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1: Films/DVD Asylum, I miss RGA's yearly posts on the Oscars... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-03-15, 14:59:31 (50.80.220.79)
This thread is dung, comparatively. .......
2: Inmate Central, Last pillar crumbled July 2020 when ... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-03-15, 09:24:59 (50.80.220.79)
Merriam-Webster recognized "irregardless" as a word. .......
3: Inmate Central, RE: what I meant was that the price for anything in 2020 (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-03-08, 05:54:36 (174.203.32.101)
I shop for food. I call on my many years of grocery store work experience from high school and college. My receipts show that there's not much of a boost in prices because I go in with a plan. Otoh, w .......
4: Inmate Central, RE: Exactly! It's all only what you ASSUMED! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 18:16:49 (174.203.44.75)
It's a classic style of argument. I'm sorry that you don't like it. It's designed,in part, to avoid debating the merits of the assumed fact. Now, I see that that can't be avoided here. What incentive .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: We've got prisons in Alaska - are they Gulags too? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 17:17:12 (174.203.44.75)
Really? Alaska State prisons are like Russian Arctic prisons? The crux of my statement is that it doesn't matter whether Putin issued a kill order. I only assumed for the sake of argument (arguendo), .......
6: Inmate Central, RE: I have a question for you... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 14:32:58 (50.80.220.79)
Wait 'til I take my blue pill (plus 20 minutes). .......
7: Inmate Central, RE: Gee, whadya know - Navalny DID die of a blood clot (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 14:29:21 (50.80.220.79)
No matter the cause of death, he was still in an Arctic "Gulag" when he died, correct? Natural causes vs. Putin's kill-order is really splitting hairs here. .......
8: Inmate Central, RE: I have a question for you... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 12:31:03 (50.80.220.79)
Lighten up, dude .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: I have a question for you... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 10:21:59 (50.80.220.79)
Who's Ian? .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: The Mystery of White Rural Rage (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-29, 06:57:21 (172.59.106.124)
so, the answer to all your many questions is to do nothing (other than complain, of course). .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: The Mystery of White Rural Rage (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-28, 10:04:23 (50.80.220.79)
Yes, 37,000 were apprehended. More resources and more manpower would help at the border. The only way to increase funding and manpower is via legislation. Congress controls the purse strings. 4-5 mont .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: The Mystery of White Rural Rage (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-28, 08:09:16 (174.203.75.66)
Roughly 8 million encounters. Roughly 3 million entries, most of whom have hearing dates that could result in expulsion. Hope that alleviates some of your concern or WRR. The 8 million figure was sup .......
13: Inmate Central, RE: That PIN (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-14, 11:39:26 (50.80.220.79)
Yeah, I have to get a new PIN every year due to a data breach/identity theft issue which I suspect arose from a Social Security Administration data breach. (Example of tax problems after data breach: .......
14: Inmate Central, RE: "Flying too high with some gal in the sky." nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-07, 11:44:01 (50.80.220.79)
nt .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: Does anybody you know still watch a crt television? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-02-02, 01:51:33 (172.59.105.120)
I do. I have a Sony 20" in my system and a Myryad DVD player with legacy outputs. Currently enjoying selections from the Jazz Icons series (the Wes Montgomery disc is mesmerizing), Jazz on a Summer's .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: I was always a Tonya fan. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-26, 09:04:11 (174.203.41.130)
Had a buddy in the 90s who scored a copy of the Tonya sex tape. He dubbed a copy for me. Still have it in one of several boxes of VHS tapes. Getting kneecapped became "Gilloolied". .......
17: Inmate Central, RE: That was fast (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-12, 16:44:49 (174.203.67.149)
Sarkisian, Norvell (extended contract today) and Lanning put out statements that they're staying put. Meanwhile, DeBoer was taking his time entering extension talks with UW. DeBoer and Kiffin seemed t .......
18: Inmate Central, RE: my last ambulance ride... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-11, 10:57:27 (50.80.220.79)
yes, and thank you. .......
19: Inmate Central, RE: my last ambulance ride... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-11, 07:41:11 (172.59.105.12)
My last ambulance ride was on Sept. 16th. I had gone to our local ER 3 days prior with abdominal pain. They sent me home with stomach virus and Covid diagnoses. The last thing I remember is telling my .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: That's another shocker. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-10, 15:51:14 (174.203.33.80)
I thought Saban would take a shot at a natty in the 12-team playoff format then hang it up. IOW, one more year. My son entered U of A in 2007 "with" Saban. My son was in the Million Dollar Band (as wa .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: I think it's bullshit. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-10, 13:46:33 (50.80.220.79)
I have the same feeling about ESPN picking up La Liga from beIn Sports and only streaming matches on ESPN+. They have so many channels (which I pay for) of nothing going on while La Liga matches are b .......
22: Inmate Central, RE: Dolphins vs. Chiefs (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-10, 13:09:45 (50.80.220.79)
This playoff game is going to be televised only in the teams' local markets and streamed via NBC's peacock platform for the rest of us. The wife and I have peacock's subscription service - she for her .......
23: Inmate Central, RE: I heard the NFL exhale when Taylor Swift clinched a spot... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2024-01-01, 06:29:16 (174.203.66.45)
in the post-season tournament. .......
24: Digital Drive, RE: the experiment... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-29, 14:43:55 (172.59.104.4)
We can make that work. .......
25: Digital Drive, RE: the experiment... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-28, 10:45:06 (172.59.104.4)
I picked up a Topping E30 II to experiment with audio from dvd movies as well as cds. The goal is to retire and replace the Arcam FMJ DV29 with a dac setup that allows for movie and cd audio. In a nut .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: Boy, how they forget the shit show that was 2020. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-13, 03:24:43 (172.59.109.222)
Never again, Jack. .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: It's not impractical at all. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-04, 12:00:25 (172.59.105.40)
We have 7 classifications in the public high school football system and at least 3 for private schools. Without classificatios, high school playoffs would be unwieldy. Conferences come and go. There m .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: Talking to you college football guys reminds of a story... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-04, 10:20:48 (172.59.105.40)
Uh, no. Most college football fans I know wanted more than a 4-team playoff after the BCS wrapped up, but still, it's college, not the pros. Unlike the NFL, it's impractical for half the field to mak .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: If that's true, which is highly doubtful... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-04, 09:05:49 (172.59.105.40)
"Stacking the deck" with a team most likely to win is somehow not picking the best? There are several stories out there about the committee's efforts to prevent Harbaugh from making the championship g .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not a gambler but I don't see Michigan surviving Alabama. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-03, 15:30:00 (174.203.39.206)
Yeah, but the committee selected Bama at 4 to thwart Harbaugh's path to the championship game. "Who do you not want to play" was considered. .......
31: Inmate Central, RE: Who are best teams? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-03, 13:35:15 (174.203.39.206)
Yeah, I remember that nonsense. .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: Who are best teams? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-03, 12:25:02 (174.203.39.206)
I agree. If you're trying to determine the best, why give a third of the field an advantage? I'm a Bama homer. Glad Bama got in, but I do feel bad for FSU - like an ahh, that's too bad rather than tea .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: Who are best teams? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-03, 10:59:00 (174.203.39.206)
You can thank "the alliance" that delayed the 12-team format and left the pac12 in shambles. This would've been a great season for the 12-team format - more real contenders this year than previous yea .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: Says "the committee". (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-03, 09:10:24 (172.59.105.40)
Unlike the NFL, MLB, NBA, all of which have a bloated playoff system that is essentially an end-of-season tournament, no .500 teams will make the cfp playoffs. You wanna see shitty teams make the play .......
35: Inmate Central, BS - do you want the best teams from September, or the best teams now? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-12-03, 08:35:29 (174.203.39.206)
Bama had the best win of championship weekend. I'd rank Bama 3 and Texas 4 after Mich 1 and Wash 2. I have FSU at 5. Your "illegitimate" pronouncement means squat. Stick to the NFL, ghost. ::: TOPIC:: .......
36: Digital Drive, RE: Thank you. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-11-30, 09:10:58 (172.59.105.40)
Will do some experimenting with gear on hand during the upcoming, rainy weekend. .......
37: Digital Drive, RE: DAC for audio from DVD movies to 2ch stereo? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-11-29, 15:49:06 (174.203.74.240)
Interesting. I assumed/guessed the opposite, i.e., that the digital audio would be sent to the dac before the player performs the stereo down mix. My chances of finding a working solution are a little .......
38: Digital Drive, RE: DAC for audio from DVD movies to 2ch stereo? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-11-29, 13:48:25 (172.59.105.40)
Thanks. Most dvd players can "down mix" multi-channel to stereo. I'm not sure whether an external dac would need to perform that function. I assumed that once the digital audio is sent to the dac, the .......
39: Digital Drive, DAC for audio from DVD movies to 2ch stereo? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-11-29, 10:34:14 (172.59.105.40)
I'm using an Arcam FMJ DV29 for CD listening in a stereo system which includes an old Sony crt tv for the occasional movie. The Arcam is old. It's retired from DVD use because it developed problems re .......
40: Inmate Central, When you have these coincidental experiences... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-09-12, 14:22:13 (173.21.86.47)
it's time to buy a lottery ticket. The matrix is adjusting its programming around/for you. You can almost will something into existence during these times. .......
41: Video Asylum, RE: Need a cheap new AVR (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-09-08, 16:29:16 (174.203.36.193)
Take a look at the Marantz NR series of slimline receivers. I've had an older model for several years running a 2.1 system. Check out the specs of the NR1510 on a site like Crutchfield. .......
42: Inmate Central, RE: Sometime (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-09-07, 09:50:58 (173.21.86.47)
Looked up the penis museum. It's definitely on the list of places to go when/if I visit Iceland. Thanks for sharing your trip. .......
43: Inmate Central, RE: Dishonorably discharged from the Navy for drug violation (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-30, 14:01:54 (173.21.86.47)
Bruen created a new framework for analyzing gun restrictions. The link is to an article (there are many) that touches on how federal district and circuit courts are applying it. The outcome of the 5th .......
44: Inmate Central, RE: Agreed (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-30, 13:22:54 (173.21.86.47)
I'm not sure HB was ever convicted of a drug crime, however, he was a known user. Interestingly, the Bruen decision from SCOTUS last year is being interpreted as only allowing "traditional" or "histor .......
45: General Asylum, RE: Turn this switch to make me. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-23, 14:27:50 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
46: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you for the link (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-21, 13:07:13 (173.21.86.47)
as a Westerner my impression of these films and their message may be oversimplified. But, I always got the impression that someone had to die for the cause before glory could be attained. Of course, I .......
47: Inmate Central, Russians expect such failures... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-21, 11:01:39 (173.21.86.47)
as a fan of Soviet space-race era film, I've noticed a running theme - that the first attempt is going to fail, or a crew dies in a fiery crash/explosion, thus the people are readied for failure. Tip: .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: It's on! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-16, 11:54:47 (173.21.86.47)
Condolences to the hosts and congrats to the winner. To me, the final always has a little extra energy when a host team earns a spot. Can Spain threaten England? .......
49: General Asylum, RE: RIP Robbie Robertson (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-11, 10:05:01 (173.21.86.47)
Cool, man. Sounds like it was a great show. I'm also a Little Richard fan (I like early rock and roll) so I appreciated their cover of Slippin' and Slidin' in the film. If you haven't seen Festival Ex .......
50: General Asylum, RE: RIP Robbie Robertson (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-10, 11:59:58 (173.21.86.47)
RIP What else can be said about The Band? Here's one of my favorite performances from the film Festival Express: View YouTube Video .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: The Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger/Dodge Challenger scored pretty high (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-07, 10:04:30 (173.21.86.47)
I began to feel claustrophobic in my 2008 Mustang GT/CS. While searching for a sedan, I stumbled across a new 2022 Dodge Charger R/T (in white with no graphics) last year and went with it. I've had it .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: The one with Marilyn Chambers? nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-08-04, 12:43:18 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
53: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not one of those folks who cares about the meaning of life. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-28, 05:27:55 (172.59.104.0)
You've been nominated for honorary membership in Gen-X. Membership invitation will be sent via US Mail when we get around to it. No ceremony, no further mailings, and if you decline - no big deal. ::: .......
54: Inmate Central, "No, it's not," say the out-of-state doofuses. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-26, 09:04:12 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
55: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: That's the most stretch I've seen on Vinnie's face! * (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-21, 08:55:40 (173.21.86.47)
I was trying to think of who could pull off that scene today. I settled on Danny DeVito for Peter Lorre's character. I'm not so sure about Vincent Price's character, though. It would be interesting to .......
56: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Vincent Price and Peter Lorre did many films together and could have... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-21, 05:09:41 (172.59.104.64)
That's cool! I need to find some Vincent Price recordings for the spoken word section. I'll be thumbing through the recipes this weekend looking for Cornish hen tips. .......
57: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Vincent Price and Peter Lorre did many films together and could have... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-20, 14:05:46 (173.21.86.47)
Yep. My wife found a signed copy of Price and his wife's "A Treasury of Great Recipes." .......
58: Films/DVD Asylum, Vincent Price, comedic actor? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-20, 11:05:35 (173.21.86.47)
Roger Corman's Tales of Terror presents 3 stories based on Edgar Allen Poe writings some of which Corman described as "fragments". The second story in the film, The Black Cat, includes a wine tasting .......
59: Music Lane, RE: Sometimes her talent peeks through on covers (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-19, 11:41:29 (173.21.86.47)
I don't listen to her music but I appreciated her efforts to bring live performances (over tv and other outlets) to the masses during the pandemic. .......
60: Music Lane, RE: RIP Jane Birkin (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-19, 11:37:43 (173.21.86.47)
RIP That's a great album! I have a story about that one. It's a little awkward but here goes. My son and DIL came to visit. We were sampling some whiskies when I put on Melody Nelson. My DIL really li .......
