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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Exported or deported?
Well if we're going to consider hanging out in quarantine, it's probably just as well to avoid the the types with good plot lines that careen to bad ends.
Ah! That rascally Puck, admitting to being in 2 houses! Probably in others surreptitiously, as well. And Banquo and his ghost doing double duty, too? I dunno, can ghosts get it? Or transmit it?!?
And are the others abstaining from quarantine and continuing to roam the countryside? You see where that gor Rosencrantz and Guildenstern!
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Ah! That rascally Puck, admitting to being in 2 houses! Probably in others surreptitiously, as well. And Banquo and his ghost doing double duty, too? I dunno, can ghosts get it? Or transmit it?!?
And are the others abstaining from quarantine and continuing to roam the countryside? You see where that gor Rosencrantz and Guildenstern!
.
I'm staying out of House 1 for certain.
Young Bill let his dad down by going into the arts rather than taking up a good trade such as glove making.
I wouldn't mind being stranded with Princess Margaret back in the 60's ...
thank you Paul. I'm struggling but will hopefully survive this. unfortunately heart function is down to 20%, so we will see how much comes back when I look at my pillbox, I'd swear I was 90
my all time favorite death tune....Sam stone by john prine (damn covid took a good one)
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My mom, who is 96, likes to say that rattles after taking her pills. 9 medications, IIRC.
She says that her bout with COVID was the worst illness she's ever experienced. It took a little over 4 weeks to pass fully, but she now sounds just as strong as she did before it happened. She's out walking the grounds of her nursing home as I type this.
I'm praying and hoping that your recovery is just as successful.
thanks for the well wishes Steve. 96 and beat covid.....that's awesome. yep, I'm at 20 meds right now, couple years ago....0
Welcome back Young man. Thank you for keeping my promise to you. Get your rest, drink plenty of fluids, take your meds, ,,,,,, Darn You can take the man out of the nurse but you can't take the nurse outta the man. I am sure you know what to do. Sorry about that.
Be well and be safe.
;[)
Bob
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How does Friday work, anyway? Sixty-four years of Fridays and counting. That's a lot of Fridays. And widely prescribed as a cure for Monday, it gets to be a bit of an addiction.
The Friday afternoon school bell may be my most widely anticipated moment. It means it's time to have fun. Then they moved the goalposts.
Keep it fun, it's Friday
The Friday afternoon school bell may be my most widely anticipated moment. It means it's time to have fun. Then they moved the goalposts.
Keep it fun, it's Friday
This looks like an interesting short scale bass at a good price.
Epiphone Viola Bass - Vintage Sunburst
Epiphone Viola Bass - Vintage Sunburst
Friday On My Mind
What a nice day it is outside. Blue sky, warm weather, low humidity. The birds are singing, although I did break up one fight. Taking the day and Monday off AND it's pizza Friday.
What a nice day it is outside. Blue sky, warm weather, low humidity. The birds are singing, although I did break up one fight. Taking the day and Monday off AND it's pizza Friday.
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By chance I just watched Dave of Dave's Real Fun Stuff (The 'Tube) setup a new-out-of-the-box Epi Viola bass. Dave adjusted the truss rod for a too-straight neck, replaced the strings (it takes medium scale), and adjusted the string height and intonation.
Nice trick he does with the floating bridge. A bit of tape on the bridge on the bass side keeps the bridge in place as he changes strings. The treble side of the bridge is left free. And as I have done the same with my floating bridge, I see the wisdom in this. It's the treble side I adjust for intonation.
The BL of an open mike where I was a regular offered me his Epi Viola to play. I offered him my Stingray and the very first thing he said is It's heavy.
At that time I was only able to take the stage for maybe two numbers as my knees were totally gone. The BL did offer me a slot as a bassist for a blues band he was forming. I accepted without hesitation and then went totally out of action. Really took a year from the knee replacement surgery to (reasonably) full recovery. That is, if you don't mind being welded to a prosthetic or two.
I've moved since then. The local blues association night at the hotel where bands play for summer festival slots was to be on the first Saturday of lockdown. No blues festival this year .... and no Epi Viola
By chance I just watched Dave of Dave's Real Fun Stuff (The 'Tube) setup a new-out-of-the-box Epi Viola bass. Dave adjusted the truss rod for a too-straight neck, replaced the strings (it takes medium scale), and adjusted the string height and intonation.
Nice trick he does with the floating bridge. A bit of tape on the bridge on the bass side keeps the bridge in place as he changes strings. The treble side of the bridge is left free. And as I have done the same with my floating bridge, I see the wisdom in this. It's the treble side I adjust for intonation.
The BL of an open mike where I was a regular offered me his Epi Viola to play. I offered him my Stingray and the very first thing he said is It's heavy.
At that time I was only able to take the stage for maybe two numbers as my knees were totally gone. The BL did offer me a slot as a bassist for a blues band he was forming. I accepted without hesitation and then went totally out of action. Really took a year from the knee replacement surgery to (reasonably) full recovery. That is, if you don't mind being welded to a prosthetic or two.
I've moved since then. The local blues association night at the hotel where bands play for summer festival slots was to be on the first Saturday of lockdown. No blues festival this year .... and no Epi Viola
Those lightweight basses are such a pleasure to play. Moving around with virtually no restrictions gives you a real sense of freedom.
I haven't met a new bass that doesn't need some sort of adjustment. I just watched the video that you mentioned. I sure wish that I had a properly set up instrument when I was starting out. For some it could make a difference between a life of playing and giving up.
Dave set one up six months ago:
Dave has a new one on the bench:
Makes one want to do a little investeegation, it does.
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