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Topic Started: Wednesday, 22. August 2012, 07:40 (478 Views)
qjamesfloyd
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I want to welcome all the new members who have joined us from the MK.Com forum, I hope you have a good time on my little corner of the MK world. We are all friendly here. It's always good to make new friends, and welcome back old ones :) I have had a really busy week(It still is) so sorry for the late welcome.
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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Hi QJF,

Thanks. It looks like this might be one of the longest running MK forums on the net. Is that right?

Anyway in spite of being evicted from my old home at MK.com, I'm still looking forward to the new album and I need somewhere to chat about it with friends and other fans.

So thanks for the welcome. It's good to be here.
Cheers,
3Pints

"It’s a quiet life from here on in,
You’ve dropped your poisoned cup
The telephone is ringing, but you’re not picking up
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qjamesfloyd
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Not sure about the longest, but I did set it up in 2004 with Ridan, who I met on a Pink Floyd forum.
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
Mark Knopfler.
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KitKat
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Hi qjamesfloyd,

Thanks for fixing my account so that I am no longer considerd a child! Well, at least by forum standards, that is.

Hi 3Pints!!! I see you!!! :lol:

KitKat
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qjamesfloyd
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Hi Kitkat, your very welcome :)
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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KitKat,Aug 22 2012
08:20 PM
Hi qjamesfloyd,

Thanks for fixing my account so that I am no longer considerd a child! Well, at least by forum standards, that is.

Hi 3Pints!!!  I see you!!!   :lol:

KitKat

Hi KitKat!!

It's wonderful to see you here!! I'm so glad that your participation has been approved.

(I promise I'll do my best to keep it clean! However, as a disclaimer, I should warn that I cannot be held responsible for anything I say or do in the excitement immediately following the release of the new album!) :uhoh:

By the way, where did you find that avatar? I don't know if I've ever asked before, but I absolutely love it! :waytogo:
Cheers,
3Pints

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You’ve dropped your poisoned cup
The telephone is ringing, but you’re not picking up
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MarkKnopflerBelgium
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Better something exciting and "a bit out there" instead of something well thought through and boring.

Ps. Yes, kitkat, love the avatar!

And QJF, good to be here too B)
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KitKat
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Thanks for the comments about the avitar... I found it on the interwebzzzzz.

There is actually a story behind that avitar...

We (my fiance, Jeff, and I) have two cats at home. One is a Persian/Himalayan mix and she's very much the Princess. The other is a feral cat we adopted from the shelter... he's very, very sweet but he grew up in a cat colony, so he's more street-wise and less prissy than miss fancy-pants.

In our home, we anthropomorphize our animals. They don't seem to mind. Anyway, one night Jeff was trying to sell me on the idea of getting a motorcycle (side note: never.gonna.happen). In the process, we get the cats involved in the conversation. Next thing you know we both have a vision of the cats on the motorcycle- the tough one on the back and the prissy one in a side car... so I then go to google a 'kitty helmet' for prissy-pants and up pops the avitar...

It was so cute and so funny I just had to make it my 'signature' avitar.

And now you know! :winky:

Oh and to keep this MK related: I tell Jeff what Kitty was quoted when Mark had his motorcycle accident. Paraphrasing, her sentiment was, when you have someone you love riding a motorcycle, it's not a matter of 'if' you get that call (that there's been an accident) it's a matter of 'when".

There. MK related. Sort-of. :winky:
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qjamesfloyd
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It's good that everyone is happy to be here :) still it is a shame they closed the MK.com forum. But there loss is my gain <_<
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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suprlinda
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Hi, I'm also new to the forum, another who has moved over from the MK.com forum, although I think you could class me as a lurker, rather than a poster. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the posts every day. Only having come across Mark's music at about the time of his Get Lucky tour, I have had many questions concerning lyrics meaning and inspiration behind the songs, so finding the forum was very beneficial. His songs are so diverse in content and his talent is astounding across all the genres. I can't offhand think of very many, if any other, song writers who can write in the many styles he does, as well as do supurb soundtracks.

Thanks for the welcome.
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qjamesfloyd
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Hi suprlinda,
I am jealous of you in a way, only coming across Mark's music with Get Lucky, it means you have so much joy to discover :) I love the feeling of hearing new music from Mark for the first time, but I'll still go back over all the years and listen again to even the first Dire Straits album, it still sounds so fresh after so long. and your right Mark can cover all the genres with such skill.
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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MusicGirl1
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Hi Everyone,

Some of you may know me from the forums on Mark's official website. My name is Maaike, I'm from The Hague, The Netherlands.
Since they will be closing the forums soon over there, I started looking for other Mark related messageboards.

Hope to continue chatting with likeminded people here. Who knows, I may make some great new friends as well. B)

Maaike
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jennja
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Hi there!

