@phoneboy I thought so from the name. Possibly not one for me, if it has yeast. I'm still a bit intolerant. Personally, I live for the Passover Meal our church holds (to honour our Jewish forefathers). Matzo cracksers & horseradish sauce. Absolutely scrummy!
@phoneboy Ooh I would have liked to see Pink Floyd - though I'll admit I didn't get into their music until quite late on, despite my brother's attempts. He saw the Stones at Twickenham rugby ground. He thought they were superb. I wouldn't go to see them if you paid me. Never liked them or the Beatles. I do like some of the songs, but not the bands.
I'm not massively into Prog really either - more of a metal head. Give me Nightwish any day. I have seen Dragonforce & Turisas live, but also I'm not a big fan of crowds, so I don't really like big gigs. I've done a couple of folk festivals (Van Morrison, Crowded House, Split Enz, Pogues etc) and multiple trips to see The Saw Doctors and Oysterband over the years. I prefer a quieter life now, I'm afraid.
@phoneboy Quite possibly not. They weren't a massive band even in the UK before that. Mind you, I don't think they've ever been a really mainstream band in the way that Queen were.
I remember inadvertently seeing a bit of one of their concerts in a small sesaside town called Bridlington back in 1983. We went on a school trip to see "Machbeth" as we were studying it for English literature. It was an appalling production so a few of us snuck out to see what else was going on. The music from the main theatre drew us in. Although we didn't get in, we could hear them well enough. The closet I ever got to a live gig of theirs!
@phoneboy Same here. Absolutely love them. I first came across them with Makin' Movies (but then I'm older than you). I still sigh happily at the finger-click in Romeo & Juliet, along with the soft Geordie accent. Never has "heart attack" sounded so sexy!!
"Hand in hand" is my absolute favourite, closely followed by "It Never Rains" & "Your Latest Trick".
And Queen - complete legends, so many outstanding songs. I first remember them from Bohemian Rhapsody - possibly the first chart song my Dad raved about. Helped that he soon discovered that Brian May went to the same university as he had. 🙄
@phoneboy Can't beat a bit of Billy Joel. I grew up with the An Innocent Man album as a sound track to my late teens. That, KC & The Sunshine Band, Dire Straits & Queen. Good times.
@matigo I might be back to you for suggestions once they have a rough itinerary. I did say to her that I have a friend in Japan…
@matigo She lives in London, so she's used to crowds. I imagine she will want to visit some less touristy bits, too. She's a keen hiker, as is her travel-mate.
@variablepulserate I know, but sometimes I’m just so exhausted. Life post-Covid. 🙄 I can function for a few days, but then I hit a wall and crash. If I don’t give in, then all the aches and pains kick in & eventually I crash harder. Still, it's a vast improvement on where I was two years ago, so there's that.
// @matigo
@matigo Yes. She is fairly well travelled, but not Japan and when a friend suggested it she was very keen to go I would like to visit Japan, but I don’t travel much, so it’s unlikely I will. She’s been to Vietnam, Thailand, plenty of places like that. Oh, and India, but then she’s Indian, though grew up in Uganda, until kicked out in the mid-70’s, and came to the UK.