61: Inmate Central, RIP (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-16, 06:33:39 (172.59.104.212)
RIP. Her music with Gainsbourg is often included in Sunday afternoon listening sessions at my place. .......
62: Inmate Central, RE: There was that picturesque nuclear waste official. I can imagine a next US president looking exactly (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-14, 14:13:23 (173.21.86.47)
Your imagination is years ahead of today. Good on ya! .......
63: Inmate Central, IMO, "mainstream" has no application in this context. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-14, 11:18:54 (173.21.86.47)
Sounds like you'd prefer the "bearded ladies" to remain on the sideshow circuit or hidden from "the mainstream". I'll laugh at the outrage until somebody gets hurt. .......
64: Inmate Central, Had to go to Europe for a sex change back then... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-14, 08:45:26 (173.21.86.47)
but it's certainly not a new phenomenon. Ask any B-movie nut. Glen or Glenda (1953) View YouTube Video .......
65: Inmate Central, RE: Wow - I haven't seen one of Jackson Hinkle's videos in a long time! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-13, 15:08:30 (173.21.86.47)
"historical sources" - juvenile delinquent films from the 50s and early 60s is one of my favorite genres: View YouTube Video .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Propaganda war (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-13, 13:35:09 (173.21.86.47)
for the most part you can only see the girls in the front row but "observation guy" must have been able to see all the attendees, apparently, so he gets to tell us who was there and who was not there. .......
67: Inmate Central, All my corporations live in Delaware. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-13, 12:49:08 (173.21.86.47)
I had a work trip to Wilmington a few years ago. Took the wife and we were able to meet up with our son and his family who lived in PA at the time. I remember going to the Brandywine Zoo with our gran .......
68: Inmate Central, Thank you! nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-12, 17:10:07 (174.203.64.125)
nt .......
69: General Asylum, but DG brand gets me high. hoping for 2 birds, 1 stone. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-12, 14:40:38 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
70: General Asylum, Will Dollar General store brands of tape and marker work, or (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-12, 12:47:20 (173.21.86.47)
must we shell out for 3M and Sharpie? Thanks in advance. .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: Grinch stole my Xmas beer! Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-12, 07:01:34 (172.59.104.212)
Nt .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: ah, but their Christmas beer won the holiday beer tasting at my house. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-12, 06:40:58 (172.59.104.212)
Nt .......
73: Tubes Asylum, RE: Jolida JD-9 phono preamp (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-10, 14:17:41 (173.21.86.47)
Sovtek 12AX7LPS - I've used the Sovteks in my JD9 for a long time with no complaints or urge to tube swap. I 've also tried new production Mullards which were fine (the Mullards eventually landed in m .......
74: Inmate Central, RE: or, dubya? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-07, 05:38:09 (172.59.104.124)
Nt .......
75: Inmate Central, RE: we keep re-litigating the same stuff over and over... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-07-05, 15:12:41 (173.21.86.47)
until a loser achieves a different outcome. Even Twitter has said in court that it was not coerced by gov't, but some district judge somewhere in a different case thinks they were. .......
76: Video Asylum, RE: Thank you. Will give it a try. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-26, 14:13:25 (173.21.86.47)
neither. Escambia - deep in rural America .......
77: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: midsommer is brutal ,,,,, (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-26, 13:40:55 (173.21.86.47)
thanks for the warning and the recommendation. .......
78: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I prefer 'Hereditary' over 'Midsommar' . . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-26, 13:39:59 (173.21.86.47)
Thanks for the comparison. I plan to start with Hereditary to see if Ari strikes my fancy. .......
79: Video Asylum, Thank you. Will give it a try. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-26, 13:31:52 (173.21.86.47)
As of now, I have the tv and surge protector in the wall outlet. I'll try amp to wall and tv to surge protector. We had several downed limbs and some hail a couple weeks ago. Fortunately, no damage to .......
80: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mofi settlement (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-26, 11:35:06 (173.21.86.47)
Most of my purchases are from the 90s (except for gold cds that were on clearance sales). I do have 2 LPs on the list, though - thank you for posting the link. I might claim the coupons for those 2, i .......
81: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mofi settlement (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-26, 08:46:47 (173.21.86.47)
My only problem with my MoFi purchases over the years is that they didn't spread "Goo" over 2 LPs. I'm still holdin' that grudge from the 90s. .......
82: Inmate Central, RE: Rotting away in prison (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-22, 03:40:38 (172.59.105.188)
So, when's he going to release that cache of docs that are supposed to reveal all sorts of horrible things about powerful people? Apparently, he doesn't know how to use his leverage. .......
83: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Have to watch a new good horror movie (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-22, 03:06:45 (172.59.105.188)
Have you seen Midsommar? I haven't, but I thought it might be appropriate for the summer solstice. Not sure if it's available on the services you mentioned. .......
84: Video Asylum, RE: Wall outlet vs. surge protector - where to plug? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-20, 01:09:48 (172.59.105.188)
Nothing fancy. It's an Amazon Basics model .......
85: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ain't through honky tonkin' yet... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-19, 13:32:59 (173.21.86.47)
Heard some of her stuff and an interview Saturday on the local NPR station while running errands. Me, afterwards -"Wait, what was her name? Yeah, Brennan something? Shit, what's her last name? Will ha .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: Haven't seen those masterpieces, but. . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-15, 17:03:12 (174.203.40.223)
"Masterpieces" made me chuckle. Have your barf bag handy. There are 6 or 7. I've seen the first one (have it on vhs) and I believe I sought out a Jess Franco- directed "sequel" almost 30yrs ago. I "ex .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: Nice to see your usual irony again! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-15, 12:25:37 (173.21.86.47)
Dyanne Thorne did a fine job in that role - Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, loosely based on the Bitch of Buchenwald. None of today's villains can compete with Dyanne Thorne's Ilsa. .......
88: Inmate Central, Thanks. Onto plan B. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-15, 05:02:18 (172.59.105.48)
Nt .......
89: Inmate Central, RE: How does one go out in a "blaze of glory" these days? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-14, 14:00:38 (173.21.86.47)
the phrase denotes a positive exit. would rather it not involve guns unless I'm defending something sacred to me. .......
90: General Asylum, Kitchen utensil or Bluesman? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-13, 16:45:27 (174.203.32.203)
Bacon Turner Sweet Spud Peeler Pullet Frier .......
91: Music Lane, RE: Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-07, 13:55:38 (173.21.86.47)
I adopted one of his lines from "Country Boy" off the Folk Singer album when I'm tryin' to avoid/get out of something: "You know I'm a country boy. I don't know what's goin' on." .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: has anyone sued UPS like I'm about to do? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-06-07, 04:47:29 (172.59.104.124)
Go to your secretary of state's website to find the registered agent for service of process for each entity you're suing. .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: The business has to be profitable.... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-31, 12:00:20 (173.21.86.47)
Of course, a business has to be profitable. I'm all for people making money. OTOH, layoffs are rewarded. Moving operations overseas is rewarded. Stock buy-backs are rewarded. Increasing profits during .......
94: Inmate Central, Ah, free advice... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-31, 10:36:55 (173.21.86.47)
is worth the cost. .......
95: Inmate Central, Keep on expanding those margins. That's what I see with no corresponding (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-31, 10:25:43 (173.21.86.47)
tax increase in sight. .......
96: Inmate Central, RE: Clearly (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-31, 10:06:12 (173.21.86.47)
Is that a threat?!? That's how the filthy rich get us to back down. "Tax us more and your necessities will sky rocket! Think your poor now? Wait until we're done with you. Now, sit down and shut up." .......
97: Inmate Central, RE: It's a shame the filthy rich never have to speak up for themselves (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-31, 07:59:27 (173.21.86.47)
publicly because there are always trailer-park millionaire wannabes speaking up for them. The filthy rich do their best talking in the shadows and in back rooms with politicians, but not a one goes on .......
98: Inmate Central, my rural route carrier... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-25, 11:12:09 (173.21.86.47)
can't take the time to rub my yorkie's belly anymore. My little dog Skipper loves our carrier, runs to her and slides/rolls belly up. .......
99: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: That's a bizarre 3 minutes... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-24, 13:37:27 (173.21.86.47)
Thanks for recommending Shop Around the Corner. I had to look it up. Looks like a good one for xmas viewing with the wife. Yeah, I'm no expert on German film. I found the German film trailer that I po .......
100: Tweakers' Asylum, Yes. Still use the DV29 (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-24, 05:22:48 (174.203.75.175)
for CDs almost exclusively. It started having problems with dvds which is unfortunate because it produced great images. Added a Myryad mdv300 for DVDs to hopefully extend the life of the dv29 for CD u .......
101: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Thanks, B! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-23, 15:14:19 (173.21.86.47)
I appreciate the link, too. Next time I take the amp out of the rack to check/adjust power tube bias, I'm gonna get in there and look around. I need to see it to get it. .......
102: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Replacing power indicator light in Jolida 202a (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-16, 14:46:05 (173.21.86.47)
Thanks, Dill. Sounds like a project for retirement or long vacation. BTW, I have the JD9 also. .......
103: Tweakers' Asylum, Replacing power indicator light in Jolida 202a (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-16, 12:36:14 (173.21.86.47)
My power indicator lamp/bulb went out in my Jolida 202a integrated amp. Is this an easy replacement? I looked at various bulbs/lamps on parts express and have no idea what is needed. Wanted to get a h .......
104: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: He worked with Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Bruce Lee, Wes Craven (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-13, 07:14:21 (172.59.104.138)
It's been a while since I've watched Black Christmas. Thanks for the reminder. It's going on my Christmas movie to-watch list this year. (Hope I don't have to sit through Elf ever again.) Another acto .......
105: Films/DVD Asylum, He worked with Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Bruce Lee, Wes Craven (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-11, 10:27:00 (173.21.86.47)
and Rodriguez/Tarantino among many others. View YouTube Video Who is John Saxon? I ran across this gem of a trailer on the dvd version of Bava's Black Sunday a/k/a Mask of Satan. Bava d .......
106: Inmate Central, Finally, a decipherable crop circle and spot on. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-06, 09:47:32 (174.203.74.26)
Nt .......
107: Inmate Central, Atta boy, Luther! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-05-05, 10:37:24 (173.21.86.47)
That electrician must be a Democrat. View YouTube Video .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: I'm responsible for... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-29, 10:11:00 (173.21.86.47)
enhancing sentences for crimes committed with guns. I'm responsible for laws that grant judges in my state more discretion to decline or increase bail for those charged with violent crimes. I'm also r .......
109: Inmate Central, What a reach you have there, Victor. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-29, 05:29:57 (174.203.35.188)
Nt. .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: Some states are revisiting their laws on bail, but because of that (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-28, 16:18:05 (173.21.86.47)
constitutional bail requirement, they can only go so far. Prisons are full so sentences are light. There is a movement for early release of non-violent criminals to make more room for violent criminal .......
111: Inmate Central, With the right screening tools... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-28, 15:07:25 (173.21.86.47)
some mass killers can be weeded out. Only the gun-obsessed, deeply entrenched in gun culture equate this with "predicting the future". Better get on board and start offering solutions. That's what all .......
112: Inmate Central, Welcome back! Looking forward to your take on the NFL draft. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-28, 08:52:03 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
113: Inmate Central, assumed you'd been suspended for that racial slur you posted. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-25, 05:03:35 (172.59.104.74)
oh well. this might not be the place for me. .......
114: Inmate Central, RE: You've found the exception to your general rule (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-22, 06:19:10 (174.203.38.177)
that guns don't kill people. Congrats .......
115: General Asylum, RE: She was smart enough to size up the situation properly. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-21, 06:41:42 (172.59.104.194)
Answering a question with a question is a reason to walk away, too. .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: we do have international observers (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-20, 08:49:52 (173.21.86.47)
The state department invites them every election. look it up .......
117: Inmate Central, RE: National Review HQ. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-15, 05:48:41 (174.203.32.92)
Nt .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: The Federalist article ended the debate... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-13, 17:01:21 (174.203.42.4)
A legal duty to disclose, penalties for failures to comply, and the right to jury trials for damages would remedy the lie of omission. .......
119: Inmate Central, RE: The Federalist article ended the debate... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-13, 15:41:59 (173.21.86.47)
despite its pearl clutching, the Federalist concluded that the gov't threaded the First Amendment needle in its dealings with Twitter. Others, like the Twitter Files journalist, have simply ended thei .......
120: Inmate Central, RE: "This looks more like a land grab." No... this is genocide, pure and simple (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-13, 14:40:44 (173.21.86.47)
I see your point, but I was communicating with CofL whom I treat as a special case sometimes. Would like to join in friendly discourse on topics other than Ukraine with him. Would like to join in frie .......
121: Inmate Central, RE: good to hear, thanks... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-13, 13:37:45 (173.21.86.47)
One thing's for sure, Americans don't like playing (or, don't know how to play) the long game and will grow tired of or forget about the war. That sentiment probably helps explain, at least in part, t .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: And yet, you yourself are in "damage control" in this thread - LOL! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-13, 12:27:02 (173.21.86.47)
You pledged to care about human loss in Ukraine after the 14,000 revenge threshold. Has that been reached yet? .......
123: Inmate Central, RE: Mind Control (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-13, 10:54:50 (173.21.86.47)
Or, you can just knowingly go along with the lie because it lines up with your feelings as happens in cults of personality. .......
124: Inmate Central, RE: Ceiling fan recomendation (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-12, 15:02:16 (174.229.22.111)
I have a Hunter that's been on since 2008. Others may have caught up by now but I believe Hunter is still a reliable brand. Be careful with a fan that can only be operated by remote. Finding a replace .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: how many plan Bs really come together? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-12, 14:56:11 (174.229.22.111)
The plan B comment was in response to the suggestion that the crazies would just find another way to kill without a gun. Responsible gun owners should be at the table when discussing these problems. I .......
126: Inmate Central, RE: a lot of assumptions there. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-12, 08:46:34 (174.203.43.46)
Nt .......
