ELO

[Evans Electric]

Just about to go to bed  when  Jeff Lynn's ELO   2017   Wembley concert comes on BBC2     .    Wow!! So professional ,  they just blow these namby pamby  12 year old   boy bands  away . 

He's one of the most underrated  performers in British  Rock  and a typical laid back Brummie  .  No grandstanding  & prancing about  ,  OOoo look at me  I'm the big rock star  etc      just walks on and does the business .   

He said in the voice over at the start   " Me dad told me not to get big headed an' all that  an' I hope I havn't  "          

We worked by his studio in the city  some time back , and where we went for a coffee  he would come in to get a load of sandwiches & coffees  for whoever  .  No sending a flunkie down the caff.  

 

[Sharpend]

Have I missed it? Wanted to watch it but thought it was a little late, yet here I am!! 

 

[Sidewinder]

wt heck are you two doing up at this time, I have an excuse, it's only 9pm here!

 

[Sharpend]

You think we've got a problem, you might want to check your clocks batteries! Coz I just know your not the sort to upset us by saying your in some far away exotic land. 

 

[Sidewinder]

Exotic no, cold, heck yes, & just after 03:00 so I can do a few things with a guy in the UK, to get the job finished by tomorrow.

 

[Rob_the_rich]

Exotic no, cold, heck yes, & just after 03:00 so I can do a few things with a guy in the UK, to get the job finished by tomorrow.

Are you sorting out Santa's sleigh?

 

[Sidewinder]

Are you sorting out Santa's sleigh?

I wish!

Seeing how fast he can travel I would be getting him to take it for a test drive & dropping me home rather than a 7 hour overnight flight back tomorrow.

Pop quiz anyone?

 I am in a foreign land

About a 7 hour flight from the UK

It is very cold

The city I am in has an international airport

I had Poutine for lunch yesterday, washed down with Molson beer

Beer in fluid ounces

Distances in km

Oh & parlez vou Francais?

Should be easy from that!

 

[apprentice87]

Canada!!!!!!!

Alberta or Vancouver??

john...

 

[Blue Duck]

 

[Sidewinder]

No one has the city right.

I gave you too many clues to start with for the country.

 

[Blue Duck]

 Winnipeg? 

 

[Sidewinder]

 Winnipeg? 

Long way too far west.

 

[apprentice87]

Ok, so you are in Quebec as they all talk french there...

Ottawa?? Montreal???

john..

 

[Sidewinder]

Ok, so you are in Quebec as they all talk french there...

Ottawa?? Montreal???

john..

Which one?

 

[Sharpend]

Montreal

 

[apprentice87]

Montreal!!!

Was i right!!!  Did i win!!!!!!!!

john..

Montreal

******!!! Beat me to it!!!

john...

 

[Sidewinder]

Yes it is Montreal!

It's blinking cold, and snowy, very pretty, but I've only seen it from the plane window when I flew in on Wednesday evening, the taxi window to the hotel, my hotel room window, the taxi back and for the factory, and a car window when we went out for lunch on Thursday & Friday!

My hotel room view is the Pratt & Whitney factory.

If I look at an oblique angle I can just make out the St Lawrence Seaway.

I never mentioned prizes though.

 

[rapparee]

Some namby pamby sacrilege for you here.

My childhood was spent listening to ELO, my father had the double cassette ELO greatest hits album in the car.

 

[rapparee]

Yes it is Montreal!

It's blinking cold, and snowy, very pretty, but I've only seen it from the plane window when I flew in on Wednesday evening, the taxi window to the hotel, my hotel room window, the taxi back and for the factory, and a car window when we went out for lunch on Thursday & Friday!

My hotel room view is the Pratt & Whitney factory.

If I look at an oblique angle I can just make out the St Lawrence Seaway.

I never mentioned prizes though.

This is an ELO thread after all. 

 

[apprentice87]

Hi Paul,

I expect it is well and trully cold there!!!

What is it like?? Bit dull compared to the bright lights of swansea eh!!

john..