tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post467571597316869719..comments2024-03-28T11:54:53.075+00:00Comments on Adullamite: Change of Plan.Adullamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-78259978500027195812014-04-13T20:20:29.885+01:002014-04-13T20:20:29.885+01:00Max, I never got past the first four words of that...Max, I never got past the first four words of that.<br /><br />Max, Whisky!<br /><br />Max, Right.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-29021384717130998962014-04-13T20:12:07.223+01:002014-04-13T20:12:07.223+01:00Although, knowing you, you won't read past the...Although, knowing you, you won't read past the first 4 words anyway.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-435113190353231702014-04-13T20:10:47.208+01:002014-04-13T20:10:47.208+01:00Like Lee, I'll have to apologize for the short...Like Lee, I'll have to apologize for the short length of my comment. It's because I don't really know very much about sheep or wool or weaving. Or whiskey either, for that matter.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-31885666305944085792014-04-13T20:08:09.597+01:002014-04-13T20:08:09.597+01:00What a fascinating post! And such interesting comm...What a fascinating post! And such interesting comments, too. I fear I'll not be able to add much to what has already been put forward on the subject of sheep and wool, but I will dredge my brainpan and share what I find there.<br /><br />I do know there was also a bit of weaving done in Scotland, or used to be, at least in the 19th century, though I don't know if Scotland had their own sheep or imported the wool from Australia or East Anglia. Actually, raising local sheep is probably more logical, though far be it for me to put untrue words in the mouths of historians. I read in a book once where the American steel industrialist, wee Andra Carnegie, hailed from Dunfermline, I think, or something "Fife" but for sure Scotland, where his father was a weaver.<br /><br />This, in turn segued into the memory of a song called Nancy Whiskey (performed by Prydein on their album "Loud Pipes" -- I feel confident you are also a fan, as I am, of bagpipe-based hard rock and roll.) This is pertinent, or "germane" if you will, because the song is an old Scots ballad which tells the story of an alcoholic Calton weaver who euphemistically refers to his addiction as being in love with a girl named Nancy Whiskey. Only, they probably spell it "whisky" -- you can't really tell by listening to the song. Anyway, in the song, he goes on down "Ta Glazga City" and goes on a 7-year binge, having fallen in love with Nancy Whiskey in a Glasgow tavern and can't seem to give her up and go back to his Calton loom, which, one assumes, would have been time more profitably spent. I can't remember all of the story, though I know that's probably disappointing to you. Some Scottish ballads go on forever, doncha know, and one's attention span tends to drift. So I don't remember if he dies or goes into rehab or what.<br /><br />The man thing, as I say, that is pertinent to your post is that he was a weaver. Could be flax (and if so, I apologize) but I assumed wool.<br /><br />I suppose it goes without saying that you already know one can Tango to "Long and Winding Road" though it gets a bit jerky in spots.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-38218104711589241032014-04-11T13:00:56.713+01:002014-04-11T13:00:56.713+01:00Did the museum play the chorus to Get Back to you ...Did the museum play the chorus to Get Back to you over the phone?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-40920885936374458602014-04-10T21:37:41.224+01:002014-04-10T21:37:41.224+01:00Ewe would say that, Mr. Ada-Man!Ewe would say that, Mr. Ada-Man!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-4199031215732692402014-04-10T10:20:15.392+01:002014-04-10T10:20:15.392+01:00Carol, I make wonderful tea, as long as folks don&...Carol, I make wonderful tea, as long as folks don't realise it is all used Tea Bags! <br /><br />Mike, It was 'I should have known better.....'<br /><br />Lee, That's fascinating! But you canny pull the wool over my eyes! Merino sheep are famous, we learnt about them at primary school! Good stuff that, especially one ewe and seven rams.<br /><br />Kay, You would love it! Come to the next one.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-43150973413370189912014-04-10T02:39:00.866+01:002014-04-10T02:39:00.866+01:00Um, I would have really found that talk interestin...Um, I would have really found that talk interesting myself. And to have your tea afterwards too? Sounds good to me!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-7159604975261422722014-04-09T22:56:50.808+01:002014-04-09T22:56:50.808+01:00The first sheep arrived in Australia with the Firs...The first sheep arrived in Australia with the First fleet in 1788. Within a year only one survived.<br /><br />Around 1796 a few Merino were introduced from Spain; and by a few...26...some of which didn't survive the trip to Oz. <br /><br />Further down the track in 1804, Captain John Macarthur lashed out extravagantly and bought 7 more rams and 1 ewe (hmmmmmmmm!) from King George the Third who had previously traded a horse or four, par for the course, for said sheep.<br /><br />Macarthur a British army officer, was the pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is also recognised as the father/pioneer of the Aussie wool industry.<br /><br />The knowledgeable Macarthur succeeded in breeding the first Aussie-bred pure Merino sheep.<br /><br />And on and on...within 4 decades Australia became the world's biggest wool producer.<br /><br />For much of Australia's history the wool industry was massive and financially very successful. <br /><br />The catch phrase was born: "Australia was riding on the sheep's back"<br /><br />Sorry for taking up so much of your time Adullamite...with my not-so brief glimpse into the Aussie wool industry. I did get carried away, didn't I? Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-51795963091470599452014-04-09T22:56:07.567+01:002014-04-09T22:56:07.567+01:00Which Beatles songs would that be? Help? When I...Which Beatles songs would that be? Help? When I'm 64? Hard Days Night? I suspect it wasn't I Feel Fine...Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720759712556479993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-54617922124857392932014-04-09T21:15:04.798+01:002014-04-09T21:15:04.798+01:00You must make superb tea to be called in on your d...You must make superb tea to be called in on your day off. It is nice to be loved ~ or at least wanted. And always a privilege to listen to someone else speak. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.com