Marvel

It wasn't David Lindley was it? He played slide on a lot of early Jackson Browne and is a hot steel player. Gotta go for nwo, but I'll be back this afternoon.

Morning Michael! 1940s Kalamazoo Oriole. In other words, it was a Gibson second and they painted over it. I stripped all the old ugly paint and put new tuners on it. It had a Gobson logo under the paint but I couldn't save it. I only paid $40 for it. The single coil has incredible tone. It's a fun little instrument, but I wish I could do a better job playing it. [:'(]

I still have roses blooming in the back yard, although it did manage to hit 45 degrees early Fri. morning.

Isn't that the point, to fool the amp?

The 12x4 is the rectifier, so it's critical in that sense. I'm sure Mark will chime in here, but he would know best what you need to check out. Or you could send him an email. He probably knows every trace and wire in those and could tell you in his sleep. Bruce

I picked up my LS in my 98 Blazer. There was enough space between the rear wheel wells for them to be on their backs crossways. I folded the back seat down and put in a piece of particle board, that fit the entire space. This covenered the irregularities of the seat pieces, etc. so I could just slide them in on a blanket. Was very easy to do.

Sometimes these just fade away and at others they stop for no real reason. fini has been known to be a thread killer on here, but it may just be he got in the last word and it could have been anyone. I don't have much stored in the house, but I have a small storage barn (12x24) just packed with junk. A lot of old computer stuff from school that we ere thowing out. I think finally got rid of all the excess monitors... giving them to friends who had theirs die. Anything to recycle some of these things. I still have a nice dual cpu server, BUT they are only 300Mhz CPUs. Not much use is taking up space with that sicne you can get better, faster hardware the size of a shoebox now. For a lot less money. Bruce

Just a hint of change starting here in North Georgia. Foothills of the Smokies. I love it here. While visiting my mom in Wisc. one October, I stopped to visit friends over by Lacrosse. Beautiful small town with a lake in the middle, sits between three ridges and the Fall color was super. I kept thinking we could move back up here, it's beautiful. Then I remembered the 25-35 below zero parts of the year. Nah... Nice country Mark

OB, I'm just jerkin' your chain a bit. My plan is to live a lot longer, even if we are past the "middle ages" already. [] A 25 year old would certainly be too young. They have to at least be older than my daughter. The problem is the ones who are only 18 and are unbelievably, stunningly beautiful. At least on the outside. But I'm reallly not interested in them. Mainly because I want to keep my job.

That's how I got mine... okay, it was a small house out in the middle of NOWHERE! I had forgotten how FLAT Illinois is in many places.

The last place I worked, we had one mounted on a tether with electronics hooked up to it, tried to get the thing to fly with neural networks. We weren't having much success at it. Incredible video, wish it was higher res.

I've done that before, and found out that the music (or recording) just isn't any good, especially now that the system is so much better.

And that was in 1980....

You should make a clean template to use as a guide when routing. You can make the cut as clean as you have the talent. Leave the bottom part of the opening where the current opening is. The difficulty is that the piece is nailed in. You could hit nails on the top horizontal route. [] Not a good thing at all. Bruce

If I leave the taxes off the bill, mine is right at $.08. That matches pretty well with the map for Georgia. I'm right at the top of the state near Tennessee.

I think it's pretty sad that you think you're old at 58. I'm 57 and the girl I asked out (who said not right now) is only 31. Spent time talking with her today and we had some great laughs, so I'm just biding my time. Do you act like a grumpy old man all the time or is this just your Klipsch forum persona? I mean, it isn't even a full moon... If Amy were to delete the Prettiest Girl thread and all its photos, the server would only need half the drive space. I'm going to go eat supper and and ponder what a beautiful day it was at the college where I work every day.

Stop it...I'll get a puffed up head! [:$]

I think I need to answer this. My previous post needs to be seen in context with where I work. There are some great people on this forum who could very easily disagree with my point of view. I won't argure with them, that is not my intent. I didn't sign on to preach my message. My original post had been in partial response to some very young students views on love, not just the loss of a spouse. My idea of love at age 18 was pretty shallow too, as were most of the posts by students at the college where I work. This may sound trite, but I hope I am able to get along with just about anybody, and their own beliefs, often cause great conversation and friendly debate. If it turns sour, we need to step back from it. The college where I work is a part of denomination X, while I am in denomination Y. There are only two of us (denomination Y) on staff there. It has made it very interesting over the years. We agree on what we can agree on and agree to disagree on the rest. If they go home at night and think badly of me, that is their problem and not mine. I don't think badly of them. We have people on here from around the world, and while it may sound like I'm saying we just need a group hug, being nice to one another is a good thing. And... I feel so very lucky to have known my wife for 34 years, that it also gives me pause to even consider the idea of starting again. I might not be so 'lucky' next time. (Thomas Jefferson said he was a great believer in good luck. And the harder he worked, the more good luck he had.) And one last thing... I laugh a lot, really. Most days are really good, so if it sounds like I am wanting to throw a pity party, I'm not.

