J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by caron-a

Tony_H wrote:Theres a difference between not getting them and simply finding them rubbish, which they were

As I think I've said before - sacrilegious!!!

Simple Minds on my ipod are:

Waterfront
Love Song
Someone, somewhere in summertime
Promised you a miracle
glittering prize (best by far)

Other good ones that may bring back memories:

Dog eat dog - adam and the ants
reward - teardrop explodes
fade to grey - visage
sound and vision - bowie
wishing (if I had......) - flock of seagulls
hey little girl - icehouse
souvenir - omd

and on the cheesy side:

love is a battlefield - pat benetar
round and around - jaki graham
searching - luther
eyes without a face - billy idol

I can feel an ipod session coming on :D

Tony_H wrote:

caron-a wrote:
as an aside, have you noticed all the scarves, skinny ties, waistcoasts, etc in the shops. Are we back in the eighties???

Thats been coming over the past couple of years TBH Caron. Skinny ties were in the shops last summer, and waistcoats have been back in for a couple of years - not my thing really. Cardigans are also very en vogue at the moment. I had a Pringle one back in the mid 80s when Casuals were at their peak; those were great days with all the sports wear breaking into fashion.

I've noticed, it's mad, Tears for Fears stuff. The biggest shock was definitely the Big Country scarf!

Tony_H wrote:I was on youtube the other day looking for old 80s music that I could remember, and found some brilliant stuff:

Simple Minds: New Gold Dream, The American, Love Song got it
Nu Shooz: I cant wait
Sugar Hill Gang: Rappers Delight need it
Kim Wilde: Cambodia got it
Tenpole Tudor: Swords of a thousand men need it
A Guy called Gerald: Voodoo Ray
Stevie V: Dirty Cash
Loads of Alphaville stuff (I loved Alphaville)
Blondie: Union city blue got it
Yazoo: Dont Go
Martha & The Muffins: Echo Beach got it
Lene Lovich: Lucky Numbers
The Passions: I'm in love with a German film star got it
Mann Parrish: Hip Hop Be Bop Dont Stop
Some Imagination hits got it

I could go on.....i was like a kid in a sweet shop!!

AJ - don't talk to Tony about Japan, he doesn't get them. they're one of my personal favourites but one of the best songs of the era has to be She Sells Sanctuary by the cult???

Tony_H wrote:

caron-a wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

caron-a wrote:ting tings!

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, Caron.

I love it, takes me back to my bow wow wow days!

That really cant be a good thing either.

I agree, they were cr*p ).

as an aside, have you noticed all the scarves, skinny ties, waistcoasts, etc in the shops. Are we back in the eighties???

Dave Mac wrote:Thanks for the images Dave. Only the one in the yellow suit is of real interest. It's the admirable technique, you understand....

funny that, to me it looks like an acl injury waiting to happen :shock:

karen72 wrote:Up until a little while ago he wanted me to be in the beginner group with him until we worked out it would just not be cost effective me being in the class with him learning snowploughs ! (not saying that I wouldnt benifit from the lesson as I am sure I have lots of bad lazy habits)but I don't think that it would be exciting learning how to do a snowplough again. I am sure I can still remember how to do this.

I may be going totally against the grain here but if I could tell you about my first skiing holiday you may (or may not) reconsider...

My husband had skied as a child but it had been 20 years ago. We went as a family for the first time in 2006 and he decided to have beginner lessons with me in the knowledge that he could always move up. It was the best thing that could've happened, he pushed me up a group, improved himself (the instructor recognising his ability and always making him wait and go last) and he loved going through the process with me. He also ended up with a private lesson on the last afternoon as it was only me and him left by the end of the week (???) and I was knackered and wanted to see him get a one on one lesson.

All in all it was superb and graham was more than happy. In fact, it remains his favourite skiing holiday ever!

Tony_H wrote:

caron-a wrote:ting tings!

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, Caron.

I love it, takes me back to my bow wow wow days!

Tony_H wrote:In addition there are some one off publications too, like Where to Ski and Snowboard, which is going to print right now I believe.

I've had mine pre-ordered through amazon for about 3 months. Can't wait! :D

Tony_H wrote:

twoshortplanks wrote:Hi Caron.
men are simple creatures we only really like two things and they are usually along side each other...
:lol:

I cant drink beer in bed

I can :D