limeyangler

The Police too were almost exclusively a reggae inspired band, Blondie also pumped out a few tunes of that ilk. The stuff i loved from the seventies and eighties also inspired the whole Ska, Skinhead, Rudeboy/2Tone fashion/music scenes of my childhood. The group 'Madness' or 'The Specials' would be the mainstream face of those groups. Just a wicked time to have been growing up. In the same schoolyard you would see….Punks, Goths, Numanoids, Rockabillies, Teddy Boys, Psychobillies, Smoothies/Casuals, New Roamantics, Rude Boys, Skinheads, Soul Boys…….boy was it a time of TRIBES!

RIP Junior Murvin, Another great passes over….irreplaceable…sad loss.

Disgusting starting wage…how can they even begin to ……………. Just kidding Cliff

Hi all, npt1's post about xmas memories inspired me to post this. It just made me think of what i was missing back in England but how we were in the process of making new memories for the future in our new home across the sea with our own family. Jack and Mum and yours truly put the tree up this morning and of course i had the camera running….put this together, i have watched it a few times already today and it has really put me in the xmas mood. Hope you all have a great festive season…... Peace , love and chocolate! Limey and family.

For me it was all about being at home. Fondest memory is my dad under the tree handing out the presents one by one to everyone, that tradition was is still going but we have not shared an xmas with the folks since we moved here 7 years ago. My other favourite memories are the great food and hilarious conversations at the dinner table with some amazing, funny, kind and generous friends and family. I also always loved the anticipation of our Christmas stocking at the end of our bed in the morning….CHOCOLATE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING!!!!!!!!!!AWESOME! Merry xmas to you to npt1, nice post.

Definitely the ugly stick for toughness, add any of the shimano spinning reels at $40 range to that and you would have fantastic starter combos.

Dood…we better get our act together and start 'reprezentin'

Great stuff Chris, really nice fish….one species i've attempted to catch many times….i said attempted because i failed every attempt! Very jealous!

I absolutely agree with you Whopper……this is not an American(USA), Canadian or British phenomenon it is unfortunately symbolic of a global malaise, that of consumerism, yeah…we need stuff….want stuff….but at what expense? Our values? What if anything are 'our values' these days? I see and here peoples' consumerist values everyday……"i buy my kids all the best clothes" = i am a good parent? I THINK NOT. Ok…i am going to go and get some minnows now so my wife can drill me a couple of holes outside the house( sucks having surgery on your arm ) so we can spend the last few hours of the weekend goofing around in the snow out on the lake!

Exactly….meanwhile corporate profits are at the highest levels ever…despite the economy in the $%$# on a global scale.

we all scramble around for"bargains" but i can't help getting the feeling we are being royally screwed whatever the price. Just this morning for example….looking on amazon.ca for a scuba lens for my GoPro. Amazon.ca is 2x the price as Amazon.com!!!! What the heck is that all about….just nonsense… http://www.amazon.com/Backscatter-Flip-Up-Magic-Filter-GoPro/dp/B00BUE43EE/ref=sr_1_2?m=AAJAT2UT3Y69Y&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1385906463&sr=1-2 http://www.amazon.ca/Backscatter-Flip-Up-Magic-Filter-GoPro/dp/B00DCTZ6SW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385906199&sr=8-1&keywords=Backscatter+Flip-Up No amount of "oh its the tax we pay here" , or, "oh export/import cost", or "currency fluctuation" psychobabble has me convinced that it is anything other than being held ransom because "what the hell ya gonna do about it BUDDAY?". Well, i'm not sure what i can do about it….but i am definitely getting to the point where not doing anything is no longer an option…hopefully more people will feel the same and then WE can effect some change…cuz this is crap. I need to go fishing.

I did not even know it was on….lol….but that's Dryden.

Good for a CV….but $20 ph for completion of Uni??? I was earning $11 ph at Lion on the Beach pub near Woodbine racecourse 23 years ago!!!!! I was a line cook! Wow….as i was writing this a few others got in before me….seems i am not alone in thinking $20 is outrageous!

All I can say is keep going buddy. A lot of folks will say their way works best…nothing wrong with that….my way was the best way to quit too….cuz its worked….but everyone is different and will find their own groove.

Great stuff Brian….very jealous…can't believe you guys are on the ice b4 me!!!!!

Good job buddy.

sooner than we think………. http://thedrydenobserver.ca/2013/11/dryden-eyes-perks-of-ignace-nuclear-waste-site-candidacy/

Thanks …... Just going through some pictures to put together an album for my mum's 80th birthday……..got some really good pics to add, some of the shots of Jack and myself at the same age are scary when seen side by side….we are twins!!!!

This picture is of me(11 yrs old) holding up a trevalli jack and a garfish on holiday with my brother and sister(the kid with '66' on his shirt and the tallest person in the picture) and some local kids in Grenada 1978. Cant believe how time flies. Although my beautiful afro hair is sadly no more, one thing has remained constant in my life….MY LOVE OF FISHING AND THE OUTDOORS!

You better bring a pack with you to Sawbill then

lol…thats exactly how much i put on…not gone over or under that either….lol….weird.

i can only think of smutty replies to that….lol.

it took me 4 days do get it clean with one arm…not bad considering we aint the neat and tidy types

good on ya bro….you will be able to buy me an xmas present now