Am I too old and middle class.....

[Squeamous]

.....to go to the UK Beatbox Championships in June? :ermm:

[chalice]

I knew you were flexible as fuck, like.

Multi-faceted kinda gal.

What happened to Olga Corbitt? What happened to those girls?
With their triple-flips and axles, somersaults and twirls?

Like.

[CrabGirl]

No of course not.

My 30 year old friend hosts a beat box night once a month down here and it's always good.

[Biggles]

Beat box? :idunno:

Is that an Ann Summers thing?

[JPaul]

.....to go to the UK Beatbox Championships in June? :ermm:

Yes but only because you asked the question.

Otherwise no, no you aren't.

Enjoy life, enjoy beatbox.

[JPaul]

Beat box? :idunno:

Is that an Ann Summers thing?

Beatbox would appear to be one word Les.

Go figure.

[Squeamous]

I knew you were flexible as fuck, like.

Multi-faceted kinda gal.

What happened to Olga Corbitt? What happened to those girls?
With their triple-flips and axles, somersaults and twirls?

Like.

I saw one of the entrants accompany a choir at the Festival Hall and thought it seemed a pleasant way to spend an evening :snooty:.

Middle class/hip-hop crossover :unsure:

[Squeamous]

No of course not.

My 30 year old friend hosts a beat box night once a month down here and it's always good.

Fug is right.....he's right dammit! I bet your 30 year old friend is cool.

My OH reckons that I'm going to get my arse torn off by marauding black men, and I'm not sure how I feel about that :unsure:.

[JPaul]

Oh just go for fuck sake. What does it matter what any other cunt thinks.

Enjoy it or do something else.

[CrabGirl]

No of course not.

My 30 year old friend hosts a beat box night once a month down here and it's always good.

Fug is right.....he's right dammit! I bet your 30 year old friend is cool.

My OH reckons that I'm going to get my arse torn off by marauding black men, and I'm not sure how I feel about that :unsure:.

Nah, you'll be fine. It's mostly lil white boys nowadays anyhoo. Where's it held?

My mate has a bake-off at his events because he thought it was the most un-hip thing he could think of. Two challengers bring home made baked goods, people taste and vote. The winner so far was chocolate orange brownies I think.

[DKre8ive1]

I say if you enjoy it then just do it who gives a f*ck what the other younger kids that are there think.

[lovewalrus]

if you have a grasp on what beatboxing is and appreciate it then go for it..... if not.. then don't be that mid-thirties wasp sipping wine in the corner.....

go for it though... killa kella is great..!

[Detale]

Bro c'mon now Original Rappers are now middle aged don't worry about the kids tell em you helped invent the beat box machine/sampler thats all.

Besides you won't be alone there
http://www.worth1000.com/entries/63500/63647JpRO_w.jpg
http://www.worth1000.com/entries/63500/63763nsVR_w.jpg

Oh also Rap started in Brooklyn not the Bronx

[Squeamous]

Nah, you'll be fine. It's mostly lil white boys nowadays anyhoo. Where's it held?

My mate has a bake-off at his events because he thought it was the most un-hip thing he could think of. Two challengers bring home made baked goods, people taste and vote. The winner so far was chocolate orange brownies I think.

Mmmmm...chocolate and orange.....

It's at the Islington Carling Academy. Ok, ticket bought - Fug's right. Although I'm not supposed to care what he thinks :unsure:. I haven't been on a decent night out in ages, all my mates now are into classical music, gay nights and 70s disco cheese. I lost touch with all the people I used to go out with to actually enjoy myself.

[Squeamous]

if you have a grasp on what beatboxing is and appreciate it then go for it..... if not.. then don't be that mid-thirties wasp sipping wine in the corner.....

go for it though... killa kella is great..!

Yeah that's what I was afraid of! I went to a choral concert the other week, and they were doing a programme of pop songs. They had MC Zani participate and some other guy doing vocal percussion in the corner. He did a little prelude to Cry Me a River, and when they were finished people in the audience just looked at each other in awe...the whole ensemble was amazing. So some of us decided to see what it's all about. I'll just go and keep my head down and try not to draw attention to myself :yup:.

[Snee]

You can always go there and pretend you did it with irony, like.

That way you can sneer, and laugh at the plebs in a condescending fashion whilst secretly enjoying yourself.

[CrabGirl]

Have fun! Wish I was going. :(

It's only you who thinks that you'll stand out. You probably won't at all. In my experience age groups at events like this are always mixed, because you've got people our age and older who remember stuff from before the children revived it and Lo! It Was Considered Cool. If said Children have an issue with the age of the attendees then that's their problem and not in the spirit of the event.

