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Morning gang< well kind of Last night before the final going down for the evening, i was informed The Current Supply of Coffee has been exhausted, zip, nada, aint happening. Not a Bean in the House. No grounds, stale or otherwise. Bad Planning, New Year Curse? I noticed a box of Tea placed in front of the pot. Smart azz wife........ Store run NOW!

Afternoon again... "OK" I'm done as done can be with cleaning of the audio table/rack and find a home for the new KLF-C7. This is the best I can do for now...I'll build a shelf for speaker but it's not gonna happen this week. Here is a before and after pic of my efforts.... MKP :-)

Good afternoon everyone... Mark, looks like you are able to get back into your regular eating sched. I wouldn't have rushed into it so quickly...but, that is just me... MPK, sorry to learn about your mom!, also, nice photo of the coffee stash. I have a bag of the D&D Dark Roast at work ALWAYS ready for making it at my work bench AND........great choice of sugar there, it is all we ever have on hand here in the galley Ok, one more nosh party here tonight at 6pm. We invited our NEWEST neighbors over. Should be a good time, been here a year this month, yet, only met them this fall... They will get a tour of Music Hall, the studio and Longfellow Theater... The boyfriend is a drummer from the 70ies and is a friend of Eric Clapton!!!! He actually has a Clapton Strat which Eric gave to him! We wants to have a jam this coming summer with some guitar buddies, and me on Hammond Organ... This will shake up this quiet, gated neighborhood for sure All for now.......enjoy your day my friends. ................g

Morning gang, coffee is Starbucks Breakfast Blend. Not to bad from the Keurig, of coarse I had use two cups and brew on the medium size cup setting. Breakfast is maple and brown sugar oatmeal, you know the instant stuff. Well not much on the board today, working/cleaning the garage, watching the Vikings take on the Pack. Got to go and see some cool gear yesterday, Frazier X-215-W, Altec voice of theater(the real deal), and prototype of the earthquake that was made for the movie earthquake. All in an old grain mill on the old Lincoln Highway, all so known as Highway 6, and Highway 30. This is the oldest building on the highway dating back to the 1800's. I wish I had taken some photos, I will once the gentleman who is turning it into an audio museum is finished. Here is some info on the old Lincoln High Way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Highway

Thank You, im well aware of "The Stash". They go bad also, i know, been there done that. We rotate the supply chain here, untill of course of of us forgets to inform the other "we are ON the Stash" so the "Blame" is shared. Had a brilliant idea one day to stash some in a "Mason flip top" type jar. Upon going for the much needed stash, i found it had been so long since i was in that jar, THE RUBBER SEAL ROTTED! I.E. stale coffee that smelled like an ashtray. It all works out though in the end. Place me in a major food store this early in the morning, by god im shoppin!! Current menu as of this store visit: Chrizzo/Eggs/fried taters Major Dickinsons Blend whole Bean enhanced W/The Duggans. Pot should be perked and waiting...............

Bad planning. You need to get a supply of individually packaged coffee to squirrel away for just such a crisis. The Mylar bag keeps the 100% Colombian fresh until, "In case of emergency, break glass."

Good morning- Enjoying a cup of Bigby Coffee, also included in the gift basket from my brother. The delicious hot chocolate mentioned a few posts back was Ghiradelli Premium Hot Cocoa. Not like the Bosco from my youth, much better. I think the wife and I will use movie passes received last week to take in TFA this morning.

