In this season of giving giving gone, what are you getting yourself?  You know, something you really admire...a gotta have it item...your Xmas gift to yourself.

A nice long road trip home instead of flying in one of those pressurized, metal tubes.  :thatwassmart

A new hockey jersey 8-).....What about you FG. Whatcha gonna treat yourself too? :smilestu

Well, tomorrow I plan on getting Julian Casablancas tix.  He's playing the 9:30 club in January 2010.   :)

And today, I scored cool cowboy boots for almost nada....I had a coupon. ;)  

A weekend trip for me and my wife to Texel, one of the Dutch islands in the Wadden Sea. The most beautiful place in the country IMO. Great chance of seeing rare wildlife: I saw a humpback whale making a dive during one of the beach hikes there earlier this year. Almost impossible over here..almost.

Great thread FG, I'm happy like a five year old in a kindergarten yard when I talk about what I got  :aimama

I went on a shopping spree on Amazon, lol  ;D

Books: Jown Fowles' "The Magus" which I've been meaning to read for years, a Heath Ledger bio and Jeff Kinney's 4th instalment of "Wimpy Kid" which I highly recommend to all, the humor is out of this world good.

Music: Tracker's soundtrack for the "Blankets" graphic novel, Brett Anderson's "Slow Attack" and a DVD of Depeche Mode's Exciter tour as a fix for my DM addiction  :D

No Stones stuff this year  :o

Quarter-pound.

Hi FotiniD!,

I was just informed that in about 2002 Brittany Murphy was in a movie "Spun" with Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts (Julia's talented older brother).  BM played a drug addict.  The movie went straight to dvd....

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_cdnow?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=spun&Go.x=8&Go.y=14


Btw, Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts were in "The Pope of Greenwich Village" together.  ;)

Factory Girl wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 6:20am:

Hi FotiniD!, I was just informed that in about 2002 Brittany Murphy was in a movie "Spun" with Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts (Julia's talented older brother).  BM played a drug addict.  The movie went straight to dvd.... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_cdnow?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=spun&Go.x=8&Go.y=14 Btw, Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts were in "The Pope of Greenwich Village" together.  ;)

Hey FG! You know, my friends keep telling me I should watch Spun and that I'll love it. Thanks for the reminder, must definitely watch this one :)
By the way, off topic but I don't remember if we've discussed this: have you seen "Control"? Great movie too, I think you'd like it.

I guess I'll get that remote car starter that I really need but if I find a money tree, I'd buy this as some of mine are burned copies and I don't even own Dirty Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eFyDhNENL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Good thread FG!
LJ.

Hi Fotini,

I'll put "Control" on my list, many thanks... ;)

http://www.amazon.com/Control-Miriam-Collection-Samantha-Morton/product-reviews/B00104AYGU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1


LJ, do you have Keith's "Main Offender''?  Please pm me your addy.  ;)

for christmas this year, i would like any of the following:

1. a wig that doesn't smell
2. half an hour with jane seymour in a hot tub at an undisclosed location
3. sleep
4. the bag of papers in my bag to be corrected
5. sleep
6. the lombardi trophy held aloft by someone in purple
7. for monday to be stricken from the list of days of the week (like pluto)
8. sleep
9. a nice cold beer
10. sleep

for myself I purchased socks, underwear and a new wallet...
banner year at the Guys!

Some Guy wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 9:53am:

for myself I purchased socks, underwear and a new wallet... banner year at the Guys!

Dude knows how to party. :forfucksake

_Ladies and Gentlemen, DVD.
_ I want my friends back again
_ Stay on health
_ sleep
_ Have some loving every day
_ stones books the soon as possible.. Ian they arent arrived me yet..
_I want your love

FotiniD wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 2:06am:

Fowles' "The Magus" which I've been meaning to read for years

An all-time favorite of mine.  Set mostly in Greece, of course.  One of those books you have to read more than once -- there are surprises around every corner!  

Factory Girl wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2009 at 5:55pm:

Well, tomorrow I plan on getting Julian Casablancas tix.  He's playing the 9:30 club in January 2010.   :) And today, I scored cool cowboy boots for almost nada....I had a coupon. ;)

Make sure you go, FG. I caught him last week in London and he was fantastic!  :D

Honky Tonk Man wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 1:14pm:

Factory Girl wrote on Dec 22nd, 2009 at 5:55pm: Well, tomorrow I plan on getting Julian Casablancas tix.  He's playing the 9:30 club in January 2010.   :) And today, I scored cool cowboy boots for almost nada....I had a coupon. ;)   Make sure you go, FG. I caught him last week in London and he was fantastic!  :D

Hey HTMan!

I just bought JC tickets!!! :)   I'm really looking forward to it!  Do you have his solo cd?  What do you think?  And did the Strokes break up or they on a break?


Merry Xmas! :booze

FG!

Whatever good sales that are on Boxing day at HMV on rock music DVD's.

Oh and I got myself a fresh Keith Richards For President shirt from tshirtgrill because I ruined the previous one. Bought one of them cool 'Red Apple Cigarettes' Shirts as well..

Keith Richards for President t-shirt is very very cool, Teiz!

Oh, I must buy beer & wine tomorrow for the guests--my basement "bar" is empty...gotta make guests happy. ;)

andrews27 wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 2:36am:

Quarter-pound.

funny!!!

