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1: Inmate Central, Boys with toys... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-23, 12:10:58 (108.192.16.34)
The more money the boys have, the more ridiculous the toys. And the boys these daze have LOTS of money. .......
2: Inmate Central, That's great... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-21, 17:34:28 (108.192.16.34)
what a fun use of gravity! .......
3: Jazz Alley, Big ears and a great /important contributor to keeping the music alive... RIP...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-21, 14:24:08 (108.192.16.34)
. .......
4: General Asylum, Great archive tape article in the NYT... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-21, 14:19:13 (108.192.16.34)
Fun, fresh and interesting projects abound... "But White said money isn't the point: "We're doing this more out of a sense of history, and hopefully help find some cool stuff that's just been collecti .......
5: Speaker Asylum, "made of 7 speaker units, producing a spectacular sound pressure that can be felt directly on the skin... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-19, 22:49:12 (108.192.16.34)
with its ultra-loud output of 2000W..." Neat trick, that must be, like, 20 watts per window. Wonder if it comes in maroon? .......
6: Inmate Central, QOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-19, 11:15:24 (108.192.16.34)
"The pollen is afoot!" - Yussef .......
7: Vinyl Asylum, Interesting how things change... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-19, 11:06:54 (108.192.16.34)
Tomorrow is RSD and nary a word here about it. A friend owns a record shop and he mentioned it, otherwise I'd never have known. Not blaming the vinyl forum for that either, but there used to be cha .......
8: Inmate Central, My barber in the seventies still had the 1960's guide... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-18, 18:30:56 (108.192.16.34)
Looking at those pix... lucky me. .......
9: General Asylum, Seems the moron/maroon factor may be in play... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-16, 22:51:27 (108.192.16.34)
yet again. .......
10: General Asylum, Damn... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-16, 22:41:27 (108.192.16.34)
Well, the Spirit of Dave Pogue made the thread. Always appreciated his wit and wisdom here and he'll remain a true AA hero. May he Rest in Peace. Thank you for letting us know. .......
11: Vinyl Asylum, Cool... just imagine.... STEREO!!!!!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-16, 12:53:11 (108.192.16.34)
Wonder how many or your other LPs are on 12" black vinyl material as well? Boggles the mind! .......
12: Vinyl Asylum, Been reading sameness of ersatz descriptions on eBay of common items recently... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-16, 12:49:38 (108.192.16.34)
and how "special" they are and how much of a "great addition" they are, realizing whatever AI ebay is using to fill in the blanks lacks any true intelligence of what it's accomplishing other than maki .......
13: General Asylum, Old enough to know Dave Pogue can drop by here at any moment... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-16, 12:29:00 (108.192.16.34)
put things in perspective, AND continue to impress with his continued interests and enthusiasm with this hobby, amongst other things. Dude is one of my AA heroes. .......
14: General Asylum, About six months older than the last time I answered that question here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-15, 23:05:42 (108.192.16.34)
give or take. .......
15: Inmate Central, Nice looking serving... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-14, 17:20:58 (108.192.16.34)
Dining solo? .......
16: Music Lane, Never gets old # 94,239.6... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-14, 16:40:23 (108.192.16.34)
Or so. Bootsy Collins, Fatboy Slim and Mr. Walken. The 21st Century started out purty good... View YouTube Video .......
17: General Asylum, Are those warning lights on top?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-14, 14:22:34 (108.192.16.34)
Light up and revolve when the jet is returning Back From the USSR? Or blink on/off When the Levee Breaks is panning? .......
18: Inmate Central, Yep, he's one of "those" dot connectors...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-13, 11:32:50 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
19: General Asylum, Gracias Rod, we appreciate your efforts & communication!... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-12, 15:45:24 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
20: Inmate Central, 343...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-10, 14:41:34 (108.192.16.34)
. .......
21: Films/DVD Asylum, We're digging it... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-10, 14:36:48 (108.192.16.34)
like you, my wife is a Highsmith fan and has enjoyed various film adaptations which I liked well enough. This series takes it to a higher level in every regard methinks. Visually it's stunning, and th .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, DSM ACOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-10, 14:27:17 (108.192.16.34)
Was thrifting the other day and passing the LPs on my way to leave and there's Mr. Astaire. Hardly check out LPs at this thrift (although it's not a waste of time for most people) but when they are .......
23: Vinyl Asylum, He may have a great sense of humour*... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-06, 11:35:36 (108.192.16.34)
but it sure doesn't translate very well into the pixels on his website. A GSOH seldom translates well (or effectively) on the web, and MOST ESPECIALLY on a manufacturers' official website, ESPECIALLY .......
24: Vinyl Asylum, Just briefly scanning that VERY long page... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 15:02:47 (108.192.16.34)
caused me to have enough laughs (at their expense) and negative thoughts (directed at them)to effectively eliminate me as a potential customer of theirs in this lifetime. WHEW!!! - what a relief!!!! .......
25: Inmate Central, All part of the never resting, ever expanding PANDERVERSE... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 14:46:10 (108.192.16.34)
which makes gravity seem lazy, black holes seem harmless, and swallows up dimwits of all sizes, shapes, sexes, political persuasions, economic categories and hair styles. Move over idiocracy - the PAN .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: See nilknarf's post below. (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 14:24:15 (108.192.16.34)
Don't think it's the banning that's the issue. The issue would seem to be the time, effort, expense and bullshit involved in the banning. Unless of course it doesn't involve any of that. IF it doesn't .......
27: General Asylum, BRILLIANT!!! So great I had to turn it up to 11!... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 12:18:36 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
28: Inmate Central, Ghost of...Bullethead!...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 12:10:01 (108.192.16.34)
/ .......
29: Inmate Central, What's next?... Locusts... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 12:08:54 (108.192.16.34)
...or maybe cicadas. Hang in there. .......
30: Inmate Central, Loved them since there were Five... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 12:06:03 (108.192.16.34)
Saw them (at Koncepts Cutural Gallery - GREAT place) 'bout 40 years ago billed as Five. There were only Four. Didn't matter. Spirit triumphs over Age. AND... number. .......
31: Inmate Central, Stunning.... thank you!...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 11:57:40 (108.192.16.34)
n .......
32: Inmate Central, Weak alarm clock here, hit the snooze button, roll over, back to ZZZZ...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-05, 11:43:32 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
33: General Asylum, It's the watts that matter?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-04, 16:27:25 (108.192.16.34)
Now I'm REALLY confused... .......
34: Vinyl Asylum, The past 9 years... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-03, 22:36:25 (108.192.16.34)
i've pulled what's now most of those covers off the internet. Previous to that I took pix of LPs that passed through my hands while working at a record store for 17 years. Still buy a good cat cover w .......
35: Music Lane, Everybody young and old... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-03, 15:27:59 (108.192.16.34)
View YouTube Video .......
36: Inmate Central, The Horror...the horror... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-02, 17:40:56 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, So, he had it MADE those last few years! Really, who/what could ask for more... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-02, 17:36:09 (108.192.16.34)
Good on ya! And (in keeping with vinyl forum... decorum) check out the link - there's some fairly new ones listed . Hope they put a smile on a deserving face! .......
38: General Asylum, "Dying is easy, comedy is hard" - attributed to Edmund Gwenn... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-02, 17:28:50 (108.192.16.34)
Audiophile comedy is apparently even more so. .......
39: Inmate Central, Actually, it looks like a tree is growing out of that one... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-01, 23:06:14 (108.192.16.34)
So, it was a drive AND a walk? .......
40: Inmate Central, Well, it's a "news magazine" and has always presented itself as that... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-01, 23:02:23 (108.192.16.34)
so, you have the correct approach. Magazines sure aren't newspapers and too many newspapers strive to be magazines. Never considered 60 Minutes a source of news, but usually a good source of informati .......
41: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thanks guys. He passed away Saturday. Empty place around here. nt (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-01, 22:44:45 (108.192.16.34)
Condolences... your pic reminded me of our Fergus who died about 13 years ago. Broke my heart, losing that dear friend, but here I'm sitting with Andy (who turned 13 today) and he fills my heart (as d .......
42: Vinyl Asylum, You two... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-04-01, 10:19:11 (108.192.16.34)
too! Purrty beastie! .......
43: Inmate Central, ...the usual political BS certain posts lead to wouldn't happen here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-30, 18:14:13 (108.192.16.34)
by the same BS posters, constantly. Wishes and reality though, remain separate. .......
44: Vinyl Asylum, Might start trailing off a bit when movie/TV producers start cutting the "record scene"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-30, 18:05:12 (108.192.16.34)
that's in most everything filmed these days. That could be a LONG while though. I'm always impressed when the record label is actually correct to the song playing*, even if the track isn't. *seldom h .......
45: Vinyl Asylum, Prefer to view it as COMFORTABLE* in my rut... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-30, 17:50:47 (108.192.16.34)
stuck just has too many negative connotations. *SATISFIED works too. .......
46: General Asylum, De nada... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-30, 17:37:18 (108.192.16.34)
Let's face it, it's MUCH easier to fall in love with speakers than almost any other type of gear (for myriad reasons), so you really want to get off to a good start there. So besides being a practical .......
47: Vinyl Asylum, Had some Dr. John w/dinner the other night... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-30, 10:02:18 (108.192.16.34)
As good (if different) than his Gumbo. .......
48: General Asylum, N/T = no/non/nada text beyond what's in the subject line (where it should appear...) (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-30, 09:56:16 (108.192.16.34)
so you don't have to spend time reading beyond that. In that instance it didn't work. There are a few different versions of N/T. M/T. Some use an asterisk, etc. You're getting good advice on pursuing .......
49: Vinyl Asylum, No wonder that 40-50 bucks a week I (still) spend on various CDs leaves... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 17:37:39 (108.192.16.34)
me minus the same 40-50 bucks it always has. Either I'm in a rut or stuck in some problematic time warp! Yet I keep listening to and greatly enjoying the music from them. HELP! .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: Very true.... pandemic and supply chain. (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 17:19:04 (108.192.16.34)
Sounds like he has your vote! .......
51: Inmate Central, $25.00?... wish ours was that inexpensive... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 17:16:28 (108.192.16.34)
$37.00 for an XL Greek Goddess. Plus $3.00 for Artichoke Hearts. About $44.00 with tax. I used to give the guy $51.00. They just started charging a $2.00 delivery fee. Still give the guy $51.00. Wort .......
52: Inmate Central, If you continue to use PRK instead of PRC... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 17:03:53 (108.192.16.34)
you seriously limit your selection of top wear... You still living in the Great State of California and helping support the rest of us with your taxes? If so, thanks! .......
53: Inmate Central, "Bankman-Fried contributed more than $70 million to election campaigns in less than 18 months... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 16:47:11 (108.192.16.34)
placing him among the nation's top political donors.' If you read (and believe that), it doesn't matter WHICH party he donated to (or even how), because our system is seriously broken. THAT is the rea .......
54: Inmate Central, Still... he's unworthy of even that... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 16:31:31 (108.192.16.34)
more of a oops, stepped in dog shit stain on the bottom of any of their shoes. He'll fade into deserved obscurity, not even interesting enough to be or become infamous. The only purpose he'll ever ser .......
55: Inmate Central, Bankman-Fried remains unworthy of that (and always will)... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 12:42:17 (108.192.16.34)
I figured Ghost just didn't want to take the time to type out the asshole's name. Can't blame him in the least. And, dammit, I thought HST was Hunter S. Thompson... .......
56: Vinyl Asylum, Tasty stuff... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 12:37:52 (108.192.16.34)
Happy you like it! You can easily skip "Plays The Big Ones" though you might also dig: No Booker, but some other heavyweights propelling the music to greener pastures. PP was an interesting cat w .......
57: Speaker Asylum, +1 on that AND... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 12:24:12 (108.192.16.34)
heard good things about these, though... haven't heard them. .......
58: Inmate Central, Tried being a Minimalist... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 12:14:26 (108.192.16.34)
turned out to be too much work. As far as aspiring to be one, we all will be eventually. .......
59: Inmate Central, You don't know who SBF is, yet you saw a clip on the news about it today... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 12:06:50 (108.192.16.34)
AND you feel the need to comment on it here. Yet another challenging post. .......
60: General Asylum, ...Like!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-29, 11:58:30 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
61: Inmate Central, And another 100% ... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-28, 23:12:06 (108.192.16.34)
. .......
