"Getting To Know Each Other"

northwesthoop
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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 20, 2020 17:48:00 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Apr 20, 2020 17:48:00 GMT

Obviously many of us will have a bit more time on our hands at the moment PLUS some might need cheering up a bit PLUS we are a select bunch, who typically/mostly get on and rarely descend into argument. Hence Rosco Bosco had the idea for this thread....

It feels like we know each other and many of us have shared our opinions on QPR for a decade plus now from QPRnet to Hoops & Dreams... but the reality is that we don't know too much about each other. The thread on how we came to support the Rs was a good idea from kensalr .
So let's take it one step further and 'get to know each other'!

Answer the following questions about yourself!

Current/most recent job & previous job?

[/b][/font][li]Your favourite food(s)?[/li]
[li]Favourite drink(s)?[/li]
[li]Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday?[/li]
[li]Favourite 3 bands/singers?[/li]
[li]Favourite 3 Albums?[/li]
[li]Favourite 3 Songs?[/li]
[li]Favourite 3 Books?[/li]
[li]Favourite 3 Films?[/li]
[li]Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time?[/li]
[li]3 recent TV series you would recommend?[/li]
[li]Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)?[/li]
[li]Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)?[/li]
[li]3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year?[/li]
[li]3 dinner guests (alive or dead)?[/li]
[li]Your 3 most used wesbites/apps?[/li]
[li]3 hobbies aside from QPR/football?[/li]
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Last Edit: Apr 21, 2020 6:22:39 GMT by northwesthoop

I've Got Blue and White Hooped Blood

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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 20, 2020 19:17:19 GMT via mobile

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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 19:17:19 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job? Car parts supplier used to be warehouse manager and DJ at weekends

Your favourite food(s)?marmite,calamari,chicken

Favourite drink(s)?guiness and Dr Pepper and tea of course

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday? Amsterdam and Brighton

Favourite 3 bands/singers? Imagination,Luther vandross,madness

Favourite 3 Albums? Luther - give me the reason
Lou Rawls-stop me from starting this feeling,imagination-in the heat of the night
Favourite 3 Songs?freez -southern freeze
Stone roses-fools gold,Micheal McDonald-sweet freedom

Favourite 3 Books- never done books

Favourite 3 Films? The krays- kemp brothers
Rise of the footsoldier 3,Trainspotting

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time? Only fools and horses,auf wiedersehen pet,top gear

3 recent TV series you would recommend? Tiger king,the stranger and googlebox

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)? Chesham United

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you? I met a lot of people in my DJ days including judge jules and Dave Pearce and in my Essex days the pop group sunscreem but I also met a few doormen including pat Tate and Tony Tucker the guys who got shot in their Range Rover in a country lane,big and mean those guys by what I remember
Also done lots of charity bike rides for epilepsy trust

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year? iPhone,bottle of rum and arm bands and Cathy Dennis if I could

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)? Micheal Jackson,reggie Kray and Stan Bowles

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps?
This one of course,EBAY and YouTube

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football?
Cycling and bike building,DJing and walking

Last Edit: Apr 28, 2020 7:32:02 GMT by Deleted

northwesthoop
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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 21, 2020 6:43:01 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Apr 21, 2020 6:43:01 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job? Verification Officer (basically auditing and training). Always worked in the same place.

Your favourite food(s)? Not that I have them often but I like scallops and lobster. Curry from our local Indian.

Favourite drink(s)? Tea and coffee

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday? Isle of Wight / Lake District

Favourite 3 bands/singers? U2 / INXS / Bear's Den (Honorable mentions to Editors / Coldplay / Embrace / White Lies)

Favourite 3 Albums? U2 - The Joshua Tree / U2 - Achtung Baby / Bear's Den - Red Earth & Pouring Rain (could be most U2 albums in here)

Favourite 3 Songs? U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name / U2 - Bad / U2 - Kite - or Ultraviolet it's hard to choose!! (non U2: I'd go with Bear's Den Greenwoods Bethlehem / Glass Caves - Do You Have A Name / Coldplay - The Scientist.... but I'm thinking of different ones even as I type this!)

Favourite 3 Books? I rarely ever read a book. I loved all the Roald Dahl books as a boy. As a parent I love reading Stick Man to my little boy.

