I love the Commodore PET (or similar) in the background! Would you ever consider making a video about it? I'd love to see and hear a little more about it. :)
Regards the use of language with the current generation, I had a stark reminder a few years back. I was talking to someone in their mid to late teens and I used the word film instead of movie, and they interrupted me abruptly to say, "What?!". They looked at me like I was from outer space!
Cruise holiday, no way. I can't imagine anything worse than being unable to get away from a thousand people in the middle of a roiling sea 🤣 Travel, never want to go to Asia, Scandinavia yes but never will. Health won't allow it now and I really don't care lol. "It's not a computer or a video game so i don't want it", same here, hate garden centres, only control freaks garden (married to one) 😛😁 Try sardine and tinned beetroot + sprinkle of salt sammo Steve, delish. I won't be doing this questionnaire, it'd end up mostly the same answers as yours 🤣
Silly me, wondered where my reply got to lol, so had posted it again in the main section. Didn't mean to put it here. Ah well, lapses are to be expected at my age duh 🤣
Huh. This is a little off-topic, and take it with a grain of salt and all, but… you're pretty handsome, mate. I only just noticed when you took your glasses off… which is odd, considering I think people are more attractive _with_ glasses, generally. (I know _I_ am, ha hah.) Anyway, very amusing stuff. I like how you flat-out _countered_ almost all those points!
Also? *110% agree* on the "time is precious" thing. I learned that my time was precious because people kept _wasting_ mine. I don't need _any_ help, in that department, ya know?
I thought you might be interested in this or another video on Jeff Minter's 36(38) years in computing. It's got ZX80(1)s and Commodore machines and Jeff talking about the uselessness of Polytechnic Universities. I figure it's right up your alley. CZcams; "My accidental 36 years in video games by Jeff Minter (Llamasoft) - Inspirational" I'll watch this video later...
Haha! Your car sounds a bit like mine. It is tidy and orderly but also has a booster battery, backup water bottles for the engine, a few tools just in case, deicer cannisters and so on.
Regards music I always listen to albums from start to finish, and mostly without skipping tracks. That is mostly because the music I listen to, the album tracks have been carefully ordered by the artist to give the right experience and meaning etc. Many tracks roll into the next one seamlessly, so changing the order or skipping would interfere with the meaning etc. However I do sometimes bung things on for nostalgia and to bath in my own eras, which are the 1970s and 80s.
Some albums definitely need to be played in order. Bowie's Diamond Dogs has 3 tracks that run into each other, and don't work at all when played separately.
Wow I weigh 10st and I am 6ft 1in tall. I've more or less been the same weight I was in my early 20s, and in the last few years have dipped below 10st. The most I have ever been is 11st.
I think it's quite normal to find a certain age that you feel, and simply stay there. My mother in law, before she completely lost her marbles, was convinced she was 45. Of course, that begs the question, is feeling younger than we are a prelude to losing our marbles? I'm gonna say no... and hope I'm right ;)
Why don't you make a patron thing to save for the vw van? Ill put up a bit I'm sure others would also. Could be nice with vlogging from around the british isles and beyond.
That's not a bad idea in principle, but I already have a Patreon account for my gaming channel, and while that channel is a lot bigger than this one, it couldn't fund such a thing. Vlogging from around the british isles is something I would absolutely love to do... but I suspect it will remain just a dream.
I was supposed to go on a speed awareness course last year, but my local police force had crap information available so I was very misinformed about how to apply. This caused me to miss the deadline for applying, and so I ended up paying taking the points. The confusion was around supplying ID which gave the impression you needed photo card ID or a licence with a photo etc. A nearby police force had different requirements, and were not fussy about photos on ID. Had I known that I would have got my application submitted in time, before all the places were taken. The cynical side of me thinks the whole thing sets you up to fail, right from the driving out on the roads and up to the judicial process.
