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Britains Got Talent !
« on: June 17, 2007, 10:58:42 AM »
I've watched this post a cpouple of times and each time I cry like a little girl.  I'm completely blown away.  Decimated.  I bow in awe.  At some point this guy is going to face off with that little girl connie.  If someone in England can tape that show for me, I'll pay anything.  I must see that show.

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2007, 12:00:04 PM »
Makes American/Canadian Idol look kind of lame, doesn't it?
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2007, 01:31:16 PM »
Truly magical how sound alone can create emotion in the listener. Good one UE

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2007, 02:26:59 PM »
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2007, 06:38:19 AM »
I hope he wins it all!

Amazing voice.  Good luck to him.

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2007, 07:36:49 AM »
Wow.
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2007, 08:31:00 AM »
Even the less talented ones are good. I loved the rapping granny! And the transvestite 'girlie' group.
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2007, 01:15:15 PM »
Well guys, Paul is one of my work colleagues 8)...guess who didn't turn up for work this morning ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

The Car Phone Warehouse have their very own Pavarotti ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D

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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2007, 01:20:31 PM »
Your nose is growing Sam :)

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2007, 03:09:46 PM »
I hope he wins it all!

Amazing voice.  Good luck to him.

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2007, 03:16:19 PM »
and he didn't turn up for work this morning and my nose is still the same size oh David of little faith ;D

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2007, 04:09:39 PM »
and he didn't turn up for work this morning and my nose is still the same size oh David of little faith ;D
Sam. ;)

Sam, get us his autograph, before he gets really famous.
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2007, 04:40:05 PM »
and he didn't turn up for work this morning and my nose is still the same size oh David of little faith ;D

Sam. ;)

Ok Sam,  I believe in you  ;D   I also voted for that beautiful CR ;)

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2007, 05:25:27 PM »
You're a very talented person David ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Nick, I don't get to see him on a day to day basis, he works in our Cardiff branch in south Wales :D :D :D :D :D

Can't see him rushing back with £100,000.00 in his back pocket and a recording contract for £1 million. ;)

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« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2007, 01:04:41 PM »
Well guys, you got your wish. Paul flew out to New York today and will perform on the Today show on NBC TV in the morning.

Somehow I don't think he will be coming back to the Carphone Warehouse ;D ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2007, 01:23:18 PM »
 :-[ :-[ Well Sam - I googled the Today Show and see that Paul will be appearing there. I hope you will accept my sincerest apology for doubting your word, and from now on I will unconditionally believe every word you type :) :)    I put your old nose back on.       :-X

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« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2007, 01:38:41 PM »
Apology accepted Thomas  ;D Now about this altering of my anatomy, can you work it on other parts ::) ::) ::) ::)

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2007, 02:04:16 PM »
Since someone around here is so good at photoshopping, I've been wondering what a nickle-plated Brough Superior type of tank would look like on an older BMW like an R51/3.  Any help?

You know Sammer- I got the thinking that auxiliary nose might help stabilize a bike at speed...
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« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2007, 02:15:04 PM »
I would have to bend it double to get my helmet on Paul. ;D

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2007, 02:54:53 PM »
Dude, this guy is good.
I started getting misty eyed, and there's a lump in my throat. 

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« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2007, 03:04:59 PM »
Apology accepted Thomas  ;D Now about this altering of my anatomy, can you work it on other parts ::) ::) ::) ::)

 ;D ;D ;D Thanks Sam, and sure, post a pic ;D

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2007, 05:30:27 PM »
Lor' hep me -I think I might like that a LOT.  Wonder how much gas that holds and if I could bribe Evan Wilcox to go through hell one more time...
Can you e-mail that to me so I can send it off?  cursethedarkness@bellsouth.net    Jiminy that's good.  Yow, even.
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« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2007, 06:19:50 PM »
Done

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« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2007, 08:22:22 PM »
That's a really great job.  It's really something to think about.  What do you think- heresy?
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2007, 08:09:43 AM »
Heresy? dunno nothing about the politics of old bikes but your choice of components seems to work. I suppose a 3D view would be needed to gauge the aesthetic success of a bike or tank, but from the side view, the top and bottom tank lines work well with the frame. The tank plating also appears to be in balance with the other shiny bits/black on the bike - overall your composition looks good to me.

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #25 on: June 22, 2007, 08:16:23 AM »
I though everyone knew Welsh guys could sing?
 Another Bryn Terfel?
 Get two Welsh guys together and you get a choir  ;D
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #26 on: June 22, 2007, 05:37:23 PM »
Hey music fans, if you haven't caught the other Paul Potts videos, you'll not have lived a full life until you have. He tells his saga during the semi-finals, and his is a very touching story.

Paul sings Nessun Dorma high quality video/sound
Paul Potts Semi Final winning performance High Quality V/S
BGT WINNER sequence + Paul Potts high quality video/sound

Onward to the Queen, I say. :-)  And I'm glad that SamCR can confirm this guy's a real person; his story is so perfect as to nearly be unbelievable.


How to Download Videos
Slightly on-topic: I don't know if any of you are aware; however, there are "add-on" programs for the Firefox web browser, and several of these allow you to download videos from youtube, etc. Then, you can watch and listen to them as much as you want on your PC. Of the available video download add-ons for Firefox, I've found "Ook? Ook!" to be the most user friendly.

Ook? Ook!

For those not familiar with Firefox add-ons, go to the link for Ook? Ook! above and then scroll down and click on "Install Now." You'll be prompted with a little window that confirms that you wish to install that add-on. Then, you'll need to restart Firefox for it to take effect.

