Hello Sidepodcast fans, it is Tuesday the 26th July 2011. Two days on from a thrilling German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, which does seem to produce better racing than the chopped up Hockeinheim. I hope your start to the week has been good, but fear not Tuesdays are generally better than Mondays
F1 News
- Martin Whitmarsh has said McLaren must remain focused only on its own performance and not that of the Red Bull (and championship leader) Sebastian Vettel. As they bid to deliver the race wins they need to get back in the championship fight.
- Williams will put KERS back on Rubens Barrichello's car at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, after experimenting at the Nurburgring to find out the effect of not having it, only to find they were in fact slower. The pre-season hype of Williams perhaps sneaking a win seems so long ago now.
- Fernando Alonso and Ferrari are to adopt an 'attack' mode in the second half of the season in a bid to win races. Aiming to win as much as possible and worry about the championship later.
- Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has said that the German Grand Prix has acted as a 'reminder' that it cannot afford to relax if it is going to deliver the world championship again this year.
Random factoid for you all the result of the German Grand Prix saw McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull drivers on the podium, this though has only happened 3 other times:
| Race | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German GP 2011 | McLaren | Ferrari | Red Bull |
| Monaco GP 2011 | Red Bull | Ferrari | McLaren |
| Hungarian GP 2009 | McLaren | Ferrari | Red Bull |
| European GP 2007 | McLaren | Ferrari | Red Bull |
Bar the Monaco GP this year (where first and third flipped) a McLaren driver has won all such of these events with Ferrari always finishing second and the Red Bull in third place. Spooky, eh?
Non-F1 Stuff
- The London Underground map is a pretty complex map with lines going here there and everywhere, well Crispian Jago has complied a Doctor Who London Underground styled map. Needless to say its pretty confusing.
Now I must leave you once more so all that is left for me to do is say I hope you have a good day and I shall see you in the comments!
FYI: the daily from 25-07 is loading as the current thread in http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily 26th July 2011
- Tweets of the Week - On the buses
- Germany 2011 - Rate the race
- Lighting the Catalyst
- Daily: 25th July 2011
Morning. Anyone around ?
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily 26th July 2011
- Tweets of the Week - On the buses
- Germany 2011 - Rate the race
- Lighting the Catalyst
- Daily: 25th July 2011
Wowsers, that Doctor Who map is mammoth!
i has nothing to add to the conversation. but would like it noted that christine woke me up stupid-early today ;)
Ouch, pre 8am is painfull!
Wimps!!
Stupid early! Pah!
Wasn't that Doctor Who map on Lukeh's daily the other day? Or am I going potty?
It was indeed: http://sidepodcast.com/post/daily-22nd-july-2011
Phew not going mad :)
It is wonderful though and so complicated it must be worth looking at again :)
morning all
Just reading up on some GP3 news from this year. 10 winners in the 10 races so far this year? That's insane
Yep - it's a bit all over the place, but then again, it's had something like 35-37 drivers in it...
They've all gotta race somewhere, I guess... :D At this rate, they could have a title deciding round where you need to have won a race to be on the grid. :D
Last year, Gutierrez won the title in qualifying. Final races made utterly pointless.
Wait, hang on. They award points in qualifying?
MOst feeder categories do. GP2 and GP3 award 2 points for pole
...and a bonus point for fastest lap, but only if you finish inside the top ten
Never knew that. I find that odd when most top-level categories do the exact opposite, awarding no points in quali. A bit inconsistent there, if you ask me.
To be honest, I prefer no points in qualifying. Its only that - qualifying. A good grid position is a good enough earner.
Me too. So why do feeder series do it?
I have never known that to be honest. It just seems to be quite prevalent throughout the minor formulae
Hello all, today is my 2 year Sidepodversary, sorry for inflicting myself on you for so long ;)
Morning Janna,
Happy Anniversary
Hahahaha! Happy Sidepodversary, Janna. :)
very strange approach I see from some of the autosport people on twitter. ridiculing people will not send the doubts away ... why they simply do not tell what was the deal with that Lotus Evora ride to Germany ...
