Seadog

RIP Charlie.

I guess there can be no congregating in the sweet spot LOL.

Yes, and we have another 3-day holiday weekend coming up.

My parents (both 85) live in Montgomery County (same county as Conroe). The county does not have a mask mandate in effect, and my dad reports that only about 20% of people out and about are wearing masks, and in general people are not respecting social distancing recommendations there. Harris County to the south (Houston) has a mask order in effect. Cross the county line and put on your mask. Sounds like a good plan to me.

I guess that means I'll have to cancel that trip to Hippie Hollow.

Couldn't be any worse than the 70s colors like avocado, gold and burnt orange.

But becoming just as vilified.

I live in Tarrant county. In general, I don't like mandates, but I have no issue with this one. I don't go out often, but I always wear a mask when out. Mandates like this I suppose are necessary because a lot of people are at best inconsiderate in public. Yesterday, I had to run to Lowes to get necessities (muriatic acid, fire ant poison) and while checking out, the guy behind me with no mask moved forward to the register while I was still waiting for my receipt (from his clearly marked wait position in the line). I turned and he was within two feet of me. I said, "let me get my stuff and get out of your way". He said "no problem". I turned and said, "yes there is a problem, you are right on my butt" (I may have used the a-word). End of vent, back to regular SWAG programming.

As the SWAG approaches I may reconsider, but as of today I plan to go. If it appears that I will be putting myself or my family at risk by attending, I will not attend. I am extremely cautious, so much so that my wife calls me a covidiot, but is meeting up with friends at the SWAG (with pre-screening, masking, social distancing in effect) any more risky than ordinary activities such as going to the supermarket and Home Depot, filling up at the local gas station, getting a haircut, going to the dentist, etc? This assumes you are not in a high risk category, which I am not.

Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Stevie Ray Vaughan David Gilmour Mark Knopfler Johnny Winter Chuck Berry Eddie Van Halen Buddy Guy Jimmie Vaughan Omar Dykes Ted Nugent Michael Schenker Randy Bachman Mick Jones Vivian Campbell Adrian Vandenberg Frank Hannon C.C. DeVille Stephen Stills David Crosby Graham Nash Tommy Shaw B.B. King Robert Lockwood Jr. Clarence Gatemouth Brown Chris Duarte Billy Gibbons Tom Scholz Robbie Blunt Mick Mars Keith Richards Ronnie Wood Steve Morse Nita Strauss Dave Hlubek Elliot Easton Willie Nelson Neil Young Stevie Van Zandt Joe Perry Neal Schon Sammy Hagar Joe Walsh Dickey Betts John Prine Steve Earle Taj Mahal Steve Miller Roger Waters Bruce Springsteen Joe Ely Waylon Jennings Delbert McClinton Bonnie Raitt

So picturesque!

Are those the views out of your home windows?

Wow, that is amazing!

No doubt, Zappa was largely overlooked as an excellent guitarist. Probably due to the humor or satire in most of his stuff.

Live at Roni Scotts is great on many levels. Sound quality, performance. Tal Wilkenfeld shows her chops on the bass too.

Great story. I bought my first Klipsch speakers (KG4's) from Marvin Electronics in 1985. Paul Klipsch came back to town for a presentation, but unfortunately, I missed seeing him (am still jealous that a friend of mine at the time got to meet him that evening). I did buy the demo speakers off the showroom floor a few days later. Marvin Electronics used to be a great place to see and hear good audio gear. They closed in 2012. There are no establishments quite like that any longer in Fort Worth as far a I know.

HFCS wasn't really used much until the '70s. Fake maple syrup was better back then, as was Coke, Dr. Pepper, etc., etc.

Of course they will. But it will be a little more difficult because the branding is more than a label, it is the shape of the bottle. I suppose they will change to a generic bottle and scrap the inventory of current bottles. The store shelves will never look the same with all of these changes. BTW, Mrs. B. is my favorite syrup if when I (rarely) use syrup. My dad would use none other when I was a kid. But he would also put peanut butter on his pancakes and then pour on the Mrs. B.

Wrong bingo night LOL.

Yeah, I was kind of looking in the background for a Khorn or maybe some audio gear.

Never drilled an M1 receiver and probably never would do it to modify a standard M1. I have considered finding an M1C sniper version with the factory drilled mounting holes. My CMP Special can hold groups much better than I can shoot just using the standard peep sights. I did shoot 94/100 off-hand in a match one time when the stars aligned.

I think I would just sand the cabinets and paint them black if those were mine.

I rented a cabin on this property last Fall when I was deer hunting near Nacogdoches, Texas.

Sunday Brunch at Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch Restaurant in Carmel. My wife and I visited last September.

If I'm cooking, it is usually outdoors, and I will be listening to music through my Klipsch rock speaker.