Random Spain

[57vintage]

"Taxi to the terminal zone" being the obvious one. Duck Delux album

F@cked if I know the second een

The reason I know that is because Ducks Delux covered "I Fought The Law" by the Crickets. A song I have many a cover of. The Clash, Social Distortion, The Almighty, Dead Kennedys, Ricky Warwick(acoustic version) are four off the top of my head. I once read a history of the tune as it was a very popular choice of cover. Then I read about Ducks Delux from there

Half a coconut, and a bonus point for mentioning the magnificent Ducks.

The album name comes from a line in Chuck Berry's masterful "Promised Land" when the po' boy from Norfolk Virginia lands in California.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-46hyvEV5k

[57vintage]

Nanci with The Crickets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uVe47N83vk

Somewhere, someone will have a recording of The Undercovers walloping through it at The Globe, Broadstraik or Vale Hotel Alford (RIP).

[mondo_notion]

Lot of ghost towns in Spain. Practically every coastal town I stop at has rows and rows of houses and apartments with the shutters up.

I know they don't like their winters here but still seems such a waste.

Are they just waiting for nicer weather or is it an economy thing I wonder.

[mondo_notion]

Also menu del dia or the daily menus are great. Most restaurants will offer you 3 (usually) or sometimes 4 courses for a set price, between 8 and 13 euros.

Other day I had tuna salad, cod and asparagus stew, hake and chips, a pint of amstel and a 2 litre bottle of water for 12.50 euro. Why would anyone bother cooking?

[Jackjarvis]

Also menu del dia or the daily menus are great. Most restaurants will offer you 3 (usually) or sometimes 4 courses for a set price, between 8 and 13 euros.

Other day I had tuna salad, cod and asparagus stew, hake and chips, a pint of amstel and a 2 litre bottle of water for 12.50 euro. Why would anyone bother cooking?

Like most countries, the further off the beaten track you go, the better value you get, that aside and against the grain, Minorca(Mrs J has wanted to move......not for me though)has some affa expensive, albeit good tavernas up in the countryside......however follow the locals that are not as well heeled as the many ex pats that reside there and as per you are fine.......I’m spending time travelling in March/April to see what deals there are down in the mainland......Red TV will get another customer in time.......

SF

[mondo_notion]

Minorca as in the island close to ibiza? I've been there on a cruise ship. Lovely island but dunno if I'd want to live there even at your age. Nae offence I'm just guessing your quite old.

[Pacman1903]

Half a coconut, ]

Bang goes my Holy Grail horse trots

[Jackjarvis]

Minorca as in the island close to ibiza? I've been there on a cruise ship. Lovely island but dunno if I'd want to live there even at your age. Nae offence I'm just guessing your quite old.

Nah, we will not be moving there although I do have a few Spanish chums dotted about the island, as I do on the White Island( basically spent all my holidays there apart from euro trips with the dandies till it sadly got too commercialised), anyway, no offence taken, I’m only as old as my younger wife.

SF

[Aldo1983]

Lot of ghost towns in Spain. Practically every coastal town I stop at has rows and rows of houses and apartments with the shutters up.

I know they don't like their winters here but still seems such a waste.

Are they just waiting for nicer weather or is it an economy thing I wonder.

It's the same in Italy. I only know that because of Gomorrah. Folk go there to get shot. You'd think they'd learn.

[Pacman1903]

You been to Cadiz Mondo min. Always thought it looks ace. May take a trip one day. Nae too far fae Seville either so i could maybe tick off the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan too