Advice from B3tans
Well, everyone has gone home from the office, and I'm on my own. Playing on the 'puter right now is Tractor, by Tractor, as recommended by our own dear Monty. Fuck, Amazon are quick.

What advice have you taken from a B3tan, and lived to regret/treasure?

Whether or not I am enjoying "Tractor" at the moment will be in the replies somewhere.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:15, 47 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Them Crooked Vultures
As recommended by Vipros.

I was most pleased.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:16, Reply)

Bigelf
suggested by Monty, despite him not having listened to them.

I'm sure there are loads of things I've been advised on, but fucked if I can remember what they are.

Thanks to everyone who has recommended something good though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:18, Reply)

Kristine told me not to be so devoted to Pinot Grigio and to get into Sauvingnon Blanc
Vipros told me to listen to Gordon Giltrap.

DiT gave me a recipe that I've still not got round to making.

Several B3tans extolled the virtues of griddle pans.

In fact I need to stop because nearly everyone here has either given me a film/book/album/food suggestion or a nugget of information/encouragement/advice, and I can't thank everyone.

I love you guys... *sniff*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:20, Reply)

We love you too
*big hugs*
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:21, Reply)

*punches arm*

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:41, Reply)

*Punches face*

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:42, Reply)

*feels the love*

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:43, Reply)

Tough Love

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:44, Reply)

Tractor, face punching....
...are you me?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:44, Reply)

I'm morphing
As we speak, David Bowie is being dipped in Acid
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:45, Reply)

Can this day get any better for me?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:48, Reply)

Only a bumming from Al could improve it
Over to you Al.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:49, Reply)

*runs to the fucking hills*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:52, Reply)

*beams broadly*
Even if you hate it, I'm pleased you're giving it a go. The variety of styles and techniques I find amazing - but I do concede that some/many may think it's 'a load of old hippy bollocks'.

It was recorded in a tiny bedroom oop north somewhere, which I find astounding.

Tuggers has tipped me for some excellent stuff as has young Cancer. And others too, of course: thank you all.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:23, Reply)

I'm loving it old boy.
I got severe flak when I put it on this morning and a high pitch whine filled the office.

Now its empty, I'm air guitaring my way through Ravencroft's 13 bar Boogie.

Its the 30th anniversary special disk.
:)
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:27, Reply)

Splendid!
I am really, really pleased about that.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:29, Reply)

If the Write Stuff was not on the radio when I am going home,
I would bung it on in the car and blow the speakers apart.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:32, Reply)

I need to get me a copy of that
how much is it on amazon?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:27, Reply)

£9.98 shipped.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:28, Reply)

will I like it?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:29, Reply)

Yup

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:29, Reply)

cool
I'll purchase a copy

(for some reason I want that to be read as per-chase)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:32, Reply)

You will LOVE it: 100% guaranteed.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:33, Reply)

reading the description
it doesn't sound far from what me and my mate are doing, in spirit at least
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:35, Reply)

Precisely.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:38, Reply)

We may get it back the charts.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:33, Reply)

B3ta's own RATM adventure...
They reformed for a couple of gigs a few years back. A pal and I are very seriously contemplating commissioning a one-off London show.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:37, Reply)

Jesse Younan
was suggested by el poppeto, and thoroughly enjoyed
edit: however I really really really can't get my head around Mastodon, people on here rave about them but it just ain't happening for me.
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:27, Reply)

Perhaps there should be some sort of archive...

monty is always recommending stuff that I forget and there is a whole thread about chilled guitar music that i need to dig out from somewhere!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:31, Reply)

Gordon Giltrap's Fear of the Dark
is a beautiful album of chilled and technically incredible guitar music without being up it's own arse.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:32, Reply)

I hoped Robin Trower's oft-praised 'Bridge of Sighs'
was going to be similarly revelatory. Unfortunately, bar I think one track, it is actually fucking shit.

Heartily disappointed.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:35, Reply)

At first listen Giltrap's stuff can sound a bit shit
as it has some 80s sounding synth and drums, but it's worth persevering with as his guitar playing is basically unique. Virtuoso folk is how I would describe it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:36, Reply)

It's boss
It's like folk with added 1980s regional ident music from the ITV networks.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:42, Reply)

I know of him, but none of his output.
I might have a listen online. Thanks for the tip.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:49, Reply)

none of the good stuff can be found online unfortunately

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 18:12, Reply)

Loads of things
Like Hooverphonic for music - can't remember who.
Like AVG for free anti-virus stuff - Mong the Merciless.
Like torrents for TV I've missed or hasn't been shown in the UK - Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
Like men for keeping the bed warm - BGB.

Possibly more stuff than that but they're the things that stick out most.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:42, Reply)

AVG?
Dear oh dear me... Please don't say you class it as a good thing. It's useless as a piece of software, uses masses of resources and is really difficult to uninstall when you finally do get fed up of it. Kaspersky is much better. Not free admittedly, but it works.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:46, Reply)

Oh, I don't use it now
as I have to use a work licensed one in order to get onto the intranet to do stuff from home.

However, I did find it useful, but you're right it is very clunky and uses up a large amount of resources...but I found Norton to be the same. Admittedly I've not used Kaspersky.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:48, Reply)

I once tried Bullguard. My God that was fucking awful.
Made my laptop so fucking slow it might as well have been riddled with cyber-nasties.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:51, Reply)

Avast is what you want these days

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 18:19, Reply)

This ^
AVG was good back in the day with version 6, even 7.0 was OK but since then it has been getting more and more bloated for no gains in usuability or detection. Add to that the fact that they don't have a free edition of the x64 edition and I've moved on to Avast and have been very happy with it once I remembered to switch off the update notification sounds so I stopped getting woken up by my laptop in the middle of the night robotically saying "Virus database has been updated"
(bill, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 0:38, Reply)

I've tried
probably every fucking AV under the sun, and can only recommend McAfee, and Panda (from 2009 on) - again, not free though
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 18:50, Reply)

Roota told me to avoid an area of Liverpool
The week before last, and it was indeed an ice rink so I'm glad of her knowledge.

Ta Roota!
(Mrs Ballunatic counting calories, not votes., Wed 27 Jan 2010, 17:53, Reply)

Any time luv!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 18:28, Reply)

Someone told me to MTFU.
Best advice I ever got.


Tourettes and Davros introduced me to the wonders of wine in a box.
( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 18:15, Reply)

Reccccee-a-mondiations
First one that comes to mind is bazmorningstar recommending yourcodenameis:milo who I now love to pieces.

Couple of good ones from rachelswipe but I'm biased as I'm completely in love with her The Music which I liked a lot and Monkey Dust which made me cry with laughter.

And althegeordie insisted I give anal sex a go. I am not a fan.
( djtrialprice, Wed 27 Jan 2010, 20:16, Reply)

B3ta
My being here is down to Legless. Mind you, it took the fucker moving to Oz to do it.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 27 Jan 2010, 21:33, Reply)