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by gnolan
Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Some Bond music?
Replies: 10
Views: 3206

Re: Some Bond music?

Am I the only one who likes the Skyfall theme? In my opinion one of the best bond themes has to be 'You Know My Name' by Chris Cornell. I think loads of people like it - won all sorts of awards if I remember! Yeah I really like the You Know My Name track - and how it was played through the movie. A...
by gnolan
Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Some Bond music?
Replies: 10
Views: 3206

Re: Some Bond music?

Actually, I have this on "The Performace" and I do really like it. I can't imagine why they didn't go for this one. I guess they wanted 'new' and edgy etc. I guess I can understand it, to a degree. The Madonna bit...that was abysmal. What's your favourite as a matter of interest? I love From Russia...
by gnolan
Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:30 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Some Bond music?
Replies: 10
Views: 3206

Re: Some Bond music?

Man, you might be a bigger fan of David Arnold than you think. For instance, he didn't pen the title songs for Casino and Quantum - he did a big number with Shirley Bassey but it was rejected..!

Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDfmjkvWdw

Yeah, Skyfall. Hmm..
by gnolan
Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Some Bond music?
Replies: 10
Views: 3206

Re: Some Bond music?

Ha, nice one! Yeah, I loved John Barry too - you could always spot his work in any movie. Thought Arnold was really 'current' - Skyfall took a bit of getting used to without him on board..
by gnolan
Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Some Bond music?
Replies: 10
Views: 3206

Some Bond music?

I'm a big fan of the Daniel Craig Bond movies and their soundtracks, which I often play on the piano. A few weeks ago, I thought 'if I was working on the music for Bond 24...what would it be like?!' Anyway, so I had a go. Don't think David Arnold has much to worry about, but it was fun :D http://you...
by gnolan
Sun May 12, 2013 7:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Tyre Thread
Replies: 1582
Views: 273715

Re: Something is just not right with F1.

Today the fastest car around the Barcelona track (the Merc) got lapped. I don't know about everyone else, but I really was questioning things during this race. I'm not complaining - it was exciting. I've been watching F1 for 25 years and Barcelona was the most boring race ever. So in that respect, a...
by gnolan
Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Schumy's sportsmanship moments
Replies: 50
Views: 8949

Re: Schumy's sportsmanship moments

For me, the biggest thing, he never ever gave out about his team in public. When his engine blew in Japan '06 and thus blew his championship, too, he simply went to the garage and hugged ever team member. He slowed down and let Rosberg past in the last race in 2010 or 11 (can't remember which) to le...
by gnolan
Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So Micheal Schumacher still had it after all?
Replies: 152
Views: 29148

Re: So Micheal Schumacher still had it after all?

What's with all the smart comments? Anyway, I watched the race today and thought exactly this. The race started and surprise surprise, Merc started going backwards. In fact, Hamilton's robust defensive moves were almost Schumacher-esque. Hamilton is probably reliving Italy 2011 in his head now and t...
by gnolan
Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank the driver pairings
Replies: 28
Views: 6988

Re: Rank the driver pairings

1) Merc - both seem 'on it' 2) Red Bull - as above, though Webber may let his head drop. Wish he wouldn't. 3) Ferrari - Alonso is strong, but still a slight doubt about Massa. Could be a surprise performer this year. 4) Lotus - Kimi is probably still getting up to speed. Doubt over Grosjean. Is the ...
by gnolan
Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.
Replies: 92
Views: 19998

Re: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.

Cheers for the responses, guys - just read through it all now. I guess a case can be made for each driver - I suppose our subjective views from different perspectives is what makes it fun :thumbup: Looking forward to next week and a great year - here's to some good clean racing! Thanks for reading, ...
by gnolan
Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:12 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.
Replies: 92
Views: 19998

Re: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.

I hope he does well - and Merc too, for Brawn's sake. All I know is that I want someone else other than Vettel to win!
by gnolan
Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:53 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.
Replies: 92
Views: 19998

Re: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.

This compensates for when Hamilton lost Button as a twitter follower. Balance has been restored to the cosmos. Actually, I think you're right! I was the anti-Hamilton guy. I'd say Lewis would be thrilled. And I'm going to follow him on Twitter. I expect he'll write a personal letter of thanks. Bian...
by gnolan
Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:34 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.
Replies: 92
Views: 19998

Re: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.

