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Flight of the conchords ep 12 doggy bounce by r8dkid. Bret doesnt remember meeting jemaine, but says it was unforgettable. You know, after getting that cushion stolen a couple weeks back, and now with this weeks noise complaints, it has to be asked. The supersonic concorde makes its last transatlantic flight next week. Watch flight of the conchords season 1 prime video amazon uk. The other day, jimmy webb, the writer of songs such as galveston and wichita lineman, visited the intrepid museum to see the concorde on its. The show stars the reallife duo of jemaine clement and bret mckenzie, who play fictionalized versions of themselves. Season 2 episode 9 wingmen john prine and iris dement in spite of ourselves live from sessions at west 54th duration. In this updated edition, former british chief test pilot brian trubshaw gives his opinions about the causes of the paris crash, the. Flight of the conchords ep 12 bret s angry dance by r8dkid. The test flight reached 10,000ft 3,000m, but concordes speed never rose above 300mph 480kph. Bret mckenzie was born on june 29, 1976 in new zealand as bret peter tarrant mckenzie. The third conchord is the twelfth and final episode of the first season of the hbo comedy series flight of the conchords. Concordes first commercial flight was in january 1976.

Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle. Jemaine vividly remembers the first time he met bret. Unfortunately, since the show included a few songs per episode, 11 of the songs didnt make it past the cuttingroom floor, and gems. See more ideas about flight of the conchords, bret mckenzie and jemaine clement. The supersonic concorde jet makes its last commercial passenger flight, traveling at twice the speed of sound from new york citys john f. Jemaine questions the commitments bret makes, such as to climb the highest mountain, and suggests that he rewrite the song with more realistic. British airways concorde made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2. Strong winds meant the test flight was in doubt for much of the day. This week british airways is celebrating the 40th anniversary of concordes first commercial flight, so i thought it was time to haul out some good stuff from the archives my first supersonic voyage was in march 1999 when i flew on british airways flight 001 from heathrow to kennedy in just 3 or so hours. Of course i had to add this version of the footloose angry dance. When murray books them a show, bret cant get off work, so jemaine is. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They were both acting in a university drama club production called body play. According to photographer wolfgang tillmans, for the chosen few, flying concorde is apparently a glamorous but cramped and slightly boring routine while to watch it in air, landing or taking off is a strange and free spectacle, a super modern anachronism and an image of the desire to overcome time and distance through technology.

Taped before a soldout audience at the eventim apollo in london, bret mckenzie and jemaine clement return to hbo to perform their. Song for coco was featured in the episode yoko and is performed by bret mckenzie. Why does the public library keep inviting flight of the conchords to play there. It is complete in its discussion of the concordes flight parameters and place in society. Not to mention the fact that bret nearly started a rap war this week with his freestyle. Flight of the conchords ep 6 bret, youve got it going on by r8dkid. First flown in 1969, concorde entered service in 1976 and continued flying. A technological marvel, an engineering masterpiece, the greatest aircraft ever built. But often its not a bit its just us figuring something out. All 100 passengers, nine crew, and four people on the ground died.

Airport 79 is a 1979 american air disaster film in the uk, it was released a year later as airport 80. This episode first aired in the united states on sunday, september 2, 2007. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound, at mach 2. When the air france concorde crashed outside paris in july 2000, it looked like the end for the worlds most famous airliner. Includes an account of concordes final flight, 6th edition. Brets angry dance flight of the conchords wiki fandom. Flight of the conchords official website for the hbo series. They previously referred to themselves as new zealands fourth most popular guitar. Flying concorde has become one of the major references to the worlds first and only supersonic airliner, has an added section that covers the cause of the paris tragedy and the remedies and improvements that were made in the light of the accident report. Concorde by wolfgang tillmans meet your next favorite book. The concorde and the fourth and final installment of the airport franchise. A womans guide to changing the patterns of intimate. The coalitions concern is about reports of concorde takeoff noise being four times greater than that of a boeing 747 and of environmental damage producing an increase in.

The audience thinks everything is a bit, said bret mckenzie, one member of the comedy group. Summary song for coco is bret s love song for coco. They clearly havent mastered the art of making sound without having people hear them. With the help of powerful eyewitness testimony and a minutebyminute cockpit voice recorder transcript of the flight crews communication with air traffic control, this is the story of the birth, death, and rebirth of the concorde. Bret peter tarrant mckenzie onzm born 29 june 1976 is an academy award winning new zealand comedian, actor, musician and producer.

