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This just popped up in my Facebook videos today. Somehow I knew somebody would beat me to posting it here.
It reminded me I haven't signed in here for over two years, and I missed it. Incentive to also drag out the SX Lap II, which might have been languishing for a coupla' years, too.

the band starts playing and the owner comes up and says you're fired or I'm not paying you...and the gig is only 20 min into 4 hours...and the house is packed...:lol: I'd have my gear out in the truck in another 20 minutes! :lol: "Sorry folks, but we've just been fired for playing what YOU wan...

Great work on that song, Nathan (and Cadence). 8) Maybe mic the Dobro until you get whatever replaces it? I think somebody said in the comments under the video that you need better audio. Other than that, you sounded very good. (I liked the snow fort and BalconyTV sessions, too.) You two have anothe...

Tonight when I went to the monthly open mic held at a restaurant in a town next to mine (just about 3 miles up the road from my house), there was a Zum Encore on the stage. Huh; first time I'd seen a pedal steel at the OM. The player backed up several performers, and he was pretty good. The OM is ge...

(Free bump-to-top) That is one sharp Tele. I do like 'em with the control panel swapped around, for Bill Kirchen action.

Nice arrangement of the song, and a good lesson.

I might be about to try something other than C6.

Jeez, that silver jumpsuit.
Prime example of why the Seventies were "the Ugliest Decade in History."

Edward Rhea wrote:Here's my small collection.

Nice. Is that a Steinberger in the foreground?

Good stuff, Abel.

Greg Cutshaw talks about the Fish & Chips. Google it. This comes to the top of the results, but there's a bunch of FaceSpace stuff about somebody going to a local seafood restaurant: http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Dobro%20Simulator/Dobro%20Sim.html I'm guessing the "Skin So Soft" containe...

Didn't Jackson Browne pen their first (small) hit? According to the Wikipedia article about Browne, "The band later recorded a number of Browne's songs, including 'These Days', 'Holding', and 'Shadow Dream Song'." He was only with them from May to August 1966. "Holding" and anot...

Thanks for inspiring my "Internet research side trip," David. :wink: Anyone else familiar with the Boss Tone that David mentioned might find this interesting: Vintage Guitar ® March 2014 And then I found this on the the Black Cat Pedals site , which caught my attention because I learned t...

I learned about this while watching the documentary Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me on CNN: The I'll Be Me Alzheimer's Fund

Do you have a little icon in the lower right corner that looks like a battery, with an electrical plug next to it? (If you unplug the power cord, you should see just the battery part of it.) When the computer is unplugged or otherwise not receiving external power, that will act as a battery meter. I...

Sending PM.

Does anyone know of an autoharp forum? I've only found one, but I don't think anyone posts there except the group owner. He had some good info, but there doesn't seem to be any way to join it and start a discussion about anything. :? And while we're on the subject, check this out: https://www.youtub...

Skip Edwards wrote:The "keyboard" in the Bunker Hillbillies pic is actually a small xylophone.

Ah ha; learned something new today.
Now I can goof off for the rest of the day.

And the Brits did eventually overrun the colonists, but took a major pounding in the process. They musta' brought out the bagpipes. That was always the secret weapon, send in the Black Watch Bagpipers, the old style equivalent of strategic nucleur weapons :lol: Yup. I think it was in WW I, because ...

I gave up drinking almost 23 years ago, and I don't really miss it.
If the $100-grand deal included lessons as well as gear, that would make it a real "no-brainer" for me.

James has some free lessons on his site, with some views from inside the guitar. I don't think I've seen that done before. He also has a lesson on how he achieves the "bionic nails" mentioned in the interview above. I found it last year when Acoustic Guitar did an article on him. I bought ...

I first heard this effect on "I Need You": One comment is spot on: I read somewhere that the distinct guitar effect on this song was accomplished by John working the volume control on George's guitar while George played the chords. That was what I read somewhere, too, maybe in an Andy Ale...

Good stuff, Doug. 8) And for those nights when for some reason we don't have Web access here, I just figured out how to add the MP3s to my hard drive. Now I can run a backing track without having to connect to the blog for practice. I'm listening to "Akaka Falls" with VLC MEdia Player as I...

I agree with Steve and Dennis. If it was going to get smashed, why not use a made-in-Asia beater right from the beginning? It's not as if the people who watch Tarantino movies are really paying attention to such details, anyway.

Charlie, it might depend on which font you're using. For example, in Arial, it's ALT and 0177 on the number pad. I think your "NumLock" has to be on, too.
ALT+0177 works on whatever font SGF uses, too. ±
Maybe you can copy-and-paste it where needed?

PM sent about the Octaver.