@SilverstoneRegular. I supported Ferrari from 1988 until 2006. 1988-98 were not exactly easy years. My favourite driver was Jean Alesi until he retired. And supported Southampton when Le Tis was playing. @Metamorphomisk The ones that stick out from Alonso are 'Did you see what Michael did?' radio me...
by gnolan
Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.
Replies: 92
Views: 19998

I think I'm going to support....Hamilton.

Now that MSC has retired, I'm left without anyone to support. For those who supported MSC like me, you probably spent every GP watching the MSC position on the left hand side of the screen and the gap at the bottom to the guy in front. Lap after lap. And you probably watched out for the 'yellow flag...
by gnolan
Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW C

Hi guys, just letting you know that my novel On the Road to Winterhaven is half price at Smashwords.com until Mother's Day - taking part in 'read an e-book week' promotion :) https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/256780 If anyone else wants a review copy of Sand and Magic, let me know on pm. Current...
by gnolan
Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How do you rate the seatless drivers?
Replies: 21
Views: 5008

Re: How do you rate the seatless drivers?

If I was starting a team tomorrow, and had about 50 quid to spend on drivers, I'd take: Kobayashi and Jaime Alguersuari. Kobayashi has flashes of brilliance. JA had a 'hunger' which I really liked. Could have been great, but Marko put a stop to that. Otherwise, I'd take Rubens. As mentioned above, I...
by gnolan
Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: CAPTION TIME!
Replies: 30
Views: 7203

Re: CAPTION TIME!

Image

Mechanic: "I'm sorry, Charles, but we've had to let you go."
Charles: "Go where?"
by gnolan
Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver.

Hi again chaps, I'm giving away review copies of Sand and Magic this week. If you have an ereader and would like to read, rate and review this novel, send an email to geoffnolan.com [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll send you a copy foc. Cheers from Ireland, Geoff http://www.amazon.com/Sand-and-Magic-ebo...
by gnolan
Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:51 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - now FREE!

Hi guys, just wondering how you guys are finding the book? I'm going to be starting the sequel around April-ish, so just want to make sure I'm headed the right direction. Would love to hear any feedback, good and bad.
by gnolan
Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - now FREE!

Nice one, Blake - I'm a big Clive Cussler fan myself! I've teamed up with a brand called Hager watches for this book - in tribute to Cussler's Doxa affiliation :D
by gnolan
Wed Dec 26, 2012 2:53 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - now FREE!

Merry Christmas chaps! I'm taking part in an Amazon promo and this book will be free on Dec 26th and 27th :)

I hope you are all having a great Christmas :)

Geoff
by gnolan
Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: R.I.P. Colby Solomon
Replies: 7
Views: 2587

Re: R.I.P. Colby Solomon

That's heartbreaking. Condolences to Colby's family and friends. He sounds like he was a good guy, and he had a good friend.
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Praising...Kimi.
Replies: 53
Views: 9887

Re: Praising...Kimi.

Well, Kimi was returning after a few years. So was Grosjean. Both had the potential to screw up, but Kimi didn't. So, yes, whether it's by default or not, I believe Kimi destroyed Grosjean. And he was quicker in almost every race!
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Praising...Kimi.
Replies: 53
Views: 9887

Praising...Kimi.

I have to admit, even though I was a Ferrari fan for many years, I never really warmed to Kimi. I was a Schumacher fan and Kimi's relaxed personality was the complete opposite to Schumacher's hard-edged determination. However, Kimi's performance this year has totally won me over. He was like a breat...
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver

jammin78 wrote:I still want a copy of my books in paperback, just to look at it and go "I made that."
I'm with you on that, I'm heading that way next year. What I meant was that there is a separate audience on the ebooks :)
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:47 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver

Ah that's great! You should get into it and publish some ebooks - I was a major cynic and I love paperbacks, but I suppose we can't stop the march of technology....
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver

Well, you can download a program called 'Kindle for PC' from Amazon - then you can read any Kindle file, and can download anything direct from Amazon - it arrives in your 'library' instantly. I actually use it myself - there are a lot of classics for free on Amazon, it's great way to pass the time a...
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:54 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver

