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The Gibster's Dictionary: Word definitions for common folk
Californiaman replied to Sheepdog1969's topic in The Gibson Lounge
What most of you are doing is known as portmanteaus. That is the combining of two words with separate, different meanings, in order to create a new word with a new meaning. I used this as a warm-up assignment with my students one day when, after one of my students asked me, "Mr. C, have you ever felt your cellphone ring and you reached for it and it didn't"? "Like a false alarm?" "Or phantom ring?" I said. So I got it. It's called a portmanteaus. It's a French term. In this case there were a couple of examples on Wikipedia I found. Phantom vibration syndrome or phantom ringing syndrome is the perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating or ringing when it is not. Other terms for this concept include ringxiety (a portmanteau of ring and anxiety), fauxcellarm (a portmanteau of "faux" /fo͜ʊ/ meaning "fake" or "false" and "cellphone" and "alarm" pronounced similarly to "false alarm") and phonetom (a portmanteau of phone and phantom)[1] and phantom phone signals.[2]According to Michael Rothberg, the term is not a syndrome, but is better characterised as a tactile hallucination since the brain perceives a sensation that is not actually present.[3] WebMD published an article on phantom vibration syndrome with Rothberg as a source. [4] Several other articles have been published in 2010s, including in NPR, Bustle, CBS News, and Psychology Today. [5][6][7][8] Here's one I've used since high school/ It's the combination of Fu@%ing and Idiot. Fid-iot noun a really annoying stupid person. "That guy's a real fidiot." ARCHAIC a person of annoyingly low intelligence. "he entered their employ and learnt their secrets by pretending to be a fidiot" -
New Pedal Day!! Want to guess what fuzz pedal I got.
Californiaman replied to Californiaman's topic in The Gibson Lounge
I have several fuzz pedals but seem to prefer the fuzz face sound of the ‘69. I like that Hendrix tone. the fulltone soulbender is another I like. My HBE UFO I enjoy using with psychedelic acid rock. -
Certainly not. But there are forces at work now who would scrub our past of anything that violates their woke dogma. Like the recent brewhaha about the famous photo of George Mendonsa and Greta Friedman. You know the sailor kissing a girl on the streets of New York City. Some VA administrator wanted to remove this from every VA in the USA. Wanker's probably never had a real kiss in her life, let alone a romp in the backseat of her boyfriend's car. This photo certainly didn't bother Greta Friedman and she's publicly stated so. In fact, both Mendonsa and Friedman would show up at patriotic events and sign copies of the photo.
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Something a teacher has said that you remember to this day.
Californiaman replied to gearbasher's topic in The Gibson Lounge
But I love teaching and seeing students become life-long learners. Students who go on and make something productive out of their lives. When it goes right and it's does more times than not, it's a rewarding experience. Especially years later when a former student says thank you. You had an impact on me. -
Idaho is the same way. Although, before I do something like that, I'm wanting hours and hours of practice on the range. That was actually something I enjoyed doing when I lived there. Jaxson50, he was a member here, he and I went. I had a great time shooting a .357 Smith&Wesson and a Glock 20, 10 mm. But I wouldn't carry openly without more practice and a feeling of utter confidence that I knew what I was doing.
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I agree with you on concerts being a great way to blow off steam. The arena shows, outdoor venues, and stadium shows were great for that, especially in the OC and LA area. Being that I'm a little older now it's the more intimate shows that I prefer. Thinking about Richie Kotzen May 17 in Agoura Hills. I like places like San Juan Capistrano's Coach House, The Canyon in AH or the Celebrity Theater in Anaheim. It's worth the travel when you get great seats. I think the last big show I went to was way back in the mid '90s. That's when I was an A&E writer for a newspaper in OC. Might have been the KROQ Weenie Roast and before that Lalapalooza, both at Irvine Meadows. Still, some of the stadium shows at the LA Coliseum were epic. U2 and The Who were two great shows. Some of the all-day shows back then, where multiple bands took the stage well into the night were so memorable. One in particular featured, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Black Sabbath (Dio) and Journey wrapped it up. I remember rolling into the Coliseum parking lot around 8:00 in the morning. We then proceeded to go looking for beer. All we could find at the local liquor store was Malt Liquor. Yikes! That was day to remember. Talk about blowing off some steam.
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Yeah, not funny anymore. Although it does have it's moments. It's become a reflection of the woke world, a dark shadow that has crept across our land. I did recently watch a Youtube collage of the late Norm MacDonald's Nightly News skits especially during the OJ Simpson trial. Now that stuff was brutal social commentary on the trial and Simpson.
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Something a teacher has said that you remember to this day.
