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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 22:16:33 GMT -5
We made it to North Carolina in one piece. Pretty drive through the Appalachians. You were headed to Chapel Hill, right? |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 22:09:03 GMT -5
In the early ‘60s I used to see Sleepy John Estes a lot. Do you know if he ever played with Sleepy Joe Biden? |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 19:56:20 GMT -5
I wonder if tanks ever suck. Italian tanks suck, but they sure are beautiful. |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 19:34:08 GMT -5
Meanwhile, in the canine protest world:  |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 18:57:37 GMT -5
Wine coming out of your nose is a good sign. Not if you're alone, though. Then it's just a sign of bad wine. |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 18:34:19 GMT -5
Mike's got a dangerous looking pointy mike there.
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 17:57:08 GMT -5
If memory serves, Doc’s Goodall does not suck either. Mike Very few Goodalls do, even the old ones, as they are built like tanks. |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 16:31:07 GMT -5
Sounds like right down your alley:
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 13:22:45 GMT -5
In March of 2001 I took the D18 to DUSTY STRINGS in Seattle for a WARRANTY Neck-Reset. Having the original hand written receipt was cause for some hilarity in the shop. Best Comment Award went to a sales person who wondered if the music store shared space with a diner, and they shared the receipt tablet as well. When I picked up the D18, I played a buncha guitars and also came home with a GOODALL. The tab was -ahem- greater this time. It was a fine, fine day. Froon What is your Goodall, Doc? Mine is a 20-plus-year-old GC cutaway, Honduran Rosewood back and sides, Eyetalian Spruce top. It doesn't suck. |
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Post by billhammond on May 3, 2024 11:33:33 GMT -5
"Sure, I'll give you 20 bucks for bus fare."
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Post by billhammond on May 2, 2024 20:55:19 GMT -5
My bodywork has held up so far. Glad to hear. How is your car doing? |
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Post by billhammond on May 2, 2024 20:20:37 GMT -5
And then, maybe, out of the ruble, the complete ruble, maybe something can be built. I doubt they'll be dealing in Russian currency. Little known historical fact: Russia's currency name is derived from very-early Czar and Czarina Barney and Betty Ruble. |
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Post by billhammond on May 2, 2024 20:07:54 GMT -5
And then, maybe, out of the ruble, the complete ruble, maybe something can be built. I doubt they'll be dealing in Russian currency. |
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Post by billhammond on May 2, 2024 10:41:10 GMT -5
I've heard (and googling seems to confirm it) that female red wing black birds flock (seasonally) by the thousands while males don't flock at all. Among the photos we're using with this column is one of a female RWB -- looks like a bigger than normal sparrow, no color at all. |
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Post by billhammond on May 2, 2024 10:12:35 GMT -5
It's the height of spring migration so it's highly likely Merlin was correct in it's id's. We were able to positively id 10 warbler species at our Fort Desoto outing and there many more species but some were just too shy and quick for a positive id. I've got some shopping to do, and the Hernando Audubon chapter is having out annual picnic this evening. Have a great day Soundholians! As it turns out, I just edited an interesting birding column. An excerpt: By Val Cunningham
Special to the Star Tribune
You enjoy watching birds, right? And you like a challenge?
Here’s a fun way to combine both: Gather up a few friends and go birding sometime during the Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27). But — and here’s the challenging part — you’ll only be counting female birds.
That’s right, doing a Female Bird Day means no bright-red male cardinals, no green-headed mallards, no blue-blue bluebirds. You’ll be looking for the usually more subtle, less obvious members of each species, and I guarantee this will make it harder to get a high count for your time in the field (or at the window).
What’s the point? Realization is growing that female birds are “the most overlooked birds in North America,” as one researcher puts it. To spotlight female birds, a group of staffers at the national Audubon Society created the Galbatross Project (gal + albatross). Anyone can join this fun event with a serious side: It’s designed to help point out the fact that ornithology has been focused on male birds, leaving out females almost entirely. This bias shows up in field research, bird conservation, field guides, bird watching, bird photography, the whole gamut.
Advocating for female birds isn’t some kind of misapplication of feminism to the bird world. Instead, it recognizes that we know very little about female birds’ lifestyles and specific needs, and such ignorance can have profound effects on a species, especially in the conservation area. Example: Golden-winged warbler females tend to live at lower elevations during winter than males do. If field researchers study only birds at higher elevations, they may conclude that the species is doing fine. But in fact, the areas females inhabit tend to be heavily logged, leading to a decline in the female population, and should be factored into conservation plans for this at-risk species. |
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Post by billhammond on May 2, 2024 8:42:34 GMT -5
Dave doesn't mess around when it comes to women. Go big or go home! As long as you can get her in bed diagonally ... what the hell. |
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Post by billhammond on May 1, 2024 22:11:15 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on May 1, 2024 16:52:46 GMT -5
The twanger was 86. Quite influential player, I would say.
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Post by billhammond on May 1, 2024 13:52:41 GMT -5
We did manage to survive with snow tires and a couple hundred pounds of sandbags in the bed, but the advent of 4WD was really nice advent in the north country. Bags of rocks are better than bags of sand, as the latter can and do leak, allowing grains of sand to fall into various crevices of the truck bed, where they absorb moisture and cause rust. I read that in a magazine once, so it must be true. |
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Post by billhammond on May 1, 2024 12:41:49 GMT -5
You might want to check out the new Toyota Tacoma TRD PreRunner. It doesn’t have 4WD but it’s a 2-door with a manual transmission option.
From the review: Alas, the TRD PreRunner is an automatic-only affair. It's a real bummer for buyers looking to pair the PreRunner's looks with the Tacoma's available manual transmission. |
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