Not sure how to title this thread.

[Cheap Thrills]

Bad ass boat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ftZfB-VNQ)
I was searching for some "Marillion" Music videos and ran across it.
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

Same thing different scenes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Np4WrGtTE&mode=related&search=)
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

the man (http://www.bluebird-electric.net/donald_campbell_cbe.htm)
C.T. :wink:

[SmokinLowriderSS]

I think year or so ago, I saw the current world reccord speed holder boat for sale. They said that if you put the current holder and all the guys who have since the 60's tried to break it in the same room ......
He'd be alone. Every one of them has been killed trying to break 300.

[Cheap Thrills]

The first video was footage from the movie "Across The Lake" the second video was the actual footage from his run in 67.
I was reading about Donald Campbell and the K-7 crash , the video peaked my courisoty .
The crash happened in 1967 and his body wasn't recovered untill May of 01.
Tragic to say the least. :(
80 views and only one reply ? well SS at least there's two of us that enjoy a boating related topic. :)
C.T. :wink:

[Pheelin Phroggy]

wow, speechless.......

[Tom Brown]

He should get some bikini shots with Kayleigh on the deck to glam up that ride.

[Chromegorilla]

Since the time Ken set the record back in October of 1978 two other challengers have tried to better his mark, both ending in tragic failure.
In 1980, the previous water speed record holder, Lee Taylor, tried to reclaim his title in a 2.5 million dollar boat called "Discovery II." The missile-shaped craft was constructed of aluminum, titanium and stainless steel and was powered by a rocket engine that burned hydrogen peroxide fuel. The power plant was said to generate 8,000 pounds of thrust.
The trial took place November 13, 1980 on Nevada's Lake Tahoe. Discovery II roared through its first pass at 269.85 mph and was decelerating when it appeared to hit a swell. Witnesses reported that the boat veered to the left and suddenly disintegrated, vanishing under the surface of the lake in a matter of a few seconds. Taylor’s body was found a day later still strapped into the cockpit.
Craig Arfons, a former automotive drag racing champion and a close friend of Ken Warby was the next to take up the challenge. In July 9, 1989, he put the finishing touches on a jet hydroplane called "Rain-X Record Challenger," which boasted a lightweight composite hull and a jet engine that could deliver 5,500 pounds of thrust with the afterburner lit. Arfons calculated that the boat's favorable thrust-to-weight ratio would give it a 200 percent power advantage over Warby's record-setting boat.
The record attempt took place on Jackson Lake near Sebring, Florida. Members of Arfons' crew say his boat reached a speed of 263 mph before it became airborne and began to cartwheel across the mirror-smooth lake. Arfons tried to deploy a safety parachute, but the angle at which his boat was traveling prevented the parachute from opening. Arfons was killed as his boat shattered around him. He was 39.

[Chromegorilla]

