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1: General Asylum, She was always... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2016-02-26, 13:33:42 (67.83.152.143)
pissed off on "Emergency!"... I visited that fire station... ;*) .......
2: General Asylum, RE: Joe Zawinul, IMAC in Huntington, N.Y... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2016-02-17, 11:34:52 (67.83.152.133)
Would pay a pretty penny to see him w/ Jaco now ;*) .......
3: Vintage Asylum, Yup... my first... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2016-02-17, 11:32:13 (67.83.152.133)
...decent speaker... They didn't do any one thing "the best", but very enjoyable with everything you can throw at it. Prefer these to a lot of modern stuff I hear... Now have a pr of 100s, might have .......
4: General Asylum, Joe Zawinul, IMAC in Huntington, N.Y... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2016-02-17, 10:42:52 (67.83.152.133)
...great venue, not a bad seat in the house... old, converted balcony theatre... The Paramount now... Enjoyed J. Geils at Jones Beach Ampitheater... again, great place, maybe 5K seats on the beach (Wa .......
5: Speaker Asylum, RE: Tivoli radio's speaker (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2015-02-20, 13:21:15 (74.90.192.44)
I'm probably not quite as enthused as you, but what I found somewhat suprising about the Model 2 is that it actually sounds better outside, fairly loud, rather than inside at lower volumes... I'll set .......
6: General Asylum, I have a similar situation in the sense that... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-11-16, 12:06:11 (74.90.193.105)
the R speaker is relatively close to the side wall (maybe 3 ft), and the L speak is somewhat open to a larger area... I'm amazed that there is no "pulling" of the soundstage... you have any issues wit .......
7: Speaker Asylum, I remember them sounding VERY good... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-11-01, 14:18:41 (74.90.193.135)
Nada .......
8: General Asylum, Ha... one of the few shows... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-07-15, 05:01:54 (74.90.201.126)
...I can watch over and over :*) .......
9: Speaker Asylum, A wee bit over-engineered?!?! :*) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-07-07, 13:57:45 (67.82.206.203)
NT... .......
10: Speaker Asylum, RE: DeVore 3XL or JMR Bliss Silver (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-03-23, 13:40:43 (74.90.197.101)
I have never heard a grill more attenuating than on my Twins Sigs... huge diff (on vs. off), but not sure if that's enuff for the OP... .......
11: General Asylum, Can't you just... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-02-23, 12:48:04 (67.82.206.145)
...use rubbing alcohol? .......
12: General Asylum, Nice hobby room, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-01-31, 14:46:43 (74.90.197.206)
...Someone dropped the mail as they fell down the stairs... pretty (handsome?) cat, too... .......
13: Vinyl Asylum, OK... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-01-08, 16:55:41 (74.90.207.147)
..A crappy iPhone pic... .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, Wow... P.C. Richard TV stand... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2014-01-07, 15:01:30 (74.90.207.147)
... what's up folks... no posts in quite a while, but been here since '98ish, and lurk here and there... Just got a new TV and stand to go with it... it's just smoked black glass shelves, metal stand .......
15: Outside Asylum, The repugs in congress are disgusting... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-08-29, 16:00:11 (74.90.201.126)
...didn't pass one bill.... didn't come up with one idea of their own... they don't want to see America move ahead, they just want their silly idiology/agenda... The repugs want to see America as bad .......
16: Outside Asylum, HiFiGuy promised us no food and panic in the streets... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-08-26, 13:52:42 (74.90.196.165)
...How's that workin' out for ya :*? First you said "one term"... Then it was Obie's re-elected, then 8 years of Jeb... Which one??? All the drama queens in here can't get shit straight... heehee... : .......
17: Outside Asylum, Correct about the bubble... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-08-21, 15:33:27 (74.90.201.223)
...it's the repugnicans that deregulate the s**t outta everything... Wall Street (selling mortgage-backed securities), Big Bank (selling sub-prime loans... all that Big biz that pays the repug's bills .......
18: Outside Asylum, The height of the repugnican recession was 10.8... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-08-21, 15:21:21 (74.90.201.223)
...it's now 8.4 (whatever)... 11 Million people lost their job due to that, almost 5M got one back as of today... you decide... .......
19: Outside Asylum, lol... Heard that today as well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-08-14, 13:13:47 (67.82.207.107)
...and was thinking of Gritsy as well... heehee... .......
20: Outside Asylum, I don't think anyone is applauding, but I wouldn't consider... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-07-27, 10:36:46 (74.90.197.83)
...4 or 5 million jobs created in the last sucessive 28 months of job growth "jobless" either. Compare that to 750,000 jobs LOST W's last month in office... hhmmmm... Let us know when the obstructioni .......
21: Outside Asylum, Right... my laziness paid off for once... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-07-17, 12:25:30 (74.90.197.83)
...lol... well, we'll see what is when we finally get the paperwork faxed over... New Penn Financial... something like that... a friend of a friend... just told me rates ticked down a bit... no points .......
22: Outside Asylum, Sounds pretty (beeping) good... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-07-14, 09:35:38 (74.90.197.83)
...wifey not a huge fan, but I can still try... .......
23: Outside Asylum, It was the recommendation of big Brass on the ground... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-07-04, 13:28:33 (74.90.196.47)
...and werent the Repugs worrying about him "dithering" regarding that? .......
24: Outside Asylum, You must like a lotta work and noise... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-07-03, 13:29:02 (74.90.199.40)
...don't get me wrong, puppies and dogs are cool, but you have a puppy? Say goodbye to the floors and carpet. have a kitten? Pisses in the litterbox from day one (neater in general, and can disregard .......
25: Outside Asylum, Two unnecessary, unfunded wars, 5000 Americans... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-06-23, 14:13:38 (74.90.199.40)
...dead, 100,000 innocent dead Iraquis, and a trillion or two... for what? And Obie is worse??? Surely, you jest... .......
26: Outside Asylum, LOL... irony indeed...* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-06-22, 11:55:47 (74.90.199.40)
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27: Outside Asylum, Excellent work* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-06-20, 11:49:40 (74.90.199.40)
Indeed funny... .......
28: Outside Asylum, Wasn't the "Cougar " the Merc equivalent?* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-06-18, 10:07:10 (74.90.199.40)
nada... .......
29: Outside Asylum, Uncomfy for sure... but me thinks it's the right thing... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-06-17, 16:31:39 (74.90.199.40)
...a relatively short period of time to endure whatever, but for the rest of your life... you know it's right... Definitely a toughie, but you'll feel better after... .......
30: Outside Asylum, Thanx, did enjoy... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-31, 12:39:15 (74.90.199.40)
...didn't know one's posterior was so close... .......
31: Outside Asylum, Why mess around - go to the source... Barry* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-27, 17:50:45 (74.90.199.40)
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32: Outside Asylum, Similar to Colonel Frank Fitts from "American Beauty"* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-22, 13:40:10 (74.90.199.40)
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33: Outside Asylum, Yeah, that's something new... but anyway... best payers? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-19, 18:48:03 (74.90.199.40)
...Baseball whatever ya call it... we supplied the Mick's liver meds... that insurance picked up every dime, no Q's asked. Next time ya take the kiddies (or not) to a game, you know where the $800 is .......
34: Outside Asylum, Big insurance and a free market... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-19, 17:47:53 (74.90.199.40)
...20 years ago, worked for a big pharm (immunosupressants, mostly) - talking to one of the higher-ups, we were discussing the $20 per pill, I said that thing couldnt cost more than a nickel to make.. .......
35: Outside Asylum, Ya mean near depression... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-15, 15:44:27 (74.90.199.40)
...which is where we would be if a Conservative was elected... can one imagine no stimulous, letting most of the American Auto industry fail (one in eight works for them), and all the financials go do .......
36: Outside Asylum, I think Hunts was their best prospect... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-12, 13:53:06 (74.90.199.40)
...but of course, the rabid insanity of the wingnuts puts Palin, Bach, and the effete cheat in the limelight... Strangely enough, I don't think Romney will be too dangerous, ala Boosh... RomCare does .......
37: Outside Asylum, Would that not be "board"?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-07, 18:14:13 (74.90.199.40)
...we do miss you... any new Sully news??? .......
38: Outside Asylum, "Paging Dr. Fred... paging Dr. Fred...."... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-05, 14:32:35 (74.90.199.40)
...can you please remind us of some of the symptoms of O.D.D.? As a layman, I have a hunch (call me crazy) it's roots are imbedded in racism and paranoia, but I can't be sure... .......
39: Outside Asylum, First of all, not true... secondly, move to a shitter area! (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-03, 14:51:12 (74.90.199.40)
...You're complaining about the state taxes rising, cost of maintaining any home, good schools (which keeps the value relatively high)... ...I'll assume you're in a decent area (I consider our area at .......
40: Outside Asylum, Ooops... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-03, 14:22:58 (74.90.199.40)
...eeerrm... 180 degree what I just said :^) .......
41: Outside Asylum, I don't think we really needed... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-05-03, 14:13:45 (74.90.199.40)
...an exhaustive study to conclude that's true for anyone left of center/center right!!! Hell... just look at how they act in here :*) .......
42: Outside Asylum, Just curious... what's your opinion... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-30, 15:26:33 (74.90.199.40)
...how do crop circles originate? .......
43: Water Cooler, How about $50,000,000/yr? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-28, 13:49:44 (74.90.199.40)
,,,in the drugsters case... Hannity/Beck/et all not too far behind... .......
44: Outside Asylum, I hope the Grainger stuff is good... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-25, 17:10:34 (74.90.199.40)
...for that price... my go-to is Sears - prob $40ish/100 ft, but lifetime warranty. You ran over yer hose and bent the coupling? Go to Sears for a replacement, no receipt/questions. That said, they ar .......
45: Outside Asylum, Obie admisnistration deporting more than ever* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-24, 15:52:24 (74.90.199.40)
Can't disagre wit dat... .......
46: Outside Asylum, You found a mirror! (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-24, 15:49:53 (74.90.199.40)
...fairly lucid view to me... BTW, you is the guy on the left :*) .......
47: Outside Asylum, Nice... always wanted to hear Jerry and Co. do this...* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-24, 12:27:56 (74.90.199.40)
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48: Outside Asylum, LOL... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-22, 11:39:41 (74.90.199.40)
...I've always wondered how literally one is supposed to take the good book... .......
49: Outside Asylum, So... whaddaya think for '12?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-21, 15:45:23 (74.90.199.40)
...I can't figure it, if the economy keeps improving slowly, keep adding 100,000-200,000 jobs/mo, it looks good for Obama. That was the main shitstorm he inhereted... Romney? Gotta admit, he LOOKS lik .......
50: Outside Asylum, HiFiGuy was worried about that as well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-21, 15:16:20 (74.90.199.40)
...of course it's not happened, but... don't let the truth ruin a story... By the way... where is all the panic in the streets and the lack of food? They will say ANYTHING... .......
51: Outside Asylum, And don't forget an unecessary/unfunded war... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-20, 13:39:38 (74.90.199.40)
...that killed 4000 Americans for naught. And he's worried about THAT...desperation, I suppose... .......
52: Water Cooler, Yup... wifey worked for Island Acura in Wantaugh, NY... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-18, 15:23:30 (74.90.199.40)
...as a service writer, and they aquired SLOB many moons ago. The rear seat would rip right out when taking off the new car plastic... ha. Mechanical problems GALORE. One time a lady was perusing the .......
53: Outside Asylum, Because someone came up with Steak-Ums... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-18, 13:56:28 (74.90.199.40)
Just bought a small box of them a few weeks ago, haven't had 'em in 25 years. Guilty pleasure. No other bread will suffice... .......
54: Water Cooler, 911 asked: "Are you following him?" (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-13, 12:52:49 (74.90.199.40)
Z said "Yes". Again, I'm not defending Martin, but following is not the right course of action... maybe in Hollywood or the wild west... Why the Hell would one want to confront a possibly armed (Marti .......
55: Outside Asylum, Giant subversive plot Grits uncovered... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-10, 16:01:32 (74.90.199.40)
ZZZZzzzZZZzzz.... .......
56: Water Cooler, Not passing any judgement on who's guilty or not, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-06, 17:40:41 (74.90.199.40)
...isn't Zim a pussy for pulling the trigger? Really? You're allowed to kill someone just because you feel threatened by someone unarmed? What the Hell happened a good street fight? Zeeeeschh... Maybe .......
57: Outside Asylum, About the lemon... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-05, 14:51:30 (74.90.199.40)
...no doubt a necessity, but I like it after done, right on top... I can remember an ep of Julia Child where she never had great luck cooking w/ white wine... ha... kinda look @ lemon in a similar lig .......
58: Outside Asylum, And no matter what recipe... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-05, 13:01:03 (74.90.199.40)
...one uses, that frige "set-up" is very important... Tried 'em a lotta ways, that one might be a tad on the bland side? Granted, I don't like 'em too salty, but how does one taste that much pep sauce .......
59: Water Cooler, As long as one considers job growth "misery"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-03, 16:14:25 (74.90.199.40)
...you are correct. Compared to the growth we are now experiencing, your arguments are trivial at best... How about the 4000 dead Americans? 30,000 mamed for no reason, the fleecing of America? Deregu .......
60: Water Cooler, "Paranoia detector" needles are sweeping... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-03, 14:54:21 (74.90.199.40)
...I love all "anti-biz" that Obie is supposed to be, after all he saved the American auto biz (HAD to), the financials (simply too many would be out of work - but don't worry, the top will still be o .......
61: Water Cooler, Good 'old Ronnie... letsee... tripled the deficit, had another Republican recession... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-03, 14:35:40 (74.90.199.40)
...under him as well, raised taxes in 7 outta 8 years, backed Osama Bin Laden and illegally sold arms to Iran...hhmmm... I will admit he's amicable, and foreign policy was bueno, IMO. Just another mid .......
62: Water Cooler, Like gawking at a car crash? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-03, 12:14:13 (74.90.199.40)
Missed it, but when asked about the economy/jobs improving under Obama, she said something like, "Yeah, but not fast enough"... heehee. Gotta love the continous flow of ideas from the republicans for .......
63: Outside Asylum, Yup... Zimm's face looked REALLY broken/bloody... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-04-01, 13:19:39 (74.90.199.40)
...in the police station cams... Paranoid/racist/xenophobes... the new republicans! .......
64: Outside Asylum, Freddie drove him as well as HiFi outta town... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-30, 13:41:36 (74.90.199.40)
...we do need more Sully and "doomsday scenario" posts, tho... .......
65: General Asylum, I read getting struck by lightning... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-29, 16:30:56 (74.90.199.40)
...7 days in a row in the same spot... heehee. .......
66: Outside Asylum, Charlie does have a son... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-27, 06:35:48 (74.90.199.40)
...(at least 1) and he looks just like him, as well as momma Mary Brunner... .......
67: Outside Asylum, Holy crap... no more asterisk-marked one-liners??? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-22, 15:59:17 (74.90.199.40)
...me is proud... .......
