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Post by hopefalj on Apr 22, 2017 10:32:09 GMT -5
It would take 6 million M&Ms to weigh as much as Michaelangelo's marble statute of David. It would take hopefalj less than a week to eat a David's worth of M&Ms. |
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Post by maquereau on Apr 22, 2017 10:33:50 GMT -5
That Daisy Duck's nieces are named April, May, and June? And I think that was the name of the SNL televangelist character played by Julia Louise Dreyfus. |
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Post by Prrple on Apr 22, 2017 11:56:36 GMT -5
Research has shown that a lack of joy from music is linked to a brain disconnection affecting 3-5% of the population - read article here |
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Post by msp on Apr 22, 2017 20:58:52 GMT -5
"You know your foot's as big as your arm from your elbow to your wrist." -Vivian And every time that movie is in tv, do you re-test that statement? Not that I do or anything. |
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Post by bayou on Apr 23, 2017 6:38:20 GMT -5
President Millard Filmore's first wife was his high school teacher.
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Post by gary on Apr 23, 2017 8:50:49 GMT -5
By 1856 former President Fillmore was a Know Nothing. Whoever said high school was better in the olden days?
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Post by Pixie on Apr 23, 2017 10:16:53 GMT -5
Did you know that 6L6s are best sold in matched pairs that give a good sound when played with dual Humbucking pickups wired out of phase?
This is the "magic sound" of Peter Green that so many guitar players coveted. Peter created this sound when he took off the bass pickup on his Les Paul to try for the Eric Clapton sound, who used the same technique--using only the treble pick up. Peter realized it took a lot of practice and effort to get the Eric Clapton sound, so he reinstalled the bass pickup. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, he installed it the wrong way which put the pickups magnetically out of phase, thus creating the nasal tonality missing from the typical Les Paul guitars. Pixie
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Post by mercury on Apr 23, 2017 10:22:59 GMT -5
President Millard Filmore's first wife was his high school teacher. Something former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has in common. |
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Post by Ace Midnight on Apr 23, 2017 10:51:29 GMT -5
Pixie, I'm sure you know this, but for other's benefit, Clapton was a notorious mad scientist (as was Hendrix, another Stratocaster player), including building guitars out of various parts. That is somewhat easier with the bolt on designs of the Fenders, but some Gibson players also experiment with various combinations of pickups, switching, pots, sustainers, "tremolo" and so forth on the guitar side.
And the effects/amp combinations are literally infinite at this point, although they were limited back in the day. Just the whole Tom Scholz (Boston, primarily a Les Paul player) thing where he collected various pieces of "broken" equipment because they would produce various effects without having to use a synthesizer or MIDI remains fascinating to me.
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Post by fowlfinder on Apr 23, 2017 11:24:56 GMT -5
The Pleiades (Seven Sisters) are 444.2 light years away. That means when you look up at them you are seeing light born at the time of Queen Elizabeth I. It also means you are seeing something which began its existence as the last part of the Inca Empire was conquered and Rafael Bombelli was defining what an imaginary number was. Sir Francis Drake was also just beginning his career as a Privateer Captain raiding Panama.
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Post by gary on Apr 23, 2017 12:29:32 GMT -5
Did you know that 6L6s are best sold in matched pairs that give a good sound when played with dual Humbucking pickups wired out of phase? This is the "magic sound" of Peter Green that so many guitar players coveted. Peter created this sound when he took off the bass pickup on his Les Paul to try for the Eric Clapton sound, who used the same technique--using only the treble pick up. Peter realized it took a lot of practice and effort to get the Eric Clapton sound, so he reinstalled the bass pickup. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, he installed it the wrong way which put the pickups magnetically out of phase, thus creating the nasal tonality missing from the typical Les Paul guitars. Pixie I still don't know whatever that is. |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 23, 2017 12:45:56 GMT -5
Pixie, I'm sure you know this, but for other's benefit, Clapton was a notorious mad scientist (as was Hendrix, another Stratocaster player), including building guitars out of various parts. That is somewhat easier with the bolt on designs of the Fenders, but some Gibson players also experiment with various combinations of pickups, switching, pots, sustainers, "tremolo" and so forth on the guitar side. And the effects/amp combinations are literally infinite at this point, although they were limited back in the day. Just the whole Tom Scholz (Boston, primarily a Les Paul player) thing where he collected various pieces of "broken" equipment because they would produce various effects without having to use a synthesizer or MIDI remains fascinating to me.And to me. Speaking of effects, does anyone know who first got the fuzz tone sound on his guitar? Hint: It was done accidentally. I remember the first reverb units on the amps was a spring concoction in the bottom of the amp. Now days they use digital delay and other various effects on pedals, but the first fuzz tone was unintentionally produced during a recording session. Pixie |
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Post by gary on Apr 23, 2017 13:29:26 GMT -5
Grady Martin.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 23, 2017 14:15:27 GMT -5
And how right you are. I will post the song in a few minutes, as soon as I find it.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 23, 2017 14:20:51 GMT -5
Here it is. The song is by Marty Robbins, Don't Worry About Me. The guitar is done by the great Grady Martin. The fuzztone comes in at the bridge just after the 4th verse. It can be heard again on the fade. Most reports say it was due to a faulty connection in the control board, but I have always thought it was due to a blown speaker.
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Post by bayou on Apr 23, 2017 16:10:43 GMT -5
Arcane music knowledge; the new kudzu.
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Post by bayou on Apr 24, 2017 6:35:32 GMT -5
The affenpinscher is one of the oldest toy dog breeds, appearing in paintings from the 17th century. It's name comes from the German term for little monkey dog.
Curiously enough, there is one of these little yappers on my normal running route.
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Post by monopoly on Apr 24, 2017 9:20:44 GMT -5
In an effort to make sure this thread is not getting too intellectual, did you know that mashed potatoes float?
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Post by gary on Apr 24, 2017 9:35:42 GMT -5
In an effort to make sure this thread is not getting too intellectual, did you know that mashed potatoes float? So does sorrow. |
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Post by ba on Apr 24, 2017 10:08:37 GMT -5
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