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Paul Wesley

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  1. I'm not anti-digital or anti-keyboard. I own weighted and semi-weighted keys, plus a few rack mount libraries and a one or two software libraries. They're amazing. But if I had a 7-year old who was showing any kind of interest, I'd make sure I had a "real" option...whether a crap upright or a 9-foot grand. And yes, that guy's comparison video is a COMPLETELY different question. I will absolutely concede that the difference between "real" through a speaker and "digital" through that very same speaker is negligible. But if you were ****in the room**** with him, and he played a beautiful piece of music, the difference in EMOTIONAL CONTENT between the sound of a 7-foot grand vs the sound of a little 6.5" speaker (no matter how good the modeling) -- that difference is gargantuan.
  2. Tricking people on a recording (software vs real instrument) is easy, because you're comparing the sound of something through a speaker to the sound of something else through a speaker. But if you brought us into someone's living room blindfolded and made us guess if we were hearing a digital keyboard though consumer-grade speakers or a real piano, we'd hear and feel the difference 1000 times out of 1000. I agree with a lot of what you wrote. But if the question is "What would inspire my kids?" then my answer is a real piano - even a crappy low-value upright like the one that inspired me. edit to add: if the kids are making a lot of noise on it, then I'd say they're inspired. They'll either get better or give it up.
  3. A real piano will inspire your kids in a way that an electronic keyboard will not. There is something about a real, actual string vibrating that resonates in the soul. Sound coming out of a speaker doesn't do it. Get a 72-key keyboard as a do-not-disturb option, but don't sell the real thing. My .02
  4. fire everyone
  5. Fuck these announcers and fuck this league
  6. Wait, are we doing Canadian one-hitters? I have two of those. First one may not meet the criteria for the thread, but I can name only one song of his, and it has one of the best closing lines ever. "If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die." And one more from the glory days of MTV. It's 80's cheese, but I love it anyway.
  7. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-shot-not-heard-round-the-world/ Great article on Elmo Henderson, who appears throughout that movie as Foreman's hype man and sparring partner.
  8. What a great 80's tune. It's amazing. They only had one hit, but that whole record was pretty solid, and Baerwald had a few more gems in his subsequent solo records.
  9. Tom Cochrane has said in interviews that he was on his way to the studio to do that vocal when he heard of John Lennon's murder. It's a brilliant song.
  10. I think it's a legal play. I also think it's rotten as fuck to take away a KU TD for a veeeery marginal hold 20 yards away from the play while ignoring OU receivers holding on the edge right in front of the runner.... like, for example, just a few snaps ago.
  11. I rewound to see it. You are going to be shocked to hear this: It was nowhere close to the play, and it was a pretty soft call.
  12. Deej, sorry to hear this. You lost mobility because of a nerve injury, or because the joints were affected by fractures? I'm sure you can come up with a work-around.... either a splint that holds those fingers in extension, or a way to tether them to your long finger so they're out of your way. On your team.
  13. Very nice. Congrats on documenting all of this. The scream at the beginning of "waiting" is solid. That Daltrey fellow has got nothing on you.
  14. A lot of deaths are happening because people mix their street-bought Xanax with alcohol -- something they've done recreationally for years -- except now that black-market "Xanax" is actually fentanyl. ...the exact same reckless shit that young people have been doing for generations -- taking a bar of what they think is Xanax (or whatever) at a party... that same action is suddenly WAY more lethal.
  15. Like, say - hypothetically- the chief legal advisor in Texas had multiple felony indictments for corruption, but kept winning elections?
  16. We need “Surly Guitar Recon” t-shirts for Chad and BMF to wear to museums and conventions.
  17. link to an astros radio internet stream?
  18. Thanks for the nice review. We do a lot of string sessions. In 2021, we've probably done as many orchestral sessions as all other genres combined. We did one today. I can't take any credit for the results other than I know a lot of talented players from the string community, and I work with a great engineer. I would be happy to hook you up with arrangers, players, or whatever.
  19. Yeah, the rule exists to make wide receivers fight through the DB at line of scrimmage… instead of getting free release by just running off the field of play and then back on again. … which is exactly what happened. It was a bullshit I-saw-it-and-I-called-it-but-then-again-fuck-it-nevermind no-call that gifted OU 30+ yards of field position and possession of the ball (and ultimately 7 points).
  20. The ref on that side of the field threw his hat down during the play to signal that the receiver ran out. Then the booth reviews it and we watch the OU receiver clearly run out of bounds. Then they ruled it a catch. Instead of putting their shell-shocked punt team and defense right back on the field, they got to keep the ball, settle the team down, get 7 points, and stay in the game. It was as big a momentum swing as there could be.
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