68: Outside Asylum, Ohio Arts (Etch-a- Sketch) stock triples after the Mitt's comments... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-22, 15:43:40 (74.90.199.40)
For real??? .......
69: Outside Asylum, Heehee... "Snow's" canned not bad... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-21, 19:55:22 (74.90.199.40)
..."chopped", not minced... .......
70: Outside Asylum, Astrophysicists and scientists around the world... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-20, 16:30:04 (74.90.199.40)
...on one side, Fox News and Rush on the other... hhmmmmm... People that give a shit vs. idiot wingnuts that get paid millions to pander to the sheeples... .......
71: Outside Asylum, Quit while yer ahead... and by the way, you're not really ahead... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-20, 16:08:11 (74.90.199.40)
...as you sound like an idiot... .......
72: Water Cooler, Nah, Jimmy doesn't think so* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-15, 19:05:48 (74.90.199.40)
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73: Outside Asylum, Probably just a spelling/gramm error* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-15, 18:08:05 (74.90.199.40)
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74: Water Cooler, Imagine if the face/flag was on top! (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-15, 17:07:45 (74.90.199.40)
It's crazy out there, I tell ya! .......
75: Water Cooler, Post deletion OK with me... :) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 16:18:07 (74.90.199.40)
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76: Water Cooler, Overall, you're right... I was stupid to expect something... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 16:10:35 (74.90.199.40)
... relevant to today... talk about the state of the Nation a few months after Shrub left office... .......
77: Water Cooler, BTW, we're still trying to pull out of the second Republican recession in 25 years* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 15:45:39 (74.90.199.40)
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78: Water Cooler, How about looking how the employment has changed since then... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 15:43:32 (74.90.199.40)
...why would you harp on the worst news at that point instead of what's going today? .......
79: Water Cooler, In addition, this is almost 3 years ago!* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 06:03:07 (74.90.207.181)
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80: Water Cooler, There's only 300,000,000 people in the whole country... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 05:50:20 (74.90.207.181)
...so, HALF are outta work? And that includes infants and 90-year-olds! Make up whatever you want, believe whatever - go look up population of the United States and get back to us... .......
81: Outside Asylum, I usually say how base and elemental... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-13, 05:32:13 (74.90.207.181)
...a group of people are mirrors how superstitious they are, and I don't mean a baseball player never stepping on the foul line... The video is rediculous, probably occurs morte often than I'm thinkin .......
82: Outside Asylum, Very cool...* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-12, 12:49:11 (74.90.207.181)
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83: Outside Asylum, Actually met him at a car dealer in Huntington, NY... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-09, 17:42:01 (74.90.199.193)
...at the time, I was fairly oblivious to the Faux News crusade (going back maybe 7-10 years? Didn't watch cable news too often) and I thought he was amicable... He was buying a used BMW... Used? On .......
84: Outside Asylum, We needed Stewart for that revelation???* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-09, 14:48:14 (74.90.199.193)
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85: Outside Asylum, "Hearing more"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-07, 18:24:59 (74.90.199.193)
... from Grits, I'll assume... :) .......
86: General Asylum, Like gasoline... supply and demand... free market... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-07, 17:43:57 (74.90.199.193)
...also the reason a LOT of "high-end" biz go out of... Ride the wave while (if) you can... .......
87: Outside Asylum, Just watched the AOL vid... BFD... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-07, 15:38:03 (74.90.199.193)
...is Hannity gonna make an ass out of himself agian? Grasping at straws... AB is (was) a racist... 216,000 private jobs created last month... Go home. .......
88: Outside Asylum, As one of the posters noted... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-06, 13:29:44 (74.90.199.193)
...lotsa credit management and tax firms as advertisers... tells ya a lot about his audience! .......
89: Outside Asylum, No, so the Republican Party can regain a sense of what they used to be... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-05, 14:59:53 (74.90.199.193)
...who the Hell is their figurehead now? Rush himself? Palin? Bachmann? Beck? A lying Hannity or O'Rielly? A serial cheater? Birther/trust fund baby? Who? And the left is off the rails... err, O.K... .......
90: Outside Asylum, For pure fun, I'd go Ariel Atom... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-02, 13:24:05 (74.90.199.193)
...500 HP and 1300 lbs. You can save a ton of $$$ as well... .......
91: Outside Asylum, Are you a perpetually stupid wingnut? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-01, 19:37:56 (74.90.199.193)
Go find your drama queen friends that split... .......
92: Water Cooler, Weird... he looked like s*** for his early 40s... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-01, 18:03:53 (74.90.199.193)
...honestly thought he was closing in on 60... yikes... .......
93: Outside Asylum, A tortured soul, but good stuff * (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-01, 17:56:22 (74.90.199.193)
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94: Speaker Asylum, Boston A-series from the late 70s, early 80s... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-03-01, 05:34:08 (74.90.199.193)
...lower models (A70, A100s) were simple 2-ways with an 8 or 10" woofer. Tweeter by Seas. Non-tiring, good bass, and fairly efficient. Always on ebay... .......
95: Outside Asylum, R-U-N-E-Y * (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-26, 19:09:29 (74.90.199.193)
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96: Outside Asylum, More whittling away... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-26, 18:51:17 (74.90.199.193)
...of the middle class by the repuplicants... .......
97: Outside Asylum, Why oil prices are high... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-26, 18:45:35 (74.90.199.193)
Ugg... .......
98: Outside Asylum, "Say anything" is right! * (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-26, 14:54:16 (74.90.199.193)
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99: Outside Asylum, As well as another big chunk added to yer 401K... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-25, 17:36:13 (74.90.199.193)
... I'll take another $.5 at the pump, if it's a tradeoff... like yer bud LWR said, "chump change"... Fuel for us was actually maxed out under your hero Boosh, just subsided 'cause the economy collaps .......
100: Vinyl Asylum, "Live in Tokyo" if you can find...* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-15, 05:40:59 (74.90.199.193)
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101: Outside Asylum, Trippy! No I have not... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-09, 17:04:34 (74.90.199.193)
...but, I have seen one brown and one blue... "Picachu" (Chelsea Handler) .......
102: Outside Asylum, Funny you mention that today... just saw one "The Tea Party is Over"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-08, 16:15:23 (74.90.199.193)
...with the proverbial donkey kicking over a kettle... .......
103: Outside Asylum, Lemme guess... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-02-04, 16:00:21 (67.82.207.128)
...you ended up with the "couple of guys" from NY??? I would have done the lady from IN... Reagan? Tripled the defecit, raised taxes most years (Star Wars?), sold guns to Iran and backed OBL... But, d .......
104: Outside Asylum, Worked out well for McCain's election... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-31, 14:36:25 (74.90.203.12)
...one would think they would change their ways... .......
105: Outside Asylum, He did quite well in the lion's den... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-21, 22:10:45 (74.90.199.28)
...as Spongebob says: "I'm ready... I'm ready..." P.S. Lemme know when the right has a plan to further increase job creation. All I'm hearing are crickets... P.S.S. You may not believe this, but I wa .......
106: Outside Asylum, Jimmy thinks it's funny "teleprompter" is often brought up... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-21, 21:30:48 (74.90.199.28)
...because: 1) His predecessor was barely able to string a sentence together 2) He's obviously articulate and educated So, if you're a god-fearing, gun totin' wingnut that listens to rushbo, get on th .......
107: Outside Asylum, Only problem wit dat silly rant... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-20, 19:22:37 (74.90.199.28)
...750,000 American jobs lost the last month Bushie was in office, now the Country is creating about 100,000/month. Not one drop of that new erl will make it to our (yours or mine) gas tank... stop be .......
108: Outside Asylum, That one didn't go too well for ya, Gritz* (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-13, 16:07:23 (74.90.199.28)
* .......
109: Outside Asylum, Hell, the Brady's didn't even have a toilet in the lav ... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-10, 15:54:08 (74.90.199.28)
...strange for an architect with 6 kids... .......
110: Outside Asylum, It's true, though... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-06, 17:42:59 (74.90.199.15)
...the "3000 mile" thing was the past... dirty-burning, inefficient engines. As long as one does not drive in extreme conditions (heat, dust...) there's no reason not to double or triple that mileage. .......
111: Outside Asylum, I've noticed a few parallels between the fringe right and terrorists... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-05, 15:14:22 (74.90.199.15)
...yup, too much based on religion being one of them. ...Ideology vs. pragmatism. ...both love scare tactics - how is "stay out of airplanes and tall buildings" differ from Dickhead Cheney spewing "if .......
112: Outside Asylum, I think he's saying... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2012-01-04, 04:46:26 (24.47.88.246)
...don't blame the janitor for the mess. .......
113: Outside Asylum, Biological accident? * (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-12-30, 13:58:00 (24.47.88.246)
No text here... .......
114: Outside Asylum, Ha... thought of that as well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-12-29, 16:21:45 (24.47.88.246)
... markmanship training... this way, the 6-yr-old bypasser doesn't get accidentally shot in the head... .......
115: Outside Asylum, Now that you mention it... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-12-29, 14:33:12 (24.47.88.246)
...maybe the gov't should hand 'em out for free... nyuk, nyuk... .......
116: Water Cooler, Is that you? John Daker on youtube? * (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-12-23, 16:56:21 (24.47.88.246)
* .......
117: Outside Asylum, Gotta use that gun for something!... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-08-13, 16:56:32 (24.47.88.246)
...in typical Republican fashion... Nevermind being by his side while the Vet administers a painless shot, and you by his/her side... .......
118: Outside Asylum, She's another retarded tea-bagger... "I want the Republican party to be... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-17, 16:48:30 (24.47.88.246)
...a receptacle for new ideas"... She has no idea how correct she is... .......
119: Outside Asylum, Not as far as... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-14, 14:47:12 (24.47.88.246)
...killing Americans for no reason goes... Iraq quagmire... uugghhh... .......
120: Outside Asylum, Always possible, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-14, 06:23:59 (24.47.88.246)
..."My Space" was never as big. People are comfy with Face... and if most are on that, why change... we'll see. It's kinda like a Burger King could pop up anywhere, but McDonald's will be around longe .......
121: Outside Asylum, Probably... about a billion users now, right?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-14, 05:56:54 (24.47.88.246)
...shit... that's almost a sixth of del mundo... And a far as the cell phone comment, the 'ole lady is in her 80s... it's a good tool to keep in touch... .......
122: Outside Asylum, What are you looking to buy...? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-11, 15:47:37 (24.47.88.246)
Priorities? Criteria? In the "reasonably" priced (new) car arena, there aren't a ton supercharged... not sure if yer talking new or used... for eg., I wouldn't bother doing either to said MG... still .......
123: Outside Asylum, As a matter of fact, one dealer I know (Arnold Chevrolet)... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-10, 14:48:10 (24.47.88.246)
...in West Babylon, N.Y. has a yellow one under wraps in the showroom... sticker says $125,000ish... prob get it for 100... Outta my budget, but... .......
124: Outside Asylum, Drive a Z06 or a Grand Sport (I'll never be able to do a ZR-1)... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-10, 14:34:28 (24.47.88.246)
...insanely fast unless you're used to a pro-streeter... I mean, really... mash the throttle, ass squats a bit, and then get catapulted like a slingshot - weird, fun, sensory bizzare... almost scary-f .......
125: Outside Asylum, Whatever the spin... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-09, 15:15:40 (24.47.88.246)
... Grits is my fave... Why don't you run? That would be a trip... "Jackboot centrist" my ass... ha... .......
126: Outside Asylum, Thank you Mr. bush, Wall Street deregulation, sub-prime loans, ... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-09, 14:44:29 (24.47.88.246)
...dereulating the BIG oil industry (that worked out well in the Gulf...), ignoring warnings of "impending threats" of a terrorist attack using planes and tall buildings (that worked out well for 3000 .......
127: Outside Asylum, 1,000,000 jobs in the last six months... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-08, 15:45:07 (24.47.88.246)
... great? No, but at least we are increasing rather than the end of the Boosh debacle... .......
128: Outside Asylum, Yawn... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-06, 15:51:04 (24.47.88.246)
...I JUST said it's due to the crap content of the product... The lead thing was what Rev66 touched on... Last transmission on this topic... .......
129: Outside Asylum, Happy Meal toys were indeed recalled a few years ago... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-06, 15:30:32 (24.47.88.246)
...who knows what the truth is... wouldn't doubt if anything was swept under the carpet. Can't think of two countries (US and China) where "money before lives" apply more aptly... Sure, today it's abo .......
130: Outside Asylum, So you would rather poison them... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-06, 15:12:02 (24.47.88.246)
...and I'm sure they are devestated... Weird... .......
131: Outside Asylum, Until Obama cave and gave them tax cuts for the top 2%... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-06, 15:05:31 (24.47.88.246)
...what else is new? Repubs funneling $$$ to the top as usual... .......
132: Speaker Asylum, I'll bet my Twins Sigs are thin-walled... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-06-03, 13:51:34 (24.47.88.246)
...or at least not braced/deaden too much on the inside... they resonate... Counterintuitive, but they do some of the best piano playing I've heard regardless of price... .......
133: Outside Asylum, Contrary to the 'ole "I walked to school... uphill"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-30, 16:36:07 (24.47.88.246)
...you must have been driving downhill to and fro to get 21 MPG in a V-8 Dart... ;^) .......
134: Outside Asylum, Holy crap... just heard the "Newt" is now on again for the Ryan plan... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-27, 15:48:50 (24.47.88.246)
...after saying "I don't think socialized medicine is good from the Left or the Right" (eerrmmm... last week)... More carnival-like everyday... .......
135: General Asylum, I was thinkin' "B.A.T."... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-27, 15:31:37 (24.47.88.246)
(NT) .......
136: Outside Asylum, Yeah, they actually show videos of the lying right... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-26, 16:02:21 (24.47.88.246)
...not that ALL of the right is bad, but it's like Ringling Bros. now... as opposed to faux news "polls" and speculation... lol... Try it sometime! You'll be embarrassed... .......
137: Outside Asylum, Rod, you're proving more and more... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-25, 18:32:58 (24.47.88.246)
... that you're an idiot... .......
138: Outside Asylum, You definitelty need a hobby beside... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-18, 16:29:18 (24.47.88.246)
...scouring the net for blogs that go your way... Granted, I'm pretty sure the "Volt" won't catch on, but why do you think it's OK to send $$$ to countries that want to kill us? It took a black Musli .......
139: Outside Asylum, LOL... yeah, I saw that too... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-14, 15:49:20 (24.47.88.246)
(NT) .......
140: Outside Asylum, Jazz, do you need help? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-12, 15:58:28 (24.47.88.246)
...if so, don't be embarrassed to ask... it's OK, and I'll always be here for you if you wanna talk... .......
141: Outside Asylum, Two-thirds of the debt is from Republicans... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-12, 14:16:06 (24.47.88.246)
All those wars must have been free, huh? Not sure where the rest of the coin went... crash the economy maybe? .......