Holders of the UIM World Water Speed Record
92.84 mph George Wood (USA) Miss America 7
04 December 1928 Revier Canal, Detroit, Michigan, USA
93.12 mph Gar Wood (USA) Miss America 7
25 March 1929 Indian Creek, Miami, Florida, USA
98.76 mph Sir Henry Segrave (GB) Miss England 2
13 June 1930 Lake Windermere, England
102.25 mph Gar Wood (USA) Miss America 9
20 March 1931 Indian River, Florida, USA
103.49 mph Kaye Don (GB) Miss England 2
02 April 1931 Parana River, Argentina
110.22 mph Kaye Don (GB) Miss England 2
09 July 1931 Lake Garda, Italy
111.72 mph Gar Wood (USA) Miss America 9
08 February 1932 Indian River, Florida, USA
117.43 mph Kaye Don (GB) Miss England 3
16 July 1932 Loch Lomond, Scotland
119.81 mph Kaye Don (GB) Miss England 3
16 July 1932 Loch Lomond, Scotland
124.86 mph Gar Wood (USA) Miss America 10
20 September 1932 St. Clair River, Detroit, Michigan, USA
126.33 mph Sir Malcolm Campbell (GB) Bluebird K3
01 September 1937 Lake Maggiore, Italy
129.56 mph Sir Malcolm Campbell (GB) Bluebird K3
02 September 1937 Lake Maggiore, Italy
130.93 mph Sir Malcolm Campbell (GB) Bluebird K3
17 September 1938 Lake Hallwyl, Switzerland
141.74 mph Sir Malcolm Campbell (GB) Bluebird K4
19 August 1939 Coniston Water, England
160.32 mph Stanley Sayres (USA) Slo-Mo-Shun 4
26 June 1950 Lake Washington, Washington, USA
178.49 mph Stanley Sayres (USA) Slo-Mo-Shun 4
07 July 1952 Lake Washington, Washington, USA
202.32 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
23 July 1955 Lake Ullswater, England
216.23 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
16 November 1955 Lake Mead, Nevada, USA
225.63 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
20 September 1956 Coniston Water, England
239.07 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
07 November 1957 Coniston Water, England
248.62 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
10 November 1958 Coniston Water, England
260.35 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
14 May 1959 Coniston Water, England
276.33 mph Donald Campbell (GB) Bluebird K7
31 December 1964 Lake Dumbleyung, W. Australia
285.21 mph Lee Taylor (USA) Hustler
30 June 1967 Lake Guntersville, Alabama, USA
288.18 mph Ken Warby (Australia) Spirit of Australia
20 November 1977 Blowering Dam Reservoir, NSW, Australia
317.60 mph Ken Warby (Australia) Spirit of Australia
08 October 1978 Blowering Dam Reservoir, NSW, Australia

[LakeTrash]

It is the most dangerous game and standing alone at the bar would be Ken Warby.
His new boat is ready in case anyone ever gets close to his record.
LT

[BOOGEYMAN]

If a body was not found untill 01 then why were they carring a casket down the dock in the second clip??

[HavasuDreamin']

Holy shiat. Definately not a pick me up, but incredible none the less.

[RitcheyRch]

Nice

[havasu haulin]

The song is great,I just downloaded it.http://www.***boat.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16935&stc=1

[Cheap Thrills]

The song is great,I just downloaded it.
Look for "This Strange Engine" by the same group. awesome tune.
I have a boatload of marillion I could suggest several of their tunes if you're interested.
C.T. :wink:

[havasu haulin]

Look for "This Strange Engine" by the same group. awesome tune.
I have a boatload of marillion I could suggest several of their tunes if you're interested.
C.T. :wink:
I can't believe i have never heard of them but I just found a s@#t load nice ,not the kind I would play at the sandbar.

[Cheap Thrills]

I can't believe i have never heard of them but I just found a s@#t load nice ,not the kind I would play at the sandbar.
Nope not sandbar matereal more like lounge music.
They're a Brittish group big in England but never heard much of them on this side of the pond.
It's amazing the number of quality talents that never go global.
here's a few more suggestions.
warm wet circles
when I meet God
a few words for the dead
salinte mhath
100 nights
but the "This Strange Engine" tune Oh I can't play that one enough. interesting lyrics too look em up.
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

If a body was not found untill 01 then why were they carring a casket down the dock in the second clip??
It's a combination of newsreel footage and altered clips from TV documentary and "Across The Lake"
C.T. :wink:

[wsuwrhr]

Bad ass boat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ftZfB-VNQ)
I was searching for some "Marillion" Music videos and ran across it.
C.T. :wink:
"puedo silk kimono"

[Cheap Thrills]

"puedo silk kimono"
Thx I'll look for it. It's not on any of the 9 albums I have. :(
C.T. :wink:

[ratso]

I didn't realize they found Lee Taylors body...
I remember watching the clip of that crash on the news when it happened. I have a brochure somewhere with a pic of the boat... pretty wild.

