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    Back after a long lay off

    Hi all, just wanted to say hello to everyone. Been away for a while (multitude of reasons!) but back now and looking forward to catching up with all things OSA (y)
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    At last it`s Friday! the letter is G

    & Im having - Groove - as Im lovin the funky breakbeats at the mo! phones:
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    Rhyming Slang

    I thought we could post our fave rhyming slangs (in a cockernee stylee!:eyebrow: ) on here & see if the rest of us can get what they mean. EG an obvious one is apples n pears - for stairs, or syrup, as in syrup of figs - for a wig eg "cor blimey guvnah, look at the syrup on `im!" Anyway to...
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    Its Fursday so the letter is F

    Im having two today - F is for Filth - as in the answer Im expecting from Shooms, LOL :hubba: and also Fillibusterer - An adventurer who engages in a private military action in a foreign country. eg Mark Thatcher - ooh bit topical missus! :eyebrow:
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    Today it`s the letter E

    Hi all, been away en francais for a few days - tres tres bien! But as Im back, todays letter is E and I,m having . . . . . Ermintrude! YouTube - THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT - ORIGINAL BBC 1970's EPISODE
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    Today the letter is D

    and Im havin . . . . . Dirigible - a word I find hard to say without smilin!! :D
  7. J

    Todays letter is C

    And Im having one of my favourite words . . . . . CREVICE :mad: YouTube - Blackadder - 'Security isn't a dirty word'
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    Today's word of the day

    Hello all, today`s letter is B and I`m havin . . . Bathyscaph - a free-diving self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible,
  9. J

    Word of the day

    Start of a new week, start of a new topic, today`s letter is A I nominate - aboulomania - pathological indecisiveness - although now I'm not sure ! :D
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    Best vocal sample

    Today`s question is - - - - what are your favourite vocal samples & where are they from? Couple of mine are - "Never get off the boat, absolutley god damn right, unless you`re going all the way" - The Aloof, Never Get off The Boat - sampled from Apocalypse Now (also one of my fave films!)...
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    Where did you get your groove on?

    Not which club, but where abouts in the club did you prefer to dance? Middle of the dancefloor? On a stage / raised platform? In a corner? On a chair? On the speakers? In the toilets? Gazing adoringly into the eyes of the DJ? For me I used to love being able to look down on packed dancefloor...
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    Fluke or Underworld?

    Both kings of the progressive, deep and mainly non commercial groove. Both not shy of using obscure lyrics and both capable of ripping up the dance floor. For me it`s Fluke - tunes like Absurd, Atom Bomb, Bullet & Switch/Twitch never fail to float my boat! phones:
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    Time Machine

    I was watching Dr who with my son last night & he said (my son, not Dr Who!) "where would you go dad if you had a TARDIS?" and of course it got me thinking. So, what if you came across the Dr & his trusty blue box & he said "right then I`m feelin like a bit of dancefloor action, where & indeed...
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    Desert Island Discs

    Right then, this morning I`ve come over all Sue Lawley (OO-ER :| just realised wot Ive typed,lol) Aaaaaaaaaaaanyway - here`s the deal, you`re dropped on a desert island, with only food, suntan cream, a large carton of Playboys finest & a single solitary SL2. Your allowed one and only one album...
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    What`s on your ipod this week?

    (In a Fast Show style) This week I are be mostly listenin to: phones: Replicas - Tubeway Army Echoes Silence Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters Fabriclive34 - Krafty Kuts Libertad - Velvet Revolver Big Swing Face - Buddy Rich and something called "Breakbeat Spectacular" by a certian Johnno! ;)
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    Tunes that changed your life - any genre

    Always a tough one to pick out your favourite songs, but I`ve got two life changing musical moments - 1) Nov 1979 - I was a young teenage rocker watchin Top Of the Tops and on comes a pasty faced, jumpsuit clad, young fella wearin dark make up - 3 seconds into the opening synth riff & BOOM -...
  17. J

    Hi all!!

    Hi to all you old schoolers out there! :wave: New to this site, but not the dance scene - a few clubs I`ve frequented in my time (in no particular order) The Park, The Hac, Bowlers, Shelleys, Void, Club 4, Thunderdome, Pleasuredome, Entropy, Atmosphere and of course my all time personal fave -...