Yeah, I use that one a lot. Also, hasta la later.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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The one that always gets to me is "have a great rest of your day." How is that, in any way, grammatically correct? How about, "I hope the rest of your day is great," or "have a great evening (or whatever part of the day it is)." But a great "rest of your day" is just... no. No.
I have a Behringer condensor mic, an SM58, and a Carvin imitation SM58. The Carvin mic came free with a Carvin PA system I bought in the mid-90's. With a touch of echo or reverb, the Carvin cheapo ROCKS! for recording! I love it more than the condenser. And yes, I do go for the lower priced equipment because I turn around so much all the time. That's my story and I'm sticking to it--I don't mind junk, if it sounds good
I have the same mic. I think it sounds better than a 58.
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"See ya" always works!
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Doing things for no particular reason beyond wanting to, is this a GOF trait? Maybe only on account of time, I reckon. Because I sure have enough to do in a day when I'm not on the clock.
Wednesday's Time Well Spent prize came with the Let's Change Strings Drill. Been wanting to try LaBella tapes for quite a while. Found a pack in Wednesday's post (I may have had something to do with it being shipped and all).
Consulted the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, verses 9–2, and commenced with the Holy Tape Measure of Antioch. That's 39 cm from the 12th fret to Millinocket, and wasn't even pretending to whistle while I work.
Not really certain what I think of the new tapes. They feel stiffer to me than the D'Addario tapes, maybe they're hex core?
Wednesday's Time Well Spent prize came with the Let's Change Strings Drill. Been wanting to try LaBella tapes for quite a while. Found a pack in Wednesday's post (I may have had something to do with it being shipped and all).
Consulted the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, verses 9–2, and commenced with the Holy Tape Measure of Antioch. That's 39 cm from the 12th fret to Millinocket, and wasn't even pretending to whistle while I work.
Not really certain what I think of the new tapes. They feel stiffer to me than the D'Addario tapes, maybe they're hex core?
It important to ensure that all time is well wasted.
Maybe the strings will sound better if you work in centi-cubits as opposed to cm.
I find that flats take a month or so to break in. Smearing on chicken grease can help deaden them. Or so Stephen Stills claimed when they were recording Deja Vu.
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I usually go with, "I hadnt planned to, but if you really want me to...?"
My usual response to "How are you?" Is "I dont know. My wife hasnt told me today."
I thought of a good rejoinder to "Have a good day" which I haven't used yet: I will if you will...
How are you?
Better than nothing, so I've been told.
Some folks don't get that one.
Better than nothing, so I've been told.
Some folks don't get that one.
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Amateur leagues ^
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If you're going pro, look no further than flight attendants. One of my friends started work as an FA when hats were part of the uniform. Another worked for TWA, and ...and the point is every FA holds the skill to obliterate anyone with a smile. A smile that never breaks. A smile that conveys absolute authority no matter what.
Admirable skill, says I.
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If you're going pro, look no further than flight attendants. One of my friends started work as an FA when hats were part of the uniform. Another worked for TWA, and ...and the point is every FA holds the skill to obliterate anyone with a smile. A smile that never breaks. A smile that conveys absolute authority no matter what.
Admirable skill, says I.
You want to be nice to anyone who holds the keys to the food and drink carts.
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Go ahead, say it. "Trolly Dolly".
Here am us somewhere on the 18 parsecs Dublin - Boston Run.
Here am us somewhere on the 18 parsecs Dublin - Boston Run.
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Is the shamrock on the napkin a lucky charm to ensure that the food is palatable?
Carvin made some great mics! The SM58's and 57's were ubiquitous back in the day. They were more or less the industry standard (still are) and I have used a 58 as my main stage mic for many years.
When I worked in the music store we had large PA and Pro Audio departments so I had the luxury of being able to A/B multiple microphones in order to figure out what would work best for me. Most of the more popular ones weren't as good for my voice as the ones I liked. I chose an Audio-Technica studio mic over a Neumann because I thought it was kinder to my voice. The Neumanns were nice but the price tag was pretty steep for what you got. With my discount, they were affordable, but ultimately I thought the A-T was the better choice for me. I still have that one, too. I chose the AKG mic that I mentioned earlier because it was cleaner and brighter which worked for my voice. But there were a lot of great mics in that store, and not all of them cost a ton of money.
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I have a pair of Peavey 112 PA cabs (loaded with Scorpions and piezo tweeter/horn deal) that I bought from Chuck Levin's back in the early 80's. Everyone I play with asks me to bring them when we're doing acoustic/folk/bluegrass and the rock band guys ask for them to use as monitors. And it's not because the groups I play with don't have other newer and more expensive cabs. I even have newer and more expensive gear I could bring!
Sometimes the old, simple, cheap gizmos just work well...either that or we're all too old to want to change and can't hear the difference anymore. So without objection, I'm going to go with, sometimes the older stuff is better and leave it at that.
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I've been enjoying video clips of the Goodwood Festival of Speed from last week. So many beautiful old cars and bikes. Most were taking it easy up the hill, and rightfully so. Modern F1 cars haven't been allowed to do official timed runs for quite some time, but the long standing record had been done in an F1 car all the way back in 1999. Until last Saturday:
Granted, this is a purpose built hillclimb car that VW has thrown a metric boatload of money at. When it smashed the Pikes Peak record that made a lot of sense, since electric vehicles don't run out of gas at high altitude the way infernal combustion engines do. Many traditionalists are up in arms, but I say "well done."
Granted, this is a purpose built hillclimb car that VW has thrown a metric boatload of money at. When it smashed the Pikes Peak record that made a lot of sense, since electric vehicles don't run out of gas at high altitude the way infernal combustion engines do. Many traditionalists are up in arms, but I say "well done."
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"How are you?", "Strange", says I. Then we actually have a conversation
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