]

no, i mean "wot"
Can i have a go at you about my pet peeve, which is people moaning about that which is completely irrelevant and, by the way, entirely wrong....ever studied linguistic anthropology? development of language?? eg, colour = color, i rest my case.....

Your application for membership of the BDOTGNZA has been rejected. Unilaterally.

[Hitcher]

Ah, so that's why you chose poultry over paltry, merely to inflate your character limit? That's just fowl.

Eggsactly. Talk about having a cock and pullet.

[Hitcher]

Back on topic, I reckon that the enjoyment of music lost something when one had to stop getting up to turn a record over at its midway point.

Does anybody (else) remember those stacker players? And double LP sets where one album contained sides 1 and 3 and the second sides 2 & 4, so you turned the whole set over, rather than having to fanny around with individual records?

[Hitcher]

And Jamesons is a vatted malt. It doesn't cut it in the "true" single malt stakes, I'm sorry.

[Macktheknife]

All other shit aside Big Dog, That is probably the most poetically lyrical I have ever heard you, well done.
Just count me as jealous.

[Big Dave]

I remember 78 rpm.

Mate Greg has just purchased a delightful radiogram dresser size unit. Fully restored.

'Just the thing for Radio National' he tells me.

[jrandom]

And Jamesons is a vatted malt. It doesn't cut it...

It's not meant to cut it. But at $40/litre, it doesn't have to.

Sometimes one just needs to kill off a few brain cells without tasting anything nasty in the process.

[Big Dog]

Oh the mirth.
To be honest I did not care if the original post was ever read, or replied to.
I just wanted to record for posterity how last nights ride made me feel.

Some times the correct diction does not say what you want said. In these instances I feel it is appropriate to colloquialise.
While I do feel it is appropriate to correct someones diction from time to time I feel it only appropriate when done without malice and when there is no fault of your own.

Freedom of speech allows us to grow, provided we actually listen to the others around us.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

Am I offended by the blatant hijacking.
No.

[Big Dog]

Dizzam :o I think I'm on what BD is on at the moment :eek5: :sweatdrop all good!

Carpe Diem Excelsior!

Nice to see someone else gets it.

[Big Dog]

Amen BD. I know the feeling. Sometimes it's as if you and the bike are a single entity.
Egg Zachery.

[Big Dog]

I rode the first 1/2 crap... no tyle, no tempo, no timing... kicked off the 2nd half ... still the same till we hit a favourite stretch of the Coatseville R'head highway. I felt everything just click. Literally.
Sometimes that is even better is it not?
Nothing like feeling the needle slip into the groove.
Dad used to have a copy of Bat Out Of Hell on vinyl.
There was a slight imperfection on the outer ring. Manufacturing fault I think, years later I happened across another copy with the same imperfection.

Get your line wrong and the most awful racket would pour fourth but when the needle slipped in to the groove and the song of the same name leapt out at you your pulse quickened, you breathe normally again.


Somehow the perfect copies I have had on tape, CD and iPod since have never lived up to the magic of getting past that rut into the groove.

[Big Dog]

Oooo yum Chrissie... if you think of the name please let me know, I have not tried it, but pretty keen on feijoa anything....:D
Try whole pealed Feijoas marinated in Purple Death served over French Vanilla ice cream.

[MisterD]

Back on topic, I reckon that the enjoyment of music lost something when one had to stop getting up to turn a record over at its midway point.

For me it was the loss of the whole ceremony of taking the record from the sleeve, the search for cryptic messages in the run-off track (Another Porky's prime cut!) the loving wipe with the cleaner of your choice, reverentially placing on the turntable and then....The Lowering of the Needle

Everything about CDs is just rubbish....shrunken cover art, horrible cheap plastiky case, stick the disc in the drawer, hit a button....hit skip...hit skip....bah.

Just in case anyone wondered why it says "Luddite" up there...

[gijoe1313]

And somewhere, a band played on...

Just got back from watching The Labyrinth of Pan (spanish film) at Sylvia Park. Nice cinemas there, think I will watch all my movies there from now on! The film got me thinking about a lot of things, utimately, it always came back to this here post by Big Dog! :scratch: :yes:

I had a great ride back, even though the moronway was closed off for the usual unjustified repairs and maintenance. I don't actually recall making any conscious actions when I was riding Daisy back! I was aware of all the other cages, usual road hazards and all ... but just had the most magical feeling pulling up to home, doffing the lid and thinking ... "Whoa! For a short ride home, that was an awesome ride!"

I dunno if it was the movie, BD's post or a combo of the two! So into that groove where you are just "feeling" it :yes: Hard for me to go to sleep now 'cause of it!

Aieee! Big Dog - what have you done to me? I've got that feeling ... that makes me want to go dancing on the ceiling! :msn-wink:

:niceone: Maior Canine! Et tu salutant!

[Disco Dan]

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[Macktheknife]

Try whole pealed Feijoas marinated in Purple Death served over French Vanilla ice cream.

OH MY GOD!!!
Can you still buy Purple Death? I haven't seen it in years.

[jrandom]

OH MY GOD!!!
Can you still buy Purple Death?

You sure can.

There were bottles on the shelf at the Westgate King Dick's last time I looked.