Not on Twitter at the moment, so I've no idea what you're on about
Ancient Proverb*: "People laugh off what they cant throw off"
*this may or not be an actual proverb ancient or otherwise as i just made it up.
I dont think there is anything there to worry about, but it defiantly wasnt the smartest thing to do given the recent controvacy about the headline and editors response to the criticizm
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 26th July 2011
- Tweets of the Week - On the buses
- Germany 2011 - Rate the race
- Lighting the Catalyst
- Daily: 25th July 2011
In place of who on wonders...
Oooohhh.... return of the long rally (finally)
Heidfeld comes to mind - but then why run Bruno on Friday mornings?
My thinking is Bruno would take the race seat, then Romain becomes 3rd driver.
Some sloppy editing there. Still, thank goodness they're finally bringing the long rally back.
Long term though. Petrov seems fairly secure for the minute. I wonder if they are having serious doubts about Kubica's return
They could be. But if it came to that, I'd still promote the guy with more recent F1 experience - and that's Senna.
if they have nothing to hide what harm would it do to normally explain to those asking questions what is the deal. would be much simpler than the route they decided to take ...
saying that Grosjean is ready for another F1 chance does not sound like becoming 3rd driver ...
i think it's just they find it odd people ask them about it - because journos were never really asked about it before.
Very true
Bon Ivor
Oh no I mean Bon Anniversaire
Yes, but it's also completely contradictory to having a 3rd driver (who they're giving FP running time on Friday) in the first place. Something doesn't make sense here.
Thank you :)
Aye and that something may be "Un-Quick Nick"; however Renault will have to think hard before they stick an inexperienced driver in the seat.
If only there were points for race engineers:
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/93397
yes, Grosjean racing that well is perhaps not what was expected
It's already been said recently that Renault would not interfere with Grosjean's GP2 efforts - which leaves him free post-Monza
Grosjean is racing and winning.
It was a risk to do that, if he had lost it would have killed his carrer.
In the past 3 years Senna has just pootled around in a car way off the pace for 1 season. Grosjean has raced in a competitve car in F1 and won GP2 races in the same period,
I like Bruno, but think Grosjean deserves it more
But he was nowhere in that 2009 Renault as well. His current GP2 run is the only thing he has going for him. And to be honest, although he's leading that series, it's based more on consistency than raw speed.
The fact that everyone else can't go a race weekend without screwing up big time is a huge factor. The GP2 field has spent much of this year being well below par.
In my opinion he is the best driver in the series at the moment.
He wasnt stellar in 2009, but as mentioned earlier, look what happened to Fisichella and Badoa when they jumped in cars mid season
In all fairness, Grosjean wasn't particularly good in GP2 in 2009 either.
Ping --> Mixing it Live with British F3 and the FIA International Trophy
http://t.co/ipOgGX7
What... on... Earth...?
http://www.destructoid.com/chinese-couple-sell-their-kids-to-pay-for-mmo-habit-206989.phtml
#happyplace
Anyone about for a quick trivia question?
(To brighten up the afternoon)
Try me. :D
What was the last year a Grand Prix was held on the Gesamtstrecke?
(3 pts for the correct answer, 1 pt for for an answer with a clue or a guess with five years, 0 pts for an incorrect answer)
Gesamt-whaaat?
I'm going to guess... 1987.
Scratch that, I'll say 1976 instead.
Incorrect... and by a bit. Would you like a clue?
If my 1976 is wrong too, yes, please. :D
Vaguely correct, but still somewhat off. You're on the right track though (so to speak)
The Gesamtstrecke is the combined Nordschleife and original Sudschleife
I had a feeling. It sounded Nurburg-ey, which is why I changed my answer. As for the answer to THAT... that would've been AGES ago. Pre-war, almost definitely. 1929?
