Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[beans-on-toast]

And a happy Saturday to you, too.
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Just returned from another honeymoon with Mrs. Dog, so no plans for this weekend. Oh, but, all systems are 'go'!

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Oh, yes! And more . . . .

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When you are sitting on the beach, you might enjoy reading the magazine below. Some spectacular properties under the three lines (the so called hamburger menu).

http://www.gg-magazine.com

 

[Fat Freddy]

May I interest you in a shillelagh staff from Ireland.

Olde Shillelagh

I was given one of those that was made out of a Brussel Sprout stalk.....No.....Really....

 

[GonePlaid]

I was given one of those that was made out of a Brussel Sprout stalk.....No.....Really....

That'll make people run away.

 

[Fat Freddy]

And a happy Saturday to you, too.
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Just returned from another honeymoon with Mrs. Dog, so no plans for this weekend. Oh, but, all systems are 'go'!

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... I don't mind ...

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Last time I was that close to the ocean, I was chased around by a Japanese Whaler for three days!....

 

[beans-on-toast]

I was given one of those that was made out of a Brussel Sprout stalk.....No.....Really....

Carrying that, you wouldn’t want to get in a tug-of-war with a killer bunny. The bunny always wins.

 

[Fat Freddy]

That'll make people run away.

It was actually very sturdy and might well have made one or two leg it........

Suspect you were talking taste though...

 

[Fat Freddy]

Carrying that, you wouldn’t want to get in a tug-of-war with a killer bunny. The bunny always wins.

I see why you'd laugh but just to prove the possibility of the said object....

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So there!...

 

[Passinwind]

Happy Saturday GOFs

Growers' Market is closed for the year, which means my Saturday mornings are free until May.

We didn't do a Friday roll call, where's Will? Ten fingers, ten toes, all body parts present and able.

Present. Oh wait, Christmas is nearly three weeks away. Everyone loves Vise-Grips, am I right?

Managed 4+ hours of jamming last night, standing up with no breaks. I did switch to guitar for half an hour or so at one point though. We had both dummers (sic) in the Dawg House at the same time, which is a rarity. They're actually starting to figure out how to leverage the Allmans/Dead feel, but with very small kits. Good times.

I was mostly hammering eighth note feel old school funk last night, this bass just demands that. Popped a new custom preamp in there this week that uses some new low current low noise opamps. There's a strong market for pieces like that, given all the mobile appliances out there these days. The new ones are a lot less expensive than what I've been using for the last few years as well.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Present. Oh wait, Christmas is nearly three weeks away. Everyone loves Vise-Grips, am I right?

Managed 4+ hours of jamming last night, standing up with no breaks. I did switch to guitar for half an hour or so at one point though. We had both dummers (sic) in the Dawg House at the same time, which is a rarity. They're actually starting to figure out how to leverage the Allmans/Dead feel, but with very small kits. Good times.

I was mostly hammering eighth note feel old school funk last night, this bass just demands that. Popped a new custom preamp in there this week that uses some new low current low noise opamps. There's a strong market for pieces like that, given all the mobile appliances out there these days. The new ones are a lot less expensive than what I've been using for the last few years as well.

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So pretty.....no....not you, the bass!.....

 

[Passinwind]

So pretty.....no....not you, the bass!.....

Yeah, I'm a bit sorry it has to go back today. But something else pretty nice is going to be coming back, so all good.

 

[murphy]

Walking poles always seemed to me the sort of thing to take on a lunch hike.

Not all neighbors shovel their walk in a timely way. There is one in particular. It's a small set of flats, maybe two or three, and the owner (wherever he is) never clears the walk. Only this summer did he finally replace one concrete walk bit (whatever these things are called) that was broken and down to gravel. Good chance the city forced the landlord do that.

Took a fall three weeks ago an hour or so after the doctor injected my foot/ankle with cortisone. A step down that's longer than expected is always a surprise. Knowing how to fall is an art in of itself. Do it enough and you get good at it.

What's consistent is the old saw: [Someone We Know] fell and broke [third person pronoun] hip. The actual sequence of events is a weak hip breaks and then the fall because that's how bodies work. Bones and muscles work together

Oh yes...i know the walk and fall pain.....The snow yesterday wreaked havoc pain in my leg yesterday ...uneven and slippery and cleaning off vehicles

 

[murphy]

This is such cool stuff. You all really dive deep here.