127: Inmate Central, RE: they do. The saddest instances are when parents leave guns (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-12, 08:36:07 (174.203.43.46)
where their kids can get them with disastrous results. No intent or mental impairment involved. It's not just the mass shootings by crazy people. Accidental discharges kill, too. Iow, guns kill people .......
128: Video Asylum, RE: thank you. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-12, 03:51:43 (172.59.105.98)
Yes, the NAD has a two-pronged plug. .......
129: Inmate Central, RE: how many plan Bs really come together? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 23:25:05 (172.59.105.98)
You can't fix anything with a gun. It's a weapon, not a tool. .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: as utterly stupid as calling a gun a tool. It's a weapon. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 23:20:54 (172.59.105.98)
Nt .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: "bullet in a vital organ" is what most autopsy reports say about (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 23:17:20 (172.59.105.98)
victims of gun violence. Cause and effect for sure. Yes, guns kill people. Your talking points about walking guns are silly. .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: autopsy reports say otherwise. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 18:51:08 (172.59.105.98)
Nt .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: yours are not "the wrong hands". The dude who went human huntingng (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 16:31:54 (174.203.44.214)
in L'ville = gun in the wrong hands. Lots of other examples, too. Vegas, El Paso, Parkland, etc. .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: in the wrong hands, guns kill and maim people (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 15:23:35 (173.21.86.47)
but when going dove hunting, you're limited to 3 shells by a plug in your shotgun and I've never heard a bird hunter complain. no such limits when human hunting. are we effed up, or what? .......
135: Video Asylum, Wall outlet vs. surge protector - where to plug? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-11, 09:41:15 (173.21.86.47)
Cleaned up an old system to view vhs tapes. System includes- Sony Trinitron 20" crt tv NAD C350 integrated amp (driving Acoustic Energy Aegis Ones) Sony vhs palyer AMC cdp Yamaha tuner Location near .......
136: Inmate Central, Well, that's why you don't disclose it - so nobody will see it. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-08, 01:55:24 (172.59.105.96)
Apparently, Sen. from CT claims at least 8 incidents of favorable rulings. The question at this point is whether it should be investigated or looked into by some entity. I doubt the GOP-led House will .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: Ivan is unwittingly correct ~:) (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-06, 14:23:26 (173.21.86.47)
Yes, we must agree to deviate from years of protocol for whitey so everybody can get a trophy. The First Lady stuck her foot in her mouth. Frankly, I don't think she would've suggested inviting LSU ha .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: Well, then get around to it (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-05, 12:46:39 (173.21.86.47)
My post of an amusing rumor offends you? Sorry about that, man. Why research it? It would no longer amuse me if I found that it wasn't true. Didn't know audioasylym was sooooooooooo serious. ::: TOPIC .......
139: Inmate Central, RE: Well, then get around to it (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-05, 12:14:20 (173.21.86.47)
just commenting on funny school names - doesn't matter whether it's made up or not, Mr. Sensitive .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: another Texas school, maybe? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-05, 11:39:40 (173.21.86.47)
I've heard that one of the Texas colleges used to be called Sam Houston Institute of Technology. If I ever get around to confirming that info, I'm gonna find a S.H.I.T. tee shirt! .......
141: Inmate Central, RE: As I mentioned earlier, it is the stories like this... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-05, 10:36:03 (173.21.86.47)
don't let petty bullshit make you long for leaving this world. Besides, where you gonna go anyhow? .......
142: Inmate Central, RE: One Wonders How Popular Bud Light Will Be At NASCAR This Season (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-04, 11:07:07 (173.21.86.47)
It's Budweiser (the regular stuff) that some bars in the south have stopped carrying/serving in their efforts to keep out the riffraff. .......
143: Inmate Central, Welcome to NATO! nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-04, 10:19:35 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
144: General Asylum, RE: I'm with you on that one! Great record! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-04-01, 13:32:25 (174.203.71.177)
Jerry Lee Lewis Chuck Berry Little Richard Those are my rock and roll heroes. Man, I got burnt out on "classic rock" after high school and early college years. Some of that over-the-top bullshit kille .......
145: Inmate Central, RE: Some continue to argue the bizarre case that (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-31, 09:18:45 (173.21.86.47)
then, there's the incorporation doctrine which applies restrictions on Congress to the states and their political subdivisions - the 1st being the most obvious example of application to States when St .......
146: Inmate Central, RE: Congress doesn't dictate NPR's content. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-29, 14:41:50 (173.21.86.47)
my post was in response to the post bemoaning tax monies funding NPR. Promoting arts and sciences is an enumerated power (with corresponding duty) in the Constitution, but I think Congress would be on .......
147: Inmate Central, Go, Putin!?! Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-28, 16:15:02 (174.203.43.22)
Nt .......
148: Inmate Central, RE: Well, it IS a BFD... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-28, 12:39:59 (174.203.43.22)
You'll have to reckon with that pesky congressional power/duty to promote the sciences and the arts. .......
149: Inmate Central, RE: The quote I have read is.. .. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-25, 15:00:02 (174.203.75.42)
Did you notice that the ban does not apply to athletes who transitioned from male to female before reaching puberty? Can you believe it? The World Athletic Council believes there's no difference from .......
150: Inmate Central, RE: The quote I have read is.. .. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-25, 13:59:00 (174.203.75.42)
The World Athelitic Council which instuted the ban at issue said the science is developing and that they will review as it comes in which is essentially the same as what you quoted from NPR. Rage on, .......
151: Inmate Central, RE: The quote I have read is.. .. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-25, 13:46:03 (174.203.75.42)
Parroting a National Review article might not have given him the full context of the quoted passage, but I don't get paid to fact check culture war issues and have no interest in doing so pro bono. I .......
152: Inmate Central, RE: Xi & Vlad: A Romantic Match Made in Moscow... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-23, 08:36:47 (173.21.86.47)
Surely, Putin received something in exchange for delaying the invasion until after the Olympics? .......
153: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Dust (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-22, 10:00:50 (173.21.86.47)
popcorn ceiling was my problem. if you trace dust problems to a flaking popcorn ceiling, remove everything from the room before scraping the ceiling. .......
154: Inmate Central, RE: Sorry, Victor - as usual, you're confused as to who the actual scum are (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-22, 09:15:04 (173.21.86.47)
Actually, it's The Musk Plan to replenish a declining/ageing population. .......
155: Inmate Central, RE: Sure, Steve - anyone who deviates from the accepted narrative. . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-19, 10:18:21 (172.59.104.188)
But those being silenced are the loudest mouths in the room. How does that work? .......
156: Inmate Central, RE: Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-19, 09:47:41 (172.59.104.188)
How about Norfolk Southern provide food, water, etc.? .......
157: Inmate Central, RE: Should the FDIC or FED be extending insurance to uninsured depositors?... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-19, 09:42:58 (172.59.104.188)
Is there a private insurance product that covers amounts over the FDIC limt? I'm not in a position to need it, but I get that a business might need to maintain an account in excess of the FDIC limits .......
158: Inmate Central, RE: I say BULL... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 15:27:29 (173.21.86.47)
not second-guessing genetic science here. just waiting on a "consensus", especially from others in the appropriate field. this is a relatively new report so I'd like to see how it's received by the sc .......
159: Inmate Central, RE: Woohoo! Another show-trial in fascist Holland! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 13:38:00 (173.21.86.47)
Legitimate elections in "fascist Holland"? You don't say .......
160: Inmate Central, RE: I say BULL... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 13:33:53 (173.21.86.47)
I did some reading on the Spanish Flu in 2020 (for obvious reasons) and came away with the impression that the source or origin was never definitely confirmed, but a consensus seemed to be reached by .......
161: Inmate Central, RE: I wish i was so insightful that i could know everything about someone by looking at them. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 12:46:45 (173.21.86.47)
Apparently, some know everything about others based solely on mask or no mask, but of course that indicator hasn't been around very long. .......
162: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting. Thanks for sharing... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 12:02:09 (173.21.86.47)
one of the "boutique" watch brands issued a limited edition "Radium Girls" version of one of its watches. I had mixed feelings about it. I appreciated the effort to "remember" those affected, but it s .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone still with classical book library? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 09:50:23 (173.21.86.47)
Yes. I was an English major (emphasis on lit) and HY minor. I couldn't fathom selling my books at the end of each semester. Kept them all. I hit up the Salvation Army, Flea Mkts, etc. for used books. .......
164: Inmate Central, RE: Vintage Luminosity (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-17, 06:16:17 (172.59.105.138)
don't let it escape the clock. that stuff is dangerous. (see link.) I find the tritium tubes used by makers like Marathon intriguing. .......
165: Inmate Central, RE: Asked you first. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-15, 11:14:03 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
166: Inmate Central, How do CODA and NOMADLAND fit into your "5th year in a row" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-15, 10:27:56 (173.21.86.47)
scenario? Just askin' to make sure I didn't miss something. .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: If Mark Cuban hadn't had... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-14, 09:12:12 (173.21.86.47)
a business account at SVB and hit the news outlets with pressure to make depositors "whole", would the Feds have done so? Can us regular folks hold the feds to that precedent if our regional or hometo .......
168: Inmate Central, RE: Freebie article from the NYT: Why Poverty Persists in America (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-09, 10:17:49 (173.21.86.47)
our criminal justice system is a factor as well. based on observation, it appears that the poor are more likely to be charged with minor infractions, plead guilty, then can't meet all the financial ob .......
169: Inmate Central, RE: Heads up on some watches (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-09, 09:28:15 (173.21.86.47)
I've picked up a few along the way. My latest is a Mido Belluna II automatic with a white dial that has a subtle "sun-ray" pattern emanating from the small seconds sub dial located at 7:00. The "inspi .......
170: General Asylum, RE: If This Doesn't Give You Chills, Have Someone Take Your Pulse (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-08, 14:45:04 (173.21.86.47)
Lovely! one of my favorite pianists is Jimmy Pruett who was blind. His version of St. Louis Boogie from an episode of Town Hall Party (Bear Family Records dvd) always has me on the edge of my seat. :: .......
171: Inmate Central, RE: "self-insured" is the term you're looking for. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-08, 06:50:22 (172.59.104.116)
Nt .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: What's "wrong" with car buyers these days... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-03, 09:25:40 (173.21.86.47)
I did this for the 2023 Toyota 4Runner 40th Anniversary. We had a 2014 4Runner with just under 115,000 miles. Nothing wrong with it except some minor cosmetic wear and a costly service bill coming up .......
173: Inmate Central, RE: None. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-02, 10:57:56 (173.21.86.47)
Yes - Super Cub, Monkey and Trail have fuel-injected engines .......
174: Inmate Central, RE: If I was gonna get another motorcycle, this would be it. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-03-02, 10:43:14 (173.21.86.47)
haven't had a motorcycle since I was 15 so not really up to date on bikes at all. yet, I have looked at the Super Cub and others in Honda's "minimoto" category like the Monkey and Trail 125. Surprised .......
175: Speaker Asylum, Good info... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-28, 15:21:05 (173.21.86.47)
thanks for sharing your experience and the comparisons among your speakers. IMO, your speaker descriptions were easy to follow. Liked your reference to "primitive recordings". I have a few made on an .......
176: Inmate Central, Did you sleep through 2020? nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-28, 08:49:30 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
177: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-24, 17:07:52 (174.203.39.13)
I heard the Nolas driven by a Jolida tube integrated at a shop. I went to a couple other shops and listened to ss systems with various speakers and decided I'd model my own after the Jolida/Nola syste .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: ??? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-24, 14:41:31 (173.21.86.47)
You're reading waayyy too much into my comment about your 2A stance which was just my acknowledgment of what you've said in the past. Nothing in my comment says that you're not a beautifully, complex .......
179: Inmate Central, RE: You swing wide and miss by a lot (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-24, 13:20:06 (173.21.86.47)
Get over yourself, dude. you've made it very clear on your 2A stance and in a manner which indicated that you want everyone to know and that's fine with me. don't get defensive when someone says what .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: Kids (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-24, 12:52:20 (173.21.86.47)
never claimed to be there, but responded to a laundry list of circumstances posted by someone else who wasn't there either. that post seemed to justify shooting a fleeing suspect which, with few excep .......
181: Inmate Central, RE: On the topic of toilet paper (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-24, 09:41:21 (173.21.86.47)
need a sturdy one like the couple in the link below .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: I understand your sensitivities (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-24, 05:51:31 (172.59.104.28)
Okay. Remove "killed", then and just go with "shot". Supreme Court says it's a violation of the 4th Amendment to shoot a fleeing non-violent suspect. Some folks get hysterical over bullshit. Getting s .......
183: Inmate Central, RE: There's something unlikeable about Kamala Harris (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-23, 13:42:39 (173.21.86.47)
You're underestimating Biden, imho. But, I think his real window for President was 2016. Both parties need to give us new blood. Two presidential election cycles in which the choice was between a gian .......
184: Inmate Central, RE: There's something unlikeable about Kamala Harris (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-23, 13:14:54 (173.21.86.47)
My theory is that Biden would decline to run for a second term as long as Trump doesn't run again. OTOH, if Trump is in, then Biden is in. I think Biden thinks it's his God-ordained duty to get Trump .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: I understand your sensitivities (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-23, 09:38:21 (173.21.86.47)
But gov't isn't supposed to deprive one of life without due process of law. Do you think these circumstances present some kind of exception to one of the cornerstones of our Constitution? If so, why? .......
186: Speaker Asylum, RE: Favorite five (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-23, 09:14:58 (173.21.86.47)
Thanks for the update on Nola pricing. I was waayyy off! What do you think about the SE? .......
187: Inmate Central, RE: Mardi Gras is good, clean fun. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-23, 05:23:48 (172.59.104.28)
nt .......
188: Jazz Alley, RE: nice overview. Thank you. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-22, 16:31:37 (174.203.77.46)
Nt .......