Yeah I pulled out of a junction into a normally hard to join road, to turn and go up it. I then saw a police speed van parked on the opposite side of the road, and so as a precaution I slammed on my brakes and then checked my speed. It was close to 35mph and so I had no idea if I had been done or not. The letter arrived days later......36mph. The local Pakistani community drive daily at motorway speeds on this 30mph road, but the Police rarely go after them and instead concentrate on easy meat, e.g. white English males doing normal speeds.
My ears perked up when you mentioned you sometimes drink whiskey Steve. As someone just getting into the stuff I'd like to know which whiskey you like?
I've never met a whiskey I don't like, to be honest. I can't claim to be a connoisseur by any means. Mostly I drink whatever scotch is to hand, but on the occasion I feel like drinking bourbon, Makers Mark is very nice.
I did 12 years with no holiday, but because I did not care to or desire to. But this year my boss loked it up with thhe labor laws in cabanda and that is not legal, now I am forced to take 3 weeks off per year. And what do ya know, it was pretty sweet having time off.
In my opinion all the main brands of soup like Heinz have gone REALLY downhill in quality over the years. They must think we are all too stupid to notice, e.g. they put cheap ingredients in as a replacement for actual quality ones like chunks of meat and vegetables. They pad out the soup with crap like double cream or worse whipped cream, and add more salt and sugar. They chop the meat into tiny pieces and include far less of it. So to my surprise I have found the more expensive Aldi soups to be quite good, like their carrot soup, tomato & basil or chicken & mushroom.
Well I'm confused now. "No time for fools"? And yet on a previous video I *distinctly* remember you saying in a previous talkie that you had a lot of time for me. You are a proper enigma, Steve. An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a black t-shirt ;)
Grimes oblivion album was amazin. Didn't think much of her latest tho. Yea there's definitely a dearth of interesting new stuff comin out. Well, if anyone's got some recommendations I'm all ears. War on drugs are good, Michael kiwanuka, janelle monae, I'm sure I could think of some more.. I've mainly been listenin to green day again recently.
Y'know, I've never even heard Green Day. I think it's coz people kept calling them 'punk', and I'm fairly adamant that punk died in '77. So being a stubborn git, I've refused to listen to a bunch of 'wannabes'.... almost certainly my loss.
@@BenwaysWorld well its probably helped a lot by nostalgia, they were one of my favourite bands back in the 90s. It's pop punk, just good tunes and honest energy. Not much variety or depth but if u ever are curious, start with nimrod.
@@BenwaysWorld Green Day started in 1986, so they at least have been going for quite some time ;) These days they are more rock than punk though. Wouldn't surprise me if you've heard some of their songs though, such as Blitzkrieg Bop and Basket Case ("Dooo you have the time, to listen to me whine?")
@@shenmeowzo Doesn't mean their cover wasn't a fairly popular one :) But I guess I should've said 'recordings' or 'performances' rather than 'songs' ;) Well, as for original songs, perhaps American Idiot might ring a bell, especially as it become popular again recently because of Trump.
As for Dead Can Dance: I definitely can also highly recommend Lisa Gerrard's solo music. :) People might recognise some of her music from movie soundtracks, for instance her track The Host of Seraphim was used for The Mist. Of course the music of Dead Can Dance itself is great too. I first thought it was Ritchie Blackmore who was also in Dead Can Dance, but misremembered that, as he of course had Blackmore's Night (and apparently Deep Purple). I'm guessing the male vocalist of Dead Can Dance that you meant was Brendan Perry.
Sadly not an possible. Max is really highly strung, and would get really upset by the presence of a stranger. When he gets like that, he attacks Bailey. The idea of that happening, with a stranger looking after them who wouldn't know how to deal with the situation.... it's just not an option.
Cruise holiday, no way. I can't imagine anything worse than being unable to get away from a thousand people in the middle of a roiling sea 🤣 "It's not a computer or a video game so i don't want it", same here, hate garden centres, only control freaks garden (married to one) 😛😁 Try sardine and tinned beetroot + sprinkle of salt sammo Steve, delish. I won't be doing this questionnaire, it'd end up mostly the same answers as yours 🤣
I've had letters from the BBC asking me to contact them and get paid up etc, but I have not watched the BBC since 2010 and have recently cancelled my Virgin TV part of my bundle. There is so much conflicting info on the internet about how to go about telling the BBC to "go away". Some say do not respond in any way to letters or the door; some seem to go on TV Licencing and delare they do not watch TV anymore. I wonder which option is the one to choose?