Favourite 3 Films? Hard to think of just 3 here but I'll go The Shawshank Redemption / Santa Claus: The Movie (childhood memories) / Rocky Anthology (could have said Braveheart / Forrest Gump / Toy Story / Die Hard)

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time? Only Fools & Horses / Band of Brothers / Prison Break (probably missing one here!)

3 recent TV series you would recommend? Bosch (on Amazon Prime / Chernobyl / Billions

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)? No teams but I love Roger Federer and watch every match he plays. I used to like Michael Schumacher when he was around but now I support anybody racing against Lewis Hamilton in the F1 (can't stand him).

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)? I have a first class honours degree

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year? There is no way I'd last a week never mind a year so just leave me a dinghy and I'll try and row home

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)? Hitler / Karl Pilkington / Bono

Your 3 most used websites/apps? Hoops & Dreams / Twitter / BBC News

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football? Board Games (not your Monopoly and Cluedo types!) I'm talking Ticket To Ride, Codenames, Pandemic, Jaipur, Patchwork - modern games / Music / Cycling

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Rosco Bosco
Simon Stainrod

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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 21, 2020 7:16:33 GMT

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Post by Rosco Bosco on Apr 21, 2020 7:16:33 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job?
Current = Teacher (High School); previously = retail management & equity trader

Your favourite food(s)?
Almost any Italian, fish stew / bouillabaisse

Favourite drink(s)?
Augustiner Helles, Lowenbrau, Guinness, Ardbeg (malt whisky), Red wine (e.g. Chateau Musar, most Coonawaras)

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday?
Outer Hebrides, Hong Kong, San Francisco

Favourite 3 bands/singers?
Mew, The Twilight Sad, Kent

Favourite 3 Albums?
‘Frengers’ - Mew, ‘Script of the Bridge’ - The Chameleons, 'Box' (album set) - Kent

Favourite 3 Songs?
'God Only Knows’ The Beach Boys, ‘The Long & Winding Road’ The Beatles, ‘Comforting Sounds’ Mew

Favourite 3 Books?
‘The Gormenghast Trilogy’ Mervyn Peake, ‘A Christmas Carol’ Charles Dickens, ‘The Great Gatsby’ F Scott Fitzgerald

Favourite 3 Films?
‘Point Break’, ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’, 'Once Upon A Time in the West'

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time?
‘The Bridge (Bron)’, ‘Jordskott’, 'Band of Brothers'

3 recent TV series you would recommend?
‘Line of Duty’, 'Dark', 'The Americans'

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)?
New England Patriots

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you?
Speak several languages (& learning Swedish currently), went to university in California for a while

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year?
Guitar, Fishing rod (to get back into it, used to love it when I was a kid), case of Ardbeg (one or two drams a night watching the sunset)

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)?
Kate Bush, Willy Vlautin (author/musician), Michael Foot (ex-Labour leader - I had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions, incredibly humble, warm and intelligent man), Billy Comnnolly (endless supply of funnt stories) - soz, can't count

Your 3 most used websites/apps?
You tube, Duolingo, Track King

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football?
Horse racing, American Football, walking (with or without golf clubs), playing guitar

Last Edit: Apr 21, 2020 7:19:33 GMT by Rosco Bosco

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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 21, 2020 8:04:44 GMT via mobile

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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 8:04:44 GMT

You sound intelligent guys
My dad was in prison when I was born,mum married him in there
I came from a single parent family and mum had no money whatsoever so I literally had to go to work at 15 and I wasted my school days and to be honest I now regret it
But I’m well mannered and respect people and my mum taught me that from her younger days in West London
Never done U2 to be honest but my brother was a huge queen fan and not my cup of tea either
When I was about 11 in the 80s the big thing was madness and ska and I dressed like it but I on the quiet liked soul and disco
My mate brother had a great record selection of George benson and chic of many and that then developed me into hip hop and breakdancing and due to boredom in the evenings and holidays I practiced every hour I could breakdancing and djing and got to a good standard,I was going to become a professional DJ at one point but you need to buy records up to date and without being on record company promo lists was hard to earn enough to pay for records all the time,met missus and slowly jacked it in
But I still have over 2000 records and still can mix but part of me just isn’t in it no more,but the records stay,they are my memories
It’s all laptop now and it’s not the same as vinyl as you guys must have some too,bit mono but that was the fun of it
Rosco you sound a little older by your answers and northwest I’d guess a little younger,it would be great one day if we could all have a meet up,maybe it will happen one day hey

kensalr
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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 21, 2020 11:45:36 GMT

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Post by kensalr on Apr 21, 2020 11:45:36 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job?

