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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2024 18:17:25 GMT -5
Bill, you are sophisticated, in a blue-grassy way. My favorite Tony Rice recordings are those of the gypsy/jazzy bent, so-called "dawg" music. I've long fantasized that if there were one genre of acoustic guitar playing that I could achieve to competence, it would be that style -- so inventive, so melodic, so dynamic in chord and rhythm structures. So the Tony Rice Unit and the David Grisman Quintet will always be on my "desert island" list of recordings. I find bluegrass pleasant but lacking in cool chord changes, etc. -- I think its history has defined a narrow range of qualities that purists feel as though they must adhere to. Many years ago, I used to drop into a weekly bluegrass gathering at a pavilion near me, and I'll never forget the evil glances I was shot while playing along capoless in A Major while everyone else was playing in G while capoed at fret 2. I thought the different voicing added interest -- they thought it added criminality. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2024 10:22:49 GMT -5
It's Earth Day, so find yourself a tree and give it a long, warm hug, won't you?
Also the first day of Trump's criminal trial. No hugging expected there.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2024 8:58:34 GMT -5
If in Minneapolis, get thee to Al's Breakfast in Dinkytown for a stack of blueberry pancakes, w/ or w/o walnuts, and topped with local maple syrup. Podium was a couple doors down -- wonder how many of these Marty has consumed.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2024 0:59:08 GMT -5
Or maybe this:
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 20:17:13 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 19:48:13 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 17:51:06 GMT -5
Fortunately I was able to pop things back and drawing on my lutherie skills replaced the missing plastic rivets with tapered dowels hammered into place and colored black with a magic marker. It actually looks pretty good and seems stable. Fingers crossed. I trust you used a top-shelf Japanese tonewood for the dowels.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 16:47:36 GMT -5
Where does the water come from? There is supposedly water at the poles but that would not be anywhere near enough to create an Earth like eco system. Duh, pipeline from Lake Superior. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 15:53:30 GMT -5
This water tower in Rochester, Minn., was built for the Seneca food processing plant, which has since closed, but the city gave the tower historic preservation status to keep it saved.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 11:51:29 GMT -5
I just rang up the St. Paul Cheese Shop (on Grand) and they have some in stock.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 11:47:46 GMT -5
Marty, where did you find the Halloumi? I haven't searched for it, but I've been keeping an eye out and haven't come across it. Trader Joe's carries it, but it's seasonal and they won't have it until mid-May, I am told. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 9:27:12 GMT -5
Was somebody asking about Idaho breakfast spots?
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 9:10:48 GMT -5
Yikes, you're lucky it didn't bounce into your windshield!
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2024 8:52:34 GMT -5
Backroads beckon! Maybe I'll run up to Lindstrom and grab a bratwurst. Washed down with coffee, of course.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2024 12:58:33 GMT -5
Actually, he did. More than once. Well, I just looked at three weeks' worth of his posts and didn't see it. Mind telling me what it is? |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2024 12:21:00 GMT -5
Opening was a hit! We must had an easy 400 in the auditorium and they all standing at the end (and encouraged by some timely "whoops" from the sound and light booth, were very responsive the entire show). It was a good show! (and I didn't miss a cue...by much) (hey, I was running 16 mics plus lights, by much is good!) I don't believe you ever mentioned what show you're doing? I'm back from Revival, brought home more food than I ate there, OMG. The Tennessee Hot chicken was super tasty and right at my limit of heat, brought a tear or two to my eye. They have a hotter level called Poultrygeist that must be punishing. No collards or fried green tomatoes on the brunch menu, so I went with mustard slaw, which was excellent and would feed four, I swear. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2024 11:48:52 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2024 9:08:13 GMT -5
I'm also gonna do some birding today, but in the form of Tennessee hot chicken at Revival in St. Paul. Perhaps with biscuits, collards and fried green tomaters.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 19, 2024 22:45:52 GMT -5
Don’t be grumpy. Be “Happy” Just my honest reaction, is all. I think that song is totally unremarkable, but she's really cute. What do you like about it? |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 19, 2024 20:45:26 GMT -5
Hmm, Rockerbob? Interesting! We were just listening to a fellow named Rockerbob here last week. Fancy that, two Rockerbobs in one week! Listen this Rockerbob, he's real good! I might not be the only Rockerbob, but I am the only rockerbob.com My song "George" is, in my opinion, the best thing I ever wrote/recorded. Wow, this is amazingly wonderful! World-class! |
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