142: Outside Asylum, And to think while he is worrying about a birth certificate,... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-12, 14:03:23 (24.47.88.246)
...Obama is working on catching OBL...lol. When O said: "put an end to the silliness", he wasn't kiddin'! The Trumptster is toast, not that I thought he was really gonna run anyway... .......
143: Outside Asylum, PC you ain't... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-11, 18:49:46 (24.47.88.246)
...they are "faggs"... .......
144: Outside Asylum, I was just wonderin' what Grits was Googling... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-11, 18:34:45 (24.47.88.246)
...to find this!?!? No wonder you and LWR don't want a cell! .......
145: Outside Asylum, Rod's worried about baby stuff... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-10, 17:16:52 (24.47.88.246)
...Meanwhile, my wife and I have had our life savings returned to us in the last 2 yrs... and I'm talking a couple hundred thou...lol... Gas? Yeah, that sux, but you seem to forget the rate higher whe .......
146: Outside Asylum, .Are you Guilliani? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-10, 16:53:40 (24.47.88.246)
"No terror attacks ever happened on Bushs' watch... only Obamas... lol... sick mo fo's... .......
147: Outside Asylum, New Republican math... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-10, 16:21:15 (24.47.88.246)
...start with warnings of terrorist chatter of a possible attack including planes and tall buildings... Add: Sitting President saying there is no time for "swatting at flies"... Stir in the worst att .......
148: Outside Asylum, Well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-07, 16:39:37 (24.47.88.246)
...how was the burger/prices? Haven't made it to mine yet (Long Island) Also wanna try "Bobby's Burger Palace" (Smith Haven Mall) in Lake Grove... I get mixed reviews on 5 Guys... .......
149: Outside Asylum, Bill Maher said it looked like... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-07, 15:28:24 (24.47.88.246)
.."a 5-apartment complex in Van Nuys"...lol. .......
150: Outside Asylum, Err... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-06, 16:18:46 (24.47.88.246)
...I meant LWR... .......
151: Outside Asylum, You and HFG are quick to walk both sides of the street... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-06, 16:17:16 (24.47.88.246)
...when the unemployment goes lower, your excuse is "less people are looking"... hhmmmm .......
152: Outside Asylum, Simply tellin' you why... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-05, 19:43:14 (24.47.88.246)
...G didn't want to attend... I'm sure there are 100 splinters we can agree to disagree about... It would have been illegal for Clinton to get him at that point... sorta like Reagan selling arms to Ir .......
153: Outside Asylum, "Acting President only" should do the honors... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-05, 19:17:15 (24.47.88.246)
...is what Bush said (AP)... he wants to keep out of the "limelight" (according to Laura, I don't blame him, he's been beaten up enough). "Swatting at flies" is what G-Dub called the threat of terrori .......
154: Outside Asylum, You sound like a complete... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-04, 18:11:06 (24.47.88.246)
...idiot. .......
155: Outside Asylum, My mom said we never got a drop of oil from Iraq... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-04, 18:08:38 (24.47.88.246)
...then again she's 85 and on thyroid meds... I love her, but... .......
156: Outside Asylum, If Boosh put enough troops there in the first place... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-04, 17:05:33 (24.47.88.246)
...your scenario might be possible... ...err, or not... .......
157: Outside Asylum, Honestly, I'm thinking they were so hyped up... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-04, 17:01:38 (24.47.88.246)
...and made a few errors... very exited, in a hurry... "haste makes waste"... Whatever, they did an awesome job... .......
158: Outside Asylum, Twist.... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-05-02, 19:22:20 (24.47.88.246)
...keep lying to yourself... Didn't work last time... You better stick to recipies... (and I'll listen...) .......
159: Outside Asylum, Wherever ya go, don't forget a box of rubber bands... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-28, 16:55:06 (24.47.88.246)
(NT) .......
160: Outside Asylum, Oh, c'mon Gritsie... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-28, 15:37:54 (24.47.88.246)
...you're blaming the janitor for the mess. What did you think was gonna happen after years of housing bubble, Wall Street deregulation (not to mention the oil industry), preditory lending, etc.? Reme .......
161: Outside Asylum, Not sure about unknown/unheard of @ the time, but Grits gets... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-27, 15:50:47 (24.47.88.246)
...my vote for the humorist in here... Hey, Grits... why don't YOU run? I think the Trumpster is done :^( My wife has access to a copy machine... we'll plaster "Grits for Prez" all over! .......
162: Outside Asylum, If you fringe crazies actually spent time on talking... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-27, 15:34:27 (24.47.88.246)
...about pertinent issues, rather than scare tactics, fear mongering, as well as outright lies, you might have had a chance. I would honestly like to see a NORMAL person run for the GOP, maybe a Reag .......
163: Outside Asylum, There's a reason they haven't been able to... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-26, 15:32:11 (24.47.88.246)
(NT) .......
164: Outside Asylum, White House summed it up best: "A side-show act... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-25, 16:27:38 (24.47.88.246)
... with zero chance of becoming prez"... I agree... LOVE the way his rhetoric ramped up - went from "I think this Country is capable of great things" to "I HATE, hate what is going on..." after WH em .......
165: Outside Asylum, Easy... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-19, 05:39:44 (24.47.88.246)
...was just tellin' ya what the article said... .......
166: Outside Asylum, Actually, they're going to build 60,000... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-19, 05:26:19 (24.47.88.246)
...next year... gm-volt.com .......
167: Outside Asylum, Damnit... supposed to be a new post (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-17, 17:25:18 (24.47.88.246)
(NT) .......
168: Outside Asylum, Kinda funny the way the "Trumpster" bumped up the rhetoric after... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-17, 17:17:04 (24.47.88.246)
...being embarrassed by the White House... Went from "I think this Country is capable of great things" a few months ago to "I hate, HATE the way things are going" last week... lol... This, of course, .......
169: Outside Asylum, linky no work... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-12, 14:39:29 (24.47.88.246)
(NT) .......
170: Outside Asylum, Selective socialism... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-12, 14:38:38 (24.47.88.246)
...interesting... .......
171: Outside Asylum, Minutia... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-12, 07:43:58 (24.47.88.246)
...well, since o has been President, we've had our life savings (retirement) fully restored and then some. It was quite scary during the end of the last administration... I was just poking around an i .......
172: Outside Asylum, I've heard there is about a half-million... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-10, 19:04:26 (24.47.88.246)
...people in prision around the United States on relatively minor weed offences - laugh all ya want, it is kinda stupid... it's a LOTTA money to keep them... I would rather a $500/$1000 fine, would pa .......
173: Outside Asylum, He's very dark, with an orange tint... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-07, 18:26:04 (24.47.88.246)
...I'm wondering where he was born... Yeah, he does cry a lot... Put yer "big boy" pants on, Boehner! .......
174: Outside Asylum, Thanks, Zuk... but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-06, 16:09:32 (24.47.88.246)
Left or Right (and I'm really neither), I'm not sure anyone in here thinks yer screwed together all that tightly :*) .......
175: Outside Asylum, Definition of "ironic"? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-04-06, 15:49:33 (24.47.88.246)
...just heard on the news (1010 WINS, New York) that Glenn Beck called Obama a "war monger"...lol. I have to find (and watch!) the show... tonight? I guess he has to make more noise on his way out... .......
176: Outside Asylum, ...crickets... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-31, 15:52:38 (64.12.116.16)
(NT) .......
177: Outside Asylum, ZZZZZ..zzzz...ZZZZZZ...zzzzz.. (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-31, 13:51:04 (64.12.116.16)
...nothing to see here, folks... keep moving... .......
178: Outside Asylum, Sweeeet... 201,000 private jobs new this month... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-30, 15:28:47 (64.12.116.16)
... 192,000 last month, DOW up (again), Spring is in the air, and the Yanks start tomorrow... "If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic"... Ha... forgot who said that (It was on MSNBC, n .......
179: Outside Asylum, LOL... I can rarely stomach the... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-29, 17:40:15 (64.12.116.16)
...BS in here lately... Dan is of a different breed... .......
180: Outside Asylum, Thank you for supporting him... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-22, 17:38:04 (205.188.116.16)
...not sure he can present facts on his own... ...dog pile on the rabbit... dog pile the rabbit... .......
181: Outside Asylum, Yet you fail to argue where I'm wrong... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-22, 16:53:22 (205.188.116.16)
...Jazz DEFINITELY takes nice pictures, but falls short on substance... Feel free to refute... (Jeopardy tune here...) .......
182: Outside Asylum, Dan, you're an idiot... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-22, 16:15:14 (205.188.116.16)
...this is a UNITED NATIONS coalition... not a unilateral fuckfest ala Bush in Iraq... there are no lies here, WMD in Iraq WAS. Bush stood up to every American and said "I don't need approval from any .......
183: Outside Asylum, Gadhafi says "We're prepared to die"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-19, 19:37:44 (64.12.116.16)
...keep on readin' the good book... Hey.. you guys see "Family Guy" last night? .......
184: Outside Asylum, Was thinkin' bout that too... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-17, 14:59:52 (64.12.116.16)
...but I guess it's because a tiny piece of dust weighs almost nada, so being whipped around that (relatively) hard would create a lotta Gs... .......
185: Outside Asylum, 'Twas two years ago today, the market bottomed out... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-09, 16:18:35 (24.47.88.246)
... deregulation of Wall Street, preditory lending (don't like that term, but...), an artificial housing bubble burst, and a general "fleecing" of America... Oh, yeah... and a lotta stupid people livi .......
186: Outside Asylum, Jimmy thinks... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-08, 16:18:06 (64.12.112.43)
...the unemployment will be below 8% (maybe 7.5) by the time Obama's term is over... I'm willing to make bets... .......
187: Outside Asylum, You must be a Bose guy.... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-08, 16:06:44 (64.12.112.43)
... they sell the most, right? McDonalds sells the most hamburgers as well... O.K., O.K... A Big Mac is good once in a while... .......
188: Outside Asylum, Jimmy didn't say the job market was "great"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-03, 17:22:41 (205.188.116.16)
...simply implied it's getting BETTER - no more shedding of private sector jobs, we are CREATING... And the repubs finally gave in to O (and O gave into the repubs) we now have extended unemployment b .......
189: Outside Asylum, 200,000 private jobs last month, consumer sentiment/spending... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-03-03, 15:26:11 (205.188.116.16)
...up, market kickin' butt... is the Bush ditch finally beginning to be filled? I don't remember all the crying when Ronnie had the unemployment up to 10.8%... hhmmmm.. .......
190: Outside Asylum, Let's Shock 'n Awe 'em! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-22, 05:18:04 (205.188.116.16)
(NT) .......
191: Outside Asylum, I think they're great... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-15, 17:55:28 (205.188.116.16)
...resulting tickets probably pay for ALL cops in Suffolk County (NY), and here they can make well over 100K... I live on the North Shore, and noticed how many cams have gone up... on 347, 454, many m .......
192: Outside Asylum, He was "Duke"... not "THE Duke"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-14, 17:26:31 (64.12.112.5)
...according to the "Maude" episode I just watched... and he was a socialist in his early years... then Hollyhood got hold of him! Too much money! Ya have to admit, we have colorful politics... Reagan .......
193: Outside Asylum, Good first-time jobless numbers... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-10, 14:02:00 (64.12.112.99)
...down to 383K, best in 2.5 years. .......
194: Outside Asylum, Nice... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-09, 08:47:15 (64.12.112.98)
...end of 18th Ave, right? .......
195: Outside Asylum, Yes! To get naked pix of Iman... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-01, 17:29:13 (64.12.112.8)
(I'll be nice) .......
196: Outside Asylum, Is Egypt having some sort of "Coffee Party?" (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-02-01, 16:03:08 (64.12.112.6)
Obviously healthcare is the debate here, but many of those poor souls can't even get affordable FOOD! 30 years of crazy. I'm luckily enough to have coverage through my wife's biz (I'm self-emp), but .......
197: Outside Asylum, Dan... what's the obsession w/ bailouts?!?!? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-21, 15:08:48 (64.12.112.194)
...Look, MOST economic experts around the world say w/o bailouts, we would be in a global DEpression... Did you happen to notice that Europe, China, etc., ALL propped up the banks/biz/whatever? Have y .......
198: Outside Asylum, OK... haven't heard that... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-16, 16:43:56 (205.188.116.16)
...what I did hear is the police Crown Vics will still be made... just no longer to civilian... I get a diff story every day! I would be suprised if they stopped production. The new Charger is a bette .......
199: Outside Asylum, I would probably screw them up in the oven... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-16, 16:24:33 (205.188.116.16)
...never did them there yet... outside grill only. Hhmmm... what's better... beef or pork? Yeah, yeah... prob the pig... both v. good .......
200: Outside Asylum, Looks cool... RWD, correct? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-16, 16:13:38 (205.188.116.16)
...that's the one reason Ford didn't need assistance from the Gov... lotsa fleet vehicles. Chevy doesn't have crap for a cop car, FWD doesn't cut it for that application. Sorta like the latest GTO (Ho .......
201: General Asylum, Joe Zawinul @ IMAC in... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-16, 13:41:23 (64.12.116.16)
...Huntington, New York. Never got to see Jaco (didn't get into WP early enough), but this show was an amazing eye-opening, kick-ass revelation performed by musicians who know what the BEEP they're do .......
202: Outside Asylum, A cuppa vino is what one... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-14, 18:35:36 (205.188.116.16)
...recipe called for... and, yes, mushrooms. .......
203: Outside Asylum, Turnips... yep... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-14, 18:32:58 (205.188.116.16)
...one of the Food network people did that... can't say I ever bought a turnip...hhmmm... forgot. .......
204: Outside Asylum, Bought my first rump roast and crockpot... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-14, 16:45:23 (64.12.116.16)
...actually had the slow-cooker for quite some time, but the roast will be my motivation to unbox. Any fave recipes in here? I figure the usual veggs, stock, splash of red, "bouquet garni" (whatever t .......
205: Outside Asylum, Put in "Fox news lies" on youtube... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-12, 15:15:36 (205.188.116.16)
...you'll have about 3 months of veiwing material... heehee... I like the one where o'rielly says "no one on Fox ever said u can go to jail for NOT buying health insurance..." .......
206: Outside Asylum, "Can't trust the current gov't"... Loughner said according to... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-10, 05:32:09 (205.188.116.16)
"The Today Show" (Merideth Viera, NBC, about 10 mns ago)... Sounds like a RWNJ to me! .......
207: Outside Asylum, Sheriff said "climate of vitriol" partially fueled... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-09, 08:34:19 (64.12.116.16)
...his rampage. RWNJ. .......
208: Outside Asylum, Quit drinking, take two hours off... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-08, 17:00:48 (64.12.116.16)
... sober up a bit a re-write whatcha mean... .......