Delivery Driver for Argos, But worked for BT for 35 years until I worked for the most useless manager I ever met ( started as a Clerical Assistant moved into IT and eventually managed one of the biggest data networks in the world)

Your favourite food(s)?
put it in front of me and I will eat it. I am a big food lover and have tried food form all over the world but the big 3 are still my favorites Indian Chinese and Italian

Favourite drink(s)?
Pint of Cold larger on a hot summers day
Glass of full bodied red win with my meal
any single malt whiskey when relaxing with Friends

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday?
loved Canada and Malta But always great to visit my extended family in Italy

Favourite 3 bands/singers?
Not a big music fan. at my age it should be bands from the seventies. but I like sixties bands more (the Beatles the kinks and the beachboys)

Favourite 3 Albums?

Favourite 3 Songs?

Favourite 3 Books?
Any science fiction books But have just finished rereading the Lord of the rings trilogy.

Favourite 3 Films?
Again most science fiction films (Close encounters. War of the world. star wars) non science fiction ( The Gladiator. American Graffiti Breakfast club)

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time?
Only fools and Horses. Match of the day. Rising damp

3 recent TV series you would recommend?
Blake Seven. Battlestar Galactica Band of brothers

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)?
Fiorentina (Seria A) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Ferrari (F1)

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)?
I am Dyslexic (but have never tried to use it as an excuse) who ever invented spell checker deserves a medal ( It has meant me being able to come on a site like this).

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year?
The history of QPR Book by Gordon Macey. A years supply of great food and a recording of the 1967 league cup final

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)?
Sport (Pele Mohamed Ali Stan Bowles)
entertainment Robert De Nero Al Pocino Marlon Brando
Politics Vladimir Lenin Jo McCarthy and Mahatma Gandhi

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps?
Wikipedia BBC Hoops and Dreams

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football? Board games, Reading Science fiction. Visiting Historic sites in England (mainly south east)

kingfisher
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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 23, 2020 11:42:02 GMT

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Post by kingfisher on Apr 23, 2020 11:42:02 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job? self-employed Programme Test Manager (testing end-to-end processes across multiple IT systems, such as telephone start-ups (BT in Germany and Netherlands, PWC in Barcelona) or NHS trust

Your favourite food(s)? Chicken Curry or a Sunday roast

Favourite drink(s)? Harvey's bitter (an East Sussex delight) and single malt whisky

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday? Well we have a property in Spain, near Mojcar would have qualified but it was stripped bare by thieves... My favourite city is Barcelona, in which I was lucky to work for about 12 months on one of my telephone start-ups!

Favourite 3 bands/singers? Mike & The Mechanics; Pink Floyd; Santana

Favourite 3 Albums? Santana Greatest Hits; Adele's 21; Ella Fitzgerald - The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection (As you may have gathered, I have eclectic music tastes)

Favourite 3 Songs? 'The Living Years' by Mike & The Mechanics (which has a sentimental link to my Dad's death); 'Black Magic Woman' by Santana (of which Eric Clapton said the opening riff was impossible); and then either 'Summertime' (I suggested a soprano Croatian friend of mine who was opera-trained try singing jazz as her voice was right on the edge. A while later she sent me a CD. When I went to play the first track it was 'Summertime'and her voice and the song literally sent the hairs on my neck alive!); or 'Get Back' performed live by The Beatles on the rooftop of Apple's London office -

Favourite 3 Books? I love reading books so a difficult one to answer... One from the past that had a profound impact upon me was Robert Mason's 'Chickenhawk', about the author's fervent wish to fly a helicoptor and his subsequent time in the Vietnam War; and the last two would be any book by Bernard Cornwell or Lee Child

Favourite 3 Films? 'Zulu' as I still enjoy the spectacle after so many viewings; 'The Taming Of The Shrew' starring Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton when they were obviously in love (again); and perhaps 'What's Up Doc' starring Barbara Streisand (really) as it is a decent Hollywood farce!

