I’ll have a post later about my first impressions of Mac OS Lion (nutshell: very favorable overall, with some caveats), but in the meantime here’s a midday open thread, old school, like we used to do it back in the day.
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dragonfire1981 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:39:54pm |
Anyone else here watch Storage Wars? I am stoked for the new season. Barry is my favorite. If I had some extra money I would probably check out storage auctions in my area but I can't afford to at the moment.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:40:35pm |
Unpacking sucks. How did I get so much stuff? And does anybody want some?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:42:20pm |
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wrenchwench Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:44:13pm |
Mmm, caveats in a nutshell. Got any chocolate-covered ones?
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:44:24pm |
re: #1 dragonfire1981
I actually got some pretty cool stuff when a friend of ours decided to empty out her soon-to-be-ex-husband's storage locker. I felt a little guilty until she told me what a dick he had been, and how he left her with the storage rental bill while he moved out with his (much) younger girlfriend.
I got some antique woodworking tools, old Stanley planes, hand drills.... she also gave away his router, table saw, dremel, and all kinds of motorcycle parts.
Jackpot!
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:46:52pm |
I spent today at Stony Brook University on LI - my wife works for Microsoft, and for the past 5 years she's been running something called 'DigiGirlz Camp,' in which girls from all over the island are brought to the school in an effort to get them interested in jobs in technology.
I did a presentation on Digital Recording. Me and a lecture hall full of high school girls recorded a pretty kick-ass version of Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night.'
Now I have to mix it for distribution to all participants sometime next week. Some of those kids can really sing.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:47:59pm |
By the way -- you can now pop up the LGF Connect Twitter posting form at any time by typing Control-t. If you're not logged in you'll be given the option to do that session-only authorization thing I described earlier.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:48:29pm |
re: #4 Cannadian Club Akbar
Craig's List.
I've tried to give stuff away on Craigslist. Wine corks, dinette set, new portable A/C, flute, books, all kinds of things. I have yet to successfully rid myself of one single item. But I have been harassed by phone and e-mail, and had crackheads show up at my house, and one woman even came by and terrorized my roommate - knocking on all the doors and windows for more than 10 minutes while my poor roommate (who had no idea I was offering up an A/C unit) called the cops and locked herself in the bathroom.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:50:15pm |
re: #10 Cannadian Club Akbar
I'll take the flute.
I would even pay the postage to send it to you. But it's an old Selmer Bundy and doesn't have the best tone. Would you still like it?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:51:50pm |
re: #11 3CPO
I would even pay the postage to send it to you. But it's an old Selmer Bundy and doesn't have the best tone. Would you still like it?
Yep. And if I get bored with it, I'll sell it. I've lived for the last year from selling stuff on CL.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:52:39pm |
Cool! e-mail me at spamcatcher2301@gmail.com
(obviously, this is not an e-mail address I use regularly)
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:52:39pm |
re: #12 Cannadian Club Akbar
And send you your shipping + 1/2.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:54:40pm |
re: #2 3CPO
Unpacking sucks. How did I get so much stuff? And does anybody want some?
No. About six years ago, I went through a move from my in-law's old house to a new one. I love my husband, and his moms, but he comes by his packrat tendencies honestly.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:54:43pm |
re: #14 Cannadian Club Akbar
And send you your shipping + 1/2.
No, no, no. Seriously, I'm just happy if someone can make use of it and it isn't gathering dust in my house. I despise waste.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:55:51pm |
And another small change you might have already noticed -- when you log in with the form at the top of the left sidebar it now reloads the page after authenticating you. That's deliberate -- ensures that all the various parts of everything are working correctly with each other.
With a lot of user customization options it's simpler to let the server-side code handle all the setup, rather than trying to walk through the whole DOM and change things from a logged-out to a logged-in state. So it reloads now (like most other sites).
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:56:08pm |
re: #15 SanFranciscoZionist
I'm married to a packrat. And I'm a "light traveler" or whatever the opposite of a packrat is. He has waaaaaay more shoes than I do.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:56:11pm |
re: #15 SanFranciscoZionist
No. About six years ago, I went through a move from my in-law's old house to a new one. I love my husband, and his moms, but he comes by his packrat tendencies honestly.
I wrote a blog post at the time, while I was throwing stuff out, and donating stuff, and generally trying to wrestle with fifteen years of in-law STUFF, to the effect that the reason the Third World is so low on stuff was that all of it was at my house.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:56:28pm |
re: #16 3CPO
No, no, no. Seriously, I'm just happy if someone can make use of it and it isn't gathering dust in my house. I despise waste.
Check your mail. My friend's neighbor actually is a middle school orchestra teacher. He'll find it a home in the band class if nothing else.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:57:19pm |
re: #20 Cannadian Club Akbar
Check your mail. My friend's neighbor actually is a middle school orchestra teacher. He'll find it a home in the band class if nothing else.
That is wonderful! I am so happy to help, I'm getting a bit misty-eyed...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:58:46pm |
re: #21 3CPO
That is wonderful! I am so happy to help, I'm getting a bit misty-eyed...
I actually called a place and asked if they made left handed cellos once. Turns out, no.:(
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wrenchwench Thu, Jul 21, 2011 3:58:48pm |
re: #18 3CPO
I'm married to a packrat. And I'm a "light traveler" or whatever the opposite of a packrat is. He has waaay more shoes than I do.
Solution! Get a divorce, and your ex will give all your stuff away! Full circle!
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:00:22pm |
re: #23 wrenchwench
Solution! Get a divorce, and your ex will give all your stuff away! Full circle!
No! He's about the only thing I insist on keeping. And he'd probably keep all my stuff, anyway. I've got some really cool stuff.
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:15:13pm |
Japanese guy one row in front of me has some pretty violent/sexy/violent/erotic/violent cartoons on his iPad. Dude in the cartoon looks like he's got muscles in his penis.
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:15:43pm |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:16:20pm |
re: #25 darthstar
Japanese guy one row in front of me has some pretty violent/sexy/violent/erotic/violent cartoons on his iPad. Dude in the cartoon looks like he's got muscles in his penis.
Are you using a sky phone/computer or are you actually Jack Bauer and all electronics work at 33,000 feet?
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Alexzander Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:17:44pm |
re: #28 Cannadian Club Akbar
Are you using a sky phone/computer or are you actually Jack Bauer and all electronics work at 33,000 feet?
I think a number of airlines now how wifi.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:18:16pm |
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:19:03pm |
re: #28 Cannadian Club Akbar
Are you using a sky phone/computer or are you actually Jack Bauer and all electronics work at 33,000 feet?
My computer...I got a free pass for the way home, so no need to expense the internet (12.95 now...worth it with the crappy movies they have...going to go to Netflix shortly and get a good movie.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:21:12pm |
re: #25 darthstar
Japanese guy one row in front of me has some pretty violent/sexy/violent/erotic/violent cartoons on his iPad. Dude in the cartoon looks like he's got muscles in his penis.
and you love it....watch the drool tho
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:23:05pm |
re: #32 albusteve
and you love it...watch the drool tho
He must be getting into the good stuff...he just pulled it off his tray and down to his lap...darn. I was going to take a picture for you.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:23:08pm |
Whatcha running it on, Charles?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:24:17pm |
re: #33 darthstar
He must be getting into the good stuff...he just pulled it off his tray and down to his lap...darn. I was going to take a picture for you.
Sounds like you'll still be able to get the "money shot"! D'oh!!
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:24:47pm |
re: #7 makeitstop
I spent today at Stony Brook University on LI - my wife works for Microsoft, and for the past 5 years she's been running something called 'DigiGirlz Camp,' in which girls from all over the island are brought to the school in an effort to get them interested in jobs in technology.
I did a presentation on Digital Recording. Me and a lecture hall full of high school girls recorded a pretty kick-ass version of Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night.'
Now I have to mix it for distribution to all participants sometime next week. Some of those kids can really sing.
I don't doubt it.
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:25:12pm |
Regarding Lion, it's weird how the new default "natural" scrolling direction only feels right on a touch screen iOS device.
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Four More Tears Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:26:28pm |
re: #37 goddamnedfrank
Regarding Lion, it's weird how the new default "natural" scrolling direction only feels right on a touch screen iOS device.
I think it was Engadget that said that would maddening for people who had to switch between using Lion and older versoins.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:31:21pm |
Alrighty. Dinner awaits. See ya'll in the AM.
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:33:19pm |
re: #38 JasonA
I think it was Engadget that said that would maddening for people who had to switch between using Lion and older versoins.
First thing I did was uncheck the setting in System Preferences, problem solved.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:36:31pm |
re: #36 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I don't doubt it.