Windows does not include a player for these types of videos; however, there is an excellent free player called VLC Media Player:

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You'll need to install it to watch videos.

Now, when you visit a page that has a downloadable video, you'll see a simple white and black icon in the very lower left corner of the bottom bar on Firefox. When you click on it, you'll be asked where you'd like to save the video. To play a video, you can start the VLC player and open the video from wherever you saved it to. One cool thing about VLC is that it'll create playlists from folders. That is, you can select a folder from your hard drive, and VLC will play all of the videos in it.

Note that all the add-ons available from Firefox (mozilla.org to be precise) can be trusted to be free of viruses and spyware. Similarly, one can trust the VLC Player because it, like other "open source" software, is checked by outside experts to be free of viruses, etc. VLC is free and contains no advertising. It has been developed by some helpful folks like yourselves who develop computer programs as a hobby. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix.

As always, feel free to PM me if you have questions about downloading and playing youtube videos. As is true for SOHC/4's, none of us were born with expertise. Well, mebbe TT and Hondaman were. ;-)
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #27 on: June 23, 2007, 04:47:38 PM »

Slightly on-topic: I don't know if any of you are aware; however, there are "add-on" programs for the Firefox web browser, and several of these allow you to download videos from youtube, etc. Then, you can watch and listen to them as much as you want on your PC. Of the available video download add-ons for Firefox, I've found "Ook? Ook!" to be the most user friendly.

Ook? Ook!

For those not familiar with Firefox add-ons, go to the link for Ook? Ook! above and then scroll down and click on "Install Now." You'll be prompted with a little window that confirms that you wish to install that add-on. Then, you'll need to restart Firefox for it to take effect.

Windows does not include a player for these types of videos; however, there is an excellent free player called VLC Media Player:

VLC Media Player

You'll need to install it to watch videos.

Now, when you visit a page that has a downloadable video, you'll see a simple white and black icon in the very lower left corner of the bottom bar on Firefox. When you click on it, you'll be asked where you'd like to save the video. To play a video, you can start the VLC player and open the video from wherever you saved it to. One cool thing about VLC is that it'll create playlists from folders. That is, you can select a folder from your hard drive, and VLC will play all of the videos in it.

Note that all the add-ons available from Firefox (mozilla.org to be precise) can be trusted to be free of viruses and spyware. Similarly, one can trust the VLC Player because it, like other "open source" software, is checked by outside experts to be free of viruses, etc. VLC is free and contains no advertising. It has been developed by some helpful folks like yourselves who develop computer programs as a hobby. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix.

As always, feel free to PM me if you have questions about downloading and playing youtube videos. As is true for SOHC/4's, none of us were born with expertise. Well, mebbe TT and Hondaman were. ;-)

Fantastic. I was having major issues with Apple Quicktime refusing to be anything other than default player. ( I'm not prepared to get into the registry to change things, the program access and defaults doesn't do anything)
 
 I  uninstall it but I need mov file playbeck for video on my digital camera  Cool this works really well, found all the mov files on memory card and hasn't taken over.
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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #28 on: June 23, 2007, 05:17:58 PM »
i just spent about a half hour watchin all the vids i could find..... am a fan of classical and of opra... and the way it can move you inside, and some entertainers cant do it... paul, has the natural ability to bring a smile and the swellin of your chest that only a brilliantly executed musical piece can attain... he has a passion... and i think alot of 'expert' entertainers fail to bring that off.... well done paul, hopefully the video of him performing for the queen will make it to youtube also....


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« Reply #29 on: June 02, 2008, 06:17:18 PM »
Next year, I am considering selling tips on who is going to win, so you can go down to the bookmakers and have a bet. ;D ;D ;D

It could be a coincidence, or it's just me being off my head ::) ::) ::) ::) (probably the latter)

Last years winner Paul Potts was connected to me "Lucky Sam" by way of being work colleagues ::) ::) ::) ::)

This years winner, Dancer George Sampson has the same name as me although it's only his surname (Sampson) . ;D ;D ;D ;D

So get in touch with me next year to find out in advance, who is going to win (only $10 a throw) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

If you need more proof of "lucky Sam's" predictions this years winner, young George......












































lives just around the corner from me. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Lucky Sam. :D :D :D :D :D

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Re: Britains Got Talent !
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2008, 06:44:52 PM »
How big is Britain, anyway?

By listening to Sam you would think it's a tiny island the size of a small village with a pub and a church.  ;D
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« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2008, 06:47:47 PM »
2 pubs and a church ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D and NO, I don't know the Queen ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D





















































but I have had the pleasure of meeting her  ::) ::) ::) ::)

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« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2008, 07:16:17 PM »
How big is Britain, anyway?

By listening to Sam you would think it's a tiny island the size of a small village with a pub and a church.  ;D

This is Warrington.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington#Subdivisions.2C_suburbs.2C_and_civil_parishes_of_Warrington

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« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2008, 08:17:22 PM »
Sam, are you a Warringtonian or a Warringtonner?
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« Reply #34 on: June 02, 2008, 08:26:30 PM »
Actually, the old babe speaks quite highlky of you.  I confess, I've dropped your name on occasion to bolster my standing in her eyes, but she says she appreciates me for who I am.
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« Reply #35 on: June 02, 2008, 10:11:07 PM »
Sam, are you a Warringtonian or a Warringtonner?

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« Reply #36 on: June 02, 2008, 10:12:36 PM »
Actually, the old babe speaks quite highlky of you.  I confess, I've dropped your name on occasion to bolster my standing in her eyes, but she says she appreciates me for who I am.

It's your split personality that dose it Paul ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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