Dan South Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I ran a race in Central Park this morning. It was a fundraising event for an organization called God\'s Love We Deliver . They deliver food and necessieies to elderly and infirm shut-ins. Anyway, after I finished the race, I waited around for some friends who were still running. I was standing about a hundred feed from the stage where they were making announcements, and where the awards ceremony was to be held shortly thereafter. While I scanned the runners nearing the finish line, I heard the announcer say, "Let's have a word with Patrick Stewart." This guy comes up on the stage in shorts, T-shirt, a windbreaker and running shoes, cap, sunglasses, and a scraggly gray beard, and I thought to myself, "Oh, it's just some guy named Patrick Stewart, not THE Patrick Stewart." The man took off his cap and sunglasses and answered the announcers questions, and, it really WAS Patrick Stewart. I wasn't clear as to whether he'd competed in the race of not; he claimed to be a race walker rather than a runner. He talked a little bit about the play he's doing. And the crowd all but ignored him. New Yorkers take celebrities in stride, but this was ridiculous. It was as though they were interviewing the Assistant Vice President of Charitible Contributions from the Yoohoo Corporation. Mr. Stewart went on his merry way, my friends eventually passed by, and they brought the top male and female finishers up to the podium for the awards ceremony. And then they introduced a second celebrity - Joan Rivers. She didn't say anything (to my surprise), but she was part of the presentation. I was very impressed with Ms. Rivers, because at the end of the ceremony, she shook hands with each of the sponsors and hugged each of the runners who'd placed. She even took a moment to say something to each one of them. She seemed very warm and open and generous and copped no attitude at all. It was a pleasant surprise! Anyway, the moral of the story is that Trekkies don't do road races. Thank goodness. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Engage!!!!! www.relayerstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELP71 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Make it so! Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Number One RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyb Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I am Locutus of Borg!!! There are no stupid questions but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 [in my best Beavis and Butthead voice]... "Number One, I order you to go Number Two." Sigh. I tried to stop, really I did... --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Originally posted by Dan South: [QB][/QB]So did he speak in his stage accent or his real accent? I understand he is a Geordie, so if he spoke in his native accent, no one in New York would understand a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Rhythm Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Resistance is futile. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Originally posted by Byrdman: I understand he is a Geordie, so if he spoke in his native accent, no one in New York would understand a word.Geordie? I'm afraid I don't know that one (apart from Commander LaForge, of course)...what's it mean? dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I believe he is from Yorkshire, England. /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I am Homer of Borg... prepare to be... ooooh, donuts! Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Irok Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 How do you know he wasn't Shinzon? HUH???? Check out my band's site at: The Key Components! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Every year (I assume this year as well), Patrick Stewart has done a one-man version of Dickins' "A Christmas Carol" that's excellent. "God bless us, every one, even that bastard Jonathan Frakes." - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Every year (I assume this year as well), Patrick Stewart has done a one-man version of Dickins' "A Christmas Carol" that's excellent. My wife and I along with some friends saw his Christmas Carol performance in Cerritos probably 10 years ago. He is an amazing actor. Except he tends to spit a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 Originally posted by Byrdman: Originally posted by Dan South: So did he speak in his stage accent or his real accent? The accent was watered down a tad over what I've heard on TV, perhaps from many years of living in the US. He seemed quite jovial. He's also extremely skinny. I don't think he's done the Scrooge thing for a few years. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Resistance is futile. I'm in command of the Voyager these days. At least I will be again tomorrow when mine gets back from NC with the new mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by Markyboard: Resistance is futile. I'm in command of the Voyager these days. At least I will be again tomorrow when mine gets back from NC with the new mods.What mods? dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: What mods? He's installing photon torpedoes for those unruly gigs. www.relayerstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by jackpine: Originally posted by Dave Bryce: What mods? He's installing photon torpedoes for those unruly gigs.And some inertial dampers in case he starts rocking too hard. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: Originally posted by Byrdman: I understand he is a Geordie, so if he spoke in his native accent, no one in New York would understand a word.Geordie? I'm afraid I don't know that one (apart from Commander LaForge, of course)...what's it mean?A good friend of mine calls himself a Geordie, meaning that he's from Newcastle, England. However, no one I know seems to have a problem understanding him ... except during the rare instances in which he's used cockney rhyming slang (but that's a put-on in his case). But, then again, the difficulty in understanding an accent can vary due not only to location but because of class as well. After all, there's quite a variety of London accents in existence. Perhaps then my friend has a relatively easy to understand Geordie accent. For more info, click on the link below: Why Newcastle people are called \'Geordies\' Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerOceanwaySlave Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Any human being who has no experience with Geordie can not imagine the difficulty involved in understanding even the simplest sentences spoken by someone from Newcastle, Durham, York, etc. It is far more difficult than a foreign language. Cheers, Alan Tomlinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by jackpine: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Dave Bryce: What mods? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He's installing photon torpedoes for those unruly gigs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And some inertial dampers in case he starts rocking too hard. - Jeff Actually its more like a Cloaking Device. Nothing too exciting here for most. The Voyagers put out an unacceptable (and in my mind hideous) amount of hiss when the filter is closed down especially prominent on bass sounds. It actually swells in and out but doesnt appear to be tied to the LFO or osc freqs. I dont hear it on any other higher pitched sounds (even on low cutoff filtered setting) although I have to believe its still there. Its also a functioon of the volume pot setting. I asked them about this at Winter NAMM 2003 and was told they were looking into it. I've seen several postings on the Moog forums about this and confirmed it on several Voyagers for myself. I'll let you know if the fix works. More functional fun stuff is coming with the next softwatre update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by Markyboard: Actually its more like a Cloaking Device. Nothing too exciting here for most. The Voyagers put out an unacceptable (and in my mind hideous) amount of hiss when the filter is closed down especially prominent on bass sounds. It actually swells in and out but doesnt appear to be tied to the LFO or osc freqs. I dont hear it on any other higher pitched sounds (even on low cutoff filtered setting) although I have to believe its still there. Its also a functioon of the volume pot setting. I asked them about this at Winter NAMM 2003 and was told they were looking into it. I've seen several postings on the Moog forums about this and confirmed it on several Voyagers for myself. I'll let you know if the fix works. More functional fun stuff is coming with the next softwatre update.[/QB] I had this mod done (in fact, I was told that my unit was the guinea pig for Dr. Moog- they kept it for 8 weeks!!) and it completely took care of the problem- the noise was eliminated from the main outputs. Needless to say, I was thrilled..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 I had this mod done (in fact, I was told that my unit was the guinea pig for Dr. Moog- they kept it for 8 weeks!!) and it completely took care of the problem- the noise was eliminated from the main outputs. Needless to say, I was thrilled..... Just got mine back and set it up. Selected one of my bass patches and... oh my God it sounds worse.. and even stranger, every time I hit a bass note the hiss appears to be coming not from the speakers but from...My 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. She blew it when I did a note balk and only heard hiss. The Voyager hiss has been eliminated completely. I can finally use it for bass( a novel concept- I wonder if anyone else has used a mini for this purpose). As for my daughter...(in a Capt. Kirk voice) "I don't know..how to.... stop her... But it's im..perative... that she be stopped" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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