One girl who did a couple of the verses asked about autotune because she was concerned that some of her high notes were a little flat.
I solo'd the track and played back the part she was concerned about. Damned if she wasn't right on pitch.
This is the third year I've done this presentation. The kids really have a good time releasing their inner pop stars. And I have a good time doing it, too. :)
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:36:57pm |
Marilyn Monroe had sex...
film at 11
(200mil viewers)
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Four More Tears Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:39:00pm |
re: #40 goddamnedfrank
First thing I did was uncheck the setting in System Preferences, problem solved.
As you said, it's strange to make that the default setting. We've been using touchscreens for a while and swiping up to scroll down, and at the same time using our scroll wheel the opposite way. Seems like a fix to a problem that never existed.
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:39:22pm |
Fuckin' 'go-go' or 'go-fly' internet...bastards won't let me stream movies on Netflix. Looks like it's Hardball and Lawrence O'Donnell now...unless AMC/TNT/TBS have something worthwhile on...time to Xfinity...fuck
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Obdicut Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:40:00pm |
Aw, Lucian Freud died.
A great artist and a really good guy, too.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:40:01pm |
THE BBC was criticised by climate change sceptics yesterday after it emerged that their views will get less coverage because they differ from mainline scientific opinion.
AGW is dead...suffocated by it's critics and it was pretty easy....toss in the global econ crisis and....what AGW?...I really think this battle is lost
[Link: www.express.co.uk...]
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:41:36pm |
re: #44 darthstar
Fuckin' 'go-go' or 'go-fly' internet...bastards won't let me stream movies on Netflix. Looks like it's Hardball and Lawrence O'Donnell now...unless AMC/TNT/TBS have something worthwhile on...time to Xfinity...fuck
never travel without at least two good books
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:45:29pm |
re: #47 albusteve
never travel without at least two good books
Whenever I fly, I buy a copy of "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain. I read what I can during the flight, then leave it in the magazine pocket on the back of the seat in front of me, hoping someone else will pick it up and enjoy it as much as I do.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:45:32pm |
Oh brother...
And by the way, ladies and gentlemen, this is a clear indication that the Left has lost the argument and the debate in public policy. Because name-calling is the first refuge of a man who does not have an argument. As soon as someone starts calling you names, then realize they're out of ammunition, they're out of arguments. They can't reason with you any longer, they don't have facts on their side, they don't have reason on their side, they don't have logic on their side, they don't have history on their side, they don't have research on their side, they don't have science on their side so they start calling you things like a "Nazi gas bag."
Guess who?
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:46:22pm |
re: #43 JasonA
As you said, it's strange to make that the default setting. We've been using touchscreens for a while and swiping up to scroll down, and at the same time using our scroll wheel the opposite way. Seems like a fix to a problem that never existed.
It does make sense for Apple to have one consistent default behavior across operating systems, especially for if and when they start marketing touch screens for desktops and powerbooks. What's weird is that I didn't even notice that the two gestures were opposites until Lion made them the same.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:46:56pm |
re: #48 3CPO
Whenever I fly, I buy a copy of "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain. I read what I can during the flight, then leave it in the magazine pocket on the back of the seat in front of me, hoping someone else will pick it up and enjoy it as much as I do.
good idea, very righteous
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:47:14pm |
re: #47 albusteve
never travel without at least two good books
Got one...checked in next to the moonshine I got.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:47:31pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:48:40pm |
re: #41 makeitstop
One girl who did a couple of the verses asked about autotune because she was concerned that some of her high notes were a little flat.
I solo'd the track and played back the part she was concerned about. Damned if she wasn't right on pitch.
This is the third year I've done this presentation. The kids really have a good time releasing their inner pop stars. And I have a good time doing it, too. :)
Cool. Although I wish kids would learn to sing without the use of vocal enhancers.
Somebody needs to come up with a version of Rock Band where kids actually learn to read some dang notes. Now that there's those Fender controllers out, might as well go all the way and be the real thing.
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:49:04pm |
re: #49 Slumbering Behemoth
Why you squamous, batrachian, alien-geometry-spewing eldritch Cthuludaddy...
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:49:22pm |
re: #49 Slumbering Behemoth
Oh brother...
Guess who?
Right...since the rwnj nevvvvvver resort to any namecalling.
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BishopX Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:50:41pm |
re: #55 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Cool. Although I wish kids would learn to sing without the use of vocal enhancers.
Somebody needs to come up with a version of Rock Band where kids actually learn to read some dang notes. Now that there's those Fender controllers out, might as well go all the way and be the real thing.
Rock band is an evil plot to teach the youth of America how to use a drum set. Everything else is just designed to get butts in seats.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:51:21pm |
re: #48 3CPO
Whenever I fly, I buy a copy of "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain. I read what I can during the flight, then leave it in the magazine pocket on the back of the seat in front of me, hoping someone else will pick it up and enjoy it as much as I do.
It would be nice to do that with Walden too.More people should be that book, the world would be a better place.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:51:57pm |
re: #59 Killgore Trout
It would be nice to do that with Walden too.More people should be that book, the world would be a better place.
NETFLIX!
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:52:32pm |
re: #59 Killgore Trout
I have not read Walden. Now I guess I have to. Thanks a lot, I'm trying to reduce my library!
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:54:44pm |
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darthstar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:55:20pm |
re: #61 3CPO
I have not read Walden. Now I guess I have to. Thanks a lot, I'm trying to reduce my library!
Only do it if you want to live deliberately.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:56:45pm |
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3CPO Thu, Jul 21, 2011 4:58:45pm |
re: #64 darthstar
Only do it if you want to live deliberately.
Crap! Now I'm so curious, I have to read it, whether I want to live deliberately or not!
If you're not already in advertising or marketing, you should be.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:00:16pm |
re: #64 darthstar
Only do it if you want to live deliberately.
I have too much shit to do to live deliberately :D
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:00:43pm |
re: #66 3CPO
Crap! Now I'm so curious, I have to read it, whether I want to live deliberately or not!
If you're not already in advertising or marketing, you should be.
it's common knowledge that Emerson should be required reading in school...but our kids don't read anymore, so that's that
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:02:17pm |
re: #57 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Right...since the rwnj nevvver resort to any namecalling.
Yeah but you have to guess who the person... Aw forget it, I'm too tired.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:03:06pm |
re: #67 WindUpBird
I have too much shit to do to live deliberately :D
I'm lucky just to live vicariously.
/
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Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:03:17pm |
re: #1 dragonfire1981
Anyone else here watch Storage Wars? I am stoked for the new season. Barry is my favorite. If I had some extra money I would probably check out storage auctions in my area but I can't afford to at the moment.
I watch it sometimes, but these people claim to make a living on this stuff. I can't believe that. A few hundred, alleged, profit here, a thousand there, a loss here, and they can't do that daily. They make most of their money from the TV show, I am sure.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:04:32pm |
re: #71 Naso Tang
I watch it sometimes, but these people claim to make a living on this stuff. I can't believe that. A few hundred, alleged, profit here, a thousand there, a loss here, and they can't do that daily. They make most of their money from the TV show, I am sure.
ahahaha!....Storage Wars!...bwahaha!
we're hosed
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Schadenfreude 'r' Us Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:06:15pm |
re: #68 albusteve
it's common knowledge that Emerson should be required reading in school...but our kids don't read anymore, so that's that
...or Thoreau? (Emerson is good, too.)
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Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:07:11pm |
re: #48 3CPO
Whenever I fly, I buy a copy of "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain. I read what I can during the flight, then leave it in the magazine pocket on the back of the seat in front of me, hoping someone else will pick it up and enjoy it as much as I do.
I'm afraid the only ones who might do that are the cleaning crew that come on before the next passengers.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:07:24pm |
re: #73 C1nnabar
...or Thoreau? (Emerson is good, too.)
yeah, my bad....been awhile, maybe time to hit the vault again
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:08:03pm |
re: #55 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Cool. Although I wish kids would learn to sing without the use of vocal enhancers.
Somebody needs to come up with a version of Rock Band where kids actually learn to read some dang notes. Now that there's those Fender controllers out, might as well go all the way and be the real thing.
How many rock guitarists do you know who can sight-read music? :D TAB DONT COUNT
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:08:18pm |
re: #69 Slumbering Behemoth
Yeah but you have to guess who the person... Aw forget it, I'm too tired.
Ha, well, could have been any of them.
Dumb bigots.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:08:35pm |
re: #70 Slumbering Behemoth
I'm lucky just to live vicariously.
