jbass1954 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 (The above is me being speechless) Quote Can't control the ocean but we can learn to ride the waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I'd play it if somebody gave it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I wouldn't hide it under the house if someone paid me not to. Quote Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Submitted for your disapproval http://thechive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/random-funny-df-21.jpg Rob Zombie's bass player got a new bass? Quote Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I wouldn't hide it under the house if someone paid me not to. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii261/funkbutter/graphics/Party/party_liver.jpg Quote "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Not quite OT. I wrote about why playing bass can open doors to playing music from all over the world: http://philwbass.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/why-playing-bass-can-open-doors-into-playing-music-from-many-cultures/ Quote http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Iggy & The Stooges Concert Rider http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004061iggypop1.html Bass Players requirements first Quote If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 LMAO! I didn't know roadies were that clever. Quote "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I can't believe I just read all 18 pages of that. It's effing brilliant. If you don't want to read it all, at least read the first and last pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Amazingly, what they were asking for wasn't much compared to other one's I've read. Quote If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Oh yeah...the entire thing was totally reasonable and most of it seemed to be just common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Wow. Just wow. Wow. Quote Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Just a little "Hooray For Me!" post. The Steely Dan cover band killed last night. Totally rocked, crowd ages ranged from barely legal to social security range. No nerves at all when singing now. That's a big step. With big support from the diaphram I hit all the high notes. Well...most of them, anyway... Lots of kudos on our vocal harmonies. Bar numbers were great, owner wants us on a regular rotation. I have to admit that the lead singer makes me sound better than I am. When I'm doing backup vocals I often can just sing the melody of the chorus and he sings a solid harmony. Methinks backups are much harder than singing lead. Quote Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Congrats Pablo! Backups can be a lot tougher if just one person is out of key. Before you know it everyone is warbling thinking it's them. Quote "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hmmm I was just reminded today that if I have to grab a cappuccino from the coffee machine at work, I should really add sugar to cover that foul, foul taste. That's all for me. Quote "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 What? No Starbuck's in Belgium? Quote Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Well they closed the one nextdoor and he can't be bothered to cross the street to the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 The future of speaker design? Quote If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 What? No Starbuck's in Belgium? Starbucks in Ireland is grossly overpriced and often gross!! Quote http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Starbucks in Ireland is grossly overpriced and often gross!! That's more or less a universal truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 The future of speaker design? Whoa, Mythbusters UK! Quote Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 'Twas about, oh, nine months to a year ago where Starbuck's here in the US were closed for an entire morning so that the baristas could be "trained" to make a decent cup of coffee. It appeared that so many stores had opened so soon with so little training that there were 50 ways to have your mocha, and 42 of them were terrible. I have a hard time getting all weepy-eyed about poor Juan Valdez and his free-trade, organic, environmentally friendly coffee when they are gouging me $5 for a poorly crafted medium mocha. ... and don't get me started about the tool owner who sold the Seattle Sonics to bankers in Oklahoma City that publicly stated their desire to move a basketball team to the 47th largest television market in North America, then carped when they moved the team. Quote Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Never have cared for Starbucks coffee. It's mediocre at best - and I am a terrible coffee snob. Why, I am enjoying a cup of fresh burr ground Italian Roast this very minute and yes, I know it's 4:17 a.m. Quote "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMPires Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I don't know if you guys have it there, but in Europe there's Nespresso a Nestle brand popularized by George Clooney, they have this strong expresso called Arpegio. My favourite. I'm a bit of a coffee snob myself, it's close to impossible to find a decent cup of coffee in England. Quote www.myspace.com/davidbassportugal "And then the magical unicorn will come prancing down the rainbow and we'll all join hands for a rousing chorus of Kumbaya." - by davio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 'Twas about, oh, nine months to a year ago where Starbuck's here in the US were closed for an entire morning so that the baristas could be "trained" to make a decent cup of coffee. Baristas? Why do they get a fancy name. It's basically a fast food joint. 6 basic items arranged in different ways. You wouldn't give the french fry guy at McDonald's a title of Fryilator Extraordinaire . These people need to get over themselves. Spell check doesn't recognize the title so I won't either. The first time I heard someone proudly call themselves a barista I spit my coffee out of my nose so far the custodial engineer had to wipe down the walls and floor. Oh wait, that was a barista that wasn't busy, sorry. And really sorry about that incident in the bathroom, you know guys don't quite have that "hover" thing down to a science yet but given the product they sell, they should be used to sudden inspirational moments in the lavatory. I'll take a good honest cup of coffee from a busy diner or breakfast spot any day. Quote If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barista Folger's Columbian Roast and Cap'n Crunch w/ Crunchberries. Yeah, Folger's may not be the best coffee, but it taste the same every morning I make it. I'll hit a small "mom and pop" stand down the road. Since they aren't Starbuck's, they have to be good to get the repeat customers. I'm thinking iced mocha right now (high of 103 today). You're a Fryilator Extraordinaire. or, consequently, You're a sudden, inspirational movement. Quote Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo9247 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 ...custodial engineer... Master of the Custodial Arts...or a janitor, if you want to be a d&%^ about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 'Twas about, oh, nine months to a year ago where Starbuck's here in the US were closed for an entire morning so that the baristas could be "trained" to make a decent cup of coffee. Baristas? Why do they get a fancy name. It's basically a fast food joint. 6 basic items arranged in different ways. You wouldn't give the french fry guy at McDonald's a title of Fryilator Extraordinaire . These people need to get over themselves. Spell check doesn't recognize the title so I won't either. The first time I heard someone proudly call themselves a barista I spit my coffee out of my nose so far the custodial engineer had to wipe down the walls and floor. Oh wait, that was a barista that wasn't busy, sorry. And really sorry about that incident in the bathroom, you know guys don't quite have that "hover" thing down to a science yet but given the product they sell, they should be used to sudden inspirational moments in the lavatory. I'll take a good honest cup of coffee from a busy diner or breakfast spot any day. Nice. THanks for the laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 The compound they called an office building where I last worked had a little convenience store next to the cafeteria that sold Green Mountain coffee. It was quite good and ever since we got a Costco membership I've been buying a 3 lb. bag of their beans every trip. It also happens to be one of the least expensive coffees they have per lb. I used to be a pretty finicky coffee snob but I've settled for anything that doesn't require financing or taste like it was used to clean an ashtray. There is also a local icecream shop here that I'm in love with that has extraordinary coffee. Dunks 4 Life, beaches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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