209: Outside Asylum, At least give tea-baggers free lessons at the local firing range... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-08, 12:25:40 (64.12.116.16)
...CNN just reported a young boy was rushed to the hospital as well... Similar to thugs doing a drive-by, seems like an unintentional victim (usually a kid) gets hit. Maybe Cheney could make a guest a .......
210: Outside Asylum, Faux News is a good place to start! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-08, 11:51:07 (64.12.116.16)
(NT) .......
211: Outside Asylum, Bull... You as well as HiFi have been... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-05, 17:53:05 (64.12.116.16)
...telling me to "wait" almost two years now... I have been, thanks for the advice... mucho more dinero now... We are in a much better standing now... Your crabcake recipe seems very good... financia .......
212: Outside Asylum, ADP says almost 300,000 private sector jobs created... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-05, 16:27:25 (64.12.116.16)
...last month... analysts expecting about 100K. I'm hoping the Repubs don't screw everything up again... I mean, really... we'll see... .......
213: Outside Asylum, "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2011-01-04, 16:20:52 (205.188.116.16)
... yeah, camp cheese, but too funny... .......
214: Outside Asylum, Thanx (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-12-31, 16:00:15 (205.188.116.16)
(NT) .......
215: Outside Asylum, Feel free to put up your... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-12-30, 18:07:08 (205.188.116.16)
...recipe one of these days... I'll try it. The local fish guy doesn't recommend lump for cakes, but the canned stuff @ Costco is VERY good... .......
216: Outside Asylum, I wonder if... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-12-30, 16:40:35 (205.188.116.16)
...LWR is seething mad cooking up a nice piece of salmon over a cedar plank... .......
217: Outside Asylum, First-time jobless down to 388K... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-12-30, 15:46:13 (205.188.116.16)
... best in 2.5 years... I'm gonna let the usualls put a negative spin on this... but like most Repubs, they DEFINITELY don't want to see any good news like this (why, I'm not quite sure... err, yes I .......
218: Outside Asylum, Perfect - Palin... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-11-24, 16:39:14 (64.12.116.16)
...clubbing fish and a reality show! Makes sense in America. Jerry's got nuttin' on her... .......
219: Outside Asylum, Really... speaking of Boehner's (sp?) skin color... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-11-04, 16:10:39 (64.12.116.16)
...how the hell do we know where he was born? I wanna see the birth certificate... .......
220: Outside Asylum, Thought you were afraid of us all becoming one class, ya know, Socialism? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-10-11, 14:28:49 (64.12.116.16)
Guess not? Stance changing whatever fits the day? .......
221: Outside Asylum, Awesome rate (sounds like it, not positive)... congrats, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-10-08, 17:12:17 (64.12.116.16)
..what am I lying about? .......
222: Outside Asylum, Sure... thats the barometer of recovery! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-10-08, 17:04:14 (64.12.116.16)
(NT) .......
223: Outside Asylum, Exactly right... but they were LOCAL Gov jobs... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-10-08, 17:00:27 (64.12.116.16)
...that's another thing Channel 12 did... (thanks for the reminder) they made it sound like Obama was cutting them out... Just look how many jobs Chris Christie (just one eg.) wants to cut in NJ... :: .......
224: Outside Asylum, Funny... our local Cablevision must be owned by a Republican... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-10-08, 15:36:16 (64.12.116.16)
...of course, they were the only game in town (Long Island, New York) until Verizon recently came into play... Anyway, I was noticing the ticker tape news scrolled at the bottom... "Unemployment rate .......
225: Outside Asylum, Next: Deregulate the $h!t outta everything again... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-09-16, 15:36:58 (205.188.116.16)
...let big bank do more preditory lending (housing bubble), let Wall Street gamble with one's life savings, and while were at it, let BP watch themselves! Hey, when you're in bed with big oil... Dere .......
226: Outside Asylum, To be fair, more people are out looking again... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-09-03, 06:41:37 (64.12.116.16)
...so they're being counted. Also, the "experts" predicted a number over 100K, and 64K private jobs were created. Slow, but creating, no more losing. At least Wall Street likes it... .......
227: Speaker Asylum, Oops... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-08-24, 10:56:25 (205.188.116.16)
Maybe one too many glasses of wine... sorry. .......
228: Speaker Asylum, IIRC... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-08-23, 05:05:25 (64.12.116.16)
...a speaker can only stay on the list for 2 or 3 years, until reviewed again. .......
229: Outside Asylum, Looks like Obama Motors is working... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-08-12, 16:18:23 (64.12.116.16)
...First, I have to say, they make some nice cars now - Caddy CTS (dare ya to close a skinny Lexus door and compare... that little sports car rides like a shopping cart), the new V6 Malibu (GM still d .......
230: Outside Asylum, Bushs' deregulation... the WHOLE family in bed w/ big oil... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-18, 14:55:55 (64.12.116.16)
... but, as usual, pile on Obama... that's OK... That SECONDARY blow-out preventor might have saved the Gulf... but under the idiotic bush regime that wasn't necessary in their minds (oh, brudduah)... .......
231: Outside Asylum, I was thinkin'... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-16, 15:48:34 (64.12.116.16)
...two in the same orifice... .......
232: Outside Asylum, Don't miss Matthews' show tonight on MSNBC... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-16, 15:08:36 (64.12.116.16)
... tonight @ 7, the crazy right in action... Less than 1 hour... BTW... I don't agree w/ everything O does, but that $20B from BP is unprecedented... can you imagine if the last administration was in .......
233: Outside Asylum, Yup... thanks Bush I and (especially) II... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-11, 16:20:29 (64.12.116.16)
...but, when the family is in bed w/ big oil, who knows what will transpire. BP has been arrogant all the way, this could NEVER happen. That's why I'm all for the Gov watching everything... Wall Stree .......
234: Outside Asylum, Again... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-11, 14:41:39 (205.188.116.16)
(NT) .......
235: Outside Asylum, First of all, I believe "cocksucker' is one word... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-10, 19:52:25 (205.188.116.16)
...secondly, I believe you're angry things are getting better... 30K private jobs added every month, unemployment dipping a bit (not great, but the "experts" say it'll be a slow, steady recovery - sim .......
236: Outside Asylum, In addition, for some reason... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-05, 17:25:31 (205.188.116.16)
...we're the only Country ALWAYS in a war... don't give me the "free" shit... they're free in Switz, they're free in Norway, Australia, even the WWII Countries! No more war... France, Italy.. blah, bl .......
237: Outside Asylum, The wrath of Bush wasn't exactly feared on 9.11 (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-05, 17:06:41 (205.188.116.16)
(NT) .......
238: Outside Asylum, Boy... all the Republicans I know... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-05, 16:43:23 (205.188.116.16)
...are actually HOPING N and South Korea annihilate each other (I doubt you actually care) as well as the situation in the Middle east. We wouldn't have to worry about it then, right? But, those are t .......
239: Outside Asylum, Like when he said... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-04, 17:00:48 (64.12.116.16)
..." no one on this network ever said you could go to jail for not buying health insurance"... haahaa. CNN or whoever it was cued up about 12 instances where, weeeelll... it was said alright. O'Liar e .......
240: Outside Asylum, Did the Bush family NOT "F" anything up?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-02, 16:42:46 (64.12.116.16)
...OK, let's start with the most important... an unnecessary war in Iraq... gonna cost a trillion, as well as 5000 American lives. Not to mention (I don't know how many) innocent civillians of Iraq. Y .......
241: Outside Asylum, Thank Bush #1 and ramped up by #2... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-06-01, 17:22:29 (205.188.116.16)
Deregulation, baby! Hey - when you're in bed w/ big oil... .......
242: Outside Asylum, And they live a long time... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-31, 15:18:07 (64.12.116.16)
...universal healthcare... They are getting fatter, but there is something to be said about the Mediterranean diet... .......
243: Outside Asylum, You have selective retention... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-30, 17:34:42 (205.188.116.16)
...KJI blew off first bomb a few years ago under Boosh... out of his idiotic "Axis of Evil" we went for the low-hanging fruit, eh? 30,000 new private jobs for the last 4 months (stop watchihg faux) th .......
244: Outside Asylum, How 'bout Ken Lay? Stand-up guy... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-30, 13:31:17 (205.188.116.16)
...if he wasn't dead... They (Bush, who else) were talking him being in charge of the Department of Energy...lol. .......
245: Outside Asylum, Thanks, degregulation... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-29, 17:09:32 (64.12.116.16)
...the secondary blow-out preventor would have cost less than a mill - like you or I buying a stick of gum. But when certain presidents are in bed with big oil... .......
246: Outside Asylum, Cool... or you could try habanero... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-29, 08:24:27 (205.188.116.16)
...but you have to keep an eye on it so it doesn't get insanely hot... .......
247: Outside Asylum, Please say "hello" to Mr. O'Rourke and Tattoo for me... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-28, 15:18:22 (64.12.116.16)
...you be needin' help... .......
248: Outside Asylum, Wow... Bill O'Rielly is a bigger... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-27, 15:36:20 (205.188.116.16)
...scumbag than I previously thought... didn't know he made that comment until now... then again, I don't usually watch Faux. Not that I'm suprised that could come from said network, "continually amaz .......
249: Outside Asylum, This mess is partly Bushs' deregulation... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-25, 14:47:10 (64.12.116.16)
...and I'm not overly optomistic either. Speaking of dereg, I wasn't suprised to learn of Ken Lay being a good buddy of Georgie... ha... that whole Enron scam is very interesting for me... probably m .......
250: Outside Asylum, BFD... look what it's done overall in the last 12-14 months... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-20, 16:43:51 (205.188.116.16)
...yeah, I do believe it was a bit over-bought, but this is just another speed-bump in recovery. It's gonna happen a lot. We're very worried abot Europe... many "experts" say the sell-off today was a .......
251: Outside Asylum, Yeah, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-17, 19:08:24 (205.188.116.16)
...this is a week or two after Beck left a phone message on Schultz'z machine... "Rush and I make millions... truckloads of money"... rediculous stuff like that... very mature, eh?... not indicitave o .......
252: Outside Asylum, Holy Crap... I didn't know Beck was THAT insane... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-17, 15:30:18 (205.188.116.16)
...all the theatrics and crying at that speech...lol. Drug addict, I can understand, but if he's clean he's f'd up to the max... .......
253: Outside Asylum, Good job on that one... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-14, 17:35:25 (64.12.116.16)
(NT) .......
254: Outside Asylum, Ha... and I remember... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-14, 17:32:18 (64.12.116.16)
...reading Roman didn't want Mia to know the true source (Curtis) of Baumgart's (sp?) voice, to create a TRUE sense of confusion. Weird stuff when you think about it... .......
255: Outside Asylum, Just watched "Rosemary's Baby" again this AM... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-14, 14:41:53 (64.12.116.16)
...what a great film. It's a horror film without any gore (yet just as effective, probably moreso), and yet funny at times... not sure if that was intentional. Basically, a great cast of characters. E .......
256: Outside Asylum, Like Jay Leno said... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-13, 06:52:52 (205.188.116.16)
..."just pretend the money is for another unnecessary war" You'll be OK with it then. .......
257: Outside Asylum, Send her a card saying exactly that... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-11, 14:57:56 (64.12.116.16)
...sometimes, it's better to be seen rather than heard. Maybe this is one of those times. Years ago, my friend Angela lost one as well. After the initial shock wore off, took her out for lunch and si .......
258: Outside Asylum, Some minute diffs... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-10, 17:26:57 (205.188.116.16)
...bush and cheney lied to all Americans, saying there was WMD in Iraq... well, if you count a half-barrel full of mustard gas, he was right. Let's face it he lied, BIG time. Oil for for the Bush crim .......
259: Outside Asylum, I was just making a point... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-10, 16:12:12 (205.188.116.16)
...the right nutballs/media (especially 'round here!) will use any and all negatives to persue their rants... when things look better, they're quite quiet... Yeah, Capitalism is good, but I feel regs .......
260: Outside Asylum, Looks like the crazy religious right is pissed the DOW soared today... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-10, 14:54:39 (205.188.116.16)
...gotta bitch about anything/everything, huh? Don't stop on my account... it's actually fun for me... .......
261: Outside Asylum, Ever engage the idea of getting a part-time job? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-10, 14:40:07 (205.188.116.16)
...you need somfin', brudda... .......
262: Outside Asylum, Yeah, a bit sad, but I'm sure that wasn't a Westie... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-08, 18:51:28 (205.188.116.16)
... if it looks like a retarded Pit Bull, and it's attacking, shoot... I dunno...couldn't see it. If this incident was a mistake, that REALLY sux... not sure what transpired in this particular case. I .......
263: Outside Asylum, ANYONE can drive a car with explosives into Times Square... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-08, 11:42:04 (205.188.116.16)
...the only was to avoid that is checking EVERY car/person entering - impossible - I think even you know that. According to top brass in Afgan, he's doing more... drone attacks, etc. And it's not like .......
264: Outside Asylum, Awesome... but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-07, 15:26:25 (205.188.116.16)
...I would file that under "got lucky"... Believe me, I'm glad it worked out that way... .......
265: Outside Asylum, Well most of this slop is BS, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-06, 16:03:59 (205.188.116.16)
...I'm all for guns... I don't do it, but enjoy shooting at the range... albeit w/ friend's stuff. I care not to own one myself. The only reason I mention this is we were just talking... the stats don .......
266: Outside Asylum, Is this tantamount to O'Rielly saying... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-06, 15:13:58 (205.188.116.16)
... "no one ever said on Fox news you can go to jail for NOT buying some kind of insurance"...lol... he's a liar to the Nth degree as well... Hey - they make millions (Rupert minions), and a few belie .......
267: Outside Asylum, I wouldn't have thought that crazy... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-06, 14:38:28 (205.188.116.16)
...especially after the first WTC bomb, as well as internet "chatter" about an attack on NYC slightly prior... And where were the regulations? I mean, c'mon - people from the middle East taking flight .......
268: Outside Asylum, Yeah, so the drugster Rush says it's eco-terror... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-06, 14:06:05 (205.188.116.16)
...boy - they came a long way from tossing a home-made pipe bomb through the abortion clinic's window, or burning down some monster houses where wildlife had to be "trimmed"... Now, apparently, they h .......
269: Outside Asylum, Haha... love the way Fox only plasters the DOW... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-06, 12:59:35 (205.188.116.16)
...in a box only on down days... the bigger the loss, the bigger the box. Luckily for us (for me, at least) they have been very quiet for the last 14 months or so... .......
270: Outside Asylum, Only a few hours before he was caught... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-04, 16:41:22 (205.188.116.16)
...how was the screening during the 9.11 boarding? .......
271: Outside Asylum, Like McVeigh, eh? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-04, 16:20:41 (205.188.116.16)
...Jimmy thinks you need a part time job ... .......
272: Outside Asylum, Yes... a few hours before his arrest... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-04, 15:16:13 (205.188.116.16)
...uugghh... .......