[brotherdoobie]

You can always go there and pretend you did it with irony, like.

That way you can sneer, and laugh at the plebs in a condescending fashion whilst secretly enjoying yourself.

Or she could skip the pretentious part, and just enjoy herself, like.


-bd :mellow:

[lovewalrus]

man i wish i was going too... sounds great, i really do think you're worry is unfounded and regardless who cares there have been plenty of times i have been out of place at an event and only a few times have people mentioned it (gotta love cameos)....... it honestly makes me giggle...

[dinsdale]

You shouldn't go. The most important thing is what everyone else thinks, the subject matter is irrelevant.

[CrabGirl]

Having said all that, Loose Women just made me cringe in utter embarrassment. They were rapping and pretending they were MCs. Truly truly horrible.

[dinsdale]

The only good rap music is Christian rap anyway. The rest is so negative and full of hatred.

[CrabGirl]

Explain how Christian rap is more positive please?

[Barbarossa]

Rap is crap. 'nuff said.

[chalice]

Rap is crap. 'nuff said.

MC Barbs rockin' the mike one time.

[Barbarossa]

In da House. Kickin' it large :eyebrows:

[chalice]

Bringin' a little bass to ya face.

[dinsdale]

Explain how Christian rap is more positive please?

It spreads the word of our saviour and does not glamourize misogyny and gun crime.

[Barbarossa]

Doin' up the house is me bread and butter
Me burd's page 3 and me car's a nutter

[Barbarossa]

I'm imagining it's mutated Gary Lineker doing the rapping, which is making me glag a bit :smilie4:

[CrabGirl]

Explain how Christian rap is more positive please?

It spreads the word of our saviour and does not glamourize misogyny and gun crime.

Not all rap glamorises gun crime and misogeny. There is a lot of important social comment takes place too you know.

Are you saying that the word of the Christian Church is not misogynistic?

[dinsdale]

I'm not serious, being a middle class white guy from North London, I grew up in the ghetto, Snoop and Ice Cube pretty much raised me through the medium of hip hop.

[IdolEyes787]

Example of Christian rap.

Fu*k the police and Ren said it with authority
because the niggaz on the street is a majority
A gang, is with whoever I'm steppin
and the motherfu*kin weapon is kept in
a stash box, for the so-called law
Wishin Ren was a nigga that they never saw
Lights start flashin behind me
But they're scared of a nigga so they mace me to blind me
But that shit don't work, I just laugh
because it gives em a hint, not to step in my path
For police, I'm sayin, "Fu*k you punk!"
Readin my rights and shit, it's all junk
Pullin out a silly club, so you stand
with a fake-assed badge and a gun in your hand
But take off the gun so you can see what's up
And we'll go at it punk, and I'ma fu*k you up!
Make you think I'ma kick your ass
but drop your gat, and Ren's gonna blast
I'm sneaky as fu*k when it comes to crime
But I'ma smoke 'em now and not next time
Smoke any motherfu*ker that sweats me
or any asshole, that threatens me
I'm a sniper with a hell of a scope
Takin out a cop or two, they can't cope with me
The motherfu*kin villian that's mad
With potential, to get bad as fu*k
So I'ma turn it around
Put in my clip, yo, and this is the sound
{*BOOM, BOOM*} Yeah, somethin like that
but it all depends on the size of the gat
Takin out a police, would make my day
But a nigga like Ren don't give a fu*k to say

Jesus

[dinsdale]

I bet it sounds better in Aramaic

[CrabGirl]

I'm not serious, being a middle class white guy from North London, I grew up in the ghetto, Snoop and Ice Cube pretty much raised me through the medium of hip hop.

Yeh the ghettos of Wembley or Harrow and Wealdstone are a tough place for a boy to come of age. :lol:

[Barbarossa]

Is it Christian because it says Jesus at the end? :blink:

[dinsdale]

I'm not serious, being a middle class white guy from North London, I grew up in the ghetto, Snoop and Ice Cube pretty much raised me through the medium of hip hop.

Yeh the ghettos of Wembley or Harrow and Wealdstone are a tough place for a boy to come of age. :lol:

Wembley? No, I lived in a much richer area in the suburbs. I would have been too scared to go to Harrow or Wembley as a kid.

[CrabGirl]

Ahhhh. You're a Barnet Boy.

[dinsdale]

Close! Although am wary giving those kind of details on the internet. Even though I don't live there anymore. I mean, if I get famous, who knows what might happen.