189: Jazz Alley, RE: Huey "Piano" Smith (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-22, 15:23:38 (173.21.86.47)
Wasn't familiar with Huey but ran across his name when doing a little research on early rock and roll saxophonists. Saw where sax player Lee Allen, who was with Little Richard in 55 and 56, later play .......
190: Inmate Central, RE: Get this, child abuse deaths can be a benefit to society. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-22, 08:43:38 (173.21.86.47)
I hear a lot of folks who obsess over someone else's gov't bennies say stupid, mean shit. The first step is to de-humanize another group then it's easy. .......
191: Tubes Asylum, RE: Update No. 1 on my EL34 recommendations post below (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-21, 10:42:15 (173.21.86.47)
thanks for the info. Added to the potential replacement list. I kinda feel like I "settled" for Electro-Harmonix EL34s because they were readily available and relatively cheap at the time I needed to .......
192: Inmate Central, RE: FOTD (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-21, 10:01:22 (173.21.86.47)
What kind of promise did Putin get from Xi in exchange for delaying the invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics in China? It's all transactional. .......
193: Inmate Central, RE: Testosterone, unformed brains, and guns. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-21, 09:41:48 (173.21.86.47)
Stats be damned! "Chicago" is a whitey trope because Obama. I was in Mobile, AL for New Year's Eve. Out and about downtown with the son and dil for several hours then back to the hotel to check on wif .......
194: Films/DVD Asylum, R.I.P. Stella Stevens (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-17, 16:56:25 (174.203.44.180)
Thanks for the memories .......
195: Inmate Central, RE: Wonder how many owners are actually using Self-driving? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 16:45:23 (174.203.53.166)
Wrong name, or misnomer? Tesla refers to its subscription service as FSD (full self-driving). Musk calls it FSD in his tweets. According to his tweets, he thinks "recall" is a misnomer since it's a so .......
196: Inmate Central, RE: thanks for the signage info nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 14:15:58 (173.21.86.47)
nt .......
197: General Asylum, RE: Strangest non-event at a show. What's yours? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 13:50:12 (173.21.86.47)
Saw Ryan Adams. At the show the night or 2 before I saw him, he walked off the stage and didn't come back because a drunken nuisance (maybe more than one) was yelling at him to play Summer of '69 (Bry .......
198: Speaker Asylum, RE: Favorite five (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 12:17:07 (173.21.86.47)
The very best I've heard (small sample size) was an early iteration of the Nola Boxer. I think it's up to series 3 now and may still be under 2 grand. What I actually have, ranked: 1. Soliloquy 5.0i - .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: "knock and the door will be opened to you" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 11:37:52 (173.21.86.47)
the sign with the stick figure running through the door is one I haven't seen before. It reminds me of the pedestrian crossing signal in the original Death Race 2000 film which flashes "RUN" when the .......
200: Tubes Asylum, RE: Thank you... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 09:31:55 (173.21.86.47)
for sharing your research/findings on the JJ tubes. I shouldn't have to replace my power tubes any time soon but it's good to know about other options. If convenient, an update after use will be appre .......
201: Inmate Central, RE: I don't see anyone forcing you to (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 06:10:33 (174.203.53.166)
Most of those "others" are emotionally stunted. Feel scared because of hate mongers and grievance exploiters online? Get a gun. Feel disrespected? Get a gun. Too many Americans don't have the emotiona .......
202: Tubes Asylum, RE: Recommendations for EL34 or Equivalent for Rogue Cronus Magnum II / Klipsch Heresy II (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-15, 14:36:37 (173.21.86.47)
Haven't had to face the moral dilemma of buying Russian tubes yet because I picked up a sextet of Electro Harmonix EL34s before the invasion. (Apparently, EH is based in NYC but tubes are made in Russ .......
203: Inmate Central, RE: You would think that school age kids would be house broken. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-14, 09:06:19 (173.21.86.47)
your old arse quoting honeymooners is being watched, too ;) .......
204: Inmate Central, It's a human appendage according to our Chief Justice (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-09, 13:31:21 (173.21.86.47)
"[T]he proverbial visitor from Mars might conclude they were an important feature of human anatomy." - C.J. Roberts .......
205: Jazz Alley, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Shirley Scott... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-02, 11:41:02 (173.21.86.47)
Heard a preview or review for a reissue of 4 albums by Davis and Scott from the late 50s while traveling for work this morning. Anybody familiar with The Cookbook Vols 1-3 and Smokin' by these 2? Only .......
206: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Saturday Spins (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-31, 11:25:54 (173.21.86.47)
I have some of the Lee and Nancy stuff, too. Always find Lee's duets entertaining or at least interesting. Reminds me of listening to the "adult contemporary" stations while in the car with mom as a k .......
207: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Here ya go... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-31, 11:01:35 (173.21.86.47)
Sundazed had it a few years ago. It looks like it's still available. .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: I expect the Bengals to beat the Chiefs Sunday as well. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-27, 09:20:11 (173.21.86.47)
hey, ghost. Are you re-evaluating the McCaffery trade? .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Those pesky campaign contributions.... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-20, 13:59:04 (173.21.86.47)
oh, but money = speech. the more money you have, the more influential your "speech" is or something like that. It sounds shady and corrupt because it is shady and corrupt. .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: Thing was, the Chargers didn't do much offensively. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-15, 08:34:37 (174.203.69.36)
Yeah, lots of poor man/asset management in the NFL, imo. .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: I think you're right (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-15, 07:19:33 (174.203.69.36)
Yeah, you'd think whoever was Pres in 2019 coulda kept those "magical" times going. .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: Well, Seattle made it look good for a while, but that Geno Smith fumble... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-15, 07:12:07 (174.203.69.36)
49ers'short kickoff at the end of the first half was silly. (It seems The "squib" kick usually results in good field position for the receiving team.) The penalty that followed was, too. Seahawks took .......
213: Inmate Central, RE: Mike Williams has a broken back. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-14, 08:14:20 (172.59.105.196)
I picked 49ers & Dolphins for the SB at start of the season. Dolphins' poor man/asset management after the first Bills game irritated me, cost them a higher seed and almost cost them a playoff spot. P .......
214: Inmate Central, RE: Potential upsets in the NFL this week? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-14, 06:51:18 (172.59.105.196)
The sports day started well. ManU came from behind to beat Man City in the Manchester Derby 2-1, but not without controversy. .......
215: Inmate Central, RE: Pickup Trucks.... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-11, 13:52:20 (173.20.67.11)
After my grandfather passed, my grandmother gave me his old farm truck - a 1998 Tacoma 5sp with less than 60,000 miles. It's not much of a looker but it purrs like a kitten and is fun to drive. Base m .......
216: General Asylum, RE: At my age, when I gotta go, I gotta go. When I think I'm done, (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-11, 13:42:59 (173.20.67.11)
I'm not. .......
217: Inmate Central, RE: ...needs a belly rub. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-01-05, 07:27:33 (172.56.26.77)
Nt .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: How many of these immigration problems are caused by the USA? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-21, 11:17:22 (173.20.67.11)
Dude, the US has had sanctions against Venezuela (going back to the Chavez regime) and/or the Maduro regime for years. See also, sanctions against officials of the following: Nicaragua Cuba El Salvado .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: Wrong snake oil, dude. That's Mr. Clock. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-14, 12:15:49 (173.20.67.11)
Obviously, it's above my paygrade. But, being a fancier of automatic and mechanical watches, I am curious about that clock thingy. .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: Teleportation...... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-14, 09:55:54 (173.20.67.11)
soooo many questions - why a Casio digital clock? Were any other brands tested? Why not a mechanical, hand-winding clock - no magic tape on batteries required? Do my automatic and mechanical watches m .......
221: Films/DVD Asylum, Another loss - Angelo Badalamenti has passed (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-13, 10:40:11 (173.20.67.11)
posted this in films because in many ways Lynch wouldn't be Lynch without Angelo. I wouldn't be surprised if his music is the soundtrack to the afterlife. .......
222: Inmate Central, RE: RIP... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-13, 09:10:35 (173.20.67.11)
Being in SEC land, I'd look up his quotes, press conferences or interviews at the end of the college football weekend. Always something amusing or off-the-wall from that guy. He'll be missed. ::: TOPI .......
223: Inmate Central, RE: Brazil is OUT (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-09, 11:16:35 (173.20.67.11)
Croatia wins on penalties and moves onto semis Netherlands v. Argentina on now .......
224: Inmate Central, RE: alas, Robben plays no more... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-07, 15:00:05 (173.20.67.11)
That 2014 World Cup move to sub in keeper Tim Krul for penalty kicks was memorable. Louis van Gaal pulled the right strings then and now he's back. Link below .......
225: Inmate Central, RE: What if LSU pulls off yet another upset? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-03, 14:01:28 (174.203.38.99)
Screw Alabama? When the CFP expands to 12 they'll be in every year. They'll beat your team like a rented mule. .......
226: Inmate Central, RE: Alabama is going to get in again. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-03, 13:55:53 (174.203.38.99)
I replied "no way" when you predicted Bama sneaks in. Thanks for keepin' the faith.;) .......
227: Inmate Central, Yes. The pre-crazies time. It's sad that Americans believe Big Tech is (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-02, 17:26:52 (174.203.38.99)
responsible for protecting their free speech rights. To be sure, Elon will sell you a grandpoobah level of checkmark that allows you to twit whatever you want. .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: Lotsa journalists and academic types have strong communities on Twitter... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-02, 12:59:27 (173.20.67.11)
I became aware of Twitter during the "Arab Spring" as news outlets reported that tweets from the region were helpful in determining what was going on. It sounded like a good thing at that time. ::: TO .......
229: Inmate Central, RE: How it used to be... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-02, 11:12:23 (173.20.67.11)
If you wanna talk about "how it used to be", then consider that people used to know when to keep their mouths shut. There are so many parables about loose lips, wagging tongues, and removing all doubt .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: Name that tune- Met her on the mountain. Stabbed her with my knife (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-01, 14:38:50 (173.20.67.11)
yep. lots of traditional ballads about jail and prison too. I don't listen to current rap but I was intrigued in the 90s and still have an affinity for Dr. Dre and Snoop. The Snoop and Martha Stewart .......
231: Inmate Central, RE: Was gonna point that out about folk tunes also. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-01, 14:20:52 (173.20.67.11)
and end up hanging from a white oak tree for their transgressions. err, edit...called it a wide oak tree but it's a "white oak tree". that's how the early, unwritten American folk ballads morphed over .......
232: Inmate Central, Name that tune- Met her on the mountain. Stabbed her with my knife (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-01, 14:04:32 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
233: Inmate Central, RE: Where have we heard this before? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-01, 13:53:18 (173.20.67.11)
Early American Folk Ballads - murder, runnin' from the law, hangings, etc. It's all been done before. Hell, I have a dvd of Town Hall Party in which half the songs performed involved murder, hanging a .......
234: Inmate Central, RE: I watched the first two draws, 1-1, 0-0. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-30, 09:24:58 (173.20.67.11)
My take is international soccer is not as appealing as the soccer played at the highest professional level which makes sense because national teams do not spend as much time together as club teams. At .......
235: Inmate Central, RE: Correction... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-29, 10:39:32 (173.20.67.11)
He's working on the rocket that will bring back soil samples from Mars which is an initial step in sending humans. A link to the project is below. .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: "Plan B" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-29, 10:19:32 (173.20.67.11)
My cousin is working on the rocket designed to go from our moon to Mars. My family thanks you for your money. .......
237: Inmate Central, RE: Nah... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-22, 14:16:27 (173.20.67.11)
the hand of god goal is legendary. my nephew studies videos of Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe and other greats. He was invited to and attended a Barca camp at IMG Academy in FL. When he was just a sma .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: No disrespect to Messi... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-22, 12:52:58 (173.20.67.11)
That's been the only knock on Messi. He can't win the big competitions with his country. He finally got a Copa America in 2021. I thought that win might give Argentina and Messi momentum going into th .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: SA leads the group... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-22, 10:03:27 (173.20.67.11)
neither Poland nor Mexico could take advantage of Argentina's misstep. (Apparently, Lewandowski's penalty effort was saved. Will have to find a highlight for that.) .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: What's up with Saudi Arabia... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-22, 09:03:09 (173.20.67.11)
I got up at an ungodly hour and watched the second half of that match expecting to see Messi make his mark at a World Cup, but enjoyed the upset even though I dislike Saudi geopolitics. .......
241: Inmate Central, RE: Not surprisingly, ADOC screws it up, calls it off... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-19, 07:55:51 (173.20.67.11)
Execution had to be called off at last minute. See link to article below. .......
242: Inmate Central, RE: His Jury Voted 11-1 for Life In Prison...The Judge... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-18, 11:05:08 (173.20.67.11)
Interestingly, it's the poorest states in the Union that still execute people. With as much money as they're saving, why are they so poor? .......
243: Vinyl Asylum, Voyager Gold Record is back... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-18, 09:20:13 (173.20.67.11)
Latest issue is pressed by Third Man Records in Detroit. I picked up the first issue several years ago - one for myself and one as a gift for someone else. As a space age enthusiast and vinyl lover th .......
244: General Asylum, RE: We hear better than men and all this sux. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-16, 14:11:24 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
245: Inmate Central, RE: OK, fine. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-15, 16:53:22 (174.203.73.230)
Are you saying we're not required to get gay married? Some folks act like they're gonna have to suck it up and get gay married whether they want to or not. .......
246: Inmate Central, RE: Art Schlichter was great at OSU... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-15, 11:51:05 (173.20.67.11)
Bart Starr should be on your Bama list. .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: Listen to a pollster explain why he and his peers got the election so wrong (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-14, 13:48:45 (173.20.67.11)
mainstream media said red wave. Even said stock market would crash if repubs didn't take Congress. Repubs couldn't get a better push from the media. Not sure what you're going on about. Trump's the on .......
