Taking vernacular materials to a whole new level.

[robgil]

http://timeeco.com/2010/12/bridge-that-gap-with-vinyl-roof/02959/

 

[biffvernon]

http://inspirationgreen.com/glassbottlewalls.html

 

[Feltwell]

Suggestions for suitable records?

"Raindrops keep falling on my head"

"Gimme shelter"

"Up on the roof"

 

[JohnB]

And this one http://inspirationgreen.com/plastic-bottle-homes.html

 

[robgil]

Might give the council a call tomorrow and ask them if i can build a house out of plastic bottles , see what they say. :lol:

 

[JohnB]

Might give the council a call tomorrow and ask them if i can build a house out of plastic bottles , see what they say. :lol:

They might say no, but think of all the sheds, walls and greenhouses you could build with them .

 

[Penners]

If anyone wants to build a house out of glass bottles, I'd be happy to set about supplying the materials.

 

[JohnB]

If anyone wants to build a house out of glass bottles, I'd be happy to set about supplying the materials.

I'd been working on that, and rescued the previous owner's collection from a skip as well, but a cider making visitor recently scrounged lots of them :roll:. He reckons he's got a load that are unsuitable for cider making though!

 

[TomW]

Have a look at the photographs of Wilfred Thesiger for a new slant on what you can do with reeds.
http://www.prmprints.com/collection.php?collid=2992

 

[Nigel Watts]

How about the Michael Jackson song Tile be there

or Jackson Browne's Slate for the sky?

 

[worms]

Have a look at the photographs of Wilfred Thesiger for a new slant on what you can do with reeds.
http://www.prmprints.com/collection.php?collid=2992

Ah, Thesiger! ... must find and re-read my copy of "A life of my choice"...

 

[Flyfisher]

Suggestions for suitable records?

How about an old period blues: The Sky Is Crying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgsJZaHMj7s

 

[Penners]

Buddy Holly: Raining In My Heart (or maybe My Porch?)

ELO: Rain is Falling and Standing In The Rain

The Carpenters: Rainy Days And Mondays

Bob Dylan: A Cold Rain

Prince: Purple Rain

Ian Hunter: Rain

Milli Vanilli: Blame It On The Rain

Peter Gabriel: Red Rain

Marianne Faithfull: What Have They Done To The Rain



Bored now (as I'm sure you are)!

 

[robgil]

while we are on the subject,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAXHm42MNk

 

[Nigel Watts]

Ceiling our love with a kiss

 

[Penners]

while we are on the subject,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAXHm42MNk

Wow! Thanks for a real treat, Rob. She's fantastic - and I'm ashamed to say that I'd never heard of her.

 

[Penners]

Just ordered this two-CD set for a fiver!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000093ON9/ref=s9_cxhsh_co_ir01?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=left-3&pf_rd_r=0A1DZJNWGEW43S8SQJ4P&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_p=466496413&pf_rd_i=typ01

 

[robgil]

I have to admit Penners ive never really listened to too much of her stuff, this version of rain though is excellent.
Perhaps we should have a 'what are you listening to' thread? I am always open to suggestions of new music to listen to.

 

[Feltwell]

Perhaps we should have a 'what are you listening to' thread?

Music choice would just open up a whole new argument I fear!

 

[Flyfisher]

Surely not? A person's musical choices and opinions can't really affect anyone else (can it?) so is not really the basis for an argument . . . unless we descend to the playground level of 'abc is better than xyz' (I would have substituted real pop chart acts in that example, but I have no idea of what's in the charts these days!).

Anyway, my own musical horizons have been expanding recently as I've been having to learn to play 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'Delilah' for a wedding that we're playing at on Saturday. Not my normal listening choice but it's been fun learning. Both are by special request of the bride and groom and FMTTM is for their opening dance, so no pressure. :shock: