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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor23 Sept 2015, 4:13 am AEST

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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TABSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 3:04 pm AEDT

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Re ‘you and I’ 😬🤔😇
@Appleblossom
https://youtu.be/TyYhd0H9bLI

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TABSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 3:13 pm AEDT

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Cant think of any throw away Dutch lines @Appleblossom I love playful verbal stoushs w South African guy have worked for a few times. Re loose connection re boers etc . He hides behind a facade of humour and seems to be only one Ive met who doesn’t give history lessons etc, doesn’t even seem to know it himself. Ok he’s cool. And very damaged. Thinking Sealous Scouts or something. Ok it’s a semi mutual man-crush. Turns out he lives less than 100m away, same street. He invited me over for a bbq month or so ago and I got over effusive with trash talk re texting, then he rang me in a rage saying his wife was reading txts. Ffs. Oh well. No contact since.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 3:31 pm AEDT

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There were some pretty melodies and beautiful words in that vid @TAB

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 3:58 pm AEDT

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Wow I learn a new thing every day.

Alice Cooper is a born again Christian and says he remained fatihful to his wife.

That romantisch rock ballad is not his typical style .. eg shock rock ... all I ever knew was the leering tongue and Welcome to my Nightmare.

Apparently many people love that romantic side of AC and play the song at weddings ... gee people are complicated.

Yeah .. @TAB like your South African mate. He probably wanted what was between you to stay between you and not spread to his wife ...

We Live and Learn

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TABSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 4:00 pm AEDT

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I remembered afterwards you don’t like Alice @Appleblossom yes he was talented. Also a brilliant radio dj heard him on syndication in a few odd adventures thousands of miles from home. It was comforting.

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TABSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 4:49 pm AEDT

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Yeah well partners who read others phones in real time well is just weird well she probably has good reason. Anyway Que Sera .. Sera .. @Appleblossom 😸😎🎩 sorry I’m in a state. Past memories visiting me. Self medicating. Beating myself up. About Anything. And Everything.

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TABSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 4:51 pm AEDT

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And yes , banter was ok at work but not when he was at home. Apparently. @Appleblossom I needed a friend and I liked him. Oh well

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TABSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 5:28 pm AEDT

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...another Alice re mood today 🤔 @Appleblossom
Ok I like the music even when not feeling ordinary 😸✅
https://youtu.be/f8hT3oDDf6c

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 5:44 pm AEDT

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I am not a "dont like Alice type", just wary of the whole kit and caboodle of celebrity, pop and rock and now I know some of the pitfalls of bach, religion and the baroque.

My gf who influenced me to buy Deep Purple, but not Elvis was into all that.

I am more into ethnomusicology of rock and pop. Now I realise that Alice Copper responded to his societies enjoyment of the horror etc ...

I did not have time for it, as I was too busy working or studying. I see it as a part of a world of adolescents with daddys paying the bills, which was NOT my life.Then in my marriage my ex did not want his toddler daughter to be tempted by a record player, so music was put away and I ended up only doing live.

Probably due to abandonment at 6 I had a deep aversion to responding to shocking events, unless they really needed a response. I guess I suppressed reactions and feelings.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor20 Dec 2018, 5:48 pm AEDT

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Dont beat yourself up@TAB

I was just mucking out in the garden.

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