[Joni]

Hmm, I was ready and willing to try Big Dogs feijoa suggestion out, when my partner said that Purple Death was quite vile and something about a jock strap or underpants or something...

What does it taste like? before I run around the whole Chch looking for it...

:spudwhat:

[jrandom]

my partner said that Purple Death was quite vile...

Nonsense. Why would they name it 'Purple Death (http://www.sapich.co.nz/purpledeath.html)' if it tasted bad?

[Joni]

OMFG..... :sick:

What did I ever do to you Big Dog :cry:

:lol:

[jrandom]

What did I ever do to you Big Dog

This should make for an interesting response...

[Macktheknife]

OMFG..... :sick:

What did I ever do to you Big Dog :cry:

:lol:

Apparently not enough! lol

It really isn't that bad Jo, in fact many people have been known to rather like the stuff. I remember the first bottle I ever saw, I had to buy it just to find out if the label was taking the piss, fortunately it was. Bloody good stuff, great laugh for parties too.

[Macktheknife]

You sure can.

There were bottles on the shelf at the Westgate King Dick's last time I looked.

Cheers for that Fish, I will look out for some next time I'm in the area.

[Sniper]

Tis true, I have a bottle of Purple death I keep for unsuspecting sorts who turn up wanting to drink my alcohol.

[Disco Dan]

Apparently not enough! lol

It really isn't that bad Jo, in fact many people have been known to rather like the stuff. I remember the first bottle I ever saw, I had to buy it just to find out if the label was taking the piss, fortunately it was. Bloody good stuff, great laugh for parties too.

puts hairs on your chest ay ;)

[Macktheknife]

puts hairs on your chest ay ;)

And your back, your knees, your knuckles, elbows,
all over the place really.

[Xile]

(Waa Big Dog, so beautiful the way you described it..it's just that!
Thks!!)

[Big Dog]

Hmm, I was ready and willing to try Big Dogs feijoa suggestion out, when my partner said that Purple Death was quite vile and something about a jock strap or underpants or something...

What does it taste like? before I run around the whole Chch looking for it...

:spudwhat:
The manufacturers go to great lengths to make it sound bad but it is actually a dessert wine and as such tastes fabulous when combined with sweeter items, also very good for marinating steak that is a little too tough, provided you cook outdoors (10 foot flames put some people off trying this.)

As an all night binge it is deadly.
As wine it tasted dreadful.
As shots it tastes dramatic.
As a dessert topping it tastes divine.


PURPLE DEATH



An unusual "Rough-as-Guts" aperitif that has the distinctive bouquet of horse-shit and old tram tickets. it is best drunk with teeth clenched to avoid foreign bodies. Connoisseurs often drink this strange brew in conjunction with other beverages which complement, or mask, the delicate flavour of Purple Death.
Please note, the term 'some' implies a certain flexibility
Russian Jumper (with some vodka)
American Purple (with some Bourbon)
Purple Lady (with some Gin)
Purple Randy (with some Brandy, a rose and candles)
Purple Carribean (with some white Rum and a parrot)
Or use for: punch base, ice cream topping, trifles, steak marinade or with fruit juice.

If you wish to refine you palette this is not the stuff for you, go get a bottle of Galliano's Brown or Jaegermeister and make the same dessert and a splash of Cointreau.

If you want a really gastronomic experience you have to try it.
At $12 a bottle, the very worst case you have something to serve at parties as a challenge.

[Big Dog]

And somewhere, a band played on...

Wonderful.
Mine seems to change with my tempo but the perennial favorites for me are Paradise City, To Sir With Love, Bat Out Of Hell, Tears Of Heaven, Lady In Red.
Just watch when you listen to Mahnahmuhnah!
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[Big Dog]

You sure can.

There were bottles on the shelf at the Westgate King Dick's last time I looked.

Or you can go to the factory and buy it there at about %75 retail. Just out of Henderson.

[cowpoos]

And this thread started so well.....
go back to canada

[cowpoos]

Hey man, my grammer and spelling have improved since I first joined the site.

But did a thread about riding really need to be hijacked into this?

Nice write up Big Dog, I know the feeling aswell and if I hadn't taken part of my engine appart and wasn't feeling crook I would be out there riding right now.
go back to canada

[peasea]

"But did a thread about riding really need to be hijacked into this?"

They almost always do but you're quite right, why does a feel-good post get the guts ripped out of it? (Coz it can?) Someone relays their feelings of a cool ride, the aftermath or whatever and BLAM! "Caught red handed showing feelings.."

Of course, I'm too tough to express my feelings about a ride....nah, none of that nancy-pants crap, far too much of that about (on U-tube especially, seen Brad's new bike?), I'd rather tell nobody about how cool riding is, keep it to myself, sharing is so last year. Get off the roads, I want them all to myself, shove your opinions, mine's the only one that matters, your bike sucks anyway, ad infinitum.

Good post, we've all had days like that but few put them into words. Maybe more should.

[peasea]

PS: If you wanna laugh your tits off, check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLQRv0RjBBM

[Kittyhawk]

BigDog that was an awesome description. You have a way with words.
:yes:
Once you are in that moment when two become one, its all on. Sometimes it does take a bit of getting into but looks like you seized the moment!!

Good on ya!
When the engine and rider is in tune...you know its going to be a good ride.