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CoTex

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  1. Cool - thanks for the link. First thought is, kid is colorblind (not kidding, protanopia... he can't tell burnt orange from green). They say it comes from mother's side of the family but he damned sure has it. Second thought is...
  2. I appreciate all the help and advice. He has a PRS Silver Sky SE - that's the daily player. It is played daily and by daily I mean at least 3 times a day. He starts before school each morning. He started 1 year ago and will not put the guitar down. He's also a responsible kid (for 11). He doesn't scratch or bang around on his stuff, keeps his room clean, basically the opposite of me when I was 11. I'm comfortable buying him a $1-$3,000 guitar because he has proven he won't tear up his stuff. Free tickets to Brad Paisley at the Houston Rodeo last Saturday made him a Telecaster fan. It didn't help that BP played 10 different guitars during the show. He made it appear as if musical success hinges on having a room full of gear. Thanks, Brad. Best part of the whole thing is, we don't even listen to much country music. He likes ZZ Top and John Mayer. There is a wealth of info out there and a lot of opinions - so far I like what I've heard here. I'm kinda thinking about bumping up to one of these Fender American Professional II Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Butterscotch Blonde | Guitar Center It is rewarding when your child finds something they really like - I've dealt with my fair share of kid's sports bullshit and "I don't want to do my homework." He's driving this and I'm happy to push some chips in to support him.
  3. We try not to use profanity around my children but somehow "aaaaashole" in the child's voice from 2 or 3 gets the green light. If you say it that way, no questions asked, no smoke. If your movie changes the whole rule paradigm at my house... good movie.
  4. Asking for advice: Son wants a telecaster. I don’t mind spending money and want something that he will appreciate for a long time. Can someone recommend to me a Tele or two that are nice enough that they will retain value? I’m not looking to ride an investment to the stratosphere, but I would rather buy this once, and it be nice forever, than be 2 years down the road and the purchase being inadequate - falling apart - or not nice enough. So, what’s a good long-term telecaster? Buy gently used or vintage or new?
  5. I predict the Balinese room had a pungent aroma and iffy air conditioning.
  6. Went to Brad Paisley at HLSR yesterday. Same thing - went in a casual observer and left a fan. He can play, and he gave a kid in the crowd a telecaster. Just a lighthearted fun afternoon. Grab a beer, watch some rodeo, watch Brad Paisley do his thing, home early. Kids had a blast. Reminded me that music doesn’t have to be deep.
  7. I enjoy Captain Ron. Kurt Russel’s schtick. Martin Short’s overacting and spasticity. The overly simplistic plot. The whole damned thing.
  8. Designer dog. Mutts are free - these things are priced at a premium.
  9. Same shit, different characters. I don’t really get into the storyline. I just like to shoot.
  10. What is the event that changes the public mood on the pit bull type dogs? Obviously it’s not human deaths. We’ve had plenty. I bet if one of those dogs bit Taylor Swift or a Kardashian that would get some attention.
  11. I played all weekend and shot the shit out of many of your children, with everything from a sniper rifle to the thunderbolt of Zeus. You're welcome.
  12. Compared to others mentioned like Kingpin and Debbie Does… I agree it develops slowly..
  13. In a city it’s not like the black abyss. Streetlights, etc, right? When I land at commercial airports I can see a lot of shit just based off city background lighting. And if you’re coming down uncontrolled anyway, is a power line that great of a concern? It’s going to snap and fuck something up but it’s not going to electrocute anyone. Needs ground for that right? I understand that in controlled flight power lines are bad but if I’m crashing anyway I’m worried about immovable objects first, right? im not saying crashing in the dark is ideal but … just find a road bro.
  14. 25 posts before any mention of Chariots of Fire? WTF?
  15. Where do you set up shop to get the best view? On the knoll or across the street?
  16. Any time, any where, and you pick Galveston? I like your style.
  17. News said he radio reported that the engine quit - couldn’t make the airport. What’s the stall speed on that plane? Under 100? just line it up on a road and land that sumbitch. I’m sure any one of us could do it.
  18. Anybody got any educated speculation about that Nashville crash? Everyone died. I could go crash my wife’s SUV at 80 with 5 people in it and I doubt we would all die. No airbags in a plane? Where’s Ralph Nader on this one? Why does a single engine plane with power loss hit the ground so hard? I thought in a power loss you tried to glide that thing down - land it on a road somewhere. If you lose power at 1600 feet (that’s what I got from the news article) - how far can you glide? I’m guessing you pull some Maverick move where you go into a dive to get the speed up and then pull up at the last second and buzz the tower? That’s probably not how they teach it at school but…
  19. I guess it wasn’t her fault that the sound guy couldn’t get her ear cans right, but they wasted some time on that. Add her and Ray Charles to my running list but pretty sure both would be dead weight on my island.
  20. Spoiler alert: My experience is limited to watching the show. After a lot of bullshit and time wasting - some of it necessary and some not so much - they get to blond guy and Steve Perry who deliver the goods. First take, one take. Zero b.s. out of those two. He may be an asshole but that night he was all bidness.
  21. We’re on the island until rescue at some unknown future date. Watching LR and QJ wrangle these people was not too far off from an SNL celebrity jeopardy skit. Lionel telling Lauper to “make a good decision,” was funny. No Stevie Nicks. Yes Diana Ross.
  22. Watched it with my kids and at the end I asked - “if you had to be stuck on an island with 2 or 3 of these people - who would you take?” Willie, Lionel and Diana Ross were all preferred. Honorable mention to Huey Lewis, Quincy, Steve Perry, the blond guy from hall&oates, Kenny Loggins and the Boss. If you put me on an island with Stevie Wonder, Prince, Al Jarreau, Cyndi Lauper and Waylon, I predict it would devolve into violence almost immediately, and then starvation and suffering. Also, can’t rewrite history on Michael Jackson, but it was really cool to watch him work in the studio, to hear him sing unfiltered, and to watch him interact with others. I never appreciated his raw talent. fun show.
  23. Correct. I've learned that kid food consumes a substantial amount of my wife's thoughts. If you listen closely, kids will come around really regularly with the "I'm hungry." If I were a single dad, I would say "you'll find the food in the kitchen, good luck." I think of this as preparing them for the slings and arrows of adult life. I don't remember anyone being all that worried about my feelings when I was a child. I got a lot of "wait until ____." If it worked for me... But that's not how the mind of a modern mother works. These premade things preload for them a "go get an uncrustable out of the fridge." Instead of dropping whatever they're doing and going to make a sandwich which, inevitably turns into some other kid issue, my wife just stays the course and sends kid on a foolproof mission. Kid - go to fridge, unwrap plastic, eat. It's the modern mother version of a polite f.o. you kid. This in turn takes pressure off of my wife which, somehow someway has to benefit me, somehow. Someway.
  24. If this were my hole it would be much shallower and there would be empty beer cans strewn hither and yon.
  25. You gonna call me dumb in the dumb question thread?
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