Everything posted by ohchaucer
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Legit kitchen appliances & accessories
Yeah, I bought a cleaver from a nephew-in-law right when he was out of college. Just looked at what my collection was missing and picked the cleaver. I will say itās one of the sharpest and sturdiest tools I have in the kitchen. Could take off a finger tip and you wouldnāt even feel it for a couple of minutes.
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Old Fashioned Hamburger Stands
Ten Bears, you wouldnāt eat okra if it was deep fried in chocolate sauce. /Newman
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do you ever yearn?
What, this yellow stuff? I said mustard, Jerry. Dijon.
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The Guitar Pron Thread
Yeah. Just has it all. And that rhythm section with Daryl Johnson and Brady Blade aināt badā¦.. Mmmmmmmmmaple natural stain Yamaha recording custom drums.
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ACC Championship - #14 Louisville vs #4 FSU - 7pm on ABC
I can think of a few ways Grace could make an extra $80k and none of it has to do with science. Or school really.
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The Drums Pron Thread
Yeah for gigging/stage itās simpler to have bass drum mounted toms. The labyrinth of stands and the amount of set up time, etc.
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The Drums Pron Thread
Opinion of one: it donāt make a shit. But Iām certainly no sound engineer so I could be wrong. More aesthetic preference and might make a difference in set-up depending on drum sizes and configuration.
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do you ever yearn?
Yeah that's going to be a problem. It's gonna be a problem for them. This a clear violation of your rights as a consumer. It's an infringement on your constitutional rights. It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous.
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Tell me about New York City
Yeah, this is so right. People pay lots to do helicopter sightseeing - this is a mini version of it. And more often than not Iām traveling on my own (business trips) so a black car or Uber isnāt that much cheaper. A couple of times when I could only expense a āground transportationā equivalent, I expensed $125 and paid the difference and it was well worth it. Now I have no option but to take a (long) car ride back to stupid CT, lol.
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Mr. Tuberville goads to Washington
Are those⦠are those knee pads?!
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Joe Biden 2023: The Dark Brandon Rises
Just thinking about a hot, delicious quadruple quarter pounder is getting me thereā¦. Wait, you were talking about calories. Never mind.
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Show me your old Tacos (4Runner, FJ, Landcruiser, bronco etc)
That is really badass. My dad had a yellow one of those back in the day - hard to believe heād drive me and buddies around just jumping the bed of the truck. It also used to get stuck in reverse from time to time. Good memories. Iāve always thought it would be cool to restomod one. ETA: if thatās an 82 Iām surprised itās not Nissan badged - they switched in the US in 1981. Badass either way. My grandfather and uncle raced for Datsun and then Nissan back in the 70s and early 80s (Baja, etc). Here is my uncle driving the September 1983 Vegas-to-Reno race.
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Tell me about New York City
Yeah Blade has very limited luggage allowance, at least back when they first started. I probably wouldnāt do it on my dime but when Iāve had it paid for itās badass. Before we hit the burbs we were in Tribeca so jfk wasnāt terrible in a car but flying over the city and then being an 8 minute drive home is, as Ferris would say, so choice if you have the means. And Iāll second the notion that Lugerās is a ghost of what it used to be. Now itās just a tourist or business dinner to try and impress out of towners. Keens, Prime Meats, and many others are far superior these days. Of the chains, Iām partial to Smith & Wollensky (used to work across the street in midtown). Palm has gone way downhill, imo. Iām also fond of Old Homestead - not the best steak in town but great overall experience without quite the price tag of some others. St Anselm and Gallaghers also good. I like steak.
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The Guitar Pron Thread
Wow, I remember him as a poster but had no idea about any of the personal or āreal lifeā tragic part. Iām sorry that the overall group lost someone but very sorry that you were involved more intimately. I donāt want to presume but it sounds like you were a real help to him through some things.
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The Drums Pron Thread
I was gonna say three things- bearing edges (especially batter side), dents or cracks, and hardware in good shape. Other than that, have a sense of priorities (wood type, shell thickness, wrap vs stain, etc). You should also be familiar with mounting and stands comparability (eg, Pearl is different and proprietary, some Sonor are, etc). Definitely good to play first but Iāve bought lots of things online and been overall fine. (More for things like snares vs overall kits though.) Generally contemporary drums from any of the main companies are going to be of good quality and outside of recording, there diminishing returns above a certain point for maple kits. Of the big brands, Iām partial to Ludwig, followed by Gretsch. DW I think youāre paying for brand and endorser fanboy-ism. Yamaha is the gold standard overall - especially for recording (in my opinion) but only really at the higher end maple and hybrid. Tama also fine. I played Pearl for a little while and they are okay but the mounting/hardware and overall quality arenāt my cup of tea. If you want to go more niche I like Sonor, Noble & Cooley and C&C but all those are going to be expensive. Cruser, that is a sweet set. If I were buying a new kit that wasnāt a Yamaha any time soon, Iād be going straight for Ludwig classic maple. Great sounding kits and very nice finishes. G650 Iām happy to look at anything if you want a second set of eyes. Generally it sounds like you know enough to be plenty dangerous. And remember, as long as their structural integrity is good, most any drum can be tuned to sound great.
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Musicians you like and the music they like
I, for one, welcome our AI musical overlords.
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Favorite Drummers?
Iām not super familiar with Perkins but I like JA and love Porno for Pyros. The drums/percussion on āPetsā is fantastic.
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Legit kitchen appliances & accessories
::KitchenAid has entered the chatā¦
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Hey Steel Shank!
This like dripping the Mona Lisa on this thread. Like whereās the paper plate sketch version?
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A story about a pathetic man's downfall [34 Felony Convictions]
Iād argue if I could, BV.
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A story about a pathetic man's downfall [34 Felony Convictions]
Ah, dammit⦠must resist!⦠oh, well: 3,2,x,1,4
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Show me your old Tacos (4Runner, FJ, Landcruiser, bronco etc)
Thatās a great truck and Iām jealous if that AND the gap year plan. Ah to be single and young again. But agree you might more of an ARB-like integrated bumper and grill guard. Otherwise youāre most likely dealing with what they call over on ih8mud a ādamage multiplier.ā Of course, they are pretty snobby Land Cruiser and Taco crowd.
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The Drums Pron Thread
Just as an aside, I think right now is the first time in my (way too many) years (decades?) on this and the other site that TWO drum conversations are above guitars or anything else. Wonāt last long, but for now itās a Thanksgiving Miracleā¦.. Well done, little drummer boys!
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The Drums Pron Thread
Very cool. Yeah thatās a lot of wood for a load-in/load-out for a Thursday night gig at Egoāsā¦. but in a studio⦠nice.
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The Drums Pron Thread
Yes, they sure as shit do. Put that 13ā over to the left and keep the 16ā in the floor and Iād be heaven. Then make some kinda of super high pitched, snared piccolo/roto/timbale out of the 12ā tom and put it off to the left of your hihat. (Also, that floor tom looks really deep - curious what the dimensions are). Anywho, Fuck Yeah to that kit. Well done. Iām realizing that my recent dalliance into songwriting has me slacking off on purchasing new drum stuff. Rock on, Runge!