Ding ding ding - you've earned yourself a single point. It was won by Louis Chiron
Not bad, not bad at all. :D So how does this work, then?
A single point gets you entry to bonus round, where could win a colour TV, a lounge sweet or a weeks holiday in Milton Keynes
Afternoon all.
Geek news!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/jul/26/science-fiction-classics-return-ebooks
My grandmother would have told you that was 'interwar not pre war' as she used to shout at the tv...
HI Stuart,
You just missed out on our historic GP quiz - it comprised of a single question
Good point
Bah.
Good question though.
Stuart,
A question sir.
I'm going to be at Spa this weekend. Any thoughts on what is a "must-do" when the days track action is done?
How's Milton Keynes this time of year? :D
I hear its great in a round about kind of way...
#sorry!
Depends what your favourite shade of grey is
Oh dear
Would this be a lounge sweet? http://www.greenmuze.com/nurture/urban/3780-the-edible-sugarchair-.html
Oh yes and oh dear my spelling
Leave!
Heh heh.
I was working there a couple of years ago with the Lambo one-make support race. I have to say that unlike Le Mans there isn't a massive amount to do in the evening. If memory serves there was a sort of mini fairground near Eau Rouge, along with temporary bars and places whence one can procure comestibles.
Other than that, it's in the middle of nowhere and neither Spa nor Francorchamps are party towns.
:D
Oh golly, I hope the hotel has wifi...
Evening all. I think I might be going to my first ever musical on Thursday night. I feel so cultured.
Oooohh... I have a second question for the GP off-the-top-of-my-head-historic-quiz...
You could go visit the gnomes http://www.plopsa.be/plopsacoo/en
You'll be lucky. We stayed at the Circuit Hotel and I had to share a toilet...
Oohh, what are you going to see?
In that case, I'll stay at the circuit for as long as possible - at least there'll be stuff going on.
rock of ages :D I figure one where I already know and like all the songs in it is a good start. I just have to hope my friend is willing to pay $59 to go.
party at beurbs. Other than that zilch. Nought. Nada.
Q2: For 5 points, how long was the original Hockenheimring and what year was the first race held there?
Not one I'd heard of but it appears it's coming to London in September and the film version will star Tom Cruise! The music looks fun.
A bonus point if you can tell me the month of the first race.
Hmmm. The first F1 race there was in 1970, IIRC.
Didn't say F1...
;)
Rats. Err...
it's had very good reviews and the broadway production was nominated for lots of Tony awards which I figure is a good thing. It's closing here soon so it might be my only chance. It's normally $70-$100 so I think $59 is a bargain. I'll find out in the morning, fingers crossed :)
Clues will reduce the points prize to 3 points...
You'll have to review it for us ;)
Let's go for it, then. :)
The "triangle in the forests" was another inter-war circuit
I saw you mention it on twitter yesterday so i looked it up on the circuit website. :)
{damn}
Well, I have been researching lately
Hold on, I know this.
Early 1930s. 1934? It was 8km long and they raced motorbikes on it.
273 miles 2073? ;)
Getting hot
Do we have any final answers?
1938?
Earlier than that. Auto Union bought it for testing in the mid-1930s.
1933?
I'm think I'll share the points out on this one.
The first race was in May 1932 for motorbikes and it was 7.5 miles in length. The 8km circuit debuted in 1938.
It was rather basic back in the day
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P5JMvZ-EAbA/Sqp5gzMgTTI/AAAAAAAAAAw/pwau7hMfb44/s320/hock32.JPG
Like a big Reims.
Pretty much yeah - the 1938 version introduced the Ostkurv (etc...) that we grew to know so well years later
A third question anyone..?
Of course... They are way beyond my knowledge but I appreciate the effort :)
For 10 points, who was the only Hungarian to win a Grand Prix, what year did he win and where did the race take place?
Sadly I must nip off and do some work...
Oh do have fun.
:)
Ferenc Zsisz (sp?) Le Mans, 1906, driving a Renault
*gets coat*
I think it's Zizzi ;)
10pts and the overall victory to Mr Stuart C!!
