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  • D Dalek Dave

    Roger, I am Very Tempted Indeed to vote you a one on this. Not because I disagree with the sentiments, and I have never heard the musicians in question, so I have no opinion on that either. But.... It is SEPTEMBER!!!! Please do not mention the C word! I have seen mince pies on the shelves of our super markets already, and the big tins of Roses and Quality street chocolates with reindeer and santas on them. Heavens to Betsy, can we have five minutes without being hyped to hell to spend more hard earned on ill-gotten?

    ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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    I'm with you - 5

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    • R Roger Wright

      I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...

      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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      Christian Graus
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      Isn't Alec Skolnik in that band, when he's not in Testament ?

      Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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      • R Roger Wright

        I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...

        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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        Russell Jones
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        Roger Wright wrote:

        Wizards in Winter

        I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though

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        • R Russell Jones

          Roger Wright wrote:

          Wizards in Winter

          I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though

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          You remembered correctly[^]

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          • R Russell Jones

            Roger Wright wrote:

            Wizards in Winter

            I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though

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            Yup[^]

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            • C Christian Graus

              Isn't Alec Skolnik in that band, when he's not in Testament ?

              Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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              Roger Wright
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              I don't see his name in the credits, Christian, but possibly he wasn't involved in this particular piece.

              "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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              • R Russell Jones

                Roger Wright wrote:

                Wizards in Winter

                I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though

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                Roger Wright
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                You are totally right. But this year there's a new entry featuring an Airstream travel trailer and the same tune. I refer to it as Bullhead City Lights. :-D

                "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                • D Dalek Dave

                  Roger, I am Very Tempted Indeed to vote you a one on this. Not because I disagree with the sentiments, and I have never heard the musicians in question, so I have no opinion on that either. But.... It is SEPTEMBER!!!! Please do not mention the C word! I have seen mince pies on the shelves of our super markets already, and the big tins of Roses and Quality street chocolates with reindeer and santas on them. Heavens to Betsy, can we have five minutes without being hyped to hell to spend more hard earned on ill-gotten?

                  ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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                  mrMercury
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                  In the stores here in Mexico you can find Independence day (September 16, not may 5), dia de muertos (Halloween) and Christmas decorations in august, this is really confusing, maybe we should be celebration a deadly independent Christmas

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                  • R Roger Wright

                    I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...

                    "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                    jeron1
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                    Makes me a little sad that one of my favorite metal bands, Savatage, kind of morphed into TSO and never went back. Can't say I blame them too much as I'm sure the pay is much better, but sad to me nevertheless.

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                    • C Christian Graus

                      Isn't Alec Skolnik in that band, when he's not in Testament ?

                      Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                      jeron1
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                      Have you got the latest Testament? IMO it's one of the best metal albums in recent memory.

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...

                        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                        Henry Minute
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                        Well if it's Wizards and Winter that you want, you can't go far wrong with this[^] :laugh: :laugh:

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