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My point was, by then they did whatever they wanted. They were still young, but they knew how much power they had.
George Martin wasn't going to tell John what song was going on an album.
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You kids and your gadgets...
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7 hours ago, zigzag said:
I'll tell you something else that's missing without the Beatles... a message of love and peace... probably their greatest gift.
Yes.
What happened to that?
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20 hours ago, 62burst said:
are you sure you’re not already retired?
Brilliant...
No, not yet.
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Let's say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He asks her out to a movie; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later he asks her out to dinner, and again they enjoy themselves. They continue to see each other regularly, and after a while neither one of them is seeing anybody else.
And then, one evening when they're driving home, a thought occurs to Elaine, and, without really thinking, she says it aloud: "Do you realize that, as of tonight, we've been seeing each other for exactly six months?"
And then there is silence in the car. To Elaine, it seems like a very loud silence. She thinks to herself: Geez, I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he's been feeling confined by our relationship; maybe he thinks I'm trying to push him into some kind of obligation that he doesn't want, or isn't sure of.
And Roger is thinking: Gosh. Six months.
And Elaine is thinking: But, hey, I'm not so sure I want this kind of relationship, either. Sometimes I wish I had a little more space, so I'd have time to think about whether I really want us to keep going the way we are, moving steadily toward . . . I mean, where are we going? Are we just going to keep seeing each other at this level of intimacy? Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Am I ready for that level of commitment? Do I really even know this person?
And Roger is thinking: . . . so that means it was . . . let's see ...February when we started going out, which was right after I had the car at the dealer's, which means . . . lemme check the odometer . . . Whoa! I am way overdue for an oil change here.
And Elaine is thinking: He's upset. I can see it on his face. Maybe I'm reading this completely wrong. Maybe he wants more from our relationship, more intimacy, more commitment; maybe he has sensed-even before I sensed it-that I was feeling some reservations. Yes, I bet that's it. That's why he's so reluctant to say anything about his own feelings. He's afraid of being rejected.
And Roger is thinking: And I'm gonna have them look at the transmission again. I don't care what those morons say, it's still not shifting right. And they better not try to blame it on the cold weather this time. What cold weather? It's 87 degrees out, and this thing is shifting like a garbage truck, and I paid those incompetent thieves $600.
And Elaine is thinking: He's angry. And I don't blame him. I'd be angry, too. Gosh, I feel so guilty, putting him through this, but I can't help the way I feel. I'm just not sure.
And Roger is thinking: They'll probably say it's only a 90- day warranty. That's exactly what they're gonna say, the scumballs.
And Elaine is thinking: maybe I'm just too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse, when I'm sitting right next to a perfectly good person, a person I enjoy being with, a person I truly do care about, a person who seems to truly care about me. A person who is in pain because of my self-centered, schoolgirl romantic fantasy.
And Roger is thinking: Warranty? They want a warranty? I'll give them a warranty. I'll take their warranty and stick it right up their.... .
"Roger," Elaine says aloud.
"What?" says Roger, startled.
"Please don't torture yourself like this," she says, her eyes beginning to brim with tears. "Maybe I should never have . .Oh, I feel so....." (She breaks down, sobbing.)
"What?" says Roger.
"I'm such a fool," Elaine sobs. "I mean, I know there's no knight. I really know that. It's silly. There's no knight, and there's no horse."
"There's no horse?" says Roger.
"You think I'm a fool, don't you?" Elaine says.
"No!" says Roger, glad to finally know the correct answer.
"It's just that . . . It's that I . . . I need some time," Elaine says.
(There is a 15-second pause while Roger, thinking as fast as he can, tries to come up with a safe response. Finally he comes up with one that he thinks might work.)
"Yes," he says.
(Elaine, deeply moved, touches his hand.) "Oh, Roger, do you really feel that way?" she says.
"What way?" says Roger.
"That way about time," says Elaine.
"Oh," says Roger. "Yes."
(Elaine turns to face him and gazes deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very nervous about what she might say next, especially if it involves a horse. At last she speaks.)
"Thank you, Roger," she says.
"Thank you," says Roger.
Then he takes her home, and she lies on her bed, a conflicted, tortured soul, and weeps until dawn, whereas when Roger gets back to his place, he opens a bag of Doritos, turns on the TV, and immediately becomes deeply involved in a rerun of a tennis match between two Czechoslovakians he never heard of. A tiny voice in the far recesses of his mind tells him that something major was going on back there in the car, but he is pretty sure there is no way he would ever understand what, and so he figures. it's better if he doesn't think about it. (This is also Roger's policy regarding world hunger.)
The next day Elaine will call her closest friend, or perhaps two of them, and they will talk about this situation for six straight hours. In painstaking detail, they will analyze everything she said and everything he said, going over it time and time again, exploring every word, expression, and gesture for nuances of meaning, considering every possible ramification. They will continue to discuss this subject, off and on, for weeks, maybe months, never reaching any definite conclusions, but never getting bored with it, either.
Meanwhile, Roger, while playing racquetball one day with a mutual friend of his and Elaine's, will pause just before serving, frown, and say: "Norm, did Elaine ever own a horse?"-
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2 minutes ago, billroy said:
Been a bit, gotta figure you made it to Toronto,
Toronto ?
Post a picture of their bacon....
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4 hours ago, Navy Vet. said:
How in the hell George Martin allowed that on the White Album is beyond me.
George Martin wasn't the boss.
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2 hours ago, billroy said:
I caught a bit of murph though, and becoming partial to just mic'ing things - no pick ups.
I flip on the S1-Pro and grab a guitar. That's it.
If I need more I flip on the L1-Compact (lined out of the S1-Pro).
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Love your arrangement.
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You're turning onto a grouchy old crotch.
Sounds good old man!
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21 hours ago, 62burst said:
C’mon (Roy)^2- you know elixirs, the nano‘s in particular
Yep, those will last for years if you don't play them much.
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Very happy for you, Jinder.
Finding the sound in your head is a lifelong hunt that appears to bob and weave from time to time making it quite the challenge.
My best.
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9 hours ago, BluesKing777 said:
EDIT: I thought about that '25' years and it sounded wrong so I worked it out - it is actually 36 years since I learned 'Rock Lead Guitar' derrhhh.
36 years ago I was learning my way around Louisiana Swamp Rock and Zydeco. It was all new to a desert rat from Arizona.
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I haven't bought a guitar in a few years. The newest is my J-15.
However, this is my favorite.
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So many old hippies have turned into an angry mob.
It's creepy.
I've kept a good attitude....
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I had his book, read it several times.
I was hoarding tubes long before I ever heard of him, but learned a bit, and also learned more about appreciating the nuances of true tube tone.
Now that I have gone "acoustic" I'll need to unload some tubes.
Someday.
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Epiphones are great guitars for beginners.
Very nice gift.
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I like the big Grovers on my J-45 better than the little Grovers on my J-15.
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And you have the best food down there, too.
Cajun's are annoying sometimes...
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You need more scratches, it's too nice...
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It's all good.
Seems like only yesterday, this place was actually NAMED the Discussion Board....
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To be honest Jinder, I've never heard an acoustic amp that does vocals very well. I think that's why the Bose units are so popular.
I have the little S1-Pro with 2 mic channels, and it's become my go to everything with resonator, mandolin and guitar and of course vocals. Even some banjo once in a while. I can line out to my L1-Compact for a pretty large room. Anything larger would have the full p.a.
Best of luck !
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Electrics - for loud use only?
in The Gibson Lounge
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I haven't played my electrics an hour in 8/9 years.
I need to dump some stuff...