It was Szist, but I'll allow it
;)
Woops... Szisz
I'll have a large Pepperoni
http://www.zizzi.co.uk/
;)
(ba dum tisch)
Ladies and gentlemen,
I think I may have just discovered the next generation's Des O'Connor
;)
Can you sing and dance Alex?
Who is the only F1 driver to have had an apprenticeship as a scaffolder?
(I don't know how many points this should have)
oh yes
My mum used to babysit Des O'Connor's kids funnily enough
Oooooohhh....
Weird
Why do I think I've heard this before? Is it... Derek Warwick?
I bet that's not even close
I could give a clue but that would halve the points... Although this is a good time to ask for a clue as I haven't decided how many points to give :)
Hmmm.. I know it's not Derek Daly or David Kennedy - they were coal miners before they became F1 drivers
Ok Clue time...
It's a current driver
Can't decide - is it either di Resta or Petrov?
Current?! Blimey. Hmmm. This was in F1 Racing before, wasn't it? I'll say... Heidfeld?
Definitely not Hamilton
;)
Wrong, wrong, wrong and right it's not Hamilton :)
Mark Webber?
Err. Timo?
Bingo... But I think you really might only get half a point at this stage :)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7878991.stm
:D
What was the last team to enter a grand prix with only 7 members of staff... Including the driver. Extra points for year and race.
That one desperately needs a clue.
I can't even think of a clue... Um... It was surprisingly late!
EuroBrun?
Christine's Rankings today, all suggestions very welcome.
One of the Italian commentary team Ivan Capelli was the the only driver for the race.
Nope
The team only scored 2 points in their 6 seasons.
Osella?
I think this one might be worth 1,000,000 points :)
Not AGS, not Larousse...
It was AGS...
Dsco Dan should get some for doing a track walk with bundle without leaving the pit lane :D
I thought that was minus points but the rest of the interview was plus points
Webber and Alonso for driving home together.
as @lacanta said on twitter, HRT should get some for this http://yfrog.com/h4z7qplj #rankings
Oh and team lotus for tony puting on a day glo vest and packing away with the mechanics
They should get some points for replacing "This could be you" with HRT on the cars :)
I always thought they were German
ferrari/rob for rankings points: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162826370454531
Grand Prix Dinner with Rob Smedley
We are excited to announce this FANTASTIC event, The Zoe's Place Grand Prix Dinner with very special Guest speaker ROB SMEDLEY, Chief Engineer for Formula One driver Felipe Massa at Scuderia Ferrari.
Hahaa brilliant
link for non-facebook people: http://www.zoes-place.org.uk/middlesbrough/index.php?id=13&items=100
wow, surprisingly affordable too!
Right folks,
I'm off - see you later
:)
Nina's grandmother (Katherine's Mum the F1 nut) is currently showing her the MotoGP from the weekend because she doesn't think we're giving her equal time with bikes as well as cars!
Good Afternoon from Tundraland everyone. I have a trivia question for you if interested.
Now THAT'S an awesome family. :D
Shoot! :D
Journeyer: 26/07/2011 at 17:02:04
Good Afternoon from Tundraland everyone. I have a trivia question for you if interested.
Shoot!
Daily: 26th July 2011
Journeyer: 26/07/2011 at 17:02:04
Good Afternoon from Tundraland everyone. I have a trivia question for you if interested.
Shoot!
Daily: 26th July 2011
Journeyer: 26/07/2011 at 17:02:04
BANG!
-okay. Could not resist.
Anyway, Since 1950 which F1 circuit has the longest distance for a single lap?
Who long is a single lap at this circuit?
Where is it and which years did this circuit appear?
I'm guessing it's the circuit at Pescara. A lap there is something like... 24 kilometers long, I think? All I remember is it appeared in the late 50s... 1955-1957-ish, somewhere in that range.
1) Pescara is the correct circuit.