273: Outside Asylum, You're suprised? Fear mongering, scare tactics... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-04, 14:09:42 (205.188.116.16)
...lies and exaggerations are all they have. Rudy Giuliani said: "There's never been a domestic terrorist attack under Bush"... How sick and retarded can one be? I suppose the answer is "quite"... : .......
274: Outside Asylum, ALMOST bombing... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-05-02, 13:46:12 (205.188.116.16)
...glad that wasn't the case. Yeah, I would put this crude device on crazy right teabagger type (ala McVeigh) before the Taliban... They'll get 'em... plenty of suveillance vid, a even fingerprints... .......
275: Outside Asylum, And if I'm right? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-30, 16:55:10 (24.47.94.9)
...just repeat "I will not watch Fox news anymore".. .......
276: Outside Asylum, Yup... a paid shill from Rupert that pulls in over $30M/yr... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-30, 16:49:25 (24.47.94.9)
...he's not exactly the pillar of stability in my book (but some no doubt love him), but he WILL say anything... the Reps have NOTHING... Fear mongering and scare tacticts aimed at the... the... not s .......
277: Outside Asylum, Banana Magic from Automagic.com... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-29, 14:23:31 (205.188.116.16)
...I know, I know, a PITA answer, but it's definitely one of the better waxes. They're a large nationwide company, just that you can't find it @ the local Pep Girls. Another "professional" wax, Malco .......
278: Outside Asylum, McCain had what, 20ish (more?) years to do something? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-28, 16:21:07 (64.12.116.16)
Now, all of a sudden, in 2010, it's all O's fault... ha... Like 25 years, right/ Forget how long that do-nada was there... .......
279: Outside Asylum, New home sales up, but some won't let the truth... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-26, 14:32:33 (64.12.116.16)
...get in the way of what they WANNA believe :*) Faux news spent a lot of time before the election spewing scare tacticts (I heard "DOW may plummet to 4500, unemployment could go as high as 15%...) so .......
280: Outside Asylum, For an "appliance" type vehicle... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-26, 05:22:38 (64.12.116.16)
...I've always liked Honda better... a bit more pizzazz. Compare the new Civic vs. Corolla, for eg. We had a Corolla back in '73... it was actually kinda cool - black interior, buckets, floor shift ( .......
281: Outside Asylum, Iron stomach...? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-24, 15:38:36 (205.188.116.16)
Ha... I think that award goes to Zimmern... :*) Don't drink the water anywhere else... .......
282: Speaker Asylum, My thoughts exactly... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-22, 14:41:12 (205.188.116.16)
...heard the 301s in a Best Buy (or Circuit City, before they closed the doors) and thought the same thing... top definitely rolled-off, bass full and a bit fuzzy. Tell ya what, I'll take that anyday .......
283: Outside Asylum, Even if yer (ahem) right... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-20, 16:38:42 (64.12.116.16)
...was it a bad idea? .......
284: Outside Asylum, But I'm pretty sure the big wigs @ "The Gen"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-20, 16:17:19 (64.12.116.16)
...are Republican... again, if one has 100M in the bank... who cares? Big machine, big lazy... .......
285: Outside Asylum, So now that G.M. has paid back all the dough... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-20, 15:28:21 (64.12.116.16)
...and still operational (better than ever), how many still feel the Government shouldn't have? I think Obama did the right thing... If one believes the spewing of some like Beck (what an idiot), Gene .......
286: Outside Asylum, Yup... Commack, (Long Island) N.Y., here... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-15, 19:15:04 (64.12.116.16)
... two Korean Vets had a table set up in front of the Post Office... I'm sure they got a few sigs... not like too many stopped... heard a Lexus "honk the horn" as it went by, but...... didn't see an .......
287: Outside Asylum, And I meant to say "one COULD go to jail"... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-14, 16:37:39 (205.188.116.16)
err... messed up... .......
288: Outside Asylum, Gotta love "The Ed Show"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-14, 16:29:40 (205.188.116.16)
...Yeah, I know, super left, but he spends a lotta time debunking the right news media... Tonight on the "Psycho Talk" segment he called O'Rielly - apparently, according to Bill, he NEVER said "one co .......
289: Outside Asylum, Uh, oh... don't watch 60 Minutes... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-11, 17:03:46 (64.12.116.16)
...if you are a crazy religious right... Sorry... done....Pepin is on in a half... I like food... .......
290: Outside Asylum, Are you drinking again? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-11, 16:53:36 (64.12.116.16)
"May your dweam "bwaaaaa" comes true" Let's look to the Fall... interesting times... .......
291: Outside Asylum, Fine, but still hand-built in Crewe AFAIK... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-11, 16:24:05 (64.12.116.16)
...let's move operations to Mexico... haa haa. See what the pricetag will be then :*) I'm pissed about the VW van based off the chinzy Chrysler... Why? .......
292: Outside Asylum, That's exactly right... and it's a shame... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-11, 15:41:52 (64.12.116.16)
...GORGEOUS car (althought not that hue, IMO) but they do seem to be riddled with small problems. I do outside work for car dealers, I know three people now with new Bents. All of them have had minor .......
293: Outside Asylum, Interesting... no crushed/whole peeled tomatoes, eh? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-11, 14:08:52 (64.12.116.16)
I suppose the water dilluting the paste in enough? Can't picture it from a textural/visually appealing standpoint, then again, I iz no expert. OK, I'll try it... also like pancetta melted down, a bit .......
294: Outside Asylum, Well, that's where... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-11, 12:36:39 (64.12.116.16)
...OBL and the Taliban was... Iraq was simply to line the dynamic duo's pockets with cash. Why do you think there was never enough troops in Af in the first place? If we actually caught OBL, Iraq woul .......
295: Outside Asylum, Same as last time - you'll buy it... except this time, one's portfolio... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-10, 14:37:51 (205.188.116.16)
...isn't heading for the basement... it's on the up. And I don't believe it's gonna be $4.40 here again on Long Island anytime soon... three years ago was BAD. .......
296: Outside Asylum, Another balls-on accurate prediction by the right-wing media... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-04-09, 15:16:23 (205.188.116.16)
...I'm not a total Obama fan, but making money in America (capitalism) is based on sentiment... in other words... PEOPLE. When one gets their 401 restored, or maybe a new job, you FEEL better. Then yo .......
297: Outside Asylum, I betcha Lucy wore a fig leaf just to be funny. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-31, 15:27:41 (205.188.116.16)
(NT) .......
298: Outside Asylum, Well, we share well over 99% the DNA with monkeys... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-31, 14:55:49 (205.188.116.16)
...whereas a cow, for eg., is only about 60%. Makes a Hell of lot more sense than Adam and Eve magically appearing with fig leaves over their ho-ho and ha-ha... but I suppose that depends upon how li .......
299: Outside Asylum, You don't read any real news, do ya, eh?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-31, 14:20:11 (64.12.116.16)
1) As previously stated, Russia is now on board with the rest of the (civilized) world regarding sanctions... the last administration failed miserably at this. 2) Holocaust? They'll be wiped off the .......
300: Outside Asylum, Wasn't the saying "Punch Buggy"...? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-27, 19:42:51 (64.12.116.16)
Everytime ya see a bug, punch the person next to you... .......
301: Outside Asylum, They won't "check" them because they can't afford to lose them... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-24, 16:45:50 (64.12.116.16)
...not exactly the most civilized bunch... pandering to their fears, spreading lies. What else is new? .......
302: Outside Asylum, Classy... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-24, 16:23:39 (64.12.116.16)
...throw any bricks lately? .......
303: Outside Asylum, The ugly face of the tea baggers... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-23, 15:45:59 (205.188.116.16)
...using the "N" word (and other epithats), spitting, throwing bricks, and basically frothing at the mouth. The "ED" Show was quite funny tonight - he was basically saying all of this fervent attitud .......
304: Outside Asylum, Yes, uugh... Red Wing good... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-20, 14:54:05 (64.12.116.16)
...my big thing is the ability not to take on water, these fit the bill. Also good if you work around electric... My store said the upper models are made in the USA (MN?) while the lesser models are s .......
305: Outside Asylum, The Enzo's shape is deliberate... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-12, 15:11:44 (205.188.116.16)
...but I can see why one might see it as odd. Personally, I think it is outrageous and arresting. I read that car can actually drive upsidedown at 200 MPH - enough downforce. .......
306: Outside Asylum, There's two words in your sloppy narrative... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-12, 14:59:57 (205.188.116.16)
...that explains what Jed is referring to... "unprovoked aggressor" .......
307: Outside Asylum, Ha... Rush promises to get his healthcare in Costa Rica... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-09, 16:19:00 (205.188.116.16)
...if the bill passes, according to AOL news. Sure - if I made over $30M/yr I would probably travel to Japan to get Lasik eye surgery... nice vaca. You already know the irony - CR has universal health .......
308: Outside Asylum, American cars ARE better... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-03-04, 16:11:17 (205.188.116.16)
...one simply can't drive a 6 cyl Camry (for eg.), then a similar Malibu, and claim the Toy better - the Japanese car feels flimsy, almost wimpy. Yes, there was a (long) time when American cars were o .......
309: Outside Asylum, Are you outta yer tree? Bush did that with... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-02-23, 14:39:13 (64.12.116.16)
...letting the housing bubble get out of conrol. Remember? Limited government intervention. OK, well... that's what happens. .......
310: Outside Asylum, Hurry up... housing prices rose the last 5 mnths... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-02-23, 14:32:20 (64.12.116.16)
...in a row... first time in 4 years. .......
311: Outside Asylum, I simply can't decide which is worse... 9/11 or this incindent... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-02-18, 16:14:31 (205.188.116.16)
....give me a while, I'll make an educated guess... You REALLY do need to stop the Faux News Kool-Aide... .......
312: Outside Asylum, At least he's outta the gene pool... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-02-18, 14:04:13 (205.188.116.16)
...Darwinism at it's finest... .......
313: Outside Asylum, Ha... musta been ca. 20 years old... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-02-16, 14:51:40 (205.188.116.16)
...went into a local pet shop and decided on a very striking-looking feline... "I'll take her". After the formalities, they informed me at the register... "That'll be $775"... something like that. Nee .......
314: Speaker Asylum, Try the x-over (or "cutoff") w-a-y down... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-30, 16:23:25 (205.188.116.16)
...like, in the 20s or 30s. Better to use more volume than a higher x-over, according to a local dealer. Worked v. well for my JMRs and REL combo. And yeah, you have to play with the phase/placement a .......
315: Outside Asylum, Classy indeed... as much as I dislike that breed, it's not... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-30, 16:04:19 (205.188.116.16)
...their (the dog's, obviously) fault. It must be "cool" to own a Pit - I don't get it. The North Shore Animal League here on Long Island is overrun w/ Pits... v. sad. Well, at least the ones @ NSAL m .......
316: Outside Asylum, For some reason, our condo complex has... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-29, 17:28:11 (205.188.116.16)
...a disproportionate amount of "Westies", West Highland terriers. Ha... I have no idea why, none that I know are particularly nice - as a matter of fact, watch your fingers and/or toes! My fave dog i .......
317: Outside Asylum, Obama isn't a p***y like Bush... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-26, 14:34:14 (205.188.116.16)
...taking on things that need to be addressed. We recently saw what happens when you do nothing... .......
318: Outside Asylum, Perfectly natural for R as well as some Ds to blame Obama... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-25, 16:21:25 (205.188.116.16)
...Matthews was just discussing this with others. What some forget, however, is Obama did not start the meltdown. Is he doing everything correctly to fix? I have no idea, no one does, time will tell. .......
319: Outside Asylum, Are tachyons (sp?) still in theory? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-19, 15:45:23 (205.188.116.16)
...but the thing is they would have ALWAYS been traveling faster that light... not like they could accelerate past it... Then again, wouldn't mass become infinite? I forgot what I have read... ::: TOP .......
320: Outside Asylum, !!!!!!!!! WE NOW HAVE MORE IN OUR RETIREMENT !!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-15, 17:39:18 (205.188.116.16)
....and then some, from the Bush freefall... AND our (as well as yours, as long as you own a home) home value has gone up for 7 months straight... keep bitching. Vin is an idiot. .......
321: Outside Asylum, Well, granted... not as fast as the last administration helped... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-15, 17:17:19 (205.188.116.16)
...our own country during Katrina... hee hee... You are a liar, as well as an alarmist - Faux has taught you well. Why does "blind cheerleader" or "sheep" keep coming to mind? Hhmmm... .......
322: Outside Asylum, Yes, very good... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2010-01-14, 15:50:13 (205.188.116.16)
...a friend's mom from Estonia makes it quite well... never tried to myself. I should. Is the dollop of sour cream traditional, or is that her being Americanized over the last 75 years? .......
323: Outside Asylum, Yup... lied to all Americans... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-12-28, 15:14:48 (205.188.116.16)
...saying there is WMD in Iraq (where did he get that from? The CIA (as well as the UN) told him FORGET it...), went to war and killed 4000 troops, more than Bin Laden, actually... absolutely ZERO rea .......
324: Outside Asylum, Classy mom... can't figure how that could possibly happen... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-12-22, 14:44:57 (205.188.116.16)
(NT) .......
325: Outside Asylum, Yup... he's taking on things... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-12-14, 13:48:23 (205.188.116.16)
...the last administration swept under the carpet. Not for the squeamish... Next election, people will be voting with their wallets... if things keep getting better, he'll be there another 4. Our reti .......
326: Outside Asylum, McCain? Possibly... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-09-26, 15:09:26 (64.12.116.16)
...as long as he wouldn't continue dub failed policies. THAT is what many were afraid of - also the reason he had to say: "I'm not George Bush!" half a million times. Like my momma said, "He's a good .......
327: Speaker Asylum, Speakers with a tiny footprint? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-09-26, 13:58:47 (64.12.116.16)
...We FINALLY bought a new bedroom set, and space is now at a premium. I enjoy my semi-vintage Boston A100s, but they are simply too big and wide. So far, I'm thinking possibly used Totem Arros or may .......
328: Speaker Asylum, Cool... feel like making me a pair about 10" high? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-09-22, 15:50:38 (64.12.116.16)
I wish I had the initiative and patience to do stuff like that... What kinda paint didja use? .......
329: Vintage Asylum, Couldn't pass up a pair of Rat Shack Nova 10s... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-09-16, 15:26:40 (205.188.116.16)
...from the thrift store. I suppose I'm a sucka when they're in nice shape, and my friend on Face was just talking how he STILL has a pair of 7s given to him in the late 80s. Peaked my curiosity. I wa .......
330: Outside Asylum, It'll take a while to swing around the S.S. Bush... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-09-04, 10:47:14 (205.188.116.16)
...and that 216k was actually a bit better than expected... that's one reason the market is higher now. The good news is layoffs are slowing, signs that creation is not so far away, at least accordin .......
