Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

was running this SVT at full power on the bench and forgot....

then started smelling that something wasn't copacetic and saw this.....oops!..

needless to say, the wife wasn't pleased (pretty stinky) but damn those are good quality resistors!..

 

[Engle]

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  I never could bend my wrist enough to bow German.

She also has a French bow she uses in school band sometimes, but I think she’s settled on German.

 

[Engle]

was running this SVT at full power on the bench and forgot....

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then started smelling that something wasn't copacetic and saw this.....oops!..

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needless to say, the wife wasn't pleased (pretty stinky) but damn those are good quality resistors!..

Yikes! Reminds me of the time I set up a late night practice rig in our first apartment. I got a 4 ohm power resisistor and hooked it up to the speaker out of my Peavey Centurian, kept the master down and ran the line out into my tape deck. It sounded great, but the resistor melted into the carpet...

 

[PillO]

That’s quite the day! Treasure those piano recitals and make sure you experience them. (If you’re recording video, don’t watch the performance on the screen as it’s happening)

I asked my daughter if I could record her recital. She asked me not to and I respected her request.

 

[Engle]

I asked my daughter if I could record her recital. She asked me not to and I respected her request.

Cool! Too many parents spend the entire time staring at their device and missing the real performance.

 

[Engle]

I started playing only 3 years ago (my brother says it was a mid-life thing). It was a combination of things, but I like to learn new things and at that point I decided that since all my education is in hard sciences, I really should learn music. And I kind of wish that when I was younger, someone had given me a little push to learn (lots of factors there too). So, not wanting to repeat "mistakes" through generations, I have given my daughter the gentlest of nudges - but once every couple of months we discuss if she wants to continue.

It’s a delicate balance trying to encourage a child to put in the practice time. If they don’t want to do it, forcing them will probably not work.
My daughter took piano lessons for several years, and then dropped out when she started playing electric bass in elementary school. Now she’s taking double bass lessons and piano/theory, because she wants to be a music teacher.

 

[Count Bassie]

I asked my daughter if I could record her recital. She asked me not to and I respected her request.

Next time get someone else to do it and don't tell her.
Parents have to be a little sneaky...
But I get it. They deserve your respect. Lol, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!

(I'm sorry!)

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

It’s a delicate balance trying to encourage a child to put in the practice time. If they don’t want to do it, forcing them will probably not work.
My daughter took piano lessons for several years, and then dropped out when she started playing electric bass in elementary school. Now she’s taking double bass lessons and piano/theory, because she wants to be a music teacher.

so true, but if I could count the times I've heard "my dad (or mom or whoever) tried teaching me and I so wish I would have kept at it"...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yikes! Reminds me of the time I set up a late night practice rig in our first apartment. I got a 4 ohm power resisistor and hooked it up to the speaker out of my Peavey Centurian, kept the master down and ran the line out into my tape deck. It sounded great, but the resistor melted into the carpet...

ironic part of that story is that you could have run the Centurion without a load..

 

[JJR58]

Not required, but practical when @JJR58 gets excited.

It’ll help.

Especially since I find myself back at The South Street Seaport.

 

[JJR58]

I’ve been lovin reading the posts about all you’re kids doing well on their instruments. That’s how you keep it all going. Keep those kids at it!

 

[JIO]

I played outdoors last week and had to wear gloves. This weekend is sunny and warm.

Another chilly, windy bicycle ride today... June 2nd. Yesterday the Golden Gate Bridge was completely enveloped in fog.

 

[JJR58]

Think I’ve been at the bar to long.
Better catch the ferry home.

 

[TBird1958]

Things got better yesterday.........
Our show was local and thus once we arrived I noted that one of the preceding bands was using their own bass rig - So, we turned around and picked up the SWR /GK, thus you have a Happy Queen.

 

[PillO]

Next time get someone else to do it and don't tell her.
Parents have to be a little sneaky...
But I get it. They deserve your respect. Lol, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!

(I'm sorry!)

Yeah, I was hoping my brother or someone would do a video and send it to me. Unfortunately, everyone was in the moment. That's Ok; everyone was in the moment.

 

[PillO]

It’ll help.

Especially since I find myself back at The South Street Seaport.

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I see my favourite gin (Hendricks) and my first alternate (Bombay)

 

[PillO]

Think I’ve been at the bar to long.
Better catch the ferry home.

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How things look after several of my favourite or first alternate gin...

 

[PillO]

Another chilly, windy bicycle ride today... June 2nd. Yesterday the Golden Gate Bridge was completely enveloped in fog.

Didn't Mark Twain say something about the coldest winter he had experienced was a summer in SF...

If you don't like the weather, just walk for a block.

 

[PillO]

Things got better yesterday.........
Our show was local and thus once we arrived I noted that one of the preceding bands was using their own bass rig - So, we turned around and picked up the SWR /GK, thus you have a Happy Queen.

Blue is the best flavour Gatorade.

I like the strap on the orange bird.

 

[Count Bassie]

Yeah, I was hoping my brother or someone would do a video and send it to me. Unfortunately, everyone was in the moment. That's Ok; everyone was in the moment.

That is better.