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  1. On 5/21/2022 at 10:51 PM, KillaKukumba said:

    Do we really have those laws? I haven't followed the media laws that closely. I know there is all sorts of caveats in the media contracts that state a certain number of football games must be made available to FTA, but I didn't realise test cricket was also included.

    I'm not a huge fan of what other channels have done to the cricket. I know things had to change and I'm no fan of channel 9's commentators since we can't have the Bill and Tony tag team any more, but C9 knew how to film cricket. Kerry Packer might have ruined cricket for the traditionalist when he created the World Series but he created a tv experience that was honed over the years and mastered, the other channels just don't have that.

    A very popular cricket match commentator and summariser in UK was Richie benaud even if he was an aussie. Murray walker for F1 was also brilliant and well worth a YouTube if you've not heard of him with all that enthusiasm. Buck Martinez is a baseball commentator I thinks good too. He keeps me interested in watching the game even when it's not so great. 

  2. On 5/21/2022 at 10:40 PM, Thatguy said:

    We have laws to keep Test cricket on free to air TV so it's there if we want it, and so we take it for granted. This won't last forever, of course.

     

    I watched a good game of RU last night (Brumbies vs Blues, Brumbies pipped after the 80 minutes by a field goal) and it did not hold my interest as much a regular RL game between a couple of loser clubs.

    The loss to a golden point field goal is the worst feeling in the world. It's only one point but it nullifies  >80 minutes of blood sweat and tears.

    Yeah I kinda assumed test cricket would remain on licence fee TV as it's not very popular in the UK compared to football(soccer)I was shocked when it was lost. Watch it while you can. One thing I'd like to see in test cricket is a change in rules so that positive batting gets more reward and runs removed from batters if they block too much😉 

    Re the rugby. That's so typical. The match being won by a drop goal. Thats so rugby union. Yeah good man. even a poor rL game is better the recent brumbie blues match👍 course occasionally union is fantastic. 

  3. On 5/15/2022 at 2:04 AM, JamesT said:

    Very cool!  I've been blasting a lot of deathcore lately.  Lorna Shore just released their newest song yesterday, and I've been playing it repeatedly.  I've also been jamming to Black Tongue, The Red Chord, and Shadow of Intent.  Highly recommended! 

    James t if your liking deathcore. Why not. I'm not a big fan. Lorna shore recent track  sun eater is catchy and sounds similar to some music I've got. Those atmospheric choir bits and orchestra stuff I like. The metal bits I'm liking too. Vocals I think work well.  I've heard alot worse deathcore stuff. Have you got the album?

    Cool re jamming to those bands. Does that mean your can play along to them. What instrument do you play 

     

    I pre-ordered the new album by sisyphean. It's dissonant black metal which is a genre I've never bought music from and never heard of before. but I'm liking. Probably not a million miles from sun eater track. 

  4. On 5/16/2022 at 3:43 AM, Thatguy said:

    Maate, what you want is for RU to be more like RL. Makes sense to me, of course.

    Test cricket? Background noise/vision in the summer. Pop your head in and watch a bit when you are too hot or whipping inside to get more beers. Sit down and watch? 😴indeed.

    That's it. I'm more of a rugby league fan. I've watched some NRL stuff years back on TV and I liked it more than union as its faster paced and simpler. Plus 1point for a drop goal is what I like as that encourages going for more tries rather than winning with kicks. 

    My best mate has watched some rugby league as he's based up north. He likes watching "classy Cass"Castleford play.  

    Not watched much test cricket since it was taken off regular UK TV in 2005 after the ashes win. A few beers watching test cricket was good for sure or a big bag of crisps😋 oddly enough I've probably watched more Australia test cricket than England recently as for a time bt TV package had all the Australia cricket games then the price Went up alot so no more

     

  5. On 5/15/2022 at 3:36 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

    My son is 8 and he's a horror fiend, has been for several years. Horror, killers, and anything to do with Halloween, skulls, skeletons, ghosts, goblins, witches, demons, ghouls... He has refused to watch any "kids" movies for the last few years because they're too boring. Apparently there's just not enough killing, blood, guts, gore, chainsaws, evil clowns or screaming to suit him. Jump scares, he lives for jump scares. He doesn't have nightmares or anything if he watches scary stuff right before bedtime and he never has, it doesn't phase him, in fact he can't get enough of it. He wears his various Halloween masks year round while he watches TV because it helps him get into character. If anyone dares comes to visit or if anyone's still here working when he gets home from school he will undoubtedly pop out from around a corner with a scary mask and a toy knife dripping with fake blood and see if he can scare them. All year long he asks me every couple of weeks how long till October because he knows the Halloween store is only open in October and that's his chance to stock up on masks and weapons for the coming year.