Morning/afternoon gang.... Just finished 2nd cup..... Other than finishing up the audio rack clean up not much going on....was up till about 11:00 last night working on it......then we got a call from my wife's dad that mom had fell by the bed and could not get up. We had to go up there to get mom up....we both had to pick mom up....it was like she had no strength to pick her self up...... man there getting old.....they really need help, but dad will not let any one come in the house to help....it's a matter of time cuz there is no way dad can keep this up.... On the way home the wife was up set.....we feel kinda helpless.... Anyway........ Mark....let me tell ya, we don't run out of coffee....ever.... The Boss is all over it. If it's less than two pounds in the stash she's on it... She has a deal worked out with the local DD manager..... When she goes to get coffee it's a 100 bones.... This is the Boss's coffee stash.... four accross.....four deep....and the one lone de-caf..... Check in later... MKP :-)

Not home yet, setting in he club house right now, it's been kind of a rough week. Rodney cooked and we just finished eating, in Rodney's regular style he cooked steaks, smoked ribs and brisket with baked potatoes[, I had to step away after the second trip Leaving to go back home in he AM, Christy's brother is meeting us at home a few days for a party

Ah, good news, wife not only came home prepared to fire up the stove, brought Tortellini with her. Alright so be it, im up for awile, might as well pay the bills. Im sure all of our home services are starving as usual for their money. Could be worse, could be shopping for a new lawnmower I just had the thought, as soon as this neighbor hears mine fire up, he very well may show up to barrow it. Of course, im going to get up early in the morning w/telephoto lens and take a few pics of what is left of his This way im covered, i will have Pics of proof, he does not like lawnmowers

Afternoon gang, Mkp sorry to hear about your mom. The center channel looks great. I thought i would share some pics of the new work station along with a project. Cleaned up for the wife to park in the garage. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Sorry to hear this Mark. We went through this with my Mom a few years ago. When my Dad said I'll take care of you till the day we die, he meant it. My Dad has 7 children trying to convince him to put her in a nursing home, he put her in one for a weekend, and said they weren't caring for her so he brought her back home. Looking back, I really admire what he did. She died in their home after a 16 year battle with Alzheimer's.

LMAO, Earthquake movie, i was in country Japan and saw this in their theater. Not bad for the 70s really. My formost memorable experience was in this Japanese theater, the movie "Midway".....yeah, whole theather PACKED/sold out with the people of Japan. Me/my shipmate sitting a FULL one head higher than anyone in the theater, were getting a little "Snear"/"Eye" once in a wile. I at the time, was on the Midway. I do miss those days, Japan is really a pretty cool place, keep in mind there are still signs on a few businesses that state, "No Round Eyes"

Evening gang Ha, just rolled out of the horizontal movie watchin position, and find the wife with the dessert box going to town on "My carrot cake", not being to one to really say anything i quickly grabbed a fork. Good carrot is hard to find

Party starts tomorrow night in the tiki bar at home! Don't be hatin' on us!

Yep! We've got it going on...again at Rodney's Place. Good food, good music good fun!

Buddy Guy now and Robert Cray was just on. Good stuff.

Currently watching Palladia. They have a Crossroads Guitar festival on. Lots of great guitarists starting with Clapton. Great show so far.

Damn Mark.....you really needed a video of that......would have been great to see that.... Still working on cleaning up the house/audio gear.....man the dust is awful.....the Dyson is on it... MKP :-) His wifey saw me looking, he was too busy, i peered over, smiled, then slowly lowered my head back down.

Hi. Current system is a Marantz 7701 pre amp, a Marantz MM7055 5 channel amp. Current speakers are all Klipsch, RF-7 II mains, RC-64 II center, RS-52 II surrounds. Sub is a HSU VTF-15H MK2. Considering adding a 2 channel amp to go from a 5.1 to a 7.1 set up. Cost about 1000-1400. Room is 24x24. Will additional sound justifie cost? Another option considering is stay with the 5.1 system and upgrade surround speakers to the RS-62II's. Or just run with what I have. Opinions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frgENbP1lYY Some clown in Sacramento was dragged into court He shot his lawnmower, it disobeyed, it wouldn't start Might makes right, it's the American way They fined him $60 and sent him on his way You know some people Don't take no shit Maybe if they did They'd have half a brain left You know some people Don't take no shit Maybe if they did They'd have half a brain left

Morning yet again gang Chorizzo packed well into belly. Pub/Costco/Pub/home.....there, that is the plan. If i do not have a Libation under the belt before Costco, i tend to buy Cookies, and dam good ones too.

