Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[BadExample]

...and every one of us who spent significant time with the military can actually put at least one real name to that face!

MCPO Charles J. Perkins!

Oddly, as I aged, I respected him more and more. When I was under his command and after. I realized years later that he was looking out for us as the Command Master Chief. And on deployments, damn, he could sock down some beer. Shaved his head with a straight edge.

 

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Get off my lawn...

OR I'LL BLOW YOU OFF!!!!!

 

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Get off my lawn...

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OR I'LL BLOW YOU OFF!!!!!

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I should stack the SVT3PRO on there too just for show. Think I'd blow the breaker box if I fired up all 3 at once.

 

[BadExample]

Tell us about the whiskey on the bar

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Tell us about the whiskey on the bar

Bro @BadExample you and I think alike! Matter of fact pour me a stiff one-- no chaser, no water! LOL! I'm going to partake a bit tonight as a matter of fact!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

I was hoping there would be air travel options for the after life and honestly haven't given any thought to potential hazards related to ground travel. And like no one ever mentioned a problem with the runways, only the road.

As usual, I now see I may have missed a key point that deserved more attention than I gave it!

A man walks into a bar on the top floor of a skyscraper. He sits down and orders a beer. After taking a drink he sees the guy next to him go over to the window and jump out! “Holy cow! Did you see that!? That guy just jumped out the window!” The bartender does nothing. So the man takes another sip. A minute later the same guy walks in, orders another drink, chugs it, and jumps out the window again.

“Jesus! He just jumped again!” The bartender ignores the man. So the man sits puzzled. The guy comes back into the bar, and orders another drink. “How did you survive that jump?”..”I ordered a floatie drink, if you drink it in a certain amount of time, you can float.” So the guy quickly orders a floatie drink. He takes it from the bartender, and chugs it.

He then jumps out the window and…SPLAT! Right on the sidewalk! The Bartender then say s, “You know, Superman…you can be a real jerk when you re drunk.”

 

[BadExample]

I'm afraid I have to stick to Guinness. Whiskey madkes me unacceptable to modern society and unable to walk well. Even after just 2 (20 oz.) shots.

 

[Ken Morgan]

Over the years, I’ve just developed a preference for whatever I’m drinking straight up...no mixers, etc. whiskey, tequila, even vodka all seem significantly better when sipped slowly from quality glassware that mixed with something that detracts from the taste, adds unnecessary calories, etc...

Pretty much the only thing I mix good booze with is coffee...

 

[alaskaleftybass]

I'm afraid I have to stick to Guinness. Whiskey madkes me unacceptable to modern society and unable to walk well. Even after just 2 (20 oz.) shots.

Me too brudda. Wife says I have to sleep in the shed if I drink more than a pint!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Over the years, I’ve just developed a preference for whatever I’m drinking straight up...no mixers, etc. whiskey, tequila, even vodka all seem significantly better when sipped slowly from quality glassware that mixed with something that detracts from the taste, adds unnecessary calories, etc...

Pretty much the only thing I mix good booze with is coffee...

Bro @Ken Morgan I mix vodka with chilled filtered water. Does me just fine... no morning blues....

Disclaimer: Not so much anymore... as I've gotten older and wife's tolerance has gone down....

 

[BassmanPaul]

Bro @BadExample you and I think alike! Matter of fact pour me a stiff one-- no chaser, no water! LOL! I'm going to partake a bit tonight as a matter of fact!

if someone offers you Puncheon from Trinidad do NOT take them up on their offer. I tried a sip last night and I felt like my head was going to leave my shoulders! I could hardly breathe. I suppose that 75% proof will do that!!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Feeling grumpy. I complained about an auction gone bad on TB and a bunch of young whippersnappers tore me a new one. My mistake but the buyer wouldn't work with me. I read on the news one of our former leaders said there's a new culture of meanness in the country and you know I agree. Some people here (especially us GOF's) are kind and caring, and even when grumpy are understanding. But some of the younger players are just rude and thoughtless. Honestly the way some of them talk I would probably pop them in the lip if we were in the same room. Oh well. That's my gripe for the day. Good morning by the way GOF's......

 

[Ken Morgan]

You said a mouthful about meanness...society has seemingly lost all sense of grace, manners, and class. The confrontational in-your-face attitude is so wrong, the lack of integrity, damn..

This isn’t political, it’s a societal cancer. Looking to political solutions only worsens the situation. It will take good people, not loud people, to fix it

 

[BadExample]

I'm not seeing mean here, so both of you can bite my shiny metal ass.

 

[Basically Bob]

I'm not seeing mean here, so both of you can bite my shiny metal ass.

