The National

[Dog Burger]

I am! I've never been to Manchester, carlosj. Am I going to be killed?

Only if you forget my pint of wine.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Only if you forget my pint of wine.

I told you before, all the wine is all for me...

[Dog Burger]

I told you before, all the wine is all for me...

Fine. All four tickets are all for me then.

[carlosj]

I am! I've never been to Manchester, carlosj. Am I going to be killed?

My cousin asked me that too, don't know why as I've only been in the centre once. It's my eldest step-daughter's bd on the 1st so I'm not off, but I can't imagine the BBC would want to lose its demographic audience in mindless slaughter, so I reckon you'll be ok. Just avoid the City/United colours and you'll be fine, or check out how Liam Gallagher walks & talks on Youtube?

The city map given out in tourist information made me smile, it provides a colour code shading to the city - gay, Chinatown, designer shops, office workers, etc but no overlaps as if you can't be a Chinese gay office worker looking for a new chair.

[Zoo Music Girl]

My cousin asked me that too, don't know why as I've only been in the centre once. It's my eldest step-daughter's bd on the 1st so I'm not off, but I can't imagine the BBC would want to lose its demographic audience in mindless slaughter, so I reckon you'll be ok. Just avoid the City/United colours and you'll be fine, or check out how Liam Gallagher walks & talks on Youtube?

The city map given out in tourist information made me smile, it provides a colour code shading to the city - gay, Chinatown, designer shops, office workers, etc but no overlaps as if you can't be a Chinese gay office worker looking for a new chair.

Haha, that's brilliant!

Apologies, I always assume all northerners know all northern places because I am that ignorant. I'm going to follow your advice re Liam Gallagher though, thank you. Top tip!

[Zoo Music Girl]

You may be if you vocalise your opinion of Doves

I'll be keeping my opinion on all northern bands firmly to myself.

[Dog Burger]

I don't think north/south comes into it really; aside from their first album Doves are morbidly boring (in my opinion).

Edited January 28, 2014 by Dog Burger

[Zoo Music Girl]

I don't think north/south comes into it really; aside from their first album Doves are morbidly boring (in my opinion).

See? I'm not alone in holding this (surprisingly controversial) opinion.

Edit: Although I would probably find the first album morbidly boring too.

Edited January 28, 2014 by Zoo Music Girl

[Dog Burger]

See? I'm not alone in holding this (surprisingly controversial) opinion.

Edit: Although I would probably find the first album morbidly boring too.

I haven't listened to it for about 10 years, so maybe I would too. Hang on...

[carlosj]

Haha, that's brilliant!

Apologies, I always assume all northerners know all northern places because I am that ignorant. I'm going to follow your advice re Liam Gallagher though, thank you. Top tip!

No worries, I wasn't having a pop at you I'm as ignorant of anything below Nottingham (them there funny people in t'big cities) although there's always been a pop between Yorkshire and Lancashire since the Wars of the Roses - lumping Greater Manchester in with Lancashire now, oops (http://www.theshaymen.net/ipb/index.php?/topic/4689-yorkshire/)

[Dog Burger]

No worries, I wasn't having a pop at you I'm as ignorant of anything below Nottingham (them there funny people in t'big cities) although there's always been a pop between Yorkshire and Lancashire since the Wars of the Roses - lumping Greater Manchester in with Lancashire now, oops (http://www.theshaymen.net/ipb/index.php?/topic/4689-yorkshire/)

You'll have gone right over her head now. She's not even aware that there are individual counties north of Watford.

[carlosj]

You'll have gone right over her head now. She's not even aware that there are individual counties north of Watford.

ha ha!

[Zoo Music Girl]

No worries, I wasn't having a pop at you I'm as ignorant of anything below Nottingham (them there funny people in t'big cities) although there's always been a pop between Yorkshire and Lancashire since the Wars of the Roses - lumping Greater Manchester in with Lancashire now, oops (http://www.theshaymen.net/ipb/index.php?/topic/4689-yorkshire/)

Oh, it's fine to have a pop at me - everyone else does! I believe there's an orderly queue already forming...

[Zoo Music Girl]

You'll have gone right over her head now. She's not even aware that there are individual counties north of Watford.

Annoyingly, you do have a point.

[Dog Burger]

Yeah, first album was boring, too, it turns out.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Everyone I know who finds Elbow and/or Doves bland and boring always lump them in with The National. "You like some of that slow boring music like Elbow or the National," is something I hear quite regularly.

Don't really know what my point is here - other than that you are both very very wrong.

My ears are bleeding at these comparisons. Well, my eyes, I suppose, but you know what I mean.

[russycarps]

Everyone I know who finds Elbow and/or Doves bland and boring always lump them in with The National. "You like some of that slow boring music like Elbow or the National," is something I hear quite regularly.

Don't really know what my point is here - other than that you are both very very wrong.

Doves are much better than the national. That's just the basics.

[GeoHall]

Last night and today I've been listening to them for the first time and I love it

[mrtourette]

Last night and today I've been listening to them for the first time and I love it

You can't have listened to them for the first time both last night and today. Today must have been the second time.

[Dog Burger]

Doves are much better than the national. That's just the basics.

Ha ha, mind if I have a honk on your crack pipe old chap?

[Zoo Music Girl]

Doves are much better than the national. That's just the basics.

You think you know a person...

[russycarps]

All I can do if provide you people with the facts.

What you choose to do with that information is out of my hands.

It is disappointing to see that you have chosen the path of denial.

[Dog Burger]

All I can do if provide you people with the facts.

What you choose to do with that information is out of my hands.

It is disappointing to see that you have chosen the path of denial.

It's like comparing port with Nesquik.

Edited January 28, 2014 by Dog Burger

[scaryclaireyfairy]

doves?!!

wth are you all on?

edit: also yay, we're another small step closer to the nightmare of af, pixies and the national clashing!

Edited January 28, 2014 by scaryclaireyfairy

[scaryclaireyfairy]

well obviously that's how i'd like it but i've got a feeling in my water.