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BonzoHansen
12-19-2007, 10:03 PM
Because driving in London costs a bazillion $$, you only seem to see cabs and expensive cars. I saw a number of ferarris. And many of these:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4125s.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4112s.jpg

Insane.

I thought of you guys while I was in London...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4128s.jpg

And the words on the Marquee I never thought I'd see..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4074s.jpg
BonzoHansen
12-19-2007, 10:09 PM
The arena is called the O2, (O2 is a cell phone company). It was called the Millineum Dome. The place is bascially an arena with a mall aro8und it, all covered by a big tent. The mall is all restaurants. The big yellow towers are supports for the tent/roof. A pretty neat place.

A public skating rink outside the arena.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4078s.jpg
The main support near the box office
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4077s.jpg
A look down the mall.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4076s.jpg

Outside the arena is open year round, even if there are no events. They had the King Tut exhibit going too. Really neat place.
Tru2Chevy
12-19-2007, 10:10 PM
Looks like a cool place. Any idea what the attendance was for the show?

- Justin
BonzoHansen
12-19-2007, 10:15 PM
Looks like a cool place. Any idea what the attendance was for the show?

- Justin~16,000

Yeah, it is a real neat place. So many interesting old buildings. And that survived WWII bombing.
BonzoHansen
12-19-2007, 10:16 PM
Big Ben
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4096s.jpg

I think this is the house of parliment. I could be wrong.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4095s.jpg

Typical central london scene
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4127s.jpg
BonzoHansen
12-19-2007, 10:25 PM
I took a side trip to the RAF Museum. Very cool, and very large. A few large buildings full of all sorts of planes and helicopters. Similar to the new Air & Space Museum Annex in Virginia.

British Spitfire
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4181s.jpg

I believe an American P51 Mustang
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4206s.jpg

One of the only remaining German Jet fighters
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4209s.jpg
BonzoHansen
12-19-2007, 10:38 PM
12 cyl Mercedes Engine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4151s.jpg

The remnants of a British bomber taken from the bottom of a large lake in Scandivia. A Liberator IIRC. I think it is a I saw a special on this plane on History Channel a few months ago.

They had a number of planes in 'as found' condition. Many impressive displays, but this one was the best. And humbling, knowing men died in that plane.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4198s.jpg

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/raf-museum-collection.cfm
DaSkinnyGuy
12-19-2007, 11:18 PM
Nice how you were thinking of us. Thats how I am now in Daytona beach I plan on taking pics of every nice car I see. its a blazin 63 degrees I am sweating.
BTK79
12-20-2007, 07:21 AM
Let's put the 12cyl in your 67'.
SteveR
12-20-2007, 11:18 AM
Very cool. London is a very fun city. That German plane is an Me-262, the first ever jet plane. It could outfly everything else at the time, and if Hitler would have listened to his advisors and used it as a fighter/attack plane, people say the outcome in Europe might have been different, but he decided not to use it to its potential and only used a handful of them.

The O2 place is pretty fun. They built that for new years 2000.
Mike
12-20-2007, 05:02 PM
meghan says post more pics, and yes thats parlament building
qwikz28
12-20-2007, 05:14 PM
doesn't arsenal play at the o2 arena?
BonzoHansen
12-20-2007, 05:14 PM
meghan says post more pics, and yes thats parlament buildingYes, but is it funkadelic?

For her I will post more later...but she may need to ID stuff for me. :lol:
ar0ck
12-20-2007, 09:14 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/IMG_4181s.jpg


Thats an American P40 Warhawk.

Looks awesome, I need to get out of the US someday.
DaSkinnyGuy
12-20-2007, 10:39 PM
What are you in london for?
Tru2Chevy
12-20-2007, 10:40 PM
What are you in london for?

He was there for the Led Zeppelin concert.

- Justin
DaSkinnyGuy
12-21-2007, 09:26 AM
He was there for the Led Zeppelin concert.

- Justin

friggin sweet:rock:
Rich189
12-21-2007, 11:48 PM
Cool pics scott looks like you had a good time
TheBandit
12-22-2007, 09:56 AM
looks like jason was using his fathers ludwig acrlyic kit bonzo? My music teacher had the same kit i love the look of that thing :drool:
BonzoHansen
12-22-2007, 06:23 PM
looks like jason was using his fathers ludwig acrlyic kit bonzo? My music teacher had the same kit i love the look of that thing :drool:
Ludwig made him his own set of Vistalites - Jason's are yellow.

http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/ledzeppelin/led-zeppelin-colour38.jpg

http://www.vistalites.com/legends/Bonham4.JPG

http://www.vistalites.com/legends/bonham.htm

http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/ledzeppelin/led-zeppelin-colour25.jpg
TheBandit
12-22-2007, 11:06 PM
yeah i new johns were orange, i watched a quick vid and the lighting and quality wasnt the best so they looked orange, but still a kickass kit. they are so loud... maybe one day :P
BonzoHansen
12-23-2007, 11:35 AM
yeah i new johns were orange, i watched a quick vid and the lighting and quality wasnt the best so they looked orange, but still a kickass kit. they are so loud... maybe one day :P

Yeah, vistalites are loud. My friend had a set but he really couldn't use them anywhere he played - they were just to boomy.
Kojak
12-23-2007, 12:46 PM
"look kids big ben parliament"

Looks like you had a great time.
TheBandit
12-23-2007, 12:47 PM
yeah, well the sound isnt absorbed anywhere. I have a porkpie Piglite snare. Acrylic and its has a tight high pitched sound and its loud as hell. i love it. you play bonzo?
BonzoHansen
12-23-2007, 03:10 PM
yeah, well the sound isnt absorbed anywhere. I have a porkpie Piglite snare. Acrylic and its has a tight high pitched sound and its loud as hell. i love it. you play bonzo?

No, I was always too klutzy. :lol:
SteveR
12-24-2007, 02:08 PM
Yeah, vistalites are loud. My friend had a set but he really couldn't use them anywhere he played - they were just to boomy.

You can tune a lot of the boom out of them, but they sound great in the studio. Another good drum sound is the epoxy drum technique used by bands like Iron Butterfly.