/
How's this for excitement
House across the street from me has been vacant/ for sale for over a year now
Real estate company used to have a professional company come by once every two weeks to mow, edge and weed
To cut back on costs, they now have "amateurs" doing it about once a month
The crew thats over there right now has a small non-commercial riding mower that they can't get started as well as a small push mower that keeps choking out
The front yards of both that house and mine are about the same size. I do mine in about 45 minutes with a riding mower
They've already been there for over 2 hours and it's only about half done!
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:09:07pm |
re: #76 WindUpBird
How many rock guitarists do you know who can sight-read music? :D TAB DONT COUNT
How do you make a guitarist turn down?
Put sheet music in front of him
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:09:35pm |
re: #55 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Cool. Although I wish kids would learn to sing without the use of vocal enhancers.
These girls did just fine. The girl who was concerned about flat notes made me laugh a little, because I've done vocal tracks on stuff that was released that wasn't as true as her track was pitch-wise.
Somebody needs to come up with a version of Rock Band where kids actually learn to read some dang notes. Now that there's those Fender controllers out, might as well go all the way and be the real thing.
I forgot where, but I did see that some company was building Rock Band controllers into 'real' guitars. But it's still the same 4-button controller that does nothing to teach kids to play.
I can play guitar, but put a Rock Band controller in my hands and I just can't do it.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:10:26pm |
re: #71 Naso Tang
I watch it sometimes, but these people claim to make a living on this stuff. I can't believe that. A few hundred, alleged, profit here, a thousand there, a loss here, and they can't do that daily. They make most of their money from the TV show, I am sure.
I know a guy that has/does.
He's not "rich", but he makes ends meet doing just that (he has a small thrift shop where most of the stuff ends up, and when he does find a "score" he auctions it off online)
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:10:29pm |
re: #77 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I think dudes like Fischer must be born with a severe irony deficiency.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:10:53pm |
re: #76 WindUpBird
How many rock guitarists do you know who can sight-read music?
I've known a few.
:D TAB DONT COUNT
rotfl well don't tell them that. /yes I am a musicsnob sowhat
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Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:11:17pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:11:19pm |
re: #80 makeitstop
These girls did just fine. The girl who was concerned about flat notes made me laugh a little, because I've done vocal tracks on stuff that was released that wasn't as true as her track was pitch-wise.
I forgot where, but I did see that some company was building Rock Band controllers into 'real' guitars. But it's still the same 4-button controller that does nothing to teach kids to play.
I can play guitar, but put a Rock Band controller in my hands and I just can't do it.
Actually, Rock Band 3 has a mode where you play the real song on a real instrument, midi pickups detect the notes, etc:
[Link: www.fender.com...]
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:12:22pm |
re: #76 WindUpBird
How many rock guitarists do you know who can sight-read music? :D TAB DONT COUNT
excellent point...I blew it off, but few guitar players can read music...hasn't stopped the avalanche of tremendously talented people out there playing that insane instrument
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:12:31pm |
re: #83 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I've known a few.
rotfl well don't tell them that. /yes I am a musicsnob sowhat
I've known a couple, but they were the kind of guys who do a lot of sweep arpeggios and hybrid picking and stare at videos of Steve Vai's fingers :D The rest of us just wanna rock ^_^
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:12:44pm |
re: #71 Naso Tang
re: #81 sattv4u2
I know a guy that has/does.
He's not "rich", but he makes ends meet doing just that (he has a small thrift shop where most of the stuff ends up, and when he does find a "score" he auctions it off online)
btw ,, he also stocks up at yard sales, which are HUGE here in Georgia
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:14:21pm |
re: #85 WindUpBird
Actually, Rock Band 3 has a mode where you play the real song on a real instrument, midi pickups detect the notes, etc:
[Link: www.fender.com...]
They also do a Precision Bass controller. A friend of mine has the Squier. I keep telling him, just go get a real Squier off of Craigslist, and go take some frickin guitar lessons.
Can't show that kind of thing off on FB though, I guess :/
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:14:22pm |
re: #84 Naso Tang
You need to get out more.
true enough...but at least I'm not drooling over Rick the Junk Man or whatever on tv...I spend my time otherwise til I come here for a laugh
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:14:30pm |
re: #81 sattv4u2
I know a guy that has/does.
He's not "rich", but he makes ends meet doing just that (he has a small thrift shop where most of the stuff ends up, and when he does find a "score" he auctions it off online)
I know a guy who makes north of 100,000 a year just going to business liquidations, bnkruptcies, etc, buys up all their servers, laptops, assorted computer junk, parts it out, sells it on ebay
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:14:50pm |
re: #87 WindUpBird
stare at videos of Steve Vai's fingers
Finger porn???
I prefer breasts, myself ,, but ,, to each his own!!
///
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:14:59pm |
re: #87 WindUpBird
I've known a couple, but they were the kind of guys who do a lot of sweep arpeggios and hybrid picking and stare at videos of Steve Vai's fingers :D The rest of us just wanna rock ^_^
I saw Dragonforce a few years ago, and after about a half a song I was bored out of my mind.
Mastodon came on after them, and for all their 'slow' technique they buried those hyper little bastards.
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Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:15:29pm |
re: #81 sattv4u2
I know a guy that has/does.
He's not "rich", but he makes ends meet doing just that (he has a small thrift shop where most of the stuff ends up, and when he does find a "score" he auctions it off online)
His store may make a living, but going to auctions is only a part of it. I suspect he does the weekend garage/estate sales too, the flea markets, and even buy online and resell. I used to buy houses full of stuff and initially tried to sell it, but it takes too long for what it's worth. In the end the easiest is to call Goodwill to come and get it and take a receipt for a small tax deduction.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:15:40pm |
re: #86 albusteve
excellent point...I blew it off, but few guitar players can read music...hasn't stopped the avalanche of tremendously talented people out there playing that insane instrument
I like knowing some theory, because I just like knowing the moving parts, but it's not like I care when I'm noodling around. Thrash away, record yourself, play along to your recording, thrash away some more, repeat until mighty
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:15:53pm |
re: #91 WindUpBird
I know a guy who makes north of 100,000 a year just going to business liquidations, bnkruptcies, etc, buys up all their servers, laptops, assorted computer junk, parts it out, sells it on ebay
Yes,, if you hit it right and have cash in hand, business liquidations can be a gold mine
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:15:57pm |
What is it with these high-profile types only "coming out" to crazy, bigoted preachers?
/
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Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:16:27pm |
re: #90 albusteve
I just meant to know what's going on.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:16:49pm |
re: #86 albusteve
excellent point...I blew it off, but few guitar players can read music...hasn't stopped the avalanche of tremendously talented people out there playing that insane instrument
I've always been an average guitar player.. But my mom was a great piano player and made me learn to read music..She could be stern..
/Not quite play a 5 flat song for me punk...but close *wink*
I pretty much am stuck with playing triads off the sheet
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:16:56pm |
re: #92 sattv4u2
I prefer breasts, myself ,, but ,, to each his own!!
True, I prefer gay male porn. 9_9
It's always a fun day when the dorks in the server room start putting up pictures of those women pumped full of plastic on server desktops.
Two can always play at that game....and win.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:17:41pm |
re: #94 Naso Tang
His store may make a living, but going to auctions is only a part of it. I suspect he does the weekend garage/estate sales too, the flea markets, and even buy online and resell. I used to buy houses full of stuff and initially tried to sell it, but it takes too long for what it's worth. In the end the easiest is to call Goodwill to come and get it and take a receipt for a small tax deduction.
Nope ,, just storage units in Georgia, southern South Carolina, northern Florida and eastern Alabama, and as I mentioned, yard sales
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:18:07pm |
re: #95 WindUpBird
I like knowing some theory, because I just like knowing the moving parts, but it's not like I care when I'm noodling around. Thrash away, record yourself, play along to your recording, thrash away some more, repeat until mighty
that's usually how the great players emerge, not that theory has no place...you can beat the shit out of an instrument til you pound it into submission and you like yourself for it....rock on
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:18:13pm |
re: #93 makeitstop
I saw Dragonforce a few years ago, and after about a half a song I was bored out of my mind.
Mastodon came on after them, and for all their 'slow' technique they buried those hyper little bastards.
Dragonforce sucks, mastodon rules :D
Really, for all his perceived speed, Herman Li cannot play what Brent Hinds does. Li just plays really fast box scales. Brent Hinds plays metal like a banjo player, holds his pick AND uses his other fingers to pluck strings. Busts out surf solos, busts out banjo licks, then Gilmour-esque blues solos, he's a golden god
Also, Dragonforce is protools metal, it's all autotuned and massaged. mastodon plays that shit live and fakes nothing
And I haven't even started talking about Brann Dailor yet *____*
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:19:05pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:19:28pm |
re: #99 HoosierHoops
I've always been an average guitar player.. But my mom was a great piano player and made me learn to read music..She could be stern..
