things that rule

This is right to a point. Attitude should always trump qualifications. On the other hand I remember having to give quite a bit of maths tutoring to my old flatmate who left school in 6th form, and was trying to pass his papers to become a qualified plumber. So the idea that people with the right attitude can just leave school and find a trade job without worrying about literacy/numeracy skills is not 100% true either.

I think the people who don't like school and drop out then become successful usually have the ability to learn things they missed at school as they come across them. Some don't and won't ever either.

I just thought it was a funny quote

Ha. Fair enough. It was pretty good.

Roger Federer. Never gave Murray a chance.

Lol.

Reminds me of a time about 20 years ago when I was briefly employed as a plumber's assistant in a Kings X house reno (used syringes everywhere). I was wearing heavy gloves but my boss was bare-handed, and despite the open scratches on his hands he went about clearing mounds of shark from the blocked drains with gusto. I suggested he should be wearing gloves too. "Mate, when you've been handling shark long as me, you're just about immune to everything."

Yeah, right.

New gat.

amped

1st game back from injury and score with a 35 yard chip just 45 seconds into the game. 4-1 win. Magical stuff!

Spill the beans

I love hearing NGD stories

On a spur of the moment about 18 mths ago got a cheap strat and amp from the RS (as you do) and had the odd garage session mucking around... then about a month ago I dropped it and munted the electronics... the hankering since had gotten strong so off I went in search of a bargain - did some research, found out the RS are dumping their Vintage stuff as the brand hasn't taken off here (despite rave reviews o/seas) so off I went... a few stores later and the Vintage's didn't really gel (LP's) but two Tele's were rather awesome for some reason (nfi what - they just "felt" great, to me) as did the $1800 American strat (of course).

So I pulled my head out of my arsenal and chose one... $850 later and now I'm looking for someone/where to get a couple of lessons so I can step it up (and yes, I know there's heaps online but I'd prefer to get some actual direction from someone who knows what they're doing - and what I should be) before I go too far down the rabbit warren.

google John O'Connor guitar. Top man.

You live whereabouts Surge?

Here is a Precision for your Tele

I was born in Lower Hutt...crikey.

Go to www.nzguitars.com

There is guitar teacher database on there

Cheers Foal, I joined up today... the d/base seems a little out of date (or more likely, I'm just not in the mod to search it properly). Will check it out tomorrow :)

www.kiwitabs.derail.co.nz/

if you're keen

a Jazz for Surge

Sinead O'Connor

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/70240767/sinead-oconnor-slams-rolling-stones-kim-kardashian-cover

Best quote from KK "I believe that I am so much smarter than I'm portrayed" just underneath a cover shot which is about 50% boobs.

I like Sinead.

Troy, Babylon and Put Your Hands On Me all good tunes

Great.  According to Twuntford I own more than 4 houses.  So which of you fudgeers owes me rent?

Leave him alone. He is not racist. He has many Chinese friends.

Dylann Roof had many African-American friends.  

Fixed

Bad jokes, such as:

There 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

beer

beer and cheese soup 

There are 2 types of people in this world, those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

Isn't language brilliant?

I stumbled across this earlier today:

And now have just heard this on National Radio:

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/201762025

And both of them reference the 1980s minx Karyn Hay - who won a Frank Sargeson Fellowship in 2004 (for writers).

This rules. So much.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on...

The names of early delta blues singers: Delta Blind Billy, Howlin Wolf, Lead Belly, Pinetop Perkins, Houston Stackhouse, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt, T-model Ford .......

Names as cool as the music.

The Free Market

So much better than the State

Go Serco!

In this article;

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/12279627/Top-f...

"Top 5 Reader comments about Max Key", there is a comments section... with this comment;

"So is this where we comment on the article about comments on the article about Max Key's video? Lots of people here appear to be commenting on Max Key's video, not the article about comments on the article about Max Key's video. I suggest their comments should be removed as they are wildly off topic."

99000 people at the MCG to watch Real Madrid v Man City.

about 10 -15k.

this answer should not detract from my post above, which shows a lady having  a dance in a swimsuit with some most excellent music playing in the background,.

That could equally apply to why people don't watch the Nix as oppose to watching LA Galaxy.?