248: Inmate Central, RE: Gregg Easterbrook, formerly known as Tuesday Morning Quarterback... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-13, 09:14:31 (174.203.35.52)
Saban is here, but the donors provide the funds. .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, especially when they're losers. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-13, 08:59:17 (174.203.35.52)
Nt .......
250: Inmate Central, RE: from deep in the heart of SEC country, you're spot on (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-13, 08:44:41 (174.203.35.52)
This has everything to do with winning football games after having 5 years to implement your process and develop all those 5-stars. The a&m oil barons will pony up at the end of the season and pay Jim .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: For Doctor Who fans (vinyl) (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-12, 05:16:11 (174.203.35.52)
That is a nice set for fans! Congrats on scoring one. .......
252: Inmate Central, Movie Trailer of Note... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-11, 15:15:03 (173.20.67.11)
My listening/entertainment sessions include great trailers for bad movies. Why waste limited and precious entertainment time watching an entire film when a good trailer can give you the best parts and .......
253: General Asylum, RE: But Ginger recorded the worst records in human history... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-11, 09:00:04 (173.20.67.11)
Wow! Interesting bit of trivia. Thank you! .......
254: Inmate Central, RE: My attorney is way too good... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-11, 08:12:38 (173.20.67.11)
if so, then he probably warned you about social media/internet postings. .......
255: Inmate Central, RE: How little you understand the effect of inflation (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-09, 16:47:46 (174.203.68.6)
Inflation will run its course. Not much else can be done until the repercussions of the pandemic wind down. Afterwards, we can study the systems that broke down (like supply chain, manufacturing, etc. .......
256: Inmate Central, RE: Nope (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-09, 14:48:32 (173.20.67.11)
I saw a couple of headlines from the online business 'zines warning that the stock market would sink if Republicans did not win Congress. Of course it dropped because they said it would. The rest of t .......
257: General Asylum, RE: But Ginger recorded the worst records in human history... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-09, 07:34:32 (173.20.67.11)
Brilliant, steamy performance in God's Little Acre to which I was drawn as a fan of Erskine Caldwell and Southern Gothic/Grotesque lit. .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: When did he change the spelling on his last name? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-09, 05:02:47 (174.203.68.6)
Everybody has trouble with that. See short clip below. .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: That's unfair, he was a talented painter... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-09, 02:29:40 (172.58.168.231)
Trivial .......
260: Inmate Central, RE: "Vote Right and vote often" is what we said ... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-09, 02:10:46 (172.58.168.231)
Apparently, that idea is not as popular as some thought it was. Hopefully, the loudmouthed disruptor fad is fading. .......
261: Inmate Central, RE: A low blow. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 16:29:06 (174.203.43.3)
See above. I don't post well on my phone. .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: That's unfair, he was a talented painter... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 16:27:13 (174.203.43.3)
It's fair. The pictures of paintings I've seen look like paint-by-numbers masterpieces. Again, no unique/distinct character or technique. Talent maybe but not art. Please, keep'em comin'. ::: TOPIC: .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: Point deduction for me. My bad. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 16:16:29 (174.203.43.3)
Nt .......
264: Inmate Central, RE: Well, maybe you are, I don't know (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 14:49:19 (173.20.67.11)
You hit the nail on the head. Art is subjective and my saying Hitler was not an artist is just as legit as your saying he was. I'll defer to you on taking the pro-Hitler position. .......
265: Inmate Central, RE: Have you been to art galleries lately? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 13:30:51 (173.20.67.11)
No, not recently enough. I've stopped at a couple of galleries in New Orleans, Memphis, and Jackson, MS, in relatively recent times, but I haven't been to a real art exhibition at a museum since a vis .......
266: Inmate Central, RE: deep south today... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 12:36:18 (173.20.67.11)
just returned from my polling place in SW AL. For the first time that I can remember, there are more Libertarian candidates for statewide office than Democrats. Democrats did not field candidates for .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: Bullshit. His "work" was crap. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-08, 08:16:53 (173.20.67.11)
he was a two-bit hack with no distinct character or technique. .......
268: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad- Bernard Herrmann (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-07, 03:38:20 (172.58.168.231)
Yep. Good one .......
269: Inmate Central, RE: Wonder what contortions the CFP committee will inflict on itself... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-06, 08:57:29 (172.58.168.231)
Your cynicism is in overdrive. Bama won't make the playoffs this season but their 2 losses on the road are 2 of the most thrilling games this year. You can claim you weren't entertained but you'd be l .......
270: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Held a gun on John Lennon once. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-03, 14:49:12 (173.20.67.11)
yep, like I said, "shitty dude". His possessiveness with Ronnie was the earliest sign of which I'm aware but he probably killed cats as a kid. .......
271: Vinyl Asylum, Be My Baby and The Best Part of Breaking up find their way (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-03, 06:18:39 (172.58.168.231)
into my listening sessions frequently. Sure, Spector ruined some Beatles arrangements but the 2 tracks I mentioned are the stuff of desert island playlists. Oh, and his Christmas album gets annual pla .......
272: Inmate Central, RE: I guess I'm getting married--at least I was "invited"... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-11-02, 09:50:08 (173.20.67.11)
If you don't mind sharing, are you guys entering into a prenuptial agreement? Second (?) marriages, both with potentially large estates, kids from prior marriages, etc. - seems like it (or, some kind .......
273: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Currently my fave live recording... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-29, 10:10:36 (173.20.67.11)
1964 in Hamburg Germany. It's interesting to compare the Star Club live music-only recording to his appearance on Don't Knock the Rock UK from that same year. On Don't Knock the Rock he had a crackin' .......
274: Vinyl Asylum, RE: You're screwed... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-28, 14:31:44 (173.20.67.11)
I enjoy my albums. I can't imagine buying one that I wouldn't listen to. My brother is more of a "collector" of vinyl and yes we research and talk about the value of his sealed MOFI Exodus. I'd feel s .......
275: Vinyl Asylum, RE: You better hang on to your MOFI... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-28, 13:40:45 (173.20.67.11)
all mine, mostly 90s releases, are opened and played. I gave my brother a MOFI copy of Exodus years ago. I've begged him to bring it over for a listen and comparison to my regular issue, but he won't .......
276: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A Whole Lotta Shakin' has stopped . . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-28, 13:13:42 (173.20.67.11)
Yeah, I'll be watching the Time/Life dvd of performances in the 50s, 60s and 70s with interviews and the trailer for High School Confidential and listening to Live at the Star Club this weekend. RIP .......
277: Inmate Central, RE: And is he the answer to the Niner's Super Bowl question? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-21, 11:05:22 (173.20.67.11)
Could be, especially if his presence makes it easier to get the ball to Deebo Samuel .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: Goodbye lizz truss (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-20, 10:19:28 (173.20.67.11)
In recent times, it seems that 12 or so years is the lifespan of single party rule in UK before implosion, self-inflicted wounds, exposure of corruption, etc. .......
279: Classical Court, RE: It appears there is a UNIVERSE of Rota (and I didn't know that!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-19, 17:18:25 (174.203.34.137)
I'm deeply into Italian film soundtracks which is where I encountered Rota. .......
280: Classical Court, RE: Agree but responded when shocked at Moderator postings (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-18, 23:00:45 (172.58.168.231)
My listening session included selections from the Love and Anarchy (1973) soundtrack by Nino Rota .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: Ooh! Caitlin! You've hit the bullseye yet again! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-11, 22:06:03 (172.58.168.231)
What a load of bullshit! That piece is dripping with Absolutist thinking which is a cognitive bias associated with eating disorders, personality disorders and anxiety. Either she's nuts or she's prey .......
282: Inmate Central, RE: So I watched a fair amount of what ended-up being some pretty dismal football yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-10-10, 16:49:14 (174.203.41.161)
Thursday night match-ups should only occur between teams coming off a bye-week. Sunday to Thursday is not enough recovery time. I watched most of the Bills/Dolphins game. No way the Dolphins' defense .......
283: Tubes Asylum, RE: 12AX7 with slam (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-30, 12:47:42 (173.20.67.11)
Of the 12AX7 variations I've tried, RCA 7025 was my favorite. "Polite" never came to mind while running them. Open, airy high frequencies with "sparkle" that mated well with my Winged C EL34s. However .......
284: Vinyl Asylum, RE: How good are the Time/Life recordings? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-25, 09:39:22 (172.58.169.23)
I have a Time/Life Jerry Lee Lewis DVD. Some performances get plenty of repeated viewing here. Good video considering the age of the recorded broadcasts -50s thru 70s. Sound quality is good as well. P .......
285: General Asylum, RE: you talkin' to me? You know they make a valve trombone. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-23, 03:49:05 (172.58.169.23)
Plus, bugles are of limited use .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: 300,000? Where did you get THAT idea? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-22, 10:59:18 (173.20.67.11)
I was hoping that, given the pressure Putin's been under from "allies"/trading partners and his representations about ending things asap, this troop build up or mobilization is merely posturing for ev .......
287: General Asylum, RE: Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-21, 15:14:53 (173.20.67.11)
I'm a former band student from middle school thru first year in college - trumpet, French horn and mellophone .......
288: General Asylum, RE: "Listen With Intention" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-21, 09:48:13 (173.20.67.11)
Yeah, I'm going off topic. Noticed the trombone in your room. I love a good trombone solo. (One that comes to mind is the brief solo in Sinatra's I've Got You Under My Skin.) Do you have favorite trac .......
289: Vinyl Asylum, RE: New Cartridge for Rega P5 (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-19, 12:54:56 (173.20.67.11)
Yes. Don't forget the spacers. I have a Rega P5 on its second cart. The first was an Ortofon MC-3 Turbo moved from another table/arm and played until worn. The second/current is an AT33EV. Both carts .......
290: Inmate Central, Damn, I thought we were happy all the time. Nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-18, 13:59:40 (172.58.169.23)
Nt .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: It's telling what the MSM omits (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-18, 09:59:38 (172.58.169.23)
Again, P should listen to his friend M. "This is not an era for war." I'm not disputing their relationship nor suggesting that it's strained in any way. Modi doesn't represent the West. Pretty simple .......
292: Inmate Central, RE: If they didn't have a decent relationship, they wouldn't be trading (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-17, 14:47:37 (172.58.169.23)
M- This not an era for war. P- But we sent you fertilizer. P should listen to his "friends". .......
293: Inmate Central, RE: From your own link. . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-17, 06:35:12 (172.58.169.23)
Pretty strong words,considering they're said to Putin's face,in a manner for public consumption rather than private and from a leader with whom Putin is trying to form a bond. Did you see Putin's path .......
294: Inmate Central, RE: Walking into a Walmart (luckily, infrequent) gives me a feeling of existential dread. nt. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-13, 14:57:26 (173.20.67.11)
pandemic or no pandemic, one should always wear a mask in our small town Walmart .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: rehabilitate? That's funny. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-02, 18:30:37 (174.203.73.217)
What are they gonna do? House him in the stadium like Mayfield in those commercials? There was a time when I looked forward to watching Big Ben play. He'd pull it down and run. Scared the shit out of .......
296: Inmate Central, RE: True... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-02, 14:48:26 (173.20.67.11)
I didn't even bother to look up the Browns' explanation/rationale for that move. .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: The Rams won a Super Bowl by going all in to win. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-09-02, 14:17:42 (173.20.67.11)
The transfer window just closed for European soccer. Premiere League teams spent a record $2.2bn on players and that figure is what clubs pay other clubs for players, or "transfer fees". It doesn't in .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: Or, if you prefer white sauce... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-31, 10:51:21 (173.20.67.11)
you can get your alfredo sauce on I-55 in Memphis .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: thank you... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-25, 14:29:44 (173.20.67.11)
Hope not to need the add-ons but I appreciate the heads-up. .......
300: Inmate Central, RE: if it came with her (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-25, 10:46:15 (173.20.67.11)
I hear maintenance costs are higher than the Jeep. .......
301: Inmate Central, RE: Depends - It won't help but might hinder only slightly (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-24, 15:32:46 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks, Abe. Your summary and questions to ponder are consistent with what I've been able to infer. I hate "maybe" because I just can't see "undoing" roofing work. .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: We have a metal roof and have service with T-Mobile (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-24, 15:27:53 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks, Chris. For internet, we went from a terrible wired service from Frontier (they said they wouldn't service us if we tried to enroll now because we're at the end of the line) to a wireless Veriz .......
303: Inmate Central, metal roof and internet/cell service (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-24, 10:56:42 (173.20.67.11)
It's that dreaded time to replace or repair my roof. We have internet service provided by a T-Mobile "Gateway" device. Wired service is unavailable for my home. Of course, we use cellular service for .......
304: Inmate Central, RE: wait a minute...don't you have to take it with this... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-18, 15:14:38 (173.20.67.11)
that and the other thing? .......
305: Inmate Central, RE: Nice CBGB coffee mug... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-17, 14:34:35 (173.20.67.11)
I did a one day rock n roll tour of NYC in 90 or 91. I snapped a pic of the front of CBGB, went inside to the bar and bought the t-shirt and then went to the Chelsea Hotel. Still have those photos tak .......
306: Inmate Central, RE: Are there left handed watches? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-15, 02:51:47 (172.58.169.106)
Here's one by the maker of the Jaws dive watch worn by Richard Dreyfuss in the movie .......
307: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! Me, too (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-13, 13:43:14 (172.58.169.106)
Yeah, that's me the hairy gorilla. The pretty arm belongs to the wife. I spent an hour or so between breaks with the dog sizing the bracelets this morning. Got the wife to sit on my lap for the pic. S .......
308: Inmate Central, RE: Just curious (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-13, 13:35:08 (172.58.169.106)
She does eBay, Mercari and Poshmark. She's figured out which product sells best on each. .......
309: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! Me, too (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-13, 13:31:09 (172.58.169.106)
A couple cheapo automatic Arabic dial Seiko 5s .......