/Not quite play a 5 flat song for me punk...but close *wink*
I pretty much am stuck with playing triads off the sheet
I suggest taking mind altering drugs while you noodle
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:19:54pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:20:46pm |
re: #104 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Maybe in your world.
I don't think we are discussing Segovia here
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:21:08pm |
re: #102 albusteve
that's usually how the great players emerge, not that theory has no place...you can beat the shit out of an instrument til you pound it into submission and you like yourself for it...rock on
The coolest thing about playing is you can come up with a bad ass lick..
It's one of those moments you have only a few times...But this lick is awesome and nobody in 13.7 billion years has ever played it..
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:21:44pm |
re: #105 albusteve
I suggest taking mind altering drugs while you noodle
I preferred to take them as a listener!!
That way, if the guitarist sucked ,, I didn't care!!
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:22:04pm |
re: #107 albusteve
I don't think we are discussing Segovia here
Why do you say most guitar players can't read music?
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:23:11pm |
re: #103 WindUpBird
Dragonforce sucks, mastodon rules :D
Really, for all his perceived speed, Herman Li cannot play what Brent Hinds does. Li just plays really fast box scales. Brent Hinds plays metal like a banjo player, holds his pick AND uses his other fingers to pluck strings. Busts out surf solos, busts out banjo licks, then Gilmour-esque blues solos, he's a golden god
Also, Dragonforce is protools metal, it's all autotuned and massaged. mastodon plays that shit live and fakes nothing
And I haven't even started talking about Brann Dailor yet *___*
I hear ya. The 'Herman Li shreds' videos are probably closer to the truth than most of his fanboys realize.
Mastodon brings shape and shade to their songs, and that keeps me interested. I just get the feeling that Dragonforce is playing the same song over and over.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:23:48pm |
re: #108 HoosierHoops
hey,,, I know that you're more of a basketball fan ,, BUT,,, looks like the NFL isthisclose to a labor agreement
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Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:24:22pm |
I have another economy/tax question for the more knowledgeable:
When Republicans talk of saving the "rich" from any taxes and say they are the ones who create jobs, without making any distinction between income tax and corporate tax, is not any job creation spending BEFORE tax, not after tax?
So, if someone making $1,000,000 per year in taxable income decides to spend $200,000 on a new business before January 1st, he would only be taxed on $800,000 would he not, because this would immediately become a personal business expense?
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:24:26pm |
re: #110 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Why do you say most guitar players can't read music?
Cause it's true...And really while true..doesn't really matter.. Paul McCartney can't read a note yet has written some of the most melodic songs of all time
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:25:05pm |
re: #97 Slumbering Behemoth
What is it with these high-profile types only "coming out" to crazy, bigoted preachers?
/...
"He suggested that the anti-Christ is himself gay, citing a verse from the book of Daniel saying the anti-Christ will have no desire for a woman."
Well, either the AC is 100% gay, or a 100% rwnj straight woman.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:25:10pm |
re: #112 sattv4u2
hey,,, I know that you're more of a basketball fan ,, BUT,,, looks like the NFL isthisclose to a labor agreement
Yeah, all that's left is the NFLPA giving the go, and the mad dash to the season is on.
I really wish the NBA would get off their asses and get it done. That's not happening any time soon, though.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:26:15pm |
re: #114 HoosierHoops
Cause it's true...
According to...? There are an awful lot of guitarists, even rock guitarists, in the world. All those studio guitarists can't read music?
Doubtful.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:26:47pm |
re: #110 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Why do you say most guitar players can't read music?
it's been my experience to know that stuff...with the blues, R/B, and rock and roll, few players take the time to learn...they don't want to read sheet music somebody else wrote, they want to mimic then improvise with that....a good ear and unstoppable desire is what makes a good guitar player...learning all the chord and the various tunings is a gigantic accomplishment that sheet music really can't provide...too sterile
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:27:41pm |
re: #108 HoosierHoops
The coolest thing about playing is you can come up with a bad ass lick..
It's one of those moments you have only a few times...But this lick is awesome and nobody in 13.7 billion years has ever played it..
that's what Duane Allmond said
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:28:23pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:28:24pm |
re: #112 sattv4u2
hey,,, I know that you're more of a basketball fan ,, BUT,,, looks like the NFL isthisclose to a labor agreement
dangerously close now...yeehaa!
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:28:24pm |
re: #117 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
According to...? There are an awful lot of guitarists, even rock guitarists, in the world. All those studio guitarists can't read music?
Doubtful.
All studio guitarist can read music...They are the cream of the crop...
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:29:15pm |
re: #121 albusteve
dangerously close now...yeehaa!
Camps are open starting Saturday
Free agency could begin by as early as Wednesday
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justaminute Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:29:39pm |
No wonder Sarah Palin is taking her time to announce whether of not she is going to be a presidential candidate or not because she's going to be a grandmother again. Her son Track announced his marriage and news of his child's birth. If Daily Kos had not announced this story today or read the Gawker story or read People magazine we would never get to offer congratulations to the newly married future dad. Why didn't Sarah share the good news on her FB page or a Tweet at the very least? It's so unlike her.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:29:50pm |
re: #118 albusteve
it's been my experience to know that stuff...
Oh.
with the blues, R/B, and rock and roll, few players take the time to learn...they don't want to read sheet music somebody else wrote, they want to mimic then improvise with that...a good ear and unstoppable desire is what makes a good guitar player...learning all the chord and the various tunings is a gigantic accomplishment that sheet music really can't provide...too sterile
Those are rockstar, garage band stereotype, not based in the real world. If you go take lessons and/or go to school for it, you definitely know how to read.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:29:53pm |
re: #123 sattv4u2
Camps are open starting Saturday
Free agency could begin by as early as Wednesday
has the deal gone down?
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:30:28pm |
re: #122 HoosierHoops
All studio guitarist can read music...They are the cream of the crop...
But percentage wise, not many guitarists are "studio" guitarists
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:30:34pm |
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wrenchwench Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:31:12pm |
What's weirder than the Modern Whigs? The Americans Elect Party.
It looks disturbingly like an Eric Odom website.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:31:29pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:31:43pm |
re: #125 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Oh.
Those are rockstar, garage band stereotype, not based in the real world. If you go take lessons and/or go to school for it, you definitely know how to read.
true...so what?...nobody said all guitarist cannot read music
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kirkspencer Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:31:54pm |
Most guitarists I've known could read music. Not necessarily sight read, but read.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:32:23pm |
re: #127 sattv4u2
But percentage wise, not many guitarists are "studio" guitarists
The ones who make a lot of the music you hear are.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:32:40pm |
re: #115 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Well, either the AC is 100% gay, or a 100% rwnj straight woman.
Heh. Maybe a 100% straight woman, but not a rwnj. No rwnj writes music as awesome as this.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:33:31pm |
re: #130 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
No need to apologize to me, I'm not a guitarist, I'm a keyboardist. And yeah, I read :p
I'm just trying to figure out where people get their ideas about guitarists from.
I'm completely self-taught, can't read a note.
But I can still play just about anything you want to hear. :-)
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:34:11pm |
re: #126 albusteve
has the deal gone down?
in principle. The owners have already signed off on it
The players will be getting the details from DeMaurice Smith in the next day or so, and then they have to vote to re-certify, then vote on the deal
ESPN said that should be done by Monday/Tuesday at the latest
[Link: espn.go.com...]
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:34:31pm |
re: #134 Slumbering Behemoth
Heh. Maybe a 100% straight woman, but not a rwnj. No rwnj writes music as awesome as this.
[Video]
Lol an anti Christ straight woman wrote that?
Is she single?
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HappyWarrior Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:35:10pm |
Glad to hear good news on the NFL labor front. I am not an NBA or NHL fan and my baseball team is all but officially eliminated from the playoffs.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:35:11pm |
re: #135 makeitstop
I'm completely self-taught, can't read a note.
But I can still play just about anything you want to hear. :-)
Drum solo from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida?
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:35:37pm |
re: #133 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
The ones who make a lot of the music you hear are.
Yes, but thats not "most"
And thats what the point was
The ones you hear, the "studio" artists, are on many many MANY albums ,, of all genres!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:36:42pm |
re: #137 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Lol an anti Christ straight woman wrote that?
Is she single?
Don't you know, satan wrote all the metal music of the 80's.
BTW, I got dibs. I saw her first.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:37:38pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:37:46pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:38:50pm |
re: #135 makeitstop
I'm completely self-taught, can't read a note.
