Hi Everyone! PINNEDWell, not so much a new member - I was a longtime member of it's forerunner, The Experience Project - but nice to be around here again.... I'm Samantha, Sam or Sammy-Jo....whatever you fancy calling me. I have a lovely wife, 2 daughters and a cute...See More »
Top 5 Beatles Albums Top 5 Beatles Albums ...as picked by lil 'ol Sammy Jo here. It had to happen, I guess... My Top 5 List of Beatles Albums. 5 'Help!' (1965) The soundtrack to the movie. There's so much ground covered on this platter. From the title track (a...See More »
Not Going Down Without A Fight!It's tough being a Mighty Owls fan..... Last season? Nearly going up! This season? Fighting for our very lives - ALL SEASON LONG! - against being relegated. Thankfully, yesterday we had a wonderful 2-0 win against QPR.... with Djeidi Gassama being...See More »
Breast ImplantsBit of a random title, I guess, but just a little thought about that today. The BBC news were doing an article on breast implants and the dangers of the silicone implants. Now, back in - I think - the 90's there was a whole thing about faulty...See More »
New Satriani/Vai Collaboration... So, our daughter Hope - the budding guitarist that she is, and HUGE Steve Vai fan - has been a little gaga since the start of the year when Joe Satriani revealed that they were writing some songs together... ...and there's been various tours they...See More »
All Good In The Duponte-Durose HoodBeen a while, yeah? I do hope that everyone has been good. Me? All good. Kaz? All good. The rest of the extended fam? Yeah...all are doing well, fine and dandy. So, this year is one of those milestone things, really. 1994 was the year that me and...See More »
Day-After Boxing DayAnother day, back in my old stomping grounds, in the midlands. We're staying put for a few days so it's nice to be able to unpack and do some washing... Also nice to hit up my little sister and hang out with her, her partner and their 5 year old...See More »
Boxing DayT'was an early start from Duponte-Durose Towers. Me? I tend not to sleep much anyways, so getting up at stoopid-o-clock is quite normal for me. Kaz? Hmmmm....a bit harder. Hope? She was shattered, bless her, after Christmas. But up, showered,...See More »
Xmas In Our HouseholdUp early today, getting ready to head to my eldest's for Boxing Day..Big drive. But, Christmas Day? That was nice. We'd decided to not go crazy on presents, buying only for Hope our daughter. Instead, just concentrate on....FOOD! So, an early...See More »
Little Update.Hi, It's been a little while. It's December and, of course, we're all planning for Xmas and the holidays. All is good at the Duponte/Durose houshold, commonly known as Duponte Towers to all the family. The wife is doing well, there's some normalcy...See More »
Pup Quiz Thing. Guns 'N Roses... Guns 'N Roses - "Use Your Illusion" Since GNR released those two volumes, back in 1991, I have always played that game of making the ULTIMATE double album out of those songs. 2 double albums was way too much. Here are my 14 songs that would have...See More »
Top 10 Fleetwood Mac Albums ...as picked by lil 'ol Sammy Jo here. It had to happen, I guess... My Top 10 List of Fleetwood Mac albums. 10 Mr Wonderful (1968) A live in the studio recording with the Peter Green line-up. There's a wonderful (the standard, in my book) 'Stop...See More »
Hope's Top Guitarists.... Just for S & G's, and because our daughter Hope has seen us write up our lists of favourite albums by various groups, our 9 year old has wanted to get in on the act too! To prep this, we have to state that she is a bit of a guitar nut. She's played...See More »
Top 10 Queen Albums ..as picked by lil ol' Sammy Jo here. 10 'The Miracle' (1989) I'll go with this as No. 10. Great late period album. It has the title track, 'I Want It All', 'The Invisible Man', 'Breakthru' and 'Scandal'. Great bunch of singles, not quite sure...See More »
The Top 10 Thin Lizzy Albums... ..as picked by lil ol' Sammy Jo here. 10 'Fighting' (1975) Phil decided to produce this one, so frustrated with getting people to get the sound of the band down on tape. There's the famous version of the Bob Seger's 'Rosalie', there's 'For Those...See More »
Madonna @ The O2 Arena, London 15th October '23 Madonna @ The O2, London 15th October '23 2nd show of the world tour, and the 3rd Madonna gig that I have ever been to. @KarenDuponteDurose is the big fan and, although I went with her last, back in the 90's - can't remember what tour - I hadn't...See More »
Friends Over...Tonight....well, Gina and her daughter, Faith....just a nice chilled family and friends evening... Kaz is meeting some of her workmates for a meal and drinks, so it's lil ol' me to keep people company... Hope's got her bestie, so at least me and...See More »
The Top 10 Heart Albums... ...as picked by lil ol' Sammy Jo here. 10 'Desire Walks On' (1993) It rocks. It's mellow. But...it rocks! 'Back On Black II'....bang! 'Back To Avalon', 'The Woman In Me', 'Rage', 'In Walks The Night', 'My Crazy Head'....Fabulous! 9 'Dreamboat...See More »
Top 10 KISS Albums.... Top 10, this time, KISS albums. No....not including Live Albums....but their STUDIO ALBUMS... 10 'Rock And Roll Over' (1976) The follow up to their 'Destroyer' album and a more back to basics KISS. Famously it was recorded in an old Theatre in New...See More »
Def Leppard Studio Albums Rated....6 - 1 Def Leppard Albums Rated... Here's my list of the wonderful Def Leppard and their STUDIO-ONLY Albums, ranked from worst to best. Natch, the Leps never have done bad album, as such, just albums that fall under their high levels, that's all. So, after...See More »
Def Leppard Studio Albums Ranked...14-7 Def Leppard Albums Rated... Here's my list of the wonderful Def Leppard and their STUDIO-ONLY Albums, ranked from worst to best. Natch, the Leps never have done bad album, as such, just albums that fall under their high levels, that's all.So, after...See More »
I'm Getting Better...I had that British thing through most of my life where someone compliments you on something and you reply back 'Oh, it's just crap' in a throw-away kind of way. My wife used to call me a 'Negative Nancy' and, slowly and surely, I'm learning to just...See More »
Hard Times, Hard Times........being a lifelong Sheffield Wednesday supporter, this year, let me tell you... All I see and hear are just how dire we are.....dire, dire, dire... Bottom of the Championship....10 games gone...sacked manager..... Will it get better? We can...See More »
Star Wars UniverseJust throwing my hat into the ring..... I must say, and admit, that when I heard that the 'Star Wars' franchise was being bought out by Disney, I did worry. Ok, fine....Disney is great and all; for kids of all ages....but Star Wars was so much more...See More »
Fav Day Of The WeekSo, my favourite day of the week is a Saturday, specifically the morning. As I work in the evenings through the week and at weekends, Saturday mornings I love to get up fairly early, have breakfast together with my wife and our daughter...a light...See More »
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