First time I heard Morning Dance, I was shopping for a boom box. The guy at the store played it for me. Years later, I'm playing it in the band room and the assistant director told me how Jay Beckenstein always stayed in tune.

Quote from: Moonglum on March 10, 2026, 09:35:15 AMI had Incognito by Spyro Gyra on vinyl, very good musicians on it inc. Steve Gadd (d), Marcus Millar (b) and Richard Tee (k). I think like with a lot of similar bands they became a bit repetitive - thirty albums later (IMO). Thanks for posting @kusojiji .

Tim

I rather like Spyrogyra and remember being rather "blown away" by Morning Dance when it burst onto the scene in the 70s.
I went straight out and bought the album in fact.

Sorry @scottmitchell74 Shane Smith is not for me I'm afraid

I had Incognito by Spyro Gyra on vinyl, very good musicians on it inc. Steve Gadd (d), Marcus Millar (b) and Richard Tee (k). I think like with a lot of similar bands they became a bit repetitive - thirty albums later (IMO). Thanks for posting @kusojiji .

Tim

Oh Jeez, my breakfast has just made a second appearance  

An absolute change-of-pace for me.

My favorite non-metal band.

Fate, Scrabble and the power of music led me to this band.

Saw these guys at the Strand in Key West FL. ~'85.


https://youtu.be/hTOEDAo9W0E

I should get an Oscar. Here's Bealman putting on a brave face while the reality is he's suffering the worst pain he's ever known

Quote from: Bealman on March 09, 2026, 01:35:56 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on March 09, 2026, 11:36:45 AMLovely. Thanks for sharing that
There's absolutely zero dignity when you're in hospitals

Better than doing it in bed!

Maybe so but just imagine the attention you'd get from the nurses leaning over the bed if it happened. And as for the view from there   

Laying track to fit the plan of 'Bletchford'

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?msg=879204

Another small revision today to avoid a batten just where a point was required. I looked at moving the batten but would have had to dismantle too much so I just moved the point so as to be able to fit underboard point motors

Quote from: middlefour on March 05, 2026, 11:32:44 AMSetting up the TT range has cost them a lot and talking to the owner of the model shop I use its not selling anything like what Hornby hoped for.

Do you have any facts/evidence to support the setting up costs and current sales levels?

It (Hornby TT120) does currently seem to be heavily promoted in Social Media, forums and magazines. And I get the impression they are providing support and product to a number of modellers and magazines to build TT120 layouts and have them featured in magazine articles and on model railway forums.

It'd be nice if N gauge got the same level of support and promotion. Still, hopefully it'll be a relatively short lived interest and marketing activity and the spotlight for small scale model railways will turn back to N.