MLT Club Member David Herrick
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Happy Halloween, everyone! I suppose any Groovie Goolies song would be appropriate, but this one has a particularly 60’s vibe. (Herman’s Hermits, maybe?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCal-UglkRU
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By the way, Skip, thanks for expanding this American’s vocabulary. “Chuffed”…
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Why do I have the feeling that this is going to end up with someone creating a YouTube playlist of songs with “Mona” and/or “Lisa” in the title?
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I have to confess that I’m not a petrolhead at all. My interest in cars extends only as far as being able to identify mine well enough to find it in a crowded parking lot.
But I am a lifelong highway travel enthusiast. As I kid I used to spend way too much time staring at maps in the road atlas and wondering what it would look like if I were driving down the road I was focused on at the moment. So thanks, Jung, for posting those videos so I can complete one of those journeys.
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Three WEEKS, seriously?
Yeah, over here Cadbury just makes a cameo appearance with its creme eggs at Easter, whereas Hershey bars are pretty much wrapped in the flag:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNto4Nlj44
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Yes, Skip, I was just reacting to what the word sounded like to me. I was able to get the actual meaning from context. I didn’t really suspect that the CD was physically injurious to you.
Hey, if Bill Gates had been British, it might have been a different story. I never really thought about how annoying it all is for people from other English-speaking countries. It would certainly help if differing spelling conventions were handled better in electronic communications.
And just to rub it in a little, in America no one ever has a pain in their bum, unless they own a homeless person.
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Well, that word stood out for me because it sounds like it should have a very different meaning: “I fell down a flight of stairs and got chuffed all over”.
I normally watch other late shows, but I did catch the carpool karaoke with Paul McCartney. That was brilliant!
Oh, and just to reciprocate on the cultural exchange, in America we have “favorite programs” rather than “favourite programmes”, although I’m sure you were aware of that.
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Yet another Canadian entertainer!
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I suggested this very song earlier in this thread! (I’m partial to the Judy Collins recording, though.) That’s two independent votes, so I guess that means they have to do it.
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Nice one, Jung! My knowledge of post-60’s Beach Boys is pretty sketchy; I had never heard this one.
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And in 1976 they teamed up with two of the Monkees (Micky and Davy) to record a new album, make TV appearances, and go on a concert tour.
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You’re right, Howard. It doesn’t get any more Dylany than that!
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I guess you’re right, Jung. I never really thought of myself as well-travelled, probably because I did it all in just five trips spaced out over thirty years, with a single-minded focus on “collecting” states, without much regard for any particular destinations along the way (other than the cow statue).
I’ve already planned out a route for my final trip, tentatively scheduled for 2026, and it will take me through the Tri-Cities area of southeastern Washington, so I’ll definitely be seeing that region, plus just the northeastern corner of Nevada. I’ll have to save Death Valley for a dedicated destination trip, but I do hope to get out there someday.
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Thanks, Jung. Actually I have managed to do a few grand road trips (or in one case a grand Amtrak trip) over the years. My bucket list goal is to visit all 48 contiguous U.S. states, and now I’ve done 43: all except Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. One more trip should take care of those, and then I’ll move on to Canada.
Just last year I crossed off seven new states in a single trip, including North Dakota. Definitely worth it! The eastern half was a little dull, but the Badlands in the west were fascinating: a vast expanse of mini Grand Canyons. If you cross on I-94, be sure to stop and check out the world’s largest statue of a dairy cow. It’s on top of a mesa, and you can see it from miles away.
I’ve managed to satisfy a bit of my wanderlust in recent years by viewing YouTube videos of dashcam footage of long trips, sped up by a factor of about ten. They’re very hypnotic and addictive.
