McDave
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cube....Not going to make that deadline. My buddy with all the recording equipment has had a setback. His dad had to have triple bypass and he has to take care of him and his grandmother who is practically senile. I appreciate the offer and I will try to have a finished product for a future compilation (if there is one).
-18 F up here today? brr..
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Fri Jan 29 '10 6:34:01 am
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michelle
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Slan, I'm laughing so hard I'm cryin'!!! That's just about the funniest thing ever!
Satriella, my husband sent that AAADD thing to you, didn't he. lmao! I'm not quite that bad, but that's pretty much how I roll. lol!!
Good funnies today!
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Fri Jan 29 '10 7:49:08 am
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michelle
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Summary of Life
GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats...
2) When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person..
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.
GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.
GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional..
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get...
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster..
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.
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Fri Jan 29 '10 8:46:57 am
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michelle
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Billy Idol linked to Aerosmith role
Jan. 29, 2010, 11:33 AM EST
WENN -- Veteran rocker Billy Idol has become the latest big name rumoured to be in the running to replace Steven Tyler as frontman of Aerosmith.
The band revealed they will be hosting auditions to find a new member while Tyler takes a hiatus, with guitarist Joe Perry insisting the star won't be ready to tour with them until he recovers from a recent stint in rehab and a series of operations.
Lenny Kravitz was the first singer linked to the role, but admitted he would never take over from Tyler, while reports have also suggested former Queen star Paul Rodgers.
Now Idol is rumoured to be in contention, with Classic Rock magazine reporting he was due to meet with the musicians but pulled out after falling sick.
A source tells the publication, "Joe said he wanted to talk to Billy about joining Aerosmith, because the band were having problems with Steven. As far as I know Idol did not show up due to having a cold."
Perry recently admitted they have already talked to a number of singers about replacing Tyler, but refused to divulge any names. He said, "(There's) a few people we've talked to, and we'll see how it goes... As far as auditions go, we'll probably just sit around and have a couple of drinks and see if we get along -- because we're already gonna know that they can sing."
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Fri Jan 29 '10 11:26:04 am
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McDave
Cook, MN
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Gowing up in the Boston area, I got to see Aerosmith live more than any other band so far. And it just would'nt be the same without Steven. Saw him at his worst , and his best. He IS Aerosmith.. Hope he gets well ..
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Fri Jan 29 '10 11:40:27 am
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cheese101
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To smokintonye, this is from my son, guitarmeister2005 (his puter is acting up so he asked me to post this for him)
Hi, smokintonye, I recently bought the jsx half stack- (with matching cab)...but had some problems with it 1 month after buying it...so I replaced it with a peavey jsx 2x12 combo...and I thought I could offer you my observations...since I have owned both in the last 2 months.
The jsx combo of course is more portable then the half stack...and it has reverb (which is in the form of accutronics spring reverb tank) And it has a half power switch. The combo does not come with casters, which is something I recommend installing, as the combo is a beast at I think if I remember correctly, 85.3 lbs.
And unless you have a roadie like Mike Manning, lugging the amp around by the handle can be difficult.
Obviously the jsx 2x12 does not have all the cool chrome that the JSx heads front panel has...However, since the combo is an open back amp, you can see the speakers from the back, and they are decked out with chrome metal.
Oh and the magnets on those things are roughly 18" around ...The magnets on these things are huge...even bigger then most car subs have.
I also rccomend the caster because the 85 lbs this amp is, seems like an awful lot for the top mounted carrying handle. The combo can also power an external speaker cabinet, as it has 2 speaker output jacks, 1 for the jsx's internal speakers and one for another cab. It also has a speaker impedence selector for matching the combo to the speaker cabs of your choosing.
Both the head and combo share the following rear panel features: Bias test terminals on the back, line out with level control, cab impedence switch 16, 8,4 ohms, Speaker output jacks (2), effects loop (send/ Return) With fx send/ return level knobs for adjsuting the fx loops level, or if not using any fx, u can use it as a solo boost...Footswitch jack (which is a 7 pin midi type jack), rear mounted fuse...and of course the power plug. and a 3 postion ground polarity switch.
The combo adds the following feature: half power switch (high and low power) for matching the amps output (volume) capabilities to the venue or power amp distortion desired. The jsx front panels both share the 3 ch's..with clean having volume, bass, mids, and treble controls, and the crunch having volume, gain, bass, mids, treble/fat switch controls. And the ultra with the same set of controls/ features as the crunch ch. has.
Both amps also have a fully adjustable noise gate.. and a channel toggle switch, which should be set to the ultra postion for the footswitch to work. The master section on both amps include master volume, master presence for adjusting the dampening factor of the speakers, power amp at high frequencies, and resonance, for varying the dampening factor of the amps, speakers at low freqs. The combo adds a decent sound reverb with front panel level knob. Both amps come with the following items, manual, footswitch, footswitch cable, power cord, and the amp.
The combo's speakers are model # Jsx- Sp8, which are specially voiced 12" jsx speakers.
Part 2 to follow....
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Fri Jan 29 '10 1:26:13 pm
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hybes
Mark Hybers Plays: Guitar (18 years)
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Geez, such a shame about Aerosmith. Aerosmith without Steven Tyler is like Zeppelin without Robert Plant. It just doesn't work. There are few groups who's front man is an identity and this is one of them.
