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Figgy1

Figgy1

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John park hopper said:
No snow in Coastal SC but we have been having night time temps below freezing and day time 45--supposed to last a week. This is unusual for this time of year. Had to move alll the citrus trees(in big pots) into the green house and put the heater on. Wife feeds 4 feral cats so I put some old moving blankets in the green house so they have a warm place to stay. Went to Lowe's on Friday and lucked out Black Friday Douglas fir Christmas sale 20% off plus my military discount got an beautiful 8' tree for 54bucks I can deal with that
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Ceiling fan, on Black Friday sale plus discount at Lowes, was great, the cold was NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The old one died at the end of summer, and we were just waiting for a good sale
dh may have a bit of a hardware store addiction. Our local hardware store also gives the discount but they're smaller but sometimes more convenient and they'll order if they don't have something
 
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Figgy1

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@93boomer
Happy Birthday GIF by Sesame Street
Excited Happy Birthday GIF by Mickey Mouse
Happy Birthday Rainbow GIF
 
StarWarsGirl

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Goofyernmost said:
I suspect that those who never really experienced the difference between soft ice cream or regular ice cream can not appreciate the pure joy that is Frozen Custard. That stuff is pure ambrosia regardless of whatever outside temperature one can throw at it. -70F or 110F it is to die for. For so many years people have thought that Frozen Custard was just another name for soft ice cream. Trust me here... it is not. I noticed it is starting to come back again. A touch more expensive but worth every penny. If you have gone somewhere and tried something that was called frozen custard and could not tell the difference, then the place selling it was lying to you and it was, indeed just soft ice cream.

It's being outside in the 20's, that's what is crazy, unless it is to purchase Frozen Custard.
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We have Rita's. I have their gelati which has Italian Ice on bottom and custard on top on a fairly regular basis.

Point still stands...
 
StarWarsGirl

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Goofyernmost said:
I was already almost middle age when ABBA came out. They are great.
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I got into them because Mamma Mia the movie came out when I was in middle school, and it was extremely popular among that age group. Kind of nice that the movie brought back Abba to us younger people.

Anyway, there was a 20th anniversary production that I got to see over the summer. And my brain decided that Abba was going to be all we were going to listen to.

The great side effect is that Abba is great to sing along to. They don't embellish when they sing, and they just sing straight and true, but with emotion. They don't do anything vocally wrong. Very unusual among mainstream musicians to just sing straight and not do anything wrong. So my voice has gotten quite strong and I got rid of some bad habits that I'd slipped into. I can't feel my vocal chords when I sing or talk anymore since I had my thyroid out, so I had to basically relearn how to sing, and I have to listen harder to what I'm doing. Also can't feel if my voice is getting tired, which is not great. Have to listen for that too.
 
Goofyernmost

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StarWarsGirl said:
I got into them because Mamma Mia the movie came out when I was in middle school, and it was extremely popular among that age group. Kind of nice that the movie brought back Abba to us younger people.

Anyway, there was a 20th anniversary production that I got to see over the summer. And my brain decided that Abba was going to be all we were going to listen to.

The great side effect is that Abba is great to sing along to. They don't embellish when they sing, and they just sing straight and true, but with emotion. They don't do anything vocally wrong. Very unusual among mainstream musicians to just sing straight and not do anything wrong. So my voice has gotten quite strong and I got rid of some bad habits that I'd slipped into. I can't feel my vocal chords when I sing or talk anymore since I had my thyroid out, so I had to basically relearn how to sing, and I have to listen harder to what I'm doing. Also can't feel if my voice is getting tired, which is not great. Have to listen for that too.
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I'm very eclectic in my music choices. Being a teen in the 60's means my #1 group would naturally be The Beatles, but a close second is ABBA. I came to them much more recently because in the 70's I was busy trying to pay bills to pay much attention to the music, except for being force fed a massive amount of time with way more Disco than anyone should be forced to endure. I remember hearing Dancing Queen, but never connected it to any specific band. At some, point, perhaps about the same time you discovered them, I happened to, by chance, listen to one of their more downbeat songs called "The winner takes it all" and due to two things it really struct me. The first was I had only been divorced a few years when I first heard it so I could identify with some of it but the biggest thing was that voice. Agnetha Fältskog voice was that of an angel. The expression, clarity and power she put in that song floored me. So I started to look into their catalog and loved so much of it. Anni-Frid Lyngstad usually relegated to background also did some very beautiful songs where she was the lead, like "I have a dream" certainly shows her massive talent as well.

They are indeed songs, like the Beatles that everyone can sing along with and in one way or the other they have recorded things that individuals can indeed relate too.

Just think of this, you are 29 and I am 76 and they are able to connect to two vastly separated generations.
 
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StarWarsGirl

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Goofyernmost said:
I'm very eclectic in my music choices. Being a teen in the 60's means my #1 group would naturally be The Beatles, but a close second is ABBA. I came to them much more recently because in the 70's I was busy trying to pay bills to pay much attention to the music, except for being force fed a massive amount of time with way more Disco than anyone should be forced to endure. I remember hearing Dancing Queen, but never connected it to any specific band. At some, point, perhaps about the same time you discovered them, I happened to, by chance, listen to one of their more downbeat songs called "The winner takes it all" and due to two things it really struct me. The first was I had only been divorced a few years when I first heard it so I could identify with some of it but the biggest thing was that voice. Agnetha Fältskog voice was that of an angel. The expression, clarity and power she put in that song floored me. So I started to look into their catalog and loved so much of it. Anni-Frid Lyngstad usually relegated to background also did some very beautiful song where she was the lead, like "I have a dream" certainly shows her massive talent as well.

