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I Hate Driving In London.....
adroomi Offline
#1 Posted:
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.....But I certainly am honoured to walk in the footprints of giants.







Goo goo goo joob.
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jackconrad Offline
#2 Posted:
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Adroomi is the Walrus, Adroomi is dead! Adroomi spelled backwards is Imoorda which kinda sounds like immortal in Boston ! Boston is where the Tea Party was. The british love tea. London is in Britain. This Cryptic evidence confirms it. Adroomi is dead!But he can't really die!
jackconrad Offline
#3 Posted:
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Not to mention he ain't wearin shoes!
Baron Porthos Offline
#4 Posted:
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Adroomi is the Holy grail.


Baron
Mandoman Offline
#5 Posted:
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I drove in London, once. I didn't have any problems. It was an enjoyable experience for me.



























But, all those bastids on the wrong side of the road sure were angry.
Dr Pepperhill Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 09-02-2005
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Is that actually Abbey Road? Cool picture ya communist baby kisser!
teedubbya Offline
#7 Posted:
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did you bed the woman on the bike?
MACS Offline
#8 Posted:
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LMAO @ TW!!!

Nice picture.
adroomi Offline
#9 Posted:
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DrP,
Yes, that is Abbey Road crossing near St Johns. I'm in Paul McCartneys shadow I believe in this photo.

It was a surreal feeling to be stepping off the curb there.


Ghosts.
Lizardo Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 08-09-2006
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You can tell he's not driving, cuz he ain't wearing his driving shoes.
adroomi Offline
#11 Posted:
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http://www.beatles.com/hub/gfx/albums/front/Abbey-A.jpg
dave97402 Offline
#12 Posted:
Joined: 12-24-2003
Posts: 3,598
I wanna do that
Smashed247 Offline
#13 Posted:
Joined: 12-03-2004
Posts: 3,324
WAY COOL!
jpotts Offline
#14 Posted:
Joined: 06-14-2006
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Obviously, someone mugged him and took away those awesome driving shoes...






*snicker*


richardacushing Offline
#15 Posted:
Joined: 02-05-2005
Posts: 178
You forgot the bloody cigarette.
J.Redleg Offline
#16 Posted:
Joined: 04-28-2005
Posts: 18,020
Great picture.

But I can't help but think how much I'd hate to live there and have tourists standing in the street to take this bloody picture every day.

pacman357 Offline
#17 Posted:
Joined: 02-27-2006
Posts: 42,596
TW, don't be silly. How can you get a woman AND a bike in bed? Sheesh.


BTW, the Beatles suck. Buncha no talent overrated simps. We all live in a yellow submarine? Gee, what other stupid things do when say when we're high? Great, let's put that in the next song!
xibbumbero Offline
#18 Posted:
Joined: 01-25-2002
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Muy Kool. Oh yeah,watch where you step. X
qmechanics Offline
#19 Posted:
Joined: 09-06-2002
Posts: 1,269
Hi Adroomi
What do you do for a living?
Best
Q
victor808 Offline
#20 Posted:
Joined: 04-20-2005
Posts: 7,038
Hey!!!
If adroomi can photoshop his body onto paul mccartney's, why can't I photoshop Frank-n-furter's onto nick perdomo!!!!??

Not fair! :)

(This is my new crusade!)
HomerJSimpson Offline
#21 Posted:
Joined: 03-25-2006
Posts: 437
English? Who needs that? I'm never going to England.
jetblasted Offline
#22 Posted:
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Great Title for an AWESOME Picture . . .

I was wondering where you've been hiding . . .
jetblasted Offline
#23 Posted:
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OK . . .

How about explaining those Zig - Zag Lines ?
jetblasted Offline
#24 Posted:
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Who Took the Picture ?
adroomi Offline
#25 Posted:
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J.R,
Not too many tourists there. I met 3 other people and I was standing on that corner for about 2 hours. It's a really busy street though.

Jet,
A friend took the photo. You've seen her before.

