Smartie's Bar & Grill #68

After ten years with no sex I said, "I want a divorce".

 

Me too. Cant imagine buying music anymore.

Good to see ya, BL. How ya been?

 

*moo*

 

True ... up to a point.I like really good stereo.Therfore I'm an
Audiophile hog.My Computer speakers are among the best ever
offered.But they are 20 years old { Altec Lansing w/30 watt sub }
However I have 2 stereos now.I moved my old stereo and upgraded
many components.It cost me around $ 12 plus grand.
2 new turntables and 2 { make that 3 cartridges }.Plus a new
AMP and 2 new CD players.Good quality Interconnects and
2 pair of bookshelf speakers.I retired one set of bookshelf after
6 months use.They were really good but they couldn't drive the power.
My better stereo system has my old tower speakers which I fixed
one of the drivers and play as good as audiophile speakers costing
up to 5 times more.I am a former audiophile.I love good stereo.
Analog stereo.Just as good as money can buy 2-channel.
If I played and won the lotto I would but a new home and spend
upwards of a Million bucks on state-of-the-art Reference grade\
components.
The worst part of my stereo loving past is the monumental
mistake in the 70's of Going Quad { or 4-channel Quadrophonic }.
Those systems were what we now refer to as Jap Crap.
From places like Tokyo-Shapiro.
Today the Japanese have some of THE best speakers that
have been Modified { Vintage JBL's and some Altec Lansing }
We're talkin really ass kicking and BiG speakers.
I have a new Yamaha Integrated amp that is quite powerful
and efficient.I took a chance and bought a new pair of bookshelf
speakers by a stereo shop owner in Tennessee.He makes them and
only sells thru his own site and store.He was a pleasure to
talk to and order from.I probably spent a good 20 minutes
talking stereos and equipment the morning I ordered them.
His Father held a couple speaker patents.They aren't cheap
at $ 1999.But they are as good as it gets for that price for high-end
bookshelf.

 

Do you get a kick out of that?

 

We got rain today and some cool weather this morning, even cooler this afternoon. Snugging weather tonight.

 

Hope it helps.

 

How are you B.L.?

 

I'm reminded of Judge Judy.Everytime a person answers in her
courtroom with " Um " ... The Judge quickly says ...
" Um " is not a word.
Never to be confused with Smarty's Bar & Griil as
Not political.
By affirming it's not Political is a version of being political.
Because that was Obama's favorite refrain." It's not politics. "

 

" I'm not that kind of girl.And I need to be gettin'
back to my desk " --- P.J.

 

I am doing very well my life has changed for the better. That's nice of you to ask Daisy.

 

Wow. The most listening I do these days is my talk radio in the morning.

 

That is good, always nice to hear people are having a good time in their life.

 

The reason being is simple.because LP's are Back.Back in the
biggest and best way possible.As a kid I bought with paper route
money a 30 watt Heathkit amp and speakers when a finished
grade school.I was 14.I managed to buy an early AR belt turntable
then my Dad offered me his Garrard when I went off to college.
I also had a Tuner.But mostly played albums { LP's }.
I had a neighbor friend who also loved to spin vinyl
and had a very nice Zenith Stereo with neat cartridge.
There was a couple places in Cleveland that offered Lp's
and also those little listening rooms to try out an LP.
Lp's were a Dinosaur in the late 90's and throughout the 2000's.
Then they slowly came back with what now is the greatest re-invention
of New and better turntables on planet earth.There are virtually new
and better turntables in every price range.However LP's are still
costly.But there are still thrift shops and garage sales where you can
pick up great bargains on Vinyl.Plus learning how to clean Vinyl
is about as diverse as YouTube can get.It can be done effectively
w/o a shred of cost.Or one can buy a Vinyl cleaning device or machine.
The sound of LP's is more detailed than a CD and is meant for
stereo or analog presentation.
But CD's are also great with the right gear.

 

Good morning and TGIF! Happy Veterans Day Eve to all our vets!

Coffee?

 

it is like being a guest in someone's home, unfortunately there is no real home for freedom of speech.

public property belongs to the public owners, and private property belongs to the private owners.

poor peasants who don't pay taxes for public property or own their own private property must keep quiet politically, if they do not want to face the consequences.

 

That's way too much to put on a Fortune Cookie.

 

twitter just raised the character limit to 280

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/26/16363912/twitter-character-limit-increase-280-test

 

Still enjoying my new hobby. May have to leave on a business trip tomorrow so happy my supplies of connectors, shackles, etc showed up today. I made the snake braid bracelet this afternoon with a compass/whistle/fire-starter buckle ($1.06) and 9 feet of paracord ($0.70). It took about an hour. Included in the picture below is some custom paracord my wife bought so I can make her something more in her "colors".

That is 18 inches of cord for $2, but I should be able to make her both a key lanyard and a survival bracelet from it.

 

FWIW, and I don't work for them....and usually don't buy from them, but Sportsman's Guide has a "free shipping" code until November 15th. SH2116

I not only bought 600' of paracord for less than $18, but bought more. It's bulk stuff, so the colors are pure frickin' luck. The first batch I got was about a third international orange then black, tan and a camo green. The picture on the ad shows all kinds of colors.
Not sure what color the next batches I ordered will be, but at 3 cents a foot, that's a lot of Christmas presents.

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/bulk-550-paracord-600?a=2082699

The loose short cord on the left is what's left of an international orange bundle sent with the package.

 

That reminds me ... I need to make me a new car.
But I'll need me some sheet metal first.Anyone know of a good
store to buy car sheet metal.

 

We have a local supply. How good are you at welding?

 

Spot or arc.?
maybe if a wear a nice religious medal like
an Arch angel.How about Michael.
But then I'd have to keep an eye out for Lucifer.
I could make a few welding mistakes in the process.

 

To further prove my point about clothes.I went into the big city
yesterday and I had a few things I had to do,plus buy
my yearly flannel shirt and sweater.But at a high-end store.
I Immediately fell in love with a nice fall color flannel that
happened to be marked down.It was a Daniel Cremieux which I
knew form previous experience was pretty good stuff.
It was priced at $ 89.oo marked down to $ 53.oo.
That shirt is not worth it.It is so far inferior to the Ralph Lauren
Polo flannel I bought last year it's ridiculous.I think that Polo cost
$ 90.oo That Polo is easily twice as thick in cotton stitching.
I also buy el cheapo flannel shirts every year just on impulse.
Like St.John's Bay.They tend to last maybe 3-4 years at best.
You DO get what you pay for.
I like to wear worn shirts.After all I'm a Biker.