Marky Forrest

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I had a small Christmas gig on 12/24 but it was cancelled at the last minute. Oh well.

Should be interesting to see what comes up. Thanks, Rabs.

Piece of cake. 🤠

Beautiful in ebony and a great price. Thanks for sharing. https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USA19H701/Kirk-Douglas-Signature-SG/Ebony

You guys have me thinking. I don't have a guitar with P90's (I know, right?) but I do have a '95 MIM Fender Strat that I never play. I've wanted P90's forever but can't afford a new guitar. Hmmm, I wonder how it's routed. I'm going to have to take a look. Thanks for the idea! 😎

That's pretty cool and I see how it could be useful. Never heard of it before so thanks for posting.

It was supposed to be a joke but not a very good one, I guess.

Dandy job of fixing up that plain old Strat. I bet it sounds great. Well done! How did you fill in the hole in the PG for the middle pup?

Good or bad, no one knows but we gotta give it a go. Happy New Year everyone!

Thanks for the informative link!

Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware of the difference. Since I'm only interested in looking into space, I'll concentrate on finding a nice refractor.

" I know when I look at the surface of the moon on a clear night you would swear you should be able to find the old space shuttle landing and the flag they left it's so clear. Crater tops look like mountains and the crater itself looks like the Grand Cannon. But I can make out the belt patterns around Jupiter and its moons are pretty clear." That sounds amazing. I have to get one!

Thanks for going down to your basement to check out your telescope! You gave me a great place to start my search. I found a site that has good sales going on: https://www.opticsplanet.com/meade-telescopes.html The prices are all over the place so I'm going to try to figure it out. 🤔

Thank you!

Is there a brand/s of telescope that you recommend? I couldn't do a top of the line model but you mentioned a 13" lens.

I like astronomy too. I had an inexpensive telescope when I was a kid and would love to buy a nice one now. Hmmm... I may have to work that into my budget. I'm glad you liked the pictures.

A friend sent me some good pictures for those who didn't get to see it. Some people are calling it the Christmas Star.

We could see them well in our clear sky without binoculars (couldn't find them). What was cool about it, to me, was that I was seeing Jupiter and Saturn with my naked eyes and they're so far away.

I think we all need some good news. The Jupiter/Saturn conjunction in Aquarius at 0° is supposed to be a good sign. It's been 800 years since that has happened. Their nearest point was on the 21st. The same day as the Winter Solstice. I'm not into astrology but I'm hoping for anything good.

The speed knobs look good but you have both so you can switch them, if you so decide. I would definitely keep that special baby in a case. Get some rest and have fun tomorrow!!!

Sea Hunt was awesome too. I watched it all the time.

Wow, Rabs, she is absolutely stunning! My heartfelt congratulations on your treasure.

Good one!

Man, those are great pictures and piloting a helicopter has been a life-long dream for me since I watched the TV show Whirlybirds when I was a kid. I've never even been in one but maybe some day.