Lessons you learn while studying abroad in London

I WANT TO VISIT LONDON SO BADLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure this list comes from someone who traveled abroad there. Not to sound stupidly obvious. But I would love more than eternity itself to see this beautiful city. First thing I'd do there-catch a football game. Come on Hotspurs....

Also, England is known for its music festivals, such as Download Festival, originally known as Monsters of Rock or Castle Donington, Glastonbury, Sonisphere, High Voltage, etc.

Here are some useful lessons you learn after studying abroad in London
1. "Mind the gap" isn't just a nice little motto. It's useful to remember there's a gap between the train and platform
2. The Hammersmith and City Lines are always late
3. Despite never being there, the city name Cockfosters makes people giggle immaturely
4. "Way out" means you can exit the trains quicker
5. Avoid the Central Line at rush hour
6. Never get on/off at Oxford Circus
7. If you try to speed walk down Oxford Circus, forget it. There are people with rolling backpacks and simply taking their time. You'll get road rage just walking down the street, lol
8. Piccadilly Circus is where patience has reached its untimely end
9. Italian club promoters hang here too
10. Pret a Manger in London is like Dunkin' Donuts in Boston
11. This restaurant features a mozzarella and tomato croissant that is said to be perfect hangover food on Sundays
12. Kebabs are also great food for drinking
13. Never underestimate the size of Hyde Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. The Night Bus is the nice phrase for "Drunk Bus". Your ticket home when you had one too many!

15. When you see an old man having a pint on your way to class, that tells you that happy hour is every hour
16. Cheap meals? Hahahahahahahahahaha. Are you kidding??????
17. Samples at local markets are your quick way to free food. Try Portobello Road or Camden Town
18. The massive crowds at Camden Town and Portobello Road might turn away some, but the adventurous love the massive crowds
19. When you're feeling like you're loaded with money, you hit up Waitrose while when you're feeling financially strapped, Tesco, here I come!
20. Primark is your clothing destination for cheap, yet nice clothes
21. When crossing the road, you practically have to break your neck looking for traffic!

22. When going up/down the stairs of a bus, hold onto the railing for dear life; the driver will think he/she is going to be the next Lewis Hamilton!

23. Want to sightsee? Take in some of the various museums and historical sights for free!
24. Whether you like history or not, the Tower of London is a must see!
25. Plays and musicals here are very reasonably priced, unlike Broadway in New York
26. Harry Potter is popular here, no shocker! So throw on your Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw stuff!
27. You can experience all four seasons within record time
28. Something odd is always happening in Trafalgar Square
29. Travelling outside London amazes you with how affordable everything is

30. But, with all that London has to offer, you would NEVER dream of studying anywhere else!!!

10 facts about Sons of Anarchy's Tommy Flanagan

If you watch the show Sons of Anarchy, you might know this actor as Filip 'Chibs' Telford, an Irish biker whom Jax met while in Belfast. Here are some facts that people may or may not know about this actor. Some people think he's handsome; others maybe not so much. I think he's handsome. He has a handsome accent. And even with his facial scarring, it's his trademark; makes him who he is. I don't think it's ugly on him like some would. He couldn't help that he got the scarring. And besides, he looks good with it along with the grey hair; he makes it look good ;)

1. He was born in Easterhouse, Glasgow, Scotland on 7/3/1965
2. He was the third of five children
3. His acting debut came in 1992, appearing in Screen One
4. For three years, he worked in a theatre, before appearing in the film Braveheart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. His trademark facial scarring, known as a "Glasgow grin", came from getting attacked while working as a nightclub DJ when he was younger

6. Has been married three times: Rachel Schadt (1998-2001), Jane Ford (2007-2010), Dina Livingston (2010-present)
7. Has only one child, a daughter named Aunjanue Elizabeth Flanagan, with his current wife
8. Has a brother named Andrew Flanagan, who is also an actor
9. He lost his father in January 2002
10. He says he prefers the rainy weather of Glasgow over the sunshine of California

Top 50 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Bassists

There always seem to be lists of "greatest this or that" or "top number of this or that" or "all time greatest this or that". One thing that not everyone may know is that when it comes to hard rock, metal, any type of music, bass guitars, while not considered to be actual guitars apparently, provide an additional rhythm to music. Most bands nowadays have a bass player. Here, according to Loudwire.com, are the Top 50 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Bassists of All Time

BTW, three bass players from the same band, Metallica, are on here. Why? It should only be ONE bass player per band, not three. Whoever came up with this list must be smoking some kind of rock or grass. Where's Ian Hill? Seriously, he deserves to be on here. Not only does Ian Hill play bass for Priest, he and KK Downing founded Judas Priest. Well, I'm going to add him on here as a good bass player. Even though I occasionally listen to them, Metallica is way too overrated. People make them out to be this incredibly, worldly talented metal band. That's all they are; just a metal band. Nothing else!!! And also, Nirvana managed to weasel its way on here! They're not hard rock or even heavy metal; they're whiny grunge from the 1990s, a movement in music which you notice did not last long. No one wants to hear music about "my life isn't what I wanted it like" or "people hate me". For the grunge music out there-take a Prozac and move on!

50

Gene Simmons

-Kiss

-He may not be considered "top dog" of the bass world, but this guy has business and music smarts to compensate. Not to mention once anyone hears this guy can breathe fire and spit blood, that gets their curiosity a buzzing!