2) You are a little short on the lap distnace. Did you run out of fuel? See if you can hitch a ride, as it still quite a walk back to the pits.
3) You are in the right ballpark, but the event was only held once as a "real" GP.
Oops. So it would be something in the 30+ kilometer range, then?
I'll guess... 1957.
2) Your original guess was off by a mile.(Literally)
3) That's right, 1957, do you know what the event was called?
So 25 miles? Oops! :D
Erm... the Grand Prix of Pescara?
2) No, just one statue mile, or 1500 meters. (roughly) A lap was t was 25.5 km long.
3) Yup.
It is awfully quiet around. If I see a flock of seagulls around my settling around here, I am spitting....
I have seen enough nautical monster movies to clue in that the conbination of quiet and flocks of seagulls are not a good thing ......
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/f1-debrief-everythings-working-out-just-fine
Enjoy a little something from the sidepodcast.com back catalogue.
- Monaco 2009 - Driver Standings
Originally published 24/05/2009
guest post!
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- F1 Debrief - Everything's working out just fine
- Daily: 26th July 2011
- Tweets of the Week - On the buses
- Germany 2011 - Rate the race
- Lighting the Catalyst
Evening Sidepodders
Seems quiet this week
Hi. How are you?
Apparently it is summer
I just got paid for my very first voice over official job. Yay!!!
nice one :)
Thanks. :) I need to fill the coffers again after all I've spent recently. It feels good to have it going in the other direction today.
Hey Kai. Not bad thanks, think I have a buyer for my old iMac. Put it on the work intranet Classifieds and got an email straight away yesterday afternoon. May come on Sunday to collect :D
How's CT and the summer vacation treating you?
I guess. Hey Pat
Evening guys. I greet you hello with an F1 babelfish PING
http://gridwalktalk.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/f1-babelfish-germany/
Hey Lukeh. I love these posts
*clicks link*
Excellent!
Oh, and I wanted to tell you guys that I found a really good site to get rid of/recycle/get a little cash for old gadgets, http://www.gazelle.com/ It's so easy. Their service is excellent, and at least you get something for stuff hanging around that goes unused.
Good. I'm working on life coaching stuff pretty much non-stop. I love Squarespace. And there's a lot to do as far as paperwork, setting things up, etc.
I've done that with mobile phones with a couple of different services, nice to get something from them other than dust and clutter. :)
Paypal is awesome, too. So easy, and they have everything I need for invoicing and stuff.
Technology is the best.
And as for CT, the latest heat wave is over and yesterday was nice and cool and overcast. It was welcome relief. The humidity is less now, thank goodness. Today is gorgeous.
Yeah, Leo loves that place.
Haven't looked into it's availability in the UK
You get an extra 5 or 10% for using the code MacBreak Weekly too
oh, wish I knew that a few days ago. :)
And they recycle ethically if your gadget cannot be resold - 'no landfill' promise
I have to find a place to sell my Blue Snowball mic.
That'll teach you for not listening to Leo ;)
[or telling the comments first]
Excellent.
eBay or Craigs?
I don't know who Leo is.
And I have asked about getting rid of stuff, but it was a long time ago - my old camera and stuff.
Ooooooh they just showed the fire that was near work today on the news in the m4 tunnel. It looks absolutely ravaged, there was smoke billowing out for hours today
From the TWIT network [this week in tech]
Podcast supremo who inspired Christine to use a Swiss Ball when podcasting
You may like MacBreak Weekly but it does get quite techie on occasions.
Currently live here: http://live.twit.tv/ from their new studio
oh yes, I've listened to them a few times,
But why do I need Leo when I have you guys? ;) hehe
Cuteness ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/a-little-bear-meets-the-big-bear
I just looked, it says US only
I figured it might be
Saw some pics on the BBC News website earlier, thick black smoke.
Odd seeing a familiar road landmark in the news, we don't get that often around here. :)
We could see it from our office, we're a little bit further down from the junction just next to it. Was slightly freaky seeing so much black smoke.
