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| Saturday, November 15, 2003 |
Oh no CTP, you didn't Um, yea, I did :) I got a guitar. I never had a guitar. "But, CTP, what are all those guitar lookin' things you have around the house?" Those are bass guitars. This is a 6 string electric guitar...a Korean made Fender Squier II Stratocaster to be exact. "But, CTP, I remember seeing that in your house before" No sir/ma'am...what you saw was my Fender Jazz Bass Special, which is the very same color and Fenderish shape as this Strat. "But, CTP, I never knew you were intersted in playing guitar" Funny thing is, I never was until very recently. I started playing with music programs on the computer, and playing with WAV loops, and samples, and then guitar samples, and that proverbial 'one thing led to another', and I acquired this guitar. Squier II? Aren't those total pieces of shit? Those don't even carry the Fender name on the headstock, do they? Yea, it's a cheapo Korean made model, but after doing some reading it would seem this one was made before the Squier line got to be super junky cheapo...in my case it looks like it was made in the late 80s. It does have the Fender name on it too, btw. Here - read all about them - Harmony Central. Folks seem to have some pretty good things to say, overall, about this era of Squier II Strats. For a first guitar, it's pretty good. Anyway - I'm having fun with it. Might even take lessons one of these days...maybe. :) BTW - plug department - I bought it from world famous Real Guitars in San Francisco. Great guys, great store. Worth a visit even if you don't want or need a guitar. Go on in and they'll tell you drummer jokes.  BTW2 - now Syd wants a guitar. I'm going to buy her a ukulele to start with...seriously. Posted at 4:57 PM |
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Take my Pez dispensers, please. "Santa, Mickey, Pooh It's been swell, but you must go I have too much Pez" haiku spotted on best of craigslist NYC Posted at 4:17 PM |
| Friday, November 14, 2003 |
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The Onion | Mom Finds Out About Blog teehee - The Onion strikes again Posted at 11:16 AM |
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Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Short notice! Antibalas will be playing Slim's Tuesday night. Doubt I can go...but my loss shouldn't be your's too :) These guys really are awesome...click on the 'albums' tab to listen to samples. Posted at 11:10 AM |
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Trojan Games :: Video 1 Trojan Games :: Video 2 Trojan Games :: Video 3 Okay, so I'm about a week behind the hippest out there...but who cares? Go watch these. Very funny, super production values, not worksafe for all of us with normal jobs. Posted at 10:36 AM |
| Thursday, November 13, 2003 |
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Breakfast at Fry's Ahhhhh...an oldie, but a goodie. I thought this had been lost forever, but someone saved a copy. And now you can too. or just read it Posted at 8:22 PM |
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Knee Defender - protect against reclining seatbacks on airplanes For those who haven't heard of these yet, may I present knee defender...or in my case middle defender. These things, when slipped onto the airline seat in front of you, prevent that seat from reclining into your space [you call that "space?" lol] I say "middle defender", in my case, because I remember one flight I was reading a copy of Metropolis and being a tall magazine had it situated between my midriff and the seat in front of me (that's all the space there was). The person in that seat decided to recline all the way as fast as they could and suddenly I had the spine of the magazine clamped inextricably, and deeply, into my gut. I actually had to fold the spine of the mag in half to remove it...and it left me with an owie. :( These knee defenders seem to be creating quite the hoopla, with at least one carrier actually banning their use outright. Another battle of the personal rights. ps - the FAA says they're okay to use Posted at 1:40 PM |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2003 |
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Proof That I Am A Geek As if any of you needed proof...but just in case you did. Ignore the date on the press release - I'm excited because they are currently getting ready to open. Posted at 5:14 PM |
| Monday, November 10, 2003 |
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Black & Decker Gizmo Cordless Grater: WTF Of The Day - Cordless Cheese Grater "Product Description: Does the recipe call for delicately shaved chocolate or freshly grated cheese? That's no problem with the Gizmo Cordless Grater by Black & Decker. " Guess what? My grater is also cordless, and guess what else...it's not a fucking problem for my grater either. WTF Score - 9 out of 10 ps - my apologies if you happen to be a professional cheese grater type person with RSI - you may purchase one in good conscience. Posted at 11:46 AM |
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