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I just recalled a bad memory.... When my stepfather passed away, he had a nice Rolex in wonderful condition, had it for literally decades. In his will, it was left to his oldest son. That son didn't care one bit about the memory or what that watch meant to his dad, and sold it for I think close to $15+K.... My mom was pissed, though of course he had every right to do what he wanted. It was just a lack of respect to my stepfather's memory in our eyes. EDIT: I contrast that with my wife, who got an expensive Cartier watch from her mom after she had passed. Even though she'll never wear it, she has trouble selling it based on how much her mom loved it. THAT is respecting a memory. That said, both her sisters said they'd be OK if she wanted to sell it.

Yeah, I don't want to go to the beach so much these days....(woops...need to watch on YouTube)

When I was in college, I was in a suite with a gent named Chuck (Charles). He would go to me and others with receding hairlines and warn us "...your follicles are CHOKING, pal....!" 😄 I am now almost completely bald, but I gave him some humorous grief that his receding hairline up his forehead went faster than mine. Only difference is now he has more (and darker) hair on his sides and back then me. But I enjoy this....I use a trimmer to shave what little is left maybe every 2-3 weeks, no cost to get a haircut anymore.

Happy Birthday Jose!

Very Happy Birthday, hope it was fantastic!

^^^ Brings back great memories..... I had 2 older brothers that got me into music, so much so that at age 7 my first 45 record was The Who - Love Reign On me. And at age 8 or 9 my first album was J Geils Live Full House. Aerosmith's first album was soon after, and my brother's copy of Get Your Wings found its way on my turntable a fair bit too. The extra live part after the main portion of Train Kept A Rollin' was probably my favorite musical piece for several months if not longer. I remember too The Joe Perry Project played in our High School Auditorium....maybe 1981 or 82..... In the mid-70's I got into ELP and Pink Floyd, and I was hooked even more.

^^ X2. Congrats on your wedding Jacob.....and you absolutely DO count! But please try and get rid of the anger. If you and Steve don't get along, it's between you two.

Karen and I went to what was SUPPOSED to be a comedy night at a local farm, but apparently there was an over-abundance of entertainment. We missed some of the magician's act, but we were able to catch this fine gent doing karaoke-style vox, complete with requisite open shirt and gold chain 🤣. Cheesy to say the least (though his voice wasn't too bad).

Holy crap, some big names recently..... Donald Sutherland is a minor deity in my book. Oddly, my two favorite movies of his are Eye Of The Needle and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. He had a level of golden touch IMO....

^^ Was just coming to post the same thing.....happy to see this!

Very Happy Birthday!!

MonaLisa Twins - Why? Quirky fun folk-pop, some clever and humorous writing. The video below has been on my FB feed and it's a good simple listen.

I just had a flashback to when I worked at Sears during college. I actually convinced a cute-but-not-super-bright young lady that worked there that naugahyde was actually the hide of the Nauga, a close relative of the Platypus. She seemed to gain new appreciation for the material after that 😄. She was adorable.....

Have been playing around with amp boards, this time a pair of mono TPA3116D2 boards, driven by one of my pi-based streamer/DAC's. A little bright sounding, but I put this on and just remembered how great it is. Hannah Reid's voice is just so passionate! Recorded pretty well, too....

There's a Grateful Dead joke in there somewhere....

Nice stuff....! Did this all start with Frippertronics? I need to go back and listen to some of that stuff....

I think I still have Trio's Da Da Da on 12" single, need to dig through and find out for sure.....

Ric Schultz @ Electronic Visionary Systems will put "gunk" (putty or something similar) even on some solid state parts as dampening/vibration control. I have never had a piece of gear NOT improved by him, but holy shitballs is that tweaky!

In this modern times of many pronouns, where I sometimes lose track of the conversation due to "them/they," I look back and think we should have taken Divine's pronoun to self-describe: Shim. She/Him.....

3 watts per channel of the purest Class A you'll ever hear! 🤣

What an incredible story Steve, and I so admire how you persevered throughout many times and places of ignorance and hatred. In my life we've been blessed to have many family friends, several of whom are gay. My father and stepmother were minority owners of a travel agency with a gay friend. He was always part of the family, as were the owners of a B&B in Maine (since sold). Many an event had these friends there, and we were all just part of the family (one of the B&B owners just happen to be a great cook, and made the best desserts I've ever had). In college we had an LGTBQ club (and this was Babson College, a conservative Business School). I had thought that an RA in my dorm was gay, but he never came out in school. He is out many years now, and very happy I'm happy to say, today. The only negative experience was with a friend in High School. Chris never formally came out, but all of us knew he was gay and he was always just one of us. I found out while in college that he killed himself. I don't know the reasons, but I always feared he struggled with coming out; maybe something with his family, I don't know. It's wonderful to see so much being the norm now, love is truly love. But therefore it's so sad to see those spots where things are not normal, for gay people or any other person who is treated as an outcast. Funny story: one year when Karen and I were in Ogunquit, she took me to a place called The Front Porch. Very much a gay spot, though many different-sex couples like us would be there, too. It was a lot of fun, but I had to admit I disliked the place. Not because gay people were there, but because they sang (with wonderful voices though) too many show tunes. And I really friggin' hate show tunes! 🤣 EDIT: and to answer the question, what does Gay pride mean to me? It means I have more wonderful people in my life to teach me more about life and to be their wonderful selves.

Some recent funnies....who does that protestor look like? 🙂 Schrödinger's cat?

Don't know if this should go into Speaker Porn, Amplifier Porn, or if we should create a new topic, Cable madness! Holy shitballs!

Stupid shit like this keeps me chuckling on stupid shitty days....