Cocktails!!! and Music

[Posbear]

We used to walk down to the crossroads on NYE where there would be hundreds of drunk people all singing and being happy, even the local police joined in. There was always a piper or two in full regalia belting out Scottish Choons.
After that we went home just before midnight, my dad would usher us into the house then he would get a piece of coal from the coal hole and go out the back and round to the front door.
My dad was an ex soldier and was tall, dark and handsome so was perfect for the role. (I missed out on the handsome gene, lol)
My mum and dad used to love acting out the first footing for me and my two brothers, then my dad would make toasted bread on the end of a long fork on the open coal fire and my mum would make us hot OXO in a mug.
Life was simpler and nicer back then in the 50s/60s.

I hope you all have Happy New Year.

Now here's a choon with some nice 'pipers in it.



Cheers and stay safe,
hugs from the Bear

[wyocowgirl1]

Happy New Year! To all! I checked the only thing at my front door was short, chubby, and furry. LOL! I love very much, so I guess we'll work out. I will sing Auld Lang At me now, so plug your ears.

[Maelbrigda]

Happy New Year folks

[HerMajesty]

Can you guess what it's still doing in SE Wales?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V37Q3l6AFAU

[booksntings]

Happy New Year Cocktailers
Hope everyone is well and not suffering with the Tiers !
Here are a few tunes to help us all settle into 2021

Wishbone Ash

Maxine Nightingale

Saw Doctors

Rod Stewart

Jim Croce

John Stewart

Ian Dury

Steve Forbert

Tom Russell

Cosmic Rough Riders

Runrig

Hope there are a few there that people like.

[booksntings]

Anyone who follows me on Facebook may have seen that I have every now and then posted some song lyrics for people to try and work out what song they belong to. This was the last lot.
1: I was called a mommy's boy by friends I didn't like
2: I see you sitting there all alone
3: You sheltered me from arm
4: People are lookin' but they don't know what to do
5: I must have had a million down on lucky days

There's at least one really easy one, try guessing without using google!

Have fun

[tony41]

Can you guess what it's still doing in SE Wales?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V37Q3l6AFAU

Just have to hope that this does not bring out the hordes of covidiots such as the large numbers who travelled from all over to the Brecon Beacons in mid-week just to walk in the snow!!!

[Tropical_Trish]

Belated Happy New Year wishes to everyone!

Penni - you say "Thats called first footing. The first foot should be tall handsome and dark....."
... my first footing was short, fat, ugly and bald. Guess who?!!! Lolll!

Books, I was hopeless guessing your quiz answers - only one I got without cheating was 3 - BREAD.

Pos, I also remember having bread toasted on the fire - it was lovely, far better than the toast we have now. I wished we had an open fire instead of heaters.
Thanks for the bostin' choons -

Here are a couple or three of my selections -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTeI65yrhGw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYNWo93fPG8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4cyYXtgZk4


Keep on staying safe my dear pals, we can ride these huge surfin' waves together .... x

[booksntings]

So here are the answers to the lyrics I left the other day.

1: I was called a mommy's boy by friends I didn't like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKYzFtNf8g
2: I see you sitting there all alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wxa8eZXvZA
3: You sheltered me from harm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i43aAn2rq8
4: People are lookin' but they don't know what to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLxeuKfdAs
5: I must have had a million down on lucky days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH28AL-IWOc

[Tropical_Trish]

Hi there cocktailers!
It's been very quiet here in the lounge - is everyone OK?
Ole JR and I are plodding along - keeping ourselves safe in isolation. Missing the kids terribly though.

I think that I'm slowly cracking up. I used to be able to multi-task easily but yesterday I did a BIG boo-boo.
Supplies of my wax are non-existant at the moment, have been for weeks now, and I have precious little left. None expected to be back in stock till around at least 20th Jan.
I was making up an order - wax melted in jug, fragrance added, just cooling to pour - and I was making a cuppa as well and I absentmindedly poured milk into the wax instead of my tea. I was gutted. What a waste.

Hey books, those were hard questions, I didn't know most of those choons. Your knowledge of music is FANTASTIC!
I guess I'm a bit biased towards rock, heavy metal stuff but I do love to listen to music of all genres - (erm, maybe not jazz!)
I also love the classics - just love to listen when I'm working or cooking a special meal - so here y'are some of my faves!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx00XNidrLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxZSP1Dc78Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQBFLJAIcY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SIfazpqJfY