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Post by babyzoomer on Oct 4, 2017 14:13:03 GMT
How dumb am I?
George Harrison's home in the 80s and 90s was a palatial fairytale-style castle (or however you want to describe it) which he called "Crackerbox Palace".
JL visited there (and stayed) many times; he and GH became close mates.
When JL bought and extensively modified his current house (not sure when, but mid 90s?), he christened it "Bungalow Palace".
I just realised that one name is a nod to the other.....
What other obvious things have I missed?  |
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Post by BSJ on Oct 4, 2017 18:31:20 GMT
I didn't make the connection either!  Thanks for pointing this out. Love the name "Bungalow Palace" |
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Post by Timeblue on Oct 4, 2017 22:21:01 GMT
Does 'crackerbox' have a meaning? or is it just a random word that George picked.
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Post by Timeblue on Oct 4, 2017 22:21:25 GMT
...and is Jeffs house really a bungalow?
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Post by babyzoomer on Oct 4, 2017 22:30:38 GMT
The definition of 'bungalow' varies in different countries. Here in Oz, it usually refers to a small (almost jerry-built) single story dwelling - like a granny flat. In the UK, I gather it means any isolated single story home. In the US, I think it refers to a rather more grand house with a loft built into the roof. Common feature in all is the concept of being detached.
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Post by BSJ on Oct 4, 2017 22:31:10 GMT
Meaning of the word bungalow - a low house, with a broad front porch, having either no upper floor or upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows. Close to what babyzoomer wrote
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Post by Timeblue on Oct 4, 2017 22:43:38 GMT
I live in a bungalow too! and our bedroom is in the loft space. We are thinking of putting dormer windows in to make the bedroom bigger but as far as porches go, nah...
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Post by Timeblue on Oct 4, 2017 22:45:43 GMT
Bungalow is an Indian word I think meaning something like house on stilts (to protect the house in the monsoon season) correct me if I'm wrong...
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Post by BSJ on Oct 4, 2017 22:49:16 GMT
Hindi word bangla meaning, in the style of or belonging to Bengal. No clue about the monsoons (god love google)
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Post by babyzoomer on Oct 4, 2017 22:50:31 GMT
The term bungalow is rarely used nowadays in OZ (other than in Queensland; NB: how to adjust your clocks to QLD time - turn them back 20 YEARS!). I actually hadn't heard the word used for decades until I watched "Homes Under the Hammer" a few years ago... (Pause while I think about Lucy Alexander...............)  |
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Post by BSJ on Oct 4, 2017 22:51:50 GMT
Still used in the US.
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Post by Timeblue on Oct 4, 2017 22:52:09 GMT
Ahhhh Lucy..... er ...what were we talking about?
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Post by babyzoomer on Oct 4, 2017 22:58:43 GMT
Does 'crackerbox' have a meaning? or is it just a random word that George picked. Literally means a plain square (or rectangular) box. I rather imagine George used the name ironically.
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Post by queenofthehours on Oct 5, 2017 19:53:31 GMT
Does 'crackerbox' have a meaning? or is it just a random word that George picked. Crackerbox Palace was apparently the name of comedian Lord Buckley's LA home. George was a fan of him.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crackerbox_Palace
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, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?