There's a specific thing you're supposed to do if you believe you're exempt from paying the tv license. Damned if I can remember what it is though. It's paid as part of the rent in this house, so I can't avoid it.
@@BenwaysWorld So like Holland, you pay for tv as well? It's free in Australia unless you want to get paytv like Foxtel or whatever. We have about 10 main channels and then offshoots of those, all free.
I got a NEW band for you go check out, pleasse do! They are a brand new rock and roll band, sounds alot like Zeppelin, brilliant, check them on youtbe or whatever, "Greta Van Fleet" U can tell they love zepelkin f and the singers voice is insanely unique and awesome screechy high notes. truly amazing, the only new music I have bought in decades. They full first album just droped. Id love to hear your opinion after chekcing them out
I checked them out. Yup.... they do a really good job of sounding like Led Zeppelin. Thing is, I can't see any reason to listen to them, when I already have a load of Led Zeppelin. When I look for new music, I try to find something that hasn't been done already.... hence the lack of new bands in my collection.
Me too. I believe in nation state democracy, but as you say, this government is making a pig's ear of it, seemingly on purpose. But then, May is a remainer of course..
I voted to escape the clutches of the evil EU, but to the return to being a good trading partner with Europe. I love Europeans and hate to see their countries and ancient cultures being destroyed and replaced with Islam etc. I also hate to see the globalists changing the world, so we all become more entrenched as their slaves. The EU was setup with some good aims, but the globalists have taken it over and used it to bring about their new world order. Difficult and troubling times ahead that we all must fight and resist at all costs.
I love the Commodore PET (or similar) in the background! Would you ever consider making a video about it? I'd love to see and hear a little more about it. :)
Regards the use of language with the current generation, I had a stark reminder a few years back. I was talking to someone in their mid to late teens and I used the word film instead of movie, and they interrupted me abruptly to say, "What?!". They looked at me like I was from outer space!
Cruise holiday, no way. I can't imagine anything worse than being unable to get away from a thousand people in the middle of a roiling sea 🤣 Travel, never want to go to Asia, Scandinavia yes but never will. Health won't allow it now and I really don't care lol. "It's not a computer or a video game so i don't want it", same here, hate garden centres, only control freaks garden (married to one) 😛😁 Try sardine and tinned beetroot + sprinkle of salt sammo Steve, delish.
I won't be doing this questionnaire, it'd end up mostly the same answers as yours 🤣
@@riteasrain 😏🙄🤣🤔
Silly me, wondered where my reply got to lol, so had posted it again in the main section. Didn't mean to put it here. Ah well, lapses are to be expected at my age duh 🤣
Americans can keep there movies,I have always said films.i hate it when British people say movies,it just doesn't sound correct.
There's absolutely zero chance of me finding my favourite music on radio or TV too.
Why the hell would anyone think they are imortal. That is just stupid.
Good stuff. Hope you do more or this. All the best
Dead can dance are amazing, love Lisa Gerrard's singing. All in her own personal language too.
I'm surprised you can even see the carpet in that mancave!
There's a clear and well defined pathway between all of the essential locations ;)
That thing about the glasses is definitely going to happen to me.. probably sooner than I'm comfortable with!
Huh. This is a little off-topic, and take it with a grain of salt and all, but… you're pretty handsome, mate. I only just noticed when you took your glasses off… which is odd, considering I think people are more attractive _with_ glasses, generally. (I know _I_ am, ha hah.)
Anyway, very amusing stuff. I like how you flat-out _countered_ almost all those points!
Also? *110% agree* on the "time is precious" thing. I learned that my time was precious because people kept _wasting_ mine. I don't need _any_ help, in that department, ya know?
lol... well, thanks. I actually think I look pretty awful without my glasses on. My eyes seem to small :S
I think this list was mostly for a different generation, definitely needs some things added for our generation for sure :)
I agree. Or it was written by a young person, who actually has no idea what it's really like to be middle aged.