We have learned over the years, sample everything, bring home the tasty ones. My, "Our" favorite thing when staying downtown @ the Hyatt, i order one of everything on the dessert menu. We do not eat it all, just pick and choose the one that goes home with us next day

I had to take OCharley's up on their free pie Wednesday a while back, I was surprised how good their carrot cake was.

Evening gang Good dinner under the Belt, and the Belly is happy once again Almost feel normal again...WHoo-Yaa. Costco run/ Polish breakfast for sunday morn. Saw on the news PowerBall is up there again, id be just fine with 5 outta 6, not stingy here. Ripped down to the local Hagi-mart and picked up a few tickys. I do have a liking for "Chance". Now about that Carrot cake, sitting all lonely in the reffer, just cannot be permitted.........

Sancho man, what's happening. Not going to pm you like awhile back. Hope you are all well. The little one's especially. Well can say from first hand experience, I just had a couple of sips from the apple pie moonshine that, there is something to it. Have to find out later but chasing it with a couple more or 2 Stella. HAD more to say but, it may have just tamed me a bit.:

Hummmm, Hot Chocolate, have not had that for awile, think i'll try that. That or pickle juice My wife strains and saves Clausen pickle juice and stores it in the fridge. When I get a leg cramp she makes me drink a shot of pickle juice. It makes no sense, but the salty brine seems to immediately address a cramp. Sort of like Amish Gatorade.

Having carefully measured post spacing at 8' with a 12" post hole I then assured that the post was plumb and just kissing the mason string before adding 160 lbs of sakcrete to the hole. What I didn't do was make sure that the lateral spacing of the posts was correct in order to use 16 foot 2 x 4 top caps and 16 foot 2 x 10 bottom kick / rot boards so they would meet in the middle of the post. A 12" hole leaves a lot of room for error! This is not a one man job in the rain and then the rubber band holding the post level breaks; screw this, time for a drink.

Anyway........ Mark....let me tell ya, we don't run out of coffee....ever.... The Boss is all over it. If it's less than two pounds in the stash she's on it... She has a deal worked out with the local DD manager..... When she goes to get coffee it's a 100 bones.... This is the Boss's coffee stash.... four accross.....four deep....and the one lone de-caf..... Check in later... MKP :-) GUILTY... However I was not prepared for the broken friggin coffee pot. When Mark said we will stop for coffee on the way to work, I said I am going to the store NOW...show stopper... We have shopped for coffee pots for years. Just like toasters. You find one you like but the reviews are bad. Sometimes I think people just want to b!tch, but sometimes the bad reviews are right. Every coffee pot we have gotten over the last 20 years has cost more than $150. None have lasted more than a couple years. This time I win. Got a Mr coffee basic 12 cup pot for $15. DONE. maybe I will buy another one for a back-up. Maybe another grinder too. Self insurance Did MKP :-) ever tell you that he did not drink coffee before hooking up with me? Lol

Good After Noon folks.. It's a quiet Sunday here. Doing laundry, listening to whatever Pure Music and iTunes decides it wants to play, Oh those obscure songs that come out of know where

That turned out awesome

I've owned a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited since new. 240,000 miles and still going strong. Only year they did a 5.9 L was the '98 3 sets of tires, 4 water pumps, 2 power steering pumps, 1 alternator, 5 batteries, motor mounts, radiator fan, new axle and rear end but other than that, it's been great..... Just Empty Every Pocket

If it is a long term buy you can't go wrong with the Jeep, and especially the Rubicon...I have found them very reliable, tough as nuts, and high re-sale.... Buy yourself a gently used one, and benefit even more.

The same group also owns Ferrari and Maserati but you don't hear people whining about that. The Jeep transmissions are actually the same ones that were in $750,000 Mercedes supercars. I have zero complaints about mine other than the tire pressure gauge is finnicky.

Eventually your dad will see the need and appreciate at least a regular visit from a trained care giver. It's tough for y'all, been there and done it once already.

