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  1. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Philip K. Dick's "Electric Dreams"

    Is anyone watching this new anthology series? It's on Amazon Prime in the US and I believe Channel Four in the UK. I don't know what other media carry it elsewhere. Last nigth I got to se the Autofac episode on a big screen at Sony Pictures. It was impressive, really impressive! One of the...
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    Anthropoid

    Great new movie. It's about the 1942 secret mission ordered by the Czechoslovakian government in exile in London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the ruthless "Butcher of Prague" and widely regarded as the architect of the so-called "Final Solution." It was carried out by Czech...
  3. Bob Lee (QSC)

    TalkBass Fantasy Premier League

    The new season starts next weekend. All you TBers who participated last season (BassyBill and others), please come aboard again at fantasy.premierleague.com. The deadline is 13 August. Anyone new who wants to join, the league code is 327183-99971. Or shoot me a PM with your e-mail address and...
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    Brian McElligott (bmc) RIP

    According to his friend Kevin Warren of Canada, our TalkBass brother Brian McElligott, known here as @bmc , lost his battle with cancer. Our friend RIP. mod edit: added tag @bmc
  5. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Cool animation and explanation of how a loudspeaker driver works

    http://animagraffs.com/loudspeaker/ It's simple but very well done. Check it out.
  6. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Happy Birthday, Major Metal!

    Hey Kevin, happy birthday, brotha!
  7. Bob Lee (QSC)

    FS: Acoustic 136 combo bass amp in Orange County, Calif.

    Acoustic 136 combo bass amp for sale Location: Costa Mesa, California 125 watt amp section Two instrument inputs, each with its own bass, treble, and volume controls, bright switch, and dual input jacks Single 15" (original Eminence driver) in a bass reflex enclosure Solid state...
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    Using generators and portable power

    FOH magazine always features excellent technical articles by Phil Graham. The June 2013 and July 2013 issues contain a very good two-part series on operating with generators and portable power systems. Part 1: Invalid Link Removed Part 2: Invalid Link Removed Edit: I just noticed that...
  9. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Ray Manzarek

    It should be OK to honor an influential member of a bass-less band here. I just read that Ray Manzarek of the Doors died this afternoon (OK, his left hand was the bass). So sad to have him go.
  10. Bob Lee (QSC)

    RIP Lena Horne

    CORRECTION: False alarm: Invalid Link Removed Miss Horne died in New York today at age 92. Farewell to a great singer and actress.
  11. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Special weekend for space geeks

    For space and science geeks in southern California, this weekend is the annual Open House at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena: Link Removed
  12. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Happy Birthday, MAJOR METAL!

    Happy birthday, Kevin! I hope it's a great one.
  13. Bob Lee (QSC)

    TalkBass Fantasy Hockey 2011–2012 Season

    We have room for a few more teams in the Yahoo fantasy hockey league. It's a rotisserie format. PM me for details.
  14. Bob Lee (QSC)

    RIP Stetson Kennedy

    Stetson Kennedy Official Website He had some clever ways of weakening the Ku Klux Klan.
  15. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Happy Tet and Chinese New Year

    To our TBers who celebrate a new year, best wishes!
  16. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Yahoo Fantasy NHL time

    It's time again to drop the puck and get the Talkbassers on Ice league going again. I've sent out a reminder to all of last season's participants. Anyone interested, PM me and I'll send you the Yahoo league ID and password. Thanks!
  17. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Experts, studies, etc.

    Expertise is great (it's certainly better than ignorance and superstition), but don't bet the farm … [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
  18. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Marvin Isley, RIP

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    Attention OT: I met Mark Latimour!

    Not just once, but twice, during my visit to London. Very good guy! And he knows the good pubs. That's useful knowledge when in London. Separately I also got to meet Sir George Martin—the "fifth Beatle," so to speak. My signature's in the lower right corner of the certificate...
  20. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Mark Twain

    Here's to Samuel Clemens, one of the first great American writers, on the centenary of his death. This is the Mark Twain House in Hartford:
  21. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Fantasy Baseball Team(s) needed!

    My brother Mike started a head-to-head Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league and right now we have five teams, an odd number. We need one, three, or five more teams in order to draft and play. If you're interested, PM me and I'll put you in touch with my brother. Thanks!
  22. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Charley Pride

    Probably the greatest African-American country/western singer of all time.
  23. Bob Lee (QSC)

    World Geography Quiz

    World Geography Quiz This is fun, and quite challenging: Invalid Link Removed How do you do at it? I just completed level 12 with 508,286 points.
  24. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Fantasy NASCAR?

    Go to http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/auto Click on "Join a Group", then "Join a Private Group" Group ID#20816 Password: lugnutz
  25. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Miep Gies, RIP

    One of the quiet heroines of the 20th Century: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Movie: Pirate Radio / The Boat That Rocked

    I saw Pirate Radio (known to our UK friends as The Boat That Rocked) Friday night. I've had a long interest in the story of Radio Caroline and similar endeavors, so I was really eager to see this movie. It's not the story of Radio Caroline (I understand some have criticized it for that), but a...
  27. Bob Lee (QSC)

    TalkBass Fantasy Hockey 2009-2010

    The NHL season is coming, and I'm firing up the league Talkbassers On Ice once again. So far we have three teams returning from last season. I have set a maximum of ten teams. To join, go to http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/hockey/register/tos?done=joinleague and click on "Join an...
  28. Bob Lee (QSC)

    One of the coolest ideas I've seen

    http://www.techshop.ws/ I hope they'll open one near me!
  29. Bob Lee (QSC)

    RIP Karl Malden

    Died today at age 97. The Streets of San Francisco won't be the same without him.
  30. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Anyone use Wolfram|Alpha yet?

    What do you think? How do you like it? Any tips or tricks? (BTW, it's at www.wolframalpha.com.)
  31. Bob Lee (QSC)

    TalkBassers in Munich

    Are there any TBers in or around München? I'll be there next week for the Audio Engineering Society convention. It would be fun to get together.
  32. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Book deal

    I'm pleased to announce that I've made a deal to write a book for a major publisher: The Complete Idiot's Guide … for Dummies
  33. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Attn F1 fans: Fantasy Formula , anyone?

    Go to Link Removed. Click on "Create or join group" button, then on "Join existing group." Then click on "Join a private group." ID#: 236 password: 20vturbo
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    Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR, anyone?

    Go to http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/auto and join a group. Click on "Join a private group." Group ID#: 22881 password: restrictorplate
  35. Bob Lee (QSC)

    How to get your car unstuck in the snow

    1. Not like this:
  36. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Do you lose socks in the dryer or the washing machine?

    Which one? And where do you think they actually go?
  37. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Major Metal GTG

    Hey SoCal TBers! We need to go get together in San Bernardino with Major Metal to welcome him to southern Cali! Come on, let's get a date and time, and then a good bar, pub, restaurant, etc. Ideas, please!
  38. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Fantasy NHL Hockey again!

    It's time for fantasy NHL again. Send me a PM and I'll send you the sign-up details.
  39. Bob Lee (QSC)

    Live Sound Education at AES Convention

    I was asked almost a year ago to chair the live sound events at the upcoming Audio Engineering Society convention in San Francisco, which will take place October 2–5 at the Moscone Center. A special live sound symposium will take place on Wednesday, October 1. The technical program of...
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    Victor Wooten on NPR All Things Considered

    Did anyone catch Victor's interview on the radio show All Things Considered yesterday? Here it is, for anyone interested. There's a link for listening, too. Invalid Link Removed