I thought you might be interested in this or another video on Jeff Minter's 36(38) years in computing. It's got ZX80(1)s and Commodore machines and Jeff talking about the uselessness of Polytechnic Universities. I figure it's right up your alley. CZcams; "My accidental 36 years in video games by Jeff Minter (Llamasoft) - Inspirational"
I'll watch this video later...
Haha! Your car sounds a bit like mine. It is tidy and orderly but also has a booster battery, backup water bottles for the engine, a few tools just in case, deicer cannisters and so on.
Regards music I always listen to albums from start to finish, and mostly without skipping tracks. That is mostly because the music I listen to, the album tracks have been carefully ordered by the artist to give the right experience and meaning etc. Many tracks roll into the next one seamlessly, so changing the order or skipping would interfere with the meaning etc. However I do sometimes bung things on for nostalgia and to bath in my own eras, which are the 1970s and 80s.
Some albums definitely need to be played in order. Bowie's Diamond Dogs has 3 tracks that run into each other, and don't work at all when played separately.
Wow I weigh 10st and I am 6ft 1in tall. I've more or less been the same weight I was in my early 20s, and in the last few years have dipped below 10st. The most I have ever been is 11st.
Does stone equals pounds, or am I incorrect in my assumption ?
14 pounds to a stone.
So i'm not the only one who's 48 and is still feeling and acting as if i was still in my mid 30's then?! 😀
I think it's quite normal to find a certain age that you feel, and simply stay there. My mother in law, before she completely lost her marbles, was convinced she was 45.
Of course, that begs the question, is feeling younger than we are a prelude to losing our marbles? I'm gonna say no... and hope I'm right ;)
@@BenwaysWorld let's Hope we are both right 😉
I'm 67 and I'm convinced people often can't cope with my lapses into enthusiastic child-likeness 😄
I think gamers are by definition people who haven't been able to grow up mentally and emotionally like other "normal" people
It's your eternal youth that gives me hope, Hilly :)
Why don't you make a patron thing to save for the vw van? Ill put up a bit I'm sure others would also. Could be nice with vlogging from around the british isles and beyond.
That's not a bad idea in principle, but I already have a Patreon account for my gaming channel, and while that channel is a lot bigger than this one, it couldn't fund such a thing.
Vlogging from around the british isles is something I would absolutely love to do... but I suspect it will remain just a dream.
Great Video. The musicians piece made me laugh out loud "Most of the people i like are dead" :)
Sad but true :)
I was supposed to go on a speed awareness course last year, but my local police force had crap information available so I was very misinformed about how to apply. This caused me to miss the deadline for applying, and so I ended up paying taking the points. The confusion was around supplying ID which gave the impression you needed photo card ID or a licence with a photo etc. A nearby police force had different requirements, and were not fussy about photos on ID. Had I known that I would have got my application submitted in time, before all the places were taken. The cynical side of me thinks the whole thing sets you up to fail, right from the driving out on the roads and up to the judicial process.
Just to add I was 1mph over the allowed limit. Cash cow speed van camera? Me cynical? Moi? ;-)
1mph over? You criminal! :P
Yeah I pulled out of a junction into a normally hard to join road, to turn and go up it. I then saw a police speed van parked on the opposite side of the road, and so as a precaution I slammed on my brakes and then checked my speed. It was close to 35mph and so I had no idea if I had been done or not. The letter arrived days later......36mph. The local Pakistani community drive daily at motorway speeds on this 30mph road, but the Police rarely go after them and instead concentrate on easy meat, e.g. white English males doing normal speeds.
My ears perked up when you mentioned you sometimes drink whiskey Steve. As someone just getting into the stuff I'd like to know which whiskey you like?
I've never met a whiskey I don't like, to be honest. I can't claim to be a connoisseur by any means. Mostly I drink whatever scotch is to hand, but on the occasion I feel like drinking bourbon, Makers Mark is very nice.