Welcome back Joined 5+ years ago i see. One question, have you pizzed off any neighbors as of yet? No? Well have we got a deal for you, chime in daily too see how we as a collective can (and will) help you spend your way into you're first visit from the neighbor(s). Boy have you come (Back) to the right place.

"apple pie moonshine" I think we still have a bottle of that from our Mo run last year.

Afternoon(late) gang I see my wife just rolled in, see if i can talk her into some eggs or something. Been munching on Pickles from the "SalsaMan" hot/spicy. Trying to figure out what to eat to kill this Bug in the belly My New Years Libation

Damn Mark.....you really needed a video of that......would have been great to see that.... Still working on cleaning up the house/audio gear.....man the dust is awful.....the Dyson is on it... MKP :-)

^^^^^^^^^Looking good Nick my man^^^^^^^^^ MKP :-)

Afternoon all. Different sort of a day ... visited 2 friends in 2 different hospitals. It's good to do stuff like that but ya hate to see people hurting. On the other hand, we're home now and we did what we could. Prayers for our friends. MKP ... sorry about your mom. Mine went through the same thing a few years ago. You're doing what you can. Later folks ................

Because they're awesome. Unless you're going to scratch it all up every weekend on stupid tight woods trails where you need the tightest turning ratio possible, there's no need for a two door. If you're worried about breakover angle, then lift it and put bigger tires on. They're more stable and look better when you do that vs. the 2 door anyway. That blue Rubicon sure is pretty, but in my opinion, it is absolutely retarded to buy a Rubicon if you are not planning on abusing it. Kind of like all those idiots that had Vettes when I was a kid and drove them like they were driving a Rolls Royce My buddies had $,500 self mapping GPS systems with flat screens the size of your PC monitor to go down to Sothern Ohio. You can go back in for 50 miles down there so it pays if you want to play. My one buddy even had a tug of war where he drug a Semi Tractor across the lot with his H-1 Roger My poor 67 Vette went through the eyes at 12.20 seconds and 116.4 MPH granny shifting and I drove it on the street to work. God it was thrilling to get about 150 miles to the tank on Sunoco 260. JJK

Otherwise the idea that mine has poor road manners is laughable. Keep telling yourself that and maybe it will come true. Anything made for off road use will differ from the normal passenger vehicle.

Well i did not expect to be back in the grove too quickly myself, im thinkin it was that Pickle that cured all.

Im sure it's Tim. Warhouse is full of goodies, everyone within a hundred miles should go get an education. Klipsch is by far NOT the only speakers in stock. Tim pretty much told me his one man mission is to save dated audio, and he is doing very well at it. Bring check book because Tim WILL work with you, you aint leaving empty handed. See if i can dig up some Pic's of his place........

New and good used amps are pretty equal in SQ. Save some coins when possible and put it toward some other stuff.

Afternoon Gang---again Was getting a nice lil Nap in, awake to Banging, more Banging, WTF? Get my slippers on and hear the wife next door yelling at her young husband, FELL BETTER YET? WELL ? GO AHEAD, HIT IT AGAIN, Wham/Bam, every "Hit" sounded a little different. I look over the fence, guy is beating the Chit out his lawnmower w/5Lb sledge :o Ah, The Burbs Hummm, Hot Choclate....hummm

Good afternoon everyone..........good to hear he is ok Mark.... What a wild and crazy bunch over there !! On your feeling better.......well, I noticed you do indulge in very rich foods ! Todd, I hope you will join me and Pezz this evening over in RTM. Is it time to unveil the AHBB 3rd album tonight? We'll be with you on that should you decide... See you there hopefully, around 8PM eastern.... ......Gary

Personally if you aren't getting the atmos towers I'd get the 260 over the 280 and spend the saved money and skip the 440c and get the 450c. Get you some surrounds and a nice little sub and you'll be golden! (Or copper )

So you are saying if one of these were the absolute best sounding speakers that you had ever heard, you would have these in your living room? I wouldn't.