Desert Island Discs

Gazlar
Gazlar Posts: 8,084
edited April 2011 in The Crudcatcher
I've just been listening to the genius of Boris Johnson on DID and it was hillarious, so what is your selection?

Rules are simple, pick 8 tracks you would pick to have with you if you were stranded on a desert Island and tell us why. Then also tell us which of that list you would keep if you could only save one of them.

Then I will give you a copy of the bible and the complete works of Shakespeare to take with you, but you get to pick another book too.

Finally you get to choose one luxury item for your time. Seeing as everyone will probably say bike, I'll give you a bike to take, so you can pick another item

anyway, I know we've had posts like this before, but heres Gazlars choices

Sultans of swing - Dire straits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2nQZPC2uTs
I grew up listening to Dire Straits and have many happy memories of family holidays in Devon, with the Sultans of swing album blaring out my dad's old Ford Orion. I heard this song and it made me want to learn guitar, so I did

Run - Snow Patrol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOBs8dU4Pb8
The "Indie" nightclub in Wolves in the civic hall, Blast Off used to play this as the last song of the night, I remember meeting Mrs G and this was are last smoochy slow dance of the night. I remember then and there thinking that she was perfect, and she is

Abide with me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw5TtwJFIKU
I'm not religious, but my other sporting love is footy, i still get goosebumps when i hear this at the cup final. It reminds me of Walsall v Reading in the play off finals at Cardiff, one of the happiest days in my memory

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQy4xnKg ... re=related
I'm not really Welsh, back a couple of generations my family are and Mrs G is also welsh. God save our queen is such a dirge of an anthem, wheres listening to 70,000 welsh belt this out in the millenium stadium sends shivers down your spine, its what proud patriotism is all about

Song to the Moon from Ruskala - Dvorak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1PMzQ8P ... ure=fvwrel
I first heard this watching Bicentenial man in the cinema at Bangor, I thought it was such a beautiful song I spent years trying to find out what it was, It made me open up to opera and classical music

Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Puccini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdTBml4oOZ8
My first memories really of Football were Italia 90, and toto schillachi, and this played all the time. I get goosebumps still everytime I hear it

We'll meet again - Vera Lynn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY
A couple of years ago I was in Amsterdam with Mrs G, we stumbled across, by luck the liberation day concert by the magere brug on the banks of the Amstel. This was the last song they played, thousands of people holding hands and singing, it was a magical moment of unity of all kinds of people

One day like this - Elbow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NFV8dHrZYM
Such a beautiful song, my favourite gig I've been to. Holy cow I love your eyes always makes me think of Mrs G

If I had to save one though, I'd have to pick Run by Snow Patrol

My book would be the journals of Bob Monkhouse, I'm fascinated by the art of jokes and of the old stand ups, I'd love to go through his journal

My luxury item, quite simply a guitar

You dont have to go into as much detail as I have mind, I was just bored
Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
Amy
Farnsworth
Zapp

Comments

  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    mentally been thru this a million times and arrived at it's too hard and I'd rather take my chances swimming.
  • bentes
    bentes Posts: 286
    I can't swim properly so I'd just take a Shock/Water-proof Solar rechargeable satellite phone and possibly a tent or something.
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    mentally been thru this a million times and arrived at it's too hard and I'd rather take my chances swimming.
    This!

    I couldnt possibly narrow it down! its like when someone asks whats your favorite film :? i start to shake, smoke starts coming out orrifices and i have to be left to simmer for a few hours before being alowed to reboot!
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • DIESELDOG
    DIESELDOG Posts: 2,087
    Hope floating 160mm.

    Eh? What do you mean wrong disc?

    Love n hugs

    DD
    Eagles may soar but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

    www.onemanandhisbike.co.uk
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    DIESELDOG wrote:
    Hope floating 160mm.

    Eh? What do you mean wrong disc?

    Love n hugs

    DD

    Err they're not discs, they're rotors, Cars have discs............


    here we go again
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    Gazlar wrote:
    DIESELDOG wrote:
    Hope floating 160mm.

    Eh? What do you mean wrong disc?

    Love n hugs

    DD

    Err they're not discs, they're rotors, Cars have discs............


    here we go again

    + rotor shaped potato
  • bentes
    bentes Posts: 286
    I thought only americans said rotors...
  • will2580
    will2580 Posts: 86
    why are they called disc brakes?
    commencal meta 5.5.3
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    will2580 wrote:
    why are they called disc brakes?

    OMFG, not this American English vs. British English rotor vs. disc debacle again!
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    will2580 wrote:
    why are they called disc brakes?

    OMFG, not this American English vs. British English rotor vs. disc debacle again!

    I know, I try and encourage a little bit of culture on here and look what it decends into!!!

    Cretins, the lot of ya :lol:
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    When I lived in the U.S. I used to park on my driveway and drive on the parkway... and it wasn't a big issue. Frankly I'm not too fussed with what all these bits and bobs are called as long as I can find them and order them from Merlin/CRC/Wiggle/whatever.
    Vitus Sentier VR+ (2018) GT Grade AL 105 (2016)
    Giant Anthem X4 (2010) GT Avalanche 1.0 (2010)
    Kingley Vale and QECP Trail Collective - QECP Trail Building
  • DIESELDOG
    DIESELDOG Posts: 2,087
    Sorry Gazlar. My bad :twisted:

    Back on track so to speak.

    Mine would have to include, Faithless, any dance, Pink Floyd, The Meteors, King Kurt, Jonny Cash, The Prodigy...

    The list is actually pretty endless. Would need to be to save me getting bored.

    Love n hugs

    DD
    Eagles may soar but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

    www.onemanandhisbike.co.uk
  • bentes
    bentes Posts: 286
    Gazlar wrote:
    will2580 wrote:
    why are they called disc brakes?

    OMFG, not this American English vs. British English rotor vs. disc debacle again!

    I know, I try and encourage a little bit of culture on here and look what it decends into!!!

    Cretins, the lot of ya :lol:

    Hey, don't be that guy!

    Anyway I just thinks that rotors is something that rotates <insert wikipedia ref here> and discs is something that's... uh... round. 8)
  • Richie63
    Richie63 Posts: 2,132
    Helicopter have rotors
    P1120154.jpg
    I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
    http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss14 ... 010362.jpg