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Let’s Fly Continental

Posted by almax on April 22, 2008

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6 Responses to “Let’s Fly Continental”

  1. bettyslocombe Says:
    April 22, 2008 at 5:52 am

    Where were you flying to? I just downloaded Neutral Milk Hotel: thanks a lot, you were quite right

  2. keda Says:
    April 22, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    poor bugger! i’m now feeling a little guilty for feeling such glee while reading this :)

    i LOVE the way it just sort of petters out too, like he descended into a mumbling grumble.

    excellent!

  3. occupiedcountry Says:
    April 23, 2008 at 12:20 am

    Don’t know why your comments are off on the last post, but I’l comment here.

    I love the Randy Newman original, but I HAVE TO recommend Martin Simpson’s cover from the utterly wonderful “Prodigal Son”

    Buy it. Download it. Steal it Get it - by hook or by crook.

    One of the best albums of 2007

    They’re trying to wash us away you know……….

  4. almax Says:
    April 23, 2008 at 12:33 am

    Steve

    Sometimes, purely at random apparently, some of the posts switch off comments - I can assure you it’s not me doing it deliberately.

    Thanks for the tip about Martin Simpson - I have cut and pasted your message so that others who may be interested will see it in its proper context

  5. Peter Smith Says:
    April 25, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    A tidal wave of sympathy poured over me as I read these commmnets, because I too have occupied this very seat and my rage and disgust were in equal measure. I was quite ill from a stomach bug after returning home and the source of this is easy to imagine.

    I had to spend lengthy periods walking around the cabin or pretending to wait to go to the toilet, because even that was better than sitting with my face adjacent to it, the only “divider” being people’s bottoms.

    To my co-sufferer, thanks for the stink shield idea. By the way, a friend of mine, infuriated by hours of thumping on the table attached to the back of his seat, as some people played cards on it, received his evening meal, on a tray and simply raised the tray to head height, inclined it backwards about 45 degrees and tipped its entire contents onto the passenger behind him. I do not recommend this, although I believe the card playing did stop.

  6. almax Says:
    April 25, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Peter

    Thanks for this comment and amusing anecdote. Many readers will empathise with your friend.

    I hope you may find some other things of interest here, and I look forward to further comments

    Alastair

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