331: Outside Asylum, It's sort of funny... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-08-28, 15:43:40 (64.12.116.16)
...watching you squirm... I suppose ya can't bitch about the !!!Dow!!! anymore... move on to something else. Nice try, unemployment down this week... new claims as well. Second month average home pri .......
332: Speaker Asylum, Just a note or two... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-08-28, 15:22:43 (64.12.116.16)
I had a pair of Studio 60s, v2, and can understand part of your dilemma. I didn't blame the metal tweeter, it seemed to me the upper reaches of the mid was at fault... things could get a bit "shouty", .......
333: Vintage Asylum, Uuugh... "Drops of Jupiter"... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-08-13, 08:36:30 (205.188.116.16)
Yo .......
334: Vinyl Asylum, Yup... "Dead Set"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-07-30, 16:07:14 (64.12.116.16)
...great live stuff from San Fran/New York. Killer version of "Fire" or "Candyman"... all of it is good. Sonics are decent as well... .......
335: Outside Asylum, Interesting show a few years back... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-07-24, 15:26:04 (205.188.116.16)
...with ex-CIA recalling how adamant Bush was that they find SOMETHING to link Iraq with WMD. Each time they reported back no link can be found. I mean, we know where Iran is enriching, we know where .......
336: Outside Asylum, He's the sole reason they're in Iraq... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-06-30, 11:47:45 (205.188.116.16)
Well, I will say it expedited the process... no bidding needed! .......
337: Outside Asylum, Again, what would Bush have done? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-06-30, 11:45:12 (205.188.116.16)
Nothing? That's been the policy for 6 yrs... don't speak to them until they abandon nuke project... Heehee... didn't work. Well, of course it didn't work... wasn't designed to do anytying. If he didn' .......
338: Outside Asylum, In the long run, I don't really care... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-06-30, 11:39:53 (205.188.116.16)
...but there's no way you can worry 'bout a tax cheat when Cheney (pronounced "Cheeny"?)basically stole tens of millions (taxpayers $$$)for the Haliburton thing... .......
339: Outside Asylum, I'll agree with 80-90% of that, but yo no comprendo... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-06-19, 15:59:14 (64.12.116.16)
...the "Honda" thing. Yes, I understand they are screwed together pretty well, but I RARELY see any Japanese cars over 20 yrs old... one can make an argument American cars from the 60s and 70s are mor .......
340: Vintage Asylum, Anyone 'memba the "brand new" KLH Model 6s on ePay... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-05-02, 14:58:57 (64.12.116.16)
...a few weeks ago? I'm not sure if they were discussed on this forum or another, I was just wondering what the final selling price was... My Dad bought them for his 'lil livingroom system ca. '71, he .......
341: Outside Asylum, About two years ago, I can remember... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-04-22, 15:10:40 (64.12.116.16)
...one of the first big car dealers here on Long Island (McCarville Ford) going under... I was amazed at the time. Since then, many have followed suit - no suprise anymore. It took quite some time to .......
342: Speaker Asylum, A recent post in "General" got me thinking about "subwoofing"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-03-21, 14:30:21 (205.188.116.16)
...it seems many have had less than stellar results when trying to integrate a subwoofer. Considering what I've heard in any audio shop I have frequented, as well as people's homes (with decent system .......
343: Speaker Asylum, Because they can now be found at Best Buy? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-03-02, 14:12:08 (64.12.116.16)
Seriously, I thought they WERE popular with audiophiles... The Hadyn, for eg., always reminds me of a lower-priced Sonus Concertino. Maybe even the 'ole Concerto. The Vienna "house sound" may be a bit .......
344: General Asylum, Naw, you know you're not supposed to say anything... besides... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2009-01-13, 17:48:32 (205.188.116.141)
Who cares about steroes? Not too many people. I have a very similar story... OK, wealthy guy on the water here on Long Island who LOVES his in-wall/ceiling speakers and receiver for movies. Granted, .......
345: Speaker Asylum, Boston A70s, ca. 1981... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-12-26, 17:17:52 (205.188.116.141)
... I'm now using the A100s in the bedroom - not too refined, but fun nonetheless. The entire line was fairly ballsy, bassy, and not too aggressive on top - SEAS soft-dome. Not a bad R&R speaker on t .......
346: Speaker Asylum, Yup - good value... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-12-04, 05:25:51 (205.188.116.141)
...I'm using a pair of Series II A100s in the bedroom. I ordered new woofers ($120) from B.A., and they do have decent bass and even "slam". You can actually "feel" these. Certainly a bit wooly/tubby, .......
347: Outside Asylum, Same exact thing happened to me last March... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-11-17, 14:50:26 (205.188.116.141)
...got a parking tix in the mail, no, I was never in that part of Nassau County here on Long Island. My court date was a day off anyway, so I drove the 25 miles to fight it. Believe me - I was thinkin .......
348: Video Asylum, Quick Q, please... re: HDMI cable... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-10-08, 16:01:42 (64.12.116.195)
...just got a 32" XBR Sony (Jimmy's first flat-panel!) for the bedroom, looks great so far (now that I got the digital Cablevision box) , but wondering if that HDMI wire makes a difference... From wha .......
349: Water Cooler, I think the worst pain will be... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-10-08, 15:23:11 (64.12.116.141)
...the first 10 seconds while the relatively fat novacaine needle goes in... and that's not bad at all. Funny... my friend Angela is ultra-scared of needles, so she gets work like root canals and wis .......
350: Speaker Asylum, I haven't heard any Bostons... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-08-12, 14:24:31 (205.188.116.141)
...in the last few years, but if you think your current speakers are on "bright" side, the older "A" line might be some help on the cheap. I had a pair of 150s... thought they had a lot of problems/qu .......
351: Speaker Asylum, JMRs? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-07-06, 12:43:53 (64.12.116.141)
...there might be some price range/availibility/speaker configuration concers, but my Twin Sigs (not here anymore) sound EXACTLY like what you are lusting after, I don't care what ancillaries you're u .......
352: Speaker Asylum, Definitely on the cool, analylitical side... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-06-17, 16:09:13 (64.12.116.141)
... not too much love and warmth there. But, in their defense, the can play quite loudly and remain composed. Can be very clean sounding, but inherently balanced a bit too hot for my taste these days. .......
353: Speaker Asylum, I'm sorry... never understood all the accolades... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-06-07, 15:39:26 (64.12.116.141)
...I thought they were horrible from day "1". No mids, muddy bass, cabinet seems like it wants to explode... I don't get it. The only good thing is it's a soft-dome, not too agressive. I'm probably mo .......
354: Speaker Asylum, They worked well with my PL2... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-04-28, 05:44:53 (205.188.116.141)
...and why not? They're quite sensitive, and besides... MOST speakers sound better with glass :*) I was using a 200 watt Rotel amp for most of my time with them. The PrimaLuna definitely warmed things .......
355: Speaker Asylum, My $.02... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-04-13, 13:23:34 (64.12.116.141)
...the 2-ways from this model line are better than the 3s. I recently had the 150s and they just never sounded right to me. Not sure what it is - maybe just a bit too much midrange shouting at me? The .......
356: General Asylum, Hee hee... I have a pair of these... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-04-06, 18:21:40 (64.12.116.141)
...the Boston A100s that is, not the ANs :^) The A100s are OK, but I would hope the ANs are F-A-R better. I'll go out on a limb and say they are. Funny... I just bought a pair of stands that lift (and .......
357: Films/DVD Asylum, I like "70's cheese" as well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-03-24, 14:44:51 (64.12.116.195)
...had to have the 1st year of "Emergency!" Man, that show was boring! Tee hee... when in Anaheim with the wifey on business, I drove to Carson to see the "Squad 51" firehouse. Looks the same... TV L .......
358: Speaker Asylum, Might be a job for something... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-02-29, 16:51:40 (205.188.116.141)
...in the JMR line. I have "only" the Twin Signatures (replaced now... Duets), and I haven't heard anything else from Reynaud. The company might be worth checking out due to your criteria... According .......
359: Speaker Asylum, Cool read... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-01-22, 06:17:15 (205.188.116.141)
...would like to compare them to my stock x-ls. .......
360: General Asylum, I've always wondered if "REL" was an acronym... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-01-17, 15:35:24 (64.12.116.141)
...and if so, I don't know what it means. .......
361: Outside Asylum, I rented one as well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2008-01-03, 16:27:51 (64.12.116.141)
...for a week in June driving around SoCal. Yup - definitely a bit insipid, but competant and only $20Kish with the 4 and a 5 speed auto. Cash? I bet you could drive away with a base under $18K. Not .......
362: General Asylum, Blue Water Grill (Union Square West)... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-12-28, 16:13:14 (205.188.116.141)
...you can look 'em up and see who's coming. Record stores? Not sure, I have enough here on Long Island to keep me in vinyl for quite a while. A trip to the City (for that purpose) would be fun, thoug .......
363: Vintage Asylum, Not sure if this is correct, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-12-18, 06:10:44 (64.12.116.141)
...there is a pair of A70s on eBay where the seller states they were made in-house by Boston. Considering the company was revatively small at the time, I find that hard to believe. Who knows... ::: T .......
364: Outside Asylum, Ha! Rosie was from my town... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-12-04, 15:57:39 (64.12.116.141)
...like it or not, Commack, N.Y. I LOVE my condo and town, but the Rosie thing... lol. .......
365: Outside Asylum, What would your "perfect" woman look like? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-12-04, 14:37:52 (64.12.116.141)
I know, I know... it's stupid. Amuse me. Well, I've always liked petite and thin, so I'll say under 5'4" and 120. Pretty much what I married. I'm only 5'8", so big girls are out. Hair color? I'm not s .......
366: Speaker Asylum, What sux is... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-11-16, 15:34:01 (64.12.116.141)
...they invariably need new surrounds, all four woofers. Come to think of it, the mids not outta the question (6.5"?). How's the condition of yours? I recently paid $60/ea. for two new woofs (10") for .......
367: Speaker Asylum, Personally, I would hobble, not walk... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-11-16, 13:59:08 (64.12.116.141)
...(my back hurts a bit today) to my PC and order the Onix x-ls from AV123. Yeah, the new Paradigms might be a wee bit diff, but the x is mucho less boxy than the Titans (which I had), and ballsier t .......
368: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Expectations... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-10-25, 05:13:06 (205.188.116.141)
...I went from (relatively) inexpensive sand (Rotel separates) to glass of the same price range, the PrimaLuna Prologue 2. Actually, the PL2 was a few hundred cheaper. In the realm of things, the cha .......
369: General Asylum, Ha! (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-09-26, 15:34:50 (64.12.116.141)
C'mon... you were just WAITING for the perfect opportunity... .......
370: General Asylum, It's not that I don't... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-09-21, 14:27:26 (64.12.116.141)
...LIKE either, it's just that you may be able to to a lot better for a little more. If possible, of course. I don't even know... how much are the 20s now? About $800ish? For a reasonably-priced speak .......
371: General Asylum, It may be a matter of... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-09-20, 14:29:58 (64.12.116.141)
...listening for an extended period of time vs. a short store demo. The brighter speaker will usually sound better (more exciting?) at first, but can induce some fatigue after some time. Or not. I'm s .......
372: General Asylum, Actually, just found out Fleck is playing... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-29, 14:12:51 (205.188.116.141)
...at the Brookhaven Amphitheatre here on Long Island, about 25 mns east of me... I'll probably go! Sept. 3, @ 2:00. Strange time, but OK... Bring a picnic and a few bottles of wine, relax on the lawn .......
373: General Asylum, Ya beat me to it... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-28, 16:59:03 (64.12.116.141)
...and you're absolutely correct. I brought that self-titled album to a local audio store to demo some speakers, and the owner actually "felt" that CD from another room... "Ohh... that CD has some bas .......
374: Speaker Asylum, I assembled a pair... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-21, 09:48:30 (205.188.116.141)
...I only did it for the "fun factor", but suprisingly they're quite good! IMO, positively worth the asking price. For an inexpensive speaker, they can resolve pretty well, they're never fatigueing (s .......
375: Speaker Asylum, No, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-10, 14:50:35 (64.12.116.141)
...is "The Cosby Show" still funny to you? .......
376: Speaker Asylum, IMO... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-10, 04:55:48 (205.188.116.141)
...that would be a lateral move. While the Paradigms might give you a bit more of what you're looking for, I don't think the price discrepancy is justified. You might even like the B&W voicing better. .......
377: Outside Asylum, Not too many people will admit it, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-09, 17:50:31 (205.188.116.141)
...after taking a ride in, say, a new 3 from BMW (nice chassis... most will never get anything from it) and say, a new CTS... I would pick the Caddy based on ride quality and price/lease deal. The 3 i .......
378: General Asylum, The '79 or '80 Boston Acoustics A400s... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-08, 17:31:02 (64.12.117.140)
...first generation. I can remember hearing them and being very envious of anyone able to afford... By today's standards, pricing not too bad for all that sound. They were $900, but a big nut when I w .......
379: Speaker Asylum, The Onix... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-08-04, 09:16:58 (205.188.116.141)
...are very good. I can't imagine anyone not liking them at their super-low price. They're even finished nicely! You can get the matching sub and still only be at about $420. Have fun... .......
380: General Asylum, No, soccer fans are the... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2007-07-18, 16:29:47 (205.188.116.16)
...most retarted. I think enough riots encited have proved that... lol. Now, back to N.Y. The only reason you even heard about that is simply because it was The New York Yankees. Had it been Tampa Bay .......
381: General Asylum, Well, they probably do a million... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2006-08-10, 15:44:09 (64.12.116.131)
...packages/day, something is bound to go wrong. You might have the luck like I have... they say you're odds of hitting the lottery is about the same as getting struck by lightning. Guess which one wo .......
382: General Asylum, Not very often, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-29, 04:48:35 (205.188.116.7)
...I have a cheap ($3) manual Discwasher spinning-thing. Spray on the cleaner, and turn the CD 'till it's dry. It works well on the occasional skipping CD. Why is it I have more faulty CDs than LPs? : .......
383: Vinyl Asylum, Zappa's "Sheik Yerbouti"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-26, 18:34:11 (64.12.116.7)
...my bro-in-law gave me, in the new tradition, a mint LP from his collection along with a gift certificate to a local record store. Interesting stuff :*) .......
384: Speaker Asylum, A local dealer... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-26, 14:52:32 (64.12.116.7)
...has them in the same position I heard the v2s - from memory, I would say they are quite similar. They image very well, and the bass actually seemes to be tighter. I actually liked the looser bass o .......
385: General Asylum, Just saw that on the tube... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-26, 07:52:51 (64.12.116.7)
...how the Hell does it work? .......
386: General Asylum, Yup... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-24, 14:56:53 (64.12.116.7)
... there's a local "Supper Club" that always has live music on the weekends. Each and every time I wish they would turn it down a bit. It can actually hurt! The food is fun, though... sort of a "Nawl .......
387: Speaker Asylum, Or... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-23, 18:04:21 (152.163.100.7)
...maybe you're not that fussy :*) Kidding, Happy Holidays... .......