62: Inmate Central, Look at the bright side... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-28, 23:08:56 (108.192.16.34)
He'll have at least 21 years to kiss ass and various other body parts while in prison, contrite or not. Guy makes Bernard Madoff look like a class act. .......
63: General Asylum, Maybe replace the wine forum with a Food Forum... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-28, 22:50:02 (108.192.16.34)
Or combine them, since some folk insist they complement one another. And I DON'T mean whine. .......
64: General Asylum, Sam was excited that he finally paid off his speaker cubby... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-28, 16:38:24 (108.192.16.34)
and eager to finance another so he could find out what that new fangled stereo sound is all about. Also to rent it out via AirBnB. .......
65: Inmate Central, Ebb... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-28, 00:15:46 (108.192.16.34)
meet flow. .......
66: General Asylum, Or maybe John Hammond... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-28, 00:14:00 (108.192.16.34)
then continues with the tasks faced by a record producer: "To put musicians at their ease, to coax them to play better than the ever have before (or sometimes just better than the last time), to push .......
67: General Asylum, For starters, Orrin Keepnews... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-27, 23:53:14 (108.192.16.34)
has described the role of a jazz-record producer thus: "He should serve primarily as a catalytic agent. In a literal sense, my dictionary refers to this as something that 'initiates a chemical reactio .......
68: Classical Court, In the traditional view menu here, classical always comes up as a choice.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-27, 13:17:41 (108.192.16.34)
So, no. .......
69: Inmate Central, I remember some smokin' scenes... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-25, 16:10:09 (108.192.16.34)
but they didn't really involve cigarettes. Great film - fun, inventive, great acting and all the design aspects worthy of the awards. .......
70: Inmate Central, Funny how all his current lawyers become his ex-lawyers... more lawyers than Carter's... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-24, 12:45:37 (108.192.16.34)
had... His ex lawyers are legion. .......
71: Vinyl Asylum, A band Press Kit usually consists of a one sheet and an 8x10 pic... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-23, 16:47:09 (108.192.16.34)
Press kits (pic AND bio) usually were released with promo copy LPs only. As the glory days of the LP faded, companies started cheaping out and sometimes just included a one sheet and photo copied pic. .......
72: Inmate Central, Let the genius' that devised Dubai at it... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-23, 11:03:16 (108.192.16.34)
They'll take that nice property from as ancient/human as it gets to as modern/sleek/inhumane as it gets in no time flat. Make it as exclusive and expensive as possible, and watch how a REAL blockade .......
73: General Asylum, Seems to be looking for somewhere to plug in a... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-23, 10:37:55 (108.192.16.34)
toaster. .......
74: Vinyl Asylum, Funny... in typical Prestige/NJ fashion, it was reissued... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-22, 03:57:53 (108.192.16.34)
with Ervin as "leader" of the date. They are infamous for trying to cash in on a "name" musician who was a sideman on the initial recording by reissuing the same date (with different cover yet) under .......
75: Amp/Preamp Asylum, One of my favorite scenes with Pacino...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-22, 03:49:06 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
76: Inmate Central, Way more than 20... Heard she may have had an "event" via prescribed medication... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-21, 22:53:18 (108.192.16.34)
That even non Asian women drivers can have prescribed, yet! I walk through that intersection a few times a week. It's a fucked up/awkward intersection and always has been. A truly heartbreaking and ho .......
77: Vinyl Asylum, Yo Ghost, you have Gumbo?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-21, 16:46:02 (108.192.16.34)
Some great Ervin Booker on it and really a VERY satisfying date. Pony Poindexter was an interesting character and his auto biography is a fun read. Any way, picked up the 2 CD set at a thrift to .......
78: General Asylum, Dude... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-20, 15:01:11 (108.192.16.34)
Be glad, be happy, dance a jig (or a samba), lift a glass, hug somebody, rub a puppy/kitty belly, revel in the glory of the day... Inmate 51 is done with you!!!! .......
79: Inmate Central, Seems they need more ((((((* on that sign... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-20, 11:50:51 (108.192.16.34)
((((((((* being .......
80: Inmate Central, You and United... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-20, 01:22:43 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
81: Inmate Central, Took a dozen pics... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-18, 17:10:28 (108.192.16.34)
and VERY happy I got that one. Rest were blurry, he's got boundless energy... .......
82: Speaker Asylum, The $tatement is made... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-18, 16:56:16 (108.192.16.34)
$ometmes that's all that matter$. .......
83: General Asylum, Calling Jamaica... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-18, 16:50:07 (108.192.16.34)
is always going to be that, NOT Callmewhenyoutrytowakeherup. Jon Carrol wrote many good columns in the SF Chronicle many years ago on mondegreens, worth looking up if one is so inclined. Linky to one. .......
84: General Asylum, You can replace "HiFi" with hundreds of other descriptors... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-18, 16:37:32 (108.192.16.34)
and have pretty have the same list. Being HiFi guys really doesn't make us that much different than most of humanity, we just like to think it does. Especially at an audio board. .......
85: General Asylum, "pick your poison and just enjoy the music..." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 16:20:44 (108.192.16.34)
Amen! .......
86: General Asylum, Good advice from stalwart AAers... AND... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 14:30:21 (108.192.16.34)
Really dig the DIY TT cover!!!! Inventive, practical, affordable and sensible. Many thing not usually encountered in this hobby! Good going Mark! .......
87: Inmate Central, POTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 14:23:52 (108.192.16.34)
16 month old Domino, all muscle/slobber/puppy energy, likes to sit on my lap when he can manage to stay still long enough. I've used bowling balls that weigh less than his head. My friend's dog th .......
88: Inmate Central, "It's like an overcoat... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 14:17:57 (108.192.16.34)
...for the insides." Or, at the Abbey Tavern in the 70's (one of the few places here that had it on tap AND served properly)... "Liquid Psilocybin!!!!!" .......
89: Inmate Central, Nice pic... Chieftains here or... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 14:13:18 (108.192.16.34)
Pogues today, beside the Trad Savall? Pogues out front so far... The smell of simmering corned beef is driving Frank mad... .......
90: Speaker Asylum, Industrial chic just never gets old... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 13:30:17 (108.192.16.34)
Likely since it's born that way. .......
91: Speaker Asylum, Perhaps... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 13:26:38 (108.192.16.34)
A flammable one? Welcome back to The Asylum! .......
92: Speaker Asylum, At least snot on a dog turd is honestly natural.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-17, 13:23:00 (108.192.16.34)
Unlike those monstrosities which seem both dishonest AND unnatural. They look like they are designed to upset nature and throw it off balance. .......
93: General Asylum, A (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 23:33:55 (108.192.16.34)
men! .......
94: Films/DVD Asylum, Mouse... great intro to Cheadle's talents and range... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 18:28:57 (108.192.16.34)
And if you read the books, better casting than DW as Easy. Unfortunately, DW's casting in the role ended up preventing further movies based on the book series. Too bad, as the series has stayed fantas .......
95: Speaker Asylum, If they sound as good as they look... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 18:01:12 (108.192.16.34)
I don't wanna hear 'em! Still smarting from seeing them. .......
96: Inmate Central, What's wrong with our understanding of the universe... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 12:24:47 (108.192.16.34)
Is our perspective. .......
97: General Asylum, Lotta Pic discs came with a disclaimer about SQ... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 12:21:23 (108.192.16.34)
for good reason. Lotta "audiophile pressings" are on translucent vinyl. Also for good reason. Like any vinyl, there are great pressings and shit pressings. Overall, too much involved to sort it all o .......
98: General Asylum, Likely someone at Third Man could chime in... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 12:14:04 (108.192.16.34)
Or a Swiftie, or someone at the link. Mostly I don't think anyone that collects CV cares about the SQ since it's always been a novelty first and foremost. .......
99: General Asylum, We like to read AND listen to music here ATST ... not doing something to the 2nd power?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-16, 12:00:08 (108.192.16.34)
But, if you're scratching the cat on your lap too (also at the same time), does that count as doing something or is that just multi-tasking? .......
100: General Asylum, Carol drew the short straw and had to cull the loud cut copies... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-15, 22:49:33 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
101: General Asylum, Could be... after all that IS a Taylor Swift reel spinning... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-15, 22:46:37 (108.192.16.34)
right? Read they are getting released in various color reels (some more collectible than others) with the taupe colored ones sounding superior but the matcha colored ones more valuable because no one .......
102: Inmate Central, Beelzeboobs?... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-15, 12:11:52 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
103: Inmate Central, Be even more fun to see... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-14, 15:53:14 (108.192.16.34)
what kind of mix and match might turn up leaving work on a Friday Night! Reminds me I can use a pair of watermelon socks... .......
104: Inmate Central, True that... BUT... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-13, 17:51:17 (108.192.16.34)
Microsoft isn't a Chinese company. Yet... .......
105: Inmate Central, Gotta be as safe as Tic Toc... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-13, 15:48:25 (108.192.16.34)
or Vodka I'd think. .......
106: Tweakers' Asylum, Any less irrational?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-13, 15:45:12 (108.192.16.34)
Because it is certainly just as efficacious (and invaluable) as ever -every time - twenty years down the line. Thank you Ayre Acoustics! .......
107: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Yeah, yeah....Poor me...... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-12, 18:15:04 (108.192.16.34)
It's a brilliant film on many levels and certainly worth rewatching just for the set designs and camera work. Not to mention continuing to try sorting out Willem Dafoes' face! .......
108: Vinyl Asylum, Was bummed to have to buy the GH to get Summer on LP... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-11, 17:17:43 (108.192.16.34)
But, worth not having to mess with the 45RPM. All good with WAR for a long time. And this... yeah...monumental... View YouTube Video .......
109: Inmate Central, RE: This is what I want for my birthday. (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-11, 16:56:51 (108.192.16.34)
Your loss. .......
110: Inmate Central, It certainly does prove one thing... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-11, 16:54:30 (108.192.16.34)
Anyone watching the whole thing has too much time on their hands. .......
111: Inmate Central, Probably VERY low WAF... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-11, 16:38:40 (108.192.16.34)
But only because it's round. Round coffee tables suck, especially glass ones. .......
112: Films/DVD Asylum, If that's all you got out of "Poor Things" then... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-11, 14:27:00 (108.192.16.34)
Poor you. You just noticed Hollywood has LITTLE to do with reality and most (not all) of what they have produced for over 100 years panders to the lowest common denominator, questionable taste and and .......
113: Vinyl Asylum, Not at all surprising given their original LPs sound SUPERB... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-10, 00:41:20 (108.192.16.34)
Some of the best sounding/best listening records of that era. You want to hear how a recorded Jazz bass really sounds? The late BB Dickerson shows us. Great music, great recordings, great band. ::: TO .......
114: Inmate Central, Their SF real estate is likely worth more than many of their other stores are... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-08, 13:32:20 (108.192.16.34)
combined. Including retail stock. .......
115: Inmate Central, Certainly you realize some don't have to make money to have money?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-08, 13:28:05 (108.192.16.34)
Having money doesn't make one not a dolt, obviously. .......
116: Inmate Central, Oh, THEY have been here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-08, 13:22:12 (108.192.16.34)
They're just MUCH sharper than US! .......
117: Inmate Central, Any dolt can buy gold... all that takes is money... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-07, 22:53:16 (108.192.16.34)
Few know reels (or any other specialty item) well enough to make it a worthy investment. THAT takes interest, knowledge, dedication and talent. Or... a lot of work... buying gold doesn't. ::: TOPIC .......
118: Inmate Central, Lotta seasonal trolls here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-07, 22:37:20 (108.192.16.34)
Email blasts must have been sent from headquarters. This too will pass. .......
119: General Asylum, Young audio enthusiasts... here at AA?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-07, 22:25:03 (108.192.16.34)
Well, you likely won't get any answers from actual qualifying participants, but you will get a lot of opinions, observations and two cents worth from the (our) usual crowd of geezers here. Some might .......
120: Vinyl Asylum, DSMACOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-06, 15:33:50 (108.192.16.34)
Been collecting David Stone Martin record covers for...decades. Have over 300, most attached to some damn great recordings! He was one of the early artists to elevate standard 78 album sets from bl .......
121: Vinyl Asylum, That fits... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-04, 21:52:46 (108.192.16.34)
He WAS born in Texas... .......
