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  1. I think the saying is "ships and sailors rot in port." I think you'll have a pretty good opportunity for a tall ship parade on 7/4/26, if you're in New York. Tall Ships | Sail4th 250
  2. These navy ships have ceremonial things they do when they enter and exit ports. Something like this People stand on the docks and wave and cheer for them as they go by. And a traditional ship's version would be to have the sailors climb the rigging (vertically) and then spread out standing on top of the yards (a yard is the horizontal spar - the outboard tip is called a yardarm). They are wearing their uniforms and posing as a salute to the place they are leaving. It's called manning the yards or manning the rigging. This Mexican Navy ship is in its highest parade mode, lit up with every decorative light they have, as a salute to South Street Seaport, New York, etc. They are flying the giant flag and showing off. These Mexican sailors just spent a few days in Nueva Jork. This is the adventure of a lifetime for some of them. Note that the sails are hanging loose below the yards. They are not far from springing into action, setting all of their sails in unison, and pulling off a pretty cool show. Also, I don't think it's an accident that they are in NYC. It's "Fleet week" up there this week and I suspect this is some foreign relations deal where a lot of foreign countries send their people up there to keep up relations. Love it or not, imagine you're from some small coastal town in Mexico, and your navy gig has you sailing around NYC. These boys were beaming with pride and doing their best. This event is probably pretty embarrassing for the nation. It looks like they are backing out of South Street assisted by a tug. That means they are using their engines to reverse but the tug is helping push them around. This boat has engines but the windage with all the masts, sails, yards, etc. doesn't work great - they get blown around easily and are exceptionally difficult to maneuver, especially at low speed. The east river isn't a "river" in the sense that it always flows one direction. It is tidal and changes direction and velocity with the tides. It appears to my untrained eye as if they were reversing out and some mechanical failure caused them to either lose power or be stuck in reverse and they just kept reversing into the bridge. If you watch this video, it looks like they hit the dock pretty hard too. I have seen a lot of commentary online to the effect of "why didn't they know the bridge was too low?" They did. The fucking chart and chartplotter they have on board will both display the bridge clearance which is 38.7 meters. That bridge is made of bricks and steel and has been there a while. A couple of additional thoughts. These guys can't get out of the rigging until ordered to do so. It's the Navy (Mexican) and they do what they're told. By the time they realize they're going to have a problem, they have few options. Grab a backstay and slide down? Jump and hope you don't hit anything solid? If you've never been in a harbor when one of these things goes by, I recommend it. It's pretty cool.
  3. Are you implying that they are mutually exclusive?
  4. So, when you're having dinner tonight with your wife and the mother of your children, and you've just broadcast to the world that she is in the top 1% of freaky women, in history, what do you talk about? And, how much time must pass before it's ok to make clever jokes and smartass comments?
  5. I'm not sure how much they asked for to settle the lawsuit(s), but I'm guessing they didn't pay it, and I'm guessing it doesn't seem so outrageous, now.
  6. Newport RI has its charm.
  7. No haze, no Connie, just a couple of beers, half a pizza and the story as I told it. I bet old Connie is in assisted living somewhere with a few open sores.
  8. Outlaw Festival 2025: Willie Nelson & Bob Dylan in Dallas My son plays his guitar daily, takes lessons weekly, and loves all things music. It's a real treat. I peel away from the rest of my family and he and I go see concerts. Not really what I expected when I had a son but, pretty cool father/son bonding. As far as playing together, I've got a G, Cad9, E minor and A in my skillset. He's all "check out this riff I built on this scale." It only takes me about 3 seconds to switch between chords so, we're not really on the same plane - yet. It might be fun to go to this except, at 4pm on July 5th at the Cotton Bowl it's going to be at least 115 degrees and I think I would rather spend that day on a beach or beside a pool. If you go, hydrate and don't be surprised if Dylan has a heat stroke.
  9. Bob Dylan last night in Little Rock - dude's getting old. The tour is kind of a jazz/beatnick cafe deal with soft lighting, they all wear hats, some of the songs are almost spoken poetry, it's different and cool. He played the piano almost exclusively. Maybe played the strat for 30 seconds in an early song. However, it was also boring. It didn't help that the people sitting next to me were the most spun-out people I have ever encountered (meth I'm guessing). When I sat down, guy was chugging a pint of clear liquor. Lights go out he lights up a joint. Fair enough, it's a concert - you expect this stuff... maybe not in an indoor concert hall - get a vape or some edibles fuckstick. But that dude was rocking back and forth, screaming and shit. On a 1-10 scale of 1 is stone cold sober and 10 is you spontaneously combust from having too much meth in your system, this guy was way past Tuco Salamanca. A human can't drink and smoke that much shit and still be that wound up with out meth or something similar. It's hard to relax and lean into mellow jazz night sitting next to that. I told my son this when we were entering "this guy is going to do it his own way - don't expect a greatest hits sing-along... we'll take what we get." I was absolutely correct. Then leaving, this was my commentary "dude's a legend - if he wanted to sit up there, strum one string and piss down his leg... he's earned that, and people would come watch. But don't expect me to say "great concert." Living legend doesn't equate to awesome show." I guess I'm officially old. Supposedly he's playing with Willie for some Outlaw deal in Austin this summer - maybe that will be a better showing.
  10. I need a powersource for pedals and an inline tuner for ... tuning. I could go search and read this whole thread or, someone who knows the answer could save me the hassle. Current count is 1 wah pedal and 2 other pedals. I suspect that number will increase by 1 tuner and who knows what else.
  11. This guitar has been with him since 12/25 and has likely had the tuner clipped on the entire time. Two rings/indentations and we will never make that mistake again. This guitar is really pretty and this isn't a "play it and don't worry about the dings" situation. So, I'm off to the pedal thread to discuss in line tuners. In other news, I'm taking him to see Bob Dylan play, which is nice.
  12. Aaaand, Gibson shop minimum is $500. Surely there is someone competent that can come in under that, right?
  13. Today I learned that if your son leaves his clip-on tuner clipped onto the headstock of a les paul, it will fuck up the finish. Option 1 - send back to Gibson for repair. Option 2 - hire some Austin person for repair. Comments?
  14. If I had a pool, I'm not sure I would want the ducks gone. They don't add to the enjoyment?
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