I'm another refugee! javascript:emoticon(':drownded:')Thanks for having me....looking forward to the discussions.


(btw, tried loading avatar photo...no go yet but I'll be working on it) :bored: :wallbang:
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Hi Musicgirl and jennja, I know you both well from the other forum :) Your both very welcome.
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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serenade
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Hi everyone,
I'm another member from the red page. I've been reading the posts for few days before I decided to post..it seems to be a good place to meet more MK fans :)
Glad to see you here 3Pints!
Jennja, "refugee" that's the word I had in mind while I was trying to register here!

Serenade.
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when it calls I'm a man
and I can’t stop the rain
when it falls, my darling
who can?" MK.
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MusicGirl1,Aug 27 2012
03:42 AM
Hi Everyone,

Some of you may know me from the forums on Mark's official website. My name is Maaike, I'm from The Hague, The Netherlands.
Since they will be closing the forums soon over there, I started looking for other Mark related messageboards.

Hope to continue chatting with likeminded people here. Who knows, I may make some great new friends as well. B)

Maaike

Hello MusicGirl1,

It's so good to see you here. I'm getting really excited about the new album and looking forward to chatting with like-minded fans here, too!
Cheers,
3Pints

"It’s a quiet life from here on in,
You’ve dropped your poisoned cup
The telephone is ringing, but you’re not picking up
"
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jennja,Aug 27 2012
12:24 PM
Hi there!

I'm another refugee! javascript:emoticon(':drownded:')Thanks for having me....looking forward to the discussions.


(btw, tried loading avatar photo...no go yet but I'll be working on it) :bored:  :wallbang:

Hello Jennja!!

So good to see you here too!

The avatar issue might have to do with the size of the pic. I'm not sure, but our lovely and talented host qjamesfloyd may be able to help.

Looking forward to chatting about the new album. "Privateering" is only a few days away now, although it'll probably be another couple of weeks before I have a copy loaded in my CD player!

Talk to you soon......
Cheers,
3Pints

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You’ve dropped your poisoned cup
The telephone is ringing, but you’re not picking up
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serenade,Aug 30 2012
06:29 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm another member from the red page. I've been reading the posts for few days before I decided to post..it seems to be a good place to meet more MK fans :)
Glad to see you here 3Pints!
Jennja, "refugee" that's the word I had in mind while I was trying to register here!

Serenade.

Hello serenade!

I'm so happy that you found your way over here! I love the new avatar, too.

Yes, Jennja got it exactly right - we're refugees; harshly evicted from our old home and just looking for a comfortable place to hang out and chat.
I think we may have found it! Yay!!
Cheers,
3Pints

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You’ve dropped your poisoned cup
The telephone is ringing, but you’re not picking up
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qjamesfloyd
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Hi Serenade, your very welcome here.
I have always wanted to provide a friendly and welcoming forum for people across the world who can feel freely able to discuss DS/MK with like minded others. I hope we are on the way to having that here on Silvertown Blues :)
"Yeah, me and my mate like ac-dc
Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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qjamesfloyd,Aug 31 2012
02:02 AM
Hi Serenade, your very welcome here.
I have always wanted to provide a friendly and welcoming forum for people across the world who can feel freely able to discuss DS/MK with like minded others. I hope we are on the way to having that here on Silvertown Blues :)

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Thanks for the warm welcome qjamesfloyd! I felt it was going to be a friendly space since my first visit. :)
"..well, I can’t stop the pain
when it calls I'm a man
and I can’t stop the rain
when it falls, my darling
who can?" MK.
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3Pints,Aug 30 2012
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serenade,Aug 30 2012
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Hi everyone,
I'm another member from the red page. I've been reading the posts for few days before I decided to post..it seems to be a good place to meet more MK fans :)
Glad to see you here 3Pints!
Jennja, "refugee" that's the word I had in mind while I was trying to register here!

Serenade.

Hello serenade!

I'm so happy that you found your way over here! I love the new avatar, too.

Yes, Jennja got it exactly right - we're refugees; harshly evicted from our old home and just looking for a comfortable place to hang out and chat.
I think we may have found it! Yay!!


Thanks 3Pints :) I couldn't keep the old avatar because I found a problem uploading it. I tried all my favourite MK pictures and thank god this one worked! I love it too :wub:

"..well, I can’t stop the pain
when it calls I'm a man
and I can’t stop the rain
when it falls, my darling
who can?" MK.
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qjamesfloyd
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Maybe the other avatar's not working is a good thing, I love the picture of Mark and guitar in your avatar :)
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Hot & sweaty, loud & greasy"
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MarkKnopflerBelgium
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seconded!
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thirded!

I'll raise 3Pints to that! It's a great picture, serenade.
(Damn! Where's my 'beer' emoticon?)
Cheers,
3Pints

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You’ve dropped your poisoned cup
The telephone is ringing, but you’re not picking up
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