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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 25, 2015 18:06:49 GMT
Thanks M.W. I'm sure there is a better quality version but I still haven't figured out how to post bigger pictures on here. Can only enlarge 'thumbnail' ones but they then become more grainy. I'll figure it out in the end.
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 25, 2015 14:44:21 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 25, 2015 14:36:16 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 18, 2015 19:47:10 GMT
Without going to far off topic, studies have shown that meat production, especially of beef, is very inefficient. Yes, in certain parts of the world the rearing of animals for meat consumption is a necessity of simple survival. In the affluent countries it certainly isn't. It is estimated that for beef cattle 18 pounds of grain is needed for each pound of beef produced. And this grain is only a fattening supplement to their main diet of grass and other roughage. These cattle therefore require vast areas of land for feed. So basically there is a requirement for double the space needed. Land for the cattle and land for the production of the grain to boost their bulk. Huge swathes of the Amazon basin are being cleared yearly for this very purpose. And for what? Our own liking, not necessity, to consume beef in the developed countries. Beef was once a treat on a Sunday. Now for those who frequent fast food joints it's virtually a daily meal even if one can truly say burgers in these establishments are the real deal. I'm going to far off topic, aren't I? The truth is we do live in a cruel world, much of it for our own vanity, comfort and pleasure. Someone who can boast they avoid even leather at all costs maybe not be aware of the child labour and sweatshops in the third world that all to often produce alternative synthetic footwear on top of clothes and other things we take for granted. Like I say, I'd rather there weren't fur farms but I find it a little difficult to pick and choose what to be offended by.
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 17, 2015 23:40:44 GMT
It's certainly an emotive subject and a lot more so than decades ago. I don't think we'd have to search to long to find pictures of all the ABBA members in fur coats. Like smoking on camera it just wasn't such a big deal back then. Maybe there is a different attitude from those brought up in the harsh winters of the Nordic or Alpine regions. Personally, I couldn't and wouldn't wear fur but then countless millions of turkeys, geese and other wildfowl have recently met an untimely end to their captivation to meet the demands of Christmas and Thanksgiving. We are told that humans in the modern age can survive very well without meat too so as not a vegetarian (although increasingly heading that way) I can't be selective on what animals whose treatment I would deplore.
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 17, 2015 18:27:53 GMT
She had a Jacklyn Smith of 'Charlie's Angels' thing going on there for a while.
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 16, 2015 16:47:56 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 16, 2015 14:21:08 GMT
In Japan 1978.
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 16, 2015 14:07:44 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 8, 2015 14:23:47 GMT
The excellent Lena Andersson (a young star in her own right in Sweden), Lena-Maria Gardenas and Maritza Horn who accompanied the group on their 1977 Tours of Europe and Australia.
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 8, 2015 14:11:01 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 7, 2015 17:46:42 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 7, 2015 17:39:16 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 7, 2015 17:27:03 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Jan 2, 2015 21:54:39 GMT
Excellent work there. Some amazing stats showing the bands enduring appeal.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 30, 2014 21:11:05 GMT
Still with that lovely Swedish accent. Didn't realise this song was in English. Think a longer snippet is available in a couple of days.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 29, 2014 21:56:29 GMT
Two fashion conscious ladies in the right place. The Kings Road, Chelsea. That's the 'Markham Arms' pub they're passing.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 29, 2014 9:47:04 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 26, 2014 19:43:47 GMT
I enjoy Frida's 'live' version of 'I Wonder' because it has a lot more energy than the studio version. ) Me too, Monica. That's been said about a few of her songs. I guess some singers find it a little difficult to replicate the emotions, maybe, in the more sterile atmosphere of the studio while others can. I generally prefer live versions anyway.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 26, 2014 17:01:06 GMT
'I Wonder'.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 26, 2014 16:41:36 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 21, 2014 13:41:19 GMT
Yes, Sven Olof Waldorf dressed as Napolean was a bit of a gimmick. Another part of ABBA's performance along with the bands outfits that would make them stand out from the rest. And of course they did visit the town of Waterloo during a publicity trip to Belgium. But the song is really about what Waterloo represents in language terms rather than the battle itself. Where Napolean and his previously all conquering army 'met their moment of truth'.
Regarding things that ABBA have objected to being associated with, I wonder if this ever got smoothed over? Probably Universal rather than the band themselves got in a huff over the song being used. Which is a pity for such a good cause. Warning - Cuteness Overload.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 19, 2014 13:39:53 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 17, 2014 12:34:39 GMT
Certainly is. More Liberace I'd say. Belated birthday wishes to Benny.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 15, 2014 11:14:03 GMT
On the 2005 Frida DVD there is a clip of an interview of her and Stig at a reception after the Eurovision win. It's also on Youtube but unfortunately not with subtitles there. Anyway, a reporter, from Aftonbladet I think, asks Stig how he feels about winning with a song "about how 40,000 people died". You can see Frida give Stig a little look (she could probably feel his fingers tightening on her shoulder). Stig then explains that the song is not about the battle at all but a 'famous concept all over the world' and 'nothing to do with people dying'. During his answer he looks like he's fighting to stay calm. And apparently after the interview he went ballistic with the reporter. It sort of sums up the attitudes the band had to put up with back then.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 12, 2014 19:18:58 GMT
Gorgeous. What is on her shoulder? A very large Grasshopper I'd say. Picture taken around about the time of the Djupa Andetag release as were.....
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 12, 2014 11:02:05 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 11, 2014 17:15:32 GMT
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 10, 2014 17:34:10 GMT
More from the '71 Tour.
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Post by chelseacharger on Dec 10, 2014 13:24:05 GMT
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