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That is deep

 

[GonePlaid]

Present. Oh wait, Christmas is nearly three weeks away. Everyone loves Vise-Grips, am I right?

Managed 4+ hours of jamming last night, standing up with no breaks. I did switch to guitar for half an hour or so at one point though. We had both dummers (sic) in the Dawg House at the same time, which is a rarity. They're actually starting to figure out how to leverage the Allmans/Dead feel, but with very small kits. Good times.

I was mostly hammering eighth note feel old school funk last night, this bass just demands that. Popped a new custom preamp in there this week that uses some new low current low noise opamps. There's a strong market for pieces like that, given all the mobile appliances out there these days. The new ones are a lot less expensive than what I've been using for the last few years as well.

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Bee-yoo-tea-ful!

 

[GonePlaid]

Happy Saturday, y'all[good Southern word meaning...uh,.. Y'all]. All appendages-except one*-working as intended. Gig tonight at a VFW in Hobe Sound, FL. I'm gonna wear my USS Arizona cap in remembrance of today's date.(I visited the Memorial in 65). The gig is 6:30 to 9:30. Love playing for fellow GOF's-they go home early. One of the few places we play that there's a door right by the stage. Easy in, easy out.(YAY!)
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and you've polished off the leftovers by now. This is that wonderful time of the year that, if you need toilet paper, or some such, yer better off paying convenience store prices than going to WalMart or the equivalent.

*left thumb stiffness

 

[GonePlaid]

I see why you'd laugh but just to prove the possibility of the said object....

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So there!...

OK. That's really cool!

 

[Fat Freddy]

Happy Saturday GOFs

Growers' Market is closed for the year, which means my Saturday mornings are free until May.

We didn't do a Friday roll call, where's Will? Ten fingers, ten toes, all body parts present and able. I'll need to check but fairly certain there are no conference calls today or to-morrow. A few key players are in Miami right now and are otherwise engaged. Except thanks to the sonic screwdriver I carry around, pretty well in touch with everyone in Real Time.

What's the best Beatles song to play in the rain?

Octopus' Garden

 

[Haroldo]

Walking poles always seemed to me the sort of thing to take on a lunch hike.

Not all neighbors shovel their walk in a timely way. There is one in particular. It's a small set of flats, maybe two or three, and the owner (wherever he is) never clears the walk. Only this summer did he finally replace one concrete walk bit (whatever these things are called) that was broken and down to gravel. Good chance the city forced the landlord do that.

Took a fall three weeks ago an hour or so after the doctor injected my foot/ankle with cortisone. A step down that's longer than expected is always a surprise. Knowing how to fall is an art in of itself. Do it enough and you get good at it.

What's consistent is the old saw: [Someone We Know] fell and broke [third person pronoun] hip. The actual sequence of events is a weak hip breaks and then the fall because that's how bodies work. Bones and muscles work together

You remind me of a poem by Ishmael Reed, here on 'Conjure; Music for the Texts of Ishmael Reed' by Kip Hanrahan. Learn how to fall, indeed.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Very rarely do I see walking sticks, canes or crutches used properly. A proper start begins with a good physical therapist. By some chance I knew a few

 

[BassmanPaul]

Oh yes...i know the walk and fall pain.....The snow yesterday wreaked havoc pain in my leg yesterday ...uneven and slippery and cleaning off vehicles

Quit yer complainin’! Are we not Canadian?

My three best mates in the Crescent were out with a Snow Blower and shovels clearing driveways, including mine. They won’t let me lift a finger ‘cos of my stroke history.

Dorothy has contracted Eczema on her right ankle and it’s causing swelling on her face. The poor love looked as though someone had hit her in the right eye. She is not a happy camper. She was prescribed an Antibiotic which, naturally, she turned out to be allergic to. She is covered in little red lumps that bleed if you even look at them! I have been applying prescription creams like Cortisone to these and we are slowly making headway. We are hoping that on Tuesday we can meet friends at our favourite restaurant The Keg. Usually we visit twice a week but we haven’t for nearly a month now.

 

[2tonic]

This is such cool stuff. You all really dive deep here.

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I think you rolled me, on a level I have yet to comprehend.
I scrolled to the bottom of the Marianas Trench expecting to either see @Fat Freddy 's avatar or to be Rickrolled.................but..nothing!?