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Glad you're back Mark! We missed you!

Everyone is settled in at home... Got home from the hospital about 7:45... I got the wifey tucked into bed and I left for the pharmacy to pick up the prescription. Came home, heated up some food and we ate (she hadn't eaten since last night). She took some pain meds about an hour ago and is out... This all comes from a fall she took at work last Sept., and they finally figured out a tendon that connects two bones in her wrist was torn completely. She has a pin in there now, until it heals some, whereupon they will remove the pin. What a day. Gary, I would have loved to have listened to the performances. Should have shot Mallette a message to let him know... btw, what church was this held in, I must have missed it? Bruce

Morning folks. Impressive performance Gary and your love for your work shines through Thanks for thinking of your forum buds with the photos and link. I knew Dave wouldn't want to miss it so I messaged him (not to be confused with massaged) Welcome back Mark.....you were missed. Hope things are going well with Marvel and wife. Got the 42 year old R2R spinning some tunes through the newly hooked up Quicksilver preamp. Sold the Blueberry Extreme with Cream and 6H30 super tube this week. A mighty fine preamp with Mark's upgrades. LF still in W.VA..... Raining here so no bike riding and no grass mowing . Breakfast with 3 other old geezers done as is coffee (Mayorga) and Jake's walk. Cheers Ladies and Gents

Morning Gang I wish to Thank those many emails of support during my break. Being my only Audio forum out of the other three, i do not wish to give up easy. It has been pointed out to me we all have our "Weasels" be it here or out in life. And that is all i will say about that. It's been warm here and not letting up, 80 in the cave, 50% Humid. After a couple cups of coffee (out of the Duggans) it's Ant patrol time again, currently holding them at the property line. These little black ants are on the attack for water, not sweets or grease ants, every time it heats up, they come. Top of the day to you all. And have a safe 4th.

Afternoon guys.... no shop today, me and the wife took the day off. We have dentist app this afternoon. Got to roll out in about an hour. Were just getting a check up and a cleaning this time. Well the wife is getting her crown put on. Stayed late at the shop last night, had to take care of the used car lot guys. There are "ok" guys....but man they get under my skin sometimes. They always want there work done NOW and CHEAPER.......I told them......find another shop!!! They know I treat them right....hey there used car guys.... Well gotta roll...check in later...wishing all a great day... MKP :-)

Good morning denizens. Community Coffee was on half price so I am trying their dark roast signature blend as a change. It's pretty smooth and rich, not bad at all. Enjoy your weekend! Don't forget the big game on Sunday. USA USA USA...

Good morning everyone! Thanks so much for 'tuning in' (those that caught it) and for your lovely comments! Yes, he is a young guy and extremely well schooled and his rehearsal schedule was daily and ALL week and would start in the late evening and end around 5 am.! and then he would sleep during the day !! His service hit list for us was extensive and needed attention each day by a separate crew, while I was out with another coworker to tune for the other concert organs of the day.. I guess our organ company have become the heroes it seems.... (0: The boss has given us options to start yesterday and today a few hours later since we are on call each day until 10pm. or so each night when the events conclude for the evening. So, today, I have one last organ to tune up and that concert starts at 4pm. I will take some photos and send along if I am lucky to have wifi.. Then, off to the Merriot hotel tonight (where most of the 300 guests are staying) the grand and final dinner which will conclude the week long convention..... ;0) Bruce, the space is Abby Chapel at Mount Holyoke College..... Just finished a breakfast, and gearing up for the day... After all this, we get Monday off as our 4th of July holiday, but, rehearsals for the Diamond Collection start up again that night! I have not touched ANY music for the week, so, I got much last minute craming for that and the special 'The Perfect Storm' rock show I am in, which is July 11th. There will be only ONE rehearsal for that show, so, that performance will be living on the edge for sure. Oh, coffee was Starbuck's Italian roast, Whole Foods English muffins etc. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to cover as much as I could.. More later........stay tuned ;0)) Enjoy your day, music and anything else that produces a smile (0: ........Gary

Well that's good news Bruce, your going to be busy the next few days.

Here are the new crossovers. Not the cleanest install I've done but I wanted to get these done and didn't want to totally rebuild these from scratch. By the way, a BIG thank you to Jeff at Sonic Craft for helping me pick parts and matching the caps for me. I'm using Jupiter caps, Sonic cap Gen 1, Sonic cap platinum and Mills resistors.

Hello everyone...... Sorry for being so scarce, but busy times hosting this OHS convention with our instruments etc... It has ALL come down to the final organ performance..... It is about to be streamed LIVE.... If you would like to see this, go to The Historical Organ Society website and look for a live link there.. A countdown is started and you can see it there.... I will send photos as I can.. ......enjoy...... Gary

This is how it's done, dude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwN6dPNXklg

Bunch of dirtbags, it's popular here so they never put it on sale, I'm addicted every time I try coffee without chicory it taste bland to me, guess I have cheap taste buds, they like the filler.