310: Inmate Central, RE: Is she satisfied? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-13, 11:14:30 (172.58.169.106)
Wife is pleased as a seller. Good for buyers too. It's a professional outfit - responsive and helpful if you have questions or issues. .......
311: Inmate Central, RE: Any experience with Mercari? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-13, 06:18:10 (172.58.169.106)
My wife's a seller on Mercari. .......
312: Inmate Central, RE: seriously consider extended warranty... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-10, 05:47:20 (172.58.169.106)
I used to reject extended warranties out of hand. Today's appliances only give you 5-7 years of service at best, but most need some kind of repair or service in 3-years or as soon as the manuf warrant .......
313: Inmate Central, RE: Sausage Fest (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-05, 15:25:25 (173.20.67.11)
Ha! I picked up sausage today. Friday is sausage sale day at The Fresh Market. Hot and mild Italian and chorizo came home with me today. .......
314: General Asylum, RE: Do you listen more to male or female singers? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-05, 13:08:20 (173.20.67.11)
Italian film music - females all the way. Edda dell'Orso shows up on numerous soundtracks from many different composers. Beautiful stuff. View YouTube Video Rock and Roll - predominan .......
315: Inmate Central, RE: This damn virus (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-05, 12:02:19 (173.20.67.11)
I lost January due to the omicron variant I picked up on a trip to Houston and Dallas. (I'm still trying to catch up at work.) Best wishes for a speedy recovery. .......
316: Inmate Central, RE: Imagine a kid walking home from school (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-03, 13:03:02 (173.20.67.11)
I'm guessing this is autobiographical, Pablo. Glad you're still with us. .......
317: Inmate Central, RE: The utilities marker guy disconnected my internet and TV. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-02, 09:55:54 (173.20.67.11)
all our home projects this year have encountered temporary inconveniences delaying completion. Not just one or two but ALL. It's crazy trying to get anything done these days when you're not a good diy .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: BillH and Victor you have been banned from this forum. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-08-01, 11:06:00 (173.20.67.11)
good luck, viridian. I surmise that you're the one who is supposed to bring everyone back in line after laxed rules enforcement during the pandemic. IIRC, rules were bent so that folks could post abou .......
319: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Gimmicky Garish Mesh of Gears or Cool New Integrated ? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-29, 15:44:56 (173.20.67.11)
I was reminded of automatic watch movements by the volume control area. probably a watch aficionado on the design team. .......
320: Inmate Central, RE: because nutjobs and billionaires... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-29, 15:10:44 (173.20.67.11)
because nutjobs will believe they're being eliminated and start blowing shit up like the GA Guide Stones, maybe? on the other hand, billionaires like Musk trot out "underpopulation" messages just befo .......
321: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Volume area reminds of display case backs that show off watch movements. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-28, 15:23:18 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
322: Inmate Central, RE: Teaching in Florida - no longer need to be qualified. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-28, 06:57:36 (172.58.169.4)
Florida county in my region rolling back tobacco prohibitions to fill vacancies. .......
323: Vinyl Asylum, RE: popcorn dust! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-26, 10:50:26 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks. I haven't had such noticeable problems in the dwellings I've lived in either. This particular outbuilding was built by a second cousin in the construction biz - licensed contractor, etc. He do .......
324: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Construction dust! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-25, 15:03:13 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks. The storage area in the back part of the building is separate and unfinished. All the good stuff would melt here in SW AL. Only the front half is temp controlled. I checked out their plastic s .......
325: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The thing with MoFi is this... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-25, 09:03:43 (173.20.67.11)
I started picking up MoFi titles in the 90s. IIRC, part of MoFi's pitch back then was that no title would be re-released by them. .......
326: Vinyl Asylum, Scraping popcorn ceiling... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-25, 08:35:01 (173.20.67.11)
I'm trying to tackle the dust problem in my "studio" which is situated in an outbuilding that I had built in 2008. The building is 24x30 with the front half (24x16 plus small bathroom) serving as my s .......
327: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks! I'll check them out.... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-22, 14:53:57 (173.20.67.11)
Similar to my experience. My sleep habits are peculiar. I use an off-the-shelf firm pillow on bottom with a premium soft, down pillow on top. We have a shitload of pillows, too. Fortunately, only the .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: You might try Pacific Coast... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-22, 09:34:31 (172.58.168.62)
Several years ago I was interested in a pillow that was used in a nice hotel chain - can't remember which chain, but discovered that their supplier was Pacific Coast. See link .......
329: Inmate Central, RE: If anyone really believed it was getting a lot hotter (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-21, 15:30:15 (173.20.67.11)
Several cruises of Northwest Passage are available these days. Used to be impassable due to ice. .......
330: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, those mean oil companies made you gobble up their cheap gas (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-21, 15:17:25 (173.20.67.11)
I haven't complained about gas prices. As soon as the oil companies recoup their losses from the pandemic shutdowns, prices will go back down. You really should see the Shell analyses on climate chang .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: Elitist horseshit (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-21, 12:39:55 (173.20.67.11)
"Only someone on a mission will lump the two issues together." Sounds like oil companies' internal research on climate change to me. They were on a mission alright. .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: According to BBC, they still haven't reached 14K civilians (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-15, 15:32:36 (173.20.67.11)
I rarely think twice about what the inmates say in Central (unless it's food-related), but your early war post in which you intimated that you weren't concerned about loss of life until the Ukrainian .......
333: Inmate Central, RE: Except when you lie about what I've said (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-15, 14:24:10 (173.20.67.11)
wouldn't be concerned until 14K killed. You know, tit for tat and all that. That's what I remember. .......
334: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I got sort of sick of the Doors... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-15, 14:14:01 (173.20.67.11)
yeah, I quit The Doors in my late teens/early 20s. However, I recently picked up a collection of music performances from the Ed Sullivan Show on dvd which includes the Doors performing Light My Fire i .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: Lies (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-15, 12:49:44 (173.20.67.11)
I remember reading about famotidine (brand name Pepcid) in early protocols, however, one of the ingredients used in other acid reducers was contra-indicated. I had the hardest time remembering which t .......
336: General Asylum, RE: Wow... I had no idea. That's Stradivari money! HOWEVER... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-12, 09:21:21 (173.20.67.11)
Kurt Cobain/Nirvana's audience was Gen-Xers. As a "prophet" for said generation, he told us that the world is an ugly place. I'm not sure how you "pegged" Hank Williams' audience. Hank Williams is adm .......
337: Inmate Central, RE: caption time (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-07-09, 12:08:13 (173.20.67.11)
She was never seen again .......
338: Whiner's Woad, Old news...see new news (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 10:34:27 (173.20.67.11)
damn double posting! Keep up .......
339: Whiner's Woad, RE: Old news...see new news (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 10:33:01 (173.20.67.11)
OPEC+ is increasing production in July and August. Keep up. .......
340: Whiner's Woad, RE: While the rest of the entire planet is enjoying low gas prices... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 09:47:32 (173.20.67.11)
Uh, no. OPEC+ where MBS more or less calls the shots. He lost his "friend" in the WH. .......
341: Whiner's Woad, Thanks, Capt. Obvious. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 09:19:17 (173.20.67.11)
sorry for the double post .......
342: Whiner's Woad, RE: Thanks, Capt. Obvious (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 09:18:01 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
343: Whiner's Woad, RE: While the rest of the entire planet is enjoying low gas prices... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 09:12:31 (173.20.67.11)
Have you even asked yourself where OPEC+ stands on the supply/price issue? .......
344: Whiner's Woad, RE: That's not my experience... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 09:08:33 (173.20.67.11)
I came here from another audio site that went kaput. I express my opinions on a variety of topics on Central, but this site is mainly an entertainment and how-to site for me. If I was interested in po .......
345: Whiner's Woad, Some are definitely trying to force it... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 09:01:06 (173.20.67.11)
arrogance and ignorance as if their generation is more "deserving" than any before or after. .......
346: Whiner's Woad, RE: It'd be nice to have some consistency here. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 08:57:12 (173.20.67.11)
We're a bunch of hardlegs. I think it's more likely gender bias on this issue mixed with a dash of political bias. I'll just say that the first constitutionally recognized right to be stripped away i .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: Italian Satellite Technology (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-24, 06:14:43 (172.58.168.38)
I remember watermarked ballots and servers in Germany, too. The lies were fast and furious. .......
348: Tape Trail, Sonic Youth selling tape hoarded in early 2000s (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-23, 10:47:39 (173.20.67.11)
There's a link at the end of the article to the Reverb site where the tape is listed for sale. .......
349: Speaker Asylum, RE: Suggestions small, floor standers, good at low volume,.. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-22, 13:41:26 (173.20.67.11)
Triangle's Borea line has a floor stander in white that might be easy enough to drive with your receiver. Some of the colors/finishes in the Borea line are close to your budget. Not sure about the whi .......
350: Inmate Central, I was wondering where OPEC+ is in all this... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-22, 10:18:32 (173.20.67.11)
so, I searched and found that OPEC will increase production by almost 650K barrels per day starting in July and continuing in August. It's interesting to me that I keep up with news, but the stories o .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: If you read PUTIN'S speech you'll see the key word is sovereignty (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-18, 11:58:45 (172.58.168.38)
He doesn't give a crap in a brief case about sovereignty. See Ukraine. .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: On minority rule - (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-17, 12:55:41 (173.20.67.11)
Mr. President from original Death Race 2000: My children, whom I love so dearly, it has been my duty in the long and difficult years since the World Crash of '79 to serve you as best I could. Never be .......
353: Inmate Central, Converted engine to run on bird poop. Still working out the kinks.. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-17, 12:50:26 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: I tried the Italian beef... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-16, 09:02:37 (173.20.67.11)
It's very good. Taste of Chicago had a "deal" on 2 pizzas and the Italian beef kit last summer when my son and his family were in for a visit. The kids loved the pizza and the adults loved the sandwic .......
355: Inmate Central, RE: Pretty sure "The Ukraine" was intended (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-16, 06:04:04 (172.58.168.38)
Kind of undermines the dragon's credibility while trying to play the victim card. Who's the underdog? Russia or Ukraine? The answer is obvious. The underdog's resistance to the paper tiger's aggressio .......
356: Inmate Central, RE: The Russians and the Russian speaking minority were under attack (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-16, 04:49:24 (172.58.168.38)
Ukraine, not "The Ukraine" .......
357: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thanks! Will be watching for it. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-15, 14:18:28 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
358: Inmate Central, RE: Does she make her own clothes? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-14, 15:23:51 (173.20.67.11)
That was one of my granddad's favorite questions when I was a young guy on the dating scene. My grandmother cleaned and cooked the first mess of squirrels I killed. I never killed another squirrel aft .......
359: Inmate Central, RE: Kudos to all those states that allow teachers take control (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-13, 15:04:15 (173.20.67.11)
In reflecting on my 12 years of public schooling, I can think of only 2 or 3 teachers who I'd trust with a gun in school (which has nothing to do with teaching ability). Accidental deaths are sure to .......
360: Inmate Central, RE: Wasn't it Lyndon LaRouche? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-11, 08:18:46 (172.58.168.38)
Probably did, too. I just remember the name, but have read that he attracted the brainwashed and perhaps "sleeper agents". Apparently, he was also obsessed with tuning of musical instruments. Must've .......
361: Inmate Central, RE: It's a communist thang - (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-11, 05:45:39 (172.58.168.38)
Fidel Castro used to rail against that group. .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: C'mon, man (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-09, 17:39:28 (174.203.42.67)
We could use today's version of mid-60s optimism, e.g., see below. .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: Saudi "sportswashing". (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-09, 16:29:06 (172.58.168.38)
They bought Newcastle Utd, too. China tried paying huge bucks to get top soccer players to play in China. .......
364: Inmate Central, RE: The right IS absolute at federal level (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-08, 10:32:05 (173.20.67.11)
do some research on the states' police powers (health & safety). You'll see that individual rights often butt up against the states' powers. It's a balancing act as to which side prevails or whether t .......
365: Inmate Central, RE: Just keeps killing it !!! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-07, 06:45:50 (172.58.168.38)
I'm not seeing shortages anywhere - no bags on pump handles. I think Biden's calling MBS a pariah has a lot to do with it. No arms sales to Saudis every 6mos or so, either. A couple stories popped up .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: Never in public! nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-03, 16:48:09 (174.203.40.31)
Nt .......
367: Inmate Central, RE: Brandishing... it's not just for breakfast anymore (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-03, 16:47:02 (174.203.40.31)
They haven't. I'm cautious when it come to guns, heavy machinery, intersections and parades. Seriously, it's hard to trust the common sense of strangers these days. .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: Brandishing... it's not just for breakfast anymore (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-03, 14:44:26 (173.20.67.11)
"open carry" a/k/a "constitutional carry" is stupid. How do I know the guy carrying a gun sticking out of his waistband down Main St. isn't an idiot who will more likely than not misinterpret somethin .......
369: Video Asylum, RE: Has the same DVD played thru another system? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-03, 09:53:56 (173.20.67.11)
Yes, I finally got around to trying it in my HT rig - one of those Marantz slimline AVRs and an Oppo brp. I use a pair of stand mounts and a sub in that system so I was expecting a similar problem but .......
370: Inmate Central, RE: Miami is the #1 destination in the World, according to airlines, hotels and travel agents...- (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-03, 08:50:14 (173.20.67.11)
All the celebrities (technically, not all, but the ones who constantly demand attention from media and have tons of "followers") went to Miami for New Year's seeming to confirm Miami as the latest hot .......
371: Inmate Central, RE: Experts "warn?" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-03, 05:28:10 (172.58.168.173)
My theory-TPP was a path for influence with China's neighbors and thus influence in the region and would've provided a legitimate interest in South China Sea shipping lanes - a subtler and longer-term .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: What exactly do you mean by that? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-02, 10:03:43 (173.20.67.11)
Oh, is that all it says? Uh, no, it's not. Where's that "purpose" you mentioned? .......
