RIP Robin Gibb

[sol]

Sad to hear we've lost another Bee Gee 
Great Group

                                                   

[jclures]

I agree sol, it is sad to hear.  :'(I have always liked the Bee Gees, but are we showing our age here.

[TOPNDR]

I agree sol, it is sad to hear.  :'(I have always liked the Bee Gees, but are we showing our age here.

With hits in the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s & 2000's, one doesn't necessarily give away one's age by saying one likes the Bee Gees.   

Didn't like the Disco though.

[Chippy76]

Can say it effects me persoanlly ..not really a BeeGees fan ... but the wife is sad, she likes them. Another talented muscian joins a long list.

Cheers Chippy

[Pipeliner]

'New York Mining Disaster 1941' - a great song to kick off a great career.

And what does 'Spicks and Specks' actually mean?

[Paul (SA)]

There's a joke in here about Stayin Alive. But I won't go there.

[Trackaprado]

Died of Saturday Night Fever

[Pipeliner]

Just looked at "Unread Topics" and the one immediately below this one was about the Gibb River Road.  Coincidence???

[Kit_e_kat9]

Not many of the good ones ah ah ah ah Staying Alive, Staying Alive anymore are they?

Kit_e

P.S.  I think a spick is a nationality reference and a speck is what you usually find when you are actually looking for much bigger gems.

[Redcherokee]

P.S.  I think a spick is a nationality reference and a speck is what you usually find when you are actually looking for much bigger gems.

Spick in Spick and Span relates to having a new boat which still has 'spicks' or shiny new nails, and 'span' which is the wood chips from assembling the boat.  ie, - clean and new.  Spic is also a derogatory term for hispanics.

Specks are either small scraps, eg as in gem hunting, or yummy cured bacon. 

The Bee Gee's seem to have made up the combined term.  It does kind of make sense to think of Spicks as the shiny good bits of life, and Specks as the bits that weren't quite what you were after.

Reckon I deserve a degree from the legendary ANU School of Inconsequential Studies after that effort.

[fishfinder]

'New York Mining Disaster 1941' - a great song to kick off a great career.

And what does 'Spicks and Specks' actually mean?

what does it mean - great viewing on abc

[Mallory Black]

I'm a little bit upset with the comments here
I'm a big fan of the Bee Gees.
I'm also a big fan of chinese cooking. You can tell by the way I use my Wok....