Shed 2 (The Gazebo)

Oh dear...



The ol' shed's not getting as much attention as it used to, is it?

I'd like to offer last month's edition of Prog and a mouldy Mars bar to anyone who adds Phil Collins to the Archives.

I'm jealous, too, Alan - seen The Enid many times over the years, from small halls, to rainy fields to the hallowed Hammersmith Odeon.

Live, they have never failed to impress, but if you play a studio album to a neophyte, you cannot get across the feel of an Enid gig. I remember seeing them on the 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' tour & being blown away by 'Raindown' then when I eventually managed to afford the album being disappointed at how lacklustre it sounded in the studio.

It's a true shame RJG is having to retire from liver performance, but medical issues leave him no option. It does beg the question though - if they continue, how many people will go to a RJG-less Enid gig?

Dean wrote: Reading back that post dawned the horrible realisation that the content, and thus my internet history and current email address, is older than some of the members of this site...

I know mate, I know - I was wearing a Fairport tour shirt yesterday which was older than many members of this site



Still fits though!

Dean wrote: Reading back that post dawned the horrible realisation that the content, and thus my internet history and current email address, is older than some of the members of this site...

Dean wrote:  Excellent. I would be jealous but I have no one to blame but myself, I could have/should have got tickets but didn't.  The Enid being better live than on record is one of the biggest conundrums of the past 40 years. Back in 199? I wrote this on my website: "I think I've seen the Enid slightly more times than I've seen the Cure, but it's close. The Enid where one of those enigmas of the music industry that have a huge and very loyal following, but never achieve success as measured by record sales. On CD and vinyl, the Enid were superb, but they could never never capture the pure essence of their live performances.  This bothered me for years, because recordings of their live performances couldn't capture it either. On reflection, I think what was missing was something that can never be recorded by "normal" media, (and perhaps this is true of all live albums), I believe the missing 'element' is the attuned, focused concentration of the audience. Recordings of Enid music are very easy to listen to, the sounds flow over you and absorb you. Live it is different, and unlike any rock concert I have ever been to, you sit or stand in reverent silence: listening intently to every note; watch the interplay between guitar and keyboard as if the music contains a power that lives only for the fraction of a second in which it was created. Yet at the end of each song, there is not polite applause, but an euphoric eruption. Then came the encore, where the Enid really let their hair down, assaulting the audience with blasts of Land of Hope and Glory / The Dambusters March and a straight and pure, unadulterated version of the Pistols' God Save the Queen."

I think that's probably right. As I said, this is the first time I've seen them (being a new convert) but I was certainly entranced by the music. We were in the third row so I could see the musicians and it's fascinating to watch such class, especially (for me) the bass player who was playing all sorts of percussion as well. The crashes made by him on the big drum and the drummer together were quite startling.
Having listened to Dust once so far, initial impressions are it was certainly more powerful live.

 Excellent. I would be jealous but I have no one to blame but myself, I could have/should have got tickets but didn't. 

chopper wrote: chopper wrote: Well, Microsoft have been telling me I should upgrade to Windows 10 for ages and they scheduled an upgrade for today so I thought I 'd take the plunge. It said it would take a while so I kicked off the upgrade and left it to complete. Came back an hour later and it's at the login screen. I thought it looked familiar so I logged in to find it's still Windows 8.1! Looking at the event log there are some errors that are probably connected to the upgrade.  So out of 3 computers we've tried it on in the chopper household only 1 has worked. Not good Mr Gates. Well, my PC prompted me to upgrade again last night and this time it's worked. At first glance Windows 10 seems quite good and Edge is fast, but after 10 minutes the PC crashed and I got a screen saying it was collecting information before a restart. It got to 100% and then sat there without any sign of a restart so I had to manually restart. Let's hope this is a one-off.

The crash was caused by my out-of-date webcam drivers. I don't really use it much so it's not really a problem. Other than that Windows 10 seems pretty good.

Well, Microsoft have been telling me I should upgrade to Windows 10 for ages and they scheduled an upgrade for today so I thought I 'd take the plunge. It said it would take a while so I kicked off the upgrade and left it to complete. Came back an hour later and it's at the login screen. I thought it looked familiar so I logged in to find it's still Windows 8.1!
Looking at the event log there are some errors that are probably connected to the upgrade.  So out of 3 computers we've tried it on in the chopper household only 1 has worked.
Not good Mr Gates.

chopper wrote: Dean wrote: Last night some miscreants attempted to steal the safe from Alton College, I hope all shedites have good alibis because they tried to carry it away on a ride-on lawn mower...  ...judging how impoverish the college claims to be I suspect the lawn mower was worth more than the contents of the safe. Don't worry I'll bring it back tomorrow. I've blunted all my drills getting into the bloody thing.   That reminds of some people who stole a safe a few years back (can't find the story on the Internet just now). They towed it away by dragging it behind their car. Fortunately for the police it gouged a ****ing great trail in the road all the way back to their house, so all they had to do was follow the trail and nick the idiots.

Last night some miscreants attempted to steal the safe from Alton College, I hope all shedites have good alibis because they tried to carry it away on a ride-on lawn mower... 

Edited by Dean - February 05 2016 at 04:22