I did 12 years with no holiday, but because I did not care to or desire to. But this year my boss loked it up with thhe labor laws in cabanda and that is not legal, now I am forced to take 3 weeks off per year. And what do ya know, it was pretty sweet having time off.
In my opinion all the main brands of soup like Heinz have gone REALLY downhill in quality over the years. They must think we are all too stupid to notice, e.g. they put cheap ingredients in as a replacement for actual quality ones like chunks of meat and vegetables. They pad out the soup with crap like double cream or worse whipped cream, and add more salt and sugar. They chop the meat into tiny pieces and include far less of it. So to my surprise I have found the more expensive Aldi soups to be quite good, like their carrot soup, tomato & basil or chicken & mushroom.
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Well I'm confused now. "No time for fools"? And yet on a previous video I *distinctly* remember you saying in a previous talkie that you had a lot of time for me. You are a proper enigma, Steve. An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a black t-shirt ;)
You're no fool Rob. You're a unique and thoroughly nice guy who I'll always have time for :)
i need to watch this just to check if im there yet - im pretty sure its fast approaching...
Grimes oblivion album was amazin. Didn't think much of her latest tho. Yea there's definitely a dearth of interesting new stuff comin out. Well, if anyone's got some recommendations I'm all ears.
War on drugs are good, Michael kiwanuka, janelle monae, I'm sure I could think of some more..
I've mainly been listenin to green day again recently.
Y'know, I've never even heard Green Day. I think it's coz people kept calling them 'punk', and I'm fairly adamant that punk died in '77. So being a stubborn git, I've refused to listen to a bunch of 'wannabes'.... almost certainly my loss.
@@BenwaysWorld well its probably helped a lot by nostalgia, they were one of my favourite bands back in the 90s. It's pop punk, just good tunes and honest energy. Not much variety or depth but if u ever are curious, start with nimrod.
@@BenwaysWorld Green Day started in 1986, so they at least have been going for quite some time ;) These days they are more rock than punk though. Wouldn't surprise me if you've heard some of their songs though, such as Blitzkrieg Bop and Basket Case ("Dooo you have the time, to listen to me whine?")
@@FiXato blitzkrieg bop is the ramones lol
@@shenmeowzo Doesn't mean their cover wasn't a fairly popular one :) But I guess I should've said 'recordings' or 'performances' rather than 'songs' ;)
Well, as for original songs, perhaps American Idiot might ring a bell, especially as it become popular again recently because of Trump.
Drinking smoothies is the slippery slope to becoming a Vegan. Yes it is that serious!
Haha! No chance! Gimme MacD's every once in a while.... and chicken!
nice! - missed this at the time lol
As for Dead Can Dance: I definitely can also highly recommend Lisa Gerrard's solo music. :) People might recognise some of her music from movie soundtracks, for instance her track The Host of Seraphim was used for The Mist. Of course the music of Dead Can Dance itself is great too.
I first thought it was Ritchie Blackmore who was also in Dead Can Dance, but misremembered that, as he of course had Blackmore's Night (and apparently Deep Purple). I'm guessing the male vocalist of Dead Can Dance that you meant was Brendan Perry.
I've heard some of Lisa Gerar'd solo stuff. It's incredible. And yeah... Brendan Perry :)
Tosds some veggies and some shreded chedar into pot noodle is heavenm
Random comments while watching:
- gawd, what a difference glasses make xD
- People still use travel agents? Feels like something from pre-2000s...
I was quite taken aback by my own appearance when I saw myself without glasses, while editing. Not a good look.
@@BenwaysWorld might need some glasses myself, but I also don't recognise myself either on the pics where I've tried on those of others.
You can go places an dleave the dogs to doggy day care if u got no friend to do it.
Sadly not an possible. Max is really highly strung, and would get really upset by the presence of a stranger. When he gets like that, he attacks Bailey. The idea of that happening, with a stranger looking after them who wouldn't know how to deal with the situation.... it's just not an option.
46:58 Now we know Steve's superhero identity: czcams.com/video/5rGyE5CpZwU/video.html
Your 5”6? Some reason thought you were taller.
