I don't think so!!!! Paris is second rate to Barcelona!
PAH!!
Even the language is nicer. The French tend to sing their words, whereas the Spanish machine gun ya with a ratatatat of aggresive syllables...especially the Catalans
Lowden
i'm off to barcelona in a month's time and wondered if any of you have been and could recommend hotels, restaurants, areas to visit etc?
I don't think so!!!! Paris is second rate to Barcelona!
PAH!!
Even the language is nicer. The French tend to sing their words, whereas the Spanish machine gun ya with a ratatatat of aggresive syllables...especially the Catalans
Lowden
i'm off to barcelona in a month's time and wondered if any of you have been and could recommend hotels, restaurants, areas to visit etc?
stevenyc
You'll love it. It's the best city in Europe.
Listen Steve, i know it's all down to opinion but.....Paris walks all over Barca, anytime of the day. What about Florence or Venice...or Rome?
Crumpet, go see the Sagrada Familia (Gaudi's breathtaking cathedral), Parc Guell (Gaudi designed again). You will no doubt end up walking down Las Ramblas. Careful of pickpockets!! They are really clever at distracting you.
Go see the old town,where the Picasso museum is. Even if you're not enthralled by Picasso the area is lovely.
The Palace with the huge beautiful collanades at the bottom of the avenue (opposite the old bull ring).
The fountains (night time is best).
There's loads to see and do,just go to Placa Catalunya (a main square) and pick up the tourist bus that takes you all over the place. You can get off and on any time you like.
Have fun it's an amazing place
Peace
Lowden
if (for the sake of argument for those who believe in god) there was no god, and no human being who ever lived had ever come up with or even had a concept of god or a higher being.
where do you think we as human beings would be today.
what do you think our history would be like, and our future?
We wouldn't have nutters flying into skyscrapers, people blowing themselves up, demonic crusaders and the murderous record of humankind would be much, much depreciated.
The concept of particularly the patriarchal bible god and his charlatan sons and prophets has been the worst thing that was ever foisted upon the human mind.
We have NEVER needed such a crutch.
Peace
Lowden
kenny drew jnr.
is the son of the great jazz pianist, now deceased.
his own accomplishments are rich and varied, playing with some of the greatest names in modern jazz and also entering the world of the classical piano with the same success that he has met in the jazz world.. he published a stinging criticism of the 'rap' music idiom, taking bold side-swipes at the true culprits, the record companies on his web site.
There is plenty of very intelligent 'Rap' (most informed musicians know it as Hip-Hop)
Sixsixsixtynine
Rap and Hip Hop are NOT the same thing!
By the way, i'm a musician and a very well informed one at that.
Peace
Lowden
kenny drew jnr.
is the son of the great jazz pianist, now deceased.
his own accomplishments are rich and varied, playing with some of the greatest names in modern jazz and also entering the world of the classical piano with the same success that he has met in the jazz world.. he published a stinging criticism of the 'rap' music idiom, taking bold side-swipes at the true culprits, the record companies on his web site.
HS
Rap and Hip-Hop has no doubt been dirtied and degraded by the sheer lack of integrity towards music that alot of black artists exhibit. Alot of Rap has sod all to do with art or music, it's just a vehicle for gun-toting blinged-up arseholes with which to air their sick and criminal minds.
Some hip-hop is brilliant and yes i would call it music. Roots Manuva, Dwele, The Roots, US3 (getting into Jazz/Hip-Hop there) but the hardcore stuff where MotherF**ker is used every second word, has no place in art as far as i'm concerned.
I don't mind the odd swear word in a track but to use swearing as a verbal crutch to prop up ones inability to express oneself is quite plainly lazy, unintelligent and a regression back to the cave.
Eminem, some people say, is an intelligent lad. Well, he does see to have a good command of verse but that's as far as his talent goes.