122: Inmate Central, Pretty pup, how long until it grows ears?... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-03, 13:05:09 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
123: Inmate Central, "Put the phone down and turn the aqua on Dad!"... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-03, 13:03:48 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
124: Inmate Central, "Leftovers 53% off of yesterday's low"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-03, 13:01:59 (108.192.16.34)
Wait until the day trader's, four-legged wagers and Vegas odds makers find a way to make a living off of digital menus! .......
125: Speaker Asylum, Nice tale of dedication, devotion and long term focus... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-03, 12:44:11 (108.192.16.34)
Fine looking speakers in a beautiful space. Hope you enjoy those CUSTOM speakers for a very long time! Great post! .......
126: General Asylum, RE: You mean ... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-03, 12:35:54 (108.192.16.34)
Another Classic post!!!! .......
127: Inmate Central, Good stuff... the slow inevitable... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-02, 22:44:47 (108.192.16.34)
My fav is this one, the sound of the 'roller is classic, the whole scene...just...works. View YouTube Video .......
128: Inmate Central, Begs the question... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-02, 14:10:43 (108.192.16.34)
Is a SLOW moving stampede still considered a stampede? I'll need to know so I can catch up with my legion of brethren. Might need a head start, but I'll be there. .......
129: Inmate Central, Make room for me on that list of other inmates wishing him the best... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 21:22:42 (108.192.16.34)
maybe he just took February off this year because it had 29 days? .......
130: Inmate Central, Good deduction there... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 12:20:59 (108.192.16.34)
right on point for you. .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: Brilliant. nt (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 12:18:37 (108.192.16.34)
They live in...Camp Meeker! Making a great life there. F is one of the brightest, most intelligent, most balanced and fun people we have ever known. Brilliant indeed. Helluva baker too! She's internin .......
132: Speaker Asylum, Ditto, wish him the best... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 12:06:20 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
133: Inmate Central, A teeny speck of land... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:58:50 (108.192.16.34)
compared to the amount of land between, say, what we call Alaska and the tip of what we know as South America, where genocide hasn't been quite as complete as some had hoped, though still quite effect .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: "... free online and can keep you up to date on life's really important stuff." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:44:42 (108.192.16.34)
SUCCESS!! .......
135: Inmate Central, Things we think we can control make better conversation... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:32:09 (108.192.16.34)
than the insanity of the world we, and seemingly NO ONE, can control. What's happening in GAZA will easily qualify as some of the most stupendous insanity in history. There is no wrapping your head ar .......
136: Inmate Central, "... free online and can keep you up to date on life's really important stuff." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:19:28 (108.192.16.34)
Thanks dude, but that's why I frequent Inmate Central! And I've found it to be slightly more reliable than The Post, if not quite as chuckle inducing. .......
137: Inmate Central, If it's not one thing, it's another thing... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:12:51 (108.192.16.34)
and if it's not that it's something else that's another thing. Etcetera. .......
138: Inmate Central, "Excess D wasn't the only cause of death listed - the coroner also blamed congestive heart failure, chronic... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:05:34 (108.192.16.34)
chronic kidney failure, hypercalcemia, and Ischaemic Heart Disease." Yep, obviously the 89 YO was done in by vitamin D. The Post, good source of info. .......
139: Inmate Central, SOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-03-01, 11:00:44 (108.192.16.34)
"This is one of the difficult parts of sharing a room; when you are painting you have to fit everyone's opinion in one paintbrush." From wife's god daughter F__a, 13, who shares a bedroom with her 6 Y .......
140: General Asylum, Duct tape should hold it even tighter... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-29, 22:30:11 (108.192.16.34)
Plus it comes in a mind boggling selection of colors and styles these daze that might just complement that incredible... decor. .......
141: Vinyl Asylum, Good chicken eating music... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-28, 16:00:49 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
142: General Asylum, In addition to being an A#1 pedantic, 51 has been known... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-28, 15:56:30 (108.192.16.34)
to exert energy into extending an (apparent) agenda into realms beyond audio here at Audio Asylum. He's never far from his political POV seeping into threads. Either that or he's easily confused. :: .......
143: General Asylum, So bestest sound forever replaces perfect sound forever... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-27, 21:42:35 (108.192.16.34)
When forever's no time at all. View YouTube Video Or is it another case of one step forward and two steps back? .......
144: Jazz Alley, What did the cow do after drinking ink?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-27, 21:33:56 (108.192.16.34)
It Mooed Indigo. .......
145: Music Lane, RIP Kester Smith... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-26, 23:03:49 (108.192.16.34)
Played with Taj Mahal for some 50 years (is on the new "Taj Mahal Sextet - Live At The Church Studio In Tulsa" coming out next week) amongst others. Just a great player. Clip is from 10 years ago. .......
146: Vinyl Asylum, Snap...crackle...pop... OR... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-26, 22:12:09 (108.192.16.34)
Snapped... crackled...popped. Either way, it's done. .......
147: Vinyl Asylum, Complete In a Silent Way Sessions... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-25, 10:31:18 (108.192.16.34)
CD. .......
148: Inmate Central, Indeed, he didn't specify where here was/is or could/should be either... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-24, 12:34:49 (108.192.16.34)
nor Be nor even Now. "Be Here Now" pretty much covers it all! .......
149: Inmate Central, Or... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-24, 12:28:27 (108.192.16.34)
"Did you get 'Cannonball Takes Charge' yet?" .......
150: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Had replaced the op-amps in... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-23, 16:54:46 (108.192.16.34)
this AH! NJOE TJOEB 4000 CD. Drop-in, which is a must for me. Had to get extenders AND cut a hole in the case to put the (orange) Burson op-amps in. FANTASTIC improvement! Also tube rolled a couple t .......
151: Inmate Central, Well... Ghost...of... that's an interesting take I suppose... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-23, 16:27:38 (108.192.16.34)
But not all the stories are "pretty", many are the opposite of that. I'm not afraid to die, since there isn't any other choice. Pretty sure everyone alive realizes death awaits us all. That death may .......
152: General Asylum, "I know this is supposed to be a political viewpoint thread..." Jeez, here I thought it was an audio thread... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-23, 15:57:56 (108.192.16.34)
On an audio board, concerning Chinese... audio. Anyone can see that. .......
153: Inmate Central, You betcha... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-23, 12:03:52 (108.192.16.34)
Still can't shake off the feeling I was carrying on before ... this time... too. Pretty sure it's an option too, individual choice as to wether you prefer to continue the dance or not. The Spirit pre .......
154: Music Lane, (Too) easy to get lost in Laswell's Universe... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-22, 22:33:19 (108.192.16.34)
Took me too long to figure out which name this, uh, material, was released under: Talk about funky drumming, this is a rhythmic monster. Pretty good bass players too. 1 Tarab Bass Guitar - Jah W .......
155: General Asylum, Alas, this happens here all the time... people roam from room to room .... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-22, 17:50:52 (108.192.16.34)
in this joint while STILL in their cages! Sign of the times. .......
156: General Asylum, RE: Is this something you are hoping for? (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-22, 17:16:41 (108.192.16.34)
That's what helped Walmart to get where it is today. Selling cheap (frequently unnecessary) crap to people that just... can't... resist it. I'd imagine that's been LOTS more destructive than what the .......
157: General Asylum, Not sure how right or wrong you may be... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-22, 17:07:38 (108.192.16.34)
But this pair of Swan speakers I bought (used) about a year ago were FANTASTIC and only replaced because I was able to (finally) get some Reference 3A DeCapo I had been longing for. For the price diff .......
158: Critic's Corner, Also a great way to go for MANY components... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-21, 11:49:42 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
159: Critic's Corner, YES! Indeed...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-21, 11:48:50 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
160: Inmate Central, Yo!... as per vacuous' post in film... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-21, 11:47:30 (108.192.16.34)
You two need to check this out if yu haven'e already done so. "....we were so poor we ate sand". "You ate SAND?" "We ate sand." -Raising Arizona XO .......
161: General Asylum, Methodical..... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-21, 11:33:54 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
162: General Asylum, +1... and the Asylum Trader at times, too. U.S. Audio Mart has it... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-21, 11:28:01 (108.192.16.34)
GOING on IMO. Audiogon HAD it going on quite a while BACK. .......
163: Music Lane, That "unknown" dude is... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-20, 23:43:22 (108.192.16.34)
Uli Gerlach, Can's tour manager (as per the photo credit in the linked obit which is NYT, so possibly inaccesible). You are fortunate to have seen any of those guys live, I never did. They were all i .......
164: Music Lane, RIP Damo Suzuki... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-20, 16:50:05 (108.192.16.34)
What he did with Can was... perfect. Never followed his post Can contributions but what he contributed to Can was... perfect. Thank you. .......
165: Inmate Central, Raccoon dropped with the ceiling onto the dining table... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-20, 16:28:23 (108.192.16.34)
at Thanksgiving. A good friend swears it happened... a dozen people were there. .......
166: Films/DVD Asylum, More thanks!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-18, 22:46:52 (108.192.16.34)
We HADN'T seen it and loved it! Thought we'd seen most of the "SF" filmed movies and most all of Don Siegel's movies. He sure did love San Francisco, which shines nicely in The Lineup. Even minus that .......
167: Inmate Central, Good stuff BUT... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-18, 22:28:32 (108.192.16.34)
You'll think differently about strawberries from now on. .......
168: Vinyl Asylum, You have Cannonball Takes Charge?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-18, 13:44:46 (108.192.16.34)
One of his best IMO and frequently... overlooked (or under appreciated?). .......
169: Inmate Central, Miss Cosgrove and economics... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-18, 11:39:55 (108.192.16.34)
Beautiful and beautiful... .......
170: Speaker Asylum, Cool mono lamp!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 17:35:22 (108.192.16.34)
Probably cost more than a pair of speakers made with the same horn(s). Use the "right"* mic stand for the lamp, bump up the price. *This mic stand once used by: Jimi Hendrix .......
171: Critic's Corner, Or the reason why I seldom buy... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 16:08:19 (108.192.16.34)
new! .......
172: Critic's Corner, Cold... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 16:00:00 (108.192.16.34)
really, really, REALLY... cold. Though, as usual.... funny, ;) or not! .......
173: Inmate Central, Propaganda has always worked... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:55:30 (108.192.16.34)
Always will. it's an easy way out for (too) many. .......
174: Films/DVD Asylum, Thanks for the reminder!!! Been ages since I saw it!.....N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:51:45 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
175: Inmate Central, He was in as safe a place as Jeffrey Epstein was... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:49:09 (108.192.16.34)
Locked up is locked up. .......
176: Inmate Central, Like how you can take any topic, make it political AND proceed to... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:46:04 (108.192.16.34)
get your POV across. It's admirable. .......
177: Vinyl Asylum, Certainly can't run out of great Cannonball to listen too... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:32:34 (108.192.16.34)
You can try, but when you get near the end, you just want to start all over again. You know what I mean. .......
178: Speaker Asylum, The same folk that always have been attracted to that (now) classic JBL look/vibe*... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:26:45 (108.192.16.34)
Full page ads in Rolling Stone, Playboy, et al., works. Still. The correct sales pitch.* SQ is pretty much incidental. More power to them for having what they want. * condensed version of 51's post. .......
179: General Asylum, Budget TT... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-17, 15:08:36 (108.192.16.34)
Short scale neck. .......
180: Inmate Central, Just spent the past 3/4 hour... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-15, 23:29:01 (108.192.16.34)
trying to drag those boxes into an order of preference. I've since decided I'm pleased with the way they are. .......
181: Inmate Central, Knew a woman that was a hire by the SFPD in the early 80's... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-15, 08:16:00 (108.192.16.34)
when they were focusing on recruiting women. Pretty much knew she wasn't going to cut it as she had a nervous breakdown one time at work as a waitress from the stress of that job. Mind you, the servic .......
182: Inmate Central, HOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-15, 04:08:13 (108.192.16.34)
"Deputy scared by an acorn hitting his cruiser opens fire in street" Florida... .......
183: General Asylum, There's a bit of Daffy Duck there too... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 22:57:26 (108.192.16.34)
AFTER the rest of him has been erased. .......
184: Inmate Central, Yeah, that isn't even a KC thing... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 14:04:40 (108.192.16.34)
yet it's certainly a USA thing and sadly, not at all surprising. .......
185: Inmate Central, Unless we hit the Lotto... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 13:49:07 (108.192.16.34)
Which we don't play (so odds are against it!) or inherit some actual wealth (ever so slightly better odds) we be EITC poor from here on out. We live a very rich poor life though, no complaints. The ca .......