49

Jeff Ament

-Pearl Jam

-He helped carve out the angsty sounds to Pearl Jam's music in the 1990s

48

Dan Briggs

-Between the Buried and Me

-He don't even look old enough to be on stage!!

47

Glenn Hughes

-Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Trapeze

-He might be regarded as a "strange agent" in the eyes of some, but don't forget he's a talented singer and bass player. He's known as the Voice of Rock and has one of THE most beautiful voices ever!! I agree. You need an example? Check out his incredibly breathtaking cover of "Let It Be" by The Beatles! He's a pretty cool guy. And he just looks like such a sweetheart and still is pretty handsome for his age

46

Dan Lilker

-Nuclear Assault

45

Dug Pinnick

-King's X

-Awesome, a black guy in a metal band!! You don't see that every day! TOTALLY AWESOME!

44

Krist Novocelic

-Nirvana

-How in the name of all that is possible is Nirvana considered hard rock or even heavy metal? They're grunge!

43

Michael Anthony

-Van Halen

-This guy is an amazing bass player. That is until he was rudely let go and replaced with Eddie "The Idiot" Van Halen's son Wolfgang. Jeez Eddie is such a moron!

42

Paul Gray

-Slipknot

-It would be nice to see what these guys look like with out their creepy horror movie masks, lol. It's also sad to learn he is no longer among the living. This poor guy has passed. How sad :(

Wow, he was a pretty handsome guy. :D

41

Cronos

-Venom

Now if this guy doesn't look like someone on America's Most Wanted, idk who else does, lol

40

Martin Mendez

-Opeth

39

Cliff Williams

-AC/DC

-Heck yeah! He needs to be on here. Maybe not at #39. I'm thinking more like the top 10 at least!!!

38

Markus Grosskopf

-Helloween

37

Duff McKagan

-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded

-He's still sexy!! Love his tattoos too. Not to mention his book It's So Easy and Other Lies is awesome. I'm currently on my 2nd time reading it. So good!!

What a hot hunk of blonde cutie!!

36

Shane Embury

-Napalm Death

35

Greg Christian

-Testament

34

Shavo Odadjian

-System of a Down

-Seeing and hearing these guys' music would be like listening to the circus in the sense that watching these guys on stage is acrobatic, not to mention their songs start abruptly and end the same way

33

Frank Bello

-Anthrax

32

Liam Wilson

-The Dilinger Escape Plan

31

Fieldy

-Korn

-How on earth did he get this name?!?!?!?!?!?

30

Nikki Sixx

-Motley Crue

-He wrote a good majority of the song lyrics for Crue. Not to mention he's still cute!!! Maybe it's because he's Italian, idk. He's still cute!!!!

29

Phil Lynott

-Thin Lizzy

28

Joe Lester

-Intronaut

27

Joey Demaio

-Manowar

26

Roger Patterson

-Atheist

25

Eric Avery

-Jane's Addiction

24

Ryan Martinie

-Mudvayne

23

Dee Dee Ramone

-The Ramones

22

Peter Steele

-Type O Negative

21

Jason Newsted

-Metallica, again. Shocker [eyes rolling]

20

Tim Commerford

-Rage Against the Machine

19

Rex Brown

-Pantera

18

Jack Bruce

-Cream

17

Steve DiGiorgio

-Iced Earth, Testament

16

John Paul Jones

-Led Zeppelin

15

Justin Chancellor

-Tool

This guy look a little like Ian Hill of Judas Priest with the facial hair

14

Alex Webster

-Cannibal Corpse

13

Tom Araya

-Slayer

12

Robert Trujillo

-Metallica, again. Ugh!!!!

11

David Ellefson

-Megadeth

-Thank God someone from Megadeth got on here. That band is just as good as Metallica, maybe even better, lol

10

Les Claypool

-Primus

9

Lemmy Kilmister

-Motorhead

-He's known for his aggressive speed metal-type riffs and deep gravelly voice. Not to mention how many rockers can say they were a roadie for Hendrix? I may not be a Motorhead fan, but you honestly can't help but like Lemmy. He looks like such a sweetheart. All the guys in Motorhead look like sweethearted guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

John Myung

-Dream Thetre

7

Flea

-Red Hot Chili Peppers

-IDK how Red Hot Chili Peppers is even remotely considered hard rock and heavy metal. They're more like funk-rock or even just rock in general. Nothing like these other guys :D

6

Billy Sheehan

-Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs

5

John Entwistle

-The Who

4

Cliff Burton

-Metallica

-Metallica is WAY TOO OVERRATED!!!!!!!

3

Geddy Lee

-Rush

2

Geezer Butler

-Black Sabbath

-This guy is a genius! He wrote the bulk of the lyrics for Sabbath over the years. So how cool is that? Not to mention he's essentially your first heavy metal hippie because of his nonviolent ways, unless he drinks. Which, according to Tony Iommi, Geezer gets violent when he drinks

-Ironically enough, I have a calendar at work of Black Sabbath and for October there is an image of Geezer

1

Steve Harris

-Iron Maiden

-I honestly didn't know who was going to be in this spot. But I have to agree that he does belong here. He is a good bass player. And he seems like a nice guy. Plus, like Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath, Steve Harris writes the bulk of the lyrics for Maiden's songs

-I can honestly say I'm a fan now; I just bought their Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album, Brave New World album, Somewhere in Time album, Piece of Mind album, The Number of the Beast album, Fear of the Dark album. Not to mention Bruce Dickinson's Tattooed Millionaire album.