I made this short (2000 word) Christmas story. If anyone has 5 minutes to spare, it's available free for your Kindle :)

http://www.amazon.com/Timely-Letter-San ... 00AQSSHN8/

All the best,
Geoff
by gnolan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:58 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who's the worst ever drivers
Replies: 100
Views: 17155

Re: Who's the worst ever drivers

To those who said Sakon Yamamoto, I give you this: http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/769/6358/fastest_laps.html I actually remember this race, he was doing well! Hardly the worst. Some of these suggestions are crazy. How about Giovanni Lavaggi? Seems like a nice guy, but he was miles off. ...
by gnolan
Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Avid fan but doesn't have their country represented?
Replies: 64
Views: 11901

Re: Avid fan but doesn't have their country represented?

Not much action here in Ireland. I've been watching since the Italian GP '88. When Jordan came along in 1991 I was a pretty happy kid! In the late 90s, there was all sorts of talk about Ireland getting a GP in Mondello or on the streets of Dublin - as Jordan were doing pretty well. Then Jordan stopp...
by gnolan
Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:13 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver

Thanks mate!! :) :thumbup:
Tufty wrote:
gnolan wrote:
f1madman wrote:and then there's terrorists!
That's the best description ever!!! "Amy Skylar is a racing driver AND THEN THERE'S TERRORISTS!!!"

I've got to write that somewhere :D
:lol:

Will get mum to download it to her kindle, then spend Christmas stealing said kindle :P
by gnolan
Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:53 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

Re: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver

f1madman wrote:and then there's terrorists!
That's the best description ever!!! "Amy Skylar is a racing driver AND THEN THERE'S TERRORISTS!!!"

I've got to write that somewhere :D
by gnolan
Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Caption Fernando Claus
Replies: 36
Views: 6835

Re: Caption Fernando Claus

Call me an old softy, but fair dues to the Ferrari lads for doing this, whether its part of their sponsorship or not. Probably a lot of happy kids there. For me, it would have been like Senna turning up dressed as Santa - would have been amazing!
by gnolan
Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:49 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Annoyances
Replies: 1620
Views: 509812

Re: Annoyances

When people don't filter off the dual carriageway to turn in to the petrol station, but instead come to almost a complete stop in the inside lane in the dual carriageway and then do a 90 degree left turn. As I live beside this petrol station...it is a daily annoyance :D
by gnolan
Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:13 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!
Replies: 23
Views: 6852

My new £0.88 novel about a racing driver - FREE REVIEW COPY!

Allo chaps, Just thought some of you might be interested in this one. I wrote a book for Amazon Kindle about a grand prix racing driver named Amy Skylar. She's a tough, fiery redhead who takes part in an epic race across Africa, not unlike the Dakar Rally. Meanwhile she becomes the target of a group...
by gnolan
Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Grosjean confirmed for 2013 with Lotus
Replies: 74
Views: 12321

Re: Grosjean confirmed for 2013 with Lotus

I'm sure he'll calm down. In the long term, his speed will shine through. But he has a lot of doubters to prove wrong, myself included. But probably within Renault too.
by gnolan
Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: KOBAYASHI LINKED TO LOTUS?
Replies: 172
Views: 36955

Re: KOBAYASHI LINKED TO LOTUS?

The standard of drivers left out of F1 is pretty high with Jaime, Buemi, Barrichello, Heidfeld, Bourdais, etc. all sitting on the sidelines. It would be a shame if KK got consigned to the skip. It's like the life was sucked out of him this year. New team new start needed. He did more in a few GP wit...
by gnolan
Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Raikkonen is Santa at Lotus Xmas party
Replies: 13
Views: 5560

Re: Raikkonen is Santa at Lotus Xmas party

I quite enjoyed that :D
by gnolan
Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who's the Fittest F1 Driver?
Replies: 47
Views: 10140

Re: Who's the Fittest F1 Driver?

I'd imagine that they're all pretty fit these days. I used to do some running and I have to say that some of Button's times have been impressive! I agree with others that during the height of his powers, Schumacher looked like he had the perfect physique for racing. I remember there was some story a...