NoahZark

I"m so sorry to hear this news. I always enjoyed Jimmy"s presence on this forum, and I had the great pleasure of meeting him in person at a couple of Mid-Atlantic KC Forum Hangs several years back. Such a big personality, and a helluva keyboard player (and singer). RIP Blueskeys.

dB: Thanks for sharing the history. I may visit KC less frequently these days, but it's still my favorite "neighborhood bar" on the internet. I truly value the friendships that I've made here, and I respect the hell out of this place and this community. Noah

I find this thread astonishing. Has any single piece of gear EVER generated a thread of 79 pages (and counting) on this forum? Noah

"Sound City" was great, and it cemented Dave Grohl's current status as my "Favorite Person In Music." "History of the Eagles" parts 1 and 2 was also entertaining, although you definitely come away with the feeling that Don Henley and Glenn Frey are world-class pricks. I just watched "Searching for Sugar Man." Another great film with an incredible story. A must see for any fan of music!! "Twenty Feet From Stardom" is next on my list....

Eminem's new album (Marshall Mathers LP 2), which may just be his best studio release ever. And a song by a band called The Kin called "Everything's Changing." They're a Keane-like trio that my wife and I saw open for Pink at Verizon Center recently, and this particular song is just really darn catchy. There are no great youtube videos of it, but here's an early live version that's pretty good: [video:youtube]

An SK sighting! Good to see you 'round these parts again, Steve! Noah

Wowza! Too friggin' cool.

The first two that come to mind for me are The Roots and Soulive. Also, I remember seeing that Janelle Monae performance on Letterman and being absolutely blown away. It was the first time I ever heard of her and thought she and the band simply knocked it out of the park.

I think it looks awesome (although I might've preferred a slightly darker colored stain for the end caps).

And in both instances, the source of such great humor is Zeronyne. Major props to him! Noah

Boy, between Aidan and Meccajay, this place has had more than it's fair share of water-related issues lately! Glad to hear you're okay, Aidan! I imagine falling into a freezing pond in the dark of night would be quite a harrowing experience. And yes, this place is special, and the Grand Poobah of Posting is definitely a big part of it! Noah

Very nice, Mr. Anker!

I've always wanted to take the time to learn that song but never did. Maybe I'll use this thread as the inspiration to finally push me over the top! Noah

A guy and his buddy are out in the woods hunting. One of the hunters looks through the scope on his rifle and says to the other: "Hey, Joe, I can see your house from here, and your wife is cheatin' on you with some other guy." Joe says, "Well, shoot her in the damn head and shoot him in his privates." The first hunter says, "Dang, I can do that in one shot!" :GRIN:

Dave: I'm getting error messages when I try the posted links . . . Noah

I have the Limina book and found it to be a helpful introduction to playings the B3 and clonewheels. Since I'm a pianist who was being asked increasingly to play organ parts, I needed a place to start, and Hammond Organ Complete was a good place to do that (IMO). My two cents, Noah

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?", she whispers as she steps into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of night?" The husband looks up from his coffee, "Do you remember 25 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly. "Yes I do" she replies. The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car making love?" "Yes, I remember" says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. The husband continues. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, either you marry my daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 25 years?" "I remember that too" she replies softly. He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I would have gotten out today." * * * * * * * * * [Apologies if this is a repeat. I confess that I haven't read all 18 pages of the thread, but SDS's recent run inspired me to contribute.]

Much like many of the other recent posters in this thread, I, too, just realized that I have never taken the opportunity to formally introduce myself. So, here goes . . . My name is Noah, and I live in suburban Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. I'm 38 years old, married with two great kids (boys, ages 6 and 8), and I live about 10 minutes from my original hometown of Rockville, Maryland. By day, I work in the project finance group of a hotel company. It's still a mystery to me how I ended up in the hospitality business, but it pays the bills and allows me to satisfy my more significant bouts of GAS. I started playing piano at age 7 and took classical lessons for 9 years. I come from a relatively musical family, and it was simply a given that I would play an instrument when I was growing up. Both my parents are musicians -- my mother is a professional violinist/violist (and a well-respected violin teacher in the area) and my father is a cellist. I also have uncles, aunts, cousins, and (when they were alive) grandparents who all were classical musicians. I was actually a pretty good young pianist: I competed regularly in the Peabody Conservatory's annual youth competitions and I even placed in a couple of Maryland state piano concerto competitions in 9th and 10th grade. As I got further into high school, however, the demands of practice, lessons, etc. were just too much given my other interests, and I stopped lessons. At the same time, however, I joined my first band: a hard rock cover band in which I was the lead singer. When the leader of the band decided that he wanted to play more "poppy" music, I bought my first synth: a Korg Poly-61. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world, since I could play things like the keyboard intro to Asia's "Only Time Will Tell" and make helicopter sounds! (No laughing, please.) I left for college in 1986 and formed another band playing mostly 80s covers (U2, Cure, R.E.M., Replacements). As with my previous band, I doubled as keyboardist and lead singer. We mostly played parties around the school and occasionally hit to road to play a fraternity party or lawn party at a nearby college, but it was all small potatoes stuff. Generally, we were paid just enough to cover gas money and the cost of our sound guy. It sure was fun, though. After college, I went to law school (in our esteemed moderator's hometown of Philadelphia) and then joined the real world of work, wife/family, etc. For several years, music sort of faded into the background for me. I always kept playing acoustic piano (mostly pop stuff like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, show tunes, etc.), but I didn't touch an electronic instrument for about 15 years. Then, last year, some buddies from work and I realized that we were all musicians (in the loosest sense of the word). Since between us we had drums, guitar, and keyboards covered, we recruited a bass player (a friend of the drummer), and we put together a casual band just to jam and have some fun. Man, did the memories come flooding back. I had totally forgotten how charged up you can get just playing music in a basement with other people! Anyway, I rushed right out, bought a new keyboard (an S90ES that I love) and an amp and threw myself back into the music thing with a vengeance. It was also around that time that I found this place, and for that I am extraordinarily thankful (except for when the gear envy gets the best of me ). I totally dig hanging here with all you guys, given your vast experience and your incredible knowledge, and, if you don't mind, I think I'll hang for a while longer . . . All the best, Noah

I was thinking precisely the same thing. And if you really want a kick, watch the same guy's video of "Jump," solo and all. Noah

Could this be the original poster (after he found what he was looking for)????? Noah