It was in the short period of time after the paris crash, and before it was definitively pulled out of commercial flights. Brets angry dance flight of the conchords duration. An incomplete history bret and jemaine first met in 1996 at victoria university wellington. From season 1 episode 12 of flight of the conchords. Bret mckenzie and jemaine clement as david bowie and mick jagger in the dancing in. Bret and jemaine, please stop being famous and make more flight of the. Mr turcat, his copilot and two engineers taxied to the end of the runway at about 1530gmt. Concorde flightnew york to london with detailed captains. How to fly the concorde after many frustrating hours, and with help from the fs2000 forum with some figuring out by myself and with the assistance of the 5 hour concorde video by i t v v i think i have got the hang of flying the concorde first of all i would like to point out to those of you who are trying to fly the concorde adventure flight heathrow to jfk in fs2000 dont, as a.

Flight of the conchordsbrets angry dance avaadore025. Celebrating concorde history and heritage british airways. There are numerous great songs in the season, including carol brown, sugalumps, i told you i was freaky and same girl. Flight of the conchords is quite simply one of the greatest, funniest, bizarre shows ever made, and season 2 doesnt dissapoint. Flight of the conchords flight of the conchords songs.

Browse the full flight of the conchords cast and crew credits for actors by character names from the hbo original program. I bought this one, because it is recommended by a retired british airways concorde captain whom i heard speak. Public interest in the concorde story shows little sign of abating, des. The plane will eventually fly at a speed of 1,300mph 2,080kph.

Is the age of the concorde and supersonic flight returning. Concorde flightnew york to london with detailed captains commentary 2003 no music, best video. Feel inside and stuff like that flight of the conchords red nose day 2012 lyrics duration. Brets angry dance instrumental flight of the conchords series one episode twelve the third conchord no lyrics. Flight of the conchords bret, youve got it going on duration. Flight of the conchords ep 12 brets angry dance youtube. Taking the torch from tenacious d and then taking 14 songs from the first season of their hbo series plus a 15second outro, flight of the conchords first fulllength release for sub pop is a strong serving of songs from the dynamic deadpan duo. As chief test pilot for bac in the 1960s, brian trubshaw was closely involved with the anglofrench concorde programme and flew the supersonic aircraft on its maiden flight in 1969, remaining a key member of the test programme after the aircraft entered airline service in 1967. The show follows the adventures of flight of the conchords, a two man band from new zealand, as its members seek fame and success in new york city. Jermaine is as funny as ever, and bret is as lovable as ever. The song is reprised over the closing credits, with bret and jemaine dancing. The turbojetpowered supersonic aircraft had been making commercial flights since 1976, but low passenger numbers. With a take off speed of 220 knots 250mph and a cruising speed of 50mph more than twice the speed of sound a typical london to new york crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours as opposed to about eight hours for a.

After unsuccessfully attempting to weasel his way back into the band, bret gives up and forms a new band of his own the original flight of the conchords with a keytar player he has met named demitri demetri martin. Flight of the conchords is an american sitcom that was first shown on hbo on june 17, 2007. Jemaine clement agrees bret mckenzies oscar nod was sort of. This close association with concorde affords him his unique position in offering the inside story of the aircraft, from the early days of its planning in the 1950s, through design and preflight testing, maiden flight and demonstrations, to certification and airline service. Nprs ira flatow, host of talk of the nation science friday, was. Concorde, one of only two commercial supersonic jets ever created, may take to the skies again if an ambitious and dedicated crew of enthusiasts is successful in bringing it. Brets angry dance is an instrumental, and is played when bret starts dancing to vent his anger on being fired from the band. Air france, the only other concorde operator, already ceased its supersonic. The show stars the reallife duo of jemaine clement and bret mckenzie, who. Jake apparently stayed away from the press and when he returned to filming, there was a scene where the actors had to put photos of their better half in the locker and jake put. I highly recommend reading this well written and well illustrated book. Concorde may fly again by the end of the decade the verge. Twelve years after its retirement, enthusiasts are hoping to see it airborne again and a new generation of supersonic aircraft is in.

And stuff like that flight of the conchords red nose day. The last flight of a british airways concorde touched down on october 24, 2003. Boom plans to develop a supersonic aircraft that flies at mach 2. This is a very wonderful and complete history of a remarkable aircraft. Concorde was and still is such a great british icon. What was it like to fly on the concorde for those of you. Ten years later, the cause of air france flight 4590s crash outside paris is the subject of a trial starting today in france. See more ideas about flight of the conchords, jemaine clement and. Flight of the conchords are a new zealand grammy awardwinning comedy duo composed of musicians bret mckenzie and jemaine clement. The duos comedy and music became the basis of a bbc radio series and then an american television series that aired for two seasons on hbo.