Was going through some vinyl this weekend and came across John Lennon Singing Watching the Wheels Go Round, and thought to myself, that's how a lot of people look at me and my diecast.....here's the lyrics, hopefully it will put a smile on your face when you related to the hobby.



People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing,
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin,
When I say that I'm o. k. they look at me kind of strange,
Surely your not happy now you no longer play the game,

People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away,
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me,
When I tell that I'm doing Fine watching shadows on the wall,
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball?

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll (especially White Lightning),
No longer riding on the merry - go - round,
I just had to let it go,

People asking questions lost in confusion,
Well I tell them there's no problem,
Only solutions,
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind,
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time,

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry - go - round,
I just had to let it go.

:cool:

I think we should base the theme song on that old 50s classic "Lolypop"

You know, "lolypop,lolypop, oh loly,loly,loly, lolypop. "Pop"

But of course instead of "lolypop", we would sing "Hobby Talk" :D :D :jest:

My wheels only roll about an 1/8th of inch at best!!! ;) ;) Now, if I shake the blister real hard, I can get the "WHITE LIGHTNING" lettered tires to make a half revolution. :devil:

My wheels only roll about an 1/8th of inch at best!!! ;) ;) Now, if I shake the blister real hard, I can get the "WHITE LIGHTNING" lettered tires to make a half revolution. :devil:

You caught that did ya!

how about "wheels on the whites go round and round" :D :lol:

how about "wheels on the whites go round and round" :D :lol:

That makes it sound like a kids song.

"The wheels on the white go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the whites go round and round.......Shoot me!

:jest:

"The wheels on the white go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the whites go round and round.......Shoot me!


,'=-- - - - - -:freak:


There ya go Geralde, I put ya out of your misery, LOL :lol: :tongue:

What about this:

Downtown
Petula Clark



When you're alone & life is making you lonely
You can always go ~ Downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise & the hurry
Seems to help, I know ~ Downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

CHORUS:
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown ~ no finer place, for sure
Downtown ~ everything's waiting for you

Don't hang around & let your problems surround you
There are movie shows ~ Downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close ~ Downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over
Happy again

CHORUS
Downtown ~ waiting for you tonight
Downtown ~ you're gonna be all right now

And you may find somebody kind to help & understand you
Someone who is just like you & needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along

So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown ~ don't wait a minute for
Downtown ~ everything's waiting for you

Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown...

Or.................

Hobby Talk Version

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo
I've Got A Perfect Puzzle For You
Oompa Loompa, Doompadah Dee
If You Are Wise You'll Listen Me
What Do You Get When Scalpers Steal Whites?
Taking Them From Walmarts In The Middle Of The Nights
This Really Puts Me In The Worst Mood
Then They Show On Ebay And The Buyer Gets Screwed
I Don't Like The Look Of It
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
If You're Not Greedy You Will Go Far
You Will Live In Happiness Too
Like The Oompa Loompa Doompadee Do
Doompadee Doo
Oompa Loompa Loompity Doo
Iv'e Got Another Riddle For You
Oompa Loompa Loompity Dee
Here Is A Problem All Of Us See
Employees Steal Them From Stock In Back
Then They Never Make It To The Rack
They Make No Cash So They Are Forced To Plot
I Hope And Pray They All Get Caught
I Hope And Pray They All......get.... Caught
Don't Be A Crook And Don't Touch The Cars,
Your Job You Should Do
You Will Live In Happiness
Like The Oompa Loompas Loompity Doo

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo
I've Got Another Puzzle For You
Oompa Loompa Doompadah Dee
If You Are Wise You'll Listen To Me
What Do You Get When Your Stock Boy Is A Thief
Called Police – You Better Get The Chief
Why Don't You Steal Just Mattel
We Al Think They Can Go To Hell
You'll Get No
You'll Get No
You'll Get No
You'll Get No
You'll Get No Johnny Ligh-nings.
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
If You're Not Greedy You Will Go Far
You Will Live In Happiness Too
Like The Oompa Loompa Loompity Doo

Oompa Loompa Loompity Doo
Iv'e Got Another Puzzle For You
Oompa Loompa Loompity Dee
Here Is A Problem All Of Us See
Why Do The Scalpers Buy All And Leave None For Me
But They Show Up On Ebay For All To Hoard
They Make Lots Of Money And We Can't Afford
Making Lots Of Profits.....
Making Lots Of Profits.....
May You Step In Some Poo
Left Behind By The Oompa Loompa Doopity Doo! <doo


Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo
I've Got A Perfect Puzzle For You
Oompa Loompa, Doompadah Dee
If You Are Wise You'll Listen Me
Drive Your Jl Slot Car Through Turn Three
Taking It To The Limit On Road Mon -key
This Really Picks Up Spirt
Till Out Of Nowhere Something Strange - You Hear It
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
An Orignal Tjet Breaking The Law

Oompa Loompa Doompadee.
Current Tjets Fail In Comparison To Thee
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo
I've Got Another Puzzle For You
Oompa Loompa Doompadah Dee
First There’s Tom, Jeff And Al Too
What Ever Happened To That Brian Foo (l)
The Little Cars Are Cool Thanks To Pletch
Replacing Him Is Going To Be A Stretch
Jkoch Is Ok – Fairly Nice Guy
No Wagons In The Mix - Why Why Why??
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
Given Good Manners You Will Go Far
You Will Live In Happiness Too
Like The Oompa Loompa Doompadee Do

The End !!!

That makes it sound like a kids song.

Shoot me!

:jest:
But we are all kids at heart :lol:

May You Step In Some Poo
Left Behind By The Oompa Loompa Doopity Doo! <doo

WHAT THE......?


:lol: LOL!!! You are crazy! I don't know if we want a 10 minute song sang my Oompa Loompas....LOL...At least I don't!

Very creative dip, I must admit!! :lol: :jest:

How long did you spend on that song Dip? :lol:

I prefer the ma-nah ma-nah song :D

How long did you spend on that song Dip?

8 - 10 hours tops!!

WE did an "add a verse" ooompa loompa song many months back...maybe someone can find it :)

As a big Lennon fan, I'll have to go with Gerald on this one. I'm not too sure about the oompa loompa song though.

BFK - That is it, the add-a-verse version. I believe the last three were added and I had to delete a couple of them because of the rather creative way they were written if you know what I mean!

Dip

Maybe you should list the regular version(in emails,of course...:lol:)

Stick with your dayjobs.



We will call you.

Stick with your dayjobs.



We will call you.

This is my day job?


Not really......

Let the good times roll
Let them knock you around
Let the good times roll
Let them make you a clown

Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair

Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll

Let the stories be told
They can say what they want
Let the photos be old
Let them show what they want

Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll-oll
Won't you let the good times roll

Good times roll

If the illusion is real
Let them give you a ride
If they got thunder appeal





Let them be on your side

Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Won't you let the good times roll-oll
Let the good times roll

Let the good times roll
Won't you let the good times roll
Well let the good times roll
Let =91em roll (good times roll)

Let the good times roll
Oo let the good times roll
Oo let the good times roll
Let =91em roll (good times roll)

Well, let the good times roll
(let the good times roll)
Well let the good times roll
Good times roll
(let the good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Let =91em roll

cars


Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live
In cars

Here in my car
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for ( nights )
- this is the only wrong word you put days


In cars


Here in my car
Where the image breaks down
Will you visit me please?
If i open my door
In cars


Here in my car
I know i've started to think
About leaving tonight
Although nothing seems right
In cars

Did we ever pic a Hobbytalk theme song????

Nope.

I was always partial to The Beach Boys: Shut Down & Fun Fun Fun. :thumbsup:

"I can't drive 55"!!

"One foot on the brake, and one on the gas".....(come on you know how it goes)

I was always partial to this little ditty....


My pappy said, 'Son, you're gonna drive me t' drinkin' ...
If you don't quit drivin' that - Hot ... Rod ... Lincoln!'

Well, you've heard the story of the hot rod race,
When the Ford and the Mercury were settin' the pace.
That story's true I'm here to say,
Cause I was a'drivin' that Model A.

It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up;
That Model A body makes it look like a pup.
It's got 12 cylinders and uses them all;
And an overdrive that just won't stall.

It's got a 4-barrel carb and dual exhausts,
4:11 gears that really get lost -
Safety tubes and I'm not scared,
The brakes are good and the tires are fair.

We left San Pedro late one night;
The moon and the stars were shinin' bright.
We were drivin' up Grapevine Hill,
Passin' cars like they were standin' still.

Then, all of a sudden, in the wink of an eye,
a Cadillac sedan passed us by.
The remark was made, "That's the car for me."
But, by then, the taillights wuz all you could see.

Well, the fellers ribbed me for bein' behind,
So I started to make that Lincoln unwind.
Took my foot off the gas and, man alive,
I shoved it down into overdrive.

Well, I wound it up to 110;
Twisted the speedometer cable right off the end.
Had my foot glued right to the floor;
I said, "That's all there is - there ain't no more."

Now the fellas thought I'd lost all sense;
The telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
They said, "Slow down, I see spots."
The lines on the road just looked like dots.