[wsuwrhr]

Thx I'll look for it. It's not on any of the 9 albums I have. :(
C.T. :wink:
9 albums?
I thought there was only three or four.
A girlfriend of mine turned me onto them in 87-88 maybe?
Misplaced childhood
Holidays in Eden (maybe)
Brian

[Cheap Thrills]

yep 9
1. Clutching At Straws 2 cd, 1987 remastered 1999
2. Holidays In Eden 2 cd , 1991 remastered 1998
3. Afraid Of Sunlight 2 cd , 1995 remastered 1999
4. This Strange Engine , 1997
5. Radiation , 1998
6. Anoraknophobia (Darkside_RG) no year info on it
7. Fugazi " "
8. Real To Reel " "
9. Script For A Jesters Tear 2 cd " "
I don't have Misplaced Childhood though :( Guess I'll have to get that one.
I've just discovered these guys I like alot of the stuff they've done, some of it is a little hard to sit through. but the good ones more than make up for it. :)
C.T. :wink:

[wsuwrhr]

Cool,
I think misplaced childhood was the first one, pretty cool album, moody and dark though. Haunting songs.
Some of the songs go on for awhile.
It is crazy how music can bring you right back to a time.
This thread makes me want to break them out again.
Brian
yep 9
1. Clutching At Straws 2 cd, 1987 remastered 1999
2. Holidays In Eden 2 cd , 1991 remastered 1998
3. Afraid Of Sunlight 2 cd , 1995 remastered 1999
4. This Strange Engine , 1997
5. Radiation , 1998
6. Anoraknophobia (Darkside_RG) no year info on it
7. Fugazi " "
8. Real To Reel " "
9. Script For A Jesters Tear 2 cd " "
I don't have Misplaced Childhood though :( Guess I'll have to get that one.
I've just discovered these guys I like alot of the stuff they've done, some of it is a little hard to sit through. but the good ones more than make up for it. :)
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

Cool,
I think misplaced childhood was the first one, pretty cool album, moody and dark though. Haunting songs.
Some of the songs go on for awhile.
It is crazy how music can bring you right back to a time.
This thread makes me want to break them out again.
Brian
Moody and dark is good nothing like kicking back with a cold one getting wraped up in the music.
If you have the vinyl break it out , My turntable has so much dust on the cover I could grow taters on it :D At one time I had over 2,000 LPs but the more girlfriends I went through the less I had. funny how that works. :idea:
C.T. :wink:

[Wet Dream]

That music really ties into that clip. Wow, that is great stuff. Now I want to see the movie, and find out more about this music. Dammit, I can't believe I'm posting about wanting soft music from abroad. :D

[Wet Dream]

Maybe SOFT is too harsh a word. Maybe melodic or entrancing ?

[Cheap Thrills]

it was written for the movie. :rollside:
Lyrics
Three hundred miles an hour on water
In your purpose-built machine
No one dared to call a boat
Screaming blue
Out of this world
Make history
This is your day
Blue Bird
At such speeds, things fly
What did she say?
I know the pain of too much tenderness
Wondering when or if you'll come back again
Wanting to live for you
And being banned from giving
But only love will turn you around
Only love will turn you around
Only love
Only love will turn you around
So we live you and I
Either side of the edge
And we run and we scream
With the dilated stare
Of obsession and dreaming
What the hell do we want
Is it only to go
Where nobody has gone
A better way than the herd
Sing a different song
Till you're running the ledge
To the gasp from the crowd
Spinning round in your head
Everything that she said
C.T. :wink:

[ratso]

it was written for the movie. :rollside:
Lyrics
Three hundred miles an hour on water
In your purpose-built machine
No one dared to call a boat
Screaming blue
Out of this world
Make history
This is your day
Blue Bird
At such speeds, things fly
What did she say?
I know the pain of too much tenderness
Wondering when or if you'll come back again
Wanting to live for you
And being banned from giving
But only love will turn you around
Only love will turn you around
Only love
Only love will turn you around
So we live you and I
Either side of the edge
And we run and we scream
With the dilated stare
Of obsession and dreaming
What the hell do we want
Is it only to go
Where nobody has gone
A better way than the herd
Sing a different song
Till you're running the ledge
To the gasp from the crowd
Spinning round in your head
Everything that she said
C.T. :wink:
...maybe if it had been Metallica. :idea:

[Old Man Havasu]

I remember being with my father in the late 60's on Lake Isabella. Some guy had a similar turbine powered boat going for a record. I heard he ended up dead trying to beat the record ae well have pics someplace.
Thanks for the Marillion hook-up. I am going to see if I can Netflix the movie.