Q,
I'm in the aerospace business. I'm fortunate enough (I'm my opinion) to travel quite a bit. I always try to make the best of where I go and what I see.
CBOB Offline
#26 Posted:
Joined: 04-13-2004
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Zig Zag lines -- no stopping/parking cars there. To avoid blocking clear visibility of the crosswalk (and peds thereon).

Or it could just be a product advert!
BLISTER Offline
#27 Posted:
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One of the more interesting pics on the board in a while.

Nice shot
adroomi Offline
#28 Posted:
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Either CBOB knows his UK rules of the road, or he knows a lot about hand rolled cigarettes.... :)


Thanks Blister.

I tend to travel a bit, and sometimes, as I've learned over the years, you simply CAN'T see all the things you want to in the short time you have on the ground if you're on a business trip.

So instead of trying to rush through some sort of silly self-made "tour" where you simply spot key highlights and attractions as you wiz by the souvenier shop in a taxi, I try to make it a point to pick ONE particular thing of interest, research it before the trip, and spend as much time on location as I can to let the feeling, atmosphere, history, and ambience "soak" in.

There is NOTHING exciting to see at the Abbey Lane crossing. What you see in the photo is ALL there is there. Abbey Studios themselves are a simple two-story white building that looks just like every other house on the street. You would walk right past it if you didn't know it was there.

However, since I was a kid, I've recognized the photo of the Beatles as they crossed that road. I'd say, to folks that like music, it's probably one of the most recognizable photos one could imagine.

So I woke up in the morning and took the express train downtown. I switched stations and lines a few times, and ended up at St. Johns Cross Station. Walk out the station, cross the road and walk about a half mile or so, and if you know what you are looking for, you will find the crossing.

When I got there, there was two African girls, and a girl from Malaysia looking around in circles trying to locate it......not realizing they were standing on it. Along came a cool cat from Brazil named Freddy.....yes, Freddy.

I was the first to kick my shoes off, and make a few dashes across the crossing while Freddy tried to take my photo. It's not easy. The stretch of road in the photo is quite visible, and you can wait for a pause in traffic. However, the road "behind" the photo has a very sharp turn in it, and the cars come flying around the corner. The only way to finally get a photo, was when I put my shoes back on and had the two African girls get ready, while I walked into the road and put up my arms to stop traffic. Once the cars were stopped I spun around and had the girls walk. A perfect photo.

Freddy was next, then along comes a pretty Japanese lady of about 40 or 45. She was short, busty, and had on jeans with go-go boots and a tight red sweater. On her head was a white knit cap with a bill on it and I swear for a moment, I thought she was the ghost of a 1970's Yoko Ono. She was all alone. Of course I proved my bravery in the face of angry motorists one more time for her to get a good photo of herself. Chivalry is NOT dead!

I kicked my shoes off again and made my walk. The result is this photo I posted.

Total time travelling to the site was one hour. Total time on the site was an hour and a half. Travel back was an hour. 3.5 hours and I made two new friends in Africa that I intend to meet (one day we all meet again), a friend in Rio that I DEFINATELY will meet again (a guy friend that knows the scene in Rio is a good thing!), and a 40-45 year old textile fabric designer from Tokyo that I intend to meet next week upon her return. Dinner will be in Ginza.

I put my not so new "Bose-Quiet Comfort III" headphones on my head, pushed play on the Ipod, and walked away from Abbey Road listening to John Lennon singing "Come Together." With each riff of George Harrison's guitar I heard Lennon sing "shoot me." Although the "me" is drowned out by the clap of the hands, you can clearly hear the "shoot" part. I thought about this as I walked back to the station. I felt good and bad at the same time. I'm glad I went there.

I was a year old when that album was released.

There's a good chance that two generations after mine will not know, nor care about four young guys that once walked across Abbey Road.
CBOB Offline
#29 Posted:
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ahem . . . hand rolled cigars!
adroomi Offline
#30 Posted:
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In Jamaica they call those large, hand rolled ones a "spliff." At least that's what Andy told me.