Caused all kinds of mayhem though. Commute home was interesting :)
The Apple Store is a pretty laid back place, with friendly staff who will help you pick out a computer -- or, if you'd prefer, leave you alone to write an entire book on the store's computers. But just how far can you push it before the staff get fed up?
New York-based comedian Mark Malkoff decided to test the limits of the Apple Store's friendliness. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/26/you-can-bring-a-goat-to-the-apple-store/ :lol:
I thought you might be having fun. :)
Too many people use the m4, damnit!
Hey folks,
Anyone know who is doing tomorrow's Daily?
Hi leigh, I think LPG is
Cheers Lukeh
Hahaha, Darth!!
Why is there a mini horse in the apple store?!
I had to find my cheque book as it's the only place that has my [online] bank's address for PayPal verification
It's only had two cheques written from this book, page one is from 2006, the second and final page is dated 2008 :)
To befriend the Lion?
hehehehe :)
Last Apple story.
Only they would spend a cool $1.4 million for a temporary store a few blocks away while they close and refurbish the very lucrative SoHo store in Manhattan
I'm surprised they don't carry an address on the website.
I routinely lose mine. Turns out I've used six this year but that's only because some of my utilities at this new-ish address weren't on DD yet, and the letting agent preferred a cheque for their fee. I used two in 2010 and one of those was a parking fine..
I looked. It's an online account with a High St bank but still seems rather silly
The set design for the Overlook Hotel from The Shining has been proved to be 'spatially impossible'
It was discovered as it was used as a level in a Duke Nukem game :)
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUIxXCCFWw
There's been some fuss over Google's refusal to accept psuedonym's for Google+ accounts. An infamous hacker in the jailbreak community had his/her account withdrawn for failing to provide a real-life name
This articles is interesting and no surprises for guessing the reason is the value of your data
Why Google cares if you use your real name
This is probably why I won't be using Google+
That and the lack of any need on my part for another Social Network
How on Earth would Google know what your real name is in the first place?
At the moment I think they are suspending accounts which are obvious psuedonyms
yeah, one film is enough
Awwww... at least he's going to McLaren though
:D
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/fashion-and-magic-feature-on-christines-rankings-this-week
Hello all, back again after an epic Sudoku (16 numbers in each square). I've been here 2 years today so thanks to everyone who has made me feel so at home :)
Aww happy 2 years sidepodiversary janna :)
*hugs*
:D
Yay! :)
*hugs back* I delurked just before a Parade Lap. I miss those but understand why we don't have them any more.
hehe. watching where leo's gone with his show ($1.4m spent on a new studio), i think our days live streaming video are well and truly done. was fun while it lasted though.
Good times guessing what minute past 7pm on a Sunday night the stream would begin. :)
best year ever. there will be no beating it.
♥
Happy Sidepodversary Janna
You need to treat yourself with something Cotton [apparently] :D
:)
Well, I do need some new bedding...
For now I'm drinking Orange, Mango & Cinnamon tea which is surprisingly nice
Allan McNish reports on what it is like to be an FIA steward, and all the information they get!
http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/3705/mcnish-what-it-like-to-be-a-driver-steward/ (subs)
having a crazy busy day. not sure if we plugged this in the comments, but christine's second book is now in itunes:
http://itun.es/igN9J3
that means you get all the ToC goodness & apple formatting, assuming you haven't already purchased on the kindle.
special *hugs* in advance to anyone to reviews it after reading.
Is the formatting nicer than the Kindle version?
Was thinking of buying this one in iBooks to compare them but it would be nice for them to be the same
hehe, given we disagree on the new layout of gp+, i'm not the person to ask :)
it is different though, try the free sample (available for both platforms) and see what you think.
He he
Good idea, will do
gp+ colours are more pastel on the ipad btw, don't know if you've tried it on there?
That's the only place I read it
interesting. i was looking at it on desktop when we were discussing.
I was the one complaining about the colours.
oh.
