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I must admit to having my fair share of the Pappy. Come here for a visit and I'll provide something similar in return.

Humboldt Fog and Cowboy Girl brand Red Hawk cheese, with triscuits. Chased with 2003 Chateau Dubois Gramont, a claret recently given to us by visiting French friends. It's a nice combination.

They used to be up there, but when the money started coming out the wazoo, well ...

Pepperjack cheese and grilled potato, mushroom and brussel sprout omelet, all smothered in Cholula sauce. It's a successful cooking experiment. I love leftovers.

Dom, the answer is easy. Listen to your setup both ways and see if it sounds different and,. if so, what sounds better to you. I'll be surprised if you hear a difference but you might. All "hospital grade" means is that it won't spark when plugs are inserted or remove. I do agree that the sockets usually used are not of great quality.

Happy Birthday!

Was Storm Audio ever really in business??

Yep, sorry about that, I meant LEO. I hadn't had enough coffee when I typed it.

Besides annoying car drivers on the road, thereby giving them reason to push for and vote for more motorcycle restrictions, and your neighbors, another really bad effect of loud pipes is that they attract the attention of LFOs, something you never want to do.

I doubt a helmet would have made much difference in this accident except for the extent of the mess. Helmets aren't to protect a rider from hitting something solid head-on at high speed. They are to protect the head from a fall at ride height to the ground and then take sliding or tumbling blows. Hitting something solid at high speed is the way to kill or severely damage one's self, whether the person is motorcycling, skiiing, being tossed from a car, etc.

Here's my own "edit", which took too long to write and the edit time limit expired. Edit: To make things clear too, my user name comes from the fact that I own a Moto Guzzi motorcycle. I actually have 4 motorcycles. Since 1990, on the street I've had at least 5 accidents and a couple of tip-overs. Two of the accidents involved injuries. In one of them I shattered my right scapula (shoulder blade). In the other I broke 6 ribs, had a minor concussion, had a partially collapsed lung and probably rebroke the scapula. The latter was at a relatively slow speed (45mph or less). I don't remember the accident but it's obvious I locked up the front wheel. When I hit the road, I tumbled instead of sliding. That's where almost all the damage occurred. The concussion probably occurred when first hitting the ground. Fortunately, I had full protective gear on or the damage could have really been bad. For anybody that doesn't think a full face helmet is necessary, I'll be happy to show you the helmet. You can see where I first hit the ground and then all the other places around the helmet that I hit while tumbling. Without a helmet, I would either have died or probably suffered major brain damage. Without a full face helmet, I would have needed major reconstructive surgery on my face and jaw. As it was, I was able to walk within 15 minutes of the accident and had to spend one night in a hospital to see if the lung got better or worse. Fortunately, it got better. Of course, then there was the 3 weeks of extreme pain from 6 broken ribs, but they healed OK. A later chest X-RAY showed the extent of the damage though. Yes, I'm still riding.

Most studies (what few there are) show that bike type or engine size is a non-factor in fatal crashes. What stands out is that alcohol is involved in a large percentage of crashes. It was something like 55%, which doesn't sound like that much but is, when one considers what the percentage of riders that drink and ride is. I'm guessing that it's much less than 50%. I know only a couple of riders that do it, and then only rarely. I'd agree with this number, both for motorcycle riding and driving a car. Of course, the potential for bodily damage is much greater in a motorcycle accident.

What is the time frame for this 75%, the first year? For long time riders, I'd say the accident rate is very close to 100%. Of course, that is also true for cars. As we say, "there are two kinds of riders, those that will fall and those that will fall again. Again, what is the time frame here? I've ridden since 1990 and nobody I have known has died due to a motorcycle accident in this time. Virtually all the riders I know have gone down during the same period. All the people I ride with dress appropriately (helmet, gloves, leathers/synthetic suit, boots). Life is dangerous and always fatal. Each person has to choose how to deal with the danger, whether it involves sports, vehicles, eating habits, smoking, etc. Many riders like to play down the danger of riding a motorcycle. It's much more dangerous than driving a car. It's almost as dangerous as riding a bicycle in the street.

This was recorded by M&K Realtime. They were mostly known for speakers, but did a lot of direct-to-disk recordings in the late 70's and early 80's. I bought this album in 1978. It's one of my two favorite jazz albums, the other being a direct-to-disk recording of The LA Four "Going Home". M&K also made some high quality CDs of their d-to-d recordings. I have a copy of this and Fatha Hines on one gold CD. Unfortunately, M&K went out of business early last year. Enjoy your album. You have a winner here.

Katana is Japanese for "sword". So you're not far off. Of course, life is fatal by definition and being safe is just an illusion.

Better to use the hot water or spoon methods. Of course, maybe that's what they did on the R10s.

Hey Mike, Who were the winners of Oz's raffles and the UE11 raffle? Did they ever take place?

Congratulations! This reminds me, has the winner of the CanJam UE11 raffle ever been announced?

Shirley you jest!

Yes. He made an orange one for some strange person.

Mediocre, eh? No wonder you won't make any more. I've been on the edge recently. This omission just might push be over. I guess I'll have to sell all my stuff now.

Well, there was also this overly large amp/ps combo called the "Menace" that was pretty good too. You must not have heard it. Also, I'm really hurt not to be one of the new folks you met.

Well, she did get here first. If she can preemptively stalk, I'm very impressed (and a little afraid).

ja!

So you block all Mel Gibson movies that don't also feature Danny Glover or motorcycles?