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Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Jaguar Skills' Prodigy Swordfight mix
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Dave of the Marmottes wrote: |
To skiing
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside |
The song or the album?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Album
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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...a slow internal repetition of 'don't f... it up; don't f...it up..'
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The theme from Wallace and Grommit
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Theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm also works
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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January 1984, first time in Kirchberg/Kitzbühel, the way to find a mountain restaurant was to listen for the sound of Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield. I'd listen to the album pretty much on repeat revising for 1st year Uni exams the previous summer, but that did my head in.
It's still there when I'm skiing (along with "Don't ski like a plank! Don't ski like a plank!...").
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Dof - Codo while enjoying some Apres. Otherwise nothing but the sound of your skis on the snow
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I never listen but if I am having a good day, there will be an accompanying soundtrack.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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One of my sons once borrowed my stuff to pipe music into his ears, when he had been disorganised about his own. He spent a day out alone in lovely conditions - and is a VERY good skier. His verdict when he came back was that he'd really liked some of it, and had enjoyed some tracks which were new to him, especially second time around. He'd enjoyed the Hallelujah Chorus, on a spectacular descent down our local black run, with nobody else in sight, but he'd not liked "the opera". I didn't have what I'd call opera - it was probably something like Bach's Christmas Oratorio. "Jauchzet Frohlocket" is a wonderfully triumphant and joyous chorus in triple time. Perfect for skiing, bht perhaps an acquired taste. My music was always on shuffle. Never knew whether it was going to be Leftfield, Van Morrison, or Bach. An absolute travesty for any proper music lover. Heathen, that's me!
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@Origen, Sounds great. Leftfield vs JSB the mashup we all need to hear.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Grizzler, it is sometimes difficult to to sing along - and I did on occasion, but only when there was nobody around. I skied alone quite a bit, and the music makes all the difference. Can sometimes just dance down a slope. It can also make tedious draglifts more entertaining to move the feet round a bit but I never had the skill or confidence to the the twirls which some kids manage.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I tried skiing to music in my youth. But it never quite worked for me. The beat is too rhythmic for the hill. I found myself trying to mend the slope with the beat. But the slope has its own beat.
Also, since my daughter pointed out years ago, buds in your ears might make you miss a cry for help.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sorry that sounded more Zen than intended.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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That still small voice which
goes unheard as you power down
in thrall to the beat
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| Origen wrote: |
| @Grizzler, It can also make tedious draglifts more entertaining... |
Ah, now there is a benefit which I did forget 
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FAQ
- must be about the same as Moonlight Shadow?)