On that note, iOS users who haven't updated the Kindle app since the weekend, may just want to hold off
The 'buy from within the app' button has been withdrawn [long story]
I'm sure you can still go to the website and have it sent to your Apple device though
I'm not of fan of them either but it was more the format that got me
Long and ridiculous, stupid, stupid, stupid story.
just bookmark the kindle page in safari. fixed.
Just download the app to your Android phone & buy from there ;) - I now have Kindle on my phone, iPod Touch and PC and it syncs to all of them. Very well thought out. One day I might even buy a Kindle.
Or buy a Kindle :)
win/win :)
Ooh, just been reminded that it's the 24 Heur du Spa this weekend
Will there be live bloggingy comments and ting?
Is that what Leigh's going to? He was asking for things to do at Spa earlier & I linked him to the gnomes.
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/staff-interviews-and-national-anthems-gain-and-lose-team-rankings-points
:lol:
if you can write a post, certainly. the only thing i know is that lara is going.
Indeed it is.
Dunno, it isn't a 'top' event like Le Mans or Sebring.
It'll be my Spa fix this year
[maybe next year lad, maybe next year]
Does anyone else find Darren Heath a bit of a grump on Twitter?
[SPC debate aside]
gave up following photographers. shuffled them into their own twitter list so i can ignore them.
he can be yeah..
Did you miss the Le Mans race there? That was fun.
this sadens me, but i understand. i only hope you don't ignore some of their rather wonderful work. Personalities aside.
I'm going the same way, slowly hacking my followings before I think about lists
I saw quite a bit but I'm on about the Belgian forest :D
Yep - heading off unseasonably early on Friday morning
Sometimes it really is best not to see the man behind the curtain
Hope it's not too wet for you.
i care less for their work nowadays. wish i'd never heard from them to be honest.
It's the "sunny" part of Francorchamp's year apparently. Three days of cloudy sun at around 18 degrees Celcius
i think we need to remember that sometimes people are different on the internet to what they are in real life. i always try find the best in people. I can completely understand any dislike anyone can have for them tho.
I still like their work, I just push the personality to the back of my brain
this saddens me even more. i hope you wont think less of everyone who shares their profession just because of that incident.
i should add, not just on twitter. i wish i never emailed heath, because what he responded was a complete ******* (or he's completely clueless, no idea which is worse).
Saw plenty of it during that race, it was six hours long
Sorry, when you say Le Mans race, I thought you meant at Le Mans
Silly terminology
Hi everyone. I am back, and listening to the debreif show now.
Why? On my Blog, any move that I report after the 12th one might be JAWS, that will explain my fear of a flock of seagulls....
Anyway, it seems safe to get back into the waters of Sidepodcastland now...
Then no, I missed the Spa 6hr
better than "ILMC/LMS"
True, I wonder if Endurance becomes the catch all term
we will see next year
Yes i remember you telling me about that. However not all the f1 photographers are like him from my experience. From emails i've sent, a great deal (in particular Lorenzo B) were very helpful to me... Lorenzo and Emily Davenport stand out as two of the nicest emails i've received. I think, specifically in creative and competitive industries you will always end up being surrounded by many people who think they are better than everyone else. It comes with the career. Somehow tho, it makes the nicer people stand out even more. Hopefully i'll be one of the nicer people others like.. rather than choose to ignore.
Here's the Spa 24hr entry list.
Johnny Herbert, Mark Blundell, Oliver Turvey, the Mansell brothers..
agreed.
Luyendyk is there !! Arie Luyendyk !!! Legend...
:D
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Lots of blogging productivity tonight :)
can't keep up...
Speaking of which, my German GP post will finally be up this evening
:)
Me too, me too, me too: http://mrschristine.com/2011/07/26/early-thoughts-on-lion-launchpad-and-logic/
*booom*
stop.posting.things.