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time? I could say 'Five O'Clock Club' because for a brief 2 minutes my friend and I were sat either side of the presenter Muriel Young as she introduced a segment, but it would really be: 'Only Fools And Horses'; 'Downton Abbey' (for its historical content); and 'Newsnight'

3 recent TV series you would recommend? I loved Netflix's insight into the early years of organised football - 'The English Game'; Channel 4's 'Homeland'; and I am a late follower of 'Gavin & Stacey' courtesy of BBC's rerun.

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)? Other than the defunct Yiewsley FC/Hillingdon Borough FC, the first team I followed was Shankly's Liverpool; I am also a fervent supporter of Team GB in any athletics, and a long frustrated supporter of England at football. But I have to say that I would watch my sports being played, at park level or international level!

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)? NorthWest already knows I was in Saudi during the Gulf Wars, so that is out; but I could either say that I have worked in 10 other countries outside the UK or that I once stood up the side of a desert wadi and addressed over 500 expats for a special event (which felt a little like the 'Sermon On the Mount'!).

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year? Enough writing materials to finish the thriller I have been writing/ not writing for years; a full toolbox; and Bear Grylls of course!

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)? What an interesting question! Do I go for guests I would hope to challenge or convert, such as Adolf Hitlet or President Modi, or do I go for interesting and entertaining ones....? I think the latter, so it would be Peter James, the Brighton-based crime writer; Susannah Reid, the morning presenter on ITV (to find out how she puts up with Piers Morgan); and Desmond Tutu, the South African archbishop as I feel he must have lots of stories about the Apartheid times and bundles of wisdom/humour!

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps? Other than this most excellent site, Currently they are www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Championship/QPR, as I search for news on the club; www.obwfc.org/ as it is the first site I have really built and now manage for the local walking football club; and www.weststleonards.org.uk/ upon which I have just completed a second set of testing and is our local community's media site as we push for more control over local decisions involving the council (planning, traffic, refuse, etc.)

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football? Hobby 1 - When I went to Saudi in 1984 I was invited by another expat to run with him in the desert. He omitted to mention there would be another 248 there too! With pores seeping the residue of 'Sid' (the local hooch) I followed him on a short cut as the rest followed the trail below. From that point onwards I was hooked into the Hash house Harriers, an organisation whose seriousness as a running group is indicated by the fact that in 1946 the first Hash House Harriers 'pack' in Malaysia submitted a claim to the War Reparations for a bucket requisitioned by the Japanese in 1939! I rose through the ranks to become Grand Master in Jeddah of a very large pack, but have attended international gatherings of thousands and local hashes with a handful turning up!! It is usually great running/jogging through the wonderful countryside, with a Beer Stop, and ends with an entertaining 'Hash Circle' where beer flows; Hobby 2 - Rambling throughout the East Sussex countryside. During the lockdown that has helped to maintain our sanity as I have mapped out routes nearby and we have walked with nature; Hobby 3 - Walking Football. I had not played a game of football since I was 15 or 16 years old, but with more time on my hands after retirement I tried it in Hastings, my nearest town, but it was more like 'Killer Ball' played on a rock-hard surface against chain-link fences - walking it was not! So I tried in Bexhill (God's Waiting Room) and discovered a great bunch. The organisation has 100 members and the three sessions a week attract 20-30 to each. I am still better at the fitness side than the ball skills, but I have learnt a lot and enjoy it.

Last Edit: Apr 23, 2020 11:54:25 GMT by kingfisher

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ranger-boy
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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 25, 2020 2:05:46 GMT

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Post by ranger-boy on Apr 25, 2020 2:05:46 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job? Working at Cineworld, hopefully not too long till we get to re-open and get back to working hard!

Your favourite food(s)? Chicken if at home, steak/swordfish if out somewhere for food, and a balti pie if at football!

Favourite drink(s)? As boring as this will sound, water!

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday? Ireland, Portugal, and due to being there back in July for pre-season, Jersey!

Favourite 3 bands/singers? I'm different to a lot of people, I don't care for certain bands. I either like a particular song or not!

Favourite 3 Albums? Same as above!

Favourite 3 Songs? We Didn't Start The Fire, Can't Hold Us. Shout to the Top

Favourite 3 Books? Only book I've read recently is Roots to the 92!

Favourite 3 Films? 1917 and Military Wives from recent releases, and Shawshank Redemption!