388: General Asylum, All of the info should be there, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-23, 17:01:51 (152.163.100.7)
... not at the expense of being listenable. If a certain system seems "laid-back" (for eg.) but fails to excite, no good, right? The opposite? It's nice having a 4th row seat, but if it's too aggressi .......
389: Speaker Asylum, Are the IIIs... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-22, 15:56:47 (152.163.100.7)
...similar to the IIs? I have read the first edition was the best (x-over, for the most part) but I was wondering how the last differed to mine (the IIs). I agree they were east to drive, and on the w .......
390: General Asylum, I would say most vocals are dead center... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-20, 15:17:35 (64.12.116.7)
...while I feel instruments are slightly left-heavy, if anything. This pertains to studio records, not live. Live recordings are usually true to the pic on the LP :*) The Dead's "Dead Set", for eg... .......
391: Vinyl Asylum, There is a used Pro-Ject Perspective... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-15, 05:01:41 (152.163.100.7)
...on Audiogon right now. I have one, and can vouch for the suspension. We used to live in a garden apartment on the 2nd floor, and the table (properly set-up) will indeed soak up footfalls. Sound wis .......
392: Speaker Asylum, Sure it's the cone? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-09, 16:13:31 (205.188.116.7)
...but mabybe a different surround roll to the woofer that made it look different? ALL of those original Boston woofers aint worth too much... but, I'll agree sounded pretty good. Nothing too esoteric .......
393: Speaker Asylum, I doubt... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-07, 14:47:20 (152.163.100.7)
...a large company such as Paradigm would "need" to weaken a certain line to make another seem better. I'm not sticking up for them, it's just that dealer room demoes can be BAD - I have at least a ha .......
394: Water Cooler, Actually, as many as 26 times :*P (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-07, 14:23:45 (152.163.100.7)
(NT) .......
395: Speaker Asylum, As others... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-06, 04:35:09 (205.188.116.7)
...have said, bare wire or spades (which I have) would make the joining easier. Yeah, you can leave one half dangling (not sure if there would be a sound diff) but be careful the pos can touch the neg .......
396: Speaker Asylum, As long as I'm reading you correctly... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-12-05, 12:16:02 (205.188.116.7)
...simply join both positives (hi and lo) and the same for the negatives. I have to do the same thing. .......
397: Speaker Asylum, Well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-29, 04:59:03 (205.188.116.7)
...I'm not sure of your speaker preferences, but I would listen to everything you can in your area. I'm sure you're familiar with the local hi-fi shops :*) I don't think the Rotel stuff is too aggresi .......
398: General Asylum, "Tales from the Acoustic Planet" by Bela Fleck... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-29, 04:38:45 (205.188.116.7)
...no doubt about it. Bela makes sure the music is laid down on a certain alalogue tape. Forget about the sound quality...the music is excellent! .......
399: General Asylum, "T"hank God I didn't have to go to my mom-in-laws! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-25, 16:13:05 (152.163.100.8)
(NT) .......
400: Speaker Asylum, As Howie said... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-21, 11:03:15 (152.163.100.8)
...the S.F.s are indeed silkier, more laid-back and warmer. The 20s will be more dynamic and present a bigger stage. More of an "up front" presentation. The Sonus Fabers will be a bit more pleasing wi .......
401: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Good point, BUT... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-19, 16:34:59 (205.188.116.7)
...we have no choice in the fridge, and maybe the ice box was made to run all day long... If one is not listening to the stereo, why leave it on? Like a lightbulb...lol... it WILL burn out... ::: TOPI .......
402: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That's true, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-19, 15:07:22 (205.188.116.7)
...I don't thing anyone's car would last longer leaving it running all day and night...lol. As a matter of fact, you would be killing it - the "thing" is how often do you use it compared to turning of .......
403: General Asylum, Weather Report, Bela Fleck, Berlin...lol... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-19, 14:53:36 (205.188.116.7)
...I have a major crush on Terri Nunn :*), The Beatles and, err... probably Miles. Actually, that wasn't that hard... hehe. NOW... vinyl or CD? .......
404: General Asylum, Well, it's err... uh, "pretty" (gasp) good... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-17, 15:41:41 (205.188.116.7)
... I take it you don't flip burgers at the "Golden Arches"? Enjoy! My fave view is actually not of the equipment, but the straight-on of the listening chair and all the software... hehe .......
405: General Asylum, It seems a few others... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-17, 14:09:13 (205.188.116.7)
...also had the older Polks. They were GREAT, as I remember. Another store in my area (Audioden.com), still in biz, carried that line. I remember my friend Joe saying "I like them!" looking in in the .......
406: General Asylum, Lafayette... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-17, 14:01:03 (205.188.116.7)
...I remember this chain in the Smith Haven Mall... wondering if this was a N.Y.- only chain. I started with a pair of "Criterions", then a bit better sound with the Pioneer HPM... dunno which model. .......
407: General Asylum, I think I had the STA-110 w/ "automagic"...lol. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-17, 04:51:46 (64.12.116.7)
(NT) .......
408: General Asylum, What was your stereo rig, let's say... 25 years ago?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-16, 15:53:15 (205.188.116.7)
...I suppose I'm interested in that era because 1979 was the first time I set foot into a high-end store... "Designatrons", in East Setauket, N.Y. I can remember Snell, Boston, N.A.D., Proton, Alison, .......
409: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Running cool... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-15, 11:14:34 (152.163.100.8)
...a friend of mine is using this amp (partially) to run two pairs of first gen 901s. Point is, that's a NOMINAL load of 2.7 ohms... it will run cool at sToOpiD levels. This amp is also very fuse-pro .......
410: Speaker Asylum, Also... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-14, 10:42:37 (152.163.100.8)
...my dealer stated there will be some info above the roll-off point that will "leak out". Not sure if this correct, but... I agree - it will do interesting things to other parts of the spectrum. ::: .......
411: Speaker Asylum, Not even, he still has 'em :^P (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-13, 14:26:59 (64.12.116.7)
(NT) .......
412: Vinyl Asylum, I was also thinking about... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-10, 14:01:54 (152.163.100.8)
...this cart as a possible upgrade. I'm using a Platinum (on a Perspective). How is the bass compared? Detailed, O.K... but is it brighter? I wouldn't want anything hyper-detailed, if you know what I .......
413: Vinyl Asylum, Is the stereo on a suspended floor?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-03, 13:32:09 (205.188.116.7)
...as soon as we moved into our condo (concrete slab), that excessive motion has vanished. This may not the be only reason for wobbly woofers, but it was in my case! .......
414: Speaker Asylum, Thanks... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-03, 13:13:58 (205.188.116.7)
....I'll check the web, but $1000 for stands ?!?!? Yikes... .......
415: Speaker Asylum, Revel in California, Martin Logan in Kansas (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-03, 13:10:45 (205.188.116.7)
(NT) .......
416: Speaker Asylum, Re: I bought a pair of "Js"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-02, 14:41:14 (205.188.116.7)
No, I sold them to a friend. He loves them... and, boy was he suprised by the weight! (for a relatively small enclosure). Honestly, I wouldn't bother pouring money into them for a few reasons... 1) Th .......
417: Speaker Asylum, I thought they... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-11-02, 14:15:48 (205.188.116.7)
...were somewhat flimsy. My Premier (Paradigm) stands are MUCH heavier. Even the dealer told me "don't bother with them, keep yours" when I inquired. My M20 plus a Playsand-filled J-20 (I think that's .......
418: Speaker Asylum, I'm not... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-31, 10:04:04 (64.12.116.7)
...familiar with that model, but my "Js" are probably from 1980 or so. These used a soft-dome, which I thought sounded pretty good - not sure who made 'em. I would attribute my problems to a flimsy bo .......
419: Speaker Asylum, Isn't he still with Revel? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-30, 05:11:58 (205.188.116.7)
(NT) .......
420: Speaker Asylum, I bought a pair of "Js"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-30, 05:09:54 (205.188.116.7)
...a few years ago simply for fun. They didn't work out for me - too placement picky and the sound was severly colored. On the positive side, they were very non-fatigueing with decent dynamics and bas .......
421: General Asylum, So, because... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-27, 14:40:08 (205.188.116.7)
...they happened to review "your" rig, the mag is now worth renewing?!?!?!? I think S'Phile (despite their faults... and we ALL have them) is DEFINITELY worth the money. Personally, I miss "Astor's Pl .......
422: General Asylum, Do you want that to display... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-26, 15:30:57 (64.12.116.7)
...your "Chuck E. Cheese" autographed mug collection? Sorry... couldn't resist, just KIDDIN'! .......
423: Vinyl Asylum, Supertramp is good stuff... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-24, 11:06:19 (64.12.116.7)
...many like to make fun of them, and I'm not quite sure why. "Breakfast" is a good album, and the recording is at least "good" - I'll give it a 6 or 7 (outta 10) on my imaginary scale. Good dynamics .......
424: General Asylum, Positively the room/speaker interface... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-20, 13:12:54 (152.163.100.8)
...how else could we explain the wildly varying opinions on good, even esoteric speakers? My own example would be the horrendous demo of the S.F. Cremonas driven by a LOT of Mc gear. I understand ther .......
425: Speaker Asylum, I wouldn't say "legendary" either... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-18, 14:26:06 (152.163.100.8)
...but at the time (err... 25 years ago?)they were a reasonably priced (circa $160), small stand-mount that sounded at least "good". As a matter of fact, these were the only Boston in the "A" line NOT .......
426: General Asylum, Congrats! It will be fun decorating... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-10-04, 14:31:29 (152.163.100.7)
...forget about the software OR stereo hardware, there are more important things (err... you knew that already) to figure out. Have fun with the little things! BUT - don't let her take control - lol : .......
427: Vinyl Asylum, I'm going back a few years, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-28, 15:24:49 (205.188.116.9)
...I worked with a lady that has a photo signed by the Fab Four. IIRC, her estimate was roughly $5K. Her situation is a bit unique in that the sigs are documented... she won the prize on a "Murray the .......
428: General Asylum, You obviously ... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-27, 15:54:27 (152.163.100.6)
...don't do enough household work. I do EVERYTHING, including shopping, cooking, cleaning, dishes, cat-boxes, car cleaning and most of the laundry/planting areas/quasi-lawn care we have to do at our c .......
429: Speaker Asylum, In an almost square room... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-21, 15:45:33 (152.163.100.6)
...or, a room that IS square, you might wanna try diagonal placement. Tough to do in a small room, I know... but usually better in the sound department (if possible). It seems you have SOME room to pl .......
430: General Asylum, The most aesthetically pleasing solution... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-19, 13:37:46 (205.188.116.9)
...would probably be, as David said, a fabric wall hanging. Either tacked up or suspended from a rod, it would cover a decent area. Another idea would be throw pillows... large and small. I have a few .......
431: General Asylum, Well... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-18, 04:20:52 (205.188.116.9)
...maybe not a filled room, but due to financial and space constraints stores usually have more than one system in any given room. I mean, if one were to have a dedicated demo room per rig, and the st .......
432: Vinyl Asylum, Well, I love Bowie's "Tower Philidelphia"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 15:41:55 (64.12.116.9)
...which might be pieced together a bit, but a GOOD time... excellent songs and performance. Also, Supertramp's "Live in Paris" ain't no slouch. I can't forget the Dead's "Dead Set" - New York and San .......
433: Vinyl Asylum, Oops... that's "you're"... aarrrgh. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 15:26:02 (64.12.116.9)
(NT) .......
434: Vinyl Asylum, "Psychotic Pineapple"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 15:23:37 (64.12.116.9)
...funny you should mention that. I had a Sex Pistol "interview" album which included a caller from CA. phoning in to a local radio station saying something about a "Psychotic Pineapple". I thought th .......
435: General Asylum, My dealer was talking about this... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 15:05:24 (64.12.116.9)
...maybe a room full of speakers could alter the sound a bit, but I seriously doubt the two chinzy, 3" speakers in my Sony TV will have any affect on final sound. I mean, c'mon... if you worry about t .......
436: Vinyl Asylum, I agree... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 14:13:26 (64.12.116.9)
...recently ordered a copy of "Bullocks" from Columbia House (because I didn't like anything else), sounds like Hell. Well... ever compare the 'ole Jazz standard "Kinda Blue" CD vs. LP? Something defi .......
437: Vinyl Asylum, Anyone remember/listen to Punk? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 11:17:11 (152.163.100.6)
...my better half paid a whopping $15 for a few hundred records at a local yard sale. "Look what I found you, honey!" Among the dreck were a few Punk Lps - Ramones, Clash, Sex Pistols - most of them i .......
438: Vinyl Asylum, I've had nothing but good luck... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-17, 10:01:37 (152.163.100.6)
...with my Perspective. I know it's hard to judge/demo tables (and table/cart combos) but I like it's presentation over the P25/Dyn in the same room, same system. The Rega was more detailed and faster .......
439: General Asylum, Gotta admit..... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-13, 16:22:35 (205.188.116.9)
...they're talking more about the food than my stupid story! :^P .......
440: General Asylum, For me it does... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-13, 16:08:01 (205.188.116.9)
...as a matter of fact, I just picked up a FREE copy of "Huck Finn"... hardcopy, no less. All I had to do was buy a N.Y. Post ($.5)... I don't do newspapers, but I'll surely give the book a second tim .......
441: General Asylum, Ahh... I forgot to mention... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-13, 13:22:34 (64.12.116.9)
...I don't give 'em any cocktail sauce, so I get to eat it all when they leave! :*) Kidding... .......
442: General Asylum, Kinda funny - a comment from a neighbor... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-12, 13:49:33 (205.188.116.9)
...we had half the neighborhood over for a BBQ last night, and I noticed "Tom" (about 65, retired N.Y.C. cop) was lightly poking the grille on one of my speakers. He definitely looked a bit perplexed, .......
443: Speaker Asylum, I was just watching it... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-12, 10:32:05 (152.163.100.6)
...Dynaudio is one of the few companies that do EVERTHING themselves - from R&D to driver assembly, cabinetry, etc. Next time someone says "WHAT!?!? $2000 (whatever) for a pair of speakers???" Just po .......
444: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You can investigate Rotel... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-06, 13:36:28 (152.163.252.99)
...they make a 200 WPC at ca. $1000, and a 380 WPC at ca. $2000. Their best effort (the big bruiser) is a dual-mono design... nice touch at this price range. A friend just bought this amp to power a p .......
445: Speaker Asylum, Regardless of orientation... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-04, 12:26:55 (205.188.116.9)
...REL wants the red and black, (+ and -) on the right channel... whichever that corresponds to on YOUR amp. USUALLY, the "right" is on the left side of amps, looking at the back. Or, "right" is on th .......
