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Celery Man

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  1. I’ve posted before about my coworker who owns Southland Guitars. He recently restored this from pieces:

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    1943 Banner J-45

    Sounds good too but I can’t figure out how to share a .m4a file.


    Man, how long till my j-45 looks like that? I should buy one and just set it under a window.
  2. Relative to the rest of the season, that was a very satisfactory finale.  The only time I frowned was mid laugh when Richard was saying "kiss my piss" to Gavin and then I remembered how epic the mean jerk time scene was in season 1.

  3. "Do we have any new baking soda?"
    "Uh, I think we actually do, but there should be an open box.  I mean, a new one is 37 cents though."
    "It's just annoying to have to replace it all the time to keep it fresh.  We should keep it in the fridge."
    "I think we also have a box in the fridge.  But wait, don't use the one in the fridge..."
    "I just read you're supposed to replace baking soda periodically"
    "Yeah, the one in the fridge.  You're not using the one in the fridge, are you?"
    "It's only good for like 24 hours after opening it."
    "The one in the fridge is to absorb fridge funk.  Don't use that, unless you want to infuse your cookies with fridge funk."
    "We should keep this sealed" (holding cardboard box from the pantry with the flap not shoved back into the flaphole)
    "Wait, 24 hours?  It's baking soda, that's cardboard..." *noticing she's getting impatient* "uh, ok.  don't use the one from the fridge."

  4. Yeah some Andersen guy came by and did the whole demo and crazy high quote with the "if you sign now it's *points at number*" deal.  He was crestfallen when I explained the second time "thanks for your time, we'll do some more research and make a decision."

     

    Good to know it's expensive.

  5. James Wilsey (guitarist on Isaak's Wicked Game) chiming in on a thread asking about how to get "that tone" (on the topic of perfect single coil sound)

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    Funny topic. I played the lead guitar on Wicked Game and the first four Isaak LP's....

    Stock Fender Strat. Stock silverface twin. A little amp reverb and a little digital delay on the amp. A volume pedal. In the mix the gtr was treated with a little compression and stereo delay to spread it out, but the basic sound of the guitar was the same. It was comped together from a few takes to get the best feel throughout the song. Nothing really unusual.

    I hate to blow peoples' mind on a gearhead forum, but sometimes it's not WHAT STUFF you play but how you play and what notes you choose. That's the trick.

    However the opening riff would be difficult (not impossible) on a non-vibrato guitar.... I assure you I could go into guitar center with any strat and a clean amp with a little echo and verb and play this song for you and it would sound like the record.

    I'm not trying to say I'm a great guitar player (I know I'm not!!) but I play a particular way, this is a "style" that I have developed over years of playing . I tend to write parts that are simple enough for me to play.

    http://www.fenderforum.com/forum.html?db=&topic_number=431091&offset=0

     

     

  6. They're not the same guitar - J45 is fullbody slope shoulder, Hummingbird is square shoulder.  The Hummingbird Pro is a Hummingbird minus the decorated pickguard.  And the J-45 is mahogany backed while the custom is rosewood.

    Hummingbird is on my list.  Not sure if I'd want the pickguard or not.

  7. Race is the central story of America. There’s a feeling by some that we’re past it - we will never be past it, at least not in our lifetimes or that of our children or grandchildren. Irrespective of what’s going on in other countries, we should talk about it and analyze it. I often hold doubt about the racial aspects of certain stories, I think because I’m an optimist when it comes to people. But it happens a lot, in varying degrees and in varying ways.

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  8. I’m listening to Atlanta Monster, onto about the fifth episode and so far I’m beginning to suspect that the guy is definitely guilty and am getting distracted by people saying they’re sure it wasn’t him, but not being able to follow up with actual contradictory evidence or facts. Will keep going I guess, maybe something else comes in?

  9. 5 hours ago, nycHorn said:

    I finished Dark about a week ago. Pretty good. Don’t watch with the English dubbing on. It just make everything seem so cheap.

    Now I’m on to Babylon Berlin. Also good.

    Talking with a Dutch friend, apparently the acting on that show is really bad and it's just hard for Americans to tell.

  10. I actually wanted to circle back around and give The Good Place a bit more love/a more detailed review.  It's create by Michael Schur, who worked on The Office (and portrayed Mose), and co-created Parks and Rec.  Kristen Bell is a trashy chick who in a case of mistaken identity got sent to "The Good Place" (heaven) upon dying (in a reality where going to The Good Place or The Bad Place is based on the accumulated merit of all your actions on Earth and most people go to The Bad Place.  Ted Danson is the hapless.... angel who is in charge of her "town" in The Good Place.  Obviously entirely different premise than a The Office or Parks and Rec, but it's... on a similar level in whatever way, and is really pretty good and funny so far.  I hadn't even heard of it, watched it because I had finished a rewatch of Parks and Rec and it popped up.  I think there is going to be a third season at some point.

     

    Also, Shameless I know has been discussed before - it's been going for a long time and sometimes gets tiresome (I wouldn't want to binge watch the whole thing) but it's still good in whatever season they're up to on Netflix now.

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