Feel bad for you folks back east getting ready to take on this storm that just passed through Oklahoma. Oh My!!!
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Fri Jan 29 '10 1:32:00 pm
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cheese101
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part 2 from guitarmeister2005:
Now for the good stuff, how it all sounds ...comparing the head/matching cab to the jsx combo.
For all the notes on the sound I'll give you I had no effects in the chain...except when I make a note on using an effect.
First observation.. The jsx half stack puts out a considerable amount more bass..obviously cause its a 4x12 setup, not 2x12. The jsx combo actually seems a tad bit noiser than the head I had. The combo sounds like it puts out less highs than the head did, which is suprising since its not as deep as the half stack....and especially since the half stack sat on the floor...and the combo is on a 2 foot amp riser/ stand...but don't worry theres still plenty of silky smooth highs in there...Just need to turn the highs 1 more tick up to reach the same amount as the half stack did. Also I noticed the half stack seemed to have a more effective noise gate...Could be though cause the combo I have is on the stand...but even at a distance away from the amp, and off axis, the half stacks gate seemed to work better. The combo in half power mode seems to put out less deeper bass, and less of the bass frequencies.
I also noticed that the low gain input on the combo seemed to put out considerably less highs and more bass. The reverb in the combo seems to be pretty surfy springy, as its a spring reverb of sorts...So I don't use it near as much as say a pedal, in the room or hall reverb modes.
Upon plugging in the Satchurator Js pedal, and boss ds-1 pedals into the amp..the sound is much more tinny on the clean ch than I thought it would be...those two pedals seem to work much better with the stack setup.
But all in all, I was happier with the overall sound and portability of the combo than I was with the half stack...if I had to pick which one I like the best after using both recently...I would definitely pick the combo...Especially since I'm not playing real big gigs very often....Hope all that is of some help to you...and good luck on your quest for the best of the 2 amps for u...They both are really stellar amps....
Chrispy, signing off
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Fri Jan 29 '10 1:33:20 pm
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Donkey Hotay
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Are you people forgetting that Tyler did Aerosmith without Perry??? So feck him, he is even more easily replaced.... Brad Whitford is the most valuable player in that band....
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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I'm all for the guys in Aerosmith finding a new singer and doing a tour or two, but I REALLY wish they wouldn't call it Aerosmith. I know Joe and/or Brad were gone from 1979-1984, but the circumstances were different then and it made sense for the others to keep the name Aerosmith.
At this point in the band's career, I think a tour with another singer will do more harm than waiting two years or so for Steven Tyler to take care of whatever he needs to take care of and get back into touring shape. I know the guys are getting old, but come on.
To find success with another singer I think they need to not call the band Aerosmith and not play a typical Aerosmith set (maybe play something from the years 1978-1986).
My top choice for a replacement right now would be Hagen, who is singing in the Joe Perry Project right now. Here's a video of the JPP doing Walkin' The Dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chKHeEq-R7M
He sounds just like a mid-80s Steven Tyler to me.
...Austin...
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fatape
craig North Lambton/Newcastle, NSW Australia Plays: Guitar (54 years)
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Hi y'all. Juuuuust in case any of you email me or post here to me, I'm in the process of shifting house so will be off line for about a week or so while we wait for a new internet connection at the new place,so please don't think I'm being rude or ignorant. I will be back as soon as is humanly possible.
In the meantime,Joe...keep on rockin' like a good thing rocks!!!
And everyone else(you know who you are) stay safe and keep your legs together!!!
P.S. The fridge will be fully stocked at all times while I'm away,so feel free to help yourselves(Just make sure to leave at least ONE bottle of Jack Daniels for me!). Bye for now.
C'MON AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri Jan 29 '10 4:47:25 pm
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cheese101
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from Chris (guitarmeister2005)
Hi Alan back :)
Chellburto concerto, of course I can talk gear...why would this suprise u?!! :)
Skippy, the band thing didn't work out after all but thanks for asking, I'll keep trying!
And now from me....Skippy, I kinda understood it cuz I had to proof-read it, lol and have listened to stuff like this for 8 years!! But if you want me to explain it, ermmmm...mebbe Joe or another gear-head can do it, lol!!
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Fri Jan 29 '10 4:55:19 pm
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hybes
Mark Hybers Plays: Guitar (18 years)
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Completely agree with you DTS. I too am all for them not breaking up if they have more music in them to offer. But it's just not Aerosmith without Stevn tyler. He's just one of those rare singers that everyone identifies with the band. I was very excited a couple years ago when Jimmy Page was trying out singers for Zeppelin, but I felt the same way about that. Call the band something else. Zep will never be Zep without Plant.
Either way, I would still be intrigued by Aerosmith's new chapter.
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Fri Jan 29 '10 6:21:55 pm
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna Dublin Ireland Plays: Guitar (23 years)
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Twas funny for everyone cept lil Logan who probably resides in some sort of home now
Poor lil fella
oh well thats what you get for ringing your other half and telling them the kid is not theres, pity it wasnt billy jean
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Fri Jan 29 '10 6:42:54 pm
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