But I can still play just about anything you want to hear. :-)
Well, we all have our limitations.
I've been in situations where you get these Pentecostal keyboardists who can only play in two frickin keys, Db and Gb, so everyone has to take what's actually written and transpose it because of them. Annoying.
Then you get people like Condi, who can only play what's written. It results in things like this :/
Lol Aretha needs to stick to her range, and Condi needs to stick to Brahms, poor dear.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:39:22pm |
re: #122 HoosierHoops
dammit
for the second year in a row, looks like the Celtics have lost their #2 coach, taking the headcoach job at another team
Last year, Tom Thibodeau to the Bulls,, this year, Lawrence Frank to the Pistons
[Link: espn.go.com...]
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:39:41pm |
re: #136 sattv4u2
in principle. The owners have already signed off on it
The players will be getting the details from DeMaurice Smith in the next day or so, and then they have to vote to re-certify, then vote on the deal
ESPN said that should be done by Monday/Tuesday at the latest
[Link: espn.go.com...]
thanks, I'll cop all the details later from the NFL channel...but I knew it would happen
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:39:46pm |
re: #135 makeitstop
I'm completely self-taught, can't read a note.
But I can still play just about anything you want to hear. :-)
I love playing guitar..
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:40:52pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:41:06pm |
re: #140 sattv4u2
Yes, but thats not "most"
And thats what the point was
My point was different: where are people even getting these ideas?
If I were to rely on just anecdotal evidence, I would say most guitarists can read. But that would not be a factual statement.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:41:32pm |
re: #147 HoosierHoops
I love playing guitar..
and I love you for it....you might be the next Duane Eddy!
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:42:26pm |
re: #149 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
My point was different: where are people even getting these ideas?
If I were to rely on just anecdotal evidence, I would say most guitarists can read. But that would not be a factual statement.
LOL!....just trust us...it's so easy
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:42:27pm |
re: #150 albusteve
and I love you for it...you might be the next Duane Eddy!
hmmm,,, I LOVE their Ice Cream
[Link: edys.com...]
//
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:43:32pm |
re: #145 sattv4u2
dammit
for the second year in a row, looks like the Celtics have lost their #2 coach, taking the headcoach job at another team
Last year, Tom Thibodeau to the Bulls,, this year, Lawrence Frank to the Pistons
[Link: espn.go.com...]
Frank is a joke.. He should coach in Europe He is like the waterboy/makes coach guy
Everybody knows the NFL would agree on a new CBA..America will have it's football..
I'm afraid the NBA is in big big trouble.. They may not play for a long time..
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:44:25pm |
re: #151 albusteve
LOL!...just trust us...it's so easy
Lol, yeah because the royal you are so often right about so many other things.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:45:51pm |
re: #144 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I've been in situations where you get these Pentecostal keyboardists who can only play in two frickin keys, Db and Gb, so everyone has to take what's actually written and transpose it because of them. Annoying.
Never been in that situation. That would annoy the hell out of me.
My favorite gigs nowadays are the ones where I have no control over what's being played. I play in a live karaoke band - 300 songs on the list, and I don't know what I'm playing until the person rom the audienc tells me.
And I play pedal steel on a semi-regular basis with a country swing band - and the band leader insists on not telling anyone what we're playing until we play it.
Those kind of gigs definitely keep me on my toes.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:46:21pm |
re: #154 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Lol, yeah because the royal you are so often right about so many other things.
are we guitar bigots?
LOL!
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:46:58pm |
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:47:16pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:48:09pm |
re: #149 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
My point was different: where are people even getting these ideas?
If I were to rely on just anecdotal evidence, I would say most guitarists can read. But that would not be a factual statement.
I've been playing for 40 year and jammed with a lot of folks..Go to a guitar shop for a few hours..
I'll bet you a Trillion Dollars that most guitarists..young or old can't read a effen lick of real sheet music...
/
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:48:10pm |
re: #153 HoosierHoops
Frank is a joke.. He should coach in Europe He is like the waterboy/makes coach guy
Everybody knows the NFL would agree on a new CBA..America will have it's football..
I'm afraid the NBA is in big big trouble.. They may not play for a long time..
I have to agree. Frank wouldn't be getting half as much hype if J Kidd wasn't his point guard in Jersey.
He isn't gonna set the world on fire in Detroit.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:48:18pm |
re: #153 HoosierHoops
Frank is a joke.. He should coach in Europe He is like the waterboy/makes coach guy
Everybody knows the NFL would agree on a new CBA..America will have it's football..
I'm afraid the NBA is in big big trouble.. They may not play for a long time..
Turkish club: Kobe Bryant contacted us
[Link: espn.go.com...]
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:49:01pm |
re: #159 HoosierHoops
I've been playing for 40 year and jammed with a lot of folks..Go to a guitar shop for a few hours..
I'll bet you a Trillion Dollars that most guitarists..young or old can't read a effen lick of real sheet music...
/
only a tril?....pussy
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:49:52pm |
re: #156 albusteve
Your taste in music is pretty good (if limited), but you live in this bizarre world of myths and superstitions about the field. It's odd.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:49:57pm |
re: #160 makeitstop
I have to agree. Frank wouldn't be getting half as much hype if J Kidd wasn't his point guard in Jersey.
He isn't gonna set the world on fire in Detroit.
If he went to Cleveland, he could at least set the river on fire !!
[Link: www.clevelandmemory.org...]
///
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:50:25pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:50:30pm |
re: #161 sattv4u2
Turkish club: Kobe Bryant contacted us[Link: espn.go.com...]
man, I can't stand that guy...I don't friggin care how good he is
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:51:26pm |
re: #166 albusteve
man, I can't stand that guy...I don't friggin care how good he is
He always speaks highly of you!
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:51:43pm |
re: #165 HoosierHoops
ok..Double or nothing
`
heh...are we Nationwide or what?
(Billy cannot read music)
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:51:58pm |
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:53:22pm |
re: #169 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Why take an innocent discussion/ opinion and denigrate it with name calling?
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:53:58pm |
re: #169 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
In your case, a guitar Know-Nothing.
is this how you show appreciation for enlightening you?
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:54:26pm |
re: #159 HoosierHoops
I've been playing for 40 year and jammed with a lot of folks..Go to a guitar shop for a few hours..I'll bet you a Trillion Dollars that most guitarists..young or old can't read a effen lick of real sheet music...
/
You could be right, but so could I.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:55:38pm |
re: #169 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
In your case, a guitar Know-Nothing.
Well I'm not here to defend Steve..Lawd knows he does that himself quit well..
But he knows guitar players...And i mean seriously..We have talked about Blind Alan Wilson work before...Oh he knows players
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:56:08pm |
*opens door* What the hell is going on in here?
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:56:14pm |
re: #171 albusteve
is this how you show appreciation for enlightening you?
The ignorant are never in a position to enlighten anyone else. Why would you think that?
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Four More Tears Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:56:39pm |
re: #174 tnguitarist
*opens door* What the hell is going on in here?
*hides a magazine under the bed* Nuthin', dad!
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:56:54pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:57:17pm |
re: #174 tnguitarist
*opens door* What the hell is going on in here?
Awesome! We are talking about guitarist..Back off!
LOL
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:57:18pm |
re: #172 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
lol, you're fighting a losing battle here. Its an important anti-elitist value to them that guitarists can't read music (AT ALL!). It's like arguing with the guy that says the pinhead professors are the ones that really don't understand the economy at all.
You can't argue against emotion and tradition, especially not with a realistic 'isn't that a bit of an overstatement?' position.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:58:06pm |
{sigh}
I see we've gone from light-hearted banter to an all out slug fest in no time
OUT!!!
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:58:43pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:58:50pm |
re: #170 sattv4u2
Why take an innocent discussion/ opinion and denigrate it with name calling?
It was an innocent, and fun, until steve decided to run behind everyone else, with the fake inquiry if you were "guitar bigots".
So go cry me a river about name calling.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:59:31pm |
I read music, but just because I play trumpet. I have no need to read music when playing guitar. What's the argument?
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:59:42pm |
re: #175 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
The ignorant are never in a position to enlighten anyone else. Why would you think that?
let me get this straight...you barge in on a riff with my buddies which was very pleasant and now I'm an ignorant Know-Nothing?....do you consider yourself a nice person?....jus asking
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:59:57pm |
re: #177 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Many people do.
We are just chatting..I hope you are not getting offended and defensive....
Why live in America if we can't trash Rock guitarists..It's our right!