186: Inmate Central, Give it time... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 13:28:20 (108.192.16.34)
They're still learning to not kill each other just because of religion or position of latitude. When (if) they ever completely sort that out, they can then set sites on our Jewish brethren like all th .......
187: Inmate Central, And State... Turbo Tax... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 13:15:53 (108.192.16.34)
took a half hour, getting a refund. There ARE advantages to being "poor" including - now for the first time ever! - EITC. .......
188: Inmate Central, Up it to two with one being particularly onerous... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 13:03:24 (108.192.16.34)
and, yeah, dumbfounded says it all. I suppose we have't hit complete bottom yet, though it seemed that way. Gonna have a long struggle back up when we do bottom out. .......
189: Inmate Central, Ahhhh.... B.S. .... they were still sore about the results of The Great War... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-14, 12:35:43 (108.192.16.34)
and craving MORE oceanfront property. Fuck 'em, I still don't trust them. .......
190: Inmate Central, Leiber and Stoller?...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-13, 02:12:50 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
191: General Asylum, Ardent audiophile Arnie, upon seeing the Boy's urinal display... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-12, 22:59:35 (108.192.16.34)
at Porcelain Bowls R Us, was suddenly... inspired. .......
192: Inmate Central, One THOUSAND private aircraft were expected at Vegas airport(s)... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-12, 11:47:15 (108.192.16.34)
for the stuporbowl is what I heard. What's a million bucks for a box, luxury or not? .......
193: Inmate Central, Mighty quite here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 20:12:33 (108.192.16.34)
I know who didn't win. .......
194: Inmate Central, Really need to be on guard for the female ones... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 15:18:19 (108.192.16.34)
ESPECIALLY if they are armed! .......
195: Films/DVD Asylum, Do you two have musical talent(s)?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 13:11:46 (108.192.16.34)
Maybe redo Van Morrison's wonderful tune as ... "Cleaning Records"?... View YouTube Video .......
196: Inmate Central, Or some Somali Pirates out to make a name for themselves AND... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 12:53:14 (108.192.16.34)
secure film rights, while expanding their... range. .......
197: Inmate Central, It's TODAY?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 12:48:14 (108.192.16.34)
Darn.... busy at Audio Asylum today. And listening to music... .......
198: Inmate Central, That is extraordinary... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 12:45:43 (108.192.16.34)
and very, very, very considerate and... thoughtful. As is the pic. Thanks! .......
199: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Good info... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-11, 12:29:04 (108.192.16.34)
Wishing them the best. They have been hometown heroes for a long time, with good reason. .......
200: Critic's Corner, Ditto, lots of North American gear hear... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-10, 11:45:13 (108.192.16.34)
sounding very, very good and costing very, very little. Was using some Swan D2.1SE speakers recently that were really, really nice but I bought them used from a guy in SC, so no subsidizing China at t .......
201: General Asylum, When hell freezes over AND over yet again... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-10, 11:30:59 (108.192.16.34)
. .......
202: General Asylum, Beyond even that is Keef saying No Charlie Watts/No Stones... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-10, 11:30:00 (108.192.16.34)
But, what the hell, he's going to out live us all, so he needs SOMETHING to do. (And Steve Jordan is a GREAT drummer) .......
203: General Asylum, This one is really enjoying... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-10, 11:24:39 (108.192.16.34)
ESPECIALLY the ROYAL ALBERT HALL disc. As good as The Band ever was. .......
204: Rocky Road, RIP Mojo Nixon... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-10, 02:42:56 (108.192.16.34)
He may have been right... View YouTube Video .......
205: Inmate Central, We just cancelled AppleTV last night... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-09, 16:29:26 (108.192.16.34)
Six weeks in saw all it has to offer us for the foreseeable future. Disappointed/disappointing. MOA preview looked fluffy yet stale like too many other contemporary WWII series have been. Methinks yo .......
206: Inmate Central, The Horror, the horror... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-09, 16:03:39 (108.192.16.34)
It's like someone saw Wall-E and used it as a partial blueprint. People still seem to be (fairly) mobile, though. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/icon-of-the-seas .......
207: General Asylum, This week... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-09, 11:12:39 (108.192.16.34)
Ciabatta!! .......
208: Inmate Central, Cheer up, dammit!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-09, 11:07:44 (108.192.16.34)
It's still early enough to do something about it... .......
209: Inmate Central, Damn... that looks great... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-08, 22:50:01 (108.192.16.34)
a favorite around here, too. .......
210: Inmate Central, So long as all the folk that built them were paid, who cares?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-08, 22:48:10 (108.192.16.34)
Speculative commercial developers are as close to the scum of the Earth as it gets and they deserve whatever plight they, well, develop. Hopefully not too many adjacent folk get screwed because of th .......
211: General Asylum, That's not all that, even for Prince... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-08, 22:31:30 (108.192.16.34)
Let alone THE greatest guitar solo in the history of music. How could anyone even know what that is? There are better great guitar solos by him, and so many fantastic ones it'd be really tough to labe .......
212: General Asylum, Not kidding... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-08, 22:23:23 (108.192.16.34)
It's possible though I heard the song at a store or something and don't recognize it and that's fine. Not a Steve Perry fan, so no point in pursuing it. .......
213: Vinyl Asylum, Actually... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-07, 17:43:41 (108.192.16.34)
That's this one: View YouTube Video Which is a repackaging /issue of this: .......
214: Vinyl Asylum, Then you'll be encountering this... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-07, 16:02:49 (108.192.16.34)
And (if like me), fall in love with it: View YouTube Video .......
215: Inmate Central, Where are you?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-07, 14:08:13 (108.192.16.34)
Oh, Earth. .......
216: General Asylum, Man, talk about ... synchronicity... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-07, 13:46:46 (108.192.16.34)
Steve Perry singing Faithfully. .......
217: Music Lane, RIP Family Man Barrett... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-07, 13:42:59 (108.192.16.34)
One helluva bass player and contributor to the sound of Reggae and prime time Bob Marley. He and his brother were one of the GREAT rhythm teams!!!!! Lively up yourself INDEED! RIP .......
218: Inmate Central, Just tell your friend you'd love (and be ready) to meet it... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-06, 23:05:50 (108.192.16.34)
AFTER it's a rug. Problem solved. .......
219: Inmate Central, Congrats!!!!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-06, 23:02:13 (108.192.16.34)
Lucky pups! Lucky Yous! Lucky Spice! Many years of happiness for all! .......
220: Inmate Central, Only to be reborn as... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 17:13:36 (108.192.16.34)
Even more exclusive beach front property, now by different, though equally temporary, owners. A developer's wet dream x100000000000000000000000000000000000. Does the military/industrial industry inves .......
221: Speaker Asylum, No point making high end components if you can't make them... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 16:12:31 (108.192.16.34)
Really stupidly expensive. Extends well beyond audio. The price of exclusivity is going up all the time! In keeping with that, how much you think that outfit the guy on the right has on cost? Same pri .......
222: Inmate Central, She's been around so long and has (actually) sold so much physical media... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 12:41:51 (108.192.16.34)
they (and you know who THEY are!) can start burning her records and CDs in protest! Soon as the weather warms up a bit. What tomorrow? .......
223: Inmate Central, Dire indeed!... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 12:26:17 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
224: Films/DVD Asylum, Can't wait to see it.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 09:43:48 (108.192.16.34)
Agree about Oppenheimer, which we did see. The Elsa Lancaster comment was a Frankensteiny riffette. Mary Shelly was hotter than Emily Blount, too. .......
225: Inmate Central, Flood watch... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 09:32:57 (108.192.16.34)
Andy volunteered, even though we are on a big, steep hill. Be on the safe side he's on his favorite table which (coincidently) is the highest spot he can achieve in that room. Electricity was out o .......
226: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Cool... OR.... contact him through the Trader... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-05, 09:20:40 (108.192.16.34)
linked. .......
227: Inmate Central, Candle light dinner... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-04, 19:00:12 (108.192.16.34)
Not by choice. .......
228: Inmate Central, Actually they are likely worn out... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-04, 16:09:26 (108.192.16.34)
from the continual up hill battle. Bring on the free Brawndo for all! .......
229: Inmate Central, That is certainly a who? followed closely by a... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-04, 16:03:57 (108.192.16.34)
who cares. And I don't mean T.S.! .......
230: Inmate Central, Who knows?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-04, 16:00:42 (108.192.16.34)
But you might want to buy a couple lotto tickets and see what happens! .......
231: Vinyl Asylum, Baloney!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-04, 15:57:33 (108.192.16.34)
Great pic/concept! .......
232: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Still active and still a GREAT amp builder... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-04, 15:46:58 (108.192.16.34)
Baldwin/Dynaco, etc., you can't go wrong with dealing with Will. PLUS... he's a great guy! .......
233: Inmate Central, Had to look her up... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 17:17:11 (108.192.16.34)
I agree. That said, fuck her, fuck her husband and fuck their son (the poor bastard). Sadly amazing how total dysfunction in this country is so exploited, so perversely celebrated and so cashed in on .......
234: Inmate Central, The w(hole) thing is a riot and always has been... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 17:08:53 (108.192.16.34)
I'm calling bullshit with this year's prediction. And, yeah, a chewed digit would add some dynamic to the proceedings. .......
235: Inmate Central, Yep, also great as Greef Karga... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 17:03:18 (108.192.16.34)
Always enjoyed his acting performances. Might have to watch a Rocky movie someday, but probably won't. .......
236: Films/DVD Asylum, But, but... is Stone as hot as... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 12:01:55 (108.192.16.34)
was? .......
237: Inmate Central, Ahhh, Bullsh!t! (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 11:51:10 (108.192.16.34)
Or Groundhog shit! .......
238: Inmate Central, You figure she ever DID fine her cell phone?... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 11:45:27 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
239: Inmate Central, "Maybe people shouldn't use the drug?" Which one?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-02, 11:35:20 (108.192.16.34)
I could list dozens of them that would easily answer that question. Legal ones, too, that the abuse of resulted in similar myriad horrors, over previous decades. Then start on alcohol, never off the a .......
240: Vinyl Asylum, That's some serious cryo treatment...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-02-01, 21:54:47 (108.192.16.34)
m .......
241: Speaker Asylum, In memory of Ralph Kramden... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-31, 12:27:04 (108.192.16.34)
The "To the Moon, Alice!" speaker line... .......
242: General Asylum, As opposed to guard cat ... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-31, 12:18:30 (108.192.16.34)
Maybe? .......
243: Inmate Central, What do you expect from someone that gets so worked up about... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-28, 10:01:14 (108.192.16.34)
UPSP? Forget it Chris, it's Chinatown. Best to ignore his posts AFAP. .......
244: General Asylum, Ancient to the Future... Paul Gonsalves Lives!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-28, 09:51:50 (108.192.16.34)
There with fellow voicings, SPIRIT, acknowledgement and respect of the past. Ideas, sounds and inspiration (yet NO imitation) moving into the future. The music is in good, devoted, talented hands and .......
245: Inmate Central, Too logical and too simple an answer in a thread that has 100+ posts... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-26, 15:28:35 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
246: Inmate Central, No torpedoes?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-26, 15:22:59 (108.192.16.34)
For two billion bucks I want torpedoes. Maybe a couple of ICBMs too, to be on the safe side. Deck cannon and DON'T mean the aqua variety. There's always some yacht jacker wants to make a name for hims .......
247: Inmate Central, If the prosecutors and defense attorneys know half as much... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-25, 17:45:47 (108.192.16.34)
about the case as the posters here, I'd be really damned impressed! .......
248: Vinyl Asylum, Helluva voice... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-25, 17:36:49 (108.192.16.34)
Never followed her much, but always dug this: RIP View YouTube Video .......
249: Inmate Central, SF Chronicle take on same story... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-24, 23:28:51 (108.192.16.34)
City services billed the robbed business, certainly different than the PD doing so. An actual story without the BS spin of the W. Examiner. Still, troubling times in Bump City. .......
250: Inmate Central, Water (like shit) seeks its own level... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-24, 17:20:24 (108.192.16.34)
And ya'll ARE below sea level.... NO of course has had it's share of questionable Police Chiefs, much like about 80% of any Big City in the USA. They seem to reach a certain level of... capability... .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: There's plenty of there here. You are using that quote wrong, look it up. nt (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-24, 17:15:04 (108.192.16.34)
I know the quote, thank you. WHY there's no there there is a different topic. Don't improvise much except with music, eh? .......
