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RiverwalkMiner

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  1. Labor Day weekend trip update, amazing trip!

    My daughter's heart was stolen by the city in minutes. Toured The New School and walked around NYU. Saw Beetlejuice and won lottery tickets for Betrayal, did stage door and got playbills signed. Blown away by Central Park (my first visit). Took a nice tour by the conservatory group of the park. Saw the Mrs. Mazel exhibit at The Paley Center. Dinner at Joanne's (part time girlfriend choice). The only I missed was Los Tacos #1 in Times Square, they were closed, but I'll be back. 

    Next trip we get out of the Manhattan bubble. 

  2. Thinking of taking a chance on a $30 upper level Morrissey ticket, even thought he's cancelled 3 times on me before. Just how bad is the sound in the Erwin Center? 

  3. 4 hours ago, Spoosner said:

    If you want a walking tour you'll have to pick a neighborhood.  We did a food centric one in Chinatown when my Mom was in town, which was quite enjoyable.  I'm sure you can google any specific neighborhood/walking tour and find plenty of options.  As others have said, not a bad idea to do the bus thing to figure out what areas really interest you, and then focus on those in the following days.

    One of my favorite birthdays...the Cote de Boeuf at Minetta Tavern. (Pic is from the interwebs, but it's accurate)

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    Yes, this is what I meant to say, neighborhood walking tour. Lots of options on Trip Advisor. Beetlejuice tickets are booked and will monitor TKTS app for second show. 

     

  4. Any recs on a walking tour company? Definitely not looking for a bus tour. I'm taking my 16 year old daughter for labor day weekend. It's her first trip, and only my second. Staying in midtown. 

    Also looking for steak restaurant recommendation for adult birthday celebration. Already had Sparks in April. 

  5. I totally recommend seeking out this movie in your area, I really enjoyed it. I don't know why it made my laugh but, at 51 I was the youngest person in the theater. 

    For a nice companion piece, check out the podcast "Rolling Stone Music Now" June 4 - Jakob Dylon. 

  6. On 2/4/2019 at 10:30 AM, MAUFRAIS said:

    Thanks for the Discogs app recommendation. The cataloging will be a fun project. The appraisal feature is cool/concerning.

    Keeping my Discogs app updated, has saved me from buying albums I already own several times. I've also had good luck with purchases from the Discogs marketplace. 

  7. Simple MInds last Friday at ACL Live was outstanding. I think most people forgot about them after the Breakfast Club soundtrack, but they made some great albums in the 90's. The new album is also very good. JIm Kerr mentioned the last time they were in Austin was the 80's. It was my first show at the Moody and I had GA. It felt like a club show.  I really the size of the theater and the sound was very good. 

    The best part about "heritage acts"? No one holds up their phone for the whole show.   

  8. I was in town last week for The Simple Minds concert and I hit up End of A Ear. I really liked the store and their used prices. Of course I've been shopping at Waterloo since forever (back when vinyl was kept where Lululemon is now). I will be adding End of A Ear to my list of stops.

    I picked up Pearl Jam - Backspacer, Joe Jackson - Live, Bright Lights Big City Soundtrack, Style Council - Internationalists, Jane Siberry - No Borders Here. Jane is pretty unknown, so I was really happy to find this vinyl. I also picked up a new amp from Sound Gallery.

    Any other stores in town I need to check out next time?

  9. On 8/1/2018 at 2:20 PM, TxArch said:

    Nice, you've got some good jazz albums in your collection! 

    Thanks, Jazz was the soundtrack to my youth.  My dad was a public radio station manager for over 30 years. I raided his closet  last summer, and I still have about 40-50 more to add to Discogs. 

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  10. Pearl Jam - The Home Shows 8/10/18

    Pre-show - The atmosphere around the stadium was amazing. The fact that PJ had not played Seattle in over 5 years really had the whole city pumped. We got into the PJ Wishlist Foundation pre-show party, and I won a show poster from the 2016 Wrigley Field shows in a raffle. Between that and a few drinks, I was buzzed and ready for the show.

    Show Time - Amazing 36, 3 1/2 hour show full over special guests, covers and deep cuts. Tributes to Tom Perry and Chris Cornell.  

    At one point, Kim Thayil from Soundgarden, Steve Turner and Mark Arm from Mudhoney were all on stage with PJ. That means on stage was;

    100% Pearl Jam

    83% Temple of the Dog

    80% Green River

    50% Mudhoney

    50 % Soundgarden

    40% Mother Love Bone

    This trip was a 50th birthday gift to myself, it was like the soundtrack of my life. 

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  11. On 7/30/2018 at 10:22 AM, TxArch said:

    For anyone on Discogs, what's your username? Mine is 'thedjbambino'. We can be fwiends.

     

    If you're digging without Discogs, how do you do it? I was completely lost before cataloging my collection. I'd buy doubles or reissues and not even realize it. Having used Discogs for a few years now, I feel confident that I'm paying a fair price for whatever I'm looking at, and I'm more confident about my wants/haves. I still need to catalog my 45s & CDs, but I don't usually search for those anyway.

    I agree Discogs has helped me stop from buying doubles several times.

    I'm "csvalles1228" on Discogs. I got back into vinyl after my divorce in 2016.

    My Discogs collection is almost up to 200. Can't imagine  that would have happened with the wife still around. Ha!

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  12. On 6/23/2018 at 10:14 PM, Anton Chigurh said:

     


    This is some sage advice right here. emoji108.png

     

     

    13 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

     


    Here’s a good story about it. Just kind of a running joke.

    https://dangerousminds.net/comments/every_crate_diggers_nightmare_record_store_has_whipped_cream_and_other

    In other news, my turntable issue seems like it was just the preamp. I replicated it on my PLX as well. Not sure why I just dismissed it because it was new, but amazon sent me a new one and it has been so far so good. I still may install those upgraded RCAs on either the Technics or the PL-518, though. We’ll see.

     

    I belong to the group Vinyl Hoarders United on Facebook, and Whipped Cream often comes up. Posting a picture of your copy is either a badge of honor or a scarlet letter. 

    Full Disclosure - I paid $0.99 for my copy. 

  13. On 6/18/2018 at 11:36 PM, Anton Chigurh said:

    Here is the Pioneer PL-518. The factory veneer has yellowed a bit from the original battleship gray-ish color. It has the original headshell, and an Empire cartridge which actually does sound pretty good.

    Since all the controls are together on the aluminum panel, these are pretty easy to take apart and re-veneer them. I’m not yet sure what I will use. The dust cover isn’t perfect but at least it doesn’t have any cracks.

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    A few examples of some redone ones:

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    I also put a Nagaoka MP-110 on the Technics, and I really like it.

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    The wood one is gorgeous. I'm ready to move on from my Audio Technica and I'm looking for something like that. 

  14. On 5/20/2018 at 7:17 PM, I Got Worms said:

    Peter Hook and the Light at Mohawk on Wednesday. Bass player for Joy Division and New Order. Plays nothing but greatest hits from both bands. Oh hell yeah.

    I saw him on the last tour, fantastic show. I'm going again on the 30th, Paper Tiger San Antonio.

  15. Recently pickup the 2016 vinyl remasters of The Wall and Dark Side, they sound fantastic.

    Saw the Division Bell tour in the Sun Bowl back in '94. The surround sound setup combined with the mountains made for a amazing sound.   

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