Things that are not all they're cracked up to be

[Beef Oven!]

"So you still believe you're superior,
And all other nations are inferior,
Any sedition hushed, rebellious Scots crushed,
So you still believe you're superior,"

Pretty much

You still reckon La Monte Young is better than Boney -M? Not likely - he never had as many hits as them, for starters.

[ahinton]

La Monte Young is definitely in the category

Years ago I heard of a quote about him attributed (though with what authenticity I cannot tell) to Elliott Carter in which he asked "but what will he be like when he's old?"...

Reminded me of my own rueful remark about an awful Young Chang piano that it's bad enough now but what would it sound like when it's become an Old Chang?...

[ahinton]

"So you still believe you're superior,
And all other nations are inferior,
Any sedition hushed, rebellious Scots crushed,
So you still believe you're superior,"

Oi! You leave us Scots alone! Also, one Windsor in particular (who obviously isn't a Scot) seems herself to have rather a penchant for Scotland. She doesn't seem to have any enthusiasm for retirement, though...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I thought I did.

Oh no. That was lack of it - which is why I've decided to unretire.

Oh - good for you, Alpie - some of your comments about retirement have caused concern here; and there's so much you have to offer still, so this is really good news to read.

I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum - retirement is, for me ... well; cracking!

[vinteuil]

- retirement is, for me ... well; cracking!

... yes - for me retirement is proving much the most fulfilling part of my life.

But if Alpie wishes to 'unretire' (so soon!) - and has found a rewarding avocation - that is excellent news too.

[Petrushka]

An English summer
The office Christmas party
Cars

[ahinton]

An English summer

Surely that's not so much "less than it's cracked up to be" but a contradiction in terms?

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum - retirement is, for me ... well; cracking!

... yes - for me retirement is proving much the most fulfilling part of my life.

Yes for me too (so far! coming up to 1 month in) retirement is proving completely unworthy of a place in this thread - it seems to be what everything's been leading up to

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Curved screen TVs

[MrGongGong]

Strauss (all flavours)

[ahinton]

Strauss (all flavours)

Including Levi-?

[teamsaint]

Strauss (all flavours)

100 test matches and a batting average of over 40 tells its own story.
A fine player.

[MrGongGong]

Including Levi-?

Perhaps the one exception ?

[Richard Barrett]

Suits.
James Bond.
James Joyce.
The Eurovision Song Contest.
President Obama.

[Mary Chambers]

Balanchine.