KiwiCoromandel

very funny.......clever too...

while some of what you say about cooler heads may be true ken, it`s still a fact of life that unilateral and intolerant actions such as those taken by the landlord will, in most cases, beget even more intolerant and probably more violent actions as a matter of due course..not to mention human nature...iraq is a good example of this.......

" Pentagon officials say the ultimate ideal of unmanned warfare is combat without casualties " ........they forgot to say " AMERICAN " casualties...they don`t give a flying fuck about who gets killed as long as it`s not american soldiers.....now lets see..first we`ll send our robots to all these countries, we`ll kill all their people, secure all their natural resources, privatise all their publicly - owned infrastructure, replace their government and scamper back to " fortress " america....is that about how it is meant to play out?

fucking good on them.........i use microsoft software if it is any good.....not because i am forced to (although i`m starting to wonder whether i am in fact using it of my own free will)........i`m afaid that this is just another blatant attempt by an american - based multinational corporation to rule the world by intimidation, coercion and intellectual copyright.....

perhaps he`s pissed because lindsay won`t give daddy any pocketmoney......

....she should buy a lottery ticket

at your service sir.....

"Alive" wallet found in the Andes Feb 19, 2005 An American hiker in the Andes stumbled this week on the wallet of a survivor from the 1972 plane crash made famous in the movie "Alive," which shocked the world with tales of eating human flesh to survive........ Read more...... http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_sk...5%3fformat=html

go to work sober and stay sober while all around you are drunk...you`ll get to dislike your customers very quickly and you will then sell your bar and renounce the evils of alcohol....then you will give all the money you made from selling your bar to the episcopal church..... and you will henceforth be called by the name saint method77. you will then travel on your final big adventure in an unnamed middle eastern country where you will open a mixed bar and grill as a front for the episcopal church and try to convert everyone there to christianity....after that...who knows?? :bigsmile:

sounds like fun...do they have central heating? :hyper:

"It was unbelievable," Aguilera told Us Weekly magazine. "Every sickening cute thing he did, I totally hated it. Talk about a fucking Valentine's Day surprise — the little asshole got me!! can you imagine that - me, Christine Aguilera!! The little bastard! "He sent me on a scavenger hunt," she said. "My mom used to do scavenger hunts for me when I was a kid, and my fucking servants do that and everything else for me now at minimum wage..but that`s another story.... so it had sentimental value..so what!! Toughen up mother.....I`ll let you take out my trash later. Each clue was a dirty poem — surprised the shit out of me when he proposed!" I didn`t know the little bugger could speak english let alone write.....oh god help me...quick...i feel a prenuptial agreement coming on :bigsmile:

fave metal guitarist....at this point in time i`d have to say dimebag darryll abbott and pantera doing " cowboys from hell " live on video at ozzfest 2000.....too much :strumma: :strumma: " Throughout history, technical innovations have acted as catalysts for experimentation and development. Music is no exception, the first important technical advancement that allowed an adaptive musical revolution was the introduction of the electric guitar in the late 1940s. The Fender Broadcaster, later renamed the Telecaster, launched in 1950, was the world's first commercially available electric guitar, with a solid wooden body and bolt on neck. The Fender Precision Bass was launched the following year, to replace the bulky, cumbersome and frequently barely audible acoustic double bass. The rock 'n' roll revolution exploded on the music scene during the '50s, and the development of electric guitar technique was paralleled by this phenomenon. During the late '50s, there was a growing awareness of the potential of the electric guitar. The distinction between rhythm and lead playing was clearly made and songs were now constructed to include a four or eight-bar break in the middle. A technical innovation in drumming heralded the next phase of rock music's development. In 1957, Remo Belli started supplying plastic, instead of supplying traditional calf leather skins to drum manufacturers. Plastic skins were far more functional. In the early '60s, bands began to capitalise on the benefits offered by recent improvements in technology. In the U.K., four or five-piece outfits became the norm, comprising bass, rhythm and lead guitars plus optional keyboards or saxophone. The Rolling Stones, labelled as the "badboys" of the British invasion did much to initialise the general public's negative attitude to rock music. 1967 was an important year in the development of rock music. It saw the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which marked a growing acceptance of rock as an art form. Hendrix made a massive impact on the rock scene. His style became the blueprint for rock, and later heavy metal guitarists the world over. Led Zeppelin became the role model for other artists to follow. The basic components of their style still represent the essential aspects of heavy metal and they probably rank as the most important influence on the genre. This is an amazing feat, considering the band has been defunct for well over a decade. At the same time as Cream, Led Zeppelin and Hendrix were making waves throughout Europe, a whole new generation of bands were beginning to emerge out of garages and seedy clubs in the U.S.A.. Bands such as the MC5, the Stooges, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad and Blue Cheer all helped mould the next phase through which rock music would progress. The impact of the MC5, Blue Cheer and the Stooges is perhaps now, in the mid '90s, more apparent than ever. Contemporary outfits such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden derive much inspiration from these sources. Alice Cooper's outrageous stage antics saw the inception of rock theatre, where the live show became an integral part and visual extension of the music. 1970 saw the beginning of real exponential growth in the rock industry. The boundaries between blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, heavy rock, adult-orientated-rock and progressive rock became increasingly blurred as total musical freedom became a reality. Some of the key artists that emerged at this time included High Tide, Black Cat Bones, Black Sabbath, Black Widow, Uriah Heep, UFO and Blue Oyster Cult. Kiss and Ted Nugent took glam-rock's garish image to new heights. Each of the four members of Kiss portrayed a cartoon-like character which necessitated elaborate face make-up and a science fiction-like stage attire. Aerosmith, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. metamorphosed the basic R 'n' B and rock 'n' roll structures of bands such as the Faces and Rolling Stones into a new hard-line, infectious metallic form. 1976-1979 represent the nadir for heavy metal and hard-rock as the punk movement exploded in every major city in the U.K., and later to a lesser extent everywhere else. Punk and new wave have had a profound influence on the development of rock music ever since. Ironically, since punk's decline there has never been an ever growing realisation that the punk and metal genres are fundamentally very similar and inextricably linked. Van Halen, who exploded onto the U.S. scene in 1978 can be regarded as perhaps the archetypal exponents of this new direction. With the dual focus of flamboyant vocalist David Lee Roth and guitarist virtuoso Eddie Van Halen, they single-handedly, rewrote the heavy metal rule-book virtually overnight. This more economic and powerful style was also clearly manifest in the approach adopted by the new bands to emerge in the U.K. between 1979 and 1981. Collectively, this is referred to as the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (N.W.O.B.H.M.). It combines elements of both the punk movement (brevity, attitude and energy) and early '70s heavy rock (technical ability, melody and professionalism). Bands such as Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Demon, Venom, Raven, Angelwitch, Diamond Head, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Praying Mantis and Samson did overcome record company apathy to make a significant and long-lasting impact. 1 August 1981 was an important landmark in heavy metal, with the birth of MTV, the 24-hour television music channel. Heavy metal videos allowed the realisation and visualisation of the music's violent, exciting, sexual, mystical and rebellious imagery. Thrash-metal was the logical progression from punk in many ways. It combined the energy, aggression and attitude of punk with the technical and musical sophistication of the N.W.O.B.H.M.. Their basic approach was utilised by Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, and, of course the mighty Pantera who simply amplified, speeded up and improved technically upon the formative style. This style involved playing very fast and executing a myriad of complex instrumental time-changes. Metallica's multi-platinum, self-titled 1991 album represents concrete evidence of the mass acceptance of what was initially considered an obtuse musical style. Death metal and grindcore represent the extreme, yet logical outposts of the thrash metal sub-culture. Napalm Death, Carcass, Obituary and Death are leading exponents of this sub-genre and have a large and loyal underground following. Thrash metal also produced a new breed of lead guitarists,such as the late Darryll Abbott from Pantera. Their style is characterised by high-speed melodic lead work and represents the further development of an approach first exemplified by Alvin Lee of Ten Years After. The influences of The Stooges, MC5 and the Velvet Underground are clearly evident in the recorded works of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone and Temple Of The Dog. Heavy metal has gradually come of age over the last quarter of a century; it has transcended, infiltrated and incorporated all musical styles to some degree, including classical, jazz, blues, rock, pop, folk and funk. To some extent, the original meaning of the word is now obsolete, although its use as a cliché by the popular media is still in a derogatory sense. The future of heavy metal offers much promise. There will be a continued acceptance of its major musical form and copies of the latest Metallica, Slayer and Def Leppard albums will no doubt be successful within the future heavy metal audience. Artistic creativity and technical innovation continue apace, and with them the potential for new and exciting musical developments. The growth and diversification of metal has proceeded at an expansive rate over the last 25 years and there is no evidence to suggest that it is slowing down. "

kia ora keith..welcome to beatking...good stuff...especially like Ho Lee Kow..excellent...in my opinion very english 70`s heavy rock a la ronnie james dio/black sabbath, ufo, msg..the vocals sound a bit styx like as well...very cool :good job:

from the " let us refresh your memory " dept...... :bigsmile: Name: Eminem Occupation: Rapper What He said: "I think that shit is fucking bullshit. Whoever put my shit on the Internet, I want to meet that motherf***er and beat the shit out of him, because I picture this scrawny little dickhead going ‘I got Eminem's new CD! I got Eminem's new CD! I'm going to put it on the Internet.' I think that anybody who tries to make excuses for that shit is a fucking bitch" Source: http://www.nme.com/news/101808.htm Name: Britney Spears Occupation: Pop Star What She said: "Too many people don't realise that when you download a song you like from a peer-to-peer network or some other unauthorised internet service, you're stealing music" Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2283072.stm Name: Metallica Occupation: Heavy metal band What They did: They sued the Original Napster for copyright infringement. They said: "The trading of such information--whether it's music, videos, photos, or whatever--is, in effect, trafficking in stolen goods," Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,16286,00.asp Name: Sleater-Kinney Occupation: Portland rock artists What Thay said: "For Shame to P2P Users". They expressed distaste for peer to peer file sharing networks. Source: http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=3822 Names: Dixie Chicks , Jimmy Buffett, Sheryl Crow, Eagles, Reba McEntire, Avril Lavigne, Dido, Tom Jones, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson Occupation: Various Music Artists What They did: They filed briefs at Supreme Court in file-sharing case (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, 04-480) They supported recording companies and movie studios against peer-to-peer companies. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/25/scotus.file.sharing.ap/

hotter than hell..... :nope: :wha': :(

robin trower " roads to freedom " from the 1980 album " Victims of the Fury ".... Musicians James Dewar: bass, vocals Bill Lordan: drums Robin Trower: guitar....... one of my favourite guitarists...much underrated .......one of the best......

" Billed as the government's first big obscenity case in a decade "....... watch what you do in your bedrooms my american friends......they`re " coming " for you...... rightist religious republican revisionists r running rampant round reproductive reality.......

i`ll have fries with mine.......

better the devil you do, than the devil you don``t...... :rolleyes: :bigsmile: :evil:

pretty shitty alright...he could of at least said he was michael jackson.... that way, she would have had some warning :rolleyes:

yes..it " taps " you on the shoulder and asks you where the bathroom is......

oh well...he shouldn`t be too surprised when an outraged tenant knocks on his door at midnight one night and blows his fucking head off...that`s the right way isn`t it?

oh, isn`t that just fucking neat...drug crazed drones on the loose.......

oh my gawd..... if that is the case then wifey has already had nine lives and has obviously been granted number ten to come back and have another go

"We will never make it out alive" "I stopped in at Luxx on a Wednesday night in mid-October because the owner, Mishka, told me to see this band called the Giraffes. I was so happy he did. Opening with a George Thorogood country-blues jam, they immediately took over the club. They continued on, song after song, with pulsing eighties Glam-rock, club-like swing-a-billy, and twisted hard rock fused into a juggernaut of sound. More than anything, they played balls-on rock like the Cult. And helping that impression out was the lead singer, Aaron, who is quite possibly a reincarnation of Ian Westbury- a loud, commanding, deep, masculine voice with a presence. He is not asking you to listen, he is telling you. The Giraffes were electricity on the stage, handled with professionalism and rock-star arrogance. It was a beautiful thing to witness. The songs were tight, the band was tight, the guitar was played with Metallica/Guns N' Roses verve, and the music pounded your head like brilliant thunder. Each song was so powerful and absorbing that when the music ended, it took me a few seconds to register that it was over, that the spell was broken. These guys are not playing music- they are performing an invocation. My notes peter off about midway through their set because I was so absorbed in their music. I finally managed to write "Wow" at the end.Their CD, Helping You Help Yourself, is a tour-de-force of rock. "It's You I Pity" is a punk-influenced tirade with a blistering chorus. "Manchester United" is an infectious, rolling, bass-heavy Cult study that explodes wonderfully. "Million Dollar Man" is blues-house rock with early Van-Halen splintering guitars and machine-gun drums, with sex stuck in the middle. "Looting in the A.M." is a funky number with a Rage feel. "I'll Be Your Daddy" is exactly what you would expect it to be- a nasty, dirty, testosterone-driven feast. "After The Orgy" is a moody, sparse, end-of-the-night/looking-at-the-dawn ditty with ghostly vocals. This is a rock and roll band. A great rock and roll band. Of course the CD cannot do justice to having the Giraffes scream in your face at a club, but it is a good introduction. And that's fine with them. As their guitarist, Damien, told me after the Luxx gig, "A show should never sound like a CD." Good for them. Great for you if you catch them live." glad to hear he pulled through..they sound like quite a cool band.......