[Cheap Thrills]

Thanks for the Marillion hook-up. I am going to see if I can Netflix the movie.
Cool I was expecting a bunch of replies along the lines of ( That song/group sucks ) I'm amazed that others share the same taste /appreciation in music as I do.
If you find the movie let me know. I haven't seen it anywhere.
C.T. :wink:

[Wet Dream]

That movie was a made for TV movie, back in 1988.

[Wet Dream]

PS: It was made for the UK population and didn't get very good reviews, but to boaters, it might be hit.

[wsuwrhr]

Cool I was expecting a bunch of replies along the lines of ( That song/group sucks ) I'm amazed that others share the same taste /appreciation in music as I do.
If you find the movie let me know. I haven't seen it anywhere.
C.T. :wink:
There is a popular song out right now that I SWEAR the last notes of the song as it finishes is sampled/stolen from Psuedo Silk Kimono. Makes my hair stand up when I hear it.
Damn it if I can't think of the song right now.
Brian

[wsuwrhr]

Moody and dark is good nothing like kicking back with a cold one getting wraped up in the music.
If you have the vinyl break it out , My turntable has so much dust on the cover I could grow taters on it :D At one time I had over 2,000 LPs but the more girlfriends I went through the less I had. funny how that works. :idea:
C.T. :wink:
I can still remember the first time I heard it, it immediately drew me in.
No vinyl here, I think my girlfriend had tapes. All mine are CD's, I never had that many records anyway. Have a million tapes though.
Thanks for the thread, seriously.
It was the best of times and the worst of times.
Brian

[wsuwrhr]

I broke out the CD Collection to give the ol' Marillion CD another spin.
Funny after 4 years, can you guess which one was on top.
How funny. I open the box to see Misplaced Childhood.
Brian

[Cheap Thrills]

I broke out the CD Collection to give the ol' Marillion CD another spin.
Funny after 4 years, can you guess which one was on top.
How funny. I open the box to see Misplaced Childhood.
Brian
Amazing it was on top ! Rip that puppy to MP3 audiograbber (http://power-net.tucows.com/files/agsetup.exe) :D
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

Ok so here I sit days later finishing up listening to all 9 ambums 4 of which were double albums.
Though theres alot of good cuts, here's a list of the ones that I would concider "The Best Of "
in case anyone is interested in getting them.
1~ An Accidental Man
2~ When I Meet God
3~ Out Of This World
4~ Icon
5~Live Forever
6~King
7~ Quartz
8~Mirages
9~Torch Song
10~The Last Straw
11~Warm Wet Circles
12~ A Few Words For The Dead
13~This Strange Engine
14~Slainte Mhath
15~100 Nights
16~Sugar Mice
17~One Fine Day
18~Gazpacho
19~Afraid Of Sunrise
20~Afraid Of Sunlight
21~Estonia
22~Beyond You
23~The Web
Funny how this started out kinda boating related and drifted off into another music thread which doesn't bother me a bit. Ratso May have another opinion about it though.
Heyyyy Ratso ,,, What Song Are You Listening To ? :D
C.T. :wink:

[GHT]

Thought the song and the video was awsome me and my daughter sat here listening to more music by Marillion for the past 25 min. Great tunes.
Thanks for sharing Cheap Thrills

[Old Man Havasu]

I found this information in the IMDB data base.
Looks like we won't see the film anytime soon.
I never understood why this has never been released on DVD or video in the U.K. It was released on video in Austrailia and fetches very high prices in auctions.
Anthony Hopkins delivers a fantastic performance as Donald Campbell. The movie is a good attempt in covering his final days but has been spiced up for the screen. There are quite a few in-accuracies but i think that has been done to draw a wider audience rather than just the die hard Campbell fanatics like myself. This film has been scrutinised by many experts for it's inaccuracies, mainly down to the K7 Bluebird hydroplane. Wrong colour for starters.
There are 1000's of people wanting this released on DVD but all requests fall on deaf ears.

