unbearably hot today

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Loved that band (Born Against) when I was a young ‘un in my teens. Your mate ain’t Sam McPheeters by any chance is it?

I watched a random episode of some Netflix series recently that was about the NYC subway vigilante and made me have a weekend binge of all the NYHC and punk from the 80s I used to love. It isn’t stuff I often play now but nice for a bit of nostalgia and can still get the heart rate up.

Mad ball , Agnostic Front were my thing, love helmet although they were more on the metal side of things

Like Washington dc hardcore like minor threat and bad brains

Which of course led to the straight edge metal movement of no alcohol , no drugs , vegetarianism and left wing politics

[Kind of Blue]

Mad ball , Agnostic Front were my thing, love helmet although they were more on the metal side of things

Like Washington dc hardcore like minor threat and bad brains

Which of course led to the straight edge metal movement of no alcohol , no drugs , vegetarianism and left wing politics

Loved the Bad Brains, Dr Know one of my favourite HC guitarists of that period and in terms of musicianship they were a cut above most. Loved the bands from that era who could really play like Articles of Faith, Die Kreuzen, The Effigies, etc.

Really liked Minor Threat too, all the DC/Dischord stuff and all the post-hardcore/“emo” alongside the weirder stuff on labels like Fountain of Youth in that scene we’re right up my street once upon a time.

Liked the whole gamut of stuff from NYC: Reagan Youth to Kraut, Antidote to Breakdown, Life’s Blood to Cro-Mags. From the serious to the silly, haha.

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Loved the Bad Brains, Dr Know one of my favourite HC guitarists of that period and in terms of musicianship they were a cut above most. Loved the bands from that era who could really play like Articles of Faith, Die Kreuzen, The Effigies, etc.

Really liked Minor Threat too, all the DC/Dischord stuff and all the post-hardcore/“emo” alongside the weirder stuff on labels like Fountain of Youth in that scene we’re right up my street once upon a time.

Liked the whole gamut of stuff from NYC: Reagan Youth to Kraut, Antidote to Breakdown, Life’s Blood to Cro-Mags. From the serious to the silly, haha.

You have excellent taste young man

Fugazi, from the ashes of minor threat , were a good band

I like quicksand , gorilla biscuits and rival schools as well

[NYCBlue]

I stayed in a hotel on Orchard St for a week when i visited NYC.

I lived two blocks from there, on Essex Street. Did you happen to get a slice from Rosario's on Orchard and Stanton while you were there? That was of my favorite spots on the LES. Sadly closed down last week.

[NYCBlue]

Loved that band (Born Against) when I was a young ‘un in my teens. Your mate ain’t Sam McPheeters by any chance is it?

I watched a random episode of some Netflix series recently that was about the NYC subway vigilante and made me have a weekend binge of all the NYHC and punk from the 80s I used to love. It isn’t stuff I often play now but nice for a bit of nostalgia and can still get the heart rate up.

My mate is Javier. He played bass around the middle period of the band. I have a lot of friends from Philly/NYC/NJ that were a part of that scene in the early 90s. I'm not really a hardcore fan myself. But there was a huge scene in this region. There are bands that made just a couple of singles that are still revered to this day. I was with a mate from Philly in Australia a few years back and he was talking hardcore with some bloke we were hanging out with and happened to mention he had been in a band called Reveal. This Australian bloke actually owned and showed us a copy of the one 7" they recorded. "Small world" as they say.

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My mate is Javier. He played bass around the middle period of the band. I have a lot of friends from Philly/NYC/NJ that were a part of that scene in the early 90s. I'm not really a hardcore fan myself. But there was a huge scene in this region. There are bands that made just a couple of singles that are still revered to this day. I was with a mate from Philly in Australia a few years back and he was talking hardcore with some bloke we were hanging out with and happened to mention he had been in a band called Reveal. This Australian bloke actually owned and showed us a copy of the one 7" they recorded. "Small world" as they say.

I was a big black flag , bad brains , rolling band fan , still am

[Michael Morris]

I lived two blocks from there, on Essex Street. Did you happen to get a slice from Rosario's on Orchard and Stanton while you were there? That was of my favorite spots on the LES. Sadly closed down last week.

We went to Lenny's in Brooklyn. Tourists you see

Had some superb wings in a place on Times Sq. Chain restaurant I think it was but delicious.

Loved walking over Brooklyn Bridge, Staten Island Ferry, Central park, top of the Rock etc.

And the Roosevelt Island Tramway was a hidden gem

[goats]

When we migrated to Australia, we left a freezing cold blighty in January, touching down in scorching hot Perth. The day we arrived it was 43c and stayed in the high 30’s/low 40’s for weeks.

You have probably seen the following before, but it reminds me of my early days in Australia.