Factory Girl wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 1:21pm:

Hey HTMan! I just bought JC tickets!!! :)   I'm really looking forward to it!  Do you have his solo cd?  What do you think?  And did the Strokes break up or they on a break? Merry Xmas! :booze FG!

Hi FG!

Yep, I bought his solo album upon its release and I absolutely love it – very electro, very modern and very, very, cool.

I caught him last Tuesday at the HMV Forum, Kentish Town – same venue where Keith and the Wino’s performed in ’92. He was moody and magnificent and dressed in leather. In fact, the lighting was so dark, that it was hard to make him out – and I was near the front! He performed Phrazes For The Young in its entirety, plus a Christmas song – cannot remember which one – at the very end. The audience lapped him up and it was a very good evening: I think you are in for a treat.

From what I gather, we can expect plenty of Strokes activity in 2010!

On a different note: I stumbled across this here video on youtube – it dates from 2002 and is the first filmed Libertines interview. It’s nice to see Pete so fresh faced, awake and coherent!

Merry Xmas and a happy new year to you, too  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UedgMmhZaIw

Thanks, HT Man!

Did JC play any Strokes songs?? What time did he come on?  Please check your pm. ;)

Merry Xmas!

Peace on earth goodwill toward Ronnie...man he needs it

Some Guy wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 9:53am:

for myself I purchased socks, underwear and a new wallet... banner year at the Guys!

I thought that was what the wife gets you every year for Christmas??!!!

a hard-to-find copy of "Finland In The Second World War" by Olli Vehvilainen

PM for FG  :)

gimmekeef wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009 at 7:19pm:

Peace on earth goodwill toward Ronnie...man he needs it

I have lots of good will towards Ronnie, I love the man.   He's an extremely talented musician, and a very likable guy.  ;)


Its now the morning of Christmas eve, Merry Xmas to everyone at Rocks Off!   May the Good Lord Shine a Light on each and everyone of us.

I wish a Merry Christmas to all of Rocks Off and have a Good time always.
I wish to the guy Ronnie to come through because its very talented one and he deserve it.
A second chance, I trust has deserved to everyone who had may did wrong .
We're just human being, who of us havent at least did an error once?
We're not saints, not yet.
I would love this day it'll be a day of forgivness and compassion.
So, if I had get hurt someone of you in the past, please will forget and then forgive me.

For all we Rocks Offers, brothers and sisters, have always a world of love around you and with yours.
Lina-lantern :)

..and maybe the next year we could really meet in first person in some party or in a Rocks meetings

Our family stopped buying into the commercialism of Christmas years ago, with the exception of the little children. Instead we donate to charities in lieu of giving presents.

I usually give directly to the homeless people I see picking cigarette butts off the sidewalk(I give them a carton of cigarettes) or going through the garbage. (I'll give them food or cash). I've been doing this since the days I use to drive a cab in NYC, back in the 80's.

Merry Christmas to all you fine folks! Wishing health and happiness to all.

Peace,love,dove and merry christmas you bastards. :willya

Quarter-pound hydroponic, descendant of the White Widow.  For the trials of 2010.

andrews27 wrote on Dec 24^th, 2009 at 11:09pm:

Quarter-pound hydroponic, descendant of the White Widow.  For the trials of 2010.

Something I would do.
Good for you.
Merry Christmas

:weed  :weed  :weed

LJ.

I'm going with a remote car starter.  Gotta have one in Buffalo.

I sacrificed the car starter for the QP here in D*****k, still in the snow zone.

We've probably been to the same Rich Stadium shows, 1970s-1980s, and maybe B2B Sept. 97.  Merry Christmas.

LOL.

Another WNY'er.

Is BJ's still open??

LJ.

BJ's is open under new management, and is a shell of its old shelf.  If any young people hanging now ever remember it, their numbers will be few.  The food was blah last time I had it, don't know if the kitchen's still open.

I got myself Dish Network and fired Time Warner Cable.

Folks,

I these tough economic times, how many utilized thriftshops in their Xmas shopping?   My local thrift store mass-mailed out coupons in time for Xmas, and I have to admit I made use of them.   ;)

I did pretty well...a black suede jacket in good condtion free, and almost new cowboy boots for $2.  My philosophy is--they're NEW to me.    I think in these times..it pays to be resourceful.

Merry Christmas my friends!  :booze

andrews27 wrote on Dec 24^th, 2009 at 11:09pm:

Quarter-pound hydroponic, descendant of the White Widow.  For the trials of 2010.

thats alot of christmas cheer!!!

I bought 3 bottles of some good quality wine and a decent bottle of Champagne instead of the cheap stuff I usually drink!

nipple rings

mojoman wrote on Dec 26^th, 2009 at 11:37am:

nipple rings

Did you and Joey get matching pairs? :smilebrian

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Dec 26^th, 2009 at 1:51pm:

mojoman wrote on Dec 26th, 2009 at 11:37am: nipple rings Did you and Joey get matching pairs? :smilebrian

“For over a thousand generations, the Jedi knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the old Republic… before the dark times… ..."

I wanted Ya Ya's, but we couldnt find it anywhere. So i got a ps3 controller converter so i can use my ps3. At least i got to watch "Shine a light" on blu-ray. I also got "zombie strippers" on dvd which i am about to watch right now.

Merry Xmas, corgi37!

Did you want YaYas cd or dvd?  If cd, please pm me dear!  

Merry Chritmas to you and your lovely family,

FG! :booze