252: Inmate Central, Never again! What a POS... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-24, 17:06:51 (108.192.16.34)
Makes the SF Examiner seem... respectable... .......
253: Inmate Central, RE: What is your take on Alec Baldwin being indicted again (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-24, 15:44:34 (108.192.16.34)
I agree with you. Actor, film set, all make believe until a real round goes off and kills someone. Doesn't happen often, but has happened too often. Stricter measures obviously need to be followed. Pe .......
254: Inmate Central, That was my response when a friend showed me the piece earlier... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-23, 22:06:41 (108.192.16.34)
But I had just glanced at it then. Now, after reading more closely and seeing the clickbaitish source of the piece it seems REALLY difficult to believe, so apologies. If it IS accurate, that seems a r .......
255: Inmate Central, "Oakland now charging businesses for getting robbed..." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-23, 17:58:15 (108.192.16.34)
At the link. Used to work in Oakland. Now that I don't it's back to being no there there now that I don't have to be there. .......
256: Inmate Central, Assure compliance... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-22, 14:04:09 (108.192.16.34)
Such a nicely modern sounding term for such horrendously brutal behavior fostered (consistently) on Indigenous peoples through the ages. But, yeah, certainly no staining itself with the bloody crimes .......
257: Inmate Central, The Russian River... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-22, 13:50:47 (108.192.16.34)
DIVERTED!!!! Yikes! .......
258: Inmate Central, Or peanut oil?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-21, 23:44:40 (108.192.16.34)
Maybe one of those unusual cars propelled by other than gas? In that 2nd pic looks like it's helping support the car. Great stuff... .......
259: Inmate Central, Oh... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-21, 11:27:25 (108.192.16.34)
Thought maybe Flight Sims might be a sax player. Offspring of Zoot. .......
260: Vinyl Asylum, First thing I thought of when seeing his name was... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-21, 11:24:30 (108.192.16.34)
My Attorney Bernie! You're right about the rest of it too. .......
261: Inmate Central, Said hijackasses, uhhhh, ers.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-19, 22:57:13 (108.192.16.34)
seemingly can't even agree on what it actually means. That won't stop them from using it though. Already indications of that are appearing just...in...this...thread... .......
262: Inmate Central, Blame Russians ? (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-19, 22:50:15 (108.192.16.34)
Just send him an allan wench (or a set of 'em) and an appropriate link to an equally appropriate YT vid on HOW to use them and call it a day. Or not. .......
263: Music Lane, The Blues Keeps a rollin'... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-19, 17:29:43 (108.192.16.34)
Good (if rather light weight) piece that features the great Kingfish, whose talents extend well beyond music. View YouTube Video And in further news out of Clarksdale: "Red Paden, Juke .......
264: Inmate Central, "What exactly is "woke" anyway?"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-19, 13:39:22 (108.192.16.34)
Appears to be a pointless term used by (too) many to make a point they can't otherwise make. You can almost see the wink, wink, hint, hint that trails its use. Popular for a minute that's already pass .......
265: Inmate Central, Doesn't cut it alliteration-wise... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-18, 22:45:44 (108.192.16.34)
/ .......
266: Inmate Central, Only buy it IF they guarantee that dramatic BS music blasts from... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-17, 15:26:59 (108.192.16.34)
hidden speakers* aboard the boat every time you board. *Likely custom made Wilsons. .......
267: Vinyl Asylum, "Mali"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-17, 10:47:36 (108.192.16.34)
Beautiful way to slide into (or out of) the day. .......
268: Inmate Central, The Reverend Gary Davis covered that... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-16, 17:32:04 (108.192.16.34)
With this song. All lands, all time (including before he wrote it yet)! Applies to all who will ever hear it. And so MUCH of it in the name of the God of your choice. View YouTube Video .......
269: Inmate Central, From where I sit that looks pretty damn... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-16, 17:22:10 (108.192.16.34)
bitter. Made me shiver! .......
270: Inmate Central, Happens every winter around this time... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-15, 21:48:46 (108.192.16.34)
at least here. I've taken to wearing a sweater around the pad. .......
271: Inmate Central, Dude, with a frozen pipe... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-15, 14:56:31 (108.192.16.34)
don't you think it might be unfair to marry the third one? .......
272: Inmate Central, Was visiting my bro in Indianapolis 35 years ago... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-15, 11:34:11 (108.192.16.34)
we were driving through what I thought was a beautiful area of mansion like homes and lush landscaping. Turns out the area was basically deserted and he said NO ONE goes through there at night as it .......
273: Vinyl Asylum, You guyz are inspiring me to put on that... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-15, 11:22:38 (108.192.16.34)
Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg 12" remix with Bob Marley back-up vocals and Louis Armstrong trpt solo grafted in. Produced by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. I swear it exists. WAY better than Wil .......
274: Music Lane, RIP Larry Collins... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-15, 02:03:56 (108.192.16.34)
View YouTube Video View YouTube Video .......
275: General Asylum, RE: Honestly (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-14, 14:31:51 (108.192.16.34)
Wasn't aware of that either, but do remember the level of obsessiveness in that video displayed by him made me really uncomfortable, so that back story all makes sense. Sadly. Lot of unhappy people w .......
276: Cable Asylum, What type of tubes do they use?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-14, 13:09:34 (108.192.16.34)
They look like something I might be able to afford the tubes for, but not the cables. Magic indeed! .......
277: Inmate Central, Hmmmmm.... no.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-14, 13:04:26 (108.192.16.34)
Ferrari's. .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: Cut-and-paste spam is all you've got, Regmac? n/t (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-14, 11:38:41 (108.192.16.34)
Typically. Lazy way to try to make a perceived (yet found) statement and stir folk up at the same time. .......
279: Inmate Central, Very cool... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-14, 11:33:01 (108.192.16.34)
Hope you get many giggles from it for a long time! .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: This might sound nuts but I'd rather have the train layout than the car. (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-14, 11:30:24 (108.192.16.34)
Yeah, I really wanted to check out the train stuff, not the... Porscheojag! Besides that car is a money pit waiting to be endlessly fed. You might be able to find the "infrastructure" used and take it .......
281: Critic's Corner, That might have worked better if you'd written... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-13, 17:32:22 (108.192.16.34)
"that is, John Marks doesn't hate John Marks' own guts." Never lose track of your third person self importance! .......
282: General Asylum, Perhaps he was a bit harsh... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-13, 14:40:12 (108.192.16.34)
But his description of him seems to have a LOT more to do with him beyond just a ', and seems apt. .......
283: Inmate Central, Wait! Are you sure that bottom one... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-13, 14:32:26 (108.192.16.34)
isn't a... Porsche? View YouTube Video .......
284: Inmate Central, Whoah, what we have here is a prime example of... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-13, 14:23:57 (108.192.16.34)
why I don't really partake of car posts, doesn't matter which country or year of vehicle. Actually I may have had some tainted toast this AM. Or maybe that last bout of COVID... .......
285: Inmate Central, PPOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-13, 12:09:45 (108.192.16.34)
Was tempted to check out this estate sale, but it's raining so no go. Not for the Porsche, mind you, which isn't as nice as Dean's cool new ride. .......
286: General Asylum, That hasn't aged well with time... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-13, 11:57:38 (108.192.16.34)
There was a lot of bore and boor then as now as in future. .......
287: Inmate Central, Had it a few years ago... made any flu or COVID I've had seem like a walk through the park... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-12, 12:12:03 (108.192.16.34)
Next day, fine. It's definitely the sort of shit happens thing we humans adapt to. Anywhere. .......
288: Inmate Central, "I also happen to think that state sponsorship of Arts is not a waste of money..." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-12, 11:49:59 (108.192.16.34)
Them's some fighting words right there! That $pace dough could be well $pent combating that sort of liberal, bassackwards thinkin'! .......
289: Inmate Central, Same here... but... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-12, 11:37:45 (108.192.16.34)
When I start drinking again IS when the shit starts hitting the fan. .......
290: Inmate Central, Was thinking they were illegal AUSTRALIANS... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-12, 11:35:48 (108.192.16.34)
Willy basterds. .......
291: Inmate Central, "Boeing's midair blowout is just a symptom of a much deeper rot..." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-12, 11:25:46 (108.192.16.34)
You were expecting what? from an article with that title? Nice job dissecting the writer/source and ignoring the content! Surprised you got that far without mentioning "bailouts". .......
292: Inmate Central, About the same... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-12, 11:16:13 (108.192.16.34)
as usual. .......
293: General Asylum, Mods and tweaks for them soon from... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 22:23:15 (108.192.16.34)
Machina Dynamica, no doubt. .......
294: General Asylum, I'd wager that head dress thingy... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 15:15:45 (108.192.16.34)
ain't off the shelf either. .......
295: Inmate Central, Another try... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 15:10:58 (108.192.16.34)
Good question! That shouldn't trigger anyone... .......
296: Vinyl Asylum, + another, well, 1... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 15:04:51 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
297: Inmate Central, Dude, I have more respect for you... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 12:03:40 (108.192.16.34)
just seeing those pics, and you aren't even behind the wheel(s) in 'em! Bet you enjoyed the switch too! .......
298: Inmate Central, Somewhere on Earth is a small country that could survive on only... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 12:00:29 (108.192.16.34)
recycling all the shit we waste and use in THIS country, turn a tidy profit AND do it in a beneficial and efficient way to make this a better world for all. Wouldn't hurt, likely help. Naaaa, too much .......
299: General Asylum, Twenty years of periodically checking Inmate Sytems and it's never... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 11:48:06 (108.192.16.34)
failed to amaze me the variety and selection of systems there. No two are identical and I would think all bring satisfaction to their owners. That right there shows what a great pursuit this is. ::: T .......
300: General Asylum, All A system here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-10, 11:44:18 (108.192.16.34)
Space is the Place in our small SF flat and that does more than a fine (and satisfactory) job of filling the space we have with music. Setting up a B system would result in listening to gear more than .......
301: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Dr. Freud to the Rescue (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-07, 22:43:52 (108.192.16.34)
Bated breath yet with the understanding that "Time spent with records is never wasted." Or cats for that matter. I can wait. .......
302: Inmate Central, Yeah, but then what would you do with him?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-07, 11:46:40 (108.192.16.34)
If he started talking he'd drive you nuts in about 48 seconds. Guess you could send him outside to be smited by smelt. Don't remember Ford gumballs, and we hardly get ANY hail here. My wife used to ho .......
303: Inmate Central, Great shot!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-07, 11:37:42 (108.192.16.34)
It's in the high 40's here, we had to turn the heater on. For a bit. .......
304: Inmate Central, You're almost as ridiculous as the other guy... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-07, 11:33:25 (108.192.16.34)
Thanks for the laughs! Not enough humour (or fiction) here in Central, keep up the good work! .......
305: Inmate Central, Believe it when I see the bowling ball sized hail... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-07, 11:24:22 (108.192.16.34)
and frozen smelt embedded in dead bodies strewn around sidewalks of the folk driven from their domiciles by the (winter) ice monsters. .......
306: Inmate Central, Worse than that... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 17:51:21 (108.192.16.34)
He's bad for business! DOWN 44% since 2019! Some numbers are completely unacceptable! .......
307: Inmate Central, Jerry Seinfeld can afford a Porsche?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 17:40:41 (108.192.16.34)
Damn! .......
308: Inmate Central, There's more (known) data floating around these daze than ever before... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 17:35:04 (108.192.16.34)
someone or something has to do something with it despite it being basically useless yet it's taking up space somewhere. I know - stick it on a screen! I like "rating" watched movies/shows via streamin .......
309: Inmate Central, Now, now...they need to have SOME advantage to keep abreast of... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 17:22:48 (108.192.16.34)
being white in the 21st Century! And... that's just Harvard! .......
310: Inmate Central, You keep spewin' your misguided crap in a thread on box stores (of all things)... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 16:51:54 (108.192.16.34)
I'll keep smilin'. Why the need to spew your misguided crap in a thread on ...box stores... BTW? Desperate for attention? Can't find a more conducive outlet? You are truly ridiculous. .......
311: Music Lane, Ain't Wastin' Time No More... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 16:30:16 (108.192.16.34)
Knew TW could play some bass, but sing too? Much better than some vocalists Jeff Beck had over the years, yet. Quite the lineage of geetarist's here too, doing that lineage good... View .......
