Hey Mike what do you use for most of your live gigs?
I want something light(er) but good bottom end that sits in a moderate setting.
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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
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I want something light(er) but good bottom end that sits in a moderate setting.
Most gigs, I use a Rumble 100. I subbed on a big band gig Tuesday night. Their regular guy said I should bring my R200(34.5#). The 100(22#) woulda been plenty.
How about Cragmont (Safeway supermarket brand) and Lady Lee (Lucky supermarket brand) sodas? These were the brands that were usually in coolers at picnics in the '70s because they were cheaper. IIRC, they tasted cheaper, too! But when you're a kid and not the one paying for stuff, beggars can't be choosers!
It's been a very long time since I've read the words "DO NOT FOLD, SPINDLE OR MUTILATE"
Birch Beer!!! I so miss that stuff from when I used to live in Parsippany ( I think it was Pennsylvania Dutch brand). Unobtanium around these parts...
I had one of those! It was my very first keyboard.
Of the three modes, I remember the "Guitar" setting sounding the most like a bass guitar. The "Tuba" mode, IIRC, had a tight, focused dry synth tone that really cut through. I don't even remember how the "String" mode sounded, so I guess it wasn't much use to me.
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Right on. I had no idea. It sure looks cool, though.
Spacious, stylish, and comfortable: The luxurious Boeing 747. 
(@Morrighan, on general principle.)
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Spacious, stylish, and comfortable: The luxurious Boeing 747.
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More like this lol.
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Hey, it came up labeled as such in the search results. Talk to the photo editor.
Mach .8 at 35,000 feet is my liminal space, and it is up there I am happiest.
The Atomic Bomb Ring was offered as a premium in 1947 by Kix cereals for 15 cents plus a cereal box top.
It was advertised as “Awesome! Amazing! Atomic!” and directions were as follows:
“Twist tail fin--slide it off--and you’ll find a concealed Observation Lens inside. Go into a dark room and wait until your eyes are accustomed to darkness. Look into lens—and SOCKO! You’ll see brilliant stabs of flashing light...caused by released energy of atoms split to smithereens inside atom chamber.”
The removable tail fin was also hollow and could be used to carry tiny secret messages.
The device is actually a spinthariscope. It is in a class of devices referred to as scintillators. It contains a radioactive source, (radium bromide) and a zinc sulphide plate that emits photons when struck by radiated alpha particles which are viewed through the lens.
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