You're not the first person to say that :)
26:32 - 26:37 is pure comedy!
I have a singal greay hair in my beard.
Same
Cruise holiday, no way. I can't imagine anything worse than being unable to get away from a thousand people in the middle of a roiling sea 🤣 "It's not a computer or a video game so i don't want it", same here, hate garden centres, only control freaks garden (married to one) 😛😁 Try sardine and tinned beetroot + sprinkle of salt sammo Steve, delish.
I won't be doing this questionnaire, it'd end up mostly the same answers as yours 🤣
I do like beetroot.... have to avoid the salt though... high blood pressure :)
crockery huh? if i could afford to eat off of paper plates i would.
I can relate 😔😒
With forks like that I can say you do not eat penne pasta! You need the longer prongs to slide the pasta on to.
Nope... definitely not :)
You just do not give a fork do you! :-p
I have my won gardern, I still hate garderning. It is but a patch of grass & it will stay that way. Ocasionly I will begrudgingly moe it.
I've had letters from the BBC asking me to contact them and get paid up etc, but I have not watched the BBC since 2010 and have recently cancelled my Virgin TV part of my bundle. There is so much conflicting info on the internet about how to go about telling the BBC to "go away". Some say do not respond in any way to letters or the door; some seem to go on TV Licencing and delare they do not watch TV anymore. I wonder which option is the one to choose?
There's a specific thing you're supposed to do if you believe you're exempt from paying the tv license. Damned if I can remember what it is though. It's paid as part of the rent in this house, so I can't avoid it.
@@BenwaysWorld
So like Holland, you pay for tv as well? It's free in Australia unless you want to get paytv like Foxtel or whatever. We have about 10 main channels and then offshoots of those, all free.
Yup... there's a tv license that pays for the BBC. Pisses me off, as I don't watch the BBC.
zThis middle age list sounds like someone who is yyoubnger what they THINK middle age ought to be like.
You're spot on there, I think.
Whomever would say yes to most of these wuld be a complete git and we culd not be friends
are you watching castlevania?? fyi its great. archer is pretty good, funny. ozark is well worth watching.
theres also a 2 part doc on the panama canal you might like - very interesting and impressive.
Dead Can Dance = awesome :)
I got a NEW band for you go check out, pleasse do! They are a brand new rock and roll band, sounds alot like Zeppelin, brilliant, check them on youtbe or whatever, "Greta Van Fleet" U can tell they love zepelkin f and the singers voice is insanely unique and awesome screechy high notes. truly amazing, the only new music I have bought in decades. They full first album just droped. Id love to hear your opinion after chekcing them out
I checked them out. Yup.... they do a really good job of sounding like Led Zeppelin. Thing is, I can't see any reason to listen to them, when I already have a load of Led Zeppelin. When I look for new music, I try to find something that hasn't been done already.... hence the lack of new bands in my collection.
About nr5: With Alonso gone next year. The whole F1 grid is younger then me. And for sone I have seen there farthers race. LOL
Same :)
But some years ago I think. You are older then me (not that getting older is a bad thing) :)
Did you vote for Brexit, Steve? :)
I did. Under a different govt, I don't think I'd have regretted it, but under this bunch of clowns, I'm thinking it was a bad move.
Me too. I believe in nation state democracy, but as you say, this government is making a pig's ear of it, seemingly on purpose. But then, May is a remainer of course..
@ Steve B - You must check this short video out, very revealing. czcams.com/video/zvboP-SYjsw/video.html
I voted to escape the clutches of the evil EU, but to the return to being a good trading partner with Europe. I love Europeans and hate to see their countries and ancient cultures being destroyed and replaced with Islam etc. I also hate to see the globalists changing the world, so we all become more entrenched as their slaves. The EU was setup with some good aims, but the globalists have taken it over and used it to bring about their new world order. Difficult and troubling times ahead that we all must fight and resist at all costs.
Your missing out big time not going out of the country.
Feel free to fund "going out of the country" on www.patreon.com/stevebenway ;)