The words of the very talented Ms Dynamite in her scathing denunciation of scumbag rappers entitled IT TAKES MORE says exactly what an intelligent and literate black person really should be saying about these monstrously over-publicised gangsters.
Yes art is about expression but there are limits. Their 'cool' behaviour has helped to spawn, strengthen and accelerate gun culture and gangland warfare. That's not art!!
Peace
Lowden
ice and snow flurries most of the way there, and bitterly cold ... but we are thrilled.. a bad day today thanks to my father.
thanks, dad!
your prayer didn't work.
Good Luck A.S.
I hope it works out positively for you and yours.
Continue to rock the boat.
Peace
Lowden
hi all ,got my copy today read 90 pages already ,so far very interesting and an eye opener rutherford comes across as a very dishonest man and a dictator.
knorr comes across as very insecure.anyway back to it .have fun and i will let you know as i read more .dan
Some have stated that they are disappointed that Ray wrote in support of the 607 date while knowing it was unsupportable. That is an opinion and who can say they are wrong for it? Isn't that the point of holding an opinion on a subject where feelings and emotions are involved? Was Ray wrong? right?
Listener!! Wadya mean 'Was Ray right or wrong?' WHAT THE....?
Hear this! If you were a policeman gathering witness statements that would potentially put a long held colleague who is accused of murder behind bars and you ingnored ALL the witnesses, ALL of whom knew he'd done the deed, thus letting him go free...............?
What sort of policeman would that make you??
What sort of human being would that make you??
Such moral abdication would make you lily-livered, cowardly, dastardly and deeply reprehensible in the eyes of all who possess a 'just' mind.
There is simply NO defence for such actions.
Some opinions are quite clearly wrong! They are wrongly held.
I can't believe that this is even being given a counter argument. It is a counter argument that has as much strength and structure as a pile of dust.
Lowden
i love:.
the weather.
cornish pasties.
Restrangled
I haven't had any food from there that I care for
Well come on back here and try
Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding
A genuine Cornish Cream Team (Scones and Clotted Cream)
Lancashire Hot Pot
A proper Bacon Sandwich
Mushy Peas
Cheeses - Lancashire Crumbly, Wensleydale, Mature Cheddar, Cornish Yarg, Stilton and many more
Bubble and Squeak
Trifle
Spotted Dick and Custard (yes ...really!!)
Manchester Tart
I'm not a big fan of English food because i'm a trained chef and the French are and always will be the Masters, but the above may make you want to revisit
Peace
Lowden
doesnt it make you mad to get shunned by jw's that barely made the meetings??
to get shunned by jw's that you used to go encourage.
by jw's that always led double lives.
Hahahahaha....
Yes indeed Panic!!!
People shun me that i KNOW for a fact have engaged in sexual misconduct and not reported it. Yet they walk around with their noses aloft.
These people are mentally ill. There is no other explanation IMO. Truly sick in the head.
Yes they are victims of mind control but such outright and disgusting hypocrisy is one for the 'freak board'.
Peace
Lowden
i love:.
the weather.
cornish pasties.
More Hates
Crrrrraaaazy Congested Roads.
Chelsea Tractors (and very often the stuck-up arses that drive 'em)
Right-On Politically Correct Tossers.
Why we never seem to be able to get things done on time.
The Perculiarly English Snob.
Improperly Poured Guinness.
The Fascination With The UTTERLY Talentless.
Why we run out of water after only 10 days of dry weather.
Litter dropped by walkers on mountain tops.
Could Go On....
More Loves
Fish Finger Butties.
Melanie Sykes
Davina McCall (even though she presents the crappest, most fatuous and inane programme in history)
Ellen Macarthur (simply the greatest Sports Person EVER!!!)
Green Wing
Fawlty Towers and Python
Jackanory, Hectors House, Playaway, Mary, Mungo and Midge, Trumpton, Camberwick Green, Magpie, Rainbow, The Herbs, Michael Bentines Potty Time, Fingerbobs.......
Brass Bands
Peace
Lowden