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  1. LOL! I've got a new song to dig on. It used to be 'My Favorite Things' from the sound of music. ooooooo the angry klipsh forum.... catchy. very. woo
  2. A dog limps into the bar, and the bartender asks the dog what's his business. The dog replies, "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw"
  3. Scratch the arguments, please. How about a joke? Descartes walks into a bar, and the bartender asks, 'Well, hello Rene, would you like a beer?' Descartes replies, 'I think not', and disappears.
  4. A bottle of Strega, please. oh.. and please, do you have a menu with some good arguments on it? woo
  5. ---------------- On 11/20/2003 11:02:11 AM fini wrote: Kelly, May Max join us? I can bring a fruity Beaujolais... fini ---------------- Goodness, can I join you as well? I enjoy hanging out with folks who've shed their religious craziness. I'll bring the ghost of E.M.Forster and we'll all have a good ole time. Woo
  6. This is a pic of me playing a wedding a couple of months ago. Full sun in my face, 20mph wind, Badh Preludes and fugues and Debussy. (notice the country decor bricks). Behind me (you can't see them) was an appreciative chorus of cows providing an interesting obligato. Forrest
  7. ---------------- On 11/9/2003 12:52:24 PM joshnich wrote: I bought a pair from a guy on ebay who ended up being a forum member. He sells them for cheaper than you can get them from Klipsch. His email address, if my records are correct is bcrites@cswnet.com which is also his ebay user name. Josh ---------------- This is great advice! The email is to Bob Crites, and he recently repaired a Cornwall tweeter I shipped to him. It was back in my hands and sounding sweet within the week. The price was great, too. You should do this if you don't want the DIY route. Forrest
  8. ---------------- On 10/28/2003 3:57:24 AM jt1stcav wrote: Can't wait to hear your recording! Wish I had a website devoted to my dad's residence pipe organ. Well, at least you can see the stoplist to the 1983 G. Tidwell & Sons, Opus 1, 19 rank instrument: Great: 8' Diapason 8' Rohrgedeckt 8' Dolce/Unda Maris* 4' Octave 4' Holzgedeckt 2' Fifteenth III Mixture 8' Trumpet Swell: 16' Bourdon Doux 8' Viola/Celeste* 8' Gedeckt 4' Principal 4' Kleingedeckt 4' Harmonic Flute 2 2/3' Twelfth 2' Waldflute 1 3/5' Tierce 1 1/3' Larigot 8' Hautbois 8' Vox Humana 4' Holzregal Pedal: 16' Subbass 16' Lieblichgedeckt 8' Principalbass 8' Bourdon 4' Choralbass 4' Stopped Flute 16' Contra Bassoon 8' Bassoon *2 ranks on same stop key. Can be played seperately or together. ---------------- Damn, now THAT'S a toy! It's great that he didn't skimp on the strings or reeds. So many smaller instruments do. And I love the do-it-yourself mixture on the Swell. Tremolos on both the great and swell? Thanks for posting this. Forrest
  9. Tai Chi Chuan (have done this for many many years)
  10. Wow, you lucky dog. As a lover of organ music I'm jealous. Can you, will you publish the stop list here? (a lot of work and I'll understand if you don't). Keep us posted on the project. Forrest
  11. ---------------- On 10/26/2003 6:01:52 PM garymd wrote: Actually, there is so much music I want to buy and I end up buying something I have many, many versions of already. It was worth it though. ---------------- I've been doing something that is a complete departure from my usual routine. I've been buying music suggested here, mostly of female jazz vocalists. This past month I've picked up 'Take Love Easy' - Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass 'Dinah Washington in the land of Hi Fi' Murray Perahia - Bach's Goldberg Variations Admittedly, that last one ain't jazz by any stretch, and I'm familiar with the Goldberg Variations, but for 2.99??? What a score! Murray Perahia is an excellent intrepeter as well. I heard a female vocalist on Jazz After Hours (NPR).. Diane Reeves. I'm looking for her work next. Gary, you turned me on to some excellent jazz and that is seeing heavy play. As far as Dead LP's go.. I've got all of em, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Most were bought new and well cared for, and all are still in the boxes downstairs even though I haven't had a turntable for some time now. The only dead LP that I bought that wasn't new was Garcia's first solo project, the cover being the american flag theme with his arm coming up through it. Even though it was used when I bought it, it is still in very good condition. Hell, I've even got about 200 or so albums of my mom's that she gave me (a few years ago) from the late 40's, 50's, and early 60's. Now that I'm reading about titles fetching >100 in some cases, I'm itching to check out what's down there in those boxes. I need to get a turntable. In many ways I'm luckier than a man (that still has to work) has a right to be! well, gotta go, Forrest
  12. Amazing what you'll find at target. You know you're old when 'touch of grey' is on the music rotation at Ace Hardware. LOL My two favorite studio albums are Ace and Blues for Allah. Forrest
  13. I've bought one pair of Heresys and two pair of Cornwalls through EBAY, and all of those transactions have been great; of course, each time I had to get over the I-can't-believe-I-sent-that-much-money-to-a-total-stranger feeling. Best of luck in your search. forrest
  14. Nickel Creek - This Side Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - a live CD of their gig at the Hight Sierra Festival, 7/7/2001. And, even though it was recorded in 1993, it was just made available to me recently... Arvo Part - 'Te Deum' performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Hauntingly beautiful and dark.
