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    Don McLean - American Pie

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    Sure, I remember when the song was the hottest thing on toast.  Everybody had fun trying to figure out who all the characters mentioned in the song were. 

    And his overall performances inspired the eventual Roberta Flack hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song."  Which was inspired by a performance of McLean's the lyricist saw at the Troubadour.

    First,  the lyricist Lori Leiberman

    And Roberta;

    And while we're on the subject of McLean, here's another favorite of mine----(talk about great songwriting ability)

    Whitefang

    Stupid Jokes

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    18 hours ago, Retired said:

    Lol. Reminds me a few times when I came home from work at the U.P R.R. on days. My wife graduated college but still hadn't a job yet, we were still newlyweds. I walked in the front room and she was bare butt naked cleaning the house with the window shades and curtains all shut.  That opened my eyes wide opened Lol. Now I suppose, Pictures or it didn't happen right?  Haha, eat your heart out!

    Ha!  Most guys come home from work to a cup of coffee and a quick peck on the cheek.  

    YOU came home to two cheeks and then came again!  [wink]

    Whitefang

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    Things That Make Me Go . . . Hummm

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    21 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    People who say their car or truck has a motor. Your car or truck actually has an engine cause it runs on fuel. A motor is electric like the thing that turns you ceiling fan. I guess a Tesla is different though it runs on electricity.

    I often hear those ginks on "American Pickers" call automobile engines "motors" and it never fails to irk me.   I guess for many it goes back to when people called early automobiles "motor cars".   And you know  Those who build them(some of them) have names like General MOTORS,  Ford MOTOR Company and such.  But a long time ago several people(buddies, family members etc,)  told me about the "engine" thing.  And I still go by that too.

    46 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    How about when asked do these pants make my butt look fat? Nope your fat butt makes you you look fat, the pants only cover it up.

    And you know, that brings me to the folly of using stupid slang..  For prime example...

    The slang word "phat" (meaning something is favorable)  is stupid because you can't SEE how it's spelled when you HEAR it.  I imagine...

    The unfortunate young man, sitting in his girlfriend's living room as she comes in and out of the room modeling the clothes she just bought during her last shopping spree.  So imagine one time when she comes out in a new outfit she looks stunning in and asks the young man, "Sweetie, how do I look in this?"  and he answers, "Oh, baby, you sure look "phat"!"  

    And as I said you can't see how it's spelled when you hear it, all SHE hears is he thinks she looks "fat"!  

    Ans any guy who tells his girlfriend she looks fat is gonna get it!  Or worse...

    He WON'T.  [wink]

    Whitefang

    Things That Make Me Go . . . Hummm

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    17 hours ago, CNJ said:

    So what makes me go...hummm is how most of us anthropomorphize our guitars.  Specifically referring to them as "She".  For instance, "She's a real beauty", "She can really sing", "How does she sound" and so forth.  Now I realize that guitars, and the LP body shape (and most acoustics for that matter) vaguely resemble a female shape 

    Actually, Reading a history of musical instruments, I discovered that the guitar, along with the violin family(violin, viola, cello, bass viola) were shaped based on the female torso intentionally.  

    But the "she" thing has been done for centuries I guess.  Not only our instruments, but many other things get referred to as "she".  Cars, boats, motorcycles, even appliances and whatever else inanimate objects.   I even remember back in the "day", when TV repairmen actually came to your house to fix the set, a repairman at our house, when done, wanted to test it to see if all was good, asked me to "plug her in".    Or my Dad, pointing to our new and first ever power mower, said, "Start 'er up!"   

    Whitefang

    Stupid Jokes

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    13 hours ago, MissouriPicker said:

    Mental Health professionals say that folding laundry while you’re naked is a good relaxation therapy.  They may be correct, but I’ll never do it again at the laundromat.

    Oh, that was YOU, "pizza butt"?  [wink]

    Whitefang

    Never Do This!

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    Yeah, no matter what it is...  From guitar cords to headphones, nothing's worse than pulling on the cord to disconnect and  be holding just the cable with the jack still plugged into the input. 

    Whitefang

    Things That Make Me Go . . . Hummm

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    16 hours ago, Retired said:

    Yes. Not sure all who retired or bought out that they changed but I agree, the quality died out as Kiesel. 

    "bought out" doesn't appear to be the case.

