[Sam Ash now closing all stores?]

14 hours ago, zephonic said:

 

From the way our local branch looks, I bet Guitar Center is on life support too...

GC has a few locations within reasonable driving distance of me.  But oh boy do they vary from store to store....  Some thriving, some not.

[THIS BLEW MY MIND]

Billions?  With a "B"?

 

There's only what, seven or eight billion people on the planet now, including children etc.

[Your Latest Purchase (music related)]

I bought an Electro-Harmonix Nano Stone phaser pedal.  We have a song that needs a really prominent phaser effect in it and this seems to do it just fine.

[The juice has passed of cancer at 76]

If I remember right, he rescued a cat in "The Towering Inferno". 

[The juice has passed of cancer at 76]

I guess he never did find the real killer, like he promised he would....   🤨

[Matt Johnson Tutorial: Improve your left hand comping!]

Thanks for posting; I am sure I will pick up something from that video as well!

[OT: Anyone planning to watch the eclipse?]

I'm hoping to go to Ohio for it.....   Fostoria, Deshler, Findlay area.  Weather permitting of course.  We are currently suffering through about the 9th day in a row of clouds, rain and occasional snow showers!

[Huh? Pentax announces a new daguerreotype camera!]

I am sure they are on to something big!  Can I assume it has all the usual features the kids like, like the ability to shoot with 35mm-style sprocket holes on the sides of the picture?  The ability to shoot double exposures?  A lens which is soft everywhere away from the center and flares easily?  The availability of odd red- or purple-toned film bromide solutions?  A vast assortment of expired solutions available on Ebay?  If so this camera will be a sure winner.

[What causes this?]

Fingernails, or some sort of product applied to the hands which is attacking the keys, would be my guesses.

 

I have seen car dashboards where the oft-used buttons were etched away or melted by various hand cremes used by their (usually) female drivers.  It's no stretch to imagine the same could happen to a keyboard.

[Nelson Ghost Town Night Photography Workshop (another chance....first one sold out in 4 days!)]

I would go for sure, if I hadn't been there already.  I miss hanging with all the regulars which lately has been mostly you, Tim and Sandra.

[Dig My Rig--Let's see your setup!]

We opened for a Sammy Hagar tribute band last night....  St. Patrick's Day weekend.  If that isn't the peak of stardom I don't know what is!  As always I am at Stage Left with my two Casios and Knox Z-stand and 2nd tier.

 

 

[Learning to read sheet music]

Be aware the stems won't always point that way, for example, the low E in the treble clef would typically be drawn with its stem pointing up, not down, just to pick one example.  Having it point down would get in the way of the lyrics if there are any there.  Whoever arranged that music will point the stems either up or down to maintain readability and reduce clutter.

 

I am fortunate that I learned to read music in Jr. H.S. and it all came back quickly when I came back to the piano as an adult.  We have practice on Friday evenings now and it always amuses me when the kids who play before us catch a glimpse of my sheet music, and they look horrified!  I'm starting to wonder if they are even being taught it any more.  But it is a hugely valuable skill to have.

[Sam Ash Closing 18 of 44 stores , including NYC and Hollywood, CA.]

Both Chicago-area stores are closing; they must be handing over the market to the two or three GC stores in the area.

 

 

[Exploring An Abandoned Hippie Commune in the Mountains - Wavy Gravy Hog Farm]

I didn't know ol' Wavy drove a PT Cruiser!

 

You'll go back at nighttime some time, right?  👍

[When the forum algorithm censors you......]

I have reservations too, but I'm going there anyway.

[Styx Miss America]

I'm really digging this video because I have been on-again, off-again learning that song for a little while now.  I have some sheet music but it isn't the greatest.....   As is the usual it emphasizes the guitar parts at the expense of the keys.  The funny part is it credits the words and music to James De Young.  Maybe that's Dennis' brother?  🙂

[OT - I don't care for Beano]

2 hours ago, drawback said:

I’ve always thought it was pronounced “Bee-ANN-oh.”

No, no, no....   That would be "B&O".  You know, like the B&O Railroad.  On the Monopoly game board.

[Greatest Rock Keyboardist of our generation?]

Don Airey.

[Why do famous artists cover up the brand names on their keyboards on TV (and sometimes live)?]

22 minutes ago, harmonizer said:

In the spirit of obscuring logos on gear, as a joke, my son put a "Marshall" plastic logo on an old Roland KC-100.

I have a "Trek" bicycle which is actually a no-name bike from Walmart with Trek decals I got on Ebay.  It's 5 MPH faster now.

 

I still have bad dreams about the knockoff junk we used to have when I was a kid.

[Why do famous artists cover up the brand names on their keyboards on TV (and sometimes live)?]

I suppose someday when you get to be REALLY famous, you can put your own name on your instruments.  Like Jon Lord or Cozy Powell.

 

Or do like Ron Mael and re-arrange the letters on your Roland to say "Ronald".

[Teletubbies: Horror and Zombie Apocalypse]

Do I see the next Mercury 7 album cover amongst the selection?  I vote for number 4.

[The Economics of Rock's Downfall]

17 hours ago, KuruPrionz said:

I used to copy vinyl records to cassette all the time. There were no CD's, that came much later.

I'm certain I wasn't the only one, copying of recordings has been around a LONG time!

 

You had it good.  I had to make my cassettes by recording songs off the radio.  It was always a revelation years later to hear the actual recorded version with the whole intro on it, not cut off because I was asleep at the switch.

[2nd Tier Stand that height adjusts very low?]

I have a Knox stand but I had to "adjust" it with a Sawzall to bring the upper keyboard down closer to the lower one.  I'd like to drop it at least another inch if I could.

 

I think my next plan will be to add some spacers under the lower keyboard to raise it a little.

[No Gratuitous Shredding Here]

Our new guitar player would probably stand there soloing the whole time and no one would be able to hear the organ.

[Music Materialism]

Bill must be unfamiliar with "Gimme Some Money" by Spinal Tap...