They are indeed songs, like the Beatles that everyone can sing along with and in one way or the other they have recorded things that individuals can indeed relate too.

Just think of this, you are 29 and I am 76 and they are able to connect to two vastly separated generations.
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The Winner Takes It All is in Mamma Mia, so I'm very familiar with that one. They wrote some of those songs after they got divorced (since they were married couples) so Dancing Queen, Andante, Honey Honey, and such were pre-breakup, and The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia, and Angel Eyes were post breakup.

My mom also loves Abba; she listened to them as a teen. I believe she has a record somewhere. Dad was not and still is not a fan, but what does he know.

I also have an eclectic music taste, as does my brother. He also likes Abba. Mom and I went to see Stevie Nicks back in September. One year, my Spotify Wrapped was Hamilton and then Uptown Girl by Billy Joel randomly thrown in. Not the biggest Beatles fan except for Twist and Shout, which I love. But I also like Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and some more modern artists.
 
Figgy1

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StarWarsGirl said:
The Winner Takes It All is in Mamma Mia, so I'm very familiar with that one. They wrote some of those songs after they got divorced (since they were married couples) so Dancing Queen, Andante, Honey Honey, and such were pre-breakup, and The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia, and Angel Eyes were post breakup.

My mom also loves Abba; she listened to them as a teen. I believe she has a record somewhere. Dad was not and still is not a fan, but what does he know.

I also have an eclectic music taste, as does my brother. He also likes Abba. Mom and I went to see Stevie Nicks back in September. One year, my Spotify Wrapped was Hamilton and then Uptown Girl by Billy Joel randomly thrown in. Not the biggest Beatles fan except for Twist and Shout, which I love. But I also like Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and some more modern artists.
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including anything written by Lin;)
 
Tony the Tigger

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Goofyernmost said:
I'm very eclectic in my music choices. Being a teen in the 60's means my #1 group would naturally be The Beatles, but a close second is ABBA. I came to them much more recently because in the 70's I was busy trying to pay bills to pay much attention to the music, except for being force fed a massive amount of time with way more Disco than anyone should be forced to endure. I remember hearing Dancing Queen, but never connected it to any specific band. At some, point, perhaps about the same time you discovered them, I happened to, by chance, listen to one of their more downbeat songs called "The winner takes it all" and due to two things it really struct me. The first was I had only been divorced a few years when I first heard it so I could identify with some of it but the biggest thing was that voice. Agnetha Fältskog voice was that of an angel. The expression, clarity and power she put in that song floored me. So I started to look into their catalog and loved so much of it. Anni-Frid Lyngstad usually relegated to background also did some very beautiful song where she was the lead, like "I have a dream" certainly shows her massive talent as well.

They are indeed songs, like the Beatles that everyone can sing along with and in one way or the other they have recorded things that individuals can indeed relate too.

Just think of this, you are 29 and I am 76 and they are able to connect to two vastly separated generations.
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Don’t forget Frida’s solo 80’s hit: “I Know There’s Something Going On.” Pay attention to the drums, and you hear the influence and participation of Phil Collins.
 
donaldtoo

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John park hopper said:
Abba was great ---Dancing Queen and Fernando my favorite ABBA songs even though I was a Stones fan and still am
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I remember being at the local roller rink back in the 70’s with dates and roller skating to “Dancing Queen”…the young ladies loved that song…!!! 🙂
But, yea, I was also more into the harder stuff of the time.
 
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Goofyernmost said:
I suspect that those who never really experienced the difference between soft ice cream or regular ice cream cannot appreciate the pure joy that is Frozen Custard. That stuff is pure ambrosia regardless of whatever outside temperature one can throw at it. -70F or 110F it is to die for. For so many years people have thought that Frozen Custard was just another name for soft ice cream. Trust me here... it is not. I noticed it is starting to come back again. A touch more expensive but worth every penny. If you have gone somewhere and tried something that was called frozen custard and could not tell the difference, then the place selling it was lying to you and it was, indeed just soft ice cream.

It's being outside in the 20's, that's what is crazy, unless it is to purchase Frozen Custard.
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I've eaten Frozen Custard before since I'm from Wisconsin. Wisconsin has a lot of Frozen Custard places. The first time I had Frozen Custard I believe was at Leon's Frozen Custard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin or at General Custards in Milwaukee. I'm showing my age with General Custards because that Frozen Custard stand went away in in the 1990s.

The thing is people outside of Wisconsin look at us weird or crazy if we eat Ice Cream, Frozen Custard outside in the cold. I am saying that because I remembered a person questioning the sanity of my parents for eating a Mickey Mouse Ice Cream bar outside in the 30s at WDW back in early December of 2010, but claimed that makes sense after finding out my parents live in Wisconsin.

It is not a typo about WDW being in the 30s at night. in 2010 December of 2010 was the coldest December for East Central Florida.
 

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