Bruce glad your wife is home safe and wish her a speedy recovery, Sancho I know it called for 5/20 when new but 120,000 miles has caused some wear so a heavier oil should be of no consequence, MKP glad to see the main charges against your daughter were dropped hope the rest of the crap is dismissed but I know how the courts want that $$$$$, Mark I get the idea someone here on the forum (not this thread) has offended you guess I missed that Hope it all works out, 10 years ago I had a back and forth with another member but it all worked out and I actually ended up buying his K-Horns when we met in person he and his wife were very nice people New Dac should be here first of the week, cant wait to compare My Havana and the Metrum (Hope the Metrum stands up to the hype) if it does I will be selling the Havana Boys are both back to normal and mean as hell, car seems fine, another week gone Hope everyone has a great 4th, I want to find some fireworks for the boys to watch Later

Well hello there, its been a while. I have been lurking and reading when I can. Haven't had much time to post. Looks like everyone has been busy, from Garys convention, to Tarheel's G.M. Diet, to Carl's whole house remodel. Joe I hope you get that car running, I'm sure you'll get it figured out. Sounds like Mark has been helping the farmers some more. Marvel glad to hear your wife is doing well. Hope she continues to improve. Well folks back to the grind, as things don't stop around here. I remember when I first had my daughter 12 years ago, my neighbor told me that my kids will keep me busy. Oh boy was he right about that. If its not sports, its some sort of model, or band, or anything for that matter. But these are memories I will cherish and continue to enjoy. After coffee its to the store, I know Dtel, and MKP love going to the store. But I have to get a brisket, ribs, stuff for salads for the second biggest celebration tomorrow, that we have. We will gather some fireworks, clean the garage(ugh I don't want to clean the garage). Then by 11 tonight I will have the brisket on the Ugly drum Smoker. I have to hurry and get back home so I can park at the dead end of the street, before everyone else does. Got to run fellows, take care.

Got to see Queen back in 1980, I was 17, fresh out of high school. I couldn't talk any of my friends into going "their loss"....This was one kick *** show that I'll never forget.

The concert is delayed to 8:30 eastern.. Here is the view from my seat.... We have been restoring this organs damaged section from a major ice damn that destroyed key components in this organ and scrambling all month to get it ready for what will happen moments from now..... All tuned, wind leaks fixed one whole section re leathered completely, ready to go......

Well glad your back, Ok this is the deal, I know it's the 4th of July but try really hard to NOT blow anything up. 1 You still live in town, and to make that worse it's in California where you almost need a permit to breath ! 2 The neighbors probably think your a little crazy already ? 3 The Mia neighbor may just go over the edge and shoot up the whole neighborhood ? see I've been thinking about this.

This photo is at the Gold Coast Queensland AU This photo is on baby pumpkins that grew wild on my garden

Just catching up on posts.... Hope all is going good Bruce.... A good night to all...catch ya in the morning... MKP :-)

Prayers made for both you and your bride. Hope a complete and speedy recovery is in order.

....here it is again just in case... http://www.organsociety.org/2015/webcast.html

He is on the Skinner now..... Fantastic !!!!!!!

Hope everything goes well for your prettier better half Bruce, your right it might need the long weekend.

Thanks for letting know Bruce. Thinking of her now with love.

+1

Best wishes for her speedy recovery!

Am sitting in a recovery room with my wife. She had surgery on her wrist, repairing an injury from last Fall. She's rather out of it... Got here at 12:00. I'm glad it's a long weekend. Bruce

Marantz 1060 Recently purchased from jimjimbo on here, now all dressed up now after friend restored the cabinet I found elsewhere.

Best concert i've ever seen as well. Curious what music he would be doing today...he didnt want to stand still. He once said of his music to listen to it, then discard it and wait for the next one. He also said about his older stuff that he didnt wish to think of it or write of it. I had trouble understanding that until my brother, an artist, told me that he would be bored if he had to keep painting the same thing over and over.

lol

Even the audience sounded better than Kanye.

Kayne is a hack. Freddie had the best male voice in rock n roll.

That's hilarious!!!

Chris Squire's bass playing gave the band a bottom end like no other band. When I was first listening to The Yes Album, soon after it came out, his playing made me think of a bulldozer that would drive through anything. It just dug in and kept driving. He also influenced Jon Lord of Renaissance, one of the few bands to use lead bass and no guitar. I was lucky to see them live twice. The first time was in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1973 and the second time was in 1997 or '98 at Massey Hall, also in Toronto. I was surprised to see Steve Howe use a special stand so he could use two guitars while playing Starship Trooper. Here's a clip of them playing that song at the Lugano Festival in 2004. Chris gets down at the front of the stage during the his solo about half-way through. Full screen and high volume are recommended. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0p9SGPaRAc

That’s great…loved it. No better voice in rock than Freddie. Clever editing job too. Thanks for posting that.

Some fancy footwork, and hands, looks like he is a young guy. Sure looks like complicated instrument to learn and play.

What an accomplished organist. Both of those instruments very impressive. Enjoyed watching/listening. Impressive effort to pull it all off too.

Chuck, did your get the link I sent for this live webcast??????

Sexavision so to speak.

Some of the tech crew camera operators, I believe there are six of these in this room !!!t

......and here is a subdued photo of the control room bringing this all to the web....

The 1976 Fisk tracker at the rear gallery, being played now for this first half...

Watching now!

Here is the link !!!!!! In progress NOW..!http://www.organsociety.org/2015/webcast.html

Cuban Rum, Coffee, Cigars & Beaches make up for some shortcomings... Yeah but there's dominos and pastel jalopy's.

That's a good looking church Tigerman, it's perfect, like it was just restored.......I know... I know

Thanks to Dtels, I know the joy and beauty of cruising. Lets see.. been on 9 since 2011!

Life is good.