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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: BMC Resolutions shout out 📣

« Last post by El Mocho on Today at 09:08:43 am »

For context, I have spent €2.5M on paint alone over the last 12 months.

Farrow and Ball has gone up a bit in the last 12 months yeh. Think it cost that much to do our front room.

Shark, thanks for keeping on with this. I suffer from a rose tinted view of the BMC in the past and view of how it could be in the future, combined with a little Offwidthitis where every BMC employee I've met seems like a great, hard working person (except Niall  ) means I'd be likely to stick my head in the sand and assume everything would end up fine in the end... To keep kicking the ants nest (or whatever you want to call it) must be becoming unpleasant and tedious.

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bouldering / Re: GRIT BLOCS

« Last post by Fiend on Today at 08:33:25 am »

And Part 2 in The Peak District....

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bouldering / Re: Non-Quality Bouldering Videos

« Last post by Fiend on Today at 08:28:50 am »

Looking smooth lagers. I vaguely recall not being able to do the stand start to Serenata as part of the route and having to swing in from the right.

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bouldering / Re: Non-Quality Bouldering Videos

« Last post by lagerstarfish on Today at 02:36:22 am »

This turned out to be good fun. Sit start to Serenata at Stanage.
Felt about 6B.
I used reach. There is probably a better way.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AWSBu84vIc4?si=UYohNuvdoOLh7lNd

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news / Re: There’s a bloke fighting this weekend

« Last post by lukeyboy on Yesterday at 10:52:08 pm »

Looking forward to it. I really like Usyk, but Fury looks in good shape and I think his size will win out. I predict some punishing body shots from Fury and Usyk going down late on.

P.s. I'm no expert

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shootin' the shit / Re: Ultimate Internet

« Last post by remus on Yesterday at 10:47:22 pm »

Bobby Fingers. Nothing more needs to be added.

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news / Re: There’s a bloke fighting this weekend

« Last post by Moo on Yesterday at 10:44:29 pm »

Come on then, who’s your money on. On recent performances Usyk is probably the safe bet but you certainly can’t write off Fury.

I think Usyk takes it on points.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: BMC Resolutions shout out 📣

« Last post by shark on Yesterday at 10:23:50 pm »

Thanks everyone picking up on the finance issue in my absence. The inability to provide a breakdown for 2022 should have prompted bigger questions by Members Council rather than meek acceptance.

I’m afraid further very bad news about the 2023 outturn is on its way that beggars belief. I understand releases from the Board, MC and the CEO are expected over the next couple of days.

This will lay bare the extent of the Board’s complete lack of financial control over the organisation and members money they are custodians of and responsible for.

It is an absolute disgrace.

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news / Re: significant repeats

« Last post by Fiend on Yesterday at 09:00:39 pm »

Great stuff 

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music, art and culture / Re: Loud N-n-n-n-nnnnoisy Guitar Shizzle [Rock/Metal/Thrash etc]

« Last post by mark20 on Yesterday at 08:44:21 pm »

Interesting article, thanks Slabs. Listened to a few of his tracks, a lot of industrial and noise sounds in the music, very intense!

In tune with various thread recently, how about Aurora, produced by Steve Albini, from pioneering noisy drone (((unts - Sunn O)))

This is Sunn O))) at their best, no rhythm, no melody, no vocals, no discernible structure, just a barrage of guitar drones, rumbles, feedback and harmonics
Experiencing this live, lost in the thick fog, the room shaking, people fainting, whole body vibrating from the wall of sound attack was totally overwhelming - akin to a powerful psychedelic or religious experience. This piece describes it better than I can.
For something a bit more accessible, Monoliths and Dimensions is a beautiful record, with their trademark drones but wider instrumentation, orchestra and eerie spoken word vocals.