Rafaman

Nothing by The Monkees???

Live in Madrid. Toledo and Segovia an hours drive away. San Sebastian, Gijon, Santander, Pamplona up north. Loads of little villages (Llanes, Comillas, Santillana del Mar, etc.) and unspoilt beaches all along that coast. Worth drivin' up to the picos de Europa as well. Took a few people down to Andalucia. Always do Granada, Cordoba and Sevilla. Santander, Zaragoza, Valencia all sound as well. Food is spot on everywhere you go, loads of places with no beauts from the likes of Hereford or Halifax and all vices are cheaper.

The increase in Turkey probably had something to do with the fact that the rag and the Times were the first to be delivered to the kiosks on the mornin' after the game (this also happens in Spain). Doesn't excuse the fact that there were shitheads in Istanbul who were prepared to buy the thing because "there weren't any other papers available"* *Copyright - Four Irish shitheads in a bar in Taksim.

'El Lobo's' a decent film about infiltratin' ETA. You can watch it on youtube, albeit in Spanish. Boss scene where he's gettin' legged by the Policia with Highway Star playin' in the background.

Aye. They also shit on peoples' dead ancestors 'Me cago en tus putos muertos', possibly the worst thing you can say to a Spaniard

Pfft, insultos cubanos, the Bat Chain Puller sure is tense.

Terrible Spanish that, you must still be on the beginners course. Coño - cunt, fuck Hijo de puta - Son of a bitch Conejo - fanny nabo - knob Maricón - arse bandit Que te den por culo - Fuck you Gilipollas - Soft prick Beaver - felpudo Palomino - Klingon Mamada - Blowjob Echar un polvo - to shag Vete a la mierda - Fuck off Cabrón - Bastard Zorra - bitch Me cago en la leche - Fuckin' hell Etc

As has already been mentioned the best way to learn Spanish (ie. slang, expressions they use, etc.) is to move to Spain, but to learn the basics, join a course at the local college if you can, with a teacher born in Spain if possible. Try reading the Spanish newspaers every day as well as watching television programs on youtube. Callejeros - YouTube - Callejeros - Alcohol y Conduccion (Cómico) El País - ELPAÍS.com: el periódico global de noticias en español Suerte con los estudios

No problem, just thought you fitted the bill of one of me cousins. Continuing with the Zappa instrumentals Sexual Harassment in the Workplace [YOUTUBE]pWvirInamDk[/YOUTUBE] Rat Tomago [YOUTUBE]y5lHqjie_fs[/YOUTUBE]

No arguments there. Dicko, your names not Alan is it, Paul's brother???? Stevie's Spanking - Zappa YouTube - FRANK ZAPPA "Stevies Spanking" 1982 [YOUTUBE]TclU92XIreM[/YOUTUBE]

Probably a couple that shouldn't be there and a good few others that should be A Flock Of Seagulls A Shallow Madness Afraid of Mice Alterkicks Amsterdam Anathema Aynsley Dunbar Badfinger Barbel Bassheads Benny Profane Bette Bright and the Illuminations Big In Japan Billy Fury Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas Black Body C-Stripey Candie Payne Carcass Care Cast China Crisis Chuddy Nuddies Clinic Cook Da Books Dalek I Love You Dead Or Alive Deaf School Divine Thunderbolt Corporation Echo & The Bunnymen Edgar Jones Elvis Costello Endbutt Lane Flight Frankie Goes To Hollywood George Harrison Gerry & The Pacemakers Gomez Half Man Half Biscuit Hot Club De Paris Ian McNabb Ian and the Zodiacs Icicle Works ID It's Immaterial Jegsy Dodd Jimmy Campbell John Lennon John Power Ladytron Lee Mavers Liverpool Scene Lori & the Chameleons Magic Clock Michael Head and the Strands Oceanic Onset Orchestral Manoeuvres Palais De Sand Paradigm Shift Pele Pete Wylie & The Mighty Wah Pink Industry Pink Military Pontoon Pure Morning Quiet Defiance Rain Ringo Starr River City People Rocking Horse Royal Family & the Poor Scaffold Shack Smaller Some Detergents Space Spitfire Boys St Vitus Dance Telefone The 6C The Balcony The Bandits The Beatles The Big Kids The Big Three The Bo Weevils The Boo Radleys The Cherry Boys The Christians The Coral The Crescent The Dance Party The Dead 60s The Farm The Great Northwestern Hoboes The High Five The Hokum Clones The Hoovers The Isrites The Kachinas The Kirkbys The KLF The Koobas The La's The Last Chant The Lightning Seeds The Lotus Eaters The Maybes The Melotones The Merseys The Moondogs The Most Terrifying Thing The Original Mirrors The Pale Fountains The Rascals The Real Kicks The Real People The Real Thing The Room The Scales The Searchers The Sex Gods The Skinnies The Stairs The Stands The Sums The Swinging Blue Jeans The Tambourines The Teardrop Explodes The Transparent Band The Vernons The White Capsule The Wombats The Yachts The Zutons Those Naughty Lumps Tony Jackson & The Vibrations Tramp Attack Undertakers Will Sergeant Wings 23rd Turnoff

When one of my brothers was lyin' on a life support machine as a kid twenty years ago, my parents sat us down and discussed the possibilty of donating his organs. I'm happy to say that everybody in the family agreed that it was the right thing to do. Think that a compulsory scheme is long overdue.

A lad who supports FC Europa (3rd division Spanish side)/ Liverpool got in touch with me after reading the ‘Rejkavik to Rome’ book which tells the tale of a coachload of Liverpool supporters goin’ to watch John Aldridge play for Real Sociedad against Barcelona. The bit of the story, written by Ian Halliwell, which interested him most was when the travelling Reds went to watch Lloret de Mar play Europa the day after, he believes it took place on the 25th February, 1990, and ended up with the substitute and one of the goalscorers ‘Pedro’ being carried around the pitch after the game had finished. He’s been in touch with the club, but they don’t keep either teamsheets or the names of the scorers and are currently tring to track ‘Pedro’ down. As it’s their centenary year they’ve asked whether or not there are any Liverpool supporters who have photos of the game. It’s a long shot, but if there’s anybody on here who went and did take photos (days before mobiles I know) could you get in touch with me. Thanks in advance

Tuesday night is 'Guitar night' in the Deysie lounge, anybody with a guitar can get up and play a couple of tunes.

The clubs in Spain, unlike in England, are allowed to negotiate their own TV deals. Real signed their last one worth a total of €1.100 millon with Mediapro until the 2012/2013 season. The training ground was originally owned by Madrid City Council who allowed them to keep it. They sold it on to property developers in return for one (it might be two - can't remember) of the four massive office blocks (biggest bulidings in Madrid) that are currently being built on it.