/Regards Lizard
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:00:37pm |
re: #179 windsagio
Its an important anti-elitist value to them that guitarists can't read music (AT ALL!).
I'm not sure whether I should take offense here or not.
I don't read music. Doesn't make me a bad person or anything.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:00:59pm |
re: #179 windsagio
lol, you're fighting a losing battle here. Its an important anti-elitist value to them that guitarists can't read music (AT ALL!). It's like arguing with the guy that says the pinhead professors are the ones that really don't understand the economy at all.
You can't argue against emotion and tradition, especially not with a realistic 'isn't that a bit of an overstatement?' position.
Well, it's not an argument. I just do find it funny to watch them go clinging tighter and tighter to that guitar-god myth they're so emotionally invested in.
Now a bunch of them are all bent out of shape. Hilarious.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:01:07pm |
BTW, the Ant-Christ quit her 80's gig writing heavy metal songs, and started writing country/western pop songs in the 90's.
Since then, she has started writing this kind of stuff.
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:01:20pm |
re: #182 sattv4u2
"I'll bet you a Trillion Dollars that most guitarists..young or old can't read a effen lick of real sheet music"
if that isn't 'they can't read it AT ALL', I don't know what is.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:01:49pm |
re: #186 HoosierHoops
We are just chatting..I hope you are not getting offended and defensive...
Not in the least. I think it's hilarious.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:02:13pm |
re: #174 tnguitarist
*opens door* What the hell is going on in here?
You can't read musical notation. Or maybe you can. I dunno. I'm trying to ignore it and post my own snark.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:02:45pm |
re: #191 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Not in the least. I think it's hilarious.
then we are all happy
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:02:48pm |
I have known some very good amateur guitarists who have shrugged off learning music theory and reading music because they think it inhibits their creativity. These are usually talented people who have a certain amount of god given talent. However, these people will almost never go pro. Even to be a real working musician (weddings, cuises, night clubs, etc) you have to be able to follow a Real Book (are those still around or am I dating myself?)
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:02:55pm |
re: #188 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I use the term 'argument' a little differently than most people, but by my definition it is :p
re: #187 makeitstop
Well of course not. It's not bad if you can't read music, we'd all agree that there are plenty of good musicians who can't, just the doctrinaire absolutism about it is more than a little weird.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:03:07pm |
re: #190 windsagio
"I'll bet you a Trillion Dollars that most guitarists..young or old can't read a effen lick of real sheet music"
if that isn't 'they can't read it AT ALL', I don't know what is.
No.. Most....I got a trillion bucks here..Now who is going to take my bet?
LOL
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:03:48pm |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
(are those still around or am I dating myself?)
Well, nobody else would!!!
(Sorry, required response)
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:03:53pm |
re: #185 albusteve
you barge in on a riff with my buddies
It's just a thread on an LGF comment. I'll comment with or without your permission.
Don't like my comments, downding them or go tell Charles.
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:04:14pm |
re: #196 HoosierHoops
dead bet, how would we even be able to tell?
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:04:59pm |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
The Real Book is used almost exclusively is jazz circles nowadays.
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:05:23pm |
Hey Steve, tell us about how Texas has the strongest musical heritage in the US again!
(See, that's snark)
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:05:25pm |
re: #184 tnguitarist
I read music, but just because I play trumpet. I have no need to read music when playing guitar. What's the argument?
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:05:39pm |
re: #199 windsagio
dead bet, how would we even be able to tell?
I guess Windy..We are just going to plan a trip to Vegas for the weekend...
I'm sure they will work it out
/
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:06:22pm |
re: #193 albusteve
then we are all happy
"We" were, until you put your feathers up and got all territorial.
Don't do that anymore, pls.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:06:40pm |
I walk into a guitar discussion and Charles puts up a new thread?!? *slams door*
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:06:42pm |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
I have known some very good amateur guitarists who have shrugged off learning music theory and reading music because they think it inhibits their creativity. These are usually talented people who have a certain amount of god given talent. However, these people will almost never go pro. Even to be a real working musician (weddings, cuises, night clubs, etc) you have to be able to follow a Real Book (are those still around or am I dating myself?)
I have a idea that many good players do go back for theory, but only after a certain level of personal accomplishment...Kieth Richards and Clapton are two famous examples, and it was their deep seated roots in the delta blues that took then back
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:07:57pm |
re: #201 windsagio
Hey Steve, tell us about how Texas has the strongest musical heritage in the US again!
(See, that's snark)
guitar playing heritage....don't forget that part
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:08:18pm |
re: #207 albusteve
I have a idea that many good players do go back for theory, but only after a certain level of personal accomplishment...Kieth Richards and Clapton are two famous examples, and it was their deep seated roots in the delta blues that took then back
I suspect you're right. It's the road I took. Winged it on sheer ability for years then went back for theory.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:08:28pm |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
I have known some very good amateur guitarists who have shrugged off learning music theory and reading music because they think it inhibits their creativity. These are usually talented people who have a certain amount of god given talent. However, these people will almost never go pro. Even to be a real working musician (weddings, cuises, night clubs, etc) you have to be able to follow a Real Book (are those still around or am I dating myself?)
The only thing I have a book for is lyrics. I'm horrible at remembering them.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:08:39pm |
re: #206 tnguitarist
I walk into a guitar discussion and Charles puts up a new thread?!? *slams door*
Just as well, your five minutes are up.
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:09:09pm |
re: #209 albusteve
guitar playing heritage...don't forget that part
Well that's also wrong of course, but props for the good shot :p
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:09:15pm |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
I have known some very good amateur guitarists who have shrugged off learning music theory and reading music because they think it inhibits their creativity. These are usually talented people who have a certain amount of god given talent. However, these people will almost never go pro. Even to be a real working musician (weddings, cuises, night clubs, etc) you have to be able to follow a Real Book (are those still around or am I dating myself?)
Real Books, charts, arrangements, etc.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:09:27pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:12:01pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:14:43pm |
re: #214 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Real Books, charts, arrangements, etc.
My mom was great about that...She had every sheet music known to man...or it seemed like...Our little high school band used to rob her blind for weeks on end...The first time I had ever heard Janis Jopin was when I was a kid and came running into the house and Mom was playing a song of her's on the piano....Mom had stacks of sheet music going back to the 50's....
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:15:17pm |
re: #207 albusteve
I have a idea that many good players do go back for theory, but only after a certain level of personal accomplishment...Kieth Richards and Clapton are two famous examples, and it was their deep seated roots in the delta blues that took then back
Deep seated good imitation of Delta Blues.
They are fantastic at it, that is for sure.
One of my favorite clips...
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:15:45pm |
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:17:39pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:17:48pm |
re: #219 tnguitarist
I hope you've enjoyed your argument, but your five minutes are up. You can pay for an additional five minutes, or see yourself out the way you came.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:18:44pm |
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:19:22pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:19:38pm |
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:20:02pm |
re: #224 tnguitarist
Mayo is utterly disgusting AND unhealthy. Mustard is OK tho >>
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:20:06pm |
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:20:41pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:21:19pm |
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:21:19pm |
re: #229 tnguitarist
It really really is. Grosses me out so much >>
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:21:27pm |
re: #217 HoosierHoops
My mom was great about that...She had every sheet music known to man...or it seemed like...Our little high school band used to rob her blind for weeks on end...The first time I had ever heard Janis Jopin was when I was a kid and came running into the house and Mom was playing a song of her's on the piano...Mom had stacks of sheet music going back to the 50's...
Nice!
I love old sheet music especially from Hollywood musicals. They were really good for musical literacy. Love that shyt. Do you remember what Janis song? I'm not a big fan of hers, but she knew what she was doing.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:22:16pm |
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:22:27pm |
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:23:49pm |
re: #230 HoosierHoops
NICE! Original Humbuckers?
Yes. I may upgrade down the road, but it will have to wait. I'm broke. This was the most $$ I have ever shelled out for a guitar.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:24:17pm |
re: #227 windsagio
Mayo is utterly disgusting AND unhealthy. Mustard is OK tho >>
I mix a bit with a little butter and a good amount of lime juice for that grilled corn thing. Mayo's not that bad, in moderation.
Mustard, on the other hand... must always be used in large quantities. Always. And Yellow Mustard contains turmeric, which is supposed to be good for prostate health.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:24:48pm |
re: #235 tnguitarist
Yes. I may upgrade down the road, but it will have to wait. I'm broke. This was the most $$ I have ever shelled out for a guitar.
what is it?...like year
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:25:01pm |
re: #234 makeitstop
Both.
Yes. Both actually. I just got this guy a few weeks ago and it has not left my hand, though. Still getting used to this fat neck.