[Cheap Thrills]

From the "Across The Lake Website www.acrossthelake.com
Across the Lake Film
Unfortunately not available on video, and unlikely to be seen on Television in the near future. Believed to be in the ownership of the British Film Institute. They do not allow enthusiast copies to be sold, hopefully they will release it themselves and realise a tidy profit!!
Picture below from the producers flyer.
There are other videos there but I want to see that one :cry:
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

Looks like I just skimmed the surface (http://www.marillion.com/music/index.htm) :2purples:
More K-7 info here---->The Bluebird Project (http://www.bluebirdproject.com/)
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

GUESS WHAT I JUST BOUGHT OFF EBAY ? ............. :D
Across The Lake DVD. (http://cgi.ebay.com/DONALD-CAMPBELL-ACROSS-THE-LAKE-DVD-ANTHONY-HOPKINS_W0QQitemZ260025649132QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41 546QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) I'll let you know if it's for real in a week or two.....:rollside:
C.T. :wink:

[Cheap Thrills]

98 more of them here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260021123309&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX_Stores&refitem=260025649132&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget)
it wasn't listed on the single auction I just bid on but at the bottom of this page for the other 98 states that They are copies from the original tape ... Damn not sure if I want to be caught up in an international bootleg deal :idea:
C.T. :wink:

[Wet Dream]

GUESS WHAT I JUST BOUGHT OFF EBAY ? ............. :D
Across The Lake DVD. (http://cgi.ebay.com/DONALD-CAMPBELL-ACROSS-THE-LAKE-DVD-ANTHONY-HOPKINS_W0QQitemZ260025649132QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41 546QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) I'll let you know if it's for real in a week or two.....:rollside:
C.T. :wink:
BURN IT!! You know I want one. My wife knows I want to see it so bad, she's been doing alot of surfing to find it, but nothing. I just keep watching the video over and over again.

[wsuwrhr]

There is a popular song out right now that I SWEAR the last notes of the song as it finishes is sampled/stolen from Psuedo Silk Kimono. Makes my hair stand up when I hear it.
Damn it if I can't think of the song right now.
Brian
Laughs, the answer was so obvious I felt embarassed that I didn't remember it.
Pearl Jam "Alive"
The very guitar notes at the very end of the song, I swear they are taken from Marillion.
Brian

[havasu haulin]

I can't believe i am sitting here getting drunk and replaying "neverland" and "out of this world " over and over...I need help.

[Cheap Thrills]

I can't believe i am sitting here getting drunk and replaying "neverland" and "out of this world " over and over...I need help.
Don't feel bad man .. I'm still playing them about every other song.
Estonia ~ playing now..
C.T. :wink:

[Drift]

Some one send me the MP3 for "out of this world" please!

[havasu haulin]

Some one send me the MP3 for "out of this world" please!
I got it off this thred and saved it to real player I then copied it to my desk top . Check out their web site for other free downloads

[Old Man Havasu]

GUESS WHAT I JUST BOUGHT OFF EBAY ? ............. :D
Across The Lake DVD. (http://cgi.ebay.com/DONALD-CAMPBELL-ACROSS-THE-LAKE-DVD-ANTHONY-HOPKINS_W0QQitemZ260025649132QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41 546QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) I'll let you know if it's for real in a week or two.....:rollside:
C.T. :wink:
Let us know if it plays and what the quality is. F'ing E-bay go figure!