Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

[Muddslide]

I think there is this this button that gets hit when you hit 35 and the decay begins.

I have read that while it varies from person to person, somewhere between the ages of 25 to 35 or so, you hit a tipping point where more cells begin to die than are created.

In other words, like an apple, it grows until it reaches the moment of perfect ripeness, and then it's all downhill from there.

 

[Muddslide]

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Killer shot! Head chef? Damn I KNOW that is a ton of work. Get yourself on Chopped and win you some $10K!

 

[Muddslide]

Nah Askrere is out of college, a man in most regards. We just like to harass him cause allot of us as past the age of rockstar.
As far as pictures of myself.....View attachment 637239
That's me and my daughter. Do I look like I read?

Daaawww! That girl of yours could not possibly be cuter, man! Like--one more molecule of cuteness would create a rift in the time-space continuum.

And yes--you do look bookish.

 

[JoeVictim]

When I was 23 and in grad school I would blow off steam by going to the batting cages and whaling away on 55 mph meatballs (didn't have a jam space to DOOOM, what could I do?). It was also a period of substantial weight gain. Anyway, the pitching machine broke while I was in the cage... it kept giving me freebies- it just didn't stop. "Woohoo! Free batting practice!" I thought and I gleefully hacked away for the next 20 minutes, wearing holes in my batting gloves, blistering my fingers, finally leaving with exhaustion with the machine still pitching.. oh yeah and my lower back was a bit sore..

The next day I literally COULD NOT WALK. I do believe I herniated a disc in that cage. Ever since, it's been prone to aggravation. If I tweak it, I'm hobbling for a week or more. It's especially vulnerable if I've been putting on the pounds.

I hate to admit it, but the best cure I've found is this guy:
Diamond Dallas Page

his "red hot core" workout on the first DVD is the quickest fix to the tweaked lower back I've found.


And yes, @askrere, before you mention it, those AARP discounts are sweet. They got a special on NOS carbon comp resistors and nixie tubes this week!

Got damn, DDP!!!

 

[Squanch72]

Me and my Micah Chicken Neck

 

[Blank_0101]

Askrere is some kind of child prodigy, he's like 17.

Not quite! In human years I'd be considered 24. Though, I shed my physical form after the dot com boom to merge with wikipedia to become all knowing.

I thought he was 14?

Amending the will right now: "To Askrere I leave ENDLESS YEARS OF CURSED LUCK, ANNOYING HAUNTINGS, DISEASE, DECAY, DEPRESSION, ECZEMA AND MILD ACNE."

Is your will the reason this week I suddenly got mild acne on my face after nearly 10 years of mostly blemish free face flesh?

My grandpa is 87, has two artificial knees, 4 fused discs, and still paints 40 hours a week. Cant kill us...

Cant kill you, but can make it difficult for you to go through a metal detector at the air port.

 

[dcarwin]

I am old.

 

[The_Janitor]

Damn. I'm 35 since January...
I gained like 15 pounds during the last 5 years and I'm quite lanky so it's not very visible, but damn, it's hard to lose that extra weight.

No carbs, no sugar, no starches, no saturated fat. Sucks at first but I'm down over 5 pounds in the last two weeks. That's with one "cheater" day a week.

Here's a photo of me at the Universal Audio booth at NAMM this past January. (I'm the one sitting down).

 

[JoeVictim]

Here's an action shot

 

[dcarwin]

Here's an action shot

Abe Lincoln beard! I had to trim like that to go abalone diving. (mustache causes mask leaks)

 

[Squanch72]

No carbs, no sugar, no starches, no saturated fat. Sucks at first but I'm down over 5 pounds in the last two weeks. That's with one "cheater" day a week.

Here's a photo of me at the Universal Audio booth at NAMM this past January. (I'm the one sitting down).

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That's a cool pic!

 

[mc_muench]

Im thinking to myself right now, besides the cramped car ride to madison and back, this is the only time im going to be sitting for the next 15ish hours. Until I finally sit down BACK in this booth tomorrow morning when I open at 7am.

Totes worth it though.

 

[Muddslide]

Me and my Micah Chicken Neck

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Chicken Neck is a great middle name!

 

[The_Janitor]

That's a cool pic!

Thanks! They had the whole booth setup with the vintage gear and wood paneling, with an assembly line photo-taking system. Kept walking past it for the first 3 days, always on the way to a meeting, always huge lines at the booth. Finally on the last day of the show, after my last meeting I ran over there and got the photo. Worth it.

 

[Muddslide]

I am old.

Well, I think you look younger than me. I'm 46. If you are older than that, you are better preserved than I am.

 

[Muddslide]

Here's an action shot

That's a cool shot. But hey! Someone snuck an upside-down Peavey in there!!!!

 

[dcarwin]

Well, I think you look younger than me. I'm 46. If you are older than that, you are better preserved than I am.

I'm 45, so we're about the same. (go '70)

 

[JoeVictim]

Abe Lincoln beard! I had to trim like that to go abalone diving. (mustache causes mask leaks)

I've been asked several times if my facial hair is a part of my religion (work in Catholic hospital). I try not to laugh.

 

[dcarwin]

Wish me luck, I think I'm going to pull my kid's toilet today. (It's been clogging relentlessly - no luck with snakes)

 

[Squanch72]

Chicken Neck is a great middle name!

If I'm raising them then they are getting a nickname. He made me drop the Catfish Breath part when he started school.