373: Inmate Central, RE: What exactly do you mean by that? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-02, 09:10:03 (173.20.67.11)
Have you read the 2d Amendment? There's nothing in there at all about preventing the gov't from "controlling the population". In fact, the only purpose mentioned is for a well-regulated militia so the .......
374: Inmate Central, RE: The conservative influencer apparently has a price/performance "argument". (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-06-02, 06:14:57 (172.58.168.173)
There's nothing in the 2d about rising up against a tyrannical gov't. In fact, the Heller court went through great pains and mental and linguistic gymnastics to find a right to own a handgun (because .......
375: Inmate Central, RE: Top-notch soccer championship game today: Liverpool vs Real Madrid. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-29, 05:15:33 (172.58.168.173)
Champions League is my favorite professional soccer competition. Real Madrid had the toughest road to the final going through PSG (French champ), Chelsea (last year's winner) and Manchester City (P .......
376: Video Asylum, RE: playing dvd mono track with 2ch system (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-27, 13:38:39 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks for the responses. I'll try the DVD in the family rm system that has an avr and oppo brp this weekend. Also, the DVD only has one audio track and that track is mono. I could've missed trying a .......
377: Inmate Central, RE: Fair enough, but why prohibit the parents (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-27, 06:10:36 (172.58.168.173)
Of course, that's the reason, but under the circumstances, which included cops doing nothing, parental rights should have preempted so-called "lawful" orders of police. I'm glad some parents made it t .......
378: Inmate Central, RE: Fair enough, but why prohibit the parents (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-26, 18:06:42 (174.203.71.228)
from acting on the basic instinct to save their child while at the same time prohibiting parents from performing their legal duty to protect their child? Your parental rights end when your kid's trapp .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: yea, all we see now is talk talk talk from everywhere (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-26, 13:00:24 (173.20.67.11)
bring it up with certain lawmakers and they chastise you and walk out mumbling something about American exceptionalism .......
380: Inmate Central, RE: it was CHILDREN GOD DAMMIT, priority # ONE (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-26, 11:49:01 (173.20.67.11)
Yeah, I'd listen to an organized group (not the NRA) of responsible gun owners' proposals that might reduce the chances of something like this happening again but I'm not aware of any. I have 2 shotgu .......
381: Inmate Central, RE: Sure... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-26, 08:35:02 (173.20.67.11)
It's self evident. School kids are 2nd Amendment martyrs. Plus, the op said it would be a red flag for him. Ask him why it would be a red flag. I appreciate your informative input on Ukraine and Russi .......
382: Inmate Central, RE: Just waiting for someone to publicly announce the "discovery"... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-26, 08:09:34 (173.20.67.11)
Yeah, sure. The breaking story might be that the "good guys with guns" were there but did nothing to stop him. Already, his background has been fabricated, exploited, etc. by right winger extremists i .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: Hey, E-Stat... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-25, 15:35:26 (173.20.67.11)
sorry our exchange about handguns and open carry in particular got the axe. I thought we were civilly moving to common ground on "constitutional" carry. .......
384: Inmate Central, RE: How hard was it and ... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-24, 10:54:17 (173.20.67.11)
was it exposed? Good detective work. Thanks .......
385: Inmate Central, RE: Tonight on "Svengoolie." (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-22, 07:02:39 (172.58.168.173)
My wife gave me a Vincent and Mary Price cookbook for Christmas. It's missing the dog recipe from Theater of Blood. .......
386: Inmate Central, RE: Facts... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-19, 13:06:15 (173.20.67.11)
No, I don't. I remember lockdowns in 2020. .......
387: Inmate Central, RE: Facts... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-19, 12:59:35 (173.20.67.11)
do the "draconian lockdowns" .......
388: Inmate Central, RE: Pork Roast (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-19, 10:12:56 (173.20.67.11)
I went to my hometown grocer for the pork shoulder roast or Boston butt in their sale ad that week, but they didn't get any in. The pork sirloin roast was on sale, too, which inspired a little creativ .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: That makes sense to you? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-19, 09:47:48 (173.20.67.11)
I enjoy elite on elite "crime". Why take sides? .......
390: Inmate Central, RE: Pork Roast (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-19, 09:26:27 (173.20.67.11)
I did a pork sirloin roast last time my wife was gone for the weekend to help out the kids/grandkids. I like to experiment in the kitchen/on the grill when she's helping with the grandkids. Plus, she .......
391: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Their run from Beggars Banquet to... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-18, 17:43:15 (174.203.67.253)
Yep. I listened to Exile not long ago and wondered whether it's the last great R&R record. .......
392: Music Lane, Jerry Lee Lewis - Country Music HoF Inductee (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-18, 14:04:11 (173.20.67.11)
The man could boogie even after going country. View YouTube Video .......
393: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Last night's spin (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-18, 13:55:55 (173.20.67.11)
A man needs a good pair of slippers. I wear ankle socks with mine because I slip in and out of slippers and the old skate shoes by the back door to take the dog out. .......
394: Vinyl Asylum, RE: the greatness of the stones (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-18, 11:25:55 (173.20.67.11)
Satisfaction has to be one of the most instantly recognizable songs ever. Who can't name that tune in 2 notes? Anyhow, I was into The Beatles at one time. Now, I get more enjoyment from the Stones. :: .......
395: Video Asylum, playing dvd mono track with 2ch system (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-18, 10:55:24 (173.20.67.11)
I'm using a Myryad MDV300 dvdp in my main 2ch system for playing music performances on dvd via an old Sony Trinitron 20" tv. (Most of the older concerts/live tv performances on dvd look better on the .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: Bots and Internet Platforms. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-18, 10:20:04 (173.20.67.11)
Apparently, billionaires have different rules. Offer + acceptance = contract. Back out and you're in breach. Does/did Musk have a ton of conditions in his offer, or can he back out with no consequence .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: I may dislike him, but not for those reasons... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-13, 13:05:15 (173.20.67.11)
are you sittin' on pallets of baby formula? .......
398: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A Rant...please excuse me as an old member...old in so many ways!!! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-13, 10:59:32 (173.20.67.11)
I have the Soliloquy 5.0i stand mounts which perform really well with my Jolida EL34 based integrated. Solid construction and that North Carolina furniture grade finish, too. .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: Still unconfirmed, but... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-13, 06:52:02 (172.58.169.54)
Trying to retrieve that magic Holy Relic from Moskva? Collecting Holy Relics sounds familiar. .......
400: Inmate Central, RE: Just illustrates (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-11, 11:23:31 (173.20.67.11)
keep going til you say the n-word, please .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: Just not to... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-11, 11:18:51 (173.20.67.11)
okay, just keep narrowing the field from your general proclamation. .......
402: Inmate Central, RE: Eugenics . . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-11, 11:15:14 (173.20.67.11)
Of course they matter. Otherwise, there'd be no report. .......
403: Inmate Central, RE: Various religions (and some Secular folk) argue as to when... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-11, 11:10:02 (173.20.67.11)
no matter at what point a developing human is considered a "person", they're not a "citizen" until they're born. My state passed a statute, which is waiting in the wings for Roe to be overturned, that .......
404: Inmate Central, RE: NOt your father's rental car (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-11, 10:33:27 (173.20.67.11)
Ha! Sounds like a fun weekend! .......
405: Inmate Central, RE: NOt your father's rental car (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-11, 10:25:50 (173.20.67.11)
I received the notice from Hertz yesterday. When they used to rent the Shelbys (an H-specific version of the GT-350), there were reports that engines had been pulled and replaced on returned rentals a .......
406: Inmate Central, RE: Ah! Name calling - it sure beats thinking! [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-06, 12:54:01 (173.20.67.11)
Thinking like a Russian hurts my head. A couple days ago I asked why Lavrov would spout off drawing Israel's ire. It looks like Putin had to step in and apologize for all the mixed messages coming fro .......
407: Inmate Central, RE: My vote for best first pitch... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-06, 10:52:33 (173.20.67.11)
View YouTube Video .......
408: Inmate Central, RE: We think we have a say, but we don't. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-04, 14:19:40 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks. I'm not in PA but I liked what little I've seen of him. .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: We think we have a say, but we don't. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-04, 13:24:43 (173.20.67.11)
What are your thoughts on Fetterman? .......
410: Inmate Central, RE: Anti-Semites gotta anti-Semite... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-04, 12:03:42 (173.20.67.11)
ah, okay. That makes some sense (not much but some). at least it's tied to previous propaganda. Thanks. I regret that that guy yukked it up in our White House. .......
411: Inmate Central, RE: Why did Lavrov take a shot at Israel? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-04, 11:45:29 (173.20.67.11)
Are they trying to divide nuclear powers into camps? As far as I know, Israel hasn't been very vocal about Russia/Ukraine until Lavrov's recent belch. I can't figure that one out. .......
412: Vinyl Asylum, RE: For those who buy through the mail. THIS is customer service! (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-04, 11:04:19 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks for the tip. I just received my first ever order from Dusty Groove in Chicago. Uneventful, which is the way I like it; however, they have warnings on their site about using USPS. It was worth i .......
413: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, they are (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-04, 09:52:56 (173.20.67.11)
I doubt Alito gets any .......
414: Inmate Central, RE: You, lile most liberals are totally disconnected from reality (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 13:34:42 (173.20.67.11)
You like to project all your nightmares onto others. Good luck with that. Reality is a transgender person was nominated and confirmed for the position of Assistant Secretary for Health. .......
415: Inmate Central, RE: You, lile most liberals are totally disconnected from reality (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 10:57:20 (172.58.157.210)
You're the only dumbass here obsessed with the genitalia of others. Come on out. You'll feel better .......
416: Inmate Central, RE: A different perspective (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 10:51:48 (172.58.157.210)
I tried to avoid the slippery slope, but yes, gay and interracial marriages are in the chopping block que. .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: "All" is incorrect. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 10:42:19 (172.58.157.210)
Some decisions by local courts are announced to the parties (and thus the public) before their written opinions are complete and issued. Another practice is to get the attorney for the prevailing part .......
418: Inmate Central, RE: As I showed in a link I provided in my post above, Mississippi is NOT the only state with no rape exception. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 09:26:13 (172.58.157.210)
If the state law defines life as beginning at conception, then the day after pill might be illegal in that state. .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: The matter of import is the decision, not who leaked it. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 09:20:50 (172.58.157.210)
That's not the process for what's been labeled "the shadow docket" - summary orders without oral arguments and no rationale given for the decision. .......
420: Inmate Central, RE: A different perspective (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 07:44:43 (172.58.157.210)
Some states do not allow ballot initiatives by the people. .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: A different perspective (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 07:11:19 (172.58.157.210)
Contraception is next on the chopping block. .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: A different perspective (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 07:09:10 (172.58.157.210)
A new class of uncle-daddys with visitation rights will arise in the South. .......
423: Inmate Central, RE:Why? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-03, 06:34:46 (172.58.157.210)
I appreciate the heads-up, especially when it comes to taking away a right that's been previously recognized. It's not classified, top secret info that implicates national security. .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: Cite the SCOTUS ruling and I'll distinguish it. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-02, 14:59:16 (173.20.67.11)
"Conservatives" have become quite litigious in the past 5-6 years and anti-big business (180 degree turn on both). You'd think a lawsuit against twitter for free speech violations would be making its .......
425: Inmate Central, RE: Any Blue Cheese Connoisseurs here ? ............... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-05-02, 08:40:54 (173.20.67.11)
About 2 or 3 times a year I pick up some blue cheese and pitted olives to stuff for Bloody Marys and martinis which satisfies my cravings for blue cheese (along with a good wedge salad when we're dini .......
426: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Biasing Jolida 202a (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-30, 06:51:07 (172.58.157.210)
That has to be frustrating. Mine blew a fuse once which took out a tweeter in one of my old Acoustic Energy speakers. Fortunately, the speakers were still under warranty and the tweeter was replaced. .......
427: Inmate Central, RE: That Midland, TX intersection looked confusing/dangerous. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-28, 09:32:23 (173.20.67.11)
My town is the land of the 4-way stops. 4-way/all-way stop signs are everywhere. Some drivers try to wave you through when it's their turn which causes everyone to lurch into the intersection. What's .......
428: Inmate Central, RE: "You can't get liberated broke" - James Brown nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 14:37:15 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: I love where I live. I just wish it was governed responsibly NT (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 14:35:22 (173.20.67.11)
Based on your posts, no, you don't. .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: I get it. You hate where you live. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 14:26:55 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
431: Inmate Central, RE: Laws were changed, too. You can't throw someone in a (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 14:19:57 (173.20.67.11)
mental institution without due process - you know, an individual's liberty is at stake. .......
432: Inmate Central, RE: Just for kicks... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 13:35:00 (173.20.67.11)
keep up with your expenses required to accommodate your war refugee guests and send a bill, jointly and severally, to Putin and NATO. As I said when you first posted about the arrival of your guests, .......
433: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: my next integrated SS amp / suggestions? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 11:49:07 (173.20.67.11)
yes, a budget would be helpful. I'm putting a plan together for my "last" amp which will be SS rather than tube. My thinking is that in 10 years or so I won't have the inclination to fool around with .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: mythically, maybe... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-27, 08:03:38 (173.20.67.11)
technically, Congress controls the District and all the "needful" buildings. See Art. I, Sect. 8, Clause 17. We send representatives to do the work of the people and our tax money to provide security .......
435: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: page from the manual... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-26, 09:06:19 (173.20.67.11)
It gives a range of like 36 to 42, based on my memory. however, I interpreted the op as needing info on the location/identity of the slots for volt meter prongs. I'll be happy to post any other page( .......
436: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RSD April 20200 (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-25, 09:59:30 (173.20.67.11)
I messaged 3 stores on Friday to see if they'd received the Bruno Nicolai soundtrack from the list. I live in the sticks - 45mins to an hour away from 3 metro areas with record stores. Wasn't going to .......