Yum

 

[BadExample]

Bender role playing

 

[agedhorse]

It's a social problem with political climate enablement.

This sort of stuff has happened again and again throughout history, which is why it's important to learn about history... so such things are not repeated.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Well, I'm 65 this year as of February. It seemed to be kind of a pivotal point to me. Feel the darkness more. Feel a need to get more done but sometimes can't get going-- no particular reason, just sometimes overwhelmed. Wife has had a couple health scares so that makes her more precious than ever. I used to be pretty popular on a karaoke website but quit doing that. Facebook seems to be the same thing day in and day out. Sorry don't want to know what you had for breakfast or if you're drunk/hungover, or whatever. Tired of all the wise advice and touching stories. Got my own I want to tell.

I have some GK gear and cabs, along with basses I'm thinking of selling. Downsizing if you will. I can still pack gear-- I work in a youngish organization and most of them don't know my real age which is a plus nowadays. Seems like the last form of discrimination left is for older people. I read another post where a player enjoyed doing a retirement home, and the youngsters (mostly @sses) were joking about broken hearing aids, captive audiences, not remembering songs being played over and over again, it's sad but you don't realize it until you're there yourself. I'm not by any means ready for a retirement home-- I schlep my own gear and get out a lot. But it hurts to see that kind of discrimination going on.

I recently bought a small Eden amp and totally fell in love with the tone. I'm thinking once I sell my larger gear get a couple larger Eden combos. The tone is to die for. Very crisp, clear, yet I can push it and get a little growl out of it if needed. And yet I play with a drummer that's 70, and he has a large P.A., lights, two drum sets, and various bass amp combinations. He's a competent bass player and drummer. And he hauls all this gear by himself. I think our generation is going to prove that getting older doesn't mean buttermilk, khaki pants and suspenders.

Thanks for listening. Guess 65 years later I'm growing up a little!

 

[Al Kraft]

Well, I'm 65 this year as of February. It seemed to be kind of a pivotal point to me. Feel the darkness more. Feel a need to get more done but sometimes can't get going-- no particular reason, just sometimes overwhelmed. Wife has had a couple health scares so that makes her more precious than ever. I used to be pretty popular on a karaoke website but quit doing that. Facebook seems to be the same thing day in and day out. Sorry don't want to know what you had for breakfast or if you're drunk/hungover, or whatever. Tired of all the wise advice and touching stories. Got my own I want to tell.

I have some GK gear and cabs, along with basses I'm thinking of selling. Downsizing if you will. I can still pack gear-- I work in a youngish organization and most of them don't know my real age which is a plus nowadays. Seems like the last form of discrimination left is for older people. I read another post where a player enjoyed doing a retirement home, and the youngsters (mostly @sses) were joking about broken hearing aids, captive audiences, not remembering songs being played over and over again, it's sad but you don't realize it until you're there yourself. I'm not by any means ready for a retirement home-- I schlep my own gear and get out a lot. But it hurts to see that kind of discrimination going on.

I recently bought a small Eden amp and totally fell in love with the tone. I'm thinking once I sell my larger gear get a couple larger Eden combos. The tone is to die for. Very crisp, clear, yet I can push it and get a little growl out of it if needed. And yet I play with a drummer that's 70, and he has a large P.A., lights, two drum sets, and various bass amp combinations. He's a competent bass player and drummer. And he hauls all this gear by himself. I think our generation is going to prove that getting older doesn't mean buttermilk, khaki pants and suspenders.

Thanks for listening. Guess 65 years later I'm growing up a little!

The financial planners tell us we need to assume we'll live to 100 and invest/make choices accordingly. So if they're at least 90% right you're only about a 2/3 the way through your life. With all that experience backing you up, there's no reason to believe the years ahead won't be some of your best.

IMO/IME those who simply keep going are able to keep going. I saw an interview with an 85 year old guy who surfed with the young folks every day. Someone asked him how an 85 year old guy could come out and surf the big waves with people 60 to 70 years his junior.

His answer was that when he was a teenager he decided he wanted to surf pretty much every day of his life. So in his mind if he was able to surf yesterday, he was only one day older today, so why would it be a problem. He never saw himself as XY years old, he always viewed himself as only one a day older than yesterday.

 

[Ken Morgan]

This is odd...I’m 61, have a guaranteed income as long as I have a pulse via VA disability, supplemented some by music income and soon to be partial SS (age 62)...blah blah..

But the thought of not picking in a public setting in both financially and professionally satisfying situations scares the living hell out of me. Moreso after reading the last few posts. Dang, y’all.