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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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True. I've played both 2nd/4th tenor(some arrangers say 2, others-my Dad included, say 4)and 5th bari. It's a blast.
1961 album Sinatra's Swingin' Session, Capitol Studio A. A lot of players. The so called Sinatra mic is a Telefunken U47 tube mic.
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And Nelson Riddle at the conductor's podium.
Would have been great to have been there.
She tricked you, mate. That's what the punks in the corner thought about the Sultans.
Uncouth schoolboys jacked into a defensive corner, where nothing can penetrate, wouldn't know Rock and Roll if the Who sledgehammered them over the head with it!
Ruffians, with no taste in fashion, and no stomach for improving themselves. Rough Boys, indeed!
Headed for a deskbound career of interminable boredom. What turds.
The Sultans, gentle reader, the SULTANS played Creole!
Oh, and Happy Easter to all!
La Contessa can probably give you some pointers on that.
Tom Bombadill - love the reference! I read the Hobbit and LOTR last year, or maybe the year before. Stuff is kinda running together the past year and a half. I've read them several times and always enjoy them.
I used this website as a sidebar while I was reading.
Interactive Map of Middle-Earth - LotrProject
Those boom stands look quite familiar.
They had a lot of extension and could carry that weight.
A Professional.
I grumble about that sometimes, too, but overall I like having cars that I don't have to work on before I take a trip. We've had a few of those. The one that stands out is an '81 Olds 98. Nice ride, but it had it's share of problems. Rats nest of vacuum lines for emissions and controlling the AC/heat. Had several problems with that stuff and when that stuff decided to take a vacation, the car ran terrible. It also had a "thing" for water pumps. lol.
Coil on plug or a very short plug wire. Our Honda has six, Corvette has eight. They are easy to remove and install.
Eliminates mechanical wear from the distributor, breaker points, and distributor rotor with the resulting timing variations. Ignition timing (and fuel delivery) is way more accurate and more easily controlled by the ECM for varying conditions. That's the primary reason modern cars can produce much more power, get really good gas mileage, and much lower emissions. The Honda has 278 hp and gets about 35 mpg at 70 mph. The Corvette is 400 hp and gets around 27 mpg at 70 mph.
Downside is owner maintenance compared to what we used to do. If you are willing to learn a new set of skills and get the tools, you can work on a modern car although repairs may cost more. The error codes can tell you pretty much what the problem is. The code readers that places like Autozone have only read the engine codes. A reader for the entire car can be a few hundred dollars although there are clones available for less. Just depends on what you're willing to do.
I'm not willing to jump into all that. Outside of minor stuff, it goes to the dealer. I'll do basic troubleshooting like looking up a code so the dealer doesn't take me for a ride but that's about it.
I've been retired for 12 yrs and haven't seen any of that attitude. If you do see it, ignore those people. They are just PO'd because they can't do it. It's their problem, not yours.
Retirement is an attitude as much as the physical thing of not going to a workplace. There are many times we ask ourselves how we found time to work! I knew when I was going to leave work and I told my boss when I planned to leave. I was very fortunate to have a great boss at the time who also became a close friend. I started transitioning stuff several months before I left and that put me in the mindset of retirement a little sooner than quitting cold. Geez, what a great feeling the last day I walked out of that building! It was a little scary when the paycheck stopped and wondering if our plan would work. It took about a year for us to realize, that yeah, this is working, this is good. No regrets, no looking back.
I'm sure things will go well for you! There is a whole set of opportunities open now that a j-o-b doesn't get in the way.
I was still doing chemo when my last work day arrived over eight years ago. Didn't know how much retirement I could expect at that point, but so far, so good. One foot in front of the other, and just continue to march. This year's old farts golf league resumes tomorrow, so I'll see how it goes after not touching a club for 18 months. 
Try these guys. They cover tunes Charlie Parker has played. Trumpet usually plays the melody, then Charlie Parker's solo is harmonized for five saxes as a soli.
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