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[Csar]

Oh, and you ( @Csar ) have included "Ouhmmmm Beya-deh. Ahhhhhh Yeah!" but not "Oh, yeah, here we go c'mon!" which is one of the best intros to a song they've made?

I've added all of your suggestions but this one since you sounded unsure whether it was phrased like this. And I wasn't sure what it was supposed to be off the top of my head. Gonna be added.

[Bosco]

This might be my chance to admit I still haven't seen Hannah

I've never seen Hannah either, but I have seen 'Hanna'!


Honestly, when 'Hanna' was announced and I saw the trailer I thought it was going to horribly forgettable. It took me a while but I streamed the movie via HBO GO and the movie actually wasn't half bad! I actually thought a lot of the scenes were pretty well shot, and the soundtrack is damn good! Container park scene is frickin' awesome, as is the track!

[Wolkenkrabber]

I feel like I'm a little behind on Jerk Chicken

I think there may be more to Jerk Chicken than Steve Dub's recipe. The Orinoco/Miloco studios are situated on a back road behind where The Old Kent Road (A2) and Tower Bridge Road (which leads to actual Tower Bridge) meet.
I know the area because I worked around there for nearly 14 years. For most of that time I didn't realise that I was working within walking distance of the Chems studio, and that our "work pub" - The Vic was also Orinoco/Miloco's nearest pub, so it was probably their "work pub" as well.
( I worked on Mandela Way. You can see here how close that was to Miloco.)

Anyway The Old Kent Road (A2) area has quite a large Carribbean presence and as such, there are a number of restaurants in the area that serve (or sell for take away) Jerk Chicken.
I suspect the Chems availed of these Jerk Chicken restaurants/take-aways whilst working at Orinoco/Miloco.

This might be my chance to admit I still haven't seen Hannah

I streamed the movie via HBO GO and the movie actually wasn't half bad! I actually thought a lot of the scenes were pretty well shot, and the soundtrack is damn good!

I bought it on DVD. Overall, I think it's a really easy watch, even if it feels a little low-budget in places.
The performances from Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett keep you engaged, and the soundtrack really does propel the film along. Gotta be seen!

Now can someone please tell me all about "It's The Lifestyle We're Living". And also what was @Enjoyed 's quote from?

EDIT. Oh "lifestyle..." is from this Sven Väth track at 19 secs. And the line has popped up in Chems live shows?

[Csar]

EDIT. Oh "lifestyle..." is from this Sven Vaith track at 19 secs. And the line has popped up in Chems live shows?

Yup. It's been there every now and then for at least 12 years, mostly after intense build-up, or intros. Check out Don't Think at the end of Believe.

And also what was @Enjoyed 's quote from?

You may want to check out CWU. Perhaps, with some imagination, you can spot the track this is referring to Or you can go watch Tomb Raider instead wink wink, nod nod.

[Wolkenkrabber]

Petition to add: "Ouhmmmm Beya-deh. Ahhhhhh Yeah!"

Ok, so this is Galaxy Bounce.

Do we know who provided that vocal? Is it a sample?
The credits jump from track 2 to track 5, whilst Galaxy Bounce is track 3.
Beverly Skeete - a vocalist - is listed under Additional Musicians, but it's not clear what track she appears on.
I've tried the Tomb Raider credits as well, but no joy.

WhoSamped lists ODB/Kelis: "Got Your Money" for the drums, and "Chill-Out!" by Free Expression for the "Huh". But nothing for that chopped up main vocal.
My mind is jumping to Kelis now, but that's probaby just the power of suggestion.
Anyone?

[ThePumisher]

For a long time i thought it was a Freddy Mercury sample until i read somewhere it wasn't from him

[Wolkenkrabber]

Petition to add: "Ouhmmmm Beya-deh. Ahhhhhh Yeah!"

Took me a while, but now I get it!

Currently on the Chems insta stories they've re-posted an insta story from Silly Yoshimo who has done the Galaxy Bounce lyrics simply as "Ready? Oh Yeah".
And I think (Japanese?) Yosihimo who is ready for Chems in Tokyo live, may have done a better job with the lyrics than anyone here!

[ThePumisher]

Nope, thats the work of Instagram. If you choose a song for your storie from the library Insta is offering, for most songs you can choose the animated lyrics.

[Bosco]

The Holiday theme is back!

[Csar]

 
In case you haven't noticed: You can turn off the snow at the bottom of the page should it put too much strain on your device/ battery.

[ThePumisher]

Can't see it

[Csar]

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[ThePumisher]

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[Csar]

Ah. You're still logged in from a previous session, I guess, and haven't refreshed your browser (ctrl + F5 or long-press refresh-arrow).
 Or you opted for the BF theme manually in your Look & Layout menu.

[ThePumisher]

Or you opted for the BF theme manually in your Look & Layout menu.

That solved the problem, even though i could not remember setting this manually to FTBF

[Bosco]

In case you haven't noticed: You can turn off the snow at the bottom of the page should it put too much strain on your device/ battery.

My favorite type of snow. I've already spent too much time shoveling snow this season and we haven't technically hit winter yet!


How does one view the background image without the forum overlay? I see "Easter Eggs" / nuances that need to be noticed!

[Csar]

My favorite type of snow

Ha! I hear you, but at the same time: What would I give to have actual snow again. It's become so rare here. I'd gladly shovel some around. But of course, Chicago is a different story, I suppose. 

How does one view the background image without the forum overlay? I see "Easter Eggs" / nuances that need to be noticed!

Don't expect too much. It's a rather mediocre result of me sparing with the free version of Copilot. It would never really take my prompts the way I described them, esp. real Chems imagery, probably due to IP issues and built-in limitations of that free version. Whenever you wanted to change just a detail, it would generate a whole new pic. It eventually cycled between two versions time and again without changing anything I wanted except for minor details. Each day you only have a few iterations until it tells you that you've got to wait until you can try again.
The idea was to have the presents wrapped in album covers and some synths laying around (it wouldn't even get the number right for the Juno). I gave up then and ran with this one.

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[Bosco]

Ha! I hear you, but at the same time: What would I give to have actual snow again. It's become so rare here. I'd gladly shovel some around. But of course, Chicago is a different story, I suppose.

I love the aesthetic of a White Christmas just as much as the next, but when you're on the front line for snow removal and have to deal with it on the daily along with a full work day and major holidays looming... it's pretty draining. I wont even get into the psychological effects of long and bleak winters. Certainly more fun as a kid with no duties attached!

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[Csar]

I love the aesthetic of a White Christmas just as much as the next, but when you're on the front line for snow removal and have to deal with it on the daily along with a full work day and major holidays looming... it's pretty draining. I wont even get into the psychological effects of long and bleak winters.

I totally get that!

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Beautiful! That makes up for all the troubles at least a little bit.

[Wolkenkrabber]

That solved the problem, even though i could not remember setting this manually to FTBF

Mine changed to FTBF today even though I did not manually change it from the Xmas '25 default. I have changed it back to the Christmas theme manually.