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time? Law & Order, Air Crash Investigation, Open All Hours

3 recent TV series you would recommend? If anybody uses netflix, then The English Game!

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)? Stevenage!

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)? I've completed the 92, and have been abroad with England Women to follow them for their last 2 tournaments abroad (in Holland and France). If there's a game of football to go to, I'll go to it!

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year? Any good new book, I want to get back in to reading!

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)? Ronnie O'Sullivan, Gareth Ainsworth, Scott Laird

Your 3 most used websites/apps? Twitter, Hoops & Dreams, Futbology app

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football? Snooker! Either watching or playing. Either that or a round of topgolf!

Last Edit: Apr 25, 2020 2:06:35 GMT by ranger-boy

I am a QPR fan for life, sometimes happily!

surrey chad
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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 26, 2020 9:34:59 GMT

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Post by surrey chad on Apr 26, 2020 9:34:59 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job?
Sales & Marketing Director for a Surveying & Cad practise www.topscan.co.uk - previously Sales Manager for Asbestos Consultancy

Your favourite food(s)?
Honestly, anything except fish. Love a curry, REALLY like Chinese but partial to a cheeky burger.

Favourite drink(s)?
Larger but often have the gin in the sunshine and lots of tea.

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday?
For golf its Portugal or Spain, with family Turkey / USA

Favourite 3 bands/singers?
I don't really have a favourite band or singer but enjoy Indie, I tend to listen to anything and end up having a favourite for a while and then move on.

Favourite 3 Albums?
Right now, its a couple of playlists on Spotify - This is London - 80's Indie

Favourite 3 Songs?
Town Called Malice always has and will always be my favourite song.

Favourite 3 Books?
don't read that much but Brian Blessed autobiography was brilliant.

Favourite 3 Films?
Carlittos way, Snatch, Star Wars (all of them)

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time?
Fools & Horses, Big Bang Theory, Bottom

3 recent TV series you would recommend?
I am not a big fan of TV but got in to Killing Eve, The Mandalorian, Portrait Artist of the Year

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)?
QPR that is it

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)?
Climbed Kilimanjaro, got The Freedom of the City of London last year, Manage the Asbestos for QPR.

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year?
12 months of food, internet connection, laptop

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)?
Brian Bleesed, Edmond Hilary, Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps?
Newsnow, BBC, Zoho (work)

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football?
Golf, Golf, Golf

Last Edit: Apr 26, 2020 9:40:57 GMT by surrey chad

stoatey
Gerry Francis

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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 26, 2020 14:46:30 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Apr 26, 2020 14:46:30 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job? I'm Retired but I was a Business Analyst (Accountant) n the Water Industry

Your favourite food(s)? Lamb

Favourite drink(s)? Cup of tea, Lager

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday? Aruba, Florida, Cyprus

Favourite 3 bands/singers? I enjoy lots of different bands/singers although Rod Stewart is my favourite.

Favourite 3 Albums? Every Picture Tells Story, Adele's 21 and the 1985 album Whitney Houston.

Favourite 3 Songs? Maggie May (Rod Stewart), I Dont Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith), We will not go Quietly (Sixx AM),

Favourite 3 Books? I really enjoy Autobiographies/Biographies (Sports, Crime, Music)

Favourite 3 Films? Not really a film buff

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time? Only Fools and Horses, Sweeney, Minder

3 recent TV series you would recommend? Sopranos, The Crown, Gangs of London

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)? Plymouth Argyle, Green Bay Packers

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)?
Won the Middlesex Under10 60yard sprint but was placed 2nd by a dodgy judge. I'm currently into match fishing and I love getting out fishing whenever I can.

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year? Fishing Rod, Radio, Machete

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)? Winston Churchill, Princess Diana, My Dad

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps? This site and Facebook

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football? Fishing, Horse racing, Athletics

Last Edit: Apr 26, 2020 14:49:48 GMT by stoatey

LurkR
Paul Furlong

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"Getting To Know Each Other" Apr 27, 2020 22:04:08 GMT

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Post by LurkR on Apr 27, 2020 22:04:08 GMT

Current/most recent job & previous job?

Sales for a marketing company

Your favourite food(s)?

Roastie / Curry

Favourite drink(s)?

Stella/ Harveys

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday?

Majorca/ Alpes

Favourite 3 bands/singers?

