Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[recluse]

Maybe it's that post partum depression thing.

[MrPLD]

Sitting here watching removalists take away the boxes that have my inlaw's stuff inside.

... and desperately wanting a coffee (but not having one until they leave)

... and thinking of how to make a million or more dollars

[captkjaneway]

Getting ready for work after a weeks holiday - boo!

Checking my eBay auctions trying to raise cash to get me to Hong Kong for my new job and supping my first coffee of the day!

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by recluse

What's h_t upset about?

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Good question, cause obviously I missed it.

he has apparently been accused of being rude, crude and socially unacceptable. I'm not sure where/why. but there ya' go.

Originally Posted by captkjaneway

Getting ready for work after a weeks holiday - boo!

Checking my eBay auctions trying to raise cash to get me to Hong Kong for my new job and supping my first coffee of the day!

working your way to HongKong off of EBay? w0w!

[MrPLD]

Okay, removalists have taken the stuff... now we have two empty rooms to infest... what to do...what to do!

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

he has apparently been accused of being rude, crude and socially unacceptable. I'm not sure where/why. but there ya' go.




working your way to HongKong off of EBay? w0w!

And the rest of us aren't all those things? Could have fooled me, because I know I not only can be, but am, on a regular basis.

[recluse]

Is that all?
I got warned, too.

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

And the rest of us aren't all those things? Could have fooled me, because I know I not only can be, but am, on a regular basis.

I'm usually slow to anger, but on certain occasions, and with certain people I can be what for me is just as sh***y as they are.

Call it reaction to a rotten action.

Cheers.

[ChaseKR]

Reading Stephen Hawking's new book and listening to Sufjan Steven's new EP before I go to bed. Huge AP Psychology exam tomorrow

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Jimi was following in the footsteps of others. Charlie Christian first established the electric guitar as a jazz instrument in Benny Goodman's band in the 40's. Les Paul refined what was possible with his own guitar designs. People like Jimi and Jeff Beck were expanding the horizons of what could be done on an electric guitar, deliberately exploring the possibilities of effects boxes like wah-wah peddles, phlangers, and echoplex.

Beck's later work was jazz rock fusion, and I can't see Jimi going any other direction.
______
Dennis

Beck went in so many musical directions he had to retire from music 5 or 6 times so he could keep coming back; his biggest obstacle nowadays is his hearing (or lack thereof); his tinnitus got so bad that I missed out on seeing him open for ELP back in...'93? Might have been '92.

Anyway, RE: Hendrix, my vote's for blues. Sure, he could/would have, on some level and at some point done a jazz fusion album (dream trio with Terry Bozzio and Tony Levin) but Beck always had the more classical bent; I always considered Hendrix's style more comparable to early-Zeppelin-era Jimmy Page: Technical but raw at the same time. There was an energy to their playing that defies description.

There's been a wealth of previously-unreleased stuff marketed by his dad, so it stands to reason he wouldn't have run out of inspriation for quite some time. I submit the following alternate timeline: 3 or 4 more albums (yes, one of which would have been fusion-y), then he'd have sat out the late-'70s. He'd probably have done the ARMS concert in '83 with Beck, Page, & Eric Clapton; at least one of Geldof's (Live Aid, Live 8) concerts; rehab in the mid-'80s; big comeback, guest spots on a few albums, triumphant solo release (and inevitable backlash), R&R HOF performance. THEN, he'd sit in the Pantheon with Page, Beck, and Clapton; like he already does, only collecting royalties like they're going out of style. I don't think he'd have started his own label but might have sat in the producer's chair once or twice, if he'd had a good enough reason.

However, my Magnum-voice tells me MTV couldn't come up with enough money for him to have reprised his Woodstock performance for the '94 or '99 anniversaries. I think he'd have known better.

[montsnmags]

Today I got a cover for my iPad, a Speck Candyshell in "Batwing Black". It adds a bit of heft...more than expected...but not too much. It also lets me fit the iPad in the keyboard dock without removing it, which was a requirement (I'll also get an elastic-cornered, zippered, padded, leather case, for travel protection, but this'll do for now).

Also, we put in our car, Wolfie, for his 30,000km service today. They gave us as a loaner for the day a 2009 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro. It was quite a nice car, sharpish off the mark and quite firmly (with some forgiving) sporty on the road. Probably not the kind of car for someone wanting something purely "luxury" (definitely a bit "sport-luxury"), and the automatic gearbox could have a bit of a shunt between 1st and 2nd if given a bit of a punt (I think the manual would get the goods from the gearbox), but it was quite nice, and, I suspect, could be quite fun on a drivers' road. All this commentary, and I don't even drive...take it with a grain of salt.

I also got to sit in the car I want but can't afford. It was much nicer (and much bigger IRL than expected). Now to enter lotto...

Cheers,
Marc

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

Beck went in so many musical directions he had to retire from music 5 or 6 times so he could keep coming back; his biggest obstacle nowadays is his hearing (or lack thereof); his tinnitus got so bad that I missed out on seeing him open for ELP back in...'93? Might have been '92.

Anyway, RE: Hendrix, my vote's for blues. Sure, he could/would have, on some level and at some point done a jazz fusion album (dream trio with Terry Bozzio and Tony Levin) but Beck always had the more classical bent; I always considered Hendrix's style more comparable to early-Zeppelin-era Jimmy Page: Technical but raw at the same time. There was an energy to their playing that defies description.

There's been a wealth of previously-unreleased stuff marketed by his dad, so it stands to reason he wouldn't have run out of inspriation for quite some time. I submit the following alternate timeline: 3 or 4 more albums (yes, one of which would have been fusion-y), then he'd have sat out the late-'70s. He'd probably have done the ARMS concert in '83 with Beck, Page, & Eric Clapton; at least one of Geldof's (Live Aid, Live 8) concerts; rehab in the mid-'80s; big comeback, guest spots on a few albums, triumphant solo release (and inevitable backlash), R&R HOF performance. THEN, he'd sit in the Pantheon with Page, Beck, and Clapton; like he already does, only collecting royalties like they're going out of style. I don't think he'd have started his own label but might have sat in the producer's chair once or twice, if he'd had a good enough reason.

However, my Magnum-voice tells me MTV couldn't come up with enough money for him to have reprised his Woodstock performance for the '94 or '99 anniversaries. I think he'd have known better.

We can rebuild them, we have the genetic technology and they can all play together. ...

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

And the rest of us aren't all those things? Could have fooled me, because I know I not only can be, but am, on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by recluse

Is that all?
I got warned, too.

apparently someone has been quite harsh with him. once again this shows the imbalance here.

[WT Sharpe]

A lot of us around here love you, H_T. Don't be a stranger.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

A lot of us around here love you, H_T. Don't be a stranger.

I'm sure hoping he won't be!