How close are you to Chattanooga? I'm just south of there, and can make Atlanta in an hour and a half or so. Bruce

The following was written by an engineer acquaintance of mine, while he was working on a plane that can fly 25k mph: Coxs Law of Morons A fundamental particle of nature with a very short half-life, except when in proximity to a large number of other morons. Then the wave-nature of the moron is exhibited in a mutual reinforcement which is destructive to surrounding matter. While the half-life of a substantial mass of morons is long, exposure to a highly energetic environment speeds the decay into more fundamental particles, the bum quark and the unemployon. Some of these particles recombine with other particles, some continue to exist in this state for a very long time, while others disappear from the universe completely. The Fundamental Law of Conservation of Incompetence assures us though, that new morons will appear spontaneously elsewhere in the universe.

Look what happens when I'm off here for a few hours (I do go to work during the day and we have been busy). You have to be yourself, and you also had better laugh every day. I also didn't always know what my wife wanted, but we were always honest with each other. Very honest. A female acquaintance of mine in Seattle told me not to be too honest, as it would scare off anyone I met or took out. The person I asked out said 'no, not right now,' yet I still have to talk with her as we work at the same college. I asked her if my honesty scared her any and she said not at all, it's the best way to be. Maybe I just get drawn to the beauties. She is a beauty too. Someone at the college posted a question about love, and what a spouse tells a new spouse or friend about their deceased spouse. If you read more, be forewarned that the whole of the argument is in a Christian context. This is what I posted: I was married to my wife for over thirty years. As I mentioned in [another thread], she passed away this past Christmas from Malignant Melanoma (a devastating skin cancer). The decision to love is so deeply rooted in Ephesians 5:21-33. Until you come to terms with this passage, you don't have a clue what love is about when speaking of someone of the opposite sex, and it can only really happen within the context of marriage. To love means a total surrender of oneself to the other party, i.e., your spouse. Until then it just isn't happening. It means never questioning their intent and surrendering to them in a way that shows you are making yourself vulnerable, never expecting anything in return. It is how Jesus treats us, having first died for us, that He now pours out His love on us whether we respond or not. It also requires an openness and honesty, a desire to squelch presupposing what the other person is thinking or how they will interpret what you say or do. That is not the same as refraining from some action that you know will hurt the other, but it means not playing games, i.e., he/she would expect me to say this so I will respond in this way so I get what I want. In actuality, they may not expect that at all, so the relationship becomes damaged all to quickly as each tries to second guess what the reactions and words of the other person means. I loved my wife imperfectly, but the best I knew how. I believe I could do better now, to love more completely, more perfectly. To be able to surrender more of myself to another person. A broken and ending relationship between two who are still alive is different than one where one has passed away. While I miss my wife greatly, in unimaginable ways, she is no longer here. My love continues for her. How could it not? A new relationship will not cause that love to stop. It's not like two boards stuck end to end where one stops and another begins, but one where the love for the one continues and the new relationship begins and perhaps love for them begins. I feel like I was only beginning to grasp what love is and how to love in the last five to ten years of our marriage. I still have her here in many ways, as I look at our children. The tenderness and immediate empathy my daughter shows others. Looking at her eyes. The varied temperaments of each of our sons. Their hair, mannerisms, sense of humor and intelligence. Their love of God. Barbara showed me how to love and was a great example to me and to others. I have boxes of cards and letters, telling me that, but I can't go back and read many of them yet. Maybe I never will. Most of all, the relationship has to be grounded in a deep love for Christ. Always seeking His will and having a detachment from the things of this world. "Sell all you have and distribute to the poor...and come, follow me." Matthew 18:22 We can't let our love of 'stuff' get in the way of how we should love Him. I have lots of stuff. We accumulated it over the years. It makes us comfortable, and in some ways is a part of us yet not us, but I don't want it to get in the way. At some point, one has to move on, and the struggle then is one of timing. You have to come to terms with the fact that starting a new relationship isn't a denial of the former. One shouldn't feel guilty about it. Nor should a new relationship be a replacement of the one lost. We are all different, each unique, with the gifts God has given us. But, as two friends have pointed out to me recently, I won't be bringing baggage to a new relationship, but experience and knowledge, for how we should care for and love one another. That lets it all out doesn't it? If anyone really wants to discuss this, you can send me an email. I can fill you in on the background. It doesn't need to be on here. If anyone is too weirded out by this, I'll edit it and take the text out. Just let me know.

I'll just smile and let that one slide. I know better. [] Ahhh Marvel....A true gentleman! I have always respected you and now I know why! Yes they want to be loved, helped, respected, and cared about....but they fantasize about the big burly guy in the leather and the Harley...most are afraid to admit it though. Of course woman are way smarter than men and no matter what we do we are always playing "catch up". I'm OK with it personally! I know what my wife fanasized about, and it wasn't the big burly guy. I think you just don't know the right women. My wife was brilliant, yet she thought I was the smartest man alive (we all know better- at least I know better on that point)

I'll just smile and let that one slide. I know better. []

For some reason, I knew you might say that... I mean, I was going to ask if you didn't...

Nah, deep down they all want the bad boys. Nope, they want to be respected and cared for.