Californiaman replied to gearbasher's topic in The Gibson Lounge
I took a mythology course once. The professor wanted us all to choose a mythological figure who we would be called by in the class. Since Californiaman is close to the beginning of the alphabet I hoped nobody would take the name I was hoping for. When he called my name I was stoked I got to pick the name I wanted. I told him and the rest of the class, "Ulysses". His reply was, "Clever choice." Ulysses, is the Roman name for the Greek mythological character, Odysseus, one of the cleverest characters of the ancient world. We were told that when he takes roll for the next time we meet that we needed to quote our character in some meaningful way that relates to our character. The next time we met, I was ready when he called my name. I couldn't wait because it was such a classic quote. "How my naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing." That lit him up. "Oh yes! Cream. Of course. Very Clever." -
I'm really liking putting a quality pedalboard together. Most of the front end stuff on my board is going to Fulltone products. Here's a photo from NAMM this year. Brad Jackson from Jackson Audio has taken over the build process for Mike Fuller. Jackson Audio builds some quality pedals too. Brad Jackson, Californian, and Mike Fuller
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Something a teacher has said that you remember to this day.
Californiaman replied to gearbasher's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Duane, I've had several students who were able to graduate at the end of their junior year. I think the best was one of my juniors was so caught up in the gang life that he was on the verge of falling headlong into that lifestyle. After working with him consistently and after days of encouragement he started to move away from the gangs and the street life. He became the first person in his family to graduate high school. He enrolled in the local jr. college and is now an auto mechanic. Sometimes a little encouragement and persistence pays off. So my question to you is, did you stick around for your senior year? Or did you graduate early? -
Something a teacher has said that you remember to this day.
Californiaman replied to gearbasher's topic in The Gibson Lounge
So... one of my economic students a few years ago was actually told by another teacher that he would "never amount to anything". This was the brightest student in my class. He aced the class and the final. It also turns out he Navy wanted him to be a nuclear engineer in the submarine fleet. He signed on as a sonar tech. Anyway, that's it. Not someone told me, but what one of my best students endured. -
Gibson Custom Shop Master Artisan collection
Californiaman replied to Rabs's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Yes it is. -
Oh yeah, classic SNL.
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Buy the other and hang on to the traditional. It might grow on you.
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LiMu Imu & (Doug) Shane Gillis Saturday Night Live
Californiaman replied to Californiaman's topic in The Gibson Lounge
LiMu. I'm surprised at you. You dirty bird! -
LiMu Imu & (Doug) Shane Gillis Saturday Night Live
Californiaman posted a topic in The Gibson Lounge
I love the dark humor in this skit. -
Gibson Custom Shop Master Artisan collection
Californiaman replied to Rabs's topic in The Gibson Lounge
So here's my take, for what it's worth. Whether a guitar is painstakingly hand carved, wrapped in vinyl, or tooled leather, burned with a wood burning tool, or pinstriped and painted by an artist, it's up to the individual who owns the instrument, as to what they want to do with the guitar. People can do what they want. It really isn't you, me or anybody else's opinion that counts. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. At NAMM this year, there was a man's company who did vinyl wraps on guitars. He had great stuff. Everything from cartoons to personal scenes can now be easily done in a vinyl wrap. You can chase these down on the interwebz if you're so inclined. The last time I visited my luthier in Boise, Idaho, John Bolin, was working on Billy Gibbons' newest guitar, the red peeler Esquire. It was a complete wrap, even the neck. It looked like an old piece of barn wood salvaged from some old barn. I know that this is not John's handiwork, but you get the idea. Guitar players have for years put stickers on their guitars. Jerry Cantrell's pinup girl comes to mind. Look it up, pretty cool. I don't want my post censored as I've been censored before for posting a picture of his G&L. Most of you know about Jimi Hendrix's Monterey Strat, and his Gibson Flying V. Do a Google search if you're interested in seeing either one. But recreations are out there. I don't think it's up to us to judge what someone does with their guitar, after all beauty is in the eye of the beholder. -
Your guitar pedals — tell us about them
Californiaman replied to Phil OKeefe's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Dub, so I found a pedal I've been wanting to try for some time, it's an HBE Paradrive. I've heard it's based on the tube screamer circuit with an added boos that can work independently of the od section. Is that accurate? Is it originally based on the TS circuit? What do you know? -
Your guitar pedals — tell us about them
Californiaman replied to Phil OKeefe's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Wow. That’s quite a take. Appreciate the knowledge. Where, and I’m not trying to be difficult, did you get your information on pedals? It seems like it’s pretty extensive. -
Your guitar pedals — tell us about them
Californiaman replied to Phil OKeefe's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Lovepedal: Sean's having a flash sale starting today. What do you guys know about his stuff? I've heard good things about the Zen Drive and the Purple Plexi. I missed out on the Vibronaut he released earlier this week. It was limited to 50 units. By time I opened the email, they were gone with the wind. Any positive comments would be appreciated. -
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Two cannibals were eating a clown. One looked up and said to the other, "Does this taste funny to you?"