312: Speaker Asylum, Thanks for posting that... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 12:57:48 (108.192.16.34)
Well beyond Mr. Pass' genius in electronics and sound contributions to the world, he seems like one of the most genuinely nice, gracious and interesting people around. Obviously someone that has achie .......
313: Jazz Alley, HWTOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 12:30:30 (108.192.16.34)
View YouTube Video .......
314: Inmate Central, Only amonst complete dolts... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 11:58:15 (108.192.16.34)
some of whom like to share their dolty aspirations here apparently. It's that type of generosity that keeps life in perspective, a smile on my mug. .......
315: Inmate Central, Biggest one we've had here the past few weeks, AND the biggest I've ever seen... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 11:49:49 (108.192.16.34)
showed up with FOUR younger ones in tow. Security detail? Running crew? No Mabel in sight. The Big Guy (some 25% bigger than Mabel) went directly to the cat/raccoon food pile, laid down, set its arms .......
316: Inmate Central, Dependable, repeatable math...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-06, 11:25:28 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
317: General Asylum, That worked for a (thankfully) brief moment... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 18:16:25 (108.192.16.34)
But damn if some MBA whore somewhere doesn't know The Onion and is right this very moment trying to spin the idea into a profitable $cheme. .......
318: Inmate Central, Wrong! Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 17:54:50 (108.192.16.34)
But call it what you will, as you will. Apparently you confused YOUR pandemic with the actual one. .......
319: Inmate Central, "My passion for our cause burns as deeply as ever."... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 12:48:30 (108.192.16.34)
Followed by: "The N.R.A. said Mr. LaPierre had "cited health reasons" as being behind his decision." Plus: "'NRA' Membership has plummeted from nearly six million five years ago to 4.2 million today. .......
320: Critic's Corner, Yeah, a few needed serious tweaking to even get close...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 12:06:42 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
321: Inmate Central, And which particular PANDEMIC led to those lockdowns?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 12:02:20 (108.192.16.34)
b .......
322: Inmate Central, You know who he means, try to be man enough to accept THAT... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 11:53:46 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
323: Inmate Central, Ours is named Mabel... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-05, 11:48:09 (108.192.16.34)
She travels solo, is elegant, mellow and likes to rest on the deck after a bite to eat, hanging out. Then there are Lock, Shock and Barrel, three youngsters usually together. No pic of them. Betwee .......
324: Inmate Central, Que? Much of what you wrote there borders on gobbledygook... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-04, 23:53:17 (108.192.16.34)
But, anyway...read the charges at the link. Check out some footage of the event. Dumbass is being generous. I've yet to consider anyone "inferior" BTW, but maybe in my old age as my mind goes it could .......
325: Inmate Central, How about an old Brother & Brother hardware store?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-04, 23:39:09 (108.192.16.34)
This place seemed a mess, but the two geezers that ran it knew where everything was, and, surprisingly they usually had what was needed. Plus, they were nice. VERY few small neighborhood hardware s .......
326: Inmate Central, They have all actually been Einsteins... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-04, 23:30:35 (108.192.16.34)
But only on Opposite Day. .......
327: Inmate Central, Not charged with "insurrection", just seditious conspiracy... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 22:53:51 (108.192.16.34)
and a few other charges as well. Any part of that dumbass, motley crew seem organized enough to make a "true attempt"? They did the Pavlov's dogs routine to the Master's Voice. Classic classical cond .......
328: Inmate Central, Oh, it was an insurrection... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 22:33:19 (108.192.16.34)
They just weren't organized enough for it to meet your definition. Pretty much on par with the slopfest administration they "represented". .......
329: Jazz Alley, This is the most "famous" version... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 22:10:22 (108.192.16.34)
And Stellar. Heard LM do it in the early 80's and EH do it in the late 80's with their respective bands. Both wonderful. But THIS is the version: View YouTube Video .......
330: Vinyl Asylum, Indeed!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 17:53:43 (108.192.16.34)
And a touch of Warm Canto is always a welcome thing... View YouTube Video .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: Good thing you fine gentlemen are not at all obnoxious or judgmental (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 12:22:36 (108.192.16.34)
Glad you are having fun! .......
332: Inmate Central, There'll be plenty more of them and their obnoxious sort soon enough... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 11:17:16 (108.192.16.34)
Election Year!!!!!!!!! .......
333: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That's a primo example of... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 11:10:42 (108.192.16.34)
Locking the gate after the horse left in a nasty huff. .......
334: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Touchy... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-03, 01:17:00 (108.192.16.34)
n .......
335: Inmate Central, NEVER underestimate the power of ... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-02, 19:46:37 (108.192.16.34)
NEVER underestimate the power of copy and paste. NEVER underestimate the power of copy and paste. NEVER underestimate the power of copy and paste. NEVER underestimate the power of copy and paste. NEVE .......
336: Inmate Central, That's just bitchin'... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-02, 18:58:55 (108.192.16.34)
Obviously before bitchin' was a thing but still long after it stopped being a thing. .......
337: Inmate Central, "old, white dufuses on an audio chat board..." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-02, 18:53:26 (108.192.16.34)
Man, that just REEKS of redundancies! .......
338: Inmate Central, "non-aligned in the culture war..." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-02, 18:46:55 (108.192.16.34)
More like more and more steeped in it daily. Revise the posting rules that so few paid attention to for so long that we now have the same score of posters discussing and bickering about the same dozen .......
339: Inmate Central, They must be happy, now they need to find something else to do... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-02, 18:34:39 (108.192.16.34)
Forward, onward. .......
340: Inmate Central, Happy New Year!... resolution?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-01, 15:42:17 (108.192.16.34)
Continue my lifetime goal of NOT watching ANY football! Had a couple slips in the early 80's when 49er fever was contagious. .......
341: Jazz Alley, RIP Les McCann... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-01, 14:24:23 (108.192.16.34)
Lotta great music and sounds over a lot of great decades. .......
342: Jazz Alley, MTOTD... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-01, 13:57:56 (108.192.16.34)
View YouTube Video .......
343: Inmate Central, From a "prestige" source yet, not some on-line or store-front joint... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-01, 13:39:12 (108.192.16.34)
where one ends up with a cardboard shingle yet could still be qualified enough to get hired/fired/stiffed by the likes of The Donald as part of a "team". For example. What a shame? SUCH a shame. ::: T .......
344: Vinyl Asylum, Agharta and Pangea ... just another day in the life of Miles Davis... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2024-01-01, 13:27:57 (108.192.16.34)
And more ideas, vital music, energy and vision than some artists seem capable of in the span of a "career". .......
345: General Asylum, What is MQA?!?!?!?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-31, 11:36:38 (108.192.16.34)
No, you don't need to answer that, I just like asking (through the years, now) that question on audio boards, never expecting a satisfactory reply from anyone, nor getting one, from anyone. ::: TOPIC .......
346: General Asylum, At that price does it come in... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-31, 10:16:49 (108.192.16.34)
a left handed version? Or is there an up charge? .......
347: Inmate Central, Then Beige is a color that only belongs on a spectrum /color chart... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-30, 23:05:41 (108.192.16.34)
Preferably one in a seldom opened binder. .......
348: Inmate Central, Been that way for at least 20 years... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-30, 14:32:59 (108.192.16.34)
It's the mindset of people that think beige is a color. .......
349: Inmate Central, Tonio K ... post - prandial...scattered feathers... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-30, 14:30:24 (108.192.16.34)
an already grand day just became that much more so. Gracias! .......
350: Inmate Central, That's a very becoming sweater... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-30, 14:26:09 (108.192.16.34)
Obviously different sizes/colors/materials were tried and discarded before the perfect sweater was chosen. Efforts were made and he looks dashing in it and is well aware of that. Ghost makes a mighty .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: We used to watch that show every week. (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-29, 12:12:26 (108.192.16.34)
View YouTube Video .......
352: Inmate Central, Really? I always felt it never rose above the level of... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-29, 12:07:12 (108.192.16.34)
corn pone. The music sometimes rose to the the level on The Johnny Cash show. THAT'S saying something. .......
353: Inmate Central, Pretty sure a lot of us ask ourselves that question here at Central... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-29, 11:57:58 (108.192.16.34)
some more often than some. .......
354: Inmate Central, Prefer your interpretation, brilliant as that be... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-27, 21:13:40 (108.192.16.34)
m .......
355: Inmate Central, RE: You peasants can make do with your mayonnaise (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-27, 01:28:15 (108.192.16.34)
Grocery Outlet rules! The one on South Van Ness is great and a boon to the hood. .......
356: Inmate Central, Dammit I missed it again... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 16:32:04 (108.192.16.34)
will have to wait until next year to catch up and bitch about that and all the fellow dumbasses I was stuck in crowded stores with trying to buy gifts yesterday. The wrapping station lines were partic .......
357: Inmate Central, 'bout the same as usual... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 16:21:52 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
358: Inmate Central, As we are all aware... but no fear, no fear, it's still a wonderful time of the year... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 16:06:23 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
359: Music Lane, Away in a Manger... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 16:04:16 (108.192.16.34)
Indeed! View YouTube Video .......
360: Inmate Central, One always feels that way about Stan's pics... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 12:14:03 (108.192.16.34)
and very frequently about yours. It's all relevant... .......
361: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Yup - it ranks high on the "Meh" scale for me (and Ms. CfL too) [nt] (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 11:52:01 (108.192.16.34)
I would think there was much more to their relationship (and to them) than that insipid movie portrayed. Also felt we were watching Michael Imperioli (with REAL nose) as Bernstein (with added snobby n .......
362: Inmate Central, Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-24, 01:33:18 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
363: Films/DVD Asylum, 'Maestro' is a snoozer... well and beyond Cooper's No$$$$e job... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-22, 23:23:40 (108.192.16.34)
Hollywood will eat that shit up though, as it's known to do. A scant few decent enough scenes that will guarantee nominations for the stars, but not enough to justify anything else. The level of prete .......
364: Inmate Central, New character in the next Pixar Cars?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-21, 21:07:25 (108.192.16.34)
It's certainly cute enough. .......
365: General Asylum, Right close to... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-21, 20:59:22 (108.192.16.34)
Does the Pope Poop in the Woods? territory there. .......
366: General Asylum, Doesn't even sound bad digitized and played back... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-21, 20:55:03 (108.192.16.34)
in analog. But then most things don't. .......
367: Inmate Central, If what I read about the tech being as SMART* as it is, it can read... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-18, 14:40:37 (108.192.16.34)
which vehicles are using (or subscribed to use) the electricity, so it isn't free, per se. Or won't be. Seems vehicles that actually charge from the system will get billed? Otherwise you can guarantee .......
368: General Asylum, Fantastic piece, THANKS!... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-18, 14:00:12 (108.192.16.34)
m .......
369: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Your storage is a... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 21:36:08 (108.192.16.34)
Used Stereo Shop? Man, that's some list!!!! .......
370: Inmate Central, Thank goodness he didn't say... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 17:03:29 (108.192.16.34)
"Ho, ho, ho." .......
371: Inmate Central, Cable truly sucks and with streaming you can... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 17:01:13 (108.192.16.34)
add and subtract "channels" (platforms) at your heart's content if you are unhappy with the content, without even leaving your sittin' chair. You do need to pay attention to what's happening with the .......
372: Music Lane, Willie!.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 16:49:29 (108.192.16.34)
Great piece and list of Willie's recordings. Well thought out and considered by knowledgeable folk hat care. Only covers 151 releases (so far). Was inspired to read this from listening to the Complete .......
373: Inmate Central, "that anti-religion hysteria and hatred make me angry" Shit, that's NOTHING... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 16:14:24 (108.192.16.34)
look what it did to the Crusaders. Still does. .......
374: Inmate Central, No sweat, it'll be brown by tomorrow... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 16:08:02 (108.192.16.34)
AND taste even better, too. ENJOY!!! .......
375: Inmate Central, All of North America in that map would be yellow... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 16:04:08 (108.192.16.34)
The indigenous pre-dated Mexico as well. Spanish is a colonial language, too. .......
376: Inmate Central, Oh yeah? The thing in Ireland ain't over... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 15:59:21 (108.192.16.34)
yet. I don't like Maher, but that is a good piece on lack of peace. .......