:)
lou, we're about to watch coldplay on itunes. marks out of ten?
better than the glasto set. 10/10 some beautiful classics that didnt make it to the glasto set. am super pleased they included some. my reaction on twitter sums up my thoughts. if this wasn't a family friendly site i'd tell you my first reaction to it when it ended.
tell me what you think :)
ooooh!
Interesting.
I haven't used it enough to form a true opinion yet but I'm slowly getting used to 'natural' scrolling
but then again i absolutely love coldplay.. i think you'll rate it a 7 or an 8 out of 10.. it doesn't have the awesome pyramid stage stuff. Christine as a fan of the first album (i think?) may love this a bit more.. not sure. i just wish they could release some of the song versions on itunes
Ooooohh... things are beginning to come together for Parc Ferme, Episode 4. Should be ready in the next week or two.
:D
sure it'll be there in a day or two. they look more relaxed than glasto.
Not sure fan is the right word :)
they've released a setlist album thing.. which isn't accurate.. but fingers crossed. yeah they are. Much more real.. like they were when i saw them..
fan compared to the other stuff.. you don't mind it :)
Nope. Opposite if anything!
ohhh sorry. my bad. my memory is awful. never mind then :D hopefully you'll still like it :)
First album is painful for me. Later stuff is better :)
ah. well it's a mix of all :D look out for the wonderful Will Champion on drums who honest to god is a legend. His drumming in some parts is unbelievable.. oh and i love the fact he doesn't actually own a drum kit :D
Cheapskate
;)
Although updating the Kindle app is a pain, love the new Share feature.
Tweeted: Just testing the Kindle share button. Seems like an apt quote for this year too. #f1 http://amzn.com/k/2RIB5DG8TYATW #Kindle
Pretty cool.
that is my favourite thing ever. surely perfect for book club?
he nicked it?
nope. he just doesn't own one. He just turns up to gigs and there is one there. He doesn't have one at home to practise with, like one may have a guitar or piano.
his own words were something like 'i'm a drummer.. it's not that difficult!'
however if you watch him play and how much effort he puts in... legend! plus oh my god he's a good singer.
(hearts)
Hello severe thunderstorm, how are you this fine day?
At least the tornado spotted this time is a few hours north and west of me.
I have specifically asked it to stay away as it's not welcome where you are being all tornado-y and all that.
That's very thoughtful of you, and I appreciate it.
This is what happened last time, and I'm just not in the mood to put shoes on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj5uvC9cLO4
I can't believe the new series of Dr Who starts on August 27th. That seems so early. The same weekend as Spa and Muse at Reading. Not sure I'll survive that one.
That is quite an epic weekend.
May have to encase my mind in some kind of outer spacey-matter-thingy to protect any kind of minds being blown but I fear it may not be enough :)
Time to head off I think, night all.
Night Lukeh. Storm's past my area now.
Night Lukeh
loved coldplay. thought the mix was a bit flat, so preferred the glasto set, but the best crowd of all the itunes gigs by miles.
ohh am pleased you liked it! how comes you didn't like the mix too much? did you like 'us against the world'? it may be my fav of the new songs.
the guitar sounded like it was in a very tiny room, not a big hall. like the ambience mics weren't picking up the room sound or something. should be able to sort it for the download though. be interesting to compare.
I;m really surprised at that - especially considering the amount of post-production live gigs go through
it hasn't i don't think. it's the live video replay.
ohh! i think i was too cought up in the songs to notice that too much! :) I just hope they do make some available to download.. they haven't for a few artists and they seem to be the only artists with a 'setlist album'?
Hmmm... interesting
ohhh points for Rubens for next week - https://twitter.com/#!/rubarrichello/status/95975788947578881
yaay for him wanting to take part in the yellow shades project!
#rankings
odd. they must be the biggest act on the bill. how could they not?
:)
i know!! it seems stupid. Hopefully i'm wrong but they've released an itunes festival setlist album (which is wrong) to download.. i hope they'll do itunes festival downloads too.. but maybe not.
Does anyone fancy a late GP review?
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