:)
Intel Offline
#31 Posted:
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Look kids it's Big Ben.
puskarich Offline
#32 Posted:
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Thats cool.
jetblasted Offline
#33 Posted:
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Yeah, Mon . . .
andytv Offline
#34 Posted:
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Excuse me while I light my spliff; (spliff)
Good god, I gotta take a lift: (lift)
From reality I just cant drift; (drift)
Thats why I am staying with this riff. (riff)
jetblasted Offline
#35 Posted:
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The famous photograph
"At some point, the album was going to be titled Everest, after the brand of cigarettes I used to smoke," recalls Geoff Emerick. The idea included a cover photo of The Beatles in the Himalaya, but by the time the group had to take the photo, they decided to call it Abbey Road and take the photo outside the studio on August 8, 1969. The cover designer was Apple Records creative Director Kosh. The cover photograph was taken by photographer Iain MacMillan. MacMillan was given only ten minutes around 10 that morning to take the photo. That cover photograph has since become one of the most famous and most imitated album covers in recording history . . .

Yo . . .
Nutttttttttty Offline
#36 Posted:
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I really like this photo Adroomi. I didn't comment on it earlier but I'm all drunk now and I just wanted to say I dig it man. In fact I am kinda envious of this situation. I have to say I would really like to walk this same strip of pavement. And hopefully I will meet some interesting little gal there to take my picture. You say some strange **** sometimes but you are obviously having a good time. Kudos to you Sir. Good Travels.
rugrunner Offline
#37 Posted:
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Cool picture.

Why do the Brits need large amounts of ants delivered to their homes?
richardacushing Offline
#38 Posted:
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I don't konw, Why?
jackconrad Offline
#39 Posted:
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That's Aunt's.
CBOB Offline
#40 Posted:
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http://www.antsremovals.co.uk/

There are thirty-six species of ants in Great Britain including the Garden or Black ant, the Red ant and the Pharaoh ant.

The above link must be for the Red ant.
adroomi Offline
#41 Posted:
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Nutttttttttty,
Thank you for your candor. It means millions.
andytv Offline
#42 Posted:
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Adroomi is dead???????
CBOB Offline
#43 Posted:
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Rolling with the zig zag

http://www.abbeyroad.com/virtual_visit/webcam/
Thom Offline
#44 Posted:
Joined: 12-08-2003
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Damn dude. I've seen you in all kinds of photos and this one is definately a classic. Print it and frame it and put it over the mantle or in the tatami room. But make it the only thing on that wall.

Cereal City Cigar Smoker Offline
#45 Posted:
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Where's the VW? Great post!

c3s
dapperdan Offline
#46 Posted:
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Now I get it,I missed this picture but saw the other one and could not figure out why some one took the time to photo shop adroomi in that album. Cool picture adoormi.

I remember being 5 years old and when the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sylvan show my oldest sister screaming and falling down on the floor and my mom getting all mad at her. She was eleven so she was acting like all the teenage girls that were screaming and fainting. I remember at a party about the same year winning a contest for doing the twist the best(remember the twist?) ,I remember it was a Beatles song. I was never a Beatles fan maybe because my sisters had all their albums and I got sick of them playing them. I had John Lennon's Imagine album,I still think it's a great song. I remember the day he got murdered like it was yesterday. I remember saying "Man, that's a real drag" Any how adroomi your picture brings back many memories.Cool picture and great story.
dapperdan Offline
#47 Posted:
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Man droom, I'm as bad as Wheelie,don't reread your own post.
Sullivan NOT Sylvan, "Geeesh" as MACS would say.
dapperdan Offline
#48 Posted:
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I must be board
dapperdan Offline
#49 Posted:
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Now I'm not sure board is spelt right in the context.
Geeesh,LOL
adroomi Offline
#50 Posted:
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Dan,
My posts are pretty bad too. I'll usually don't proofread my posts, I just type and hit "post." When I go back and read them, I see mistake after mistake......

Thanks for your comments on your childhood memories. I'm glad this photo brought them back to you. It does the same for me.
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