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  1. 18 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    You need 5 speakers?  3?  2?

     

    13 hours ago, dcbc said:

     

    Is this for them, or for you?

    This is a secondary setup for the kids, for whom I have only the AVR; no speakers. 
     

    The primary setup is a Cambridge Audio AVR and Usher speakers. In moving from 5.1 to 7.1, I recently upgraded the mains and am thinking of upgrading the center. If so, the current center (Usher S-525) would be available for the game room. 

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  2. I am looking to add 5.1 sound to the kids' game room for under $1K.  I have a Marantz NR1608 AVR available, which is rated at 50 W for two channels driven at 8 ohms, so I need relatively efficient speakers.  This will be overwhelmingly for movies and gaming; not so much for music.  Thanks for any suggestions (other than Cerwin Vegas from the white van at Home Depot).

  3. 5 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    Nandos is awesome and I wish we had them in the US.  That being said, if you are staying at Chiswick, you must hit up the Harwood Arms in Fulham.  Michelin starred pub.  I have been a roast there and it was amazing.  I am, alas, not going to be able to make it the Sunday I am in London this time around, but maybe I can swing it for dinner or something.  It is tasty.

    There are Nandos in and around DC and Chicago.  And, two are soon to open in Houston, with a promise of more to come, including in Austin and Dallas.

  4. My in-laws (wife’s brother’s family) are spending the 2022-23 academic year in London.  We are visiting Thanksgiving week and will stay with them in Chiswick.  Between the two families, there are three 15-16 year old kids.  We arrive Monday morning and depart the following Sunday morning, so no Sunday roast.  Here is what my sister-in-law has put together for the week.  I welcome suggestions of restaurants and of anything glaringly missing.  Thanks.

    Monday (flight lands 9:15am)

    • Lunch at Fortnum and Mason

    • Walk around Green Park, Buckingham Palace, St. James Park

    • Churchill War Rooms

    • Walk by Big Ben, Westminster Abbey

    • Indian Dinner

    Tuesday

    • Burrough Market for lunch

    • Tower of London, Tower Bridge

    • Harrods, Shopping

    • Back home (Chiswick)

    • Dinner: Kids go to Nandos, we go somewhere else

    Wednesday

    • Buckingham Palace – Changing of the Guard 11am (also on Friday)

    • Kew Gardens in evening (Christmas at Kew) – dinner in the garden

    Thursday

    • The Wallace Collection

    • Walk Regent Street to see the lights, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus

    • High Tea – Corinthia Hotel 5pm (reservation made)

    Friday

    • British Museum

    • Walk around Hyde Park, Kensington Palace

    • Les Mis

    Saturday

    • Greenwich

    Other ideas to slot in as time permits:

    • Rules for dinner

    • Victoria and Albert Museum

    • Chiswick Garden
  5. 14 hours ago, texasdago said:

    I just mean i literally never sat in it again.  I wanted to stand at all shows... that and my buddy hooked us up with access to the Miller Lite Lounge 

    I hear you.  I just like knowing it is there if wanted, and as a place for people to meet up.  Side stage hospitality access his huge!  I used to have full weekend access for HomeAway, from which my buddy is now retired, and which no longer sponsor's a stage.  This year, I scored for Tito's.

  6. 3 hours ago, texasdago said:

    Only show where I sat in a chair... for part of one song and then I realized, F it, I'm not using a chair so after the show I stuck it in my locker.

    No one fucks with empty chairs.  We generally set up chairs at the front of the chair zone at the stage where we expect to end the day (often the stage where we will be for multiple acts), and then take off.  It is nice to have a "home base" and a place to sit/crash late in the day if needed. 

  7. I'm an old and have long bitched about the evolution and degradation of the lineup, but this weekend - including acts/bands I would never have seen if I hadn't brought my 15 year old daughter - killed it.

    Friday: Asleep At The Wheel, Noah Cyrus, Zack Bryan, and SZA.  Noah Cyrus was a pleasant surprise.  SZA was my daughter's only selection that did nothing for me.

    Saturday: OUSUX, Conan Gray, Lil Nas X, and Pink.  Never heard of Conan Gray and only knew LNX for Old Town Road, but both were great. Daughter has come a long way since begging me to tune Sirius/XM to Kids' Bop.

    Sunday: Sent the kid back to Houston to be in school Monday and hit Spoon, Paramore, Goose, and Kacey Musgraves.  All were great.  Goose was the set of the weekend.

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  8. Five years since vacating our house after Harvey, we finally moved from a shitty rental into our new elevated house about 8 weeks ago. My reward was delivered this morning - two Transtherm Ermitage cellars. And, you’re damn right those walls are Pantone 159. 🤘

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  9. 3 hours ago, Tonesky said:

    Nice glass selection.  Our flutes have been gathering dust for about 15 years....

     

    1 hour ago, b_p said:

    Can’t go wrong with Reidel Sommeliers, though I think they’ve been discontinued for some reason. They’re really hard to find now. 

    I attended a mind blowing Reidel glass tasting/seminar some years ago.  Max Reidel told me in a side conversation that he drinks champagne from varietal glasses rather than flutes. I gave it a try and I’ve never looked back. 

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  10. 21 hours ago, b_p said:

    Big weekend with some good stuff…. Brisket with the SQN vertical was exactly what the doctor ordered (see brisket thread)

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    Nice glass selection.  Our flutes have been gathering dust for about 15 years....

  11. 3 hours ago, Armybrat said:

    Great for motorboating.

     

    3 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

    This made me wonder, what did you used to call it before the motor was invented? 

    broomski

  12. 2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

    Funny you should say that…my billing is still showing as Houston, but the address is California.  I suspect that’s it. 

    But I still get commercials for HEB. I was confused as fuck for the first week or so seeing a HEB commercial with the Astros on it.  

    I expect it is by IP address.  Maybe a VPN to a faux Texas location would work?

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