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Kragar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:25:32pm |
Irony at its finest here folks.
Fischer: Only people with no legitimate argument call people Nazis
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:25:37pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:25:42pm |
re: #232 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Nice!
I love old sheet music especially from Hollywood musicals. They were really good for musical literacy. Love that shyt. Do you remember what Janis song? I'm not a big fan of hers, but she knew what she was doing.
Mom had every thing..Old School..Top 100 pop hits, Musicals...She was a hell of a musician God bless her Soul...
Mom was playing out of the Pearl book that had all her songs from that album..
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:25:59pm |
re: #236 Slumbering Behemoth
mayo is a personal hangup. There, now y'all know how to gross me out >
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:26:43pm |
re: #238 tnguitarist
Yes. Both actually. I just got this guy a few weeks ago and it has not left my hand, though. Still getting used to this fat neck.
the weight is significant too...that's what Fender attacked with the Telly and Strat, both
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:26:45pm |
re: #242 windsagio
mayo is a personal hangup. There, now y'all know how to gross me out >
Me too. I can't even make a sandwich for my kid because she wants mayo on it.
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Kragar Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:26:51pm |
re: #242 windsagio
mayo is a personal hangup. There, now y'all know how to gross me out >
What about wasabi mayo?
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:27:37pm |
re: #238 tnguitarist
Yes. Both actually. I just got this guy a few weeks ago and it has not left my hand, though. Still getting used to this fat neck.
50s profile? All my Gibsons (but one) are 60s profile, much more comfy. I have a '72 SG whose neck is closer to a Strat than any Gibson I've ever played.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:27:46pm |
re: #240 tnguitarist
2010 Traditional.
ah sweet....brand new...I hope your great grandson plays it someday, that would be really cool
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:28:04pm |
re: #242 windsagio
mayo is a personal hangup. There, now y'all know how to gross me out >
It's just food. If you don't like it, big whoop.
/now, if you were to tell me you don't like Tri-Tip, I would have to drown you in a vat of mayo. warm mayo.
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Fozzie Bear Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:28:24pm |
re: #8 Charles
By the way -- you can now pop up the LGF Connect Twitter posting form at any time by typing Control-t. If you're not logged in you'll be given the option to do that session-only authorization thing I described earlier.
This collides with the "new tab" shortcut in chrome.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:28:54pm |
re: #243 albusteve
the weight is significant too...that's what Fender attacked with the Telly and Strat, both
I have issues with the neck.. I love a Strat neck..It's like an old shoe to play
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:29:17pm |
Forget all the conspiracies and lobbies that you know of. There is only one. They Mayo Cartel. They try to force me to eat their product. Every time I go to a drive-thru, they put in a call to soil my order with their vile, disgusting product.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:29:37pm |
re: #243 albusteve
the weight is significant too...that's what Fender attacked with the Telly and Strat, both
They're not as bad as they used to be. Gibson does a lot of chambering and weight relief on the newer ones.
I once had an old Gold Top that weighed over 12 pounds. Traded it or a Strat. :)
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:30:19pm |
re: #250 HoosierHoops
I have issues with the neck.. I love a Strat neck..It's like an old shoe to play
and you can bend it too, in that certain part of Purple Haze....Strats rule, hands down
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:30:40pm |
re: #246 makeitstop
50s profile? All my Gibsons (but one) are 60s profile, much more comfy. I have a '72 SG whose neck is closer to a Strat than any Gibson I've ever played.
50's. I have a 70's Epiphone scroll (ever seen one of those?) so I'm used to the weight, but the neck is taking some time.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:30:47pm |
re: #251 tnguitarist
Forget all the conspiracies and lobbies that you know of. There is only one. They Mayo Cartel. They try to force me to eat their product. Every time I go to a drive-thru, they put in a call to soil my order with their vile, disgusting product.
Are you in Canada? I forget.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:32:31pm |
re: #253 albusteve
and you can bend it too, in that certain part of Purple Haze...Strats rule, hands down
I was a diehard Strat guy until I heard this thing scream through 8 power tubes.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:32:44pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:32:52pm |
re: #241 HoosierHoops
Mom had every thing..Old School..Top 100 pop hits, Musicals...She was a hell of a musician God bless her Soul...
Mom was playing out of the Pearl book that had all her songs from that album..
I do like "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart". I also like that she wrote her own stuff, though nothing against vocalists that don't. I like her as a person.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:33:26pm |
re: #252 makeitstop
They're not as bad as they used to be. Gibson does a lot of chambering and weight relief on the newer ones.
I once had an old Gold Top that weighed over 12 pounds. Traded it or a Strat. :)
it was the early models guys had issues with....they loved them in the studio but got real heavy for the live show...as for me the LP sound is as distinct as a Strat or Telly, more crunchy and mean sounding
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:33:34pm |
re: #253 albusteve
and you can bend it too, in that certain part of Purple Haze...Strats rule, hands down
Strats rule for some things, not others.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:34:25pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:34:58pm |
re: #257 tnguitarist
Tennessee.
Ha. You mentioned mayo on drive thru food, and I immediately thought burgers and fries. And the only areas I know of where people traditionally put mayo on burgers and fries are Canada and parts of Europe.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:35:14pm |
re: #256 tnguitarist
I was a diehard Strat guy until I heard this thing scream through 8 power tubes.
heh...I love it
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:35:14pm |
re: #259 albusteve
it was the early models guys had issues with...they loved them in the studio but got real heavy for the live show...as for me the LP sound is as distinct as a Strat or Telly, more crunchy and mean sounding
All depends on what you're putting it through.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:36:42pm |
re: #259 albusteve
it was the early models guys had issues with...they loved them in the studio but got real heavy for the live show...as for me the LP sound is as distinct as a Strat or Telly, more crunchy and mean sounding
No doubt. It is a trademark sound.
I have a few Gibsons that use the P-90 style pickups. They're the middle ground between a Strat and a Les Paul.
Their problem is that they're noisy. The Humbucking pickup was developed to duplicate the P-90 sound without 60 cycle hum coming through the amp - but I live with the noise because I love the tone.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:37:05pm |
re: #263 albusteve
heh...I love it
I have a Peavey Classic 100 with 8 power tubes and 3 preamp tubes. Peavy is hit and miss, but this thing screams. I've had it for 15 years. They don't even make it anymore.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:37:11pm |
Joplin at her absolute best....
Cry Baby
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:37:25pm |
re: #256 tnguitarist
I was a diehard Strat guy until I heard this thing scream through 8 power tubes.
My first Strat was White like my hero.. But I have a beautiful Green one that plays like a dream..There have been a few people that have played it...Guys that could really play.. And I'm like..That is my Guitar making that tone! OMG! Hey..My Guitar!
my guitar rocks...
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:37:58pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:38:31pm |
re: #265 makeitstop
No doubt. It is a trademark sound.
I have a few Gibsons that use the P-90 style pickups. They're the middle ground between a Strat and a Les Paul.
Their problem is that they're noisy. The Humbucking pickup was developed to duplicate the P-90 sound without 60 cycle hum coming through the amp - but I live with the noise because I love the tone.
I think the SG came about as a lighter LP...and that ax turned into a legend
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:39:04pm |
re: #266 tnguitarist
I have a Peavey Classic 100 with 8 power tubes and 3 preamp tubes. Peavy is hit and miss, but this thing screams. I've had it for 15 years. They don't even make it anymore.
I have a Line 6 interface because I live in an apartment :(
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:39:28pm |
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:39:46pm |
re: #269 WindUpBird
les paul in drop-d for me plz
FTW.
I've got a couple of '80 Ibanez Artists that are right up there with any Les Paul I've ever played in terms of build and tone. Drop to a D on any of them and you got yourself a monster.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:40:03pm |
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:40:07pm |
re: #271 WindUpBird
I have a Line 6 interface because I live in an apartment :(
Sorry. Four 12's for me!