    I don't really understand how this has happened because I don't watch horror at all, not ever. I have no use for the genre because I don't find it scary. And I don't give a shit about Halloween or any other of our silly made up holidays. He must have picked this shit up from some kids in school or something.

    My son likes wearing the outfit of his favourite characters for same reasons you mentioned. Hes only got superhero costumes like Thor, batman, spider man and he too liked the killer clown.  He wanted the doc from back to the future outfit but we could not get one small enough as he was two at the time.  He called back to the future the doc movie for some time which I think is fair enough as he's my favourite character from that movie. 

    I can see you explaining everything to your kid very thoroughly so he will be fine with all that horror stuff even if he's a bit young. I can easily spend loads of time reading up on all things horror related. It's fascinating. I watched nightmare on elm Street when I was ten and some other horror films like Halloween plus a load of action movies I was too young to watch. I've turned out ok. They were not that scary movies imo.    My son is a big fan of the villains too.  Darth Vader is his favourite star wars character by along way. I do my best to explain what he's like. It did put my son off for a time but he still likes darth. My son is easily scared unlike your kid. My nephew lives for frights which creates arguements when they meet up. 

    . Your kid must have got the horror stuff from school as my son picks up all sorts from school and some of it requires  little talks. It's mostly the swear words and insults  🤫 

    Heavy metal artwork is a favourite of his especially with skulls. Iron maiden. Megadeth are some of his favourites.its nice to hear others who appreciate extreme in a healthy way. Your kid will probably get a job at shreikers or similar bwhen he's older for a summer job. You pay to go to an abandoned mental hospital or similar type venue at night and all these enthusiastic horror fans do there best to scare you to shitting point☺️I've been once. Only once

  6. 7 hours ago, JohanV said:

    Nice, TOR is not very known but is consistently bringing great releases to us. The one you mentioned is a good example.

    Thanks Johan. Pleased to meet another tor fan. It's my favourite label at the moment. What are your favourite tor bands? 

     

  7. It's sad that Andrew Symonds the Aussie cricketer has died today. I remember seeing him play at London oval for a champions trophy group match against new Zealand in 2004 and what a fantastic batting performance. Loads of 4s and big attacking play as I remember. Rip Andrew.  

  8. On 5/12/2022 at 1:27 AM, Thatguy said:

    Yes, but...

    RU is paying some degree of attention, RL has its head up its arse. I am guilty of loving the sport but the big hits are part and parcel of the spectacle and for some men will be disastrous to their longer term well being. RL needed to set up a fund for research, and for compensation years ago but they didn't.

    WWE stopped the use of getting whacked by steel chairs in the head. Although that was more a decision to make it more suitable for younger fans but does prove things can change. Re rugby I can't remember speaking to anyone who wants the hits taken out of the sport.

    Certainly in union I'd like to see all that lying on the ground sped up after a breakdown🥱 apparently once you've played the game or understand the rules you actually like all that. Could be true. When I used to play cricket I enjoyed test matches more. Now Ive stopped I struggle to watch test matches without 😴

  9. 21 hours ago, Thatguy said:

    Yes, but...

    RU is paying some degree of attention, RL has its head up its arse. I am guilty of loving the sport but the big hits are part and parcel of the spectacle and for some men will be disastrous to their longer term well being. RL needed to set up a fund for research, and for compensation years ago but they didn't.

    Ok so not much happening in Australia re this. In England the subject is not going away but again not much is happening. I would say things will change if there's enough of these stories and press and enough people want it. A big study might also push it too especially if it gets enough support.  Maybe some of the heavy hits will be outlawed and other parts of the game will come to fore and there will be more points scored. Maybe just maybe the team hug at the start will be as physical as it gets😂

     

  10. On 5/9/2022 at 12:08 PM, Thatguy said:

    Yep. I knew the history. In Australia Rugby League started as the sport of the inner city working class in Sydney, and became the game of the rural working class too. One of the oldest clubs is the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Rabbitohs is not a very tough sounding name for a violent contact sport team, but it came from the call of the bloke selling rabbits to the inner city poor door to door.