[CrabGirl]

Enfield? Edgware? Whetstone?

I grew up in Kilburn and I don't give a fuck who knows it.

[dinsdale]

Not quite as north as Barnet. Think cafes, restaurants, (but no decent bars for some reason) lots of suburban mothers trimming hedges. People always seem to have an auntie who lives there...

[CrabGirl]

Willesden Green or Neasden?

[CrabGirl]

OOOH I know! Dollis Hill?

[dinsdale]

Not any of those. Your very first guess was closest ;) Not as grubby as Neasden, never been to Dollis Hill.

[CrabGirl]

Can't think of any more... Brondesbury? Cricklewood?

[dinsdale]

Near where Benchez lives, if that helps :)

[CrabGirl]

So near my neck of the woods then. My mum lives in Gospel Oak - Do you live there then?

[dinsdale]

No, but in between there and Barnet. There is a good view of London too....

Need to think of a prize for you if you get it right...

[CrabGirl]

Hampstead?

[dinsdale]

Not that posh! But on the right track. Legend has it that there used to be on old well there...

[Barbarossa]

This is like the worst quiz ever :angry:

[dinsdale]

Didn't I mention the huge cash prize and a candle lit dinner with Gary Glitter for the winner?

[Barbarossa]

Is it Highgate?

[dinsdale]

So close it is almost correct. Gary Glitter fan eh?

[Barbarossa]

I like the ballads

[dinsdale]

He should make a new album, so many new experiences to draw from. Would be a complex and richly textured work.

[CrabGirl]

Errrm, Finchley, Holloway, Muswell Hill... OOOHhhh

It's Muswell Hill ain't it.

[Barbarossa]

He should make a new album, so many new experiences to draw from. Would be a complex and richly textured work.

I've no idea. To be honest I've strayed into territory that is beyond my comprehension, and made myself look an arse.

I'm going to back off now :whistling

[dinsdale]

Errrm, Finchley, Holloway, Muswell Hill... OOOHhhh

It's Muswell Hill ain't it.

BLAM! You got it. Muswell Hill. You have an auntie that lives there?

Not surprised you didn't get it, its like a desert island that hides from public transport.

[dinsdale]

...and made myself look an arse.

If its a young arse, you might enjoy a dinner with Mr Glitter even more! :)

[CrabGirl]

No. I don't have any Aunties at all. I do think I once had a friend from school who lived there. He offered me money to take his virginity. I declined. Was that you?

[dinsdale]

No. I don't have any Aunties at all. I do think I once had a friend from school who lived there. He offered me money to take his virginity. I declined. Was that you?

Dammit, why did open that wound. Back to my therapy sessions...

[JPaul]

...lots of suburban mothers trimming hedges.

I'm guessing Mulder got a semi when he read that.

Not a house, that would be preposterous.

[JPaul]

No, there's no getting away from it, I'm going to have to acknowledge the Aramaic joke. Good effort that man.

[Squeamous]

Oooo, I live near you Dinsdale! We're like, sisters.

[CrabGirl]

Oooo, I live near you Dinsdale! We're like, sisters.

Big up the North London massive. Respect to the brethren.

As well as you two there is me, Benchez and Allen5.

Fuck you South London. We IS better and we DOES noes it.

[CrabGirl]

God I'm sorry.

So sorry.

[Squeamous]

Oh CG :noes:

[Squeamous]

Sooooo....someone must be able to give me a route home to Barnet from Islington at 3am on Saturday, otherwise I'll have to stay at my mate's house and she lives in South London *hock, spit*.

[CrabGirl]

I know.

Think I must be overtired or something.

[CrabGirl]

Here you go mate.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/default.asp?borough=night

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/nightbusesnorthlondon-13836.pdf

Or make hubby so nervous about you going that he offers to pay you cab fare.

[Squeamous]

Thanks CG, that's really nice of you! Woohoo....King's Cross looks like a night bus away, and then it's a straight journey on the Thameslink......they run all night pretty much. Probably would rather brave public transport alone than a cab. It feels surprisingly safe at night, what with all the other drunk lary people about.

[CrabGirl]

Thanks CG, that's really nice of you! Woohoo....King's Cross looks like a night bus away, and then it's a straight journey on the Thameslink......they run all night pretty much. Probably would rather brave public transport alone than a cab. It feels surprisingly safe at night, what with all the other drunk lary people about.

I used the night service for years and was always ok. Lots of times I had the bus to myself and just sat near the driver. :happy:

Anyways, g'night!

[Squeamous]

Nighty nighty xx