  15. ---------------- On 10/11/2003 4:38:33 PM garymd wrote: Well, it looks as though I will be the owner of these speakers but not for a few days. The current owner had a death in the family and will be away for a few days but assured me we had a deal. He will be the proud owner of a pair of BO$E AM5s for his new apartment as trade. I really hate to part with the BO$E as they were a gift I recieved about 15 years ago. Of course they are in mint condition since they haven't been used in 14 1/2 years. Not farm animals Fini, but you see the similarity. They kind of sound like farm animals. Actually, the seller is pretty excited about getting his new apartment speakers. I saved him a trip to the mall and about $1,000. ---------------- WAH! I love stories like this. Way to go, Gary. Keep us posted on the sound of these new speaks. Forrest
  16. ---------------- On 9/30/2003 2:10:33 PM mobile homeless wrote: This is the FIRST installment of a JAZZ FEMALE VOCALISTS thread. Ok.... I actually have a good quality CD sonically that happens to have some nice work as well; it's sitting about two feet away, always a good thing; thus, it goes first in line. Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass - Take Love Easy (Pablo - 1973) This Pablo Records release is an excellent recording, even on digital. It was recorded in LA in 1973 and is the work of excellent and tastful guitarist, JOE PASS, alongside the even more legendary ELLA FITZGERALD. IT is the first of several sessions from them and probably the BEST. The intimacy here is really evident and comes across in this recording. This is so subtle and sublime, it's almost three-dimensional. It's the kind of performance, that if seen live, you would hear a pin drop, even in an NYC club filled to the brim, drinks on the tables. kh ---------------- Just got this CD today. I special ordered the disc based on your recommendation, and oh my is this fine! After spending the better part of the day listening to French organ music (Boellmann, Guilmant, Saint-Saens, Gigout), complex, dense, loud, bombastic and in your face, this is the perfect ease-into-the-early-hours aural caress. And you are correct, the quality of the recording is superb. Thanks Kelly, Forrest
  17. ---------------- On 10/4/2003 1:39:25 AM IndyKlipschFan wrote: I will second the lessons...either through DVD or VHS... You will learn faster,, do it at your pace when you need to slow down or speed up and have it availiable when YOU want to do it too. A good 30 min every day in a month or so you will be on your way.. Also 150- 200 for a good beginners Guitar, also is my suggestion. Look at the Guitar Center. ---------------- Great suggestions so far. There are many really fine musicians that haunt this forum. I'll give yet another couple of pieces of advice, and if I say so, these are REALLY important. Get a beginner's instrument to start, but make sure the intonation up and down the neck is true and that the tone is reasonably satisfactory. Take a good player that you know to help you find that good instrument. Pay one to do it for you if you have to, it's *that* important. No matter your level of skill, a crappy sounding instrument will always sound crappy. And a major part of learning music is 'teaching the ear'. Don't handicap yourself with a bad sounding, out of tune instrument. 2nd point. Learn how to tune your guitar and ALWAYS play in tune. Electronic tuners are great, and you should own one, but also learn to do it by ear. Forrest
  18. I did a cut and paste of a reply I sent more than a few months back ... hope it comes through ok. about the original post... I had seen this before (the bill of no-rights) and knew something was missing. As with all internet 'lore' it is written to promote a way of thinking. This thinking below is Republican/Libertarian (except for the part which promotes a xenophobic worldview, ie. us good/them bad way of thinking). What is missing? It's really interesting to point this out.. but in the original 'bill of no rights' article (don't trust me, read it yourself at http://www.snopes.com/language/document/norights.htm ) article VIII reads: ARTICLE VIII: You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat. Sometimes what is not said is more important than what *is* said. Just as Christians leave out the parts of the bible that make them uncomfortable or just don't 'fit' in this modern world (like epilepsy being caused by demons or the visually impaired not being able to be allowed into the inner 'sanctum', or women commanded to keep their heads covered and mouths shut while in church, etc), so the current version of this internet lore leaves out the original Article VIII, appends a xenophobic article to replace it. What does that tell me? What was, in your head, the color of the skin of those folks whom are described as needing housing, health care, transportation and color TV's, pool tables and weight rooms without working? In my mind they were people of color (I'm not proud of that, btw), or prisoners (our proud nation's biggest expenditure on free housing for the poor and people of color). However, statistics prove they are OVERWHELMINGLY white, women, and single parents working 50+ hours per week and still not making it. Astonishingly however, free education seems to be supported in this bill of no rights. I applaud that! Good for the writer! Maybe there were some people of color who got this particular forward, I can't tell. Forrest (daily confronted with his own racist leanings) ------------------------ and now, since a comment by Gary made me think of it... on a much lighter note Spielberg was considering a movie about the lives of the three great composers of the German-Austrio-Hungarian tradition. He approached three great actors, Dineiro, Hanks, and Schwarzenegger. Tom Hanks, an ardent admirer of the classic tradition, wanted to be Beethoven. Dineiro, a fan of the neo-classical romantic tradition, wished to play Brahms. Spielberg went to Arnold and asked him to play the third composer. Arnold said, "OK. I'll be Bach" ------------------------
