I'm very ashamed to admit this.
Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight".
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 12 May 2009, 8:20, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

No shame in that
When I was a baby Edmund I was involved in a dodgy political exercise and that song was banned from UK radio stations by the government. Don't mind admitting, as a 20-year old, I was positively crapping myself when I first heard it when I returned from hot n sandy.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 8:27, Reply)

ooo tell me the song. Please?
There is a brilliant cadbury's ad with "In the Air Tonight" where a man in a gorilla suit does the drum solo - it's fucking brilliant!
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 12 May 2009, 8:31, Reply)

Like the reverse of Neighbours and Home and Away
is seems you're a few months behind us on adverts. That makes up for knowing Harold was returning six months before it happened.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 12 May 2009, 8:36, Reply)

Sorry, my bad
It's the Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" piece.

I'm afraid when I see the Cadburys gorilla on the TV I'll typically grab the first two available drumstick-like-things and play along.

Yes, I am 3.

100% of fact: Phil Collins was originally the drummer in Genesis and Peter Gabriel was the singer.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 8:36, Reply)

I believe I knew that already :P
but it's a cool fact anyway huh?

And I do that too. When I'm driving I hit the steering wheel with my fingers for the solo.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 12 May 2009, 8:44, Reply)

but do you know the dodgy political exercise?
suspect it might have been before you were born :(
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 8:49, Reply)

No I don't believe I do...
I was born in '92. My earliest memory is from '95 when I was stung more then thirty times by european wasps and taken to hospital.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 12 May 2009, 8:55, Reply)

Bollocks, that makes me feel old.
In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. In 1991 a large coalition of about 40 countries soldiers (including one (very young) Ed) kicked Iraqs butt out of Kuwait then came home to be completely ignored by the public.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 9:01, Reply)

Now I knew Iraq invaded Kuwait
don't understand why you got no support though?? Was it an unpopular war?
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 12 May 2009, 9:08, Reply)

not a particularly popular war
or didn't appear to be when we got home. suspect that this might have been that most people look at any war that lasts six weeks to be a meaningless, small skirmish without realising just how much hard work was associated with it and the effect of being Scud'd every day and night, working 14-18 hour shifts and 1-2 hours sleep a night.

I completely applaud the people who've been in Iraq and Afghanistan this time around but people fail to realise that "my" war was the last time, hopefully in history, when multiple armies face each other across a battlefield measured both in terms of miles and gallons of blood spilled. Just wish that some of the public support thats being lavished on "our boys" now had come our way.

/rant.

Sorry. Personal, pet peeve.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 9:13, Reply)

This is great
and would probably do well in its own thread.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 12 May 2009, 9:51, Reply)

which one,
guilty musical secret or eds pet rant?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 9:55, Reply)

Rant
You speak the truth, right there. It'd make for a debate, I reckon. I've been wrong before, though :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 12 May 2009, 10:25, Reply)

I've just
suggested it as a future qotw topic: grudges.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 10:31, Reply)

It's clicked.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 12 May 2009, 11:39, Reply)