437: Inmate Central, RE: If you don't like it (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-25, 09:16:26 (173.20.67.11)
That's funny. People who can't play by rules or want to wriggle out of terms of service have already tried and failed. .......
438: Inmate Central, RE: Foreign doctors are doing marvelous work... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-22, 13:17:07 (173.20.67.11)
hope this helps View YouTube Video .......
439: Inmate Central, RE: It's not. It's from a pre-calculus online textbook... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-22, 09:05:11 (173.20.67.11)
according to the article below. .......
440: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: page from the manual... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-19, 16:45:24 (174.203.67.88)
nt .......
441: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Biasing Jolida 202a (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-19, 14:17:42 (173.20.67.11)
I just swapped tubes in my Jolida 202a at the end of January. I'll try to post pics of relevant pages from my manual tonight. Based on my memory, which is not always perfect, the center slot holds the .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: engineered by the reptilian aliens among us. I knew it! nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-19, 10:38:46 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
443: Inmate Central, RE: Is the decision right or wrong? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-19, 10:23:47 (173.20.67.11)
the opinion is readily available. actually, the "issue" was not so much whether the CDC had the authority, but whether they followed appropriate rule-making procedures. As to "authority", the decision .......
444: Inmate Central, RE: "The poor that suffer the most are the children of stupid parents." (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-15, 16:58:37 (174.203.75.151)
Dude, thanks for paying your taxes back when I worked for the feds making 12,500 a year with a pregnant wife while living with two other guys from work in N.Va. We couldn't have made it without WIC on .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: You wouldn't be able to do it some places. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-15, 11:58:10 (173.20.67.11)
sounds like a good gig. By the time I finished my yards, it was time to start the process all over again. Lost my summers. Was glad to get into the grocery store business where child labor laws, minim .......
446: Inmate Central, RE: You wouldn't be able to do it some places. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-15, 11:22:22 (173.20.67.11)
Grown men with families have taken over the grass cutting business. In my early teens, I had a church, a law office, an apartment complex and our own yard (for which I didn't get paid). At 16, I was o .......
447: Classical Court, RE: Yes - I know what you were referring to (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 17:31:31 (174.203.67.188)
One main difference - Russia will pay. Call it hypocrisy or whatever you want, Russia will pay significantly. .......
448: Classical Court, RE: Vengeance? Maybe there's an element of that - but enough was enough. . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 15:32:30 (173.20.67.11)
Recalling previous posts of yours, just wanted to know whether the body count had reached your threshold for caring. I assume nothing but a complete takeover will suffice at this point otherwise Russi .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: I chair a foundation that reaches out to "at risk" youth... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 14:39:28 (173.20.67.11)
Maybe it's time for you to resign. I go to the same school every year to speak on a particular subject. Demographic shifts and my age have me recruiting a replacement. I found a younger guy who is goi .......
450: Classical Court, RE: The fog of war makes body counts difficult (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 12:35:29 (173.20.67.11)
so, vengeance is not complete yet. .......
451: Classical Court, RE: You write as if the history of Ukraine began on February 24th (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 12:09:59 (173.20.67.11)
do you have an acceptable body count yet? What's the number you're looking for? 14,000, or more than that? .......
452: Inmate Central, RE: Most of all I loved that typical soviet horseshit: (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 09:36:08 (173.20.67.11)
I like the old soviet "space race" films. Inevitably, either a participant or a whole crew has to die before they succeed. Ultimate sacrifice for the homeland and whatnot. .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: Just picked up my third version of... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-14, 09:24:43 (173.20.67.11)
Piero Umiliani's soundtrack for the film "Sweden, Heaven and Hell". During my son and his family's last visit, my d-i-l was going through all the vinyl and cds to pick out some music for us and told m .......
454: Classical Court, RE: What do you think of Elvis? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-13, 14:22:02 (173.20.67.11)
He was an "entertainer" in the old-school sense of the word. Like Sinatra, Elvis did film (some are terrible as far as film goes, but that's not the point) and entertained his fans with his live perfo .......
455: Inmate Central, RE: I'm in hiding... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-08, 17:42:15 (174.203.76.120)
You two make a great team! .......
456: Inmate Central, Excuse me. meant for 51. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-08, 09:36:24 (173.20.67.11)
nt .......
457: Inmate Central, RE: Thurgood Marshall was the first (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-08, 09:33:10 (173.20.67.11)
you keep bringing up the race/gender thingy and you could've checked before posting, but you wanted to air your Thomas/liberals grievance. Ginni, Ginni, Ginni won't ya come along with me and join anot .......
458: Inmate Central, RE: Thurgood Marshall was the first (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-08, 06:43:25 (172.58.3.101)
Thanks. 51 is genuinely confused. So many irrelevant questions whirling in his head .......
459: Inmate Central, RE: Sadly familiar (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 17:48:49 (174.203.64.150)
I'm terrible with names but repeating it 3x helps .......
460: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you. WaPo text was wrong, but role count has it straight. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 17:37:57 (174.203.64.150)
It's amazing how he can seem sane one moment then turn red with spit flying the next .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: Biden is slowing the Europeans down... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 16:40:46 (174.203.64.150)
You'll have to explain how Biden is slowing down Europeans. From the outset, he united them. Releasing our intelligence info publically kept the whole world up to date. What's Canada doing? Will y'all .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you. WaPo text was wrong, but role count has it straight. nt (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 15:50:52 (173.20.67.11)
No problem. Graham changes his stripes often. He gives lip service to presidential prerogative in selecting a nominee, but it has to be approved by him first, I guess. Romney stayed and clapped after .......
463: Inmate Central, No, not Graham, but Romney. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 15:36:00 (173.20.67.11)
Graham made it clear that he was pissed that the judge from his state was not selected as the nominee. Ever the attention whore, Rand Paul held up the vote for 15mins. It's a great day, regardless. Ou .......
464: Inmate Central, RE: You have got to be kidding--right?... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 13:53:21 (173.20.67.11)
I asked my boss whether the ACA caused the premiums to go up on my employer provided insurance. He said no more than the usual BC/BS annual premium increase. .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: Give me my Weber and a bag of Kingsford bricks (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 13:48:57 (173.20.67.11)
Thanks for standing up for Kingsford. I use the original briquettes (with woodchips for flavor - mesquite for beef, and hickory or cherry or apple for others.) When the stores are out of Kingsford, I .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: I'm confused... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 13:09:42 (173.20.67.11)
yes, you are..."US" and "current administration" (from you original post). Obama was right about misinformation (the whole story). But he wasn't singling out the US. European democracies are closer to .......
467: Inmate Central, RE: Bourbon is about as Uhmurrican as you can get... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 12:28:50 (173.20.67.11)
I'll share a pour or buy you a drink if we ever meet. BTW, I had a professor in college who was one of the first westerners to search the soviet archives after the break-up. (I took his class - Histor .......
468: Inmate Central, RE: No it doesn't (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 12:12:22 (173.20.67.11)
Did you google that bullshit or duckduckgo it? Of course our roots go back to ancient Greece and Rome. Take a Western Civ class at your local juco. .......
469: Inmate Central, RE: "democracies that had gotten flabby and confused and feckless" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 10:56:10 (173.20.67.11)
You know he just wants to drag the US into a war, right? Hell, what's he got to lose up there in Canada? .......
470: Inmate Central, RE: Spare me (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 10:52:46 (173.20.67.11)
You know Western Liberalism is under attack, right? Don't be fooled just because because "Western Liberalism" has the word "liberal" in it. Our roots go back to ancient Greece and Rome. The attackers' .......
471: Inmate Central, RE: Canadian bullshit... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-07, 10:11:36 (173.20.67.11)
unfortunately, some here in the US took the bait. (See below.) As for me, I don't see Canadian bullshit often (credit to Canada), but I know it when I see it. .......
472: Inmate Central, The PK Grill won't rust... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-05, 09:29:57 (173.20.67.11)
I went through several barrel style grills all of which rusted. To get an extra year or so out of'em, I'd pick up stove pipe to fit in the bottom which worked until the bottom rusted through. What I n .......
473: Inmate Central, RE: Because Zelensky apparently asked that sanctions be delayed (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-04-04, 14:51:49 (173.20.67.11)
while Abramovich helped with negotiations. It was in the news. He did lose Chelsea .......
474: Inmate Central, RE: Fantastic results from grape juice, if true. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-31, 15:15:38 (173.20.67.11)
my dad swears by grape juice for help with digestive issues/heart burn .......
475: Inmate Central, RE: Getting old sucks. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-31, 11:37:18 (173.20.67.11)
Don't rely on what people (even family) tell you you are signing. Beware of financial exploitation of elderly. Most states have pro-bono legal organizations that can assist. .......
476: Inmate Central, RE: $5 Trillion (with a 'T') for vaccines? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-29, 09:20:33 (173.20.67.11)
No, it's the adminsitration's proposed budget to fund the entire gov't that is 5.8Tr. .......
477: Inmate Central, It's becoming increasingly apparent that... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-28, 11:29:22 (174.203.74.43)
Nt .......
478: Inmate Central, RE: I always said.... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-25, 13:49:49 (173.20.67.11)
slack and surfing the luck plane are tenets of the church of the subgenius. JR "Bob" Dobbs will lead you there .......
479: Inmate Central, RE: He made it to a Super Bowl, too. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-24, 16:06:05 (173.20.67.11)
that doesn't suck. He got that big payday from Nike which caused some heads to explode, lol! .......
480: Rocky Road, RE: Jon Spencer's Blue Explosion officially calling it quits (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-23, 15:21:47 (173.20.67.11)
I latched onto them in the 90s as well and have several of their albums plus spinoffs from Boss Hog and Butter 08 and the album with RL Burnside-A Ass Pocket of Whiskey. Thanks for the article ::: TOP .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: Ironic, isn't it? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-22, 14:49:25 (174.203.39.107)
I go by what Ms. Thomas says and the competition for which she qualified. Accordingly, I meant to say "she". Other than that, I can't help you with your armchair biology. .......
482: Inmate Central, RE: Ironic, isn't it? (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-22, 09:34:43 (174.203.39.107)
It is simple. Look at results. Like other swimmers and track and field athletes, Thomas has her strong events and weak events. She finished dead last in 100yard freestyle. Where's the so-called advant .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: Culture Wars - In Action (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-22, 08:33:34 (174.203.39.107)
Our resident penis spotters are otj .......
484: Inmate Central, RE: Lia Thomas becomes first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-19, 14:23:44 (174.203.47.75)
Oh, the horror! .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: I won't own a toshiba label because they sold the submarine propeller (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-18, 12:57:41 (173.20.67.11)
Interesting. I've owned several Mitsubishi products over the years. A salesman told me once that some customers would not entertain Mitsubishi because they made the Japanese Zero. .......
486: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thanks. I intend to have it looked at. (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-17, 16:06:20 (173.20.67.11)
It's still functioning (though not perfectly). It's the only component from my initial jump into building a stereo system that's still kicking. .......
487: Inmate Central, RE: "Space: 1999" (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-17, 10:01:10 (173.20.67.11)
my favorite series as a kid. Thanks for the reminder! .......
488: Inmate Central, RE: von Lavrov (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-17, 09:50:25 (173.20.67.11)
Glad to see the tired, haggard look he's sporting these days as compared to his yucking it up at our White House .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: Steel - India (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-16, 17:17:33 (174.203.70.2)
They're (we're?) processing it here and buying from a German conglomerate's mill in Brazil, apparently. I don't know much about the steel industry, but it seems like several countries other than China .......
490: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Woke? . . . it's all about virtue signalling . . . (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-16, 15:01:12 (173.20.67.11)
Here ya go, dude View YouTube Video .......
491: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Last night's spin and recording session (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-15, 17:26:33 (174.203.72.165)
I thought it might be difficult to find tapes .......
492: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Last night's spin and recording session (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-15, 13:56:17 (173.20.67.11)
That's cool. I recently pulled out boxes of cassettes that I'd made in the 90s for use in a hand-me-down vehicle (w/cassette player) passed onto me by grandparents. I have a small stash of unopened bl .......
493: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Last night's spin and recording session (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-15, 13:09:01 (173.20.67.11)
Buddy Guy tells a good story about seeing Guitar Slim (Sr.) perform. From that, he decided he wanted to play like BB King and act like Guitar Slim. You making cassette tapes? .......
494: Inmate Central, RE: Costco price... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-11, 13:05:45 (173.20.67.11)
I was in Costco this morning and they had the 256GB for $669 .......
495: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sad New About an OG Inmate (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-08, 17:28:55 (174.203.72.88)
My condolences. Thank you for sharing. Your dad sounds like an expert on maintaining good, healthy relationships. As a 50-something dad and relatively new granddad (of 3 with another due Saturday-they .......
496: Rocky Road, RE: It's not the same (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-08, 11:55:12 (173.20.67.11)
View YouTube Video .......
497: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe ask Chris, he drinks the RT koolaid & believes in Putin's war. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-08, 11:37:16 (173.20.67.11)
He's not concerned until the body count reaches 14,000 - proportionality, tit-for-tat, and whatnot. The problem is that the invaders might reach that number first. He fails to see that Putin wants to .......
498: Inmate Central, For a cocktail before or after dinner... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-08, 05:49:04 (172.58.3.99)
Try a vieux carre at The Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone and/or a sazerac at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel. If you have several hours to kill before dinner, the Avenue Pub on St. Charles .......
499: General Asylum, RE: Wife asks you to request a song... (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-07, 10:55:09 (173.20.67.11)
of course you have to go with it and ask (w/tip money in hand). The wife and I were at Jerry Lee Lewis's club on Beale St. late on a Sunday night during an anniversary trip. Most places were already c .......
500: Inmate Central, RE: (whether you hate him or not) (0.00)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-03-07, 07:14:21 (172.58.3.99)
A form letter, or a personalized honorarium? I wonder which would be more appreciated by posterity. Make sure you pass along that hatred to your descendants. Maybe they'll fight over that form letter .......
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