Bowie, Marley, Nina Simone

Favourite 3 Albums?

Sgt Peppers, Parallel Lines (blondie), What ever people say (Artic Monkeys)

Favourite 3 Songs?

Really! not really something I can answer but the three I think I sing the most are Help, Space oddity, Summer of 69.

Favourite 3 Books?

Lord of te rings, The Beach, cop out but two favourite writers are Bernard Cornwall and John Le Carre.

Favourite 3 Films?

Blimey impossible to answer but right now Life of Brian, Blues Brothers, Star Wars

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time?

Mad men , Breaking Bad, Game of thrones

3 recent TV series you would recommend?

Killing Eve, Line of Duty, Fleabag

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)?

Kent (Cricket), Losely Boston Redsox, New England Patriots (Spent a summer in Boston in early 20's)

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)?

Got robbed at gun point and nearly trod on a crocodile in the same week

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year?

Lord of the rings book(s),Musical instrument (probably Guitar), pen and paper,

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)?

My Day, Winston Churchill, David Niven

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps?

BBC Website, Premier league (Mainly for fantasy footie) Newsnow QPR

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football?
Golf, Family, I play a game with 13 others around the age of 45 to 55 that resmebles football..

Really inteeresting to see how similar my answers were to the others that have posted, Im also Dyslexic so apologies for these and all of the other many mistakes I have made when posting....

Last Edit: Apr 28, 2020 4:21:00 GMT by LurkR

ashqpr
Gary Bannister

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"Getting To Know Each Other" May 4, 2020 2:28:24 GMT

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Post by ashqpr on May 4, 2020 2:28:24 GMT

This is a great idea - I've enjoyed the last hours reading! It's hard for me being so far away - I have been on this site for a long time - stretching back to the Ron days... well over ten years ago! I often still feel like a fraud writing about all things QPR - but I do love the club - and I've always enjoyed coming here!

Current/most recent job & previous job? I'm an English teacher. Previously I worked as a paralegal in a trademark law firm.

Your favourite food(s)? I love pasta. Always loved fish and chips! Chinese food is great as well.

Favourite drink(s)? Love my nighty beer! Gin and Tonic.

Favourite place(s) to visit on holiday? North Durras - pretty much have to drive along an old dirt track to get there and when you do there is a tiny beach and bushland. Very isolated. Beautiful spot!

Favourite 3 bands/singers? Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and probably Dusty Springfield. My choice in music often is the ridicule of my mates...

Favourite 3 Albums? Love the Bee Gees albums.

Favourite 3 Songs? Unforgettable, Wonderful World, Chain Reaction (seems very odd listing these songs!)

Favourite 3 Books? I'm an English teacher so this is hard... Dickens 'Great Expectations', Frank Herbert, 'Dune' and The entire works of Ernest Hemingway.

Favourite 3 Films? 'Amadeus' 'Goodfellas' and No Country for Old Men.'

Favourite 3 TV programmes of all time? 'Eastenders' (I'm sorry) 'Twin Peaks' and 'Match of the Day.'

3 recent TV series you would recommend? I have been online learning and teaching so this is hard!

Teams you support other than the Rs (can be from any sport)? South Sydney Rabbitohs (Rugby League)

Tell us something people wouldn't know about you (e.g. climbed Everest, speak Swahili, had a trial with the Rs, etc)? I was the Singapore Airlines Young Shakespearean Artist of the Year for Australia in 1994.

3 things you would take with you if marooned on a desert island for a year? Books and the family. Probably gin.

3 dinner guests (alive or dead)? Ray Wilkins, Natalie Cole and My Nan - they would all be ghosts but I'd have lots of questions.

Your 3 most used wesbites/apps? I only come on here and Google classroom!

3 hobbies aside from QPR/football? I read alot. I read the New Yorker which is so long and takes time in between playing with my young son. So lots of imaginative play.

Ha ha ha ha. This list is pretty boring - but it's me!

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Favourite 3 bands/singers? Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and probably Dusty Springfield. My choice in music often is the ridicule of my mates...

Not sure those are mates ashqpr if they moan about that selection! If fact your mention of Dianna Krall led to me looking for her on YouTube. I had forgotten just how good she is! For those who want a real treat, try this one:

btw Why do you wear a nighty to drink your beer...?

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