    Interestingly the club next door -  the Eastern Suburbs Roosters (The Chooks) - started as a working class club too, but the Eastern Suburbs gentrified and South Sydney did not and The Chooks are now funded by a billionaire and have little local support. The Rabbitohs are now funded by Russell Crowe and another rich guy whose name I forget, but that's another matter.

    My team - the Parramatta Eels (Parramatta means place of eels in the local indigenous language) are a community club owned by its members. Parramatta is the heart of the western Suburbs -  Westies - working class battlers. It is an easy trope in books/films etc to let the reader know that the character is an Eels supporter - it is shorthand for Westie loser.

    Thanks for the info. Rabbitohs are a team I've heard of years before the takeover by Mr crowe. It's an original name for sure and was perplexed by the name. Now I know.  

    Is the issue of concussion a thing in Australia. In England there are more and more players who are having big issues after retirement like Steve Thompson who won 2003 world cup with England of course.😉now he can't even remember his kids names. In same interview he is quoted as saying I wish I'd never played to begin with. Could rugby rules be altered so the big hits don't happen nearly as much perhaps dishing out match bans for each unnecessarily big hit. Just an idea. Rugby could still retain what makes it great but with less long term cost to the players once there retired. 

  11. On 5/9/2022 at 9:31 PM, KillaKukumba said:

    Sounds like an AFL supporter describing why they are unlucky enough to barrack for Collingwood!

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    He looks like  rabbi after a few too many sherbets☺️ 

  12. New one from et moriemur mixing atmospheric doom with Japanese themes featuring choir, cellos,harps bits and some Japanese instruments I can't pronounce. 

    It's so niche I'm thinking, really is because most people who like traditional Japanese stuff will not like the metal bits and the metal singing. where I'd say it's probably got not enough metal music in it for the metal fan to like. I don't think I've spoken to anyone who likes it apart from me. It was well reviewed. Also a shame the band does not tour outside Czech Republic much? I'm not aware of much tours. 

     

     

  13. On 4/24/2022 at 1:57 AM, KillaKukumba said:

    I do feel a bit like the ones who chose not to get vaxxed are being rewarded by playing the waiting game but I guess I also knew it was going to happen at some point. In Vic our vax rates are pretty good regardless of those who chose against it. I think single dose is something like 99.5%, double is high 90's and triple is in the 80's.

    It sucks that this winter dose they keep talking about is only for the oldies and the vulnerable because the old farts proved the first time around that they were reluctant to get it and it slowed the entire country down. I think with so many people double and triple vaxed the winter booster should be open to anyone that wants it.

    QR codes were a joke to begin with, especially when the governments said the data would not be on-sold, or given to other parties and both the Victorian and NSW governments were caught doing the opposite. It might have worked if treated properly but eventually people were going to get sick of it anyway.

    Four doses I've had bud. 💪🦾☺️ I've got a health condition so my life sucks. This was a small positive I got out of it. 

  14. 7 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

    Just ordered one of those sweet limited edition Mark Riddick longsleeves from Afterbirth. I might make it truly one of a kind by chopping the sleeves off, because I actually kinda hate longsleeves. 

    I like mark riddick artwork too. That t shirt is cool. My son would like it as he's well in to skulls and dinosaurs. Well looks like that to me. I have a recent fetid zombie album. My kids like the picture even if it scares them a little bit. Mrs blaacdoom does not like them seeing it. It's certainly a change from Peppa pig 😁

  15. On 3/26/2022 at 11:06 AM, Thatguy said:

    I went to school with Ian Thompson. He played rugby league (of, course) - prop -1st grade for Manly-Warringah (Sea Eagles) and played for Australia but a broken leg ended his career. Every year in the grading trials for the school RU teams we would pack down on opposite sides of the scrum and he would get an arm free and hit me. Every year he ended up in the 1sts team, and me in the 2nds. We were friends but for him hitting me to put me off my game was just a part of the game that he got and I didn't and that's why he played 1sts and had a professional career and I didn't.

    That guy think it was you who have mentioned that rugby union is a rich persons sport and league is for everyone else in Australia.  I googled why rugby is still working class sport in wales and read about the great rugby schism in great Britain when union split from league. It was all about money. Article was very interesting.  Tbh I always thought it strange that union was an amateur game until recently in England whilst top level football was professional.  And Wales kept on playing union in a big way as they liked beating  England who were weakened by the union and league split there. Beating England alot at rugby was something they liked alot. Lots of 🏆trophies I'm guessing for wales. 

