Here's a hint:

(apart from the fact that it's one of my all time favourite songs)

Oh My Golly Gosh!!

That is one of my favourite songs too.....a rather mesmerising performance.

So....about this announcement.........oh, never mind.....shhhhh.....listening to it again....

Yeah, it is.

This has to be  one of the bestest songs ever sung

me too

I said SHHHHH!

No talking during the performance....

Stop posting messsages!

I;m trying to watch!

I think that's the same live performance as the copy I already have on my PC... pretty sure the cheering from the crowd is in the same places. Great song either way.

LOL!

(remembers too many drunken-karaoke sessions including this song...)

Yeah SK I think it's the only recording they did. I can't recall hearing a studio version

Morgan, it's a great song to sing

Wikipedia lists Hotel California as one of their studio albums... including the song of the same title of course. Unless they used the live version for the album.

No guesses yet?

Another hint then...

Another fav song

Oh hello SK!

Yeah, that's what I meant. Maybe they did

We're supposed to guess the announcement before you announce it?

Well going on the song clues, a wild shot in the dark would be that is involves California... and "announcement" makes it sounds like something more important than normal news, so... iunno... going to some kind of web event/convention/expo/suchlike in California? New Tangler office in California? Dek's going on holiday?

You got it!!

I is going to California!!

San Fran to be precise. Leave Monday. Work/holiday

I win

You do!

Also I can now confirm that the album version is not the live version - no crowd noise. Doesn't have the long intro from the live version either... methinks it's better live.

Thank goodness too.... wasn't gonna be able to hold it in much longer

Yeah, I love the live version

That intro is beautiful

Strange... live version they mostly dropped the Hs on Hotel, said it as 'otel California, studio version they say the word in full and it sounds weird.

hmmmm

I'm gonna source the studio version now

heheheh Found this instead!

Hmmm yeah, studio version not so... ooomph-y

Hey, you can't go away without asking me!

Are you going away tomorrow, and for how long??

Dear andro, may I go to San Fran? Ya know, since I've begun packing n all...

I promise to visit you in Brissie later this year if you let me go

Yes, leave tomorrow, and return on the 22nd of June

Well alright then, you can go (if you must)..

Hey, you'll be gone for four weeks, this place won't survive for that long without you..

Oh, I'll be here.... worry not

Call it a working holiday.

Or a holidaying work

Eh?

Come to think of it - I don't think I could survive without Tangler and my fav people here for 4 weeks!

So are you singing "California Here I Come " yet?

All the California songs have been going thru my head.

Right now, it's California Love

I didn't know San Fran here I come, but now that you've brought it up....

They have earthquakes there too..

hahahaha

Thanks andro....

I hope you have a great trip Deezee and stay safe...

You probably don't know "I left My Heart in San Francisco" either..It was one of Tony Bennett's signature songs, (he was in the same era as Frank Sinatra..except that he is still alive and still singing, even in his eighties)...

Thanks andro. I will try

No, don't know it....

But I know better. I shall bring my heart back with me even if it kills me!

oh wait....

hehehe

Goodbye me dearies!

I'm off. Will be baaack online soon...ish

Take care and keep one another laughing!

You better take care, Deezee and come back safely..

Will do!!

Just got here, to Marty's house. Might go for a walk now.... or sleep. Which ever

Flight sucked. Sheesh.... let's not even go there

Wow. California. You're literally on the other side of the world.

Yesh!

Yet, here I am!!

But... that's a long way away... lol lol...

How is the weather?

Great!!

And it's 8.03 pm and still bright!

Woo hoo!!

I wish I was there...

*dreams*

Would be nice if you were.

I'd have company!

What was the flight like? did you have to stop anywhere, or was it direct?

omDDDD I have so many questions lol

Good god, the flight was terrible. Direct flight, 13hrs. The time was ok. Passable.

But the seats!! So SO SO uncomfortable.... I was stuffed next to another large person, and it wasn't pleasant.

Gotta make more money and travel better.

Oh Noes! I had a fligh once I was in between a (extremely, like EXTREMELY) obese person and a whiny little brat child thing... I ended up sitting in the bathroom for most of the flight just reading..

Yeah... It was very very uncomfortable. Every part of me was aching.

So for an hour I just left my seat and hung around at the back of the plane.

But once I got back to my seat, aches and pains came right back. Plus no sleep

So brain dead right now. Been up for more than 24 hrs at this stage, with 3 hrs sleep the night before.

So I'm gonna brush and call it a night.

Or day. Whatever

LOL!!! sweet dreams 

Thanks!

**cali-fornia dreamin' .... ** hums...**

Look what you missed!!!!!

Ah... so that's what they call fires these days?

Was fine when I looked at it from the plane...

So you flew, deezee?.... I thought you were going by kayak!

LOL!

Thinking of swimming back though...

;P

I know ay... Massive big commotion all over the news about it.. and it's just a ventilation crappy thingy they were gonna take out anyway!! See what happens when you leave - the whole city falls apart without you!!

The pics are awesome though - you look at it and think wtf?! lol

And as for that kayak... I really think you should! It may be slightly less arduous than flying

There's nothing about that Centrepoint fire on the news here in Qld at the moment, nothing on Google news either..

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25533192-421,00.html

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25533204-5001021,00.html

Considering how tall the tower is, it's a pretty big fire - it doesnt look like much (at the base), but thats HUGE!! considering it came from inside the building too!

Oh right, thanks for that, Morgan..

It must be about 25 years since I was last up there...Wonder what sort of vat it was that they were dismantling...they said something about cooling, so I imagine it had something to do with air-cond..

LOL!

Yes.... Sydney is a mess when I leave it misses me so

Dek, I beg you... please come back... Sydney is Completely falling apart.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,25554907-5001021,00.html

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25554969-421,00.html

Suburb Swallowed By Crater: Hole Still Growing

The Landslide from aerial view...

Car Eater, one of three to be swallowed:

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I couldn't stop laughing at what you said Morgan!

hahahahaah

Poor Sydney.

Too bad, they're gonna have to fend for themselves for a while

LOL... I bet you'll come home and a crater will have swallowed your house! Ok, I know you live nowhere near Bellevue Hill but you're gone for a whole month!! gah!!

Hey hey, try not to put a hex on me k?!

I'm worried enough about leaving my house for a month as is

Wonder what it'll be next time 

Just don't give it any ideas ok??

Hey! I'm not the one who left......

(oh wait, I just thought about that... yes I am....)

HAHAHAHAHAH

And YOU left for good!!

Not for good... just until circumstances change...

I really do hope so!