  19. ---------------- On 9/28/2003 10:45:09 AM boomac wrote: My wife went to the Springsteen Concert last night. She came home at 10:15 PM and ended my jazz listening session rather early. I guess it wasn't her idea of a fun night either. Her comments: Male/female ratio looked like six to one. Groups of guys everywhere. He mumbled through most songs. Couldn't understand a thing. Couldn't see much from the box. It was loud. I asked if there was electricity in the air and she relpied, 'no and I'm really glad I didn't pay $76 for that ticket' ---------------- I saw Springsteen twice, and although I'm a fan of his songwriting, his concerts were examples of poorly mixed sound. An unattentive sound man can ruin a show. What a shame. $76.00... jeez. Strange the guy/girl ratio was so lopsided. glad you had a good time! Forrest
  20. ---------------- On 9/29/2003 1:27:29 PM shload wrote: Looking at some Cornwalls to match with my Ideal Innovations Stereo50 tube amp. I have RB-5ii at this time. Been told that the Cornwalls will give more of a PA sound vs a more refined audio sound of the 5's. Any thoughts on this, music tastes lean toward jazz and some classic rock. Thanks for any info. Joe ---------------- I bought my first set of Cornwalls to use as a PA system. 'PA' means sound reinforcement to me. See the thread 'Another New Klipsch user..." by Woodog. I first bought a set of heresys to use in the church auditorium (about 1300 - 1500 square feet, very high ceilings). The Heresys didn't have enough 'ooomph' for the large room, but I LOVED the midrange. So I went to Cornwalls next and kept the Heresys as side-fill. PERFECT. They can fill that space with the London Smphony Orchestra or a string quartet. They serve as stereo speakers, PA speakers (lectures, small musical ensembles, keyboards for church service). I would never run electric basses through them or mic drums. Overkill, ya know? I loved em so much I had to have a pair for my home to replace my Bose 901s, which suddenly sounded lifeless and uninteresting in comparison (imagine that). My home listening room is 12' x 20' and the corwalls are magical there. I can hurt myself with good clean volume and chest pounding bass if I want (I don't, btw), but what I like best is the really wonderful quality of low volume listening. It is so pure and well defined. Ya really need to listen to them even though I bought my first pair never having heard them. I love em. my $.02, Forrest
  21. maaaaaaannnn... you are in for some seriously good listening. Enjoy and welcome. forrest
  22. ---------------- On 9/24/2003 9:22:58 AM garymd wrote: Of course the other suggestions are good as far as getting the heresys now then trading up when you have the cash and a bigger room, but don't think cornwalls are just heresys with more bass. They're heresys with more everything. P.S. Roll away the dew. ---------------- I think that if you get Heresys, you will love 'em. However, as Gary said, Cornwalls ARE that much better. They can put out some serious volume as well as being the best low-volume speaker I've ever heard. to sum up some comments with which I agree. *My concern is that if I really like the Heresys I will immediately begin lusting after a pair of Cornwalls > You will. why not ultimately get both? *the cornwalls are stand alone speaks, if you can, wait, and save. the cornwalls have all of everything you will ever need > yep. Watch on Ebay for a pair of corns you can drive to get > patience is a virtue in this case. best of luck. I've been a Cornwall owner/admirer since July/2003. I'm still amazed at how fine these speakers are. Just wait till you've experienced some Phil bombs through them. forrest
  23. comments deleted since decision has been made. forrest
  24. ---------------- On 9/23/2003 1:46:13 PM edster00 wrote: Woodog, Shoot me an email if you ever head down to the Atlanta area...you would be welcome to hear a pair of SET amps with my K-horns. It is not a bad drive, ~4½ hours, I drove to Bowling Green to pick up a pair of '63 Cornwalls this spring. ---------------- This is an invite I'll not pass up! Thanks! forrest
  25. ---------------- On 9/23/2003 1:15:34 PM dodger wrote: ---------------- On 9/23/2003 12:58:54 PM Woodog wrote: *blink* uhmmmmmm... well, about set amps that is... I wish I could hear one. Anybody near Bowling Green, KY that has a set amp or push-pull amp or any type of tube amp to which I might be allowed to listen? The *only* experience with tube amps I have is my Fender Twin.. the hotter it gets, the sweeter it sounds. forrest (experentially challenged) ---------------- Hello: The Fender is a nice amplifier. Is it one of the pre-CBS or after? Win dodger ---------------- Hello to you Dodger. I always enjoy your posts, even the 'not so fun to write' ones. The Twin is post CBS I think. 135 watts, 10 tubes, 2 12" speakers. I bought it in 1981, and I think it was about 5 years old at the time. It is still totally stock, and still sounds great. It is HEAVY and a workhorse. I don't currently use it as I'm more of a keyboard player than a guitarist these days, but I do let a guitar playing friend use it on a regular basis. His american made telecaster sounds super sweet through it (of course, his exceptional playing helps too). forrest
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