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Attached is a video of the German song Mona and Lisa initially played at a school international concert while in Adelaide, and then recorded on video back at home.
Cover Wise Guys “Jetzt ist Sommer” by MonaLisa Twins live!
MLT Adelaide Visit Downunder 2009
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On the subject of melancholy, “I Am A Rock” is one song I have always gravitated towards. The lyrics may be a little depressing but the music seems to be quite upbeat, especially the electric guitar. Sums up much of my life sometimes!
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Oh dear Darryl and Tomás. Such a tough life for guitarists. Spare a thought for all those drummers out there! I’m not surprised Mona chose the guitar over the drums for their live bands.
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Well Tomás, you know what perfectionists they are so we may have a long wait. There’s only four in the family and as they seem to do everything themselves, it could take some time, especially if they include promotional videos. They really set the benchmark high with their first two creations and so would have put a lot of pressure on themselves. Something they seem to thrive with though. I expect that it would be at least available in good time for the 2020 festive season. No need to fret about what to buy for Xmas pressies!
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Okay, it’s not Monty Python, but well worthy of inclusion. The one and only Groucho!
The Sanity Clause – A Night at the Opera -
It’s been no different here Jung. However, these issues are worked through and gradually remedied. The situation will change as more people are encouraged to take up cycling. It has already happened here and we now have many off road dedicated cycling paths as well as on road paths. We also have cycling/pedestrian only bridges where pedestrians and cyclists have separate lanes.
It takes a little time for people to come to appropriate arrangements that suit everybody. Society had similar issues to deal with when transitioning from horse power at the turn of the 19/20th century. Initially a person holding a red flag had to walk in front of horseless carriages and all sorts of restrictions were placed on self powered vehicles.
We are currently going through a similar transport revolution and some people, particularly the fossil fuel industry, will resist change at all cost.
The Canadian mayor you refer to needs to be commended and supported. The next thing they need to do is improve the public transport system to get even more people out of their gas guzzling, carbon belching vehicles.
We are building a new cross city rail system (mostly underground), plus a new metro (bus) system (mainly above ground). In Sydney they have just built a new light rail system (electric), running along the main street, replacing buses and banning cars altogether from a large part of the city centre. In the process, cycling lanes have been improved and the uptake of cyclists riding into the city is much greater and safety is also much better for pedestrians, who now have more space. We don’t need cars blocking and polluting our modern cities. We need to stop thinking about the needs of vehicles and think more about the needs and health of our cities and their people.
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Certainly Jung. I’m currently researching E-bikes to replace my current bicycle and expect to be into my first one by the end of the year, but not quite like the one you have pictured. I may keep my Moto Guzzi, California 1400 as a classic motorcycle museum piece for special occasions only!
I think electric transport will take over quite rapidly in Europe but will take much longer in Australia because of our much smaller population and lack of appropriate infrastructure. I’m not sure what the situation is in Canada.
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So true Jacki. The MLT are always guaranteed to lift the spirits!
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Well you’ve certainly suffered for your art Brian. Reminds me of the MLT song.”Nothing is in Vain”.
Also, your comment – “Granted there was pleasure in that pain” reminds me of the Divinyls’ song “Pleasure and Pain”.
“It’s a fine line between pleasure and pain
You’ve done it once, you could do it again
Whatever you done, don’t try to explain
It’s a fine, fine line between pleasure and pain” -
I didn’t mention motorbikes or scooters Jacki. I was referring to a powered bicycle you could pedal (great exercise), but with power when needed (eg. hills or with loads). It makes sense in today’s climate changing world. There is an incredible range of electric powered people transport systems out there (one wheel, two wheels, three wheels and four wheels). Those Nascar cars, trucks and muscle cars are very expensive to own and to run and they are not very friendly environmentally.
Internal combustion engines are going the way of the horse and cart and the dinosaurs.
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Yes, great number Jacki, but can you imagine Mona and Lisa trying to recreate that one. Wouldn’t be a duo session. LOL!
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Well Brett, we are almost neighbours. You live less than 100 km away from my home in Brisbane.
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Don’t listen to Jung, Jacki. You don’t need an ugly, environmentally unfriendly muscle car. Do yourself a favour and get a nice electric bicycle. There are many fantastic options available and they are much cheaper than cars and cost next to nothing to run. Oh, and you won’t even need a licence!
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Yes, welcome aboard Joshua. As for listening to Beatles’ music, I feel the same way about MLT music now.
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Hi Mark. Welcome to the Club. You can play all the MLT music via the jukebox, which you will find under Club Music. You don’t need to purchase them, but most members, like me, purchase all their CDs, DVD and other merchandise as a way of supporting their work.