  16. On 5/5/2022 at 1:29 AM, JamesT said:

    No problem!  I enjoy making recommendations and hearing that someone else found it rewarding.  That's a great question as to the genre that "St. Anger" would fall into.  I guess I've always just thought of it as straight-forward heavy metal and not really being characterized by any specific sub-genres.  Not sure, though!

    What have you been listening to lately? 

    Yeah it was a good recommendation. The songs are very good imo with the music video. Frantic i liked alot. I googled it and it's listed as metal/alt metal/nu metal/groove metal so we're all right. I can't see the metal tag but I can hear all the other genres in it. 

    I've been listening to transcending obscurity records stuff from there you tube feed. A range of stuff which I like some of alot. What you been spinning ☺️

  17. On 5/3/2022 at 3:06 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

     

     

    On 5/2/2022 at 11:58 PM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

    Let's face it, guitar solos were absent from most nu-metal in the 90's due to a lack of talent. When other bands who had guitar players quite capable of playing good guitar solos started not playing them either as a 'style choice' that's just plain dumb on their part. I remember from the SKOM movie Kirk was lobbying hard for them to rethink their no solos decision. Said it would forever date the album to that period. Personally I think they had other much more important issues with that album namely in the songwriting department. Songs went on forever and weren't in any way memorable or catchy. But that's just my opinion.

    My question is with so many thousands of great metal albums in existence no matter what sub-genre you're into, why would anyone feel the need to play a turd like St Anger regularly? To each his own obviously, but what good is being 'heavy' again and having 'energy' when the songwriting on the album was such utter shyte? Album was so bad it made their self-titled seem almost good by comparison. Almost.

    makes the world more interesting that some people hate something whilst others like the album.  With st anger it's a 6/10 album overall for me but there's alot of there other albums I prefer it to.You could say I'm not there biggest fan as die hard fans would like all there stuff whilst I mainly like the first 3 albums.  I agree st anger is bit repetitive, the lyrics are not exactly inspired all the time, the drums sound don't work for me and lack of solos. 😞A good few solo would have improved it alot. Still I like listening to it somewhat. 

  18. On 5/3/2022 at 12:13 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

    We had a show called "How It's Made" (no idea if it's still on) that showed not just food, but all different kinds of products being manufactured in the factory. I didn't ever watch it a lot but I'd run across it on YouTube every now and then. I do think there's a kind of beauty in watching the machines do their thing in perfect synchronicity that can be very satisfying and enjoyable. 

     

    How It's Made: Bourbon

     

    Thanks for the link. It was interesting. The presenters on the UK show i like more. They are very passionate and keen and a little bit eccentric which I like. The food factory program goes into more detail about how the machines  work which I find interesting too. I tried doing a link but I struggle with tech and it didn't work 🤗

     

  19. On 4/30/2022 at 9:53 PM, KillaKukumba said:

    As long as it's only the cream that's clotted and not the blood flowing through your body!

     

    Clotted blood in the veins is bad. Clotted cream on food equals for me 😋   maybe on chips would be good. 

     

  20. I've been watching food factories on Smithsonian channel. Watching about how all those UK favourites are made is something I'm liking more than I'd thought.Never thought watching how baked beans, stone baked pizzas,pasta, biscuits etc were made would be so captivating. 

    Anybody like this sort of program or are there programmes that were more interesting than you thought they could be.

  21. On 4/28/2022 at 12:30 AM, JamesT said:

    Awesome, glad to hear you liked it!  It doesn't have any guitar solos, but the heaviness is undeniable.  You can tell they were trying to reclaim the "metal" title after a couple of albums that didn't amount to much more than radio-friendly rock.  I'll always listen to it fairly regularly. 

    You convinced me to listen to it. Thanks again James t. It's by no means my favourite album but I like it more than dislike. I certainly like it more than nearly all the stuff I hear on the radio. No solos. I think it would have been better with solos. I'd have thought it have been to do with idea going around at time that solos were not needed for nu metal. In fact I can't remember why bands didn't play solos deliberately. Definitely it's there heavy attempt. What genre do you call it. Is it nu/groove metal.  

     

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