Went around a corner and passed a truck;
I crossed my fingers just for luck -
The fenders clickin' the guard rail post;
The guy beside me was white as a ghost.

Smoke was rollin' outta the back
When I started to gain on that Cadillac
I knew I could catch him and hoped I could pass
But when I did I'd be short on gas.

There were flames comin' from out of the side;
You could feel the tension; man, what a ride.
I said, "Look out, boys, I've got a license to fly"
And the Cadillac pulled over and let me by.

All of a sudden a rod started knockin';
Down in the depths she started a rockin'.
I looked in the mirror and a red light was blinkin';
The cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln.

Well they arrested me and put me in jail.
I called my pop to make my bail.
He said, "Son, you're gonna drive me t' drinkin',
If you don't quit drivin' that - Hot ... Rod ... Lincoln!"

http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/DLM/Music/Cheers.mid

here, sing along with the music:

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name,
and they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name.
You wanna go where people know, people are all the same,
You wanna go where everybody knows your name.
You want to go where people know, people are all the same;
You want to go where everybody knows your name.

:thumbsup:

Please be carful when choosing Lyrics:
ARTIST: Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo
TITLE: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Lyrics


Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot
Wouldn't you like to get away



All those nights when you've got no lights
The check is in the mail
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by its tail
And your third fiancée didn't show

Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You want to be where you can see
Our troubles are all the same
You want to be where everybody knows your name



Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead
The morning's looking bright
And your shrink ran off to Europe
And didn't even write
And your husband wants to be a girl

Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You want to go where people know
People are all the same
You want to go where everybody knows your name

Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
{Repeat to fade}

One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer


Wanna tell you a story,
about the house-man blues
I come home one Friday,
had to tell the landlady I'd-a lost my job
She said that don't confront me,
long as I get my money next Friday
Now next Friday come I didn't get the rent,
and out the door I went

So I goes to the landlady,
I said, "You let me slide?"
I'll have the rent for you tomorrow.
the next day I don't know
So said let me slide it on you know people,
I notice when I come home in the evening
She ain't got nothing nice to say to me,
but for five year she was so nice
Loh' she was lovy-dovy,
I come home one particular evening
The landlady said, "You got the rent money yet?",
I said, "No, can't find no job"
Therefore I ain't got no money to pay the rent
She said "I don't believe you're tryin' to find no job"
Said "I seen you today you was standin' on a corner,
leaning up against a post"
I said "But I'm tired, I've been walkin' all day"
She said "That don't confront me,
long as I get my money next Friday"
Now next Friday come I didn't have the rent,
and out the door I went

So I go down the streets,
down to my good friend's house
I said "Look man I'm outdoors you know,
can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
He said "Uh, Let me go and ask my wife"
He come out of the house,
I could see in his face
I know that was no
He said "I don't know man, ah she kinda funny, you know"
I said "I know, everybody funny, now you funny too"
So I go back home
I tell the landlady I got a job, I'm gonna pay the rent
She said "Yeah?" I said "Oh yeah"
And then she was so nice,
loh' she was lovy-dovy
So I go in my room, pack up my things and I go,
I slip on out the back door and down the streets I go
She a-hollerin' about the front rent, she'll be lucky to get any back rent,
she ain't gonna get none of it
So I stop in the local bar you know people,
I go to the bar, I ring my coat, I call the bartender
Said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want?

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Well I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when,
I've been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin
Gonna get high man I'm gonna get loose,
need me a triple shot of that juice
Gonna get drunk don't you have no fear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer

But I'm sitting now at the bar,
I'm getting drunk, I'm feelin' mellow
I'm drinkin' bourbon, I'm drinkin' scotch, I'm drinkin' beer
Looked down the bar, here come the bartender
I said "Look man, come down here"
So what you want?

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain't seen my baby since the night before last,
gotta get a drink man I'm gonna get gassed
Gonna get high man I ain't had enough,
need me a triple shot of that stuff
Gonna get drunk won't you listen right here,
I want one bourbon, one shot and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer

Now by this time I'm plenty high,
you know when your mouth a-getting dry you're plenty high
Looked down the bar I say to my bartender
I said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want this time?
I said "Look man, a-what time is it?"
He said "The clock on the wall say three o'clock
Last call for alcohol, so what you need?"

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain't seen my baby since a nigh' and a week,
gotta get drunk man till I can't even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me,
one drink ain't enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I'm gonna make it real clear,
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer

How about adapting the beginning line of the Spiderman theme song...
(e.g. Spiderman, Spiderman. Does whatever a spider can.)

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