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windsagio Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:40:12pm |
re: #272 tnguitarist
You've kind of summed WUB up in some ways :p
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:40:21pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:40:40pm |
re: #271 WindUpBird
I have a Line 6 interface because I live in an apartment :(
I got a Peavy Studio Pro..It does just about anything I need
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:40:58pm |
re: #277 windsagio
You've kind of summed WUB up in some ways :p
I'm not 90's grunge, I am however 90's industrial :D
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:42:35pm |
re: #279 HoosierHoops
I got a Peavy Studio Pro..It does just about anything I need
this isn't an amp, it's just a tiny plastic box with a usb cable, a 1/4" jack and a xlr jack, my computer is generating the tone, and simulating effects chains, mic placement on the amp, etc etc
They're fun! And great for recording, because it's like instant goodness, but it's not the same as thundering through the real thing
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:43:12pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:43:45pm |
re: #282 WindUpBird
this isn't an amp, it's just a tiny plastic box with a usb cable, a 1/4" jack and a xlr jack, my computer is generating the tone, and simulating effects chains, mic placement on the amp, etc etc
They're fun! And great for recording, because it's like instant goodness, but it's not the same as thundering through the real thing
just imagine playing out to 200k people...boggles the mind
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:44:11pm |
re: #282 WindUpBird
this isn't an amp, it's just a tiny plastic box with a usb cable, a 1/4" jack and a xlr jack, my computer is generating the tone, and simulating effects chains, mic placement on the amp, etc etc
They're fun! And great for recording, because it's like instant goodness, but it's not the same as thundering through the real thing
The dude in the next cube from me has his iPad set up with every effect known to man and can record it...It is really cool
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:44:33pm |
re: #281 windsagio
you're very 1996 either way :D
Here's some 90's heavy guitar tone to blow the mind:
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:44:42pm |
re: #283 tnguitarist
I'm 90's grunge. Guilty.
you should taste 30's delta....back to the beginning son
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:44:47pm |
re: #280 WindUpBird
I'm not 90's grunge, I am however 90's industrial :D
The 90's. Put on some torn up jeans, a flannel shirt, Chuck Taylors, and a beanie cap, and call it Grunge.
In the 80's, us kids call it clothes.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:45:21pm |
I bought one of these a couple o years ago - ZT Lunchbox
I bring that into some o my club gigs, and guys laugh at it until I turn it on and unleash 200 watts out of a 6.5" speaker. It drops jaws.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:45:36pm |
re: #283 tnguitarist
I'm 90's grunge. Guilty.
I liked the heavy stuff! Melvins' Stoner Witch, Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, Grunttruck's Push, but the closer it got to later Pearl Jam, the more singer-songwritery stuff, the less I was interested
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:45:58pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:46:09pm |
re: #288 Slumbering Behemoth
The 90's. Put on some torn up jeans, a flannel shirt, Chuck Taylors, and a beanie cap, and call it Grunge.
In the 80's, us kids call it clothes.
we didn't have a dress code 67-75
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:46:20pm |
re: #290 WindUpBird
I liked the heavy stuff! Melvins' Stoner Witch, Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, Grunttruck's Push, but the closer it got to later Pearl Jam, the more singer-songwritery stuff, the less I was interested
I'm an AIC man.
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:47:23pm |
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Fozzie Bear Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:47:30pm |
I'll take a martin with a good mic any day. (You can always add distortion!)
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:47:38pm |
re: #288 Slumbering Behemoth
The 90's. Put on some torn up jeans, a flannel shirt, Chuck Taylors, and a beanie cap, and call it Grunge.
In the 80's, us kids call it clothes.
I wore voivod and Queensryche t-shirts. Never owned a flannel :D
Also, I was in south Seattle. The reason a bunch of us wore flannels, is because it was all kids of logging families. I was from the suburbs, and more of a metal purist *_*
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:47:38pm |
re: #283 tnguitarist
I'm 90's grunge. Guilty.
Yeah, me too. Even though I started playing in 1963. :)
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:48:04pm |
re: #293 tnguitarist
I'm an AIC man.
I always liked AIC! They started out metal, and kept the metal. :D
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:48:20pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:48:25pm |
re: #267 albusteve
Joplin at her absolute best...
Cry Baby[Video]
This is who she is imitating. Among many, many others. Just listen, don't pay any attention to the visuals.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:48:30pm |
re: #292 albusteve
we didn't have a dress code 67-75
We didn't have one in the 80's either. We were just broke.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:49:34pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:49:36pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:49:47pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:50:00pm |
re: #297 WindUpBird
I wore voivod and Queensryche t-shirts. Never owned a flannel :D
Also, I was in south Seattle. The reason a bunch of us wore flannels, is because it was all kids of logging families. I was from the suburbs, and more of a metal purist *_*
I wore flannels in the winter because it was cold, and that's what I usually got for xmas.
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:50:09pm |
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:50:23pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:50:29pm |
re: #285 HoosierHoops
The dude in the next cube from me has his iPad set up with every effect known to man and can record it...It is really cool
does he have this thing: [Link: www.ikmultimedia.com...]
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:51:02pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:51:28pm |
re: #303 HoosierHoops
Effen me!
Now that setup will move air
looks like something Bose would come up with...I realize it doesn't take much but, holy shit
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:52:14pm |
re: #310 Slumbering Behemoth
I wasn't a musician. Just head-banging teen-ager.
so how many fingers do you see...?
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:53:06pm |
re: #308 makeitstop
That's a nice rig.
The club I play in NYC has a blackface Fender Twin in its backline. I've been plugging a Pod XT Live into it for the past couple of weeks, and it just roars.
They don't call 'em Evil Twins for nothing.
I need a Pod that doesn't require my computer to function, I just have the UX1
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tnguitarist Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:55:45pm |
re: #311 albusteve
looks like something Bose would come up with...I realize it doesn't take much but, holy shit
It goes to 12.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:56:04pm |
re: #313 WindUpBird
I need a Pod that doesn't require my computer to function, I just have the UX1
You can get the kidney-bean Pods for cheap nowadays and they sound great. That's still the best piece of gear Line 6 ever built, IMO.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:57:24pm |
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:57:47pm |
re: #309 WindUpBird
does he have this thing: [Link: www.ikmultimedia.com...]
Looks like what he showed me.. You plug in your guitar and you can shape your sound a million ways..It is really cool...
I know our deep dark secrets as a guitarists we never admit.. The more effects we have the better we think we sound..As a newbee long ago.. I needed whatever I could get in an effect..Any effect...
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:58:55pm |
re: #317 HoosierHoops
Looks like what he showed me.. You plug in your guitar and you can shape your sound a million ways..It is really cool...
I know our deep dark secrets as a guitarists we never admit.. The more effects we have the better we think we sound..As a newbee long ago.. I needed whatever I could get in an effect..Any effect...
I'm a fan of Too Much Digital Delay, myself
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albusteve Thu, Jul 21, 2011 6:59:40pm |
re: #317 HoosierHoops
Looks like what he showed me.. You plug in your guitar and you can shape your sound a million ways..It is really cool...
I know our deep dark secrets as a guitarists we never admit.. The more effects we have the better we think we sound..As a newbee long ago.. I needed whatever I could get in an effect..Any effect...
no effects is the wave of the pasture
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:12:11pm |
Star Date 2269.34
A near Nuclear incident was averted in this thread today over the topic of music.. DefCon 2 was reached...Amps were turned to 11..Guitars were smashed..Amps were trashed...Guns were brandished...
Please remove your hats
Lawd..That was a great thread...Grant us more
Amen
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:14:15pm |
re: #311 albusteve
looks like something Bose would come up with...I realize it doesn't take much but, holy shit
Bose amps?
lol
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:14:57pm |
re: #313 WindUpBird
I need a Pod that doesn't require my computer to function, I just have the UX1
What's your set up like?
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:23:47pm |
re: #322 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
What's your set up like?
that;s pretty much it, a Line6 UX1 going into a windows 7 box ;-) Ableton to record my noodlings.
eventually, once my drums are put back together (Roland td6 brain, and all manner of pintech and roland triggers, eventually going into DrumkitfromHell Superior or something similar) I'm probably going to move a windows box into the garage and make that the dirtbag recording studio.
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makeitstop Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:32:37pm |
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simoom Thu, Jul 21, 2011 9:44:22pm |
With respect to Lion, Arstechnica has up their typical exhaustive review (27,000+ words):
[Link: arstechnica.com...]
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Fri, Jul 22, 2011 12:03:50am |
re: #323 WindUpBird
that;s pretty much it, a Line6 UX1 going into a windows 7 box ;-) Ableton to record my noodlings.
eventually, once my drums are put back together (Roland td6 brain, and all manner of pintech and roland triggers, eventually going into DrumkitfromHell Superior or something similar) I'm probably going to move a windows box into the garage and make that the dirtbag recording studio.
Did you mention getting a V-Drum kit earlier (couple weeks ago?) sorry if that was someone else but I thought we might have talked about it. I don't do much electronically at all though I've messed around in old Absynth 2 and 3. My entire rig needs an update. The SY85 still holds things down but the effects are, as you can imagine, very 1992. And it's kind of a tank.
Ideally I'd keep that around as a controller and move to an FP series, speaking of tanks, for real piano feel. I know I'm getting up there because the more I type, the more the thought of setup and teardown just makes me tired lol.
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