    History

    Founded by Lowel C Kiesel as the L.C. Kiesel Company, in 1946 in San Diego, California.[4] The company's first self-manufactured items were guitar pickups, which were wound using an old sewing machine.[5] Manufacturing then shifted to producing entire steel guitars.

    By 1947, operations briefly moved to Kiesel's home town of Gothenburg, Nebraska and back to Southern California in 1949, where Kiesel named the company Carvin, a portmanteau derived from the first names of his two eldest sons, Carson and Gavin.[1]

    From 1950 to 1970, Carvin manufactured and assembled several types of guitars and amplifiers. They were an authorized manufacturer and reseller for Fender and Martin guitars, DeArmond pickups, and Sonola accordions. In the 1960s and early 1970s, they used Höfner necks on guitars they made.[6]

    Starting in the 1970s, Carvin developed a niche in the musical instrument world by selling directly to the public via mail order.

    In the late 1970s, Carvin began the production of their own instrument parts and expanded their product lines to include professional audio gear, amps, recording equipment, lighting, and other stage and studio equipment. Later on, Carvin switched to manufacturing through-neck guitars, attracting metal players such as Jason Becker and Marty Friedman.[7]

    In the 1980s, they began to offer customized guitars and basses, based on available body shapes, woods, colors, electronics, and other features.[8]

    On December 28, 2009, it was announced that the founder of Carvin Guitars/Kiesel Guitar, Lowell C. Kiesel, had died.[9]

    In 2015, Carvin Corporation split off the guitar business to a new company, Kiesel Guitars,[10] which continues to build electric and acoustic guitars, MIDI synth guitars, bass guitars and other instruments under the Carvin Guitars brand as well as new, Kiesel branded instruments. Carvin Corporation continued to operate the brands Carvin Amplifiers and Carvin Audio, which manufactured guitar and bass amplifiers as well as other professional audio gear.[11][12] In October 2017, Carvin Audio announced that their California factory would be closing its doors after over 70 years.[13]

    Whitefang

    Things That Make Me Go . . . Hummm

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    OK.  Old "wish list" guitars?   Well, starting from way back---

    When I started learning guitar, ANY make or model would do!  [wink]

    My first(and only) electric was a '67 Kalamazoo  KG-2.  Thing cost only $79.00 new.  Came with an amp the size of a table radio.

    Gretsch and Rickenbacker were then desired because George Harrison played 'em.

    The Mosrite Ventures models somewhere in between all that.  

    Then the '68 Gibson Les Paul gold top  Followed by the Hagstrom Viking 1

    Ach!  So many guitars....  So little time and money.  [crying]

    Whitefang

    One of Keef's Teles

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    Y'know, I had to click the links just to find out who the fuk "Keef" was.  :rolleyes:

    I've always called him Keith Richards.

    Just like I've always called that other guy Paul McCartney.   I mean...

    "Keef"?   "Macca"?  Good Godfrey!  I quit using baby talk when I learned how to walk.

    Whitefang

    Word Games

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    On 2/28/2022 at 12:21 PM, ghost_of_fl said:

    Why is the word abbreviation so long? 

    And that fits in with the mystery of the word "big" being smaller than the word "little". 

    Whitefang

    Saturday, April 23, 2022

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    I have a lot of various old vinyl in the basement.  Also a turntable but no amp or receiver to hook it up to.  But I'm working on it, and then will go through the process of finding out which LPs are still acceptably playable.  And really, I'm not aware of any outlets in my area that still sells any vinyl.  Old or new.  Except thrift stores, which only deal with old.  [wink]

    Whitefang

    A delightful discovery

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    13 hours ago, Retired said:

    That is wonderful Sparky. You know, that gives me an idea, since gig bags are cheaper than cases, I should get a few for my Epiphones since they are stingy and never give you a case. Even my son, bought a Epiphone Custom (I forgot the other word?) Pelham Blue new for $900.00 he said and No Case! That isn't right. 

    Wow.  Even my old FT-145 came with what can only be called a case in the academic sense.  It was shaped like the guitar, had a hinged top and plastic handle.  But was made of some paper based material and lined with red paper.  Probably cost Epiphone less than a dollar to make.  :rolleyes:  So it seems your son wound up in better shape.  [wink]

    And I had no idea Marlboro made a non-filter cigarette.  I smoked that brand for years and never saw them in the places I bought them.

    Whitefang

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