446: Speaker Asylum, That's funny, we usually have metric... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-04, 12:14:56 (205.188.116.9)
...stuff in the States...lol. At any rate - no, I wasn't that ambitious. Not a bad idea, though. Next time I have a few hundred laying around for the local Hi-Fi repair guy, I'll give it a shot :^) Ac .......
447: Speaker Asylum, I have the same problem... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-04, 10:57:52 (205.188.116.9)
...took off the knobs and brass locking nuts, unscrewed the 6 hex screws but couldn't budge the aluminum backing plate. Maybe the red and black circular collars have to come off? If I happened to scra .......
448: Vinyl Asylum, I get away with my various... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-02, 15:49:09 (149.174.164.6)
... indulgences by doing exactly what you used to.... the shopping, cooking, cleaning, cat box, ad infinitum. In all fairness, my Maria works longer hours... I BETTER do other things. No, I don't hang .......
449: Vintage Asylum, Where to buy a replacement cap for a Dynaco... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-01, 14:56:41 (205.188.116.9)
...mk. III monoblock? The silver cap has "model #6644" stamped on the bottom. Just wonderin' if there was a source... Thanks in advance! .......
450: Speaker Asylum, Hello, Pat... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-09-01, 11:11:12 (205.188.116.9)
Yes, the room and the gear was the same (Bryston and Classe), but I listened to the S2s on the short wall, well out into the room (hence the big stage). The S4 was on the long wall, close to it... I d .......
451: Speaker Asylum, The thing I liked least about the S2... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-31, 13:32:41 (152.163.252.99)
...is the fact that I didn't care for the S4 too much... the Paradigm Studio 40 counterpart, if you will... I had a fantastic demo of the S2 - ultra-smooth, huge soundstage and layering, simply "belie .......
452: Speaker Asylum, Re: RE:Revel M22 (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-27, 10:51:41 (205.188.116.9)
Sorry to jump in, but I have the M20s and listened to the 1.3 (non-"SE") at home. The "SE" is over a thousand more than the Revels, opening up other avenues. The Dyns are great speakers, and I could h .......
453: Speaker Asylum, I would assemble the kit from PartsExpress... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-26, 11:20:45 (205.188.116.9)
...and at $139, it won't break the bank. There is a tiny bit of "hollowness" to the sound when comparing to better speakers, but the box is much quieter than the Titans (which I also have). I'm nitpic .......
454: Vinyl Asylum, Err... I meant... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-26, 10:21:22 (205.188.116.9)
the phono stage. Yeah, I 'm using the Rotel's built-in, which is supposed to be pretty good, but I'm hoping for a big improvement! We'll see what happens... .......
455: Vinyl Asylum, Just a few thoughts on surface noise... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-25, 15:59:45 (205.188.116.9)
...or the lack thereof. That's the anti-LP person's best ammo, but mine is almost non-existant. Well, at least the noise one can hear over soft music... yes, there is usually SOME noise. I've been try .......
456: Vinyl Asylum, I just put on the regular black version now... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-20, 14:47:49 (64.12.117.11)
...(east/west). Not noisy, but a bit strident with siblance... actually, I can't think of an LP I own with more of this negative sound quality. At a bit over $10, I would have passed! Love her stuff, .......
457: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Kinda funny you should mention... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-20, 14:20:49 (64.12.117.11)
...the "2 ohm load" thing and fuses. The reason for our latest quest to the stereo shop was the fact my friend has, among other speakers, TWO sets of 901s, first generation and one second. He wants an .......
458: General Asylum, Not only how good one's hearing ability is, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-20, 14:03:01 (64.12.117.11)
...there is the interpretation, ear-to-brain. Outer ears as well as canals are shaped differently, and that alone can lead to a different "take" on all things audio. But, hey... I'm glad the hearing i .......
459: Speaker Asylum, I only had a quick listen... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-20, 10:31:59 (205.188.116.9)
...so, bear that in mind. Well, they don't have the trademark ML transparency and openess (probably because it's not the same type of speaker!) and I found dynamics to be lacking. They're "nice", but .......
460: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You can do the U.K. conversion... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-19, 08:30:41 (205.188.116.9)
...thing, but I paid $875 new. I would imagine a 4 year old amp would maybe fetch $450 U.S., give or take. I think you'll have great luck with this amp. Yesterday, a friend and I went to a stereo shop .......
461: Speaker Asylum, Sorry, jumping in... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-18, 15:03:20 (205.188.116.9)
...sounds like you have a pretty "live" room. As previously mentioned, a large area rug can work wonders as well as various other sound-absorbing room furnishings - fabric wall hangings, throw pillows .......
462: General Asylum, I could never understand an aversion... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-18, 14:40:34 (205.188.116.9)
...to the Chinese parsley. Limburger cheese? Maybe. I can even fathom not liking onions, cottage cheese, liver, and a few other things due to texture, strong flavors, etc. But cilantro? I just don't g .......
463: Vinyl Asylum, From a local record shop... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-17, 14:50:46 (205.188.116.9)
...the V.P.I. is slightly better, but at a 2x - 3x the cost. They also sell Nitty Gritty supplies. Let's face it, they both vaccuum up the grit, and both are noisy. The V.P.I. is built better (as it s .......
464: Speaker Asylum, Boy, I can't wait... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-14, 12:19:59 (64.12.117.11)
...to hear these stupid things. I'm either going to be sorely dissappointed they weren't what I expected, OR, I'm gonna buy 'em on the spot! Hhmmmmph.... .......
465: Vintage Asylum, Japan Victory Company from 1984... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-14, 10:24:34 (64.12.117.11)
...any good? I saw these at a (semi) local Salvation Army for $30. The cabinet wasn't horrible, not mint either. The drivers looked in unusually good shape. They were about the size of an old Snell J. .......
466: Speaker Asylum, I've heard the S2... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-13, 06:07:38 (205.188.116.9)
...which threw a hugh soundstage (in a big room) with very good layering. The speakers were probably 8' (or so) into the room. The big, palpable images were fun to "see" coming from such small speaker .......
467: Speaker Asylum, Definitely good for the money... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-11, 14:57:43 (64.12.117.11)
...and more. David says there are better 6.5s than the BR1... I have no doubt about that. BUT - are they under $139, cabinets included? Maybe, maybe not... If you are like me, the LAST thing you would .......
468: General Asylum, No matter what you earn... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-09, 16:03:58 (152.163.252.99)
...get some LPs! They are ALMOST free. Actually, today my friend let me rummage through a pile of about 1500... got some Dead, Bing, Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Village People, 5th Dimension, Beatles, bl .......
469: Vinyl Asylum, LOL... almost 20 years ago, ... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-05, 16:16:53 (149.174.164.6)
... I worked for Mitsu. That 'lil 4-banger could smoke the TIRES! Nothing could lay down wheels like the breadbox van, though... V8 Chevelles, small-block Mopars - didn't matter. Obviously, were not t .......
470: Vinyl Asylum, Yup... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-05, 15:02:06 (205.188.116.9)
...according to them, each motor is optomized for a given speed... humm, maybe? Only did it once - I don't have many 45s. Geez... 24 minutes of music per side is lousy enough ;*) .......
471: Vinyl Asylum, I'm no vinyl expert, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-04, 16:22:36 (152.163.252.99)
...I'll plug my Perspective/Platinum combo. The only other table I have heard in the same room, at the same time (well... a few minutes apart), was a P25/Dyn combo. If you prefer detail, the 25/Dyn wa .......
472: General Asylum, I have the line conditioner... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-08-04, 11:17:38 (152.163.252.99)
...and a bunch of their other gear. I'm not sure how much "conditioning" the RLC-900 does, but I needed a central plug-in thing for my wall unit. Yup, it works! B^) Actually, it is supposed to be a de .......
473: Speaker Asylum, I like the Dyns for rock... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-31, 18:53:24 (205.188.116.9)
...and honestly, not sure what the exact pricing is now... you may like a floorstander instead of the stand-mount plus sub (plus stands). The Dyns work for me (R&R) because they have a generous helpin .......
474: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks, people... I WILL... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-28, 16:59:13 (64.12.117.11)
...look into the suggestions. The Pro-Ject I think I can demo... The Graham Slee is very interesting... Channel Islands - I have heard good things B4 I suppose I have my work ahead of me! Thanks again .......
475: Vintage Asylum, Thanks, guys... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-28, 13:21:43 (205.188.116.9)
...from what I could read, the lower right tag said "Allison 6"... I could be wrong, though... (although it WOULD be the first time ;^) I give them another look. .......
476: Vintage Asylum, Allison 6s... any good? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-27, 11:41:44 (64.12.117.11)
Err... at least I THINK that was the model number... I was in my local record store, and these were for sale. Not sure of the price (boss not there), but if they are worthy of looking into, I'll make .......
477: Vinyl Asylum, Has anyone heard the Pro-Ject Phono Box? (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-27, 11:10:22 (64.12.117.11)
I plan on going with a tubed integrated shortly (CAV-50), and there is no phono stage. If the inexpensive Pro-Ject sounds as good as my Rotel built-in (pre amp) I would be ALMOST happy ;*) Yup... chea .......
478: General Asylum, I was just kvetching 15 minutes ago... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-25, 19:56:08 (64.12.117.11)
...about cleaning up after our 17 year-old cat...lol She is a sweetie, but needs constant ass wiping (baby wipes)and box cleaning. I'll wake up out of a dead sleep to hear her "struggling" in the bath .......
479: Speaker Asylum, Similar coin? Revel, no doubt... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-23, 12:17:03 (149.174.164.6)
... I have a Strata III and really like what it does for some recordings, but the B15 is in another league. It's not one of those upgrades that you'll need to listen for a few hours to see if it's wor .......
480: Speaker Asylum, Well... I have never heard the Studios, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-22, 12:54:10 (152.163.252.99)
...the B-15 sub is VERY addictive. I have heard it with my M20s, never any other speaker. That sub has a tremendous amount of output, super-controlled... I'm not the best with "audiophile" verbiage, b .......
481: Speaker Asylum, OK, Sorry! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-21, 14:29:27 (64.12.117.11)
(NT) .......
482: Speaker Asylum, Rant?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-20, 16:37:46 (205.188.116.9)
...better check your local definition ;*) Also, check into "t's" earlier posts regarding Paradigms... THAT might be closer to "ranting". No, I'm simply wonering if he has heard their latest offerings. .......
483: Speaker Asylum, Hola, ts... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-20, 14:29:37 (205.188.116.9)
...at one point in time, you thought the "N" series was the cat's meow... that's fine. At roughly the same period, Paradigm speakers were no good at all. Fast foward a few months, (or years!) and you .......
484: Speaker Asylum, I'll second that... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-13, 15:29:17 (64.12.117.11)
... but, I'm suprised you didn't push the "vintage" thing a bit more...lol. I have pretty much always liked the Polk sound, despite "audiophile" dissension. Maybe the naysayers have never actually hea .......
485: Speaker Asylum, I'll vote for Paradigm's... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-13, 15:02:35 (64.12.117.11)
...Studio series. Not that I think they are "fantastic" (I don't), BUT they are well-rounded and have quite a fan base NOW. Besides, if one looks at the few that are on ePay, you'll see they go for a .......
486: Speaker Asylum, The best compliment... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-12, 13:19:17 (205.188.116.9)
...one could give to a music system is that you are fooled into believing the performers are actually IN the room... forget about smooth highs, tight, extended bass, blah, blah. C'mon... did it sound .......
487: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The Wave... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-08, 15:30:48 (64.12.117.11)
...a lot of people dismiss it because of the "B" word, but in all honesty it doesn't sound bad. My only gripes are 1)the price 2) the finish. As a matter of fact, if the cabinet was like the Tivoli, i .......
488: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I just realized... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-07, 14:30:27 (152.163.252.99)
...my hypothetical "used" system is two-thirds new, component-wise. The BR1 kit is $139, but you must build them. The slimline Sony DVD/CD was about $69 in a local circular... not bad. The N.A.D. rece .......
489: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Well, I have the "Model 2"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-07, 14:20:29 (152.163.252.99)
...and honestly, I'm not that impressed (soundwise). Overall, I feel even the Bose "Wave" would be better - it certainly has better bass and dynamics. Mids and highs? Not sure who is the winner, but l .......
490: Speaker Asylum, No more Alon?... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-06, 13:03:12 (64.12.116.9)
...I drove past Carl Marchiosotto's (sp?) office today, and instead of the "Acarian Systems" sign, it said "????? Speaker Technology" - sorry, I NOW forget what the name was, after remembering it all .......
491: General Asylum, And don't forget - my 4th... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-07-01, 11:53:07 (152.163.252.99)
...anniversary - I almost did ;*) .......
492: Speaker Asylum, The "Bird's-Eye Maple" was always my fave! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-06-30, 17:42:23 (152.163.252.99)
(NT) .......
493: Speaker Asylum, The new Snells... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-06-29, 14:30:26 (205.188.116.9)
...have in a way gone the "HT" route, IMO. Not that they are bad, but they don't do anything for me... and no, I haven't heard them all. The $25,000 "XA" (whatever the designation) was pretty nice, th .......
494: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Easy... the Dayton BR1 kit ($139)... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-06-25, 15:25:10 (149.174.164.6)
...yeah, one must do some light soldering and assembly, but I think this speaker is EASILY better than the Titans (which I have) and the Atoms as well. I can also see preferring the BR1 kit to the Min .......
495: Speaker Asylum, The new Paradigm S2 Sig.... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-06-24, 16:28:28 (205.188.116.15)
...projected a huge, layered soundscape in a pretty large room - I would say in the neighborhood of 16x24x12ish... one of the best (and fun!) imaging I have heard, without being TOO big and unnatural. .......
496: Water Cooler, Cool... I have a "Trader Joe's"... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-06-22, 08:33:08 (205.188.116.15)
..right in my hometown, here on Long Island, N.Y. I will give it a try... .......
497: Speaker Asylum, My brother -in-law... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2004-06-21, 13:01:20 (152.163.252.99)
...(well, my wife's sister's husband - is THAT a bro-in-law to me? I was never good at that stuff) actually works for Bose at a South Carolina plant. In his house, he has one of the multi-cubed/subwoo .......
498: General Asylum, It wasn't exactly the... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2003-06-05, 15:54:11 (64.12.96.10)
...purchase of the century! For early morning radio listening (on those rare days off) it does quite nicely. It gets a lot of stations and sounds pretty good to boot. That's all! .......
499: General Asylum, Well, I bought the Tivoli Model 2... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2003-06-05, 12:39:02 (64.12.96.10)
...and I would say the Bose DOES sound better. Definitely more bass and dynamics. Maybe the mids and highs are close, but the Wave will also play at louder levels with less strain (big deal, though). .......
500: Speaker Asylum, Well, I'm certainly not one of the seasoned experts, but... (0.00)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2003-05-28, 16:20:48 (205.188.208.9)
...what are the exact dimensions of the room? I take it the width is fairly small (9 or 10'?) while the length is really of no concern... plenty that way. As you say, there is no substitute for experi .......
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