377: General Asylum, The genius that is the soundtrack... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-17, 15:44:46 (108.192.16.34)
you can listen to it all year round without it either getting in the way of Christmas, or distracting one from Christmas, or even having anything to do with Christmas. It is pure Joy, all year long. S .......
378: Critic's Corner, Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-15, 15:39:43 (108.192.16.34)
Man! .......
379: Inmate Central, Being non complacent is... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-15, 13:51:21 (108.192.16.34)
Downright Un American. .......
380: Inmate Central, Government is the one filtering our taxes to the corporations... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-15, 12:36:43 (108.192.16.34)
mostly more so than the other way around? Either way they each get plenty of our money in a carefully crafted boondoggle that keeps the wheels spinning. Meanwhile there is always... football. And comp .......
381: Inmate Central, That ain't Swedish, that's... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-13, 21:36:27 (108.192.16.34)
Texan. If there were two it'd be Cowtown. .......
382: Inmate Central, Something unique, special, heartfelt and... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-13, 16:03:17 (108.192.16.34)
Like Dean said...FUN! Doesn't need to be "expensive", just priceless. .......
383: Inmate Central, Even Mahershala Ali couldn't bring JR up to a point that could vaguely... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-13, 15:59:48 (108.192.16.34)
justify her being in that otherwise stellar cast. She just plain sucks. Still. Plus it was too long. Still worth watching though. .......
384: Amp/Preamp Asylum, ARC SP3A, Dynaco ST-70, JM Reynaud Trente, Jolida CD100, various speakers... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-13, 15:49:27 (108.192.16.34)
Stuff that needs repair from earlier Honey I'm Home stages (and phases). Along with some nice cables, OK CDPs and a few other this's and that's. The tubes are all in the library, upstairs. Gave a fair .......
385: Inmate Central, Copy and paste Heaven for you!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-11, 17:52:22 (108.192.16.34)
SOOOOOOOO convenient! Should we call you William now? .......
386: Inmate Central, Story in the Times today on people using AI to "talk" to the dead... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-11, 12:20:51 (108.192.16.34)
All that surrounds us doesn't seem to much affect human nature so much as human nature affects it. "Belief" has caused more misery and death than all else combined. .......
387: Inmate Central, Congrats... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-11, 11:46:20 (108.192.16.34)
Let it slowly sink in and begin to resonate. Judging by your posts/interests, it doesn't seem there will be a great deal of transition time between a day full of work and life to a day full of a rich .......
388: General Asylum, Spirit = 10 / Execution = 2.76 or... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-11, 11:33:47 (108.192.16.34)
It's got a good beat and you can dance to it IF you can dance. The age thing seems incidental. .......
389: Inmate Central, It's kinda like the Bowie song, just replace Fashion with Fascist... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 17:24:34 (108.192.16.34)
Turn to the left, turn to the right. They are still the goon squad. They are still coming to town. We can't all agree who they are. Beep Beep! .......
390: Inmate Central, Since my point was apparently lost on you, we are at a draw... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 17:15:02 (108.192.16.34)
"Truth"? Really? And it's shelf life - no need to bring up ammo in your reply. Not this time. .......
391: Inmate Central, "They" have been coming for the Jews... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 15:16:46 (108.192.16.34)
well before firearms were invented or the USA established. But that's nifty how you fit it into your agenda. .......
392: Inmate Central, Dragging out a quarter century article in order to fit fucking Nazi's into your babble... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 15:12:09 (108.192.16.34)
Good work! .......
393: Vinyl Asylum, Alas..."I just want to hear the music" has triumphed and you can stream everything there... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 14:53:58 (108.192.16.34)
in his collection, along with the movie. .......
394: Digital Drive, Just gave a Rotel 965 to a friend... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 12:22:52 (108.192.16.34)
had bought it years ago used but replaced it with a Jolida CD100 I loved. I'd forgotten about the 965, which has been in the basement for some 15 years. My friend hooked it up with some other mid-fi g .......
395: General Asylum, Maybe if you can identify which key... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 12:07:21 (108.192.16.34)
the fart was in. Bonus points if you can identify food/drink source from the tone. .......
396: Inmate Central, Unlike ours which is... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 11:59:54 (108.192.16.34)
Fat. .......
397: Inmate Central, Very good and NO... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 11:58:56 (108.192.16.34)
singing around stifiled yawns... Thanks! .......
398: Inmate Central, You're never alone with a Schizophrenic, which is an upside... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 11:54:28 (108.192.16.34)
Me, myself and I are reading the article, hoping to reach a concensus on it which we will discuss with the cats. .......
399: General Asylum, Didn't hear it. Don't care and if that makes me NOT an audiophile... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-09, 11:42:54 (108.192.16.34)
I don't really give a shit. IF not hearing some rather insignificant "detail" on a piece of music that is uninteresting to me through a laptop at a low voulume before my second cup of coffee makes me .......
400: Inmate Central, Doubtful... but we can hope... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-08, 15:51:00 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
401: Inmate Central, Can't blame him... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-08, 12:38:30 (108.192.16.34)
He just wanted to help. .......
402: Inmate Central, Cue that Cat... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-08, 12:35:25 (108.192.16.34)
a View YouTube Video .......
403: Inmate Central, What (another) beautiful series of shots to see... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-08, 12:32:59 (108.192.16.34)
here, first thing today. Thank you. Was in the yard for a bit cleaning up after the varmints and restocking the bird feeder & bird bath and none of it was nearly as beautiful. LOTS of Finches, but the .......
404: Vinyl Asylum, Good article, but I'm with George Harrison... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-06, 20:28:14 (108.192.16.34)
I like a bit of tape hiss. .......
405: Inmate Central, Pretty sure scum is plural, so you can drop the "s" in that context... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-06, 20:15:08 (108.192.16.34)
Though various types of scums can grow in a lake (or, I suppose, Russia), so I may be wrong. Anyway, congrats! .......
406: Vinyl Asylum, Those eyebrows, that smile, those incredible lines, Alembic #1... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-06, 20:04:37 (108.192.16.34)
He's a classic in the truest sense. What a rich history of incredible bass playing and musicianship. Saw Hot Tuna decades ago at The GAMH when they "got back together" and J&J were sitting near the ed .......
407: Vinyl Asylum, Jack Casady... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-06, 14:48:12 (108.192.16.34)
Drove those first two Airplane LPs and RCA did them right at the right time in the studio. Especially "Takes Off", which is almost overwhelming in MONO. After that there was a bit more equilibrium pre .......
408: Inmate Central, Well... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-03, 12:10:54 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
409: Inmate Central, That is a perfect example and your last sentence sums up exactly... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-03, 12:07:39 (108.192.16.34)
where we are at. Human Beings are just really great at fucking themselves over at every opportunity, often under the guise of "progress" associated with technology. It's indeed turned into a blind fai .......
410: Tweakers' Asylum, Always trusted my ID to de-ox itself... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-03, 11:57:02 (108.192.16.34)
All part of the process. .......
411: General Asylum, Or even music pressed/made in America... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-03, 11:53:10 (108.192.16.34)
Lord knows those 60's/70's UK and Japanese pressings frequently sounded WAY better than U.S. pressed LPs. Ditto for a LOT of CD pressings from the 80's on. Same music, BETTER sound! .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: Raccoons often carry a disease that can be fatal for squirrels. (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-03, 09:37:48 (108.192.16.34)
I sweep the deck daily as it gets mighty messy mighty quickly. Do a full clean below the deck every week, though most of the shells get scattered below the redwood tree in a compost type setting hosed .......
413: Inmate Central, Cell phone... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-03, 09:13:20 (108.192.16.34)
just the other side of the sliding glass door. The critters are right there, the door stays closed when they are about and they are never more than five feet away when munching. I've taken lots of pic .......
414: Inmate Central, The Urban Wilderness... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-02, 16:32:18 (108.192.16.34)
For the past six weeks we've had a raccoon visiting most every night. My wife has named "her" Mabel and she frequently is joined by a skunk we call Owen. They've gone from eating whatever peanuts .......
415: General Asylum, My system has been successfully multinational for decades, IOW - no Schitt... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-12-02, 15:44:30 (108.192.16.34)
(until quite recently) and it turns out it's good Schiit and I'm happy with this American made Schiit, too. Buying American is a good thing, buying what you need in this hobby is a better thing. When .......
416: Inmate Central, Started with the loss of Hunter S. Thompson... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-29, 13:30:14 (108.192.16.34)
. .......
417: Inmate Central, Nice waste of space... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-29, 13:12:59 (108.192.16.34)
Inside and out. And inside? YUCK!! Probably sell for ten times that within 15 miles of here. .......
418: Whiner's Woad, Interesting... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-27, 16:14:01 (108.192.16.34)
No shit? I find that incredibly fucking interesting. Best article I've read all goddamned day, for fucks sake. .......
419: Inmate Central, As a veteran pedestrian in a very car crowded city... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 13:09:04 (108.192.16.34)
with MANY, MANY EVs cruising around (many with no human driver....) their silence has been a real concern for years now, as EVS are VERY popular here. Since we use most our senses walking and crossing .......
420: Tubes Asylum, That's not a system... that's a... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:54:32 (108.192.16.34)
Clusterfuck with mood lighting. .......
421: Critic's Corner, Since 2016?... hadn't realized it's been so long since asking... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:48:51 (108.192.16.34)
"What is MQA??????" and never getting a sensible answer. And apart from not being the $$$ generator it seemed to want to be, it doesn't seem to remain much of whatever it was supposed to be. ::: TOPI .......
422: Inmate Central, Bumper to bumper and straight up from the pavement... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:41:58 (108.192.16.34)
perfect symmetry. Great shot, cool car. .......
423: Inmate Central, The prick in the right of the pic... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:38:15 (108.192.16.34)
looks like he thinks he's holier than the prick in the Koukoulion. .......
424: Inmate Central, My new standard!... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:33:40 (108.192.16.34)
Though I suspect a pic of the same blokes at the Pub might top it... .......
425: Inmate Central, No biggie, that's just the... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:28:52 (108.192.16.34)
Caterer. .......
426: Vinyl Asylum, Add "phile" and it makes ridiculous truly RIDICULOUS... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:25:48 (108.192.16.34)
a word that really looks like what it means when in all caps. .......
427: General Asylum, Because there are so many desperate listeners?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:19:30 (108.192.16.34)
Could be. .......
428: General Asylum, That's just too much... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-26, 12:18:07 (108.192.16.34)
math for me. Hurts my head more than dbs. .......
429: General Asylum, Sounds like a technical matter... literal no connection... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-23, 16:10:23 (108.192.16.34)
and way out of my area. Maybe RodM will chime in and lend a hand. Good luck with that Will! PS - yanked a cat tail just for old times sake... .......
430: Inmate Central, I like that and agree... similar to the human body... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-23, 16:02:56 (108.192.16.34)
The brain at the top and the asshole at the bottom. Three and Six at arm's length, flapping for balance. Make perfect sense. .......
431: Inmate Central, Getting ready for Kindergarten... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-23, 15:54:41 (108.192.16.34)
The television seemed to always be on, so heard/watched it there. Went and told my Mother. She was horrified. There were more adults crying and upset that day than I ever saw or have seen. Felt really .......
432: General Asylum, Tough to sell things here Will... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-23, 10:58:45 (108.192.16.34)
It's no Audiogon or US Audio Mart or eBay, places where you have a STELLAR, well deserved reputation built upon many sales (and purchases) of audio equipment over many years. Count me as someone that .......
433: Inmate Central, Everything about that movie works... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-21, 16:53:40 (108.192.16.34)
It captures San Francisco possibly better than any other movie I can think of. No slick, glittering City By The Bay facade, SF reflects the dire circumstances of the situation, as does Harry. Stepping .......
434: Inmate Central, To answer your bottom line question... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-21, 14:15:40 (108.192.16.34)
Probably? Eventually? The way the IRS is approaching this is to our benefit for a while longer. To go from $20G to $600.00 was extreme. To go from $20G to $5,000.00 seems more reasonable, but still mu .......
435: Vinyl Asylum, Doesn't matter the genre... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-21, 13:32:02 (108.192.16.34)
Just an abysmal, wrong headed, shitty thing to do to sell records. Tip of the iceberg regarding the mentality at record companies which, when you think about it, really hasn't improved much over the d .......
436: Vinyl Asylum, In other words... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-21, 13:26:53 (108.192.16.34)
You struck GOLD! And the Elecktra label was sorta gold colored then, too. .......