“DIARY OF A POMMIE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

August 31
Just got transferred with work from Leeds UK to our new home in Karratha ,
Western Australia .
Now this is a town that knows how to live!
Beautiful, sunny days and warm, balmy evenings.
I watched the sunset from a deckchair by our pool yesterday.
It was beautiful.
I've finally found my new home.
I love it here.

September 13
Really heating up now.
It got to 31 today.
No problem though.
Living in air-conditioned home, driving air-conditioned car.
What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this.
I'm turning into a sun-worshipper - no blasted rain like back in Leeds !!

September 30
Had the back yard landscaped with tropical plants today.
Lots of palms and rocks.
No more mowing lawns for me!
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
It's Paradise !

October 10
The temperature hasn't been below 35 all week.
How do people get used to this kind of heat?
At least today it's windy though.
Keeps the flies off a bit.
Acclimatizing is taking longer than we expected.

October 15
Fell asleep by the pool yesterday.
Got third degree burns over 60% of my body.
Missed three days off work.
What a dumb thing to do..
Got to respect the old sun in a climate like this!

October 20
Didn't notice Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car before I left for
work this morning.
By the time I got back to the car after work, Kitty had died and swollen
up to the size of a shopping bag and stuck to the upholstery.
I told the kids she ran away.
The car now smells like Whiskettes and cat shit.
I've learned my lesson though: no more pets in this heat.

October 25
This wind is a bastard.
It feels like a giant ****ing blow dryer.
And it's hot as hell!
The home air conditioner is on the blink and the repair man charged $200
just to drive over and tell me he needs to order parts from ****ing Perth
.....The wife & the kids are complaining.

October 30
The temperature's up around 40 and the parts still haven't arrived for
the ****ing air conditioner.
House is an oven so we've all been sleeping outside by the pool for 3
nights now.
Bloody $600,000 house and we can't even go inside.
Why the hell did I ever come here?

November 4
Finally got the ****ing air-conditioner fixed. It cost $1,500 and gets the
temperature down to around 25 degrees, but the humidity makes it feel
about 35.
Stupid repairman.
****ing thief.

November 8
If one more smart bastard says 'Hot enough for you today?'
I'm going to ****ing throttle him.
****ing heat!
By the time I get to work, the car radiator is boiling over, my ****ing
clothes are soaking ****ing wet and I smell like baked cat.
****ing place is the end of the Earth.

November 9
Tried to run some errands after work, wore shorts, and sat on the black
leather upholstery in my car.
I thought my ****ing arse was on fire.
I lost 2 layers of flesh, all the hair on the backs of my legs and off my
****ing arse.
Now the car smells like burnt hair, fried arse and baked cat.
****. ****. ****.

November 10
The Weather report might as well be a ****ing recording..
Hot and sunny.
Hot and sunny, Hot and ****ing sunny.
It never ****ing changes!
It's been too hot to do anything for 2 ****ing months and the weatherman
says it might really warm up next week.
****!

November 15
Doesn't it ever rain in this damn ****ing place?
Water restrictions will be next, so my $5,000 worth of palms might just
dry up and blow into the ****ing pool.
The only things that thrive in this ****ing hell-hole are the ****ing
flies.
You don't dare open your mouth for fear of swallowing half a dozen of the
little bastards!

November 20
Welcome to HELL!
It got to 45 ****in' degrees today.
Now the air conditioner gone in my car.
The repair man came to fix it and said, 'Hot enough for you today?'
I wanted to shove the ****ing car up his ****ing arse.
Anyway, had to spend the $2,500 mortgage payment to bail me out of jail
for assaulting the stupid prick.
****ing Karratha!
What kind of sick, demented ****ing idiot would want to live here!

December 1
WHAT!!!! The FIRST day of Summer!!!!
You are ****ing kidding me!“

It doesn’t surprise me that so many that emigrate actually leave after about 5/7 years. 70% is it? I really enjoyed my time there, about 18 months when I was 19, carefree as you can ever be, also about 6 months at 29 just travelling about in a van. Sydney and Melbourne are awesome, as is Perth and Brisbane. But I realised then it wasn’t quite for me, love a beach, bit of sun etc...but there is more to life and a few days of heatwave like last week is enough. Living in constant air con isn’t for me either. I guess family is the main one mind.

[bobh]

Well, you've been wanting rain?

Be careful what you wish for.


Ex TropicalStorm Kyle is going to hit us this weekend
https://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/st...-uk-europe-mk/

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Well, you've been wanting rain?

Be careful what you wish for.


Ex TropicalStorm Kyle is going to hit us this weekend
https://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/st...-uk-europe-mk/

Cripes

[Malckent]

Although not confirmed yet but yesterday saw the highest temperature ever recorded on the planet. 54.4C in Death Valley USA at a location aptly named Furnace Creek. 🇺🇸

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I won't be going to Western Australia

I backpacked and picked fruit in Australia, it's mad how your body adapts. We'd be watching the news the night before and if the weather was 30 degrees or below we'd be celebrating because it was usually 38/40 so 30 was relatively pleasant to work in