437: General Asylum, 1. Yes... 2. VERY doubtful the original source still exists... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-21, 13:20:02 (108.192.16.34)
with many private or small label releases, especially with most of the international (World) releases. That collection/library is priceless well beyond any monetary value. Looks like they may actually .......
438: Amp/Preamp Asylum, ... couldn't get that o... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-20, 23:13:54 (108.192.16.34)
C'est exact.... .......
439: Inmate Central, Dick Smothers... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-20, 15:13:49 (108.192.16.34)
His Mom always liked him best, despite Tommy's yo-yo expertise. Santa Rosa legend Norman Greenbaum is 81. View YouTube Video .......
440: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Believe that's Chanel 5... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-20, 14:54:06 (108.192.16.34)
Lovely stuff! .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: When my wife and I watch the news from Ukraine... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 17:51:04 (108.192.16.34)
That post (and bleeding hearts! post) give me more insight and perspective into what you are going through and experiencing. Also that the Russian soldiers - wannabe Hessians? - likely are scum, a ter .......
442: Jazz Alley, Jeez... didn't know Houston Person was still at it... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 14:13:59 (108.192.16.34)
That wonderful, soulful tone and style of his must be even more so. Thanks! .......
443: Inmate Central, I realize you're under a great deal of pressure... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 14:01:45 (108.192.16.34)
so I'll settle for idiot. Maybe when you get a breather you'll come up with something a bit less mundane. .......
444: Inmate Central, You sound relatively pleased... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 13:59:19 (108.192.16.34)
Yesterday maybe an 8? Today, maybe a 6.5? .......
445: Inmate Central, Interesting... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 13:56:35 (108.192.16.34)
No Native American blood here, (Grandparents OTB from Ireland on one side, a blur on the other) however the picture I posted of my wife's uncle Guy? He was ALL Cherokee and his wife was Native America .......
446: Inmate Central, Not an idiot at all... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 13:25:35 (108.192.16.34)
and you're enjoying the war and constantly posting about it here. Where you seldom posted before said war ignited. So, you enjoy the war and post about it and I'll post what I like within the context .......
447: Inmate Central, That guy has a BUNCH of vids with his dog... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 13:16:47 (108.192.16.34)
The love between them is wonderful. The dog has the best growl/bare teeth thing going in them all. Nice teeth, too! .......
448: Inmate Central, More like Shrimps for the Barbie... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 13:13:08 (108.192.16.34)
Teeny things those. Fascinating teeny things. Getting the balance(s) right in a small tank ecosystem is NOT easy... If hell exists, mine will be being stuck in a salt water tank populated by the many .......
449: Inmate Central, "80% of US products are used once and then thrown away"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-18, 12:56:22 (108.192.16.34)
Does all that "thrown away" product actually GET thrown away properly or just discarded randomly? Used once and thrown away sure is convenient and must be the most cost effective way of marketing, oth .......
450: Inmate Central, Speaking of antisemites, how about that Elon Musk?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 23:54:51 (108.192.16.34)
Never misses an (any) opportunity to make himself part of the news! No such thing as bad press in his dickian world it seems. And I don't mean Philip K... .......
451: Inmate Central, No, the pleasure is all yours to revel in... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 22:33:40 (108.192.16.34)
Please continue to enjoy the war. .......
452: Inmate Central, Was it a red team vs. a blue team?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 22:30:32 (108.192.16.34)
Remember, things are gonna get mighty touchy here through next November... .......
453: Films/DVD Asylum, Interestingly enough, the nihilists displayed more stereotypical... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 17:20:06 (108.192.16.34)
behavior than anyone even vaguely Polish handled. Just watched it again for the first time in at least 10 years. Is abiding a legit word, dude? .......
454: Inmate Central, May try this with the cats... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 16:59:29 (108.192.16.34)
If I can catch them awake. .......
455: Inmate Central, Obviously... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 16:39:59 (108.192.16.34)
they are smarter than I am. That hadn't occurred to me. Not the smart part... the camouflage part... .......
456: Inmate Central, That would explain the trend... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 16:36:36 (108.192.16.34)
. .......
457: Cable Asylum, I used the CHeLA (excellent cables) unterminated... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 16:32:41 (108.192.16.34)
THAT required some time and care! They were great, basically had a different system then and they thrived. Had used quite a few different speaker cables through those years too. .......
458: Inmate Central, They are so strange looking... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 13:02:56 (108.192.16.34)
Don't see them around here much but when we do they are green in color. Aliens? .......
459: Inmate Central, You sound pleased... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 13:01:03 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
460: Inmate Central, Miniatures should be taxed a couple bucks a "bottle"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 11:24:26 (108.192.16.34)
for being so wasteful, ridiculous and just plain stupid. Convenience my ass. That type of convenience should be an inconvenience to have to pay for. .......
461: Inmate Central, If it ends up costing these companies any sort of real money... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 11:18:10 (108.192.16.34)
They'll find a way to market their "mini" overpackaged, addictive shit in a less environmentally harmful way to the masses. Unless someone thinks people are actually going to start taking personal .......
462: Inmate Central, Please go back farther than that... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 10:52:15 (108.192.16.34)
a .......
463: Inmate Central, POTD... circa 1940... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 10:50:02 (108.192.16.34)
My wife's grandfather was born on this date in 1894. That's Guy on the right, leaning against a Packard he had just won in a card game. Lost at a later date in... a card game. His son (Leonard) is .......
464: Inmate Central, Self acceptance of one's short comings... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 10:41:53 (108.192.16.34)
can be a long, painful journey. Your faulting cyclists for your lack of forgetfullness is ill aimed. Could have been anyone that grabbed your seemingly abandoned stuff. Be thankful it wasn't anything .......
465: General Asylum, 12" too big? EP's dude! And sundry 7" plus... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-17, 07:30:29 (108.192.16.34)
one of these... And a copy of this chestnut: .......
466: Inmate Central, It's a relief you are staying abreast of the situation here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-15, 15:40:44 (108.192.16.34)
What may befall us when you stop being obsessed with SF is frightening! .......
467: Inmate Central, So much so that they ended up working for commission... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-15, 14:38:54 (108.192.16.34)
much like prostitutes in that regard. .......
468: Inmate Central, Well, if you have to ask... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-15, 14:33:36 (108.192.16.34)
Then so am I (based on your post), and I know I'm not. Yours is a reasonable view to a highly unreasonable situation. Given the long, dysfunctional history of intolerance (in all its inglorious state .......
469: Inmate Central, You should have sold real estate?... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-14, 21:17:17 (108.192.16.34)
Rather you should be proud of yourselves for not having to stoop so low. .......
470: Inmate Central, You betcha, though they seem MIA this week (APEC)... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-13, 22:36:09 (108.192.16.34)
no doubt they will be back next week. It's like... magic. .......
471: Inmate Central, It'll look particularly bitchin' on Mars... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-12, 11:03:07 (108.192.16.34)
Can think of a rocket service that might get them there, too. .......
472: Inmate Central, Felicitations to all four and two legged amongst you... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-11, 10:18:39 (108.192.16.34)
and any in between! Long life together! .......
473: Whiner's Woad, As regards "him"... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-11, 10:12:08 (108.192.16.34)
Constant is a gross understatement. .......
474: Whiner's Woad, You're off to a fine start as regards building a following... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-11, 10:07:01 (108.192.16.34)
as for the $$$$ bit, hope is a good thing. You may have to wait in line behind some of the bunch below, most of which aren't constant, but reviewers none the less. They may make nada, but some of thei .......
475: Whiner's Woad, Just got paid for reviewing your post... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-10, 11:45:46 (108.192.16.34)
Thanks!!!! .......
476: Inmate Central, RE: The Next Global Superpower? (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-10, 10:10:52 (108.192.16.34)
After 4 minutes I realized why there were plenty of empty seats in the auditorium. Aalgorithms. .......
477: Inmate Central, No Nazi like a German Nazi... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-10, 08:41:09 (108.192.16.34)
All other Nazi's (in addition to their obvious issues) are dilettantes by comparison. .......
478: Jazz Alley, Weather Report Berlin, 1971... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-08, 10:41:17 (108.192.16.34)
Officially released last week, this newly unearthed recording seems more satisfying than the "Live in Tokyo" date recorded about six months later albeit in a different incarnation. I haven't listen .......
479: Jazz Alley, Beautiful article on someone who had a rich life and spirit that just... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-06, 14:59:07 (108.192.16.34)
keeps on giving. .......
480: Classical Court, RE: "He says he fixed 10,000 errors in the score." (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-05, 13:04:20 (108.192.16.34)
That he's aware of. .......
481: General Asylum, "At what point does Taylor Swift celebrity idolatry become exploitation?" (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-03, 15:23:03 (108.192.16.34)
When she's as popular as The Beatles and for as long a period of time? .......
482: Speaker Asylum, Funny... you haven't missed a thing... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-03, 13:52:47 (108.192.16.34)
there's never been a mention (or a sign of) his system on AA far as I can tell. Maybe he doesn't have one. .......
483: Inmate Central, Try reading his post... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-03, 11:24:08 (108.192.16.34)
then try to comprehend what he wrote. Then read your post. Compare and contrast. .......
484: General Asylum, Like it, comfy and inviting... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-03, 10:23:27 (108.192.16.34)
real life listening as part of life and not some idealized/sterile listening space to keep the music apart from life. .......
485: General Asylum, Basically irrelevant around here... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-03, 10:11:33 (108.192.16.34)
Long as everything fits in the old RCA cabinet and the doors can close, it's all good. Been a LOT of gear that's been in and out, placement is (obviously) limited and equipment is chosen to adapt. The .......
486: Inmate Central, Individual COUNTIES do the electing and it's their individual ELECTED... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-01, 17:46:11 (108.192.16.34)
officials that have a death grip on land/money use as benefits their constituents. There are plenty of "red" counties in California that are equally responsible for the boondoggle that the high speed .......
487: Inmate Central, Nicely stated Jay... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-01, 13:04:10 (108.192.16.34)
The ignorant amongst us are usually the most outspoken and ... noticed for that. I'm under the impression that "ignorance is bliss" is a badge of honor for many and they figured that was the most dire .......
488: Inmate Central, S'marvelous, stupendous and... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-11-01, 12:39:56 (108.192.16.34)
trippy as hell. Great shot, great vibe! THANKS!!! .......
489: General Asylum, The second one first, the first one a distant second and the third one... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-31, 21:59:48 (108.192.16.34)
Maybe. .......
490: General Asylum, RE: Who are you? (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-28, 23:05:56 (108.192.16.34)
Didn't Tweet Pownsend right that? .......
491: Critic's Corner, ... and that damned green icing will never stop flowing... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-27, 22:33:12 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
492: Inmate Central, Damn good looking sandwiches... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-26, 23:12:17 (108.192.16.34)
Even on newsprint. Even in B&W. Then there was his wife... .......
493: Inmate Central, Not without a better color selection... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-26, 23:08:12 (108.192.16.34)
m .......
494: Rocky Road, They might have shown him a bit of mercy... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-23, 22:38:23 (108.192.16.34)
and moved it to music. But no. .......
495: Vinyl Asylum, Order 50, keep two (just in case) and sell the rest to pay... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-23, 22:35:55 (108.192.16.34)
for the two you keep. You'll have to do the math though, no math skills here. Any other issues you need help with just let me know. .......
496: Inmate Central, There's a fairly long history of that at Central... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-20, 13:21:37 (108.192.16.34)
ever since Bruce left the joint (RIP). Central mod? There's the Revolving Door. Shit job... too bad... miss some of them. .......
497: Inmate Central, Scary thought/site and though rocksax conjures up sonic images of Bobby Keys... (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-20, 12:27:57 (108.192.16.34)
How many Stones back-packs does a body need? Keef and Mick SURE don't need the dough, but nice they are keeping people employed there. Only worthy thing I noticed is the nice selection of live shows t .......
498: Inmate Central, No, someone lost interest there years ago. No one gives a shit... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-20, 09:06:23 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
499: Inmate Central, Repeatedly... like a rampant AI on a bender... N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-20, 09:04:21 (108.192.16.34)
m .......
500: Inmate Central, Brilliant design/logo/name!!!!... not being a bad drop seems a bonus...N/T (0.00)
Posted by musetap on 2023-10-20, 09:02:37 (